
The High5 North Wales
Challenge is one of the premier series in the country. Stretching from
April to September the three races are set in a variety of superb venues
across a range of distances. The Chirk sprint distance race is held in the
County of Wrexham whilst the Bala Middle and Bala Standard distances are
held in Gwynedd.
The club is justifiably proud of the quality and challenge of its races,
working on the principle that they are races run by triathletes for
triathletes.
Chirk Triathlon April
The first race of
the season for many, Chirk has established a solid reputation across the
Wales and the Northwest, being selected as the British Universities and
the Welsh Championships. The race has been oversubscribed for the last
four years and in 2006 was already full in February. The high spot of the
race is the superb bike leg which takes competitors along the beautiful
Ceiriog valley.
Bala Middle
Distance June
A big challenge set
in an outstanding location, twice serving as the National Middle Distance
championships, Bala Lake in June must be one of the most impressive venues
for a longer distance event. The race revolves around the lake with the
bike traversing large parts Snowdonia National Park and the run following
the lake shoreline before a brutal climb into the foothills of the Arans.
Not a race for the fainthearted, all who have finished this event know
that they are on their way to further adventures in long distance
triathlon.
SEE ALSO:
THE TEN TOUGHEST
TRIATHLONS
Bala
Standard Distance September
The last big race of the season in the UK, Bala Standard draws hundreds of triathletes year on year, having been the Welsh Championships and a World
Qualifier. Waves of a hundred strong set out across the lake with Aran
Fawddy in the distance. The bike is very fast as competitors fly down
towards Dolgellau. The run has one steep hill and then a beautiful section
through the valley. As a celebration of a seasons racing, the race is
superb, set in a town that really welcomes triathletes.
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