Each autumn the best young triathletes from London, South-East and East Regions compete against each other in a Duathlon (referred to as IRD - Inter Regional Duathlon). 

IRD Overview

The Inter Regional Duathlon (IRD)  exists to provide a rare representative opportunity for the top young triathletes from London, South East and the East. It was started in 2014 by Jim Desmond (ex-London Region Junior Coordinator) who extended the invitation to Dean Painter (ex-South East Junior Lead), and from there it has grown into a much loved regular fixture. The event is however much more than just a race:

- it gives an opportunity for the young athetes to represent their region, providing a valuable step towards IRC selection fro the younger athletes.

- builds relationships within each regional team, and also between the regions

- provided a post-season training objective

The event has become a very popular regular fixture that athletes, parents and coaches all look forward to each year. London won the inaugral event back in 2014 and regained the trophy after a number of years in 2021.

London Team Selection:

In each of the 8 categories (Tri-Star1 to Youth, male and female) the leading 5 finishers in each category from the London Series will be guaranteed an invite.

The remaining places with be awarded based on a number of factors including:

• Leading athletes who have not placed as high in the series but are strong in Duathlon (particularly applicable with Youth who are racing Super Series, or athletes who have been injured).
• The relative strength of the category – where there is a lot of depth more athletes will be invited rewarding their level of performance during the season.

The draft team will be shared with the coaches from the London clubs for any insight they may have for potential inclusion.

Past Results

• IRD1 (2014)
• IRD2 (2015)
• IRD3 (2016)
• IRD4 (2017)
• IRD5 (2018)
• IRD6 (2019)
• No 2020 race
• IRD7 (2021)
• IRD8 (2022)
• IRD9 (2023)

If you have any questions relating to this area, please contact Mark Klein, Junior Coordinator