Open water swimming has started at Barton Marina - every Saturday 9-11am and Wednesday 6:30-7pm. The Meadowside swimming is still going ahead every Saturday morning 7:30-8:30am.
A member of the 'Meynell Valley Hunter Triathlon Club' committee will attend every 'Official' MVH training session so, please make yourself known to any member of the committee/staff on arrival at any of our training sessions. We will answer any of your questions about the club, triathlon or the training sessions.
Summer training timetable (April - September):
Weekday
Time
Cost
Session
Location
Monday
6:30pm - 7:30pm
8:00pm - 9:00pm
£1.80
£3.00 for adults - £1.00 for juniors
Run
Swim
Shobnall Leisure Centre, Shobnall Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2BB (A Burton Athletics Club session but MVH are welcome).
Friary Grange Leisure Centre, Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7EW (An official MVH/Joint swimming session with Burntwood Triathlon Club)
Tuesday
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Shobnall 6:45 or 7:00 - Yoxall 7:00 or 7:30pm (see yearly schedule 'here ' for exact times)
Fee payable to Hatton Darts
£2.00 for non members. Fee payable to Mercia Cycling Club
For Shobnall TT - Mercia CC Club House, Tennis Pavilion, Shobnall Rd Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2BB. For Yoxall TT, see location link here. Please get to the location and register at least 30 mins before the start.
Wednesday
6:30pm - 8:30pm
7:00pm - 8:00pm
£2.00 for MVH members £4.00 for non MVH members (swimming only) Reliability Ride Free
£1.80
Open Water Swim & Reliability Ride (Cycle)
Run
Barton Turns Marina, Barton-under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8DZ(An official MVH open water swimming session.
Shobnall Leisure Centre, Shobnall Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2BB (A Burton Athletics Club & Hatton Darts session but MVH are welcome).
Thursday
Friday
9:10pm - 10:10pm
9:00pm - 10:00pm
£2.50
£3.00
Swim Barton
Swim Trent
Meadowside Leisure Centre, High Street, Burton-upon-Trent, DE14 1TL(A Burton Swimming Club session but MVH are welcome).
Main Street, Etwall, Derbyshire, DE65 6LU(An Etwall Eagles session but MVH are welcome).
Saturday
7:30am - 8:30am
9am - 11am
10:00am for approx 1-2 hours
£2.50 for adult members & £3.00 for adult non-members. £2.00 for junior members & £2.50 for junior non-members.
£2.00 for MVH members £4.00 for non MVH members.
Free
Swim
Swim
Bike/Run
Meadowside Leisure Centre, High Street, Burton-upon-Trent, DE14 1TL(A Burton Swimming Club session but MVH are welcome).
Barton Turns Marina, Barton-under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8DZ(An official MVH open water swimming session).
Barton Turns Marina, Barton-under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8DZ(An official MVH running session). - OR - Meynell Ingram Arms Pub, Hoar Cross, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8RB (An official MVH bike/running session). Location confirmed by e-mail every week.
Note: please click on the postcode for a map or plug the post codes or map references into www.streetmap.co.uk in order to get a detailed location map.
Winter training timetable (October - March):
Weekday
Time
Cost
Session
Location
Monday
6:30pm - 7:30pm
8:00pm - 9:00pm
£1.80
£3.00 for adults - £1.00 for juniors
Run
Swim
Shobnall Leisure Centre, Shobnall Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2BB (A Burton Athletics Club session but MVH are welcome).
Friary Grange Leisure Centre, Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7EW (An official MVH/Joint swimming session with Burntwood Triathlon Club)
Shobnall Leisure Centre, Shobnall Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2BB (A Burton Athletics Club & Hatton Darts session but MVH are welcome).
Thursday
Friday
9:10pm - 10:10pm
9:00pm - 10:00pm
£2.50
£3.00
Swim
Swim
Meadowside Leisure Centre, High Street, Burton-upon-Trent, DE14 1TL(A Burton Swimming Club session but MVH are welcome).
