MembershipInformation Pack

Welcome to ATC Open Night

Contents

Club Membership……………………………………..………………3

Training Schedule……………………………………..………………5

Calendar of Events……………………………………..……………...6

Ordering Gear……………………………………..…………………..11

How to join…………………………………………..………………..12

Club Sponsors………………………………………..………………..15

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Athlone Triathlon Club Membership

Athlone Triathlon Club?

Athlone Triathlon Club is passionate about getting more people running, cycling and swimming.

As a member, you’ll meet like-minded people enjoying an active lifestyle. Athlone Triathlon

Club is proud of creating a vibrant club spirit where people can have fun training, racing and

socialising. The club is the ideal place to start your athletic career, learn new skills and forge

lasting friendships.

Who should join the club?

The club is for men and women members of all abilities over the age of 16. At present ATC

cannot take on members under the age of 16. There are training options that suit recreational

athletes through to elite performers. Athlone Triathlon Club (ATC) encourages all newcomers to

come along to our organized club training sessions and see how you get on. Triathlons are not for

everyone but we in ATC feel that with the help of our structured training sessions and

encouragement from existing club members, your experience will be far easier and more

enjoyable.

Club membership?

Should you decide to continue to train with ATC, for insurance reasons you must join Triathlon

Ireland (TI). With this in mind, we have decided to combine both memberships in a simple online

procedure. Annual membership for ATC is €25 and is paid online on the Triathlon Ireland

website.

Please follow the step by step procedure on the ATC website to become a member of Triathlon

Ireland and ATC.

Why become a member of Athlone Triathlon Club (ATC)?

 There are many benefits of joining Athlone Triathlon Club:

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1. All members can avail of swimming lessons in the Athlone Regional Sports Centre for a

discounted price. The discount is so good it almost pays for club membership on its

own.

2. Members of Athlone Triathlon Club can attend the structured club training sessions.

Swim: ATC have an organized pool swim session every Tuesday night 9:15p.m –

10p.m. This session caters for various levels of member swimming ability and is co-

ordinated by 2 swimming instructors.

ATC also have structured open water swim sessions. This is a huge benefit to weaker

swimmers and a great opportunity to gain confidence prior to your first triathlon.

Bike: Group cycling sessions are often arranged in conjunction with Shannonside

Cycling club on a Sunday morning for all levels of cyclists. There is also a specific ATC

session on a Saturday which again looks after all levels of cyclist. Here you will be taught

how to improve your cycling ability while making many friends along the way.

Run: ATC have a weekly run training session in the athletics track in the AIT every

Wednesday evening. The Wednesday evening training session is managed by one of

Ireland’s top Athletics coaches, Mick Murphy. These sessions again cater for all levels

and are guaranteed to have you ready for your triathlon season.

3. All ATC members have a 10% discount at club sponsor, Trizone shop in Athlone.

Trizone supply a wide range of high quality, low cost swimming, cycling, running and

triathlon gear. They cater for all your triathlon requirements.

4. Athlone Triathlon Club provides a great opportunity to meet new friends and participate

in a healthy pastime.

5. Social Aspect :Athlone Triathlon Club is not only a commitment to getting fit and

healthy, it is a gateway to meeting plenty of like-minded, friendly people and have a lots

of fun in the process. ATC members are known to like a night out with a big emphasis

placed on regular fun and social outings!!

Why not come along to the club sessions and see for yourself?

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Current Training Schedule

Discipline Day Venue Time

Monday AIT 7:30PM

Tuesday ARSC 9:15PM

Wednesday AIT 7:30PM

Saturday ARSC 10:00AM

Sunday ARSC 10:00AM

For more details check out our

website: www.athlonetriathlonclub.com

facebook: facebook.com/athlonetriathlonclub

email: info@athlonetriathlonclub.com

If you would like to get added to our teamer SMS notifications to receive text messages in

advance of upcoming training sessions and events please email info@athlonetriathlonclub.com with your name and mobile number or talk to any committee member at any of the training

sessions. All the training in the world doesn’t compare to actual racing, so we have planned a

busy season of races. Following is a calendar of events the club are busy organising for the

coming year. Also included are some key local races that the club support and compete in.

