ENTRIES are now open for this year’s Lakeside Triathlon.

The event, hosted by Lakeside Shopping Centre and Decathlon, will be held on Sunday, June 17, and will raise cash for Little Havens Children’s Hospice and Cancer Research.

It will start with a 750-metre open water swim on Lakeside’s Alexandra Lake, followed by a 20km cycle ride, then a 5km run.

There are 500 spaces up for grabs.

The entry fee for individuals is £50 for a British Triathlon Federation members, or £55 for non-members.

Teams of three can enter for £55, plus £5 per head, if they aren’t BTF members.

You can register to take part at www.onestepbeyond.org.uk/lakeside-triathlon.php Competitors who sign up before April 30 will be entered into a free prize draw to win a B-Twin Facet 5 carbon framed road bike, worth £1,300.