On the 29th October 22 participants took part in their first ever triathlon at the All Seasons Leisure Center, Chorley.

The day was an extra special achievement for all the participants, as 8 weeks prior to the event, this would have seemed as an impossible challenge.

The event was culmination of 8 weeks of tough GO TRI Training for the paricipants who had all previously been inactive. All Seasons Leisure Center hosted the training and event and commented on the buzz that had occured around the training and the excitement they felt to seeing everyone complete this challenge.

The Couch 2 GO TRI project was set up in partnership with Chorley Council, Lancashire Sport, Triathlon England and Sportivate. The funding received gave the particiapants subsidised Gym memebrship for the duration of the programme.

A huge thank you needs to go to Lancahsire Sport for helping to secure funding, Active Nation for hosting the GO TRI Training, the instructors for delivering the training and most importantly Nicola McIntyre from Chorley Council for inspiring people to take part.

The next Couch 2 GO TRI programme starts in January in Chorley to take part please contact Nicola or Oliver for further details.