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2012 Planned Calendar of Events

The committee have put a lot of thought into how we can train and bring on new members. Best

way to build up is slowly over time and races are a great benchmark to see how your training is

going. So we have planned out a series of races that build on each other with target distances that

should be achievable for all levels of members. We start of the season early with a 5K run in

March followed by a Duathlon in April, Indoor Super Sprint distance in May then the Aquathons

in June. This represents a great way of building up your fitness levels.

Events in red are organised by Athlone Triathlon Club and open to all members

Events in black are locally organised races open to everybody

MARCH

Date - Saturday 25th Event – Athlone Tri Club 5K Run Location – Coosan

An easy target for new members to aim for, or a great way for current members to ease back into

training after winter hibernation!

Later that night we plan to have ATC’s first social event of the year – a BBQ. Keep an eye on the

website for more details

APRIL

Date – TBD Event – Athlone Tri Club Duathlon Location – Coosan

Temperatures in Lough Ree will still be a bit cold so we plan to run a duathlon which will be

open to all club members. The distances are - 3.5K Run, 20K Bike – 3.5K Run.

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MAY

Date – TBD Event – Athlone Tri Club Indoor Triathlon Location - ARSC

We are in discussions with Athlone Regional Sports Centre to finalize a date to run an indoor

triathlon. It will be a Super Sprint distance Triathlon – that is 500M swim, 15K bike and 3.5K

run. For those only learning to swim, this will be a great confidence builder to know you are well

on the way to being able swim the distance.

JUNE

Date – Tuesday 5th Event – Coosan Charity Swim Location – Coosan Point

Chairty swim in Coosan Point organized by ARSC. For many this is the first open water swim of

the year. Great for beginners to get some experience of open water swimming. There’s a distance

to suit everone – 200M, 750M, 1500M and for the budding Ironmen among you last year they

had a 3000M swim.

Date – Wednesday 6th Event – Midland Tri Club Aquathon Series 1 Location – Lilliput

First of the interclub Aquathon series between Midland Tri Club, Lanesboro Tri Club and

Athlone Tri Club. Midland Tri Club will host the first Aquathon in Lilliput and the distance will

be 750M swim followed by a 5K run. Aquathons are an invaluable way for beginners to build

confidence for open water swimming.

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Date – Saturday 9th Event – Athlone Tri Club Lough Ree Monster Tri Location –

Portrunny

With a firm focus on helping beginners, the committee this year decided to

hold the club race before Triathlone. The main reason for this is to give

beginners and less confident swimmers as many open water swimming

events as possible before Triathlone. This is a sprint distance race – 750M

swim, 20K bike and 5K run so if you’re nervous about swimming in the

Shannon for Triathlone, this race is for you. So sign up, no excuses!

Date – Wednesday 13th Event – Midland Tri Club Aquathon Series 2 Location – Lilliput

Back to Lilliput for week 2 of the interclub Aquathon series between Midland Tri Club,

Lanesboro Tri Club and Athlone Tri Club. 750M swim followed by a 5K run.

Date – Wednesday 20th Event – Midland Tri Club Aquathon Series 3 Location – Lilliput

Week 3 of the interclub Aquathon series in Lilliput

Date – Wednesday 27th Event – Lanesboro Tri Club Aquathon Location – Lanesboro

We move to Lanesboro for week 4 of the interclub Aquathon series

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Date – Saturday 30th Event – Location – Athlone!!!

No description necessary. For most people this is the big race of the year .

ATC is not affiliated with TriAthlone and we have no part in organizing the race but it’s included

here as its most peoples main event. Good luck!

JULY

Date – Wednesday 4th Event – Athlone Tri Club Aquathon Location – Coosan Point

Final week of the interclub Aquathon series. Awards presentation afterwards in Lough Ree Inn.

Which club will claim bragging rights this year???