Main Street, Etwall, Derbyshire, DE65 6LU(An Etwall Eagles session but MVH are welcome).
Saturday
7:30am - 8:30am
8:45am - 9:45am
£2.50 for adult members & £3.00 for adult non members. £2.00 for junior members & £2.50 for junior non members.
Free
Swim
Run
Meadowside Leisure Centre, High Street, Burton-upon-Trent, DE14 1TL(A Burton Swimming Club session but MVH are welcome).
After swimming at Meadowside Leisure Centre, High Street, Burton-upon-Trent, DE14 1TL(A Burton Swimming Club session but MVH are welcome).
Sunday
9am for approx 1-5 hours.
Free
Bike/Run
Barton Turns Marina, Barton-under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8DZ(An official MVH cycling and running session).
Note: please click on the postcode for a map or plug the post codes or map references into www.streetmap.co.uk in order to get a detailed location map.
Coaching
All sessions will be attended by a Meynell Valley Hunter Triathlon Club coach 'British Triathlon' qualified. All training locations are constantly review to improve the options of the club and are therefore subject to change.
Swimming (Pool & Open Water)
All swimming sessions cater for all swimming abilities.
Monday - Winter & Summer Training - Swimming will take place at Friary Grange Leisure Centre from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. This training session will be shared will the 'Burntwood Triathlon Club'. As this is a Burntwood Triathlon Club session, you will be required to abide by the Burntwood Triathlon Club rules and be coach be the Burntwood club coaches. The cost for this session will be £3.00 per session per adult member and £1.00 per junior member (£4.00 for non-members), please pay your fee to a Burntwood representative before the session, but please remember to mention that you are a Meynell Valley Hunter Tri Club Member.
Wednesday - Summer Training Only - Open water swimming will take place at Barton Turns Marina, Barton-under-Needwood from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. You will be required to abide by the MVH Tri Club 'code of conduct' and read then sign a declaration form before you will be allowed to enter the water. You will be coached by MVH coaches and possibly other Tri club coaches. The cost for this session will be £2.00 per session for MVH Tri club and Burntwood Tri Club members only and £4.00 for non MVH Tri Club and Burntwood members. Please pay your fee to the MVH treasurer before the session, but please remember to mention that you are either a Meynell Valley Hunter Tri Club Member or Burntwood Tri Club member (you may be asked for your membership card) or not.
Friday - Winter & Summer Training - Swimming will take place at Meadowside Leisure Centre from 9:10pm to 10:10pm. This training session is not an 'Official' MVH training session. This is a Burton Swimming Club session only, however MVH members can attend therefore you will be required to abide by the Burton Swimming Club rules and be coach by the swimming club coaches. Please pay a casual fee of £2:50 to the 'Burton Swimming Club' coaches.
Friday - Winter & Summer Training - Swimming will take place at John Port School, Etwall from 9:00pm to 10:00pm. This training session is not an 'Official' MVH training session. This is an Etwall Eagles Swimming Club session only, however MVH members can attend therefore you will be required to abide by the Etwall Eagles Swimming Club rules and be coach by the swimming club coaches. Please pay a casual fee of £3:00 to the 'Etwall Eagles Swimming Club' coaches.
Saturday - Winter & Summer Training - Swimming will take place at Meadowside Leisure Centre from 7:30am to 8:30am. This is an official MVH Tri Club training session. You will be required to abide by the MVH Tri Club 'code of conduct'. You will be coached by MVH coaches and possibly other Tri club coaches. The cost for this session will be £2.50 per session for MVH Tri club and Burntwood Tri Club members only and £4.00 for non MVH Tri Club and Burntwood members. Please pay your fee to the MVH treasurer before the session, but please remember to mention that you are either a Meynell Valley Hunter Tri Club Member or Burntwood Tri Club member (you may be asked for your membership card).
