Daniel Martin to swim the Atlantic from April.
Dan Martin has announced via his website danmartinextreme.com that his Global Triathlon is a go go.
He has secured a boat, The Ice Maiden, and is now looking for crew:
"Crew Needed!
Escape to the Atlantic Ocean! Join the Crew of the First TransAtlantic Swim!
Positions: Second Mate (Paid), General Crew (Voluntary).
Location: New York USA to Brest France.
Salary: £1000 per month (for second mate) + training + accommodation + food + flights
About the Role:
Global Triathlon are seeking an experienced, competent, self motivated sailor to crew the support boat for the first TransAtlantic swim. The ideal applicant would have had experience living on yachts at sea and is happy to turn their hand to every aspect of the ships sailing and up keep as required.
The swim leg of the Global Triathlon is expected to take between four and six months from April to between August and October. Dan will be swimming for up to 8-hours a day and then we will be marking his position using GPS and returning there the next day. The main roles of the second mate will be sailing Ice Maiden (a 50ft research yacht) in shifts and general maintenance of the yacht with the captain and first mate. The main role of the General Crew will be piloting the Zodiac RIB alongside the swimmer and preparing/cooking meals. The yacht is fully fitted with communications, internet and entertainment systems.
This job would ideally suit someone looking to hone their sailing skills whilst also enjoying time to focus on any personal interests.
This a rare opportunity to be part of a truly groundbreaking expedition.
About the Expedition:
This will be Dan Martin’s third large scale expedition to date. Previously Dan has climbed mountains, crossed deserts and jungles, cycled over 34,000miles round boths coasts of Africa, across the Tibetan Plateau and through the Axis of Evil by bike. In training for this expedtion Dan has completed swims all over the world including training in The English Channel, the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific and Loch Ness.
The Global Triathlon is a triathlon of epic proportions. The first leg is a 3600mile swim across the Atlantic from New York, USA to Brest, France. From the beach in France Dan will then cycle 9000miles through Eurasia to Bering Straits and then run 5500miles from Alaska to New York completing a man powered loop of the globe with the New York Marathon in November 2013!
Please send a full CV and covering letter detailing your motivations for applying to owen@danmartinextreme.com"
Good luck with the applications, PACTRACers!
Video Swim Analysis - Peterborough Triathlon Centre 17th March
Received this through the web-site (not able to link the leaflet, have a look on www.triathloncentre.co.uk)
We are running a video analysis swim clinic at the Triathlon Centre in Peterborough on Saturday 17th March. (see attached leaflet) this would be a great opportunity for club members to have their swim stroke reviewed and therefore wondered if you could put this on your news/forum.
The sessions are developed to your specific requirements and ...include:
- The latest HD above and below the waterline video analysis technology
- Expert coaching and advice from highly qualified triathlon and swim coaches
- Our unique SWIMTUNING programme specifically developed for Triathletes
- DVD of your session including a stroke implementation guide specifically tailored to make continued improvements to your stroke (£5 additional charge for DVD)
30 minute sessions - only £30!!!
Call Christian on 07879 990708 to book your appointment.
See instant results in just one session - become a faster triathlete!
Thank you for your help and I look forward to hearing from you shortly
Best regards
Christian
NEW RACE FOR SEPTEMBER IN ELY
SEE MESSAGE FROM ELY TRIATHLON BELOW
I would be grateful if you could circulate this email to your members so that we can make them aware of the Ely Triathlon on Sunday 2nd September 2012 held at Kings School, Ely.
It is a sprint distance of 300m pool swim (up and down lanes, no counting lengths), 20km one loop bike and a 5km two loop run. The bike course is fast and flat(ish) through the fens and a challenging run finishes things off. It has proven to be a great event for those trying out triathlon for the first time, and at the same time competitive enough for those wanting to end their season with a challenge.
Entries will be through Entry Central from 1st April.
Many thanks,
Amy
AMY RICHARDSON
Partner
Taylor Vinters
DDI:
01223 225294
Fax:
01223 426524
Mob:
07769580462
Email:
amy.richardson@taylorvinters.com
Web:
www.taylorvinters.com
Will Pearson wins Biathlon 2 as Roz Giles takes the Trophy (again).
PACTRAC held the 2nd Biathlon of the winter today at Oundle. Both
events were over the distance's of a
900 yard swim, being 18 lengths of the pool
5 mile run, being out, a lap around Glapthorn and
Cottestock, and back.
The first Biathlon held 3 weeks ago, determined the handicap for this
race. Athletes set off at various times, to see who had improved the
most in the 3 weeks. If everybody did the same time as before, then
everybody would cross the line together!
This was, therefore, 2 races in 1, with the winner on the day, not
necessarily being the winner overall. Indeed Will Pearson won this race
by crossing the line, over a minute ahead of Roz Giles. However, Will
had not competed in the first event, and so was slotted in, without
being able to win the overall Trophy. Roz won the Trophy by virtue of
the biggest improvement - 3:17 minutes, with husband Steve closing in
fast with an improvement of 2:58 minutes.
Roz won this Trophy last year as well, so is getting quite adept at
improving at this early time of the year. Steve Giles has already won
the first PACTRAC Trophy of the year, the Off-Road Run,Bike,Run Trophy
which he won at Wadenhoe for the 5th consecutive year. So far the
Trophies have all remained in the Giles Household!
14 athletes competed in the first Biathlon. 9 of them returned to fight
it out for the Trophy, with another 3 competing as a one-off. Will
Pearson was the fastest of the 12 competitor's in the swim, which put
him in 3rd place on the road, sandwiched between Tony Moran and Roz
Giles. Martin Taylor managed to stay away at the start of the run, but
was caught by Will on the way out of Oundle. From there on, Will was
out on his own and never looked likely to be caught in time, coming
home 1:29 minutes ahead of Roz. All athletes came home within the space
of 5:20 minutes, the last 9 being just over 2 minutes apart. The winner
3 weeks ago, John Murray, recorded a Personal Best time by 18 seconds,
yet could only manage 8th on the road, after another fine run to
outsprint Jaap Flikweert. John set off on the run in 11th place, and in
spite of the fastest run of the day, ran out of time, as 7 competitors
made improvements over the 3 weeks.
Results are on http://www.pactrac.co.uk under "races" "race results" "2012
Biathlon 2" and "filter".
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The
next PACTRAC race will be the Annual Ride and Tie at Woodnewton on
Sunday 18th March. This has again been opened out to a few local
running clubs; and consists of teams of 2 running and cycling over 3
laps of a 6-mile circuit.
Remaining PACTRAC races in 2012.
18/3 Ride and Tie. Woodnewton 3 x 6-mile circuits on bike and foot.
6/5 Middle Distance - Oundle. swim 900 yards, bike 20 miles, run 5
miles.
23/5 Mini series 1 - Oundle. 400 yard swim, 10 mile bike, 3.5 mile
run.
30/5 Novice Only Mini-Series Triathlon. For those new to the sport or
who have been competing for < 1 year.
3/6 Off Road Triathlon - Harringworth. lake swim 750 metres, mountain
bike 8 miles, run 4 miles.
6/6 Mini series 2
13/6 Mini series 3
20/6 Mini series 4
23rd or 24th June. Oundle Carnival 5km run.
27/6 Mini series 5 and NOVICE 2
4/7 Mini series 6
11/7 Mini series 7
18/7 Mini series 8
22/7 Long Distance Triathlon - Oundle. swim 1800 yards, bike 40 miles,
run 10 miles.
25/7 Mini series 9
28/10 Duathlon 2012 - Woodnewton. Run 2 miles, bike 12 miles, run 2
miles. In conjunction with the AGM.
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We are pleased to welcome top athletes, Matt Gunby, Josh Daniels and
Simon Hoppe as members again for 2012.
The swim coaching at Oundle on Monday, Wednesday and Friday night's is
going really well, and is attracting an average of 30 per night.
Tuesday night's Track Sessions, headed by coach Sean Beard, are
continuing to be well attended, and the Thursday Spinning Classes at
Stanground are near to capacity. Head Coach, Dave Patmore-Hill has
again got a full junior programme set up at Stanground with 4 Junior
Triathlons, as well as a Duathlon on 14th July that is part of the East
Midlands Junior series.
A NEW TRAINING CAMP POTENTIAL IN SPAIN TAKE A LOOK ;-)
Pactrac was sent this email:
I run a company Southern Track which specializes in training camps and sports holidays.
We are located in South Spain, where the weather is ideal for triathlon training.
Our base is in the town of Antequera. The closest ariport, Malaga, is within 40 minutes drive.
There are several direct flights to Malaga from most UK airports.
Southern Track is organizing a triathlon camp over the Easter weekend 5th to 9th April 2012.
The camp will be held in a four star hotel Finca Eslava and it's run in conjunction with triathlon coach David Tilbury-Davis and the training centre Aquaslava.
The program consists of swim coaching, guided rides and runs, gym sessions and lectures about triathlon training and racing.
The camp is designed to suit all level and distance triathletes, so that beginners and iroman athletes can all train according to their skills and levels of fitness.
The price for the camp is 425€ (353£) including airport transportation, accommodation in a shared double room, full board, coached / guided sessions and free use of the facilities in the training centre Aquaslava.
For more information about the location, accommodation and the camp program visit our webpage www.southerntrack.com
Welcome to join our international 4-day training weekend!
Best Regards,
Janina Rajecki
If you need anymore info the website link has all the details, be sure to mention PACTRAC ;-)
Rob Hammond wins Wadenhoe Run,Bike,Run. Steve Giles wins overall Series. Roz Giles wins Quad AND R,B,R Series.
Inspite of Saturday night's snow which caused the Bourne Frostbite to
be cancelled, the Quadrathlon and Run,Bike,Run off-road races at
Wadenhoe, both still went ahead. Numbers were hugely reduced, mainly
due to driving conditions on the road, and those that did venture out,
were keen to get started. A nice thick layer of snow covered the
ground, and the athletes reported having a "fantastic time".
Rob Hammond won the final Run,Bike,Run race, whilst Steve Giles won the
overall series.
Roz Giles won the Ladies series in both the Quadrathlon and the Run,
Bike,Run.
Race 1. RBR
Name Run 1 Cycle Run 2 Total
1. Nathan Smith 12:43 34:03 13:20 = 1:00:06
3. Rob Hammond 12:49 38:14 13:36 = 1:04:39
6. Austin Smith 13:40 40:13 14:19 = 1:08:12
11. Naomi Brewer 15:07 49:37 16:07 = 1:20:51
14. Daniel Groom 15:14 52:43 17:33 = 1:25:30
Race 1. Quad run kayak bike run total
3 Roz Giles 14:48 35:40 37:37 07:42 = 1:35:47
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Race 2. RBR
1. Steve Giles 12.22 33.31 12.49 = 58.42
4. Rob Hammond 12.41 38.04 13.05 = 63.50
8. Roz Giles 14.55 38.47 15.07 = 68.49
11. Daniel Groom 15.14 43.04 16.33 = 74.51
Race 2. Quad
No PACTRACers.
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Race 3. RBR
2. Steve Giles 12.31 33.39 12.59 = 59.09
7. Rob Hammond 13.17 37.16 13.20 = 63.53
12. Daniel Groom 15.21 39.45 17.03 = 72.09
16. Tom Brewer 14.48 43.47 16.41 = 75.16
17. Naomi Brewer 15.32 47.48 17.04 = 80.24
Race 3. Quad
2. Keith Read 13.34 29.02 40.05 7.54 = 1.30.35
3. Roz Giles 14.38 35.20 36.32 7.52 = 1.34.22
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Race 4. RBR
1. Rob Hammond 14.03 50.01 14.38 = 1.18.42
5. Roz Giles 15.47 52.54 15.59 = 1.24.40
6. Tom Brewer 16.19 64.20 19.04 = 1.39.43
7. Naomi Brewer 16.26 66.48 18.03 = 1.41.17
Race 4. Quad
2. Steve Giles 13.18 33.53 43.34 7.09 = 1.37.54
3. Keith Read 13.57 28.04 48.28 8.15 = 1.38.44
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Quadrathlon - Overall (2 events to count).
2. Keith Read - - 1:30:35 1:38:44 = 3:09:19 2nd Man. 1st >50.
3. Roz Giles 1:35:47 - 1:34:22 - = 3:10:09 1st Lady
. Steve Giles - - - 1:37:54
Run,Bike,Run - Overall (2 events to count).
Winter Run-Bike-Run 06/11/2011 04/12/2011 15/01/2012 05/02/2012
1. Steve Giles - 58:42 59:09 - = 1:57:51 1st Overall.
4. Rob Hammond 1:04:39 1:03:50 1:03:53 1:18:42 = 2:07:43 2nd MV40.
8. Daniel Groom 1:25:30 1:14:51 1:12:09 - = 2:27:00
11.Roz Giles - 1:08:49 - 1:24:40 = 2:33:29 1st Lady
13.Naomi Brewer 1:20:51 - 1:20:24 1:41:17 = 2:41:15 2nd lady
15.Tom Brewer - - 1:15:16 1:39:43 = 2:54:59
. Nathan Smith 1:00:06 - - -
. Austin Smith 1:08:12 - - -
9 PACTRACers took part in the Series. Only 3 competitors took part in
the final Quadrathlon, whilst just 8 were in the Run,Bike,Run. The snow
the previous evening put a lot of people off. Indeed the Frostbite at
Bourne was cancelled on the same day, which allowed 6 PACTRACers to
compete amongst the 11 competitor's. Rob Hammond took his first ever
victory in the Run,Bike,Run whilst Roz Giles was 1st lady home.
