Sri Chinmoy Try-a-Tri - 2025
"The perfect beginner's triathlon"
About the event
Sunday August 3rd, 2025, 8am
Online entries OPEN NOW - If you have ANY problems signing up online please email [email protected] for help.
SwimBikeRun-MINI Triathlon - 3 August 2025 - Enter Online at https://www.britishtriathlon.org/events/Swim-Bike-Run-Mini-Bristol_16236 - select Book Online for your chosen event/distance then set up a Free Account for the British Tri website to proceed. Note: this event offers a choice of Triathlon or Duathlon so make sure you book the right race!
Our Try-a-Tri event is tailor-made for beginners, especially first-timers. With manageable "Swim-Bike-Run-Mini" distances and the combination of a heated-pool swim and fairly flat bike and run courses, the Sri Chinmoy Try-a-Tri is a great way to get a taste of the UK's fastest growing endurance sport. First timers can take the plunge into Triathlon in a friendly, low-key & low-cost event where you can use pretty much any bike (from a triathlon/TT bike to a hybrid or mountain bike) and benefit from regular guidance as you prepare for the race (we send you frequent & regular emails with Q&A on training, equipment, transition & triathlon rules, so you know exactly what to expect on race day).
For 2025 the Try-a-Tri will be part of our award-winning Swim-Bike-Run series in partnership with British Triathlon, at Tockington Manor School just north of Bristol. As well as having a wonderful 25m heated pool, Tockington Manor gives us access to a scenic bike route on mostly flat roads (many of which are designated cycle routes) and an easy run on the school sports field. SBR-Mini events are limited to around 50-80 entrants and have a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere for first-timers, so if you want to try a tri for the first time, this event is for you. Think of it is as "like a park run but with swimming and cycling too" and that gives you a pretty good idea of what to expect.
Although it's a low-cost and low key event, this SBR-Mini event is a proper triathlon and entrants will have completed a genuine Tri when they cross the finish line and get presented with their Finisher's Medal.
For photos of previous Try-a-Tri events take a look at our Races Gallery and there are tips and resources for first timers here.
Swim Start
A video of the swim start at our Try-a-Tri so beginner triathletes can see how each "wave" is started.
Distance
Swim - 200m, Bike 10km, Run 3km
Start time
- 8.00 am
Cost
- £20
Contact
Garga Chamberlain
Certification
- British Triathlon Federation
About the Triathlon
The 3 Stages
Swim - 200m - 8 lengths of Tockington Manor's lovely 25m indoor, heated pool. With only 4 in each lane at a time there is going to be plenty of space to swim at your own pace and we'll match people up in lanes with swimmers of similar speed to avoid too much overtaking. You can swim any frontal stroke - freestyle and breast-stroke are fine, but not backstroke. Nobody will judge your swim style, you just need to be able to complete the 8 lengths of 25m.
Bike - 10k - A varied route on minor roads without any climbs! Any type of bike, provided it's safe and roadworthy, can be used. Our course is 2 loops of 5km, with a total ascent of less than 50m across the whole course - that's pretty flat!
- Link to GPX of bike course (Map My Ride - you can also find it on Garmin Connect)
Run - 3k - An easy course, 5 laps of Tockington Manor sports pitches. It's pretty flat and you can't get lost.
Further info
Youth entrants (anyone who will be aged 15+ at the end of the year in which the race takes place) are welcome, but the course is not suitable for younger triathletes (who are not permitted to compete on public roads). We regret that the course is not suitable for para-tri competitors due to pool access and run course constraints.
This event is held under British Triathlon Rules (with the usual relaxations of these in line with beginner-event standards)
Any questions? We're happy to help! email: [email protected]
We also hold 3 Duathlons (run-bike-run) at Tockington, which use the same bike loop as our Try-a-Tri. The April duathlon is a perfect warm up / stepping stone event for anyone signed up for the Try-a-Tri. Full details are at https://uk.srichinmoyraces.org/self-transcendence-go-tri-bike-run-tockington-manor-school
Some words of inspiration.....
"The determination in your heroic effort
Will permeate your mind and heart
Even after your success or failure
Is long forgotten."
Sri Chinmoy, Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 98, Agni Press, 1983.
About the Organisers
The Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team
Serving the running community for over 40 years...
Team Founder Sri Chinmoy
A lifelong advocate of fitness and self-transcendence...
