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Welcome to the Ian Hesketh Memorial Duathlon Website

The duathlon has been staged for over 19 years in various formats.

The event is run annually in memory of Ian Hesketh who tragically died at the tender age of 27 in 2005. Ian was a member of Horwich RMI Harriers since he was 8 years old and Rivington was his favourite training area. He was a lifeguard at a leisure centre in Bolton and cycled to and from work every day.

The duathlon centres entirely in the Rivington area, with Rivington Primary School as the Start and Transition Area. This makes for a secure location for leaving bikes and belongings. The course suits both beginner and experienced athletes and the scenery is some of the best outside the Lake District.

The two 5k runs are almost entirely off-road on tracks and paths and the cycle section is three laps with two small hills on each lap.

 

 

Latest News

Steve Bateson Photography RUNNINGPIX are now available here.

 

A big THANK YOU to all who took part and helped in the running of this years event.

2017 Results are now linked to this website and can be viewed via the results button in the main menu. 

Please allow us a week or so for the 2017 photos to be added to website.

Our previous website

Our old website is still online and available to view, please see the link below should you want to view it.

Visit our old duathlon website

 

Sponsor this event

We are always on the look out for an event sponsor, if you are interested and would like your advert on our home page and a link to your website, please get in touch to discuss further.

Decathlon (Bolton Branch) will kindly be suppling the race numbers this year.

Charity, Donations and Prizes

The Ian Hesketh Memorial Duathlon is a non profitable event. We pride ourselves on donating to a different charity each year and invite them to come along.  We also have generous prize giving and T-shirts are given away to all competitors and marshals and we make a donation to Rivington Primary School for kindly allowing this event to take place on their grounds. Finally, a donation is made to Horwich RMI Harriers. 

The charity we will be supporting in 2017 is 'When You Wish Upon A Star'

Please see our charity page for more details on this charity and others we have supported over the years.

Official Event Photographer

Each year we have an official event photographer, please follow the link below to see yourself in action

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