With 2 events to count in each race, and only 4 races, Roz Giles was
able to win both the Quadrathlon and Run,Bike,Run for the ladies
overall. Unfortunately, husband Steve, was ill for the first race, and,
therefore, concentrated on winning the Run,Bike,Run. Having won that,
he decided to have a go at the Quadrathlon in the last race. This is
the 2nd consecutive year that Steve has won the overall Run,Bike,Run
series.
The 2nd race of the series was also the PACTRAC Off-Road Duathlon
Championship, which Steve Giles dually won, winning the race overall by
5 minutes from Rob Hammond. 3 of the 4 RBR races were won by
PACTRACers, namely Nathan Smith, Steve Giles and Rob Hammond.
Stamford 30k CANCELLED.
Tomorrow's Stamford 30k has been cancelled, due to about 2 miles of icy roads. The rest of the course is ok. Unfortunately that means that Emma, Sam and Tom have now had 2 races cancelled in 2 weekends, after the Bourne Frostbite was called off last week.
No shoes allowed in the Changing Rooms at Oundle Pool.
Hi everyone.
Just a reminder, that shoes are not allowed in the Changing Rooms at Oundle Pool. Please leave shoes in the racks provided in the Corridor. We received the following email from Oundle Pool after the Biathlon on Sunday 29th Jan.
"Please could you remind all members that shoes should not be worn in the changing rooms. Some runners came in while the staff were cleaning with wet, dirty shoes. We are a very busy pool as you know and we had bookings from 8.30am to 830pm. The ruling for shoes hopefully keeps the changing rooms clean for everyone and reduces the bacteria taken into the water".
Wetsuit Testing Event on 31 March 2012
The Triathlon Centre @Advance Performance, Peterborough, the specialist running and triathlon store, is holding an all-day wetsuit testing event on 31 March 2012.
Taking place on a Saturday, between 10am and 4pm, any triathlete in the region looking to buy a triathlon wetsuit, will be able to discuss the full range with a brand expert and have the opportunity to actually try before they buy, in a Hydropool Swim Spa.
Brands attending with their full range of triathlon wetsuits are both Orca. There may be other multi-brand events in the near future, we will send updates or you can find Advance Performance or the Triathlon Centre on Facebook to get details of new events, just Like our pages - www.facebook.com/AdvancePerformance or www.facebook.com/TriathlonCentre
There will be a free gift for those who order or purchase a wetsuit on the day, plus a 10% discount voucher from Greenwheel Cycles for any Professional Bike Fit booked on the day.
There’s no need to book an appointment, just turn up with a towel, but if you have any questions you can call Advance Performance on 01733 891111 or visit their website on http://www.advanceperformance.co.uk/news.php?id=281045
Ride and Tie. Woodnewton VH. Sunday 18th March.
The Ride and Tie is all set for Sunday 18th March this year. 10:15am start.
Woodnewton VH has been booked for the event.
We have again invited a number of local running clubs to join us. It would, therefore, be good to see a lot of PACTRACers there, either racing, helping in the canteen, timekeeping, marshalling, supporting, running in the organised run at 9:30am and above all, making some cake's for the occasion!
Unfortunately, it is Mothers Day, but last year's date in April is now Easter this year, which we wanted to avoid.
Werrington Joggers will be organising their 10 mile Sunday run from
Woodnewton if anybody wants a run instead. This will start at 9:30
prompt. They don't drop anybody, instead they either wait at various
junctions or run back. Why not have your Sunday run from
Woodnewton, for anybody that doesn't want to race. Werrington know the
routes and their are some really good off-road runs around there. The
VH is booked anyway, so won't cost anything for non-racers, and we will
have some tea and cakes for afterwards.
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An invitation to join PACTRAC in their
Annual Ride and Tie Race at Woodnewton
on Sunday 18th March 2012 10am
PACTRAC have been holding a club Ride and Tie since 1985 when the event was won by Sue Burnett and John Bigham. We would like to continue to invite a few selected local clubs who are interested in joining us for a short, fun event of biking and running.
The event will take place on Sunday 18th March 2012 at Woodnewton Village Hall for a 10:15am start. We have booked the Village Hall until 1pm. The Village Hall is right on the circuit, which makes it more spectator friendly, secure and weather proof! This is a great race, involving teams of 2 usually picked on the day, but if other club's want to pair up in advance this is fine. (PACTRACers will be paired up on the day!).
The race involves teams of 2 racing over 3 circuits of Nassington, Apethorpe, and Woodnewton. Each circuit is just under 6 miles.
Team Member A has to run 1 lap and bike 1 lap, whilst at the same time Team Member B bikes 1 lap, and then runs 1 lap. Both Team Members then run / bike the last lap, changing cyclists as often as they wish, but only using 1 bike (and only 1 on the bike at a time!). The clock stops when the 2nd team member crosses the line. You can use your own bikes on the first 2 laps, but are only allowed 1 bike per team on the final lap! You can change cyclist and runners as many times as you like on the last lap. This is a low key fun race. Anyone can turn up and race. No pre-advice is necessary. Just enter on the line. £3 per person. Please remember that your partner may be riding your bike, or vice verse, so be prepared to ride with toe clips, or the same cleat system. The average distance per athlete will be 9 miles of cycling and 9 miles of running.
Looking forward to seeing you all on 18th March.
If you have any queries regarding this event, please email sjhope@tiscali.co.uk or leave a comment below.
Steve Hope
BOURNE FROSTBITE CANCELLED
Received from the organisers
16:00 Saturday 04 Feb 2012
Bourne race is CANCELLED.
The race scheduled for tomorrow (5th Feb) at Bourne is CANCELLED. The organisers at Bourne have walked the course today and decided it would be unsafe to run. Snow from earlier in the week has frozen hard and made a very slippery and dangerous course and it's a similar picture in the Woods car park which would make car parking difficult. This, together with the likely hood of heavy snowfall overnight, makes it unwise for us to go ahead with the race.
BIATHLON RESULTS ARE NOW FIXED YAY
Results have now been updated, checked and verified and are probably still wrong.
Only joking. They should all be correct. Please email me if you spot something wrong.
Yours in Sport.
Michael Wenn
Chairman and Race Director
Nutrition & Fitness Lecture (Northampton - Weds 8 February 6pm)
Please see www.countygroundfitness.webs.com for more details
Lecture - Triathlon's Cutting Edge - Nutrition and Fitness (Dr. Carl Petersen)
Target Audience - Triathletes
Presentation includes:
■Sport Science and Triathlon
■Supplements
■Illness Prevention Strategies
■Lactate and Power Training
■Tapering
■Q&A
Numbers strictly limited. Cost £20 (includes light refreshments). Booking Essential
Biathlon and free Bike Maintenance Course on Sunday 29th January.
The first Biathlon of 2012 takes place on Sunday 29th January at 9:00am at Oundle pool. Just turn up on the day. Cost is as usual, £6 for members and £10 for non-members. Distances are swim 900 yards run 5 miles.
The second Biathlon on 19th February will be over the same distances but will start on a handicapped basis, based on your first Biathlon times. There is a Trophy at stake which anybody can win because it is a handicapped race. You can do just one Biathlon or both, but to win the Trophy you will need to do both! (If you just want to do the 2nd Biathlon, we will slot you in, no problem).
29th January - pm.
There will be a FREE bike maintenance course at Trirunning store, Wellingborough Rd, Northampton on Sunday 29th January at 2pm. This will be run by the mechanics at Baines Racing and is aimed at less experienced or new cyclists. The course will cover:
· Puncture repair
· Wheel removal
· Adjustments on the bike – saddle, bars etc.
· Gear use
· Riding position
· How to ride
· Q&A session
Refreshments will be provided
Booking is required as places are limited. Please email info@tri-running.co.uk
01604 624454
07714245888
http://www.tri-running.co.uk
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Happy New Year
Michael Wenn
Chairman and Race Director
New race for your calendar next year
Brj road runners and Triathletes in Huntingdon proudly introduce to your club a new race for your calendar next year.
The
TRI BRJ Aquathlon
Sunday 3rd June 2012
The race is aimed at beginners and novices who want to participate in this exciting sport.
All entries over the age of 16+ are also entitled to register on our free training days.
For more information please visit www.brjroadrunners.org.uk and click on the aquathlon page or register at;
http://regonline.activeeurope.com/huntingdonaquathlon
THE NEW AND IMPROVED SWIMMING STRUCTURE FOR TRIATHLETES AT OUNDLE
Monday Coached Session - Caroline's.
This session will focus on increasing aerobic/anaerobic ability using speed and distance sets. Lanes from 1 to 6 are accordinging to ability. Please arrive early
to help Carolines planning on setting sets.
Wednesday Coached Session - Nigel's.
This session will be the main technique session for the Club. Lanes 1-4 will only be for Nigel's set. Should Nigel have in excess of 30 swimmers then Nigel will have a 5th lane. Lane 5 or 6 will allow a continuation of a session set by Caroline (Sue McCleod will head these two lanes)
Friday Coached Session - Steve's.
This session will focus on increasing aerobic/anaerobic ability using speed and distance sets. Lanes from 1 to 4 are accordinging to ability. Please arrive early
to help Steve's planning on setting sets.
Lanes 5 & 6 will be social swim lanes only.
There will be no technique session on a Friday
This is all set with the coaches and ready to go....
Yours in Sport
Michael Wenn
Chairman and Race Director
CAA Cross Country Championships 2012 CLOSING DATE 31ST DEC
Sunday 9th Jan 2012
ST NEOTS PRIORY PARK
AGE GROUP as UK rules age as at 31st August 2011.
U 11 Girls and boys 11:15 1.7k run
U 13 Girls 11:30 2.9k run
U 13 Boys 11:35 2.9k run
U 15 Girls 12:00 4.3k run
U 15 Boys 12:05 4.3k run
Senior Men/ U 20 12:30 10 k run
U 17 Ladies 13:25 4.8k run
U 17 Men 13:30 5.8k run
Senior Ladies/U 20 14:00 5.8k run
As of the day of the event age categories will be VETERANS men 40/50/60 women 35/45/50
BE QUICK AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE A PLACE ON THIS THE ENTRY FEE IS £2.50 WHICH THE CLUB WILL SORT OUT AND COLLECT ON THE DAY TO SAVE TIME. WE HAVE UNTIL THE END OF DEC TO GET YORU ENTRIES INTO PETEBOROUGH SO PLEASE BE SUPER FAST IN GIVING ME YOURS OR YOUR CHILDRENS NAME TO RUN.
TEAM EVENT.....I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO PROPOSE WE PUT A TEAM TOGETHER WITH THE FIRST 6 TO SCORE. WOMEN AND MEN CAN NOT MIX HOWEVER IT WOULD BE GREAT TO GET AN A SIDE FOR BOTH SEXES.....WHO IS UP FOR IT PLEASE EMAIL ME ON MIKE.WENN@TRANSPAR.CO.UK
Yours in sport
Michael Wenn
Chair and Race Director
Swimming times to be sure
WED 21ST 7-8 PM,
FRI 23RD CLOSED,
MON 26TH CLOSED,
WED 28TH 7-8 PM,
FRI 30TH 7-8 PM,
MON 2ND JAN CLOSED,
BACK TO NORMAL ROTA FOR WED 4TH JAN AND ONWARDS
FROSTBITE RESULTS John Murray blasts the 29 min mark on a tough course
Hey pactracers,
Great result this weekend at the Frostbite league for the seniors:
PACTRAC
7th out of the 16 teams on 903 points taking us from last in the league to 8th behind March.
The best result for the Senior was bought home by John Murray on a superb 28:24 follwed closely by Paul Spain in the 30`s and Grame Hall in the 31 minute mark.
Swimming Over Christmas
Hey Guys,
Swimming will be on the 28th and the 30th starting at a new time of 7pm not the usual 7.30 pm for a Wed and Fri Session.
More detail will be posted soon as I get confirmation on this.
PACTRAC GROUP RIDES AT LONG LAST
This was posted by Dave Patmore Hill our Level 2 Coach and I know there are many members looking for this push out of bed over the winter months. We will be sticking to a good group principal of good training without leaving anyone behind.
Post on the FORUM if your interested in coming along.
From the beginning of January I will be starting group rides that will incorporate bike coaching. The plan will be to have a number of athletes of all abilities that
will work together and in time improve everyones riding ability. The sessions will involve:
Group riding
Riding up/down hills - At speed
Correct Gear selection
Group etiquette - through and off, riding two abreast, drafting, etc etc
Cornering at speed
Basic skills to improve triathlon bike times (transitions)
I will am asking WHO will want to be part of this and what days they prefer..either a Sunday morning or Saturday morning?
