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Welcome to the Ian Hesketh Memorial Duathlon Website
The duathlon has been staged for over 21 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
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT DUATHLON DATE CHANGE (23/03/20)
Unfortunately due to United Utilities not allowing any events to take place on their land over the next 12 week, we now cannot host the duathlon on the original date we planned of 23rd May. A new date has now been set for this years Duathlon, it will be 5th September 2020 - 9am Start anyone who has already entered the event and still wishes to participate does not need to do anything, just turn up on the day and their place will be reserved. If however you would like a refund, contact us direct and we will sort it out in due course.
Thanks
(18/03/20)
At the present time the duathlon is going ahead on 23rd May but a final decision will be made on 30th April in line with the British triathlon directive.
If the event is cancelled all moneys will be refunded.
2019 results can be viewed on the 'results page' and photos from the day are also viewable on the '2019 Gallery page'.
Hope to see again in the Ian Hesketh Memorial Duathlon 2020!
Below are the winners of the 2019 duathlon.
Winners of the Mens 2019 Ian Hesketh Memorial Duathlon
1st. Julian Goudge - 01:14:44 /// 2nd. Dave Jackson - 01:17:28 /// 3rd. Steve Abbott - 01:19:32
Winners of the Ladies 2019 Ian Hesketh Memorial Duathlon
1st Amy Whelan - 01:29:04 /// 2nd. Rachel Hancock - 01:38:25 /// 3rd. Karen Pearse - 01:38:36
Please like our Memorial Duathlon Facebook page for updates in the future.
The event will start at:
Sponsor this event
The 2019 sponsor was A&D Joinery
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.
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
Charity, Donations and Prizes
The Ian Hesketh Memorial Duathlon is a non profitable event. We pride ourselves on donating to a different charity/s 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.
In 2019 we sponsored 'The Christie'
Please see our charity page for more details on this charity and others we have supported over the years.
The Ian Hesketh Memorial Duathlon, Horrobin Lane, Rivington. 
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