The regional series is open to athletes between the ages of 8 & 14 (age as of December 31st 2020)
To be entered for the North East Junior Race Series standing athletes must either live within the North East area or be a current member of a North East Triathlon registered club and be a British Triathlon Home Nation member.
There are four age classifications based on year of birth. Age for each group are as of 31st December 2020:
- TriStar Starts: 8 years old (born 2012)
- TriStar 1: 9-10 years old (born 2010 / 2011)
- TriStar 2: 11-12 years old (born 2008 / 2009)
- TriStar 3: 13-14 years old (born 2006 / 2007)
Overall positions in the series will be based on the best 5 events, a minimum of three of which must be triathlon events (one of which must be open water). In addition there will be prizes for the highest accumulated points across all events in the series.
All events with bikes will be contested under the rules of restricted gears.
Series Events
| Race | Date | Entry Link |
|---|---|---|
| Tyne Tri Lakeside Aquathlon | April 12th | Enter Here |
| Haltwhistle Aquathlon | May 2nd | Enter Here |
| Richmond Aquathlon | May 10th | Enter Here |
| Cleveland Junior Duathlon | May 23rd | Enter Here |
| Barnard Castle Triathlon | May 31st | Enter Here |
| Leeds Triathlon | June 6th | |
| Hetton Lyons Triathlon | June 14th | Enter Here |
| Hexham Triathlon | June 21st | |
| Ripon Triathlon | June 28th | Enter Here |
| Tri Life Junior Grand Prix Aquathlon | July 4th | Enter Here |
| BTF Triathlon at Hetton | August 1st | |
| Tyne Duathlon | August 22nd | |
| Ellerton Aquathlon | Sept 5th | |
| Killingworth Aquathlon | Sept 27th |
How are points calculated?
The North East Junior Race Series is governed by the North East Triathlon Regional Committee. All races are sanctioned by British Triathlon and therefore competitors and spectators must abide by the rules of the British Triathlon.
Points are calculated based on the winning time with the winner receiving 1000 points. Subsequent results are calculated by dividing the winning time by the recorded time for all other athletes and multiplying the result by 1000 (eg winner in 18mins gets 1000pts, 2nd place finishes in 18 minutes 36. 18 mins divided by 18mins 36 * 1000 = 968 and therefore the 2nd place finisher would would receive 968 points for that race).
If a race is cancelled or is deemed not to have met the level of quality that we require from a race then the committee have the right to amend the number of points scored by the winner and the number of qualifying races to count in the series.
IRC Qualification
Each year a squad of 3 boys and 3 girls from Tristar 2 & Tristar 3 are selected to represent North East in the Inter Regional Championships. This selection is based on their performances in specific qualifying races.
Full details of the IRC process, together with the date and venue of the IRC's themselves can be found on the IRC selection page.