My plan will be to start very basic (average 14-15mph) and build miles and tempo from there - 1st ride will be approx 2 hrs - With stops if needed.
If you are a speed freak and full of testorone please do not come along as it will wind you up! If you want to get better and prepared to listen to a qualified coach
the you are very welcome..... :)
Please mark your requests on this forum and I will post an update at the end of December. We will start the sessions from the Drill Hall in Oundle with the first ride witha 15 min cake stop.....they will stop fairly soon so enjoy them at first!
Any other ideas please post up on this forum....
Cheers
Dave
Wetsuit for sale
all,
got an email via the website from someone looking to flog their wetsuit - details below:
I have a Mens 2XU tri wetsuit I bought last year to swim the Great North Swim ( the one which was cancelled due to algae in Lake Windermere). Hence I have only worn the suit 2/3 times in Tallington Lakes when training last summer. The suit is as new and seeing you have classifieds on your website I wondered if it might be of interest to any of your members? Details: Mens Large ( 5'9" to 6'2" and 85-94 pounds ) Hoping to get around £75 ono as I think it was more than double that new I can send a photo and would be happy for anyone to try it for size before buying Mobile : 07834 824719 E-mail: curtis_tim@lilly.com
Cheap nutrition!
was called last week by a guy from Muscle Finesse (he'd heard about my ripped physique & wanted to recruit me...)* to offer us some pretty good looking pricing on their nutrition products. No High5 stuff, unfortunately, since that's what I use, but the Clif Bars are nice - more like real food than cardboard, which is always good. Offerings are:
Bounce
Cherry Active
Clif Bar
GU Energy
Ultra Life
Kinetica Sports
USN
Reflex Nutrition
CNP Professional
Udo's Choice
I can't find a way to attache the price list but if anyone is interested give me a shout & will mail it to you
Each member would be able to ring up and order there supplements individually and have them sent to their home address.
To order ring 01733 232994 and then choose option 2, this will take them through to the correct ordering team, they will then need to say what Triathlon club they belong to and then place their orders.
There will be a £5 postage charge for all orders under £150, so if your members can order in groups or buy more than one product at a time they can take full advantage of the discount.
If any of the members have any questions, feel free to contact:
Darren Fox
Trade Sales
07702200756
01733 232994
darrenfox@musclefinesse.com
Tom
*not really; he'd spoken to Wendy I think
SWIMMING NOT ON FRIDAY and more......NOW UPDATED
Hey Guys,
I have to confirm but a few Pactracers told me last week that swimming will not be on Friday 9th and this Friday Arthur will not be attending as he is away. If someone else can step in to teaching the novice lanes that would be great.
UPDATE DAVE PATMORE HILL WILL TRAIN THE NOVICE LANE ON FRIDAY SO PLEASE STILL ATTEND IF YOU REQUIRE SWIM COACHING.
If you need anything please email me
mike.wenn@transpar.co.uk
Yours in sport
Michael Wenn
Chairman and Race Director.
Bike Maintenance Courses in Peterborough. 30th Nov and 1st Dec.
Spike Taylor is coming to Peterborough to deliver two bike maintenance workshops. There are two dates on ‘Spikes Tour’ as Peterborough is a partner city with British Cycling. Spike has served as the mechanic to Sir Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton, David Millar, Mark Cavendish, Nicole Cooke etc etc...he’s full of great stories and he know’s his stuff. Even if you have maintained your own bike for years, time with Spike’s team is hugely entertaining and feedback suggests everybody learns some valuable insight into doing things quicker and or easier.
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BIKE MAINTENANCE TRAINING COURSES (Introductory level and Intermediate level).
British Cycling, Travelchoice, Vivacity, Living Sport & Peterborough City Council bring Spike Taylor, bike mechanic to the stars to Peterborough
Coming to Green Wheel Cycles on 30th November and 1st December 2011
Get the skills, grow in confidence and keep cycling! Whether you’re just starting out on a bike, thinking about cycling more, or simply nuts about bikes – there’s a British Cycling Bike Maintenance Workshop for you.
We know that the thought of getting a puncture, miles from home, is daunting for even the most experienced cyclist. Setting off on a great bike ride with the peace of mind that your bike is safe, set up correctly, and that you’re confident and prepared, will allow you to enjoy your bike rides even more.
British Cycling's workshops are delivered in partnership with Spike Taylor and his Pro Tool School. Spike has 18 years experience, and worked with the GB team for 11 years. Total Bike Repair and Maintenance magazine last year described him as “the world's best bike mechanic” – so you’ll be in safe hands.
There are two great workshop in Peterborough to choose from:
Introduction to Bike Maintenance
Intermediate Bike Maintenance
Full details can be found at: http://www.goskyride.com/Bike-Maintenance-Workshops
Everyone who attends one of our Bike Maintenance Workshops receives FREE membership of British Cycling. Existing British Cycling members receive an exclusive 10% discount on all workshops. You don’t need to bring your bike or any tools to the workshop – they’re all provided.
A word from British Cycling: “As the national governing body for the sport and home to the GB Cycling Team, we can offer the inside track on maintenance and repair straight from the pros. The new workshops will be delivered in a fun and hands-on format and are open to cyclists of all ages and abilities.”
Spike says: “There is nothing difficult about basic bike maintenance and repair. These new workshops are designed to teach new and regular cyclists some simple techniques and give them the confidence to do the job themselves, saving them time and money.”
We guarantee a thoroughly engaging and enjoyable experience!
For all enquiries about our bike maintenance workshops contact our dedicated team: bikemaintenance@britishcycling.org.uk.
To book a place visit http://www.goskyride.com/Search/Details?eventid=1969 or call 0161 2742046
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British Cycling Ride Membership costs £24 a year and is free with the above two courses. Benefits include:
•Details of British Cycling-validated cycle routes across the UK, helping you plan great bike rides
•Up to £10m third party liability insurance in the event of an accident – peace of mind every time you ride
•Save 15% on bikes and accessories at Halfords
•Save 15% on bike insurance – the cheapest bike insurance on the market
•Save up to 30% on AA Membership
•A weekly email packed full of tips on how and where to cycle safely
•Discounts on fantastic cycling gear through the British Cycling shop
•Free legal support and advice from our expert team.
Oundle Pool closed on Friday 9th December
Oundle Pool will be closed on Friday 9th December due to their Christmas party.
Matt Gunby is on the Olympic Foundation Squad.
Matt Gunby has moved from the Tri-Gold programme to the Olympic
Foundation Squad for 2012. He has worked hard and his talent has been
recognised. The Tri-Gold programme is a privately financed venture by
Barrie Wells, which pays for 2 or 3 athletes each year to receive the
full benefit and backing of the BTF coaching programme, and to train
with the top triathletes at the BTF. Matt has, therefore, been
successful and is now in the BTF programme in his own right.
http://www.britishtriathlon.org/news/article.php?id=11440
Matt is one of just 25 athletes that the British Triathlon
Federation are grooming for success in the next few years leading to
the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Brasil. He will be based at the BTF Centre of
Excellence in Loughborough.
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Jon Crowley, Paul Vernon and Mark Ingram competed in the Trailplus
Adventure Challenge Series in Cannock Chase.
Distances were:
Mountain Bike - 15 miles. Undulating with occasional bigger hills.
Run - 6 - 7 miles off-road. Undulating with some flat bits.
Kayak - 1,000 metres on the river.
The whole race was off-road. Teams had to stay together at all times
during
the race, and had to cross the finish line as a team –
the clock stopping when the last team member
crossed the finish line.
The PACTRAC team finished 8th in 2:52:32 from 168 teams.
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Tony Moran ran in the Abbey Dash 10k in Leeds in 44:32 This is a PB by
over 6 minutes.
SAD NEWS ABOUT ROB ROUND
Dear Pactracers,
As you may or may not know Rob Round has sadly passed away and his funeral will be held on Friday the 18th of November.
The club is organising a reef and any messages you would like to pass on please add them into the FORUM on PACTRAC.CO.UK or send an email to me and I will pass it on.
We will be run a race in the new season in his honour and remember Rob with a minute silence.
If anyone has any race photos of Rob over the years it would be great if you could email them to me @ mike.wenn@transpar.co.uk
Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time. He will be missed by all at the club.
Yours in sport
Michael Wenn
Chairman and Race Director
NEW KIT!
Got confirmation from AP about 2012 club kit, which is as follows:
vests/t-shirts as last year (Nike, red, long & short sleeved available); price £23-27
tri kit to be Craft available as red (yes, really), red/white and black/white in both tri suits and two-piece outfits. Price £70 or £78 dependent on whether we can scrape together eight orders
All the kit will be available to try on at their open day this Saturday if you want to check sizes.
So; who wants what? So far I have:
Roger Canham - med vest
Robin Brookes - med tri suit
Daniel - med tri top
Roz Giles - tri suit (or vest/t-shirt/jacket)
Jaap - tri suit
Brian McGeeney - large trisuit
The jackets we got for coaches are discontinued (sorry Sue!) but Deb is looking into alternatives for us, since Neil still wants one....
I have also just been sent an email from KCFCC about their club kit, which is probably the right ballpark for prices (it's Giordana; pretty nice stuff - I have a jersey) if we were to get some. They charge £47 for s/s jersey, £53 for l/s; £99 for jacket; £53 for gilet & have a MoQ of ten per item of kit. If we were to offer something similar, who would be interested?
Let me know ASAP for any of this - kit takes a while to arrive & get printed so will need to place orders early to ensure delivery for Frostbite/Xmas/Folksworth/any other arbitrary milestone....
Tom
Rob Round.
Rob Round, a former Pactrac member, died peacefully in hospital last Wednesday after a battle against a lung disease. His funeral is to be held on Friday 18th November at 11.00 at Bretton Baptist Church, Copeland, South Bretton, Peterborough and then 12.00 at the Crematorium.
AGM 4th Nov, Trophies, Spinning, Wadenhoe, Kit, Olympic 5m run, TONIGHT'S SWIM 7:30PM
Copy of email sent Monday 24th October:
Hello PACTRACers.
Our swim session tonight, Monday 24th October, will start at 7.30pm FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY.
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It can now be confirmed that the AGM has been set for Friday 4th November, after swimming, at Oundle Rugby Club. We have the Rugby club booked from 8:00 to 11:00pm but will still be swimming from 7:30 - 8:30pm, so the AGM will commence at 9:00pm. Their will be a bar there, and a buffet later on, as well as the Annual Prize Presentation.
Can those of you who won Trophies last year, please let me have them back, so that I can get them engraved for this year's winners.
If you have any amendments or anything to discuss at the AGM, please email Tom on tom.rebbitt@btinternet.com
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The PACTRAC Run,bike,run Trophy, will be awarded to the first PACTRACer in the Run,Bike,Run at Wadenhoe on 4th December. Note that the Trophy is for the run,bike,run and not for the accompanying Quadrathlon.
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5m running race at the Olympic Stadium on 31st March 2012.
The entry period is very short for this one, with the ballot closing on 27th October.
The following link will take you to the National Lottery website where you will find details of this 5m race being organised around the Olympic Park next March and finishing in the Sports Stadium. This is a once in a life time opportunity with the race finishing in the Olympic Stadium, and your entry fee includes 2 Olympic Stadium spectator tickets. There are only 5,000 places available via the ballot.
http://www.nationallotteryrun.com/TheEvent/AboutTheEvent.aspx
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Tom Rebbitt is currently collecting kit orders:
"Who wants what? It's that time of year again as we look to determine what the interest for training/race kit is for next year. Depending on requirements we will either go through Advance Performance (good for low volumes but a bit limited by what they're stocking) or place our own order.
So let us know what you're after and don't forget to drop hints to the right person about Xmas presents!"
email tom.rebbitt@btinternet.com with your orders now.
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The Spinning Classes will again be on, at Stanground College on
Thursday night's from 3rd Nov until the end of Feb. 6:30 - 7:20pm. We
have booked the suite for a private session - just the Fenland Clarion
and Pactrac. We charge £3 for adults and £1 for juniors. (Their are
other Spinning Classes at Stanground, but these are in with other
members of the public and cost £4.) We have 20 bikes available on a
first come, first served basis, and the classes do start on time, so
please be a few minutes early to get set up.
Directions: From the Stanground Fire Station RAB, head in the direction
of Farcet / Yaxley. It is the 3rd minor turning on the left. (The 2nd
is the exit). We are in the Building opposite the Power League, on the
first floor.
Spinning is a great way to enjoy a challenging cycling session during
cold, dark winter nights. We have 20 bikes. Come along with water to
keep well hydrated and towel to mop your brow!!! If you are new to
spinning it would be great if you could arrive by about 6.20 for the
first session, then we will have plenty of time to set you up on your
bike before the session begins. The bikes all have double sided pedals,
so will take either SDP cleats or training shoes.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Steve Hope.
AGM set for Friday November 4th - date confirmed
It can now be confirmed the AGM has been set for Friday 4th November after swimming at Oundle Rugby Club.
