Instructions

Here are some more instructions for the event.

Registration

Registrations will be taking place at the entrance to Bingley Pool. You will register for both your swim and run at the registration point. If you are competing as a team then please confirm which of you will be doing the run and swim.

You need to register before at LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE your first event.

You will be given a number and safety pin to take part in the run.

Instructions for the events

Swim

Change and take your belongings onto the poolside and place them out of the way. Go onto poolside 5 minutes prior to the start time for your heat. You will be allocated a lane and will start from the deep end.

You may dive into the pool if you have undertaken the ASA competitive dives award or as an adult you consider yourself to be competent to do so.

Otherwise please start in the water. You will be instructed by poolside officials when to enter the pool and when to start.

You must swim freestyle (this means you can do any stroke that you wish) but make sure you do not touch the floor between lengths.

Bingley Pool is not 25m in length and so we have adjusted the standard biathlon distances.

U10s, U11s and U12s will swim 2 lengths U13s and U14s and Masters will swim 4 lengths. All other categories will swim 8 lengths.

Run

The run takes place in Myrtle Park and starts to the right hand side of the Bandstand. Attach your race number to the front of your clothes and report to the start point at least 5 minutes before the allocated start time. Report to the officials at the start line.

The run course will be marked clearly and uses the top of the park only. The course is 800m in length and Marshalls from Bingley Harriers will be there to guide you on the route.

For U10s, 11s and 12s – you will complete 1 lap (800m). For all other groups – you will complete 2 laps (1600m).

Results

The times for your events will be processed to give a points total. Modern Biathlon rules set out times for the different age categories which will attract 1000 points. Times that are faster than this then attract additional points, and slower times have points deducted. Additional points are added to adjust for the age of competitors. We aim to have all results processed by 16.00.

We aim to collate and release the results at 16.30.

All competitors will receive a medal and a T-shirt (which you can collect from the Friends of Bingley Pool stand when you complete both events).

The male and female competitors with the highest points will receive a trophy.

The top team will also receive a prize.

Race Times

For race time details see here: Race Times

Scoring Tables

For scoring details see here: Scoring Tables

Following the success of the 1st Bingley Biathlon- we will be running the event again on the 9th July 2017.

All the details of the event and sign up can be found at https://www.entrycentral.com/BingleyBiathlon

Well done to everyone who took part in the 1st Brilliant Bingley Biathlon yesterday.

Bingley Biathlon Results-Female

Bingley Biathlon Results- Male

 

The meeting was held at Bingley Pool.

Present: Anna, Sarah, Polly, Phil, Brian, David, Maureen, Kevin (Pool Manager)

Committee we delighted to learn that funding has been secured from Bradford Council Facilities to update the changing rooms before the school holidays in Summer. This will include full redecoration of both Male and Female changing rooms.

Anna is looking to secure a meeting with the Council in early April and will communicate details of this once arranged for those wishing to attend.

A visit has been scheduled to Withington Baths in Manchester for the 31^st of March, one of only two dates available that the committee member, Paul Smith, was available. So far attending will be Anna (with children), Sarah (possibly with child) and Polly. Anyone else interested in attending should contact Anna so we can possibly lift share on the day.

This will be an ideal opportunity to see how baths similar to Bingley operate on a community run basis.

There will also be contact made with Rhodesway Baths, again a similar going concern to Bingley, with a view to meeting with Kevin Firth. Anna will be arranging this meeting soon, Kevin will supply details of the contact he knows.

It was discussed that we will be making a poster to display at the pool to advertise the changes due to take place in regard to the upgrade of the changing rooms to bolster interest from the public. Phil will also update the website to reflect this.

David again highlighted initial grants that may be available to us to apply for. In the first instance being Sportivate (£500) and Community Funding (£350+). In the absence of any other volunteers Anna will look into this.

The main focus of the meeting was additional fundraising and it was decided that the committee, along with Bingley Harriers and Bingley Swimming Club, would look into the possibility of staging an Aquathon (swimming and running) event in the Summer. This would involve a run in Myrtle Park and a swim at the pool on a sponsored basis. Committee all agreed this would be a worthwhile event and Kevin suggested that a Sunday would be best when looking at suitable dates as this is when the pool has it’s least usage.

Dates will be discussed at the next meeting.

Date of next meeting: 16^th April, 9.30am @ Bingley Pool

We had 153 responses to our recent survey.  Thank you to all those who took part.

Reports on the results can be downloaded by clicking below:

Bingley Pool Survey – January 2016

Suggestions for improvements

The next FOBP meeting will take place on the 30th January at 930-10.30 at Cardigan House in Bingley.  Please come a long to discuss the results of the recent survey and decide what to do next.

 

Just a reminder that we have the next meeting of the Friends of Bingley Pool on Saturday 14th November 10am at Cardigan House.

As agreed at the last meeting, Jenny Woodward and I have drafted a survey aimed at pool and gym users. This will be important in directing future fundraising and in supporting potential grant applications. We welcome comments on the attached document. We will also be setting up a version online.

Hopefully we will also have a website up and running in the near future.

I look forward to seeing you on Saturday.

Best wishes

Anna