Saturday - Summer Training Only - Open water swimming will take place at Barton Turns Marina, Barton-under-Needwood from 9am to 11am. You will be required to abide by the MVH Tri Club 'code of conduct' and read then sign a declaration form before you will be allowed to enter the water. You will be coached by MVH coaches and possibly other Tri club coaches. The cost for this session will be £2.00 per session for MVH Tri club and Burntwood Tri Club members only and £4.00 for non MVH Tri Club and non Burntwood members. Please pay your fee to the MVH treasurer before the session, but please remember to mention that you are either a Meynell Valley Hunter Tri Club Member or Burntwood Tri Club member (you may be asked for your membership card). Please pay before you enter the water.
Bike
Tuesday - Summer Training Only - TT - This is organised by the Mercia Cycling Club and takes place from either Shobnall Leisure Centre at or Yoxall (depending on the shedule). The yearly shedule can be found 'here'. This session should cost £2.00 for non-members of Mercia Cycling Club. Please ensure that you arrive ar least 30 minutes before the start in order to register.
Wednesday (Evening) & Saturday (Morning) - Summer Training Only - Reliability Ride - This takes place immedietaly after swimming or during the swim at Barton Turns Marina. Starts approx 7:30pm until 8:30pm (Wed evening only - this may start early depending on daylight.) or 11:15am until approx 12:15am (Sat morning only).
Sunday-Winter & Summer Training - Uncoached but with a lead cyclist - 9:00am, session FREE - This session will start from the car park at the Barton Turns Marina This uncoached session ranges from a 1-5 hour session (depending on your ability and your own personal triathlon race goals) and usually involves a 10-20min break.
All abilities welcome.
Running
Monday - Winter & Summer Training - Running will take place at Shobnall Leisure Centre from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. This training session is not an 'Official' MVH training session. This is a Burton Athletics Club session only, however MVH members can attend therefore you will be required to abide by the Burton Athletics Club rules and be coach by the athletic club coaches. Please pay a casual fee of £1:70 to the 'Burton Athletic Club' coaches or steward.
Tuesday - Winter & Summer Training - Belvedere Sports Club, Belvedere Road, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0RF. This training session is not an 'Official' MVH training session. This is a Hatton Darts Running Club session only, however MVH members can attend therefore you will be required to abide by the Hatton Darts Running Club rules and be coach by the club coaches. Please pay a casual fee to the 'Hatton Darts Running Club' coaches or steward.
Wednesday - Winter & Summer Training - Shobnall Leisure Centre, Shobnall Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2BB (A Burton Athletics Club & Hatton Darts session but MVH are welcome). This training session is not an 'Official' MVH training session. This is a Burton Athletics Club and Hatton Darts Running Club session only, however MVH members can attend therefore you will be required to abide by the Burton Athletics and Hatton Darts Running Club rules and be coach by the club coaches. Please pay a casual fee of £1:70 to the 'Burton Athletic Club' coaches or steward.
Saturday (After Swimming) - Winter Training Only - Running will take place Meadowside Leisure Centre from 8:45am to 9:45am. This training session is an 'Official' MVH training session. This is a free session, all are welcome.
In general, our aim is to have a strong mix of set sessions/venues exclusive to the Meynell Valley Hunters Triathlon Club, plus a variety of optional extras. The Club hopes to have new members joining all the time and each new member brings their own experience and ideas. If you have something to offer please share it with the committee or other members. For more details on any of the training sessions listed, please contact any member of the committee on the Committee page.
Training Plans
Below is a link to some training plans on a website in the USA. Although MVH Tri Club does not endorse these plans they have been useful to various members of the club. Please note that MVH Tri Club cannot be held responsible for and injuries, accidents or any other incidents caused whilst using these training plans and we stress that you must get medical advice from the relevant medical authorities before using any training plan. The club also advises that you get the correct insurance whilst training either from the 'British Triathlon' or any other insurance group.
