The club was
originally based
in and around St
Albans/Harpenden,
Herts,
but has expanded
rapidly over the
past few years.
We now have many
members from
surrounding
areas including
Luton, Barnet,
Watford, Bushey,
Welwyn Garden
City, Stevenage
and further
afield. The club
began in 1995
and while the
membership has
increased
rapidly from 3
to around 140,
the club still
remains friendly
and sociable.
The objective is
for Tri-Force to
provide the
framework for
Bedfordshire and
Hertfordshire
multi-sports
athletes,
typically those
in running and
cycling clubs
who want to
compete in
sports such as
Triathlon,
Duathlon, and
Adventure
Racing.
We have a great
deal of
experience, good
coaches, a
growing list of
loan equipment
and a training
program that is
complimentary
to, rather than
competitive with
local running
and cycling
clubs. For
example,
sessions are
specifically
scheduled to
avoid clashing
with cycle and
running club
sessions.
Some of our
members take
part in the
major races,
both in the UK
and abroad,
including
Ironman races
(2.4 mile swim,
112 mile bike
and 26.2 mile
run) and the ITU
Wolrd
Championships
for Triathlon
(1500m swim, 40k
bike and 10k
run), Long
Distance
Triathlon
(similar to
Ironman) and
Duathlons (just
bike and run).
However, to be
honest most of
the club
participate in a
number of
shorter (or
'sprint')
distance races
(generally 400m,
20km, 5km). We
select a varied
programme of
races, mainly
sprint distance
but with some
standard
distance, for
our club race
calendar, which
acts as the
focus for the
club's racing.