Date – Saturday 14th Event – Two Provinces Tri Location – Lanesboro

Support our neighbours and friends from Lanseboro Tri Club event

AUGUST

Date – Saturday 11h Event – CK Memorial Triathlon Location – Mullingar

Support our neighbours and friends from Midland Tri Club event

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Date – Saturday 25th Event – Worlds End Triathlon Location-Castleconnell, Limerick

No ATC are not organising this race but the committee decided this year to have a “Club Race

Weekend Away”. So we’re organizing a road trip heading to Castleconnell in Limerick to

compete in the Worlds End Triathlon then stay over in Limerick and let our hair down - Dave

Seery might have a problem doing that! But we’re sure he’ll make up for it by having plenty of

‘prizes’ to ‘award’ individuals on the night. It would be great for as many club members as

possible to be involved in this.

SEPTEMBER

Date – TBD Event – End of season party Location – TBD

Time to hang up the tri-suit for another year and hopefully celebrate a great season of racing. Last

year we had a fancy dress party but I still cannot look Emmett Kelly in the eye after seeing him in

his costume. So we reckon we’ll have to come up with a different theme this year but you never

know. As always keep an eye on the website for more on that. Plenty of training to do first!

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Gear Orders

Athlone Tri Club - Club Gear Prices 2012

Item Description Price (Incl. VAT)

Long Sleeve Winter Jacket €90.00Short Sleeve Jersey €36.00

Bib Shorts €51.00

Tri Suit €70.00

Beanie - Winter Membrane Hat €14.00

Gilet Mesh Rear €49.00

Gilet Full Membrane €58.00

Long Sleeve Running Top €32.00

   

Notes:-

All Order must be paid for in full before the Order Completion Date of Monday

12th of March2012

For further information contact committee member Darren Kelly

Contact Details : -

Ph:- 087 9047414 (after 6 p.m.)

E-mail - darrenkelly22@hotmail.com

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How to become a memberAnyone is welcome to come along to a training session and see how you get on. But for insurance

reasons to train with the club long term you must become a member of the club and also join

Triathlon Ireland (TI).

The cost of annual membership for Athlone Triathlon Club is €25.

This year we’ve made it easy, you join up with Triathlon Ireland (TI) and ATC in one step on the

Triathlon Ireland website. Even if you do not plan on doing any races you MUST join the club

and have TI membership for insurance reasons to be covered at training sessions.

The cost of Triathlon Ireland membership depends on what type of membership you select, there

are four options available:

- Associate membership – €15 (+ €3 for processing & transaction fees)

- Full membership – €50 (+ €3 for processing & transaction fees)

- Student membership – €15 (+ €3 for processing & transaction fees)

- Junior membership – €1

A full description of the membership options and membership benefits (including insurance

coverage) are listed on the TI website

Steps for New members to join up

To join up with TI go to the membership page of Triathlon Ireland and fill out the form.

And to join up with ATC fill out the Club Membership section at the end of the form

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- For “Pay club membership” select Athlone TC

- For “Membership type” select Full Club Membership

Note! It says this step is optional, but the club’s method of payment this year is through TI, so

you need to fill out this section and pay club membership online.

Steps for existing members to renew membership

Login with your existing account and click on renew.

At the end of the form in the club membership section:

- Select “Athlone TC“,

- Select “Yes” to pay club membership,

- Select “Full club membership“.

Note! It says this step is optional, but the club’s method of payment this year is through TI, so

you need to fill out this section and pay club membership online.

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Steps for Swim class members only

ATC now have a dedicated swim class every Tuesday at 9:15PM.

If you wish to take part in those sessions only then please fill out the online application form from

the Membership page of www.athlonetriathlonclub.com and return it along with €25 membership

fee to any committee member.

Please note that if you take out this membership, your can only take part in the swim sessions on

Tuesday, you will not have insurance and therefore

You cannot cycle with the club

You cannot run with the club.

You cannot take part in any races – aquathons, duathlons or triathlons

You cannot marshall any ATC events

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Joseph Kelly & Sons Ltd

Heating & Plumbing Contractors

Athlone Triathlon Club would like to acknowledge the continued support of our sponsors

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