Morning All
We know we are overdue in giving you an update on our plans for the Alton Water Tri.
Westie and I have been working with Anglian Water on how we best move forward given recent events including the loss of the swim leg last year, the decision of the Great East Swim to withdraw from Alton Water, and more positively Anglian Water offering us the chance to host a new run event.
Taking those items together, we would like to build some confidence around a potential future triathlon date before asking you to reach into your pocket for your hard earned entry fees.
So to that end we would ask you to mark two spots in your diaries, June 12th this year, and June 10th/11th 2023.
On June 12th this year we will bring you the first edition of our Run Suffolk event, with 10k, 5k and 2k distances for your enjoyment. The website for Run Suffolk will be up at the start of March when the races will be open for entries.
Across that weekend we will also be checking the water quality in the reservoir and if we have good news on that score then we will pull out all the stops out to bring the Alton Water Triathlon back for your enjoyment on Sunday June 11th 2023.
We also hope that the2023 edition of the Alton Water Triathlon will be part of a wider Suffolk Multisport Festival across the weekend of the 9th-11th June 2023. Our plan is to start with the run on the Friday evening, a Swim & Swim Run event on the Saturday, and the Alton Water Triathlon on the Sunday.
So that is the plan. We hope you are as excited as we are by the prospect of a bigger, bolder event in 2023, and you will help towards that goal by coming for a run with us on June 12th this year.
See you there & thank you for all the support.
Bill & Mark