In the meantime, can those who won Trophies last year, please let me have them back, so that I can get them engraved for this year's winners.
In the meantime, if you have any amendments or anything to discuss, please email Tom on tom.rebbitt@btinternet.com
Level One BTF course.
Gavin Passmore of the BTF has sent in the following email:
"I have some spaces left on the Level One course starting 29th October at New Hall School, Chelmsford, Essex.
If you could please ask your club members to see if they would like to do this first step on the coaching ladder course.
The dates are 29 & 30 Oct and 19 Nov. Candidates have to attend all 3 dates. If they are interested then please fill in the attached form and send it back to head office at: PO Box 25 Loughborough, Leics, LE11 3WX along with a cheque for £275 made payable to: Triathlon England Eastern Region."
If anybody is interested, I have an application form.
Wadenhoe Run,Bike,Run Series.
The dates for this year's 4-race Wadenhoe Quadrathlon and Run,Bike,Run series are:
6th November (also Frostbite at Bushfield)
4th December
15th January (also Frostbite at March)
5th February (also Frostbite at Bourne).
These are all off-road races with Mountain bikes and last between 1 hour and 1:30 hours.
The only one that doesn't clash with a Frostbite, is on 4th December, so this one will also incorporate the PACTRAC Run,bike,run Trophy, which will be awarded to the first PACTRACer in the Run,Bike,Run at Wadenhoe on 4th December. Note that the Trophy is for the run,bike,run and not for the accompanying Quadrathlon.
Monday 24th Oct swim at 7:30pm
Our swim session on Monday 24th October will start at 7.30pm FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY.
NOTE: This Monday 17th is the normal 7:00pm
Roger Canham 11th in Age Group in Hawaii.
22 PACTRACers in the PERKINS Great Eastern Run tomorrow.
Also check out www.ironmanlive.com to follow PACTRACs Roger Canham in the World Ironman Championships in Hawaii TODAY.
We have been told that the World Conker Championships in Ashton tomorrow have been cancelled due to high winds blowing the tents about. I guess that where there is a will there is a way, and where there is no will there is no way!
"We sadly had to take the decision, reluctantly, to cancel the event last night due the really windy conditions that preclude us from building stalls, marquees and towers. The event, sited as it is on the New Lodge field will be too exposed for us to be confident the public will not be at risk! Its a real shame and after a years planning truly disappointing."
2 PACTRACers were mentioned amongst the 29 runners to watch out for, in today's ET: John Murray and Wendy Gooding. See the Forum for the results.
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UPDATE: Roger is out of the water after 1:10:50 and is now on the bike ... (T1 2:52 minutes)
see http://kona.ironmanlive.com/#axzz1aDGe9z1d
He hit the 5.5 mile point on the bike in 16:15 minutes,
28 mile's in 1:18:45
59 mile's in 2:45:53
88 mile's in 4:02:20
and finished the 112 miles after 5:08:10 for an average speed of 21.81mph.
Roger moved up from 897th after the swim (90th in AG) to 499th after the bike (38th in AG).
After a T2 of 4:06 minutes, onto the run.
Run splits:
5 miles in 36:06
10.2 miles 1:12:43
17.2 miles 2:10:22
26.2 miles 3:17:14 for an average speed of 7:31mpm
Roger finished in 9:43:12 and moved up to 287th overall (11th in his Age Group).
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Report:
"PACTRAC's Roger Canham competed in the World Ironman Championships,
in Hawaii, on Saturday. This race is over the Ironman distances of:
swim 2.4 miles in the ocean.
bike 112 miles in searing heat on the windy main road,
heading north from Kona, on this volcanic island.
run 26.2 miles out and back.
1,800 athletes competed, and to qualify you generally have to be in the
top 3 in your Age Group in one of 26 qualifying IM races throughout the
World. Roger actually won his Age Group at the St. George's IM in Utah,
back in May. He, therefore, had 5 months to train and peak for these
World Championships. During this time, he finished 4th in his Age Group
at the UK Half-Ironman in Wimbleball, and 1st in his Age Group at the
Vitruvian Half-Ironman at Rutland Water.
Roger finished on Saturday in a time of 9:43:12. This is the 4th
consecutive year that he has qualified and competed in the IM World
Championships, which are held in Kona, Hawaii, on the weekend nearest
to the full moon, every year. Roger managed to beat his previous best
time for this course by 3 minutes, and came home in 287th place, and
11th in his Age Group. Roger moved up from 90th in his AG after the
swim to 38th after the bike and 11th by the finish of the run. His best
discipline is the run, and he pulled out a 3:17:14 marathon time, in
the heat and humidity that is Hawaii, after already having been on the
go for 6 hours and 26 minutes before the marathon even started.
His average pace on the bike was 21.81 mph and on the run 7:31 mpm.
Roger will be competing in his 10th IM next June, where he will be
competing in France to try to qualify for his 5th Hawaii World
Championships.
Results:
287. Roger Canham 1:10:50 5:15:08 3:17:14 = 9:43:12 11th in AG.
SEE: FORUM - IRONMAN for Roger's own report.
Matt takes Silver in World Under 23 Duathlon Champs. Kate 7th and Wendy 10th in Age Groups. Giles and Charlie do the Coast to Coast. Roz beats Olympian Tim Don.
5 PACTRACers competed in the World Duathlon Championships in Gijon,
Spain.
Distances were:
Run 6.25 miles
bike 25 miles
run 3 miles.
Matt Gunby fimished 2nd in the Under 23 Elite Category. He
was GBs sole representative in this category. Matt came in after the
first 6.25 mile run in a group of 5 athletes. 2 others then pulled away
on the bike, and Matt came into T2 in the first chasing bunch, which
now consisted of 6 athletes. However, Matt had the fastest 2nd run (3
miles), and pulled away from this bunch, also catching one of the
athletes in front. He, therefore came home in 2nd place overall, just
over a minute down. All of the damage was done on the bike, but Matt
can be proud of a SILVER MEDAL for his country.
In addition, following the age group races on the Sunday, an elite GE
Great Britain Team consisting of Katie Hewison, Mark Buckingham, Matt
Gunby and Georgina Schwiening won silver in the team relay event. So
two SILVER MEDALS for Matt over the weekend!
We also had 4 Age Groupers in action. Kate Armstrong came 7th in her
Age Group (and first Brit), Wendy Gooding was 10th in hers and Sean
Beard 45th in his.
Results:
2. Matt Gunby 30.52 65.20 15.28 = 1.51.40
45. Sean Beard 39.34 75.20 22.47 = 2.17.41
10. Wendy Gooding 44.03 74.08 22.08 = 2.20.19
7. Kate Armstrong 46.11 80.10 22.21 = 2.28.42
Meanwhile Graham Honey competed in the Sprint distance World
Championships over half of the Standard distance.
20. Graham Honey 18:59 37:38 9:43 = 66.20
Unfortunately, both Sean and Graham went into the race with hamstring
trouble, so neither were able to perform freely, but, nevertheless,
gave it their best shot. This is the 5th time out of 6 that Sean has gone into a
major European or World Championship with an injury.
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2 PACTRACers, Giles Cooper and Charlie Brookes competed in the Coast to
Coast 2-day event in Scotland as a team. Both team members had to
compete the whole course together.
This is the link to the event website:
http://www.scotlandcoasttocoast.com
Their were 3 different categories. Our intrepid duo competed in the
105-mile Challenger race over 2-days. Their was also a Racer category
over the same 105 mile course, but taking just 1-day. The final
category was called Expert, and again took just 1-day, but involved
more kayaking, and you needed your own support crew.
Giles reports:
"We finished 33rd overall (from 456 finishers, a mix of solo and pair
competitors) and 4th men's pair. Total time 10hrs 58min (winning time
9hrs 24min)
Day 1 started from the beach at Nairn (approx 10 miles north of
Inverness). First leg was a gentle 7 mile trail run to Cawdor Castle.
We started towards the back of the field of 750 Challengers having
arrived earlier on Saturday morning after a very long drive from
Peterborough. At Cawdor we had a 45 mile road bike section to Fort
Augustus (at the southern end of Loch Ness). Bike choice proved
critical here and we made good progress through the field, many of whom
were on MTBs! Charlie and I had opted for our versions of cyclo cross
bikes (a Decathlon hybrid and Raleigh tourer, both fitted with knobbly
tyres in preparation for Day 2). At the second transition we were back
on the road for a short run down to Loch Ness for a 1 mile kayak.
Overnight camping at Fort Augustus, great weather on arrival but then
rained solidly for 12 hours overnight!
Day 2, which was always going to be the more challenging day, started
with a damp 35 mile on and off-road bike (had to use the same bike on
both days). A 5 mile technical MTB section was interesting on bikes
with no suspension and after the overnight deluge but we managed
reasonably well against the MTBs, with only one fall and one puncture!
After this section we made good progress on fire-tracks and some road
sections although suffered a second puncture. Into transition, which
was a dead-time zone, we changed and prepared ourselves for the 14 mile
yomp from Fort William to Loch Leven. The route was stunning, starting
with a 1 mile climb on the first section of Ben Nevis path, before
heading off on the West Highland Way. We quickly decided on a jog/yomp
strategy, yomping when we were unable to run due to the surface or
steepness of the climb. We completed the trek in what we thought was a
disappointing 3hrs 24min but subsequently found that very few pairs or
solos had gone below 3hrs despite running the whole thing. Final
section was another 1 mile kayak to finish in front of the Isle of
Glencoe Hotel. From here, the finish, we only had to stagger 20 yards
to our room before heading back to the start on Monday morning to
collect bikes and car."
Results:
33rd. Charlie Brookes/Giles Cooper 10:58:22
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Also at the weekend5 PACTRACers competed in the Roade Triathlon at
Northampton over the distances of:
swim 414 metres, (18 lengths of a 23m pool)
bike 12.5 miles - 2 laps.
run 3 miles - out and back twice.
The race was won overall by 3-times Olympian, and 2012 Olympic hopeful,
Tim Don (In reality it is between Tim and 2008 Olympian Will Clarke to
join with the Brownlee Brothers in a 3-man team). Tim's first
transition was 40 seconds. PACTRACs Roz Giles did it in 39 seconds!!!
(The T1 and T2 times have been included as usual in the bike time
below).
Steve and Roz Giles both came first in their respective Age Groups.
16. Steve Giles 8.31 35.16 16.23 = 60.10 AG = 1st.
56. Roz Giles 7.48 37.43 19.50 = 65.21 AG = 1st.
90. Ros Goatly 7.39 40.30 19.36 = 67.45 AG = 4th.
106. Chris Pike 8.16 39.55 20.38 = 68.49 AG = 16th.
461. Roy Mayhew 14.58 55.14 23.58 = 94.10 AG = 2nd.
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We still have 2 major races left this year.
Roger Canham has qualified for the 4th successive year for the Ford
Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii on 8th October.
Dave Patmore-Hill is competing in the Rohto 70.3 (half-Ironman) in
Miami on 30th October.
Ros and Mike first in Age Groups. Dave 4th overall in Series at Bedford.
PACTRAC had 3 competitors in the Puretri Bedford Sprint Triathlon
held at Robinson's Pool in Bedford on Sunday.
Distances were:
Swim 400 metres in the pool.
Bike 15 miles - 1 lap on undulating country roads.
Run 3 miles - 2 laps in the park.
Best placed was Dave Wagstaff in 19th position overall and
3rd in his Age Group. However, both Ros Goatly and Mike Primavesi
recorded firsts in their respective Age Groups.
Dave, therefore, competed in all 3 races in the series, finishing 4th
out of 33 competitors to do so. Dave's times in each event were 69:24,
68:33 and now 70:01.
Since completing the Bolton Ironman race in 13:27:07 on 31st July, Ros
took a month off, before competing in the National Relays with the
PACTRAC Puffins team. She then took another week off, before competing
in 4 Sprint Triathlons in 4 weekends, finally winning her Age Group in
the last of these:
11/9 Milton Keynes Age Group 2nd.
18/9 Southwell Age Group 3rd.
25/9 Roade N'pton Age Group 4th.
2/10 Bedford Age Group 1st.
Results:
19. Dave Wagstaff 7.06 42.46 20.09 = 70.01 AG = 3rd
101. Ros Goatly 7.42 50.48 21.26 = 79.56 AG = 1st
212. Mike Primavesi 9.43 53.51 27.40 = 91.14 AG = 1st
Steve Giles WINS Graffam Water Half-Marathon. Roz G first lady. Plus Steve 1st in AG. Ros G 3rd.
Steve and Roz Giles competed in the Amantani UK Graffam Water Half-
Marathon at the weekend.
Steve won the event outright, whilst wife Roz was 14th and
1st lady home.
This consisted of 1 lap around the lake and surrounding fields /
countryside and mostly off-road.
Results:
1. Steve Giles 1.25.18 FIRST OVERALL.
14. Roz Giles 1.45.40 FIRST LADY.
http://www.racetimingsystems.com/public/results.aspx?raceid=1425
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Mariska Niemeijer completed The Full Boar Middle Distance Triathlon
at Market Bosworth.
