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Optima Racing Team

“Providing Individual Sporting Excellence, Within a Team Environment”

Optima Racing Team (ORT) was established in 2000 & our Junior Team in 2005. Our aim is to improve the performance of each individual athlete within our team.
The team is run with a “coach/athlete" centred approach and team numbers are kept low enough to ensures individual performance is our number one priority.

Performance = An action or achivement, considered in relation to how successful it is:

The results of our coaching process can easily be measured through the results attained season upon season. With our head coach James Beckinsale being awarded regional and national coach of the year in 2006/ 07 by our governing body (BTF).

The proof that the structure works:

Athlete (age)	HPW	Distance	PB	ORT Trained
Christine 32	06 – 08	Olyp	03.10	02.58
James 35	10 – 14	IM	10.47	09.59
Paul 42	12 – 14	IM	12.29	10.25
Julian 25	10 – 12	Olyp	02.30	02.07
Toby 25	10 – 12	IM	14.12	11.18
Stephanie 28	10 – 12	Olyp	02.25	02.08
John 41	07 – 12	Olyp	02 .55	02.40
Stephanie 30	11 – 14	IM	11.30	10.44 (Hawaii)
Edwina 26	12 – 14	IM	-	10.49

You get out what you put in with endurance sports, so long as you have the right guidance…

Our approach:
Performance is not about winning; it is about the individual increasing their skill (economy of motion) and conditioning levels (endurance) with the end result being the decreased in their triathlon times and if gifted possibly winning.

Come and join us:
So if you are interested in a club where you will be coached to the best of your ability (not coached externally) and train with other like minded individuals Optima Racing Team is for you.

2007

4 x Athletes Under 11hrs Ironman Austria (1 under 10hrs)
1st Female Hale Middle Distance Tri (4 x athletes under 4hrs)
1st Female Dragon Slayer Duathlon
4 x Junior Athletes Qualify to Race for London at IRC's
1 x Vet Athletes Completes Etape du Tour

2006

London Region Coach of the year
National Coach of the year
1st Female & 3rd Male Team at Bananaman Team Relays
1st Male National Sprint Champs
6 x Athletes Complete Etape du Tour (1 x under 10hrs – 4 under 11hrs)
1st Female South Coast Classic Tri

2005

National Club Relay Championships, Silver medal (mixed)
2nd Female Ironman UK (30 – 34) Hawaii Q
2nd Female Ironman UK (50 – 54)
2nd Male Nat Sprint Champs (OA)
3 Qualifiers for World Camps Hawaii (20 – 24 / 25 – 29)
2nd Female UK Middle Distance Champs
Female Series Winner Thames Turbo Triathlon

2004

Female Athlete of the Year 2004 (220 triathlon awards)
National triathlon sprint champion (male)
World Duathlon Championships, Silver medal 25 -29 (female)
European Triathlon Championships Bronze medal 25 – 29 (female)
National age group triathlon champion 25 - 29 (female)
National duathlon champion 25 - 29 (female)
National duathlon champion (female)

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