What We Do
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
Swimming
Aberdeen Sports Village - Aquatics Centre
Mondays - 50m pool - Please note that our Monday sessions have now finished for the summer and will begin again on 3 October 2016.
20:00 - 21:30 Coached session for 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.
Pay the coach at poolside £6 members and £1 for junior/student members (£9 for non members)
Coaches - Kevin Watson & Martin Goodlad
Thursdays - 25m pool
19:00 - 20:00 Beginners and Improvers - Targeted at swimmers who are new to triathlon or anticipate taking longer than 15 minutes to swim 750m. Pay the coach at poolside £6 members and £1 for junior/student members (£9 for non members)
Coach - Kevin Watson
20:00 - 21:00 Intermediate and advanced - For more experienced swimmers. Mainly focussed on technique development through drills, working on the 5 levels of drill progression. This session will also include a triathlon specific fitness development element.
Coach - Kevin Watson
Pay the coach at poolside £4 members and £1 for junior/student members (£6 for non members)
Saturdays - 50m pool
11:00 - 12:30
Coached session for all abilities. Mainly endurance based session; incorporating drills and technique exercises.
Coach - Ken Bryson
Pay the coach at poolside £6 members and £1 for junior/student members (£9 for non members)
Cycling
Cults Academy - Turbo Session
Tuesdays - Winter months only October to March
19:00 - 20:30 All levels of experience and ability welcome.
Doors open at 19:00 be warmed up and prepared to start at 19:20
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. The club has a limited number of turbos that can be hired for the session.
Please note Turbo has now ended for the year and will begin again on 4 October 2016.
Coach - Ken Bryson
£4 members and £1 for junior/student members (£6 for non members)
Running
Aberdeen Sports Village Track or Countesswells Forest
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.
Coach - Ken Bryson
Pay at reception for ASV session for track use. No coaching charge
TriStars
Learning to compete effectively is necessary in sport and life
Fleet Feet TriStars
For the future
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.
Swim
To be prepared is half the victory.
Tuesdays 17:30-18:30
RGU Pool
Focus on improving swim technique for Triathlon swimming. Prior to attending the swim session you should be comfortable swimming 50m unaided.
Bike
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
Saturdays 10:00 until 11:30 - Alternate weeks
Knockburn Sports Loch, Strachan, near Banchory
Sessions focus on cycling, with some running.
If you do not have access to a bike, we have a few to lend.
Run
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Saturdays 09:00 until 10:00 - Alternate weeks
Aberdeen Sports Village athletics track
Join In
Subscriptions and fees
Annual membership is £10, this is due at the start of each year.
The cost of sessions with a club membership is £2 on a Saturday, £3 on a Tuesday, without membership the sessions cost £1 more.
For members only:
There is also an option at the start of each 6 week training block to pay up front at a cost of £20 for both Saturdays & Tuesdays, or £8 for just Saturdays and £12 for just Tuesdays which gives a big saving.
Who We Are
We have a top notch team of coaches!
With out the club coaches volunteering their time we would not have the variety of training sessions that we run; to find out more about our coaches, have a look at their profiles.
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
Ken Bryson is FFT head coach. He has been coaching since 1994 and has coached athletes in all disciplines and at all levels from complete beginners to Commonwealth Games competitors, Scottish and British Champions and Ironman World Championship competitors.
Kevin Watson
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Kevin started triathlon in 2007 and is now a level 2 coach progressing towards his Level 3 qualification.
Martin Goodlad
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Martin has been competing in triathlon since 2006 at all levels even qualifying twice for the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. Martin is presently training for a 10k open water swim across Loch Lomond.
Stuart Brice
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
I started triathlon to achieve a fitness and weight loss goal and quickly became hooked. I have worked my way up all the races distances with my first iron distance race in 2015. I love the energy and fun that I get from coaching such a great bunch of people.
Aude Chaiban
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Lewis Murchie
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Lynne Parkinson
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Andy Redman
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Triathlon still has a mystique about it, but the truth is that everyone can do a triathlon. The job of the coach for non triathletes, is to enable that to happen by increasing skill levels and gradual exposure to what will be experienced so increasing confidence and ability. A link to a healthy lifestyle can quickly follow. If this can become habit forming, especially in young people, less time will be spent on the couch!
Graham Ritchie
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Alan Semple
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Being ginger I realise that life is difficult, my coaching allows me to help those who strive to achieve greatness in the face of adversity. Other than that, its great fun to coach a bunch of people who want to improve and have a good time whilst training hard.
Jake Vellacott
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
18 years later still find this sport magic and can't but help encourage folk to give it a go.
Andy Williams
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Alex Spencer
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
I've been competing in Triathlons for 3 years and completed my Level 1 course last year. At the moment I'm currently training for a couple of events and trying to ensure I don't get beaten by my wife! I really enjoy coaching the Tristars especially in open water swimming during the summer at Knockburn Loch.
Dress the Part
Winning isn't everything... but wanting to win is.
Club Kit
Tri Suits, Tri Separates, Running Kit, Cycling Clothing
If you are interested in ordering club kit please contact Iain Lindsay and I can add your items to the next order and advise when the next order will be placed.
Photo by Belinda Holmes @ AB21 Photography