Distances were:
swim 1900 metres in the lake.
bike 53 miles - 4 laps on country
roads.
run 13.1 miles - twice out and back.
Results:
116. Mariska Niemeijer 36.03 3.15.29 1.55.52 = 5.47.24
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2 PACTRACers competed at The Esendex Last Minute Southwell Triathlon,
between Nottingham and Newark.
This was a Sprint Triathlon over the distances of:
swim 400 metres in the pool - 16 lengths with competitors setting off
in each lane 2 minutes apart.
bike 11 miles - out and back, largely uphill on the way back but with a
favourable wind.
run 3 miles - out and back twice, with a nasty uphill on the way out,
and much better running back.
Results:
32. Steve Hope 7:25 31:25 19:00 = 57:50 AG (50-54) 1st
118. Ros Goatly 7:54 35:46 21:05 = 64:45 AG (40-44) 3rd
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This weekend sees 5 PACTRACers in action, representing their country at
the ITU World Duathlon Championships, in Gijon, Spain. Wendy Gooding,
Kate Armstrong, Sean Beard, Graham Honey and Matt Gunby will all be
flying the flag.
Georgina wins Bronze at World Sprint Championships. Robin and Dave compete in Las Vegas. Ros and Mark 2nd in Age Group.
Georgina Jennings was PACTRAC's sole representative this year in the
World Championships, which were held in Beijing, China. Georgina
competed in the World Sprint Championships in the 65-69 Age Group. The
events took place at the Olympic venue on an upgraded course. Georgina
won the Bronze medal in a race held in continuous rain.
Distances were:
swim 750 metres.
bike 14 miles.
run 3 miles.
1 Dawn Werneck BRA 21:03 52.55 28:11 = 1.42.09
2 Janice Iredale AUS 20:02 57.11 39:51 = 1.57.04
3 Georgina Jennings GBR 18:32 64:58 34:36 = 1.58.06
Georgina writes:
"My story to a Bronze at World Sprint Triathlon Championships Beijing
Saturday 10th September.
750m swim 20k bike 5k run
Friday racked my bike and spotted a 'nick' in the back tyre, so I walked back to
the hotel for a new tyre and duly changed it. Woke race day to pooring rain
and it never stopped until late p.m. The Chinese were brushing the
water out of the marque and transition area. We were eventually so
pleased to enter the water and start the race, because the water temp
was far far warmer than the air 25deg. I had a good swim, out of the water
1m 30secs in front of the next lady in my age group 65-69.
Biking commenced, 2 laps, cool and wet. I had just finished the first lap and oh
no the dreaded I have a puncture in my back tyre. So I hadn't gone all
that way, and paid all that money to give up, so there I sat in the pooring rain
and changed it. In the meantime, most of the others in my age group passed
me. I was so cold on the bike I was shivering. Off the bike, onto the
3 mile run (3 laps) and I was so cold I had to take a towel from the finish
marshalls to put round me, which I managed to disgard on the run in!.
I was so pleased I had finished and as my son Mark said, Mum that was a
'moral victory'.
I was very surprised and elated to find later in the day that I had won a
Bronze Medal.
Apparently my husband had had a few phones calls wondering why I had
taken so long on the bike!
So it just shows. Don't give up, keep trying!"
Results:
3. Georgina Jennings 18.32 64.58 34.36 = 1.58.06 3rd in Age Group. BRONZE MEDAL
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2 PACTRACers competed in the 70.3 (Half-Ironman) World Championships,
which were held in Las Vegas, USA.
This is over the distances of:
swim 1.2 miles in Lake Henderson.
bike 56 mile
run 13.1 mile
(total distance 70.3 miles).
Dave Patmore-Hill qualified at the Antwerp 70.3 in Belgium, whilst
Robin Brookes qualified at the Wimbleball 70.3 in Somerset.
Dave wrote:
"The race didn't go well for me, as I struggled all day with
nutrition...i.e none all day. The week before at home I picked up a
stomach virus and 3 days before this race I still hadn't eaten a full
meal so I went into the race not strong enough. That said the bike and
the swim disciplines were ok, and it was only when I got onto the run
(with the temperatures getting to 105 degrees) that the wheels really
started to come off! Going through aid stations picking up flat coke
was the only way I could have got to the end and was the only nutrition
I had all day. It was a really tough course too.
Stll a great experience and I know, the next time I come here, I will
be so much stronger and get close to the 5hr mark and not the 5.40 I
did here!
Its amazing to be in the same race as the best long distance
triathletes in the world, as they go off in the distance!!!"
Dave now intends to try to qualify for next years 70.3 World
Championships. His target race - Miami in 5 weeks time.
Results: swim bike run total.
Robin Brookes 37:07 2:50:01 1:38:19 = 5:05:27 AG=25.
Dave Patmore-Hill 36:40 3:03:21 2:00:56 = 5:40:57 AG=152
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4 PACTRACers competed in the Big Cow Sprint Triathlon at Emberton Park,
Olney nr Milton Keynes.
Distances were:
swim 750 metres in the lake.
bike 12.5 miles - 1 lap on undulating country lanes.
run 3 miles - 2 laps around the park.
Best placed was Dave Wagstaff in 31st place overall, whilst Ros Goatly
took 2nd in her Age Group.
Results.
31. Dave Wagstaff 13.50 34.49 22.17 = 70.56 AG=5.
88. Daniel Fitzjohn 16.55 39.03 21.36 = 77.34 AG=17.
131. Ros Goatly 14.45 42.11 23.45 = 80.41 AG=2.
158. Sam Fielding 18.35 39.11 25.15 = 83.01 AG=5.
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Tony Moran competed in the Leeds Triathlon at Roundhay Park, Leeds.
This was over the Standard distance of:
swim 1500 metres in the lake.
bike 27.5 miles on a challenging out-and-back course.
run 6.25 miles in the park.
186. Tony Moran 30.59 1.38.48 49.39 = 2.59.26
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Matt Gunby finished 5th overall in the British Triathlon Super Series,
just one place behind ex-World Champion (2006) and 3x Olympian Tim
Don.
1 Aaron Harris 260
2 Matthew Sharp 255
3 Adam Bowden 250
4 Tim Don 245
5 Matthew Gunby 225
Matt's points were picked up at:
The GE Strathclyde Park Triathlon 5th = 75 points.
The Toshiba Windsor Triathlon 7th = 65 points.
The GE Canary Wharf Triathlon 3rd = 85 points.
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Helvellyn Triathlon.
distances:
swim 1 mile in Ullswater, where the lake is deep and always cold.
bike 38 miles including up Kirkstone Pass.
run 9 miles - up Helvellyn, England's 3rd highest peak, with 3,118
feet of climbing, with 90% on rough track.
A very challenging race.
The kit list on the run included "some form of bag containing full body
cover, foil survival blanket, whistle and suitable map of the route.
There are no feed stations on the run so you must also take sufficient
food and hydration with you. THIS IS FAR FROM AN ORDINARY TRIATHLON RUN
ROUTE. This has not been included as some form of handicap, two people
were killed in one week on Helvellyn in 2008. The temperature on the
top could well be close to freezing and it will probably be in cloud
and raining. If you break your ankle in those conditions you will very
quickly become dangerously cold as well as suffering natural shock
reaction. You need something that has the capability of keeping you
reasonably warm in such an eventuality. You must decide what."
PACTRAC's Sam Smith came 130th out of over 600 starters, on this tough
course on a hot and sunny day.
130. Sam Smith 24.35 2.10.27 1.56.09 = 4.31.11
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Mark Ingram came 2nd in his Age Group in the Newmarket Duathlon. The
event was held at Stretchworth, just south of Newmarket over the
distances of, run 2.75 miles, bike 14 miles and run 2.75 miles.
19. Mark Ingram 17:21 40:20 17:57 = 1:15:38 AG(45-49) 2nd.
Frostbite Team Manager Wanted
The 2011-12 Frostbite season is almost upon us
Due to other commitments I will need to hang up my team mangers pen, so we need someone to drum up support for the races and collect the numbers after the race
This is not a hard or time consuming job. You need to let people know where and when the race is happening
Before the race (junior & seior) there is a results envelope to collect. After the race the finishers cards need to be recorded and returned in the envelope
It is possible to race and collect the cards as I have done this when I have raced
You do not need to be at every race as long as the above is covered
We had a much improved season last winter and need to keep up the momentum
If you need any more information please ask
Many thanks
Graeme Hall
UPDATE: Thanks Jaap for volunteering.
A Fundraiser for Help the Heroes.
Details of a Fundraiser for Help the Heroes:
5m run and family fun run.
Sunday 25th September 2011 at Rushden Hall Park NN10 9ES
£10 entries on the day
Race Starts 10.30am Registration Closes 10.00am
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events/foundevents.asp?evntTitle=Rushden&evntDate=a%3Afut&distance=&county=&area=&distanceFromHome=&evntSurface=&evntGround=&evntWheelChairAccessible=&ms=&sp=&v=1
http://rushdenhighamrotary.org/FunRun.aspx
Stolen bikes from Grafham Water.
I have received an email from Peterborough Police re stolen bikes.
"PC Steve Godfrey from Bretton Station here.
In the last couple of weeks a number of bikes have been stolen from Grafham Water Cycles, including a Moda Finale Di2 in White and Black worth £4500. Please could you ask club members to get in touch with the Police if they are approached with this bike or any of the others listed below!
Spesh Hardrock -Red /White
Trek Fuel EX8 - Green
Spesh Saphire Comp -Silver"
Please email steve.godfrey@cambs.pnn.police.uk if you can help.
Level 1 Referee Workshop 9th October 2011 Triathlon England
Please see below for a great opportunity to get qualified as a Level 1 referee. I would greatly appreciate if you could pass this on to your club members or anyone you know of that is interested in becoming an official. The home study pack will be provided on the day and the course is FOC.
Kind Regards
Gavin
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Level 1 Referee Workshop 9th October 2011 Triathlon England is pleased to offer places on a free level 1 referee workshop. This is a chance to get qualified with the expert guidance of a Level 4 National Technical Official and the regional Officials Coordinator. The Level 1 qualification is a home study pack, but this workshop will assist you in completing the award with support and the opportunity to ask questions.
Cost: £Free
Workshop venue:
Sir John Beckwith Building
Loughborough University
Loughborough
LE11 3TU
The course will commence at 10am
For further information and an application form please contact Gavin Passmore
gavinpassmore@triathlonengland.org<mailto:gavinpassmore@triathlonengland.org>
07739526561
Further information on officials can be found at
http://www.britishtriathlon.org/volunteer/page.php?article=119&category=/volunteer/&folder=referees/
Kind Regards
Gavin
Gavin Passmore
Regional Programme Manager (Leicestershire & Rutland, Northamptonshire,
Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Norfolk)>
Triathlon England
Tel: 07739 526561
Email:
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HAVE YOUR SAY ON DEVELOPING TRIATHLON
Hello All,
Before the Eastern Region AGM on the 7th November I have arranged to hold a meeting at Milton Country Park on the 12th October at 7pm. Cambridgeshire has a wealth of triathlon activity, and it would be great if you could have a larger say in the development of the sport in the county and Eastern Region.
I’m currently trying to meet with as many clubs/event organisers to see if there are any common issues arising and if there is anything more you want to see from TE and the regional committee in the county. The meeting will be an open forum with a loose agenda, see below for proposed items.
Please can I ask you to pass this on to any coaches/race organisers as it would be great to have representation from each club in the county. Please can you confirm if yourself or anyone else from the club will be attending. This meeting will help me develop ideas for work going forward and also shape any further forums/events I organise.
· What issues do you have as clubs/event organisers?
· Good examples of development in Cambridge
· Do you engage with any other organisations?
· What do you want to see from your regional committee?
· Junior provision for triathlon in the county
· Is there any training/courses you would like to see introduced?
If you have not been to Milton Country Park before, then please visit http://www.miltoncountrypark.org/location.html for directions (we’ll be in the same building as the Cafe).
In the meantime if you have any questions then don’t hesitate to contact me
Kind Regards
Gavin
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Gavin Passmore
Regional Programme Manager (Leicestershire & Rutland, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Norfolk)
Triathlon England
Tel: 07739 526561
Email: gavinpassmore@triathlonengland.org
National Relays plus Roger and Rob 1st in Age Group.
PACTRAC had 3 teams in the National Relays at Holme Pierrepont,
Nottingham over the Bank Holiday. All 3 teams competed on Saturday
afternoon in the Open Category.
Distances were: swim 400 metres, bike 9 miles (3 laps of the lake) and
run 3 miles (1 lap of the lake).
Each team consisted of 4 members, with each member taking it in turns
to swim, then bike, then run. This format means that an athlete gets a
rest between disciplines whilst their team members are doing their bit.
(Team member A swims, then B swims, then C swims, then D swims, then A
bikes, then B bikes ... until finally C runs and tags D who runs to the
finish).
