Fleet Feet Triathletes
Welcome
Fleet Feet Triathletes is a friendly and sociable triathlon club open to members of all abilities, including a Tristars division for aspiring athletes aged 8 - 16.
We provide coached sessions for swim, bike and run in Aberdeen and across Aberdeenshire with highly experienced and award-winning triathlon coaches.
Throughout the year, members compete in numerous local, national and international events of all distances and each season is filled with many competitive and social events.
We also organise a number of home races based at the beautiful Knockburn Loch and are proud to be hosting the ETU Sprint Distance Triathlon European Championship Qualifier in May and the Scottish National Championship Standard Triathlon again in 2021.
You'll find our virtual clubhouse on Facebook, where we post updates, news and chat - click here to join.
Membership
Annual membership runs from January - December and is only £33 for adults and £10 for juniors. New members who join between October and December have their membership rolled on to the following year at no extra cost.
As well as enjoying a reduced pay-as-you-go rate for training sessions, adult members can take advantage of an all-in membership rate of Aberdeen Sports Village which provides access to sessions and membership of the facility.
Members are also entitled to a great host of benefits from local suppliers upon presentation of their membership card. Check them out here.
All information is provided when you join the club!
Click here to join via our membership portal.
Training Sessions
Training sessions are open to members only until further notice.
All sessions must be pre-booked via ASV website or App.
***All sessions currently suspended while subject to Level 4 Covid-19 restrictions***
Swim
Aberdeen Sports Village - Aquatics Centre
Members - £6
Mondays - 25m Pool
18:30 - 19:50 All abilities
Mainly endurance based session; incorporating drills and technique exercises and developing open water skills prior to the open water season starting in May.
Thursdays - 25m pool
18:45- 19:10 Beginners and Improvers - Targeted at swimmers who are new to triathlon or anticipate taking longer than 15 minutes to swim 750m.
19:10 - 19:50 Intermediate and Advanced - For more experienced swimmers. Mainly focused on technique development through drills, working on the 5 levels of drill progression. This session will also include a triathlon specific fitness development element.
Bike
Aberdeen Sports Village, Sports Studio
Members - £6
Tuesdays
19:00 - 19:50 All levels of experience and ability welcome.
Bike session working through components of bike fitness, including high cadence, isolated leg exercises, bike specific power, strength and muscular endurance. The sessions will become more race specific with time.
Sessions are on static bikes so no turbo trainers required.
Run
Members - £8 ASV day pass admission
Saturdays
09:00 - 10:15 All levels of experience and ability welcome.
Sessions will be modified to suit individual requirements. Working through components of run fitness in order to develop run economy, efficiency and speed. Sessions will use balance and coordination drills and strength and power drills and exercises to develop run ability and will develop run endurance and 10k pace.
TriStars
Fleet Feet TriStars
TriStars is the Triathlon club in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire for young people aged 8 to 16. With regular training specifically for growing and developing athletes, we support the most seasoned young triathlete to the absolute beginner.
If you would like to join just complete this consent form and give it to one of the coaches at your first training session and fill in a membership form online
Contact the TriStars at fleetfeet.tristars@gmail.com
Swim
RGU Sport Pool
Tuesdays 17:30-18:30
Focus on improving swim technique for Triathlon swimming. Prior to attending the swim session you should be comfortable swimming 50m unaided. Sessions run during the school term times. Please contact us before first attending to allow the swim coaching team to manage the numbers in each ability lane.
Run **Not currently active***
Aberdeen Sports Village Athletics Track
Saturdays 09:00-10:00
This session runs every week. The coaches plan exercises and drills that are fun, challenging and designed to improve running form and speed. Make sure you bring appropriate shoes and clothing and be on track, ready to warm up at 8.50am. Payment to ASV for entry.
Join In
Subscriptions and fees
Annual membership is £10 and this is due at the start of each year.
Swimming fees are invoiced per school term in advance at £4 per session.
Track entry is currently £4 for an ASV day pass
Fleet Feet Triathlons
Sadly, due to the global Covid 19 pandemic we will no longer be running the Sprint or Standard distance events below. We look forward to welcoming you at these Championship events in 2021 - information on which to follow.
Fleet Feet Triathletes
ETU Sprint Distance Triathlon European Championship Qualifier
30 May 2021
This non-draft, chip timed event has been selected as a qualifier event for the 2021 ETU Sprint Triathlon Championships.
Set in the heart of Royal Deeside, the Knockburn Loch venue features a man-made sporting loch and challenging trails and paths.
Sprint Distances are:
750m Open Water Swim. 1 lap, wetsuits are compulsory.
20km Cycle. 1 lap undulating cycle on quiet country roads.
5km Run. 2 laps in undulating off-road terrain.
Fleet Feet Triathletes
Scottish National Championship Standard Triathlon
5 September 2021
Set in the heart of Royal Deeside, the Knockburn Loch venue features a man-made sporting loch and challenging trails and paths.
Coaches
Our training sessions would not be possible without the time and commitment given by our voluntary coaches.
If you are interested in coaching, Triathlon Scotland run a number of coaching courses through out the year. More details on when the next courses are can be viewed on the Triathlon Scotland Website
Ken
Bryson
Level 3 Triathlon Coach
Kevin
Watson
Level 3 Triathlon Coach
Graham Ritchie
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Andy Redman
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Lynne Parkinson
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Alan
Semple
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Eilidh
Semple
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Tamsin
Law
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Walter
Leith
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Ruth
Hills
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Richard
Hills
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Jason
Topley
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Duncan
Wood
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Aude Chaiban
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Shelley
Mackenzie
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Rodolphe
Kowal
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Committee
Duncan
Wood
Chairman
Tamsin
Law
Club Secretary
Colin Matthew
Club Treasurer
Lynne Parkinson
Welfare Officer
Barry
Marshall
Membership Secretary
Craig
Law
Club Kit
Antony
Christou
Coach Coordinator
Alan
Semple
Race Coordinator
Eilidh
Semple
Race Coordinator
Keith
Varney
Club Equipment
Graham Ritchie
Club Equipment
Jackie
Hodzic
Tristars Representative
Gregor
McDonald
IT and Online
Kevin
Watson
Ordinary Member
Mark Waldron
Ordinary Member
Dress the Part
Club Kit
Tri Suits, Tri Separates, Running Kit, Cycling Clothing and Casual Kit
If you are interested in ordering club kit please contact fleetfeetkit@gmail.com.
We'd love to hear from you!
If you have a specific query you can contact the following:
General - fleetfeettriathletes@gmail.com
Membership - fleetfeetmembership@gmail.com
Welfare - fleetfeet.welfare@gmail.com
Kit - fleetfeet.kit@gmail.com
Tristars - fleetfeet.tristars@gmail.com
Events - fleetfeet.events@gmail.com
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