The North East Committee are pleased to announce the regional children’s series dates and rules for 2016.

North East Race Series Rules 2016

There are four age classifications based on year of birth. Youths will race in the senior GP from now to give a wider choice of races

Age for each group are as of 31st December 2016:

• Tristarts - 8 years old (born 2008)
• Tristar 1 – 9/10 years old (born 2006 / 2007)
• Tristar 2 – 11/12 years old (born 2004 / 2005)
• Tristar 3 – 13/14 years old (born 2002 / 2003)

Points are calculated based on the winning time with the winner receiving 100 points.  Subsequent results are calculated by dividing the winning time by the recorded time for all other athletes and multiplying the result by 100 (eg winner 18mins 100pts, 2nd 18 minutes 36 would receive 96.77 points 18 mins divided by 18m 36s x 100=96.77).

There are 10 regional events to choose from in the series.  The best FIVE events count towards the final points.  In the result of more then five events completed the total score based on the best five results will be highlighted in a different colour (shown on the right).

From those 5 races, a minimum of 3 must be triathlons of which 1 must be open water. The other 2 races can be made up of a combination of aquathlons, duathlons or  triathlons.

Please note, some athletes included may not be from the region as they do not have a club associated.  We shall do our best to identify such athletes so as to not allocate them points, with the exception of those from Richmond Triathlon Club, so as to avoid the overall results from being skewed in the North East Region.

To be eligible for prizes at the end of the series, athletes must be a member of Triathlon England, Triathlon Scotland or Welsh Triathlon by March 31st 2016 at the latest. If an athlete joins after this date, only races from date of joining will count.   Prizes for the top 3 male and female in each age group will be awarded at the end of the series at the Annual Presentation Event. (Date to be confirmed)

Important Note For Race Organisers

For a race to be eligible to be a part of the 2016 Series the following must be met by the organising Club:

• All a Clubs races in the 2016 must be permitted by Triathlon England
• Final race results must be made available to the North East Children’s Coordinator in Excel format and the overall “Race time” must be in a valid Excel time format. This should happen within 7 days of the race.
• Any queries about the results from the North East Children’s Coordinator should be responded to within 48 hours.
• Post-race communication with race participants must include details of the North East Junior Series. This information will be provided by the North Eat Regions Children’s Coordinator via a WORD or PDF document.
• Races must be advertised, or at least noted, on the Clubs nominated web site at least 3 months before the event date.
• Event information, including outline timetable for the day, must be available on the Clubs nominated web site at least 4 weeks prior to the event, preferably sooner.
• The event should be open for entries at least 4 weeks prior to the event date.

2016 Events 

Keep an eye on the latest results at the dedicated page. If another race wishes to be included in the series at a later date, this can be done by approval by the NEGP junior series coordinator. This can only happen if the said race is organised a minimum of 3 months prior to race day.