The event list and registration process for the Triathlon England South East Junior series has now been released. Comprising of 7 events split over 5 months, the series will visit locations from across the SE region.

 

The series kicks off with an early season event in April with the Kingfisher Aquathlon and then aims to really get up to speed with the Bridge open water Triathlon on 19th June. This becomes the first of 4 events inside a month.

 

Entries for the first 2 events are already open and are likely to sell out very quickly so don’t delay.

 

The full list of events are as follows:

 

Event Name	Date	Website	Entry Details
Kingfisher Aquathlon	Sunday, 17 April	Kingfisher Triathletes	Opened for entries 01/12/2015.  Sold out, waiting list full.
Bridge Triathlon (Open Water)	Sunday, 19 June	The Bridge Events	Entries open here.
Natures Way Foods Chichester Triathlon	Saturday, 2 July	Natures Way Foods Chichester Triathlon Series	Register interest here
MedwayTri Duathlon	Saturday, 9 July	Medway Tri	Entries opening soon here
ABC Kids Aquathlon (Open Water)	Sunday, 17 July	TriSpirit Events	Entries opening soon
Bri Tri Kids Triathlon	Saturday, 20 August (tbc)	Brighton Tri Club	Not yet available
Deal Tri Duathlon	Sunday, 18 September	Deal Tri	Not yet available

 

As is standard in junior events, there will be 10 categories split by gender and 5 age classifications, with age ranges between 8 and 16).

To be eligible to enter the TESE Junior Race Series 2016 your child must either live in Kent, Surrey or Sussex, go to school in Kent, Surrey or Sussex or belong to a triathlon club that is registered in Kent, Surrey or Sussex. 

 

It is essential to register an athlete onto the race series so their results can be included in the series. This can be done by completing this short form.

 

If you are not already familiar with the categorisation system used at these events and the series, it is based on age and gender. When entering an event, there are five age classifications based on age as of 31 December 2016, with a separate boys and girls category for each.

·         Tristart - 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)

·         Youth – 15/16 years old (born 2000 / 2001)

 

If you have any questions regarding the 2016 junior series please contact our Junior Series Coordinator.