Locko Park is a privately owned 18th-century country house in between the villages of Stanley and Ockbrook, near Spondon, Derbyshire located 6 miles to the North East of Derby. Locko Hall (Grade II listed building) is set within the 300 acre estate with the driveway curving around the 16 acre lake 6 feet deep
Distances
500M Open water swim/21K Bike/5K Run
Location
Locko Park is conveniently situated between Derby & Nottingham, 5 miles from Junction 25 of the M1, 12 miles from East Midlands Airport and 42 miles from Birmingham International Airport.
Locko Park
Nr Spondon
Derby
DE21 7BW
The relay Triathlon
Each member of the team completes one discipline using the timing chip as the baton. Teams can be made up of either 2 or 3 members.
Aquabike
An AquaBike is a Swim-Bike format. This will give individuals that are recovering and can’t run the ability to race, athletes that are just training for an upcoming race and choose not tax their legs with the running portion of a triathlon, or people that have just converted into AquaBike athletes and love to swim and bike! The time will be taken on the mat into Transition 2 (T2)
Race facilities
Toilets will be provided on site.
Camping
Camping will be provided for the Saturday night only at a cost of £5 per tent/caravan/motorhome. There will be limited facilities (toilets & running water).
Entry Fee
Triathlon Individual entry (TE affiliated) = £60
Triathlon Individual entry (unaffiliated) = £66
Aquabike Individual entry (TE affiliated) = £50
Aquabike Individual entry (unaffiliated) = £56
Relay Team (3 members) = £70 (plus £5 for each unaffiliated athlete)
Online Entry
Start times – between 8am – 8.30am
There will be various mass starts based on your age-groups starting between 8am and 8.30am or a rolling start if we are to run the event in a Covid-19 compliant manner. UPDATED 24th JULY 2021….
Race information
These will be published 7 days prior to the event (3rd July 2022)
Prizes
Top 3 overall (male & female)
Winners in 10 year age categories (15-19)(20-29) (30-39) (40-49) (50-59) (60-69) (70-79)
Winner in Aquabike (Male & Female)
Overall winners will not be eligible for Age-group prizes
1st Relay team.
All competitors will receive a finishers t-shirt.
Race rules
The event will be held under the rules of the British Triathlon Federation. As always, your bicycle must be in roadworthy condition and an approved cycle helmet must be worn. A BTF referee will be present throughout the day.
2022 Race Briefing
(this will be updated ahead of the 2022 event)
Locko Park, Derby DE21 7BW, United Kingdom, DE21 7BW
I have been organising multi-sport events for the past 21 years originally with Derby Triathlon Club. I have organised in excess of 100 Triathlon events ranging from one of the biggest pool based Triathlons in the East Midlands region to National qualification races, National Championships to an International Duathlon (Powerman).
I still have deep connections with Derby Triathlon Club where I am a Life Member and continue to race at a competitive level with ‘Tri Camp TFN RT’ team with British National Titles and a top 10 finish at a World Championship event.
I race at all distances from Sprint based pool events through to Ironman events I enjoyed racing overseas at my preferred Middle Distance events with Mallorca 70.3 and Alpe D’huez Long Course Triathlon in 2013 (I have concluded that I can still be competitive at this distance on a limited time budget!) This year I took part in the Mont Blanc Triathlon, which had beautiful scenery and we were extremely lucky with the weather too!
My two young children have now caught the bug and have enjoyed the thrill of racing and are becoming more experienced as they take part in each race. We have formed a junior triathlon racing team and they love racing with all their friends, in the UK and abroad!. They are both involved in a number of the local clubs and are great support during the organised races.
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I am very lucky that I have a strong support network of marshalls in my wife (Jo), family and friends and I am always grateful for their continuing support and loyalty over the years and with whom the races wouldn’t be able to take place!! We are all part of the PMA Family!