The 3 PACTRAC teams were seeded internally, so that we could have a
mini-race between ourselves. Once again, this worked well, with the 3
teams all finishing just 6 minutes apart. Due to a last minute problem,
we were 1 man short, and Dave Wagstaff was the hero, stepping in to
compete as both 1st and 3rd competitor for the PACTRAC PIRANHAS. This
meant a bit of team reshuffling, but the contest was still very close
between the teams.
Steve Giles had a storming run for the PACTRAC PENGUINS to bring them
back to just 36 seconds behind the PIRANHAS at the finish. Even so,
another team managed to squeeze in between our 2 teams, who finished
4th and 6th respectively. Meanwhile the PACTRAC PUFFINS put their
strongest two athletes off first, which meant that with just the final
2 runners to go ... they were ahead of the other two teams, albeit by
just 20 seconds from the PIRANHAS, with the PENGUINS over 4 minutes
behind at that stage.
Results:
PACTRAC PIRANHAS – 4th in open category/4th overall in 3h 35m 48s
NAME SWIM BIKE RUN TOTAL
DAVE WAGSTAFF 8.36 23.37 22.53 = 55.06
JOSH DANIELS 6.51 25.11 18.42 = 50.44
DAVE WAGSTAFF 9.09 23.32 21.47 = 54.28
MIKE WENN 9.39 25.14 20.38 = 55.31
PACTRAC PENGUINS – 6th in open category/7th overall in 3h 36m 24s
NAME SWIM BIKE RUN TOTAL
NEIL TANDY 7.00 24.13 23.09 = 54.22
GILES COOPER 9.24 24.47 21.19 = 55.30
GRAHAM HONEY 9.56 23.45 19.45 = 53.26
STEVE GILES 11.12 22.55 19.00 = 53.07
PACTRAC PUFFINS – 11th in open category/14th overall in 3h 41m 49s
NAME SWIM BIKE RUN TOTAL
CHRIS BRENNAN 9.07 24.02 20.04 = 53.13
STEVE COWARD 9.21 23.07 19.46 = 52.14
ROZ GOATLY 9.31 26.00 22.33 = 58.04
CHRIS JORDAN 8.56 23.10 26.13 = 58.19
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1,000 competitors entered Saturday's Vitruvian Triathlon at Rutland
Water, although less than 800 started and just 754 were to finish. This
was the 9th edition of this very popular race over the Half-Ironman
distance. This race fills it's 1,000 places in 48 hours, which is
usually a preserve only of the more popular Ironman races.
Distances were:
swim 1.2 miles - 2 laps in Rutland Water with athletes exiting the
water after lap 1 to run around a buoy, before re-entering for the
second lap. 6 Age Group waves at 10 minute intervals from 6:20am, so up
to 200 in some waves.
bike 53 miles - 2 laps around Oakham, Uppingham, Morcott, Ketton and
Empingham. This takes in the 3 hills of the "Rutland Ripple" between
Oakham and Uppingham, as well as the hill at Steadfold Lane near
Ketton. All done twice. We had the usual tail wind from Uppingham to
Morcott on the A47. There was a good breeze on the bike, but you could
ride the whole course staying down on the tri-bars except for the 2
really steep decents on each lap.
run 13.1 miles - again 2 laps from the Transition area at Whitwell to
Normanton church and back, twice. The wind was again in evidence, with
the straight, heading to the church, into a head wind on each lap.
The expected heat wave never materialised, and the temperature was
perfect for racing at around 13 degrees C and overcast.
Christophe Demoulin was the first PACTRACer home in 24th place overall,
whilst Roger Canham was not far behind in 31st whilst winning his Age
Group for the 3rd year running. Roger will again be off to Hawaii in
October to compete in the World Ironman Championships, and went into
this race at the end of a big training block, with only 5 weeks to his
big race.
Roger commented: "I’ll have a couple of easy days, and then start the
last big training block before Hawaii. It’s coming up fast.
Great to Win the 45-49 Age Group, and 31st overall.
It’s always great to race on your "home turf" so the Vitruvian is one I
don’t like to miss.
Race morning promised for a great day, the sun rose over the lake and
the skies were clear. However, by the time my wave started, 40 minutes
after wave 1, the skies had turned grey and a light chop emerged on the
surface of the water. It was a two loop swim and I swam hard for the
first buoy, turned sharp left and established a good rhythm. The field
was pretty spread out so I never managed to find any feet to draft on
and by lap 2 the chop had grown, making the swim a little more
challenging; no PB this year! As we headed for the exit ramp I looked
around for others in my wave and it appeared there were no more than
half a dozen in front of me.
Through T1 smoothly and out onto the bike course. I had figured on
trying to maintain a firm pace throughout the two lap route, pushing
all the time. I quickly passed a couple of competitors that were in my
age group and settled into the effort levels I was aiming for. By the
end of the first lap I had passed a couple more and thought I was
probably in the top 3 but felt I needed to press on to give myself a
cushion of time on the run.
I hit T2 a couple of minutes behind my target but the wind had picked
up, a bigger concern was the two guys in my age group that had stuck
with me and were now entering T2 as I took off on the run.
I pushed hard for the first 3 miles across the dam to the Normanton
Church turnaround point of the 6.5 mile out and back route. On the way
back I saw the first chaser, clocked him at 1:40 behind me, a small
cushion that I couldn’t rely on if his paced improved and mine started
to drop back. With a tailwind back to complete the first lap, I pushed
on at a clip and felt comfortable. I clocked him again on the way out
for the second lap and the margin was growing, good news! I stayed at a
pace I could maintain, ticked off the second lap and into the finish
chute.
A friend confirmed I had won my age group – in the jargon of the sport
I had threepeated or rather won my Age Group for the last three years
despite getting older!! A great race and all set for the October World
Champs in Hawaii."
Results:
24. Christophe Demoulin ...................... 1.29.52 = 4.18.52 AG = 4th.
31. Roger Canham 33.14 2.24.46 1.25.15 = 4.23.15 AG = 1st. (45-49)
96. Dave Wagstaff 35.14 2.28.04 1.43.32 = 4.46.50 AG = 9.
133. Steve Hope 34.41 2.34.57 1.43.01 = 4.52.39 AG = 4.
596. Simon Taylor 46.21 3.08.43 2.02.52 = 5.57.56
646. Sally Pinnegar 39.03 3.20.25 2.15.25 = 6.14.53 AG = 15.
687. Terrence Wright 45.59 3.11.06 2.43.58 = 6.41.03
Christophe didn't have any of his other splits in the results. However,
he did manage to negative split on the run, completing the 2nd lap 1
minute quicker than the 1st.
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Rob Hammond took part in the BRAT Birmingham Triathlon at Kingsbury
Water Park, finishing 4th overall out of 156 competitors, and first in
his Age Group. Rob was 14th after the swim which put him up amounst the
leaders, and after the 7th fastest bike split, he came in off the bike
in 5th position, before moving up one place on the run.
Rob said "It rained for all of the bike. I couldn't feel my feet for
the first 3 miles of the run! It was a well organised race, with a nice
swim, flat bike, and an off-road run. I'd do it again."
swim: 1500 metres in the lake - once out and back.
bike: 25 miles. 2 laps with 1 main hill in each.
run: 6.25 miles. 2.5 laps - flat.
4. Rob Hammond 24:19 63:08 41:18 = 2.08.45 AG = 1.
National Relays Nottingham
Hey Guys,
Pactrac had a great Saturday at the National Relays in Nottingham last weekend. We managed to enter three teams of four, all of which entered the open race category together.
The results were great considering the random nature of the team mix.
British Championships Club Relays - 27th Aug 2011
Pactrac Piranhas – 4th in open category/4th overall in 3h 35m 48s
NAME SWIM BIKE RUN TOTAL
DAVE WAGSTAFF 08.36 23.37 22.53 55.06
JOSH DANIELS 06.51 25.11 18.42 50.44
DAVE WAGSTAFF 09.09 23.32 21.47 54.28
MIKE WENN 09.39 25.14 20.38 55.31
Pactrac Penguins – 6th in open category/7th overall in 3h 36m 24s
NAME SWIM BIKE RUN TOTAL
NEIL TANDY 07.00 24.13 23.09 54.22
GILES COOPER 09.24 24.47 21.19 55.30
GRAHAM HONEY 09.56 23.45 19.45 53.26
STEVE GILES 11.12 22.55 19.00 53.07
Pactrac Puffins – 11th in open category/14th overall in 3h 41m 49s
NAME SWIM BIKE RUN TOTAL
CHRIS BRENNAN 09.07 24.02 20.04 53.13
STEVE COWARD 09.21 23.07 19.46 52.14
ROZ GOATLY 09.31 26.00 22.33 58.04
CHRIS JORDAN 08.56 23.10 26.13 58.19
Update - Oundle Pool open 31st August
We have been informed that the pool repairs are now complete and Oundle pool has re-opened with effect from Wednesday 31st August 2011.
Swimming as usual:
Monday 7:00pm
Wednesday 7:30pm
Friday 7:30pm
Don't forget Sean's Track run in Peterborough 7:00 - 8:00pm on Tuesday.
and to complete your week, we have 3 more River swim's on Thursday nights. See the Forum for details.
I still have some Shades and a Cervelo water bottle in the Lost and Found from the Mini-Series. Any takers?
National Relays. 1 more needed to make another team.
UPDATE: We now have a 4th team member. Yeeeeeah. If you want to be a reserve let Mike or Steve know still.
UPDATE: We now have 3 reserves so just need 1 more to make a 3rd team. Do it now. You know you want to.
The National Relays are at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham on Saturday 27/08/11 pm.
I have entered 2 teams for the National Relays on the afternoon of Saturday 27th August.
We have 3 reserves, so just NEED ONE MORE to make another team.
It is not too late to enter. Entry fee will be £40 + £2:50 late entry fee + £5 for any non-BTF members.
If you want to race, let me know. We will need 4 people to make another team, so just NEED ONE MORE PERSON, but don't be put off, because we tend to organise our teams into equal ability and have a little race amongst ourselves.
Email me on sjhope@tiscali.co.uk if you would like a place in a team.
Mike Wenn will be organising the teams on the day.
3 compete in Regensburg Ironman. Jaap 3rd and Steve 1st in Age Groups.
3 PACTRACers competed in the Ironman Triathlon in Regensburg in
Germany.
Distances were:
swim 2.4 miles in the lake. Out and back in a U shaped loop.
2,000 athletes all started in the water and all went off in one big
wave.
bike 112 miles - 2 laps of 50 miles each, followed by a further 12
miles to the second transition. There was a 9 mile section of climbing
followed by 5 miles of decent on each lap.
run 26.2 miles - 4 laps around the banks of the River Donau. A flat
run.
The best PACTRAC time was recorded by Emma Cranfield who came 4th in
her Age Group in a new Personal Best time of 10:27:12. Emma has had a
fractured bone in her foot leading up to the race, which hampered her
preparation. She needed a 3rd place to qualify for the World
Championships in her Age Group in Hawaii, so just missed out and will
try again next year.
She said "What a day! I have a black eye from the swim, and am walking
like John Wayne. But so elated!!! 10.27
On the whole Regensburg is not a bad Ironman. It's similar to Bolton
with two different transitions, and had great supporters on the route.
I just missed out on the roll down for Hawaii. I thought I was 3rd but
actually 4th when the official results came out. They mixed up a couple
of us 29 yr olds into the age group below - never mind, just means the
Kona journey will continue to another year"
Steve Lampier's advice to Emma was to "Rest, recover, refocus and smash
it nxt year!"
Results:
369. Emma Cranfield 57.16 5.33.01 3.56.55 = 10.27.12
1395. Gary Cooper 1.07.42 6.10.59 5.24.10 = 12.42.51
1500. Carol Smallman 1.11.38 6.34.29 5.18.05 = 13.04.12
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Jaap Flikweert competed at the Bradwell Waterside Triathlon at Bradwell-
on-Sea in Essex.
This was a long distance event, and took place over a river swim of
1.75 miles, a 76 mile bike and a 19 mile run. The swim was 3 loops in
the river, so 3 times with the current, and 3 times against. The bike
was 3 laps - fast and flat. The run followed the coast and sea wall on
a mixture of paved roads, trail and gravel track and was again 3
laps.
Jaap reported: "Bradwell - there is a long story behind it, including losing an hour on the bike due to several tyre incidents; a very good swim while others got practically swept out into the north sea by the tide and a massive loss of energy in the second 10k run lap on the floodwall into the headwind. Not a great race for me, but a good experience."
14. Jaap Flikweert 49:41 4:36:09 2:45:42 = 8:11:32 AG = 3.
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The Cambridge Triathlon Club held their annual triathlon at Mepal
Leisure Centre near Chatteris on Sunday.
Distances were:
swim 1500 metres in the clear lake. The water was cool, but the
temperature was high enough to make wet suits optional. However, I
didn't see anybody without a wet suit.
bike 25 miles on the windy and exposed fen roads around Somersham,
Earith and Haddenham. Pretty flat, but even with the wind, you could
stay down on the tri-bars for virtually the whole ride.
run 6.25 miles - 1.5 laps along track, that in places was covered with
stones, making it difficult to get a proper grip.
