Fleet Feet Triathletes
Welcome
Fleet Feet Triathletes is a friendly and sociable triathlon club open to members of all abilities.
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 Scottish National Championship Standard Triathlon again in 2024.
We have two open Facebook pages; Fleet Feet Triathletes - for general news and Fleet Feet Racing at Knockburn Loch - which is dedicated to events. We also have virtual clubhouse on Facebook - Fleet Feet Triathletes (members only) which is open to members only.
Membership
Potential members are welcome to come try one of our training sessions by paying the non-member session rate (£8.70 for swim and indoor cycle, £8.40 day pass for track) when booking with ASV. Full Fleet Feet membership will be required to attend thereafter.
Annual membership runs from January - December and is only £33 for adults and £18 for juniors (age 14 - 17) and students. New members who join between October and December have their membership rolled on to the following year at no extra cost.
Members can chose the pay-as-you-go rate for training sessions (£6 for swim and indoor cycle, £8.40 day pass for track) or they can take advantage of an all-in Triathlon Lifestyle membership rate of Aberdeen Sports Village which provides access to all 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.
Click here to join via our membership portal.
Training Sessions
Sessions may be pre-booked via ASV website or App.
*Please note no sessions during October for annual break*
Swim
Aberdeen Sports Village - Aquatics Centre
Monday - 50m lanes (Nov - Apr)
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.
Thursday - 25m lanes (year-round)
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.
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.
11:30 - 12:30 Saturday - 50m lanes (year-round)
Two uncoached swim lanes available for Fleet Feet use.
Bike
Tuesday (Nov - Apr)
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.
Run
Saturday (year-round)
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.
Fleet Feet Triathlons
Fleet Feet Triathletes
Westhill Duathlon
7 April 2024
Formerly run by Live Life Aberdeenshire, we are delighted to re-establish a firm favourite in the North East multi-sport event calendar.
Sprint Duathlon
4.2km Run / 16km Bike / 4.2km Run
Fleet Feet Triathletes
Lochside Aquathlon
4 May 2024
Pool swim and quiet road run the Lochside Aquathlon offers the choice of Super-Sprint and Sprint distances.
Super-Sprint
- 400m pool swim
- 2.5km road run
Sprint
- 750m pool swim
- 5km road run
Fleet Feet Triathletes
Scottish National Championship Standard Triathlon
1 September 2024
Set in the heart of Royal Deeside, the Knockburn Loch venue features a man-made sporting loch and challenging trails and paths.
- 1500m Open Water Swim. 2 laps, wetsuits are compulsory and there will be a 50 minute cut-off time.
- 42km Cycle. 3 lap undulating cycle on quiet country roads.
- 10km Run. On the challenging terrain in surrounding area. Mixture of 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
Andy Redman
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Alan
Semple
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Eilidh
Semple
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Walter
Leith
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Ruth
Hills
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Richard
Hills
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Ian
Russell
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Tamsin
Law
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Calum
Macintyre
Level 2 Triathlon Coach
Shelley
Mackenzie
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Anthony Christou
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Craig
Law
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Lee
Mace
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Mark
Waldron
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Joanna
Bisset
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
John
Durkin
Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Committee
John
Durkin
Chairman
Emma
Crossan
Treasurer
Antony
Christou
Club Secretary
Mike
Anthony
Welfare Officer
Shelley
Mackenzie
Membership Secretary
Alistair
Swan
Coach Coordinator
Richard
Hills
Race Coordinator
Chloe
Burns
Social Events
Joanna
Bisset
Social Media
Kevin
Coltart
Kit Coordinator
Graham Ritchie
Club Equipment
Craig
Law
Ordinary Member
Estera
Zak
Ordinary Member
Dress the Part
Club Kit
Tri Suits, Tri Separates, Running Kit, Cycling Clothing and Casual Kit
Kit orders are placed a coulple of times per year and we have a stock of Tshirts and bobble hats for purchase. If you are interested in ordering club kit please contact fleetfeetkit@gmail.com.
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