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Start Time 10:45am

On top of an already extensive list of activity aimed at inspiring and supporting young people in 2010, fast-rising soft drinks brand SUSO is proud to announce its title sponsorship of the SUSO Open Water Triathlon, alongside event partners Human Race and the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust.
 
This sponsorship is a further reflection of SUSO’s commitment to encouraging young people to live (and drink) more healthily while inspiring them to adopt a positive ‘No Can’t Do’ attitude to life.  
 
The event takes place at the Dorney Lake, Eton (a leading venue for senior and elite triathlon events) giving young people the opportunity to feel what it is like to compete on a grand stage. Dorney Lake is also the venue for the Rowing and Kayak events in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.

The biking and running are all on closed roads so there's no worry about traffic. All participants are considered winners for taking part and taking on the daunting prospect of a 100, 200 or 400m open water swim followed by a 3, 5, or 10km bike ride and 1, 2 or 2.5km run. Over 450 have already registered to take on the challenge!

Throughout the event SUSO will be offering refreshment to participants and their families and prizes for the top finishers on the day. Additionally any competitor fund-raising £20 or more in sponsorship for the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust goes into a draw to win a weekend away retreat for their entire family courtesy of Natural Retreats among other runners up prizes. Participants will find extra inspiration from the charity’s team of Olympians like Olympic bronze medalist Sarah Winckless and six times world champion Kayaker Anna Hemmings, who will be there on the day.

Double Olympic Champion, Dame Kelly Holmes said: “I am delighted that my charity the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust is the charity partner to the SUSO Open Water Children’s Triathlon. Through our team of world class sports stars we inspire young people to fulfill their potential, and this is exactly the kind of challenge we want to see young people go for!”

Sean Uprichard, CEO at SUSO Soft Drinks, said: “Triathlon is one of the fastest growing sports worldwide and here in the UK we have some incredible talent coming through the junior ranks. It’s great to be supporting this talent by helping to stage this event. However the opportunity to inspire first timers to participate and take on the significant challenge of completing a triathlon is equally motivating to us at SUSO as we look for younger people to live healthier and apply that No Can’t Do attitude.”

SUSO, which is made from fruit juice with refreshing carbonation and has absolutely no additives, preservatives, colouring, flavouring or sweetness, now offers four flavours – Sparkling Berry, Sparkling Orange, Sparkling Lemon and new Sparkling Apple which was added at the start of the school year.

All young people are considered winners for simply taking part and will receive an exclusive event T-Shirt.

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The event will be held at the Olympic rowing venue for the 2012 Olympic Games. Dorney Lake offers a clean open water swim, followed by a closed bike loop around the Lake, and finally the run goes down the side of the lake, making it the perfect course for beginners and seasoned triathletes alike. It's great for spectators, they can see you on each lap.

Full on-site parking means you can come and go while the event is taking place, we have showers and toilets aplenty and there is catering and an on-site triathlon store provided by triandrun.

Detailed Road, Rail and Taxi Instructions HERE

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OtherStuff

Please find below links to all the emails sent out to the SUSO Open Water Triathlon Competitors to date.

If you are not receiving these emails, please contact other@humanrace.co.uk.

Please use your unique username and password given in your confirmation of entry email, and CLICK HERE to update your details.

Due to privacy issues we will not be publishing a full list of the children's names or ages. You will receive a confirmation email from us stating that you are in the event. A full race information pack will be emailed out and will also be on the website

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Further information about this race can be found below below (in Acrobat PDF format).

• SUSO Open Water Triathlon, Saturday 10th July 2010 - RACE INFORMATION