Training Sessions
Swim
Aberdeen Sports Village - Aquatics Centre
Members - £6, Non-Members - £8.70
Mondays - 50m Pool
October - April
20:00 - 21:30 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.
Coaches - Ken Bryson & Alan Semple
Thursdays - 25m pool
All Year
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.
Coach - Kevin Watson
20:00 - 21:00 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.
Coach - Kevin Watson
Bike
Aberdeen Sports Village, Sports Studio
Members only - £6
Tuesdays
October - April
19:00 - 20:00 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.
Coach - Alternates
Run
Aberdeen Sports Village Track or Balgownie Playing Field
Members/Non-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.
Session location alternates weekly with Countesswells Forest Oct - Mar.
Coach - Ken Bryson
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 or 18:30-19:30
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
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.
Bike
Knockburn Sports Loch, Strachan, near Banchory
Selected dates TBC
Sessions suitable for all ages and can be split into different training groups, depending on numbers and ability. All cycling coaching is carried out in a traffic free environment – either on the purpose built, tarmac cycling track or during winter, off-road on the trails around the loch. Make sure you bring a helmet, bike and running shoes. Knockburn can be chilly, so bring lots of layers!
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.
Sessions at Knockburn Loch are £4 payable on the day.
Who We Are
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
Kevin
Watson
Level 3 Triathlon Coach
Tracey Sahraie
Level 3 Triathlon Coach
Tom
Wilson
Level 3 Triathlon Coach
Coralie
Arthur
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Andy Redman
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Martin Goodlad
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Stuart
Brice
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Ross
McKendrick
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Aude Chaiban
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Lynne Parkinson
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Graham Ritchie
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Alan
Semple
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Andy Williams
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Arianna Sahraie
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Alistair Aitken
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Phil
Edgely
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Lindsay Young
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Marja-Liisa Kitacheva
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Tamsin
Law
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Duncan
Wood
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Walter
Leith
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
James
Barfoot
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Kerry Littlejohn
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Committee 2019
Duncan
Wood
Chairman
Eilidh Clarkson
Co Chairman / Race Committee
Tamsin
Law
Club Secretary
Colin Matthew
Club Treasurer
Ken
Bryson
Head Coach
Lynne Parkinson
Welfare Officer
Bill
Irvine
Tristars Representative
Craig
Law
Club Kit
Keith
Varney
Club Equipment
Graeme Ritchie
Club Equipment
Barry
Marshall
Membership Secretary
Alan
Semple
Race Coordinator
Gregor
McDonald
IT and Online
Kevin
Watson
Ordinary Member
Katherine Thomson
Ordinary Member
Mark Waldron
Ordinary Member
Alistair
Laing
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.
Photo by Belinda Holmes @ AB21 Photography
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