The best PACTRACer was Rob Hammond in 21st position overall, but the
Memento and bottle of wine for first in his Age Group went to Steve
Hope, his 2nd Age Group win of the year (Corby was the other).
Results:
21. Rob Hammond 24:06 1:07:44 43:12 = 2:15:02 AG =5.
36. Steve Hope 26:28 1:08:13 44:18 = 2:18:59 AG = 1.
37. Steve Giles 32:45 1:07:29 39:23 = 2:19:37 AG = 9.
57. Adrian Whitby 28:23 1:12:52 44:29 = 2:25:44 AG = 15.
128.Gareth Holsgrove 32:20 1:17:59 53:54 = 2:44:13 AG = 22.
from 186.
3 of the girls also entered, but didn't compete in the end. Whereas
Steve Giles got stung at the Box End Quadrathlon recently, it was his
wife, Ros, who received a wasp sting 2 days before this race, and was
unable to compete due to a swollen ankle. One of the other girls had
her police leave cancelled due to the recent riots.
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4 PACTRACers competed in the Desford Sprint Triathlon near Leicester.
Distaces were:
swim 400 metres in the pool.
bike 11 miles - 1 undulating lap on country roads.
run 3 miles - 2 laps mainly on grass.
80. Nathan Smith 9:33 1:33 35:17 0:56 23:01 = 70.21
102. Dominic Goy 8:37 1:02 37:21 0:49 24:51 = 72.42
133. Michael Primavesi 9:45 1:41 37:11 0:48 28:27 = 77.54 AG = 5.
137. Nicola Goy 9:02 1:16 41:45 0:38 26:04 = 78.47
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Swimming at Corby on Mon and Fri. Wadenhoe river swim on Thursday.
The Corby sessions are going well.
Ed has put some sessions together for us which
are mainly freestyle, and he's happy for people to come along.
Monday's are at 8:00pm and Friday's at 8:30pm.
Don't wait at Reception. You are with Corby Swimming Club. Go straight to the changing
rooms & then to poolside. Find the head coach, Ed, & pay him (not reception) *before* the session.
Check with Ed to get the right set & know which lane is the masters lane.
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As Jaap, Mariska, Pippa and Patrick are unavailable at various times over the next 3 weeks, we will resume the trip to Wansford on Thursday 1st September. In the meantime, there will be a swim this Thursday night (11th August) from Wadenhoe Village Hall at 6:00pm. We will, therefore, be getting in and out at the same place, so will have the unusual experience of doing part of the swim against the stream.
UPDATE: This Thursday 18th August will be at 6:00pm at WANSFORD - opposite The Haycock.
UPDATE: This Thursday 25th August will be at 6:00pm at WANSFORD - opposite The Haycock.
National Relays. 1 more needed to make another team.
UPDATE: We now have 3 reserves so just need 1 more to make a 3rd team. Do it now. You know you want to.
The National Relays are at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham on Saturday 27/08/11 pm.
I have entered 2 teams for the National Relays on the afternoon of Saturday 27th August.
We have 2 reserves, so just NEED ANOTHER TWO PEOPLE to make another team.
It is not too late to enter. Entry fee will be £40 + £2:50 late entry fee + £5 for any non-BTF members.
If you want to race, let me know. We will need 4 people to make another team, so just NEED ANOTHER TWO, but don't be put off, because we tend to organise our teams into equal ability and have a little race amongst ourselves.
Email me on sjhope@tiscali.co.uk if you would like a place in a team.
Mike Wenn will be organising the teams on the day.
47 competitors witness Steve Giles' first Mini-Series win.
The final Mini-Series Triathlon of this season took place at Oundle
on Wednesday, with 47 athletes lining up in 2 waves. Steve Giles won
the race for the first time. Indeed, over the 10 races (9 + the Novice
race) we have had 4 new winners. Simon Hoppe won the Mini-Series Trophy
last week with his 5th win of the year. Steve Giles was one of 22
competitors to record Personal Best times tonight, on a still, dry
evening. In doing so, Steve did his best ever swim and run splits.
Other notable times were by Andrew Camp who went under the hour for the
first time, and another PB by ladies series winner Roz Giles, who won
all 7 races that she entered. We had another 6 first timers for this
final race. We also had our first junior, Nathan Tweedie, stepping up
from the new Junior section, to attempt the distance.
Photo of Nathan Tweedie.
http://corkie.smugmug.com/Other/MS8-2011/18254108_RHWr6N#1404006597_4JsNrR9
First out of the water was Thomas Lane, quickly followed by Tom
Freeman, Neil Tandy and Nathan Tweedie. Will Pearson followed over 30
seconds down, with Rob Hammond, the first of the "big guns" over 20
seconds further back. At this point Steve Giles and Sean Beard were
24th and 28th respectively, with both having recorded Personal Best
ever swim times.
On the bike, Neil Tandy moved straight into the lead, and then didn't
see anybody else, coming into T2 a minute clear of the chase group of
six. Indeed the chasers had had a bit of a tussle and all 6 came in off
the bike within 6 seconds of one another. Steve Giles was in this
group, but Sean was another minute back with lots still to do. John
Murray was 9th at this stage 40 seconds behind the pack.
However, Sean, John and Steve had the 3 fastest runs of the night, all
catching Neil on the run, with the first two also catching the pack.
Sean came within 10 seconds of Steve by the finish, but was unable to
bridge the gap any further. John was just a further 15 seconds behind
in 3rd, with Graeme Hall dropping back to 4th, another 13 seconds down.
All in all, some competitive racing with 21 athletes going under the
hour.
Robin takes silver in English Champs. 3 complete Ironman Bolton.
Husband and wife team, Steve and Roz Giles, competed in the
Quadrathlon at Box End near Bedford.
This was all off-road over the distances of:
swim 750 metres
kayak 3 miles
bike 9 miles
run 3 miles.
Steve reported: "We had good, sunny conditions... but we
both still need to work on the kayak as we were
losing about 15mins on the leaders!
I got stung on the forehead on the bike which swelled up like a balloon
the next day."
6. Steve Giles 16:24 35:53 41:23 18:48 = 1.52.28 6th overall /
3rd MV40.
13. Roz Giles 14:16 36:34 46:17 23:53 = 2:01:00 1st senior
female
In the accompanying off-road triathlon over the same bike and run
course but with just a 400 metre swim and no kayak, Naomi Brewer came
home as first lady.
7. Tom Brewer 9:51 56:29 25:19 = 1:31:39
9. Naomi Brewer 10:52 59:37 26:02 = 1:36:31 1st lady
11. Heather Watts 8:12 60:22 29:39 = 1:38:13 1st lady over 40.
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The English Age Group Championships at Olney Country Park, Milton
Keynes.
swim: 1500m in Olney lake - 1 lap.
bike: 25 miles - 2 laps.
run: 6.25 miles - 3 laps around the lakes.
Dave Wagstaff was the first PACTRACer home, whilst Robin Brookes came
3rd in his Age Group but got the silver medal due to the man who
finished in front of him not being a member of English Triathlon.
This is the first year that England have had their own Championships,
as opposed to the British Triathlon Championships that were held at
Rutland Water in June.
68 David Wagstaff 24:36 65.54 41:42 = 2.12.10 AG= 10.
78 Robin Brookes 26:21 69.06 37:59 = 2.13.26 AG= 3.
95 Tony Daniels 23:24 67.54 44:15 = 2.15.31 AG= 16.
123 Jonathan Crowley 26:39 69.46 43:06 = 2.19.31
266 Chris Jordan 25:09 74.35 52:41 = 2.32.25 AG= 8.
291 Kate Armstrong 30:29 81.07 43:00 = 2.34.36 AG= 5.
303 Steve Maile 31:25 76.48 47:42 = 2.35.55
356 Mark Lee 28:38 86.31 47:12 = 2.42.21
368 Adrian Chambers 32:29 79.59 52:00 = 2.44.28
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1,269 athletes entered the UK Ironman race in Bolton, with 50 Age Group
qualifying slots for the 2011 World Championship in Kona, Hawaii in
October. 1,039 athletes were from the UK and 34 countries were
represented.
The race started with a two-loop, 2.4 mile swim at the Pennington Flash
Lake. The athletes then rode 112 miles through the demanding English
countryside, before embarking on the three-loop, 26.2 mile run.
This is a particularly tough course because of the severe hills on one
part of the course, which have to be tackled 3 times.
Roz has completed Ironman races before, but this was the first time for
Paul and David.
Results:
169. Paul Spain 1.07.15 6.36.25 3.17.55 = 11.01.35 AG= 32.
491. David Naylor 1.16.06 7.08.28 4.02.44 = 12.27.18 AG= 86.
749 Roz Goatly 1.10.07 7.19.40 4.57.18 = 13.27.07 AG= 11.
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Banyoles ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup in Spain.
swim 1500 metres, bike 25 miles, run 6.25 miles.
Matt Gunby was again racing against some of the best triathletes in the
world, including reigning World Champion Javier Gomez, who won the
race. Matt missed the first bike group, but his group worked hard, and
although they didn't make any inroads into the lead group, they didn't
lose any more time either.
Matt Gunby finished 31st with a time of 01:50.30, "despite a gutsy run
on the final leg" to pick up quite a few places.
Matt Gunby 20:40 57.15 32:35 = 1:50:30
BTA want to know what YOU think!
The BTA have sent me a link to a survey covering volunteering in triathlon. With the ever-present problem of getting enough race organisers & marshals I think it's very relevant to PACTRAC.
Can you take a few minutes to complete the survey on the link below? The more input we supply the more likely the BTA is to take notice of what we think....
Tom
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VMW82FR
National Relays / The George on Wednesday / August swimming / swim-run this Sunday.
National Relays at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. Saturday 27/08/11 pm.
I have entered 2 teams for the National Relays on the afternoon of Saturday 27th August. If you want to race, let me know before the end of Wednesday night, because entries have to be in by the end of this week. We will need 4 people to make another team, but don't let that put you off. Entry fee is £40 + another £5 for non-BTF members. Email me on sjhope@tiscali.co.uk if you would like a place in a team.
Mike Wenn will be organising the teams on the day.
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Don't forget that we will be in The George pub in Oundle after the last Mini-Series tomorrow night. We have some samwiches booked for any time after 9:00pm.
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Re swimming from 1st August: OUNDLE POOL WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE WHOLE OF AUGUST. Our last swim at Oundle will, therefore, be this Friday 29th July.
Our amended schedule for August is as follows:
Monday - Corby 8:00 - 10:00pm Adults only public session.
Wednesday - P'boro Lido public swim until 8:00pm (wetsuits optional). £4:10
Thursday - River swim 2 miles approx between Oundle and Wansford. see forum each
week for details.
Friday - Corby 7:30 - 8:30pm (or 9:30pm the chart is not clear - will confirm) Adults
only public session.
We will start with this and tweek it as we see fit.
see - http://www.vivacity-peterborough.com/venues/peterborough-lido/information/swimming-timetables and http://www.corby.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/SportsClubsAndCentres/Pages/corbyeastmidlandsinternationalpool.aspx
However, this Sunday 31st July, at Tom's suggestion, there will also be a session in the Lido in Peterborough. The Lido will be open from 8:00am. It can be a little on the cool side, so you might want to bring a wet suit! It is a 55 yard pool. We will be in from 8:00am. Afterwards at 9:30am there will be an 8-MILE RUN FOR ALL ABILITIES. We will run back or wait at various points for those at the back, so all abilities welcome. There are showers after the swim, but not after the run.
First Ironman for Paul Frampton and the Hattee's. Jaap 2nd in AG in Antwerp. DPH qualifies for Las Vegas 70.3 World's.
4 members of PACTRAC competed in the 70.3 Half-Ironman in Antwerp.
From 1147 finishers, Jaap Flikweert was the best placed in 61st
position with 2nd in his Age Group.
Jaap has said that he is very happy with his 2nd place. "I had a
great race on all 3 disciplines. The bike was flat but very windy; I
was riding with Natascha Badmann for a bit (6 times Ironman World
Champion). Good run course through the city centre, a few cobbles, just
missed the 1.30 goal. Las Vegas doesn't fit the plan at all for this
year; maybe next year now that I know it's achievable".
So Jaap did qualify for the 70.3 Half-Ironman World Championships in
Las Vegas, but will not be going this year. He has other races already
planned. Dave Patmore-Hill also qualified, and will be taking up his
slot for September's race. A great result for Dave, whose main ambition
for this year was to qualify, although he expected to have to wait
until next year to make the dream a reality.
Jaap is now currently trying to recover from a shin problem, so will
not be doing the last mini-series race tonight. In Antwerp, he pulled
away from Badman to come in off the bike 2:40 minutes ahead, but Badman
had the faster run to come in 2 minutes clear at the end.
swim 1900 metres
bike 56 miles - 3 laps
run 13.1 miles - also 3 laps.
