Triathlon Live Online Leaderboard
Eight Triathlon Live sites around the UK are offering the chance to ‘Give it a tri’. Triathlon fans, clubs mates and newcomers to the sport are welcome to take part and compare their results on British Triathlon’s Online Leaderboard.
The Online Leaderboard will run until the end of the London 2012 Olympic Games on 12 August and enable those that ‘Give it a Tri’ to see how they compare with athletes from around the UK.
The Triathlon Live sites offer community triathlon events and broadcasts of the women’s and men’s Olympic triathlon races on the giant screens at each of the following locations:
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Bristol - Millennium Square - August 4 - 7
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Cardiff - The Hayes - August 4 - 7
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Coventry - Millennium Place - August 4 - 7
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Edinburgh - Festival Square - August 4 - 7
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Leeds - Millennium Square - August 4 - 7
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Leicester - Humberstone Gate - August 4 - 7
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London Hyde Park – BT London Live - July 28 - August 12
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Manchester - Exchange Square - August 4 -7
Participants challenge themselves in a cutting edge pool, testing their swimming abilities against a current that is suitable to swimmers of all abilities. Next they bike and run on state of the art equipment to be in with a chance of winning some fantastic prizes.
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Each team comprises three athletes – a swimmer, a cyclist and a runner.
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The competition begins with the swimmer, cyclist and runner all starting at the same time.
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The current in the pool is increased every 30 seconds.
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The competition ends when five minutes is reached or when the swimmer can no longer swim again the current and touches the back wall of the pool.
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The final score of the team is then computed by combining the distance covered on the bike and the run distance doubled.
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The team with the longest distance wins*.
Competitors can also share their performance on twitter, just make sure you use the #triathlon, so that the triathlon community can celebrate your performance.
Triathlon Live is a joint initiative run by the International Triathlon Union, British Triathlon, and LOCOG. Each of the Home Nation Associations, Triathlon England, Welsh Triathlon and triathlonscotland deliver the Triathlon Live events in their local city.
*Please note the above competition format and leaderboard is an illustration only. Each Triathlon Live site has its own specific competition structure and prizes will be allocated appropriately at the local site. No prize structure is allocated to the online leaderboard. Triathlon Live is for over 16's only.
