About Deal Tri

Formed in 1996 following the merger of Deal Striders Running Club (est. 1983) and Deal Tri squad (est. 1986) we have a membership of over 290 spread across the complete age and gender range.

Members are drawn mainly from the local areas of Dover, Deal, Canterbury, Folkestone and Thanet, although we do have members throughout Kent and the neighbouring counties.

DEAL TRI actively promotes training and racing in

• Swimming
• Cycling
• Running
• Triathlon
• Duathlon events

both at home and abroad and boasts quality athletes in all disciplines as well as novice and intermediate abilities.

DEAL TRI is affiliated to

• British Triathlon Association
• Road Time Trials Council
• South East Athletics Association
• Amateur Swimming Association

and operates to Event Safety Code standards. Deal Tri actively promotes and adheres to the British Triathlon Association Good Practice in Triathlon Code which promotes athlete welfare, good practice and child protection policy and procedures.

Triathlon is a swimming, cycling and running event where the clock keeps ticking as you move from one discipline to the next.

There are short races (400m swim, 15km cycle and 5km run) ideal for novices and with just a little training are well within most people's capabilities.

Experienced athletes progress to longer distances:

• standard triathlon (1500m swim, 40km cycle and 10km run)
• and the ultimate long distance event, IRONMAN - 2.4mile swim, 112 mile cycle and 26.2 mile run.
• Duathlon involves running and cycling and normally follows a run/cycle/run format over varying distances.
• There are also Aquathlon events involving swimming and running.

DEAL TRI has regular training sessions for all three disciplines and gives newcomers the opportunity to try multisports at their own pace, regardless of age and ability.

For details of the benefits of membership please see the Join Deal Tri page or contact the Membership secretary.