February 2012 - TRIBVI - BVI Triathlon Federation

Youth Development Event #1 – Report & Results

By tri-b | February 28, 2012

On Saturday 25th February, 38 young and enthusiastic competitors made the BVI Triathlon Federation’s (BVITF) first youth development triathlon a success. Children under 15 with interest in any aspect of the triathlon – swim, bike, or run – were encouraged to participate regardless of their individual ambitions.

Five races were held in 80 minutes: three relay heats and two individual heats.

Ogier wins Corporate Cup at TSC Tri

By tri-b | February 13, 2012

Ogier wins Corporate Cup in 2012 TSc Tri

In the fourth annual TSC Tri and second battle for the Corporate Cup introduced last year, Ogier beat Appleby by 57 seconds to wrestle the Cup from Deloitte who fielded three teams in a bid to keep it in their boardroom. Ogier, with Simon Schilder swimming, Gareth “I’m just off the couch” Thomas cycling, and Claire-Louise Whiley running, won with a time of 1 hour 9 minutes and 12 seconds. Deloitte 1 was third.

Youth Development – Event #1

By tri-b | February 10, 2012

This is a fun introductory event to triathloning for all children under 15. The races will be formatted at 1/20th of an Olympic distance (75 meter swim, 2000 meter bike, 500 meter run). There will be relay and individual races. These races will take no more than 10 minutes to complete. Form a team or do all three events.

The event will take place on Saturday, February 25th, at Nanny Cay near PegLegs Restaurant.