Edinburgh Racing : Events : New Years Day Triathlon

New Years Day Triathlon 2010

Race Information

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As a result of the Royal Commonwealth Pool (RCP) refurbishment together with the decision by the previous organizers to withdraw from the event during the closure, Edinburgh Racing has stepped forward to continue the event this year.

The event will run from Moray House in Holyrood Road at the University's 25m 6 lane teaching pool. The transition area will be across the street in the university car park on St Johns Street.

This years event will also include the first ever Great Pyjamas Caper in aid of The New Pyjamas Campaign raising funding for the new Sick Kids hospital to be built in Edinburgh.

Get into your pyjamas on New Years day. For the first time children of any age, even those in pushchairs! will have a chance to run 1km of the New Years Day Triathlon course in the Great Pyjamas Caper.

Download posters here New Years Day Triathlon and The Great Pyjama Caper

Triathlon

The swim will be a 300m continuous wave, based on swimming up and down each lane making your way from one side of the pool to the other.

The cycle will be 3 laps of Arthurs seat, approx 20km.

The run will be one lap of Arthurs seat, approx 5km.

The event is almost ready to go live on www.entrycentral.com in the next day or so. You will be able to enter the event there

Bike route map

Run route map

Great Pyjamas Caper

The race begins at 11 o'clock, with 3 age group waves, opposite Moray House (Edinburgh University). The route will take the kids past Dynamic Earth and the Scottish Parliament. The New Pyjamas Campaign, part of the Sick Kids Friends Foundation, is raising £15million for the new Sick Kids hospital to be built in Edinburgh. Half of the entry fee will go to The New Pyjamas Campaign to help make the new Sick Kids hospital one of the best in the world. What a great way to start the year!

The fun run is open to all children up to the age of 15. Children may be accompanied by a maximum of two adults. Please wer your pyjamas to support the campaign.

The course is approximately 1km and runs from St. Johns Street through Holyrood Road past Dynamic Earth and the Scottish Parliament, finishing back at Dynamic Earth.

The event will start at 11am with 3 waves.

Wave 1: 12 - 15 year olds

Wave 2: 8 - 11 year olds

Wave 3: under 8 years and children accompanied by adults including pushchairs.

New Pyjamas run map