Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 August 2008
This exciting challenge takes place at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London's Docklands.
As well as being the fastest growing multi-discipline sport in the UK, the event has proved to be an exciting and achievable event for all people with a basic level of fitness and a real challenge for experienced tri-athletes.
We would love you to join our team!
By choosing to take part in the London Triathlon for Vitalise and raise essential funds for the charity, you will enable us to continue providing essential breaks for disabled people and carers.
Choose your distance
- There are three distances to choose from:
- Super Sprint: Competitors must swim 400m, bike 10km and run 2.5km
- Sprint: Competitors must swim 750m, bike 20km and run 5km
- Olympic: Competitors must swim 1500m, bike 40km and run 10km
Team participation
If you aren't sure you can do the triathlon alone, why not enter with friends or a work team? You can enter a Team Relay in the London Triathlon in the Sprint and Olympic distances with each participant completing one of the sections.
For full details visit the official London Triathlon website
How to join Team Vitalise
If you would like a Vitalise guaranteed charity place please contact us using our online enquiry form or call the Events team on 0845 345 1972.
Get in touch as soon as possible as places are offered on a first come first served basis. Although the official deadline for individual places has now closed we still have individual charity places available!
To join our team we ask that you raise a minimum amount of sponsorship:
- Individual Participant - all we ask is that you raise at least £450 in sponsorship for us. This includes the cost of your guaranteed entry
- Member of a Team Relay - we ask that you raise at least £1000 in partnership with your team members in sponsorship (approx. £330 per person). This includes the cost of your guaranteed entry
We need a non-refundable deposit of £50 from each participant to secure your place –
this will count towards your individual or overall team total.
Own place entries
If you already have your own place but would like to support us and gain all the benefits of joining Team Vitalise please get in touch for a sponsorship pack.
Email the Events team or call us on
0845 345 1972.
Benefits of joining Team Vitalise
Whether it's a charity place or your own place we would love you to join our team. Apart from raising money for a fabulous cause, there are some great benefits for members of Team Vitalise:
- A free Vitalise T-Shirt or running vest
- A full sponsorship pack, containing sponsorship forms, information, advice and top tips for successful fundraising
- Regular newsletters, with plenty of help and support for your fundraising and training, and a copy of our Let's Vitalise magazine
- Support and cheering along the route on race day
- An invitation to attend our post-race reception where you will be treated to refreshments and a place to relax and revive, after all your hard work!
Once you have completed the race and sent all your sponsorship money in, you will receive a thank you certificate, and there is also a Vitalise prize up for grabs for the runner who raises the most money.
Fundraising advice
Why not set up your own personalised online sponsorship page? It's easy to do. Visit the Just Giving website to set up your page in a few quick steps and then email it to all your friends and family!
Why support Vitalise?
Most people take holidays for granted. But many people with disabilities have been unable to have a holiday in years because a short break, or even a day out, can be an immensely complicated and costly process with limited options.
Vitalise provides an alternative to the respite breaks traditionally available to disabled people. Our accessible UK Centres offer short breaks in a holiday environment, with 24-hour care on-call and personal support available, whilst our Vitalise Holidays team organise holidays for visually impaired people, accompanied by sighted guides.
We believe carers need a break too. At our Vitalise Centres we provide the care, so carers can take much-needed time off from the 24 hours a day, 365 days a year duty of caring for a loved one.
Whatever your reason for taking part, you’ll improve your fitness and help us continue our vital services.
Thank you!