Saturday 21st July 2012
St. Mary’s Loch, ScottishBorders
(off A708 Moffat to Selkirk road).

Registration: 21st of July at the Lochside, time will be shown closer to the event. Collect your race number, swim cap, any final details etc. Bikes must be racked on your numbered slot before the Race Briefing.

Briefing: In the Transition Area.

Rules: Normal Triathlon Scotland rules will apply – see www.triathlonscotland.org for further details.

Start: To be confirmed closer to the date, there will be two starts, Sprint and Standard. Precise times to be confirmed at Registration.

Format: There will be two separate races on the day over two distances. It is your responsibility to make sure you turn in the correct place, do the right number of laps, and follow the course. We’ll do our best to place signs, markers and marshals to keep you right!.

A Border Triathletes Event

The Durty Triathlon Sprint – The Short, Fast Durty One

750m Open Water Swim (wetsuits compulsory – these can be hired if required from www.thetricentre.com) One lap, deep water start.

15km Off-Road Mountain Bike. This will be on a combination of tracks, forest roads and paths, and is a bit hilly (ahem!). There’s nothing wildly extreme, however, this is proper mountain biking in places, not just riding round a lovely grassy field – if you feel the need to walk a bit, no problem, we’d prefer you stay in one piece!. One lap.
A downloadable version of the bike route is available by clicking here

5km Off-Road Run. New and improved for 2011 (well, we added a big hill), the course is now a single loop, with a mahooosive climb (most of which is visible from transition, so no slacking!), and then the same adrenalin boosting descent as the Long Hard Durty. You may wish to incorporate a few hills in your training regime.....

Rules: Normal Triathlon Scotland rules will apply – see www.triathlonscotland.org for further details. No littering in transition, car park or course. This will result in an instant DQ, no quibbles!. The relationship we have with the landowners and the stunning location depends entirely on you behaving yourself on this issue – no gel wrappers, banana skins, plastic cups, bottles, nowt!”

The Durty Triathlon Standard – The Long, Hard Durty One

1500m Open Water Swim (wetsuits compulsory – these can be hired if required from www.thetricentre.com). Two Laps, deep water start.

30km Off-Road Mountain Bike. This will be on a combination of tracks, forest roads and paths, and is a bit hilly (ahem!). There’s nothing wildly extreme, however, this is proper mountain biking in places, not just riding round a lovely grassy field – if you feel the need to walk a bit, no problem, we’d prefer you stay in one piece!. Two Laps, passing transition at the end of lap one.
A downloadable version of the bike route is available by clicking here

For entry details click here

For entry details click here

Any other enquiries please contact us on: info@durtytriathlon.com

Critical race day times are;
1100 Car Park Open (please don’t try to arrive before we open the car park – you’ll cause chaos). If you’ve arrived on the Friday and have parked in the pub car park, we NEED you to shift your car at 11am on race day to the car park field).
1100 Registration and Transition Open at Tibbie Sheils Pub.
1345 Registration Closes
1400 Transition Closes (you must have racked your bike and equipment by then – this applies to both Long Hard and Short Fast Durty competitors)
1400 Race Briefing at Lochside or Marquee (attendance compulsory)
1430 Long Hard Durty (Scott X-Tri and Scottish Cross Championship) START
1530 Short Fast Durty START
c.1700 Expected 1st finishers
1900 Ceilidh, and perhaps a couple of beers