West Lothian Triathlon present the GRC Fauldhouse Triathlon

22 April: Please note we have closed entries because there is a challenge with the venue ... We will be in touch with everyone who had entered ASAP

New for 2023: New, closed road route and new novice distance! Grab your entry now!

16 July 2023

The event is open to individuals over Sprint and Novice/Super Sprint distances.

The events will begin and end at the Fauldhouse Partnership Centre, Fauldhouse, West Lothian.

If you have any queries, please contact us at: events@westlothiantriathlon.com

Sprint Event

The Sprint Event is open to all athletes over 17 years old and in line with British Triathlon policy we will have Female and Open categories (see more below). 

We will be awarding podium prizes on the standard age group categories.

The Sprint course covers:  750m pool swim, 20km closed road bike route and 5.5km run on forest trails.

Entry price for the Sprint event is £50.00 (standard entry) / £44.00 (members of one of the British Triathlon bodies)*

* plus Entry Central service charge

Novice / Super Sprint Event

The Novice Event is open to all athletes over 15 years old and in line with British Triathlon policy we will have Female and Open categories (see more below). 

We will be awarding overall and junior podium prizes for the Novice / Super Sprint event.

The Novice / Super Sprint course covers: 400m pool swim, 10km closed road bike route and 2.75km run on forest trails.

Entry price for the Novice event is £38.00*

* plus Entry Central service charge

Race/Route Description

Swim (750m / 400m):

The swim is in the 25m pool in the Fauldhouse Partnership Centre (ample locker space available). Swim waves will be allocated based upon predicted swim times provided upon entry. Although we appreciate that it can be difficult to provide an exact time, we ask you to be as accurate (and realistic!) as you can in order to assist with the smooth running of the event.

If you realise that you have submitted an incorrect time, please contact us before the closing date.  Once we have exported the entries from Entry Central and arranged the heats it will be too late to change your swim time!

Bike (20km / 10km):

New bike route for 2023!  This year the bike route is changing to allow us to offer a mostly traffic free route.

The Spint and Novice route use the same course - with one lap for the Novice distance and two laps for the Sprint distance.

The route starts at the back of the Fauldhouse Partnership Centre car park, as usual and initially go towards Harthill Road.  After about 300m you will turn right at a marshalled junction to ride up Harthill Road.  A further 200m up Harthill Road you will pass a junction with Fala Hill Road.  This short section of the route at the start and end of the ride is open to all road users and as such the Highway Code must be obeyed.

From the junction with Fala Hill Road, the route is on closed roads and you will cycle from here to the bridge just before Greenrigg and back again.

For the Novice distance you will cycle to Greenrigg, turn at the bridge and cycle back to Faulhouse the way you came.

For the Sprint distance you will cycle to Greenrigg, turn at the bridge and cycle back to Fauldhouse, turn again at the junction with Fala Hill Road and then cycle to Greenrigg and turn one final time and cycle back again to Faulhouse (ie; two laps of the section between Fauldhouse and Greenrigg).

As the cycle route is "out and back" you must take care to keep to the left hand side of the road, even when overtaking, so as to keep everyone safe and not interfere with riders coming the opposite way.  You must also take care to be aware of moto officials and any emergency vehicles on the course.

The Novice distance route is visible here: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/150371577 

Note: Whilst we are keen to encourage all level of abilities, the bike route is hilly ... so some training / a decent level of fitness will be required to complete the event.

Drafting: Drafting is not allowed during this race. You must allow at least a 10 metre zone between you and the bike in-front. You have 20 seconds to pass a rider in front of you – if you fail to pass you MUST drop back to the 10 metres distance. The time penalty for drafting is 2 minutes, which would ruin your race - so don’t do it!!

Run (5.5km / 2.75km):

The main part of the run consists of 1 or 2 laps over quiet (but open) public paths around the forest (on ash paths).  Like the bike route, sections of the run route are uphill. 

Please note that whilst the route will be well marked with signs at each turn, and marshals throughout, the responsibility ultimately lies with the athlete to know the course.

Approximate Race Timetable 

8:15am - Registration opens. Registration will be open until 30 minutes before the last wave start time.

8:30am - Transition opens

9:15am - Race briefing for first wave

9:30am - First wave start time 

2:00pm - Prize Giving

Note: these are estimated timings. Detailed timings will be communicated closer to the event.

For more details, travel information, course routes etc. please keep an eye on the WLT facebook page!

Additional Information 

Spectators: Spectators are very welcome, however, please remind them that they are not allowed in the transition area at any time.

Photography: Photography is prohibited in the swimming pool and changing areas.  Photography on the course is permitted, but the directions of marshals and race officials must be followed and photographers must respect the privacy of all competitors and others.

Rules: This race is held under the rules of Triathlon Scotland and the British Triathlon Federation - see http://www.britishtriathlon.org/about 

Covid-19: Additional measures will be implemented due to COVID-19 as necessary and in line with guidance from Triathlon Scotland.

Refund Policy:  

At the organiser's discretion, refunds (minus the Entry Central and any other admin or card processing fees) will be issued to any competitor who withdrawls as follows:

• Withdraw before 1st June = 100% refund
• Withdraw between 1st and 30th June = 100% refund provided that the competitor's space can be filled from the event waiting list.  If the competitor's space cannot be filled then NO REFUND.
• Withdraw after the 30th June = NO REFUND

If the race is cancelled by the organisers for any reason (including things such as Covid) 75% of the entry fees will be refunded to competitors (minus the Entry Central and any other admin or card processing fees).  We have to do this to cover costs that we can't recover or insure against.  We all hope this doesn't happen!

Gender Inclusion Policy

West Lothian Traithlon Club is committed to inclusivity in sport. This year, as per the new British Triathlon Policy (which was effective from 1 January 2023), we will be offering a Female Category (open to athletes who were the female sex at birth) and an Open Category (open to all athletes - including those who were the male sex at birth and any transgender athletes).  For more information on the definitions, background and these categories, please see the British Triathlon Transgender Policy.