Xtra Mile Events work with various partners who provide Coaching & Training Services:
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In conjunction with our coaching partners, TriCentral Ltd, we are pleased to offer you the chance to purchase Training Plans to help get you fit and in shape for your chosen triathlon. You can choose from the following training plans:
- Sprint Triathlon 13 Week Training Plan for Beginners £24.99
- Sprint Triathlon 13 Week Training Plan for Moderately Experienced Triathletes who have competed before but wish to get better £24.99
- Olympic Triathlon 12-15 Week Training Plan for Beginners £24.99
TriCentral.co.uk are the North West's premier triathlon coaching, swim coaching and retail centre, with highly qualified Level 3 BTF coaches who have competed at the highest level. These plans are designed to give you a motivational means of being in good shape for each of the Swim, Bike and Run legs of your event and will provide a structured plan for your training.
PURCHASE YOUR TRAINING PLAN HEREsales@tricentral.co.uk0161 748 1907http://www.tricentral.co.uk

Sports Tours Triathlon is a division of Sports Tours International. We delighted to be working with Xtra Mile Events in 2009. We will be offering clients the opportunity to purchase a complete triathlon package comprised of guaranteed race entry, accommodation close to the race start, transfers where appropriate and the services of experienced Sports Tours Triathlon personnel over the event weekend for a range of Xtra Mile Events.
We have over 25 years experience in getting sportsmen and women plus their families and supporters to some of the world's most exciting sporting events including the New York Marathon, Tour de France, and the Alpe d'Huez Triathlon. With experienced event managers and triathletes on our team we know what it takes to get the ingredients right to ensure that you have a great sporting holiday.
Sports Tours Triathlon can take the hassle out of travel by offering a range of triathlon travel packages including return airport transfers to your hotel with your bike, accommodation and entry packages to some of the world's most exciting triathlons. For more information about us or to have a look at our website please visit
www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/triathlon. Or for a personally tailored quote for either individuals or groups simply call our team on
0161 703 8161 or alternatively email
triathlon@sportstoursinternational.co.uk.
For more information visit
Sports Tours Triathlon Website

TriCentral Ltd is the the first state-of-the-art triathlon coaching, & training facility and retail store in the Greater Manchester and Cheshire area.
TriCentral is owned and run by Rob Harvey and Gavin Rogers, both Level 3 BTF qualified coaches. They are also assisted by other experienced triathletes.The facility offers an Endless Pool offering under and above water video swim analysis (the only one in the North West!), a studio area offering turbo sessions, core stability and pilates classes, together with a free weights area for strength conditioning. We offer personal coaching plans for all levels of endurance athletes as well asVO2 testing and professional Bike Fitting. We have an in-house bike mechanic, and we offer physio and sports massage.
sales@tricentral.co.uk0161 748 1907http://www.tricentral.co.uk
Sports Injuries: Sport-Med

Stockport's premier Sports Injury Clinic specialising in sports injuries and back pain. However they can also offer detailed fitness assessment and physiological profiling, and prescribe subsequent training programs based on cycles of training and performance. They also offer biomechanical and nutritional assessment and advice regarding all types of sports and activities. For more information visit
http://www.sport-med.co.uk/.
Sport-Med will be providing pre- and post-race massage at XME events.

Urban Perspectives is a personal training business based in Manchester city centre.
We work with clients on a one-to-one basis to improve performance & fitness needed for event participation, by specialising in core strength training. This training aims to improve stability and support to the spine.
This training will maintain the strength needed for multisports and help reduce the risk of lower back related injuries, by re-training specific core muscles with a series of exercises that can strengthen your back and abdominals.
Xtra Mile Events’ participants are entitled to our corporate personal training package, which includes a reduced one-to-one personal training rate, a free sports therapy treatment and discount on training shoes.
For more details, please email oliver@urban-perspectives.co.uk.
We also run outdoor group personal training and event training camps.
To find out more about Urban Perspectives, please visit our website
www.urban-perspectives.co.ukhttp://www.urban-perspectives.co.uk
Outfit is the outdoor branch of accredited training provider, Creating Chaos.
Working through a very unique outdoor seasonal training model, members benefit from primal body weight conditioning, Kettlebells, Olympic power techniques as well as full metabolic nutritional support.
Suitable for all levels of athletes, you decide upon your programme focus and then work in a group setting to achieve that and much more.
Personal training, nutritional therapy and motivational coaching also available.
www.outfit-uk.com
Gadgets for Training & Competing
Pool Mate
The Pool-Mate is the only fully automatic lap and stroke counter for swimmers.
It will work with all major strokes, all abilities of swimmer and all sizes of pool over 15m.
Containing accurate motion sensors and our unique software algorithms, the Pool-Mate automatically recognises each swim stroke and change of lap so you don't have to count anymore.
The Pool-Mate will record and display Lap count, Time, Average Strokes per lap, Speed, Distance, Calories and Efficiency, all completely automatically. It stores up to 400 sessions in a large memory for recall at your leisure.
As well as the statistics for the overall session it will record the same data for up to 99 individual sets per session so you can see how your data changes through a swim. A major leap forward from existing manual lap counters, our watches bring swimming into the 21st Century at last.
The Pool-Mate has all the usual digital watch functions including Time, Date and Alarm. You can also time all your triathlons, openwater swims, running and cycling with the Chrono mode!
Designed in the UK by Triathletes and taking the world by storm, the Pool-Mate has already won awards and is changing the face of swimming worldwide.
Click for more info on Pool MateE-laces - Elastic Triathlon Laces
Elaces elastic triathlon laces mean that you will never have to tie your shoelaces again!
Elaces are made from quality, flexible, elastic that is stretchy enough for you to put your shoe on quickly and easily for fast transitions in triathlon or an easier life in other sporting arenas. The cord lock device on Elaces ensures that you can adjust your laces to whichever fit is best for you.
Visit the Elaces Website here
Strength & Performance

Tucked away in Meadow Mill, Stockport just off junction 27 on the M60, lies Strength & Performance Gym. South Manchester's best kept secret...
The Gym

Strength and Performance is not your typical fitness center or health club
There are NO TV's, cafe's or complicated machines. These are all things representative of the contemporary ideal of fitness and of an attitude we consider toxic and counterproductive to achieving the highest level of human performance.
Strength and Performance is a unique training facility based in Meadow Mill, Stockport (next to Tesco Extra). We provide demanding, intense and carefully tailored training programmes, focusing specifically on the needs of individuals and teams wishing to optimize performance, improve physical fitness, reduce body fat, increase mental toughness and reduce the risk of injury.
Every inch of our 3000 square foot gym is dedicated to our unique style of strength and conditioning training. We emply both traditional and unconventional equipment including:
Custom made Power Racks
Specialist training equipment including a Glute-Ham Raise
Dumbbells up to 60kg
Astro Turf Prowler Run
Plyometric Jumping Boxes
Russian Kettlebells
Medicine Balls
Chains and Bands (for the serious strength athlete)
Tractor Tyres
Sleds and Prowlers
Speciality Bars including: Safety Squat Bar, Trap Bar, Football Bar and Fat Bars
Sandbags
Using tractor tyres, russian kettlebells, sleds and sandbags etc is nothing new. The way we utilise these methods and training tools is what separates us from the typical gym programme and is the reason why we maximize the athletic potential of anyone who experiences our training.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TRAINING AT STRENGTH & PERFORMANCE OR TO BOOK A FREE TRIAL
Call: 0161 4808368
E-mail: info@strengthandperformance.co.uk
Or visit:
www.strengthandperformance.co.uk