We had so much fun yesterday morning, and my 7-year-old Ella is thrilled to have completed the whole thing!
Helen Johnson
Thank you to you and the team for organising such a wonderful event. It was our first time participating and we all loved it
Lisa Seddon
We really enjoyed the friendly and relaxed atmosphere and the marshals were uniformly brilliant
Andy Humphries
Thanks so much for such a well organised, and kind and inclusive event: it was a lovely thing to do with my teenage son
Fran Townend
My 3 year old completed two laps of the running (shouting “this is really fun!”) and all four laps of the cycling on her own bike. She was SO proud of herself
Juliet Rayment
What a perfect morning...thanks to everyone for a great event
Antonella Surdi
The event is intended to be inclusive rather than very competitive, so is not timed, and there are no awards for speed. Children of all ages participate: last year we had grandparents participating alongside children aged from 3-16.
The total distance covered is 8 kilometres: 6 lengths of the Hinksey Pool (200m), 3 running laps of Dean's Ham field (1.8 km), and 4 cycling laps of Grandpont Nature Park (6 km). Participants who do not wish to complete the whole course can cover shorter distances (e.g. fewer laps or lengths of the pool), and accomplish the triathlon relay-style
with their family group: this allows even small children to take part.
The event starts in Hinksey Pool at 9.00am. Participants drop off their bikes with marshals at Grandpont Nursery School beforehand, and make their way to the pool where the start times are staggered over about an hour (personalised times allocated beforehand). We expect participants to finish roughly an hour later at the South Oxford Adventure Playground. Feel free to look at an online digital map of the course.
Start times will be staggered between 9.00 and 10.00 at Hinksey Pool. Last year's arrangements are detailed in our 2024 participant pack: this year's will be similar. To find out more, please don’t hesitate to email us, or come and find out more either at the Family Room or from the main event organiser, Yan Wong (159 Marlborough Road).
Our standard risk assessment, and our road signs map are also available for download.
We are in the process of setting up the 2025 event, and will update this page with details soon.
All members of the family can take part in this great event†.
Just complete these two steps:
The donation for entry is £20 for individuals, £30 for a whole family. We have deliberately kept the amount low to encourage you to collect sponsorship. To enter, please:
If you would like a Family Triathlon T-shirt, return the form by Sunday 1st Sept listing the required sizes, or email us to sort out your required size. We aim to keep costs low, just £18 for an adult or £12 for a kid’s top: allow your child to prove they’ve completed a triathlon!
The entry fee helps cover our costs, but if you collect enough sponsorship, you can simply ask us to waive the fee for you. For families of limited means, we are also happy to offer a 90% discount: please contact us for details
Most of our work is supported by fundraising, and we are extremely grateful to anyone who collects sponsorship for their triathlon. Friends and relatives are usually happy to sponsor children to complete impressive events such as this!
† You can tackle the course as a team, which means not everyone in your family need complete all the course. Children or other participants who can't, for example, swim a length of the pool, can still take part by running short sections, and very small children can travel on the back of bikes.
The South Oxford Family Room at Grandpont is a community-led project set up in order to continue providing universal services to families as a result of the closure of our local Children's Centre. We run stay and play activities for parents and young children, and act as a food bank location. We have been open running outdoor activities over much of the the Coronavirus pandemic, opening up our community services as soon as we have been allowed. Do come and visit, meet parents and socialise, and tell your friends about us, or follow us on our facebook page.
Huge thanks to the following organisations who have generously supported the Family Triathlon both financially and in-kind. Please email us if you would like to add your name to this list
