• Registration, swim start, transition and finish line all within a stones throw of each other
• Open water swim in The Mere
• Shropshire & Welsh countryside bike course
• Closed to traffic road run course
• Chip Timed & PRINTED RESULTS as you cross the line!
• Official event photographer capturing your bike, run & finish
• 2019 Finishers medal for everyone

If you want to “Tri a Triathlon” or are an experienced Triathlete we have distances & challenges to suit you within this fun & friendly triathlon and are pleased to announce the additions of Fun, Super Sprint and Middle Distance to this event.

The Shropshire Triathlon has been held at the fabulous venue of The Mere at Ellesmere since 1992.

In 2014, The Mere was given a Green Flag Award – the mark of a quality park or green space in the UK and now attracts over 240,000 visitors a year.

Camping available at https://www.abbeygreenfarmcamping.com/ and http://alderford.com/stay/

Wave Start Times

07.45am Shropshire Middle Distance & Relay
08.30am Shropshire Olympic & Relay
09.15am Shropshire Sprint & Relay

Cut Off Times

Swim 1 hour 15 from the start of the race (1 hour 15 to complete the swim)
Bike 5 hours 15 from the start of the race (4 hours to complete the bike)
Run 8 hours from the start of the race (2.45 hours to complete the run)

Please take some time to read all the event information, it will make it far more enjoyable for you and reduce the need to ask questions on the day. Good luck and have a great day!

Race Day Information 2018

You can use this information as a guide for your 2018 event. Full and up to date 2018 competitor race day information with your race number and start time will be emailed to you 7-10 days before the event.

WE DO NOT POST ANYTHING OUT - you will collect your race numbers, tattoos, stickers etc. at registration on the day.

Fantastic 39km Olympic Course for the Shropshire Triathlon. Going through the Shropshire & Welsh Countryside.
All Olympic & Olympic Relay competitors complete one full lap.
Mount & Dismount line will be situated just inside Cremorne Gardens.

Shropshire Arena Map

Middle Distance Swim Map

Olympic, Sprint & Relay Swim map.

All Middle & Middle Distance Relay competitors complete two full laps.

Fantastic 78km Middle Distance Course for the Shropshire Triathlon. Going through the Shropshire & Welsh Countryside.
Mount & Dismount line will be situated just inside Cremorne Gardens.
There will be one feed station on the bike course which will be in Ellesmere, by the lake, after your first lap.

The Shropshire Sprint Bike Course.

One full lap of the course for all competitors.
Look our for the high viz signs that say "SPRINT TURN ONLY".
Please follow the "UK TRIATHLON BIKE COURSE" signs all the way around the course.

Thanks for another brilliantly organised event! I’ve been competing in triathlon now for over 25 years and your events are always a pleasure to participate in. Your venues, atmosphere at the races, marshals and overall race satisfaction are second to none.

Keep up the great work and I look forward to getting a few more of your series next year.

Graham Ball

I did the Ellesmere tri yesterday

Can you say thank you to all team for me.

Once again a brilliantly organised event .

From the signage of the short cut from the main road, swift organised distribution of our numbers etc, racking great ,plenty of space, Marshalls in and out of transition, the race brief always thorough, clear and funny at waters edge, safety guts on the water giving us extra confidence, good matting down no ouchy feet, Marshall on cycle and run brilliant. Mount line clear and precise, and to the guy who amazingly shouts out our names as we come over the finish line, giving us the extra boost of pride. Thanks also to the safety road crew, and of course to all the guys I've missed out or in the back ground.

UKTRIATHLON never fail to meet expections.

Well done ever one

See you all at Stratford

Melanie Aucott

I would just like to pass on my thanks to everyone involved for making Sunday a great race. It was a brilliant course and very well organised. The aid stations were perfectly positioned. The weather didn't dampen our spirits, it was a welcome change from racing in the heatwave.

I completed the standard distance in 2016 when it was held in May on a half term weekend. The bike course was very busy with traffic and several crashes so it was a relief to ride the course without that volume of traffic.

Look forward to returning next year.

Kind regards

Emily Price

Really pleased how well the triathlon went and that you want to come back; I know scores of triathletes will be pleased too.

Availability for 8^th September next year is down to Outdoor Partnerships who manage the site so hopefully Shaun can confirm with you soon.

Many thanks

Peter Davis

Leisure Services Manager

Shropshire Council

We would be happy to have you back as the event was very well organised and the site was left in good condition.

I have booked you in for Sun 8^th Sep 2019.

Best wishes

Shaun Burkey

Country Parks & Sites Officer (North)

Shropshire Council

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