61. Jaap Flikweert 27.57 2.30.22 1.30.30 = 4:28:49 AG = 2nd.
185. Dave Patmore-Hill 31.47 2.46.07 1.31.28 - 4:49:22 AG = 19.
694. Samantha Fielding 43.19 3.00.21 1.50.03 = 5:33:43 AG = 19.
943. Mariska Niemeijer 36.52 3.27.54 2.01.58 = 6:06:44 AG = 31.
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Paul Frampton completed the Austrian Ironman in Klagenfurt in 11:42:41
hours. This race produced the fastest ever Ironman time when Belgian
Marino Vanhoenacker produced a 7:45:59 knocking 4:28 minutes off the
previous world record.
Distances were:
swim 2.4 miles - 1 lap in the lake followed by a final 1/2 mile in the
canal. 2,400 athletes all starting in 1 wave with 1,500 metres to the
first buoy, so sufficient time to sort positions out in the warm 25*C.
bike 112 miles - 2 laps on closed roads with a couple of climbs per lap.
run 26.2 miles - 2 laps completely flat.
1509. Paul Frampton 1:17:17 6:04:19 4:21:05 = 11:42:41 AG (40-44) = 337.
This was Paul's first Ironman and he was "chuffed" to have finished. He
was happy with his time, although said afterwards that "I would spend
less time (2 x 8 minutes) in transation next time! This was a massive
event, and the swim start was "an experience". It was a great course
though, especially on the bike where 4 moderate hills (on both laps)
are followed by long, non technical descents for loads of time on the
tri-bars. I drove down with a couple of friends which took ages but it
was very convenient having the bike in the car and transport on hand
for the race weekend. I'm well up for another one and am open to
suggestions for other good races."
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Meanwhile in Nottingham husband and wife, Justin and Caroline Hattee
completed their first Ironman distance races in the Outlaw Triathlon at
Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. They had similar swim times, with Justin
pulling away on the bike and coming into T2 52 minutes up. However,
Caroline had a much better run and pulled the time back consistently,
overtaking hubby with a quarter of the marathon still to go.
265. Caroline Hattee 1:13:29 6.49.31 4.28.26 = 12.31.26
326. Justin Hattee 1:13:07 5.57.14 5.38.51 = 12.49.12
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Matt Gunby picked up a small knee injury, so pulled out of Sunday's
European Cup Triathlon in Switzerland. He is expecting to be fit again
to race in Spain next Sunday though.
Last Mini and FINAL call for volunteers
Hey Guys,
So far we have one volunteer for this week’s race and we need some more desperately to ensure we get there on the marshalling front.
So far this year we haven`t had to badger on about people making sure that they race and Marshall as we have had enough to go around. It has been tight at times and often the kindness of the spectators has saved the day.
I don`t want to enforce a rule where you have to Marshall or volunteer to Marshall so please add yourself into the last mini and the last few events of the year so we can all have a great finish to another successful year.
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Hi Mike: Adam was down to organise last week, but was convinced that it was this week, so that's one more.
So far: Kate, Mariska, Daniel, Adam, Mike ...
The ideal number is 8 including 2 on the car park. If we get a lot of participants and have to do 2 waves, we will need to start early, to get the 2nd wave through before the cricket cars start moving.
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Don't forget that we have some samwiches booked at The George afterwards for about 9:00 to 9:15 ish.
If anyone can, the TandyMan can.
Last Wednesday we held the 7th PACTRAC Mini-Series Triathlon
of 2011, at Oundle, over the usual course and distances.
Neil Tandy won his first ever Mini-Series race. Unusually, he wasn't
first out of the water, but 3rd behind Thomas Kane and Georgie Freeman.
Thomas was in his first Mini-Series race and pulled out a superfast
time of 4:28 (Josh Daniels holds the record with 4:07). Georgie then
led Neil out 20 seconds later.
It was another 45 seconds before Dick Rollings led Rob Hammond out with
Dave Wagstaff not too far behind.
Neil gained one place in transition, and by the first turn on the bike,
he had taken the lead.
This is Neil's 4th Personal Best time for the course in 5 outings this
year. Tonight he knocked 1 minute and 14 seconds off, largely by
knowing that he was in the lead, and going for it. It was down to the
others to catch him, and they couldn't. He knocked a minute off his
previous best bike time, and 25 seconds off his best run time. His swim
was slower, having decided to take pace from Georgie, rather than set
the tempo himself, and his tactics were spot on.
His superfast bike meant that he came into T2 a minute ahead of his
nearest rival, Steve Coward, with Dave and Rob a further 30 seconds and
1:10 behind respectively. At this point Sean Beard had moved up to 7th
place 3 minutes and 35 seconds behind Neil.
Sean had the fastest run of the night, and Neil the 2nd fastest run.
Neil was able to hang on to record his first ever Mini-Series win by 44
seconds, with Steve Coward a comfortable 3rd.
Georgie Freeman was the first lady home for the 2nd time - finally
resurrecting her form of last year (Roz Giles has won the other 5 to
retain her Mini-Series crown for the Ladies). Only 3 PBs were recorded
tonight including Neil, and Steve Coward (by 1 second). Another 4 First-
timers took part including Thomas Kane who went under the hour to
finish in 7th.
With just 2 races left, the race for the Mini-Series Trophy hasn't
changed. Simon Hoppe and Steve Giles still lead with 40 points apiece,
but with Simon having only competed in 4 races, he has the best chance
to secure the Trophy if he can manage just one more outing. Rob Hammond
gained 1 point to move up to 36 points from 5 races, whilst 4th place
Jaap Flikweert with 27 points from just 3 races, may not compete again,
due to racing in Belgium this weekend.
Food at The George in Oundle after next Wednesday's final Mini-Series race.
We have got some samwiches in, at The George in Oundle for 9:00 - 9:15pm next Wednesday after the last Mini-Series race of the season. Be there.
Simon wins the Mini-Series Trophy.
Simon Hoppe won his fifth Mini-Series Triathlon from 5 starts on
Wednesday, and took the Mini-Series Trophy for 2011 with the maximum 50
points.
Steve Giles had gone into the race equal with Simon on 40 points but
from 5 races. He added 2 points tonight, so it was essential for Simon
that he completed a fifth race.
Roz Giles had already won the women's Trophy also with a maximum of 50
points and again won a sixth round tonight.
The other 2 women's races have been won by Georgie Freeman who has 47
points.
It is an athlete's best 5 races to count, with 10 points for a win in
each race down to 1 point for 10th place.
1. Simon Hoppe 10 x 10 x 10 10 x 10 = 50 points
2. Steve Giles 8 9 x 6 8 9 x 8 = 42 points
3= Rob Hammond 6 6 8 7 x 8 7 6 = 36 points
3= Jaap Flikweert x 10 9 8 x x x 9 = 36 points
1. Roz Giles 10 10 10 10 x 10 x 10 = 50 points
2. Georgie Freeman x x 9 9 10 9 10 9 = 47 points.
Wednesday's race was the penultimate race in this year's 9 race series
as the night's already start to draw in. Tom Freeman in his first Mini-
Series race lead the swimmers out, 3 seconds ahead of Neil Tandy and 9
seconds ahead of sister, Georgie. Simon Hoppe was 30 seconds further
back in 4th, closely followed by Rob Hammond with Jaap Flikweert a few
more seconds behind.
Jaap made up the 17 second deficit on Simon and the two of them were
changing places on the bike, before coming into T2 together. At this
stage Neil had been caught and managed to hang on for a while, before
coming in 27 seconds adrift. A pack of 5 cyclists fought it out for 4th
place with Steve Giles eventually bringing them in within just 6
seconds of one another, in a closely fought contest.
However, Jaap and Simon had the fastest bike splits of the night, and
were over a minute and 40 seconds ahead of this group. Simon pulled
away on the run to win by just 24 seconds. Steve had the fastest run of
the night, but was too far behind to improve on his 3rd position.
Nevertheless, both Jaap and Steve recorded Personal Best times tonight,
by an astonishing 1:27 minutes and 1:22 minutes respectively - a
difficult thing to do when you have been competing for as long as they
have.
16 competitor's recorded PBs in all from 36 finishers, including 2
first timers.
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Simon will not be competing in the World Championships in Beijing
now, but Georgina Jennings WILL be. Georgina is the reigning British,
European and World Champion in the Sprint Triathlon in her Age Group
and will be looking for a clean sweep this year, having missed out on
the 2010 European Gold by one place.
Up & Running opening in Cambridge - offers!
Up & Running are opening a new store in Cambridge, a week Saturday on the 30th July. Flier is attached, special opening offers include £75 worth of free kit when you buy a pair of shoes. Further details at their website on www.cambridgeupandrunning.co.uk
Tom
Thrapston Junior Tri report / Chris Brennan runs to a fast Ironman.
PACTRAC held their tenth Annual Junior Triathlon at Thrapston on
Saturday. Their were 5 different Age Groups from age 8 to age 15-16.
Each group raced over a different age-related distance. The bike and
run courses all consisted of laps on the grass.
The weather was atrocious, with constant hard rain throughout - the
first time in 10 years that we have had any rain. This didn't put the
athletes off though, as 96 of the 107 who had entered turned up to
race, even though it started raining very early in the morning.
Athletes and marshalls alike got a soaking, and the grass was getting
pretty churned up by the finish.
Only 3 athletes failed to finish, with 93 ploughing on regardless.
results are on http://www.pactrac.co.uk under "Juniors".
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Chris Brennan completed his first ever Ironman race
in Zurich, Switzerland over the set distances of:
swim 2.4 miles in Lake Zurich - 2 laps.
bike 112 miles - 2 laps
run 26.2 miles - 4 laps.
371. Chris Brennan 1:17:20 5:53:08 3:41:49 = 10.52.17 AG (35-39 ) = 87.
It just shows how competitive Ironman racing is these days, when Chris
can run a 3.41.49 and it's still only the 70th fastest run in his Age
Group (288th fastest overall).
Congratulations.
More little PACTRACers are upon us.
Congratulations to Matt and Christina Cork on the birth of a son, Jakob Gabriel on Tuesday 12th July at 11:05pm.
Congratulations are also due to Adrian and Abbie Smith on the birth of Adam Jude Smith earlier this month.
This follows the Congratulations already expressed to Tom and Max Rebbitt on the birth of Josie Rebbitt in June.
National Relays at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham on Saturday 27th August.
Due to the huge popularity of this event, it has now been moved to August Bank Holiday Weekend. The maximum number of teams.has, therefore, increased from 440 to 660.
Unfortunately, it does mean, that I won't be racing there myself this year. Dave Patmore-Hill was due to collate the team entries this year, but has now had to withdraw himself.
Do we have any volunteers to coordinate team entries, register on the day, sort the money side out and organise a gazebo.
Details of the race are on:
http://www.onestepbeyond.org.uk/national-club-relay-champs.php
Basically each team has 4 members. Team member 1 swim's 400 metres in the lake (wetsuit required), before tagging team member 2 who swims 400 metres, then member 3 swims 400 metres, before member 4 swims 400 metres before tagging member 1 who cycles 3 laps - 9 miles, before tagging member 2 who cycles 9 miles etc. Once all members have cycled, member 4 will tag member 1 who will run 1 lap - 3 miles, before tagging member 2 ... etc.
We usually organise our teams into equal abilities, so that we can have a little race amongst ourselves, so all abilities are welcome.
The Mixed Race will be on Saturday Afternoon.
So far we have: Mike Wenn, Sean Beard, Giles Cooper, Steve Giles, Chris Jordan, Neil Tandy, Dave Wagstaff and Roz Goatly.
Can all members check their diaries, and then add their names, by posting a reply to this on the Forum. We will need to enter soon. It's a great event. Do it now.
Thrapston Junior Race. Thanks to all the Marshalls.
A HUGE thank-you from Sue to all the marshals that turned up in disastrous weather to help today. Adrian, who has been our referee for the last 10 years reckoned it was the best one yet! Also the only one that it's rained for but there you go.
Sue said "The sucess is due to the quality and committment of the marshals, without whom the race just wouldn't happen.
Neil, Craig and I really appreciate everyones help. We can only do 'so much' in the planning".
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Also set your dvd's to Channel 4 for 7:20am tomorrow morning for the first installment of The Canary Wharf SuperSprint Triathlon.
Scott demo day at Greenwheel cycles
the nice people at Greenwheel Cycles are having a Scott bike demo session next Friday & Saturday (22nd/23rd July) including the Scott Foil, claimed to be the most aerodynamic road bike... EVER!
There will also be some addicts & TT bikes, so if you want to guarantee a test ride, call them on 01733 305130 to book a slot.
Tom
Simon wins his 4th Mini-Series of the year.
After 6 rounds of the 9-race PACTRAC Mini-Series at Oundle, Simon Hoppe
has put himself into a good position.
An athletes best 5 races count, with 10 points being awarded for a
win in each race down to 1 point for 10th place.
With 4 wins in 4 starts Simon now has 40 points. He still needs to race
1 more time to clinch the Trophy, as Steve Giles also has 40 points,
but from 5 races. Rob Hammond has 35 points from 5 races, whilst in 4th
place Jaap Flikweert has 27 points from just 3 races.
Steve's worst position has been 5th which gives him 6 points, so if
Simon doesn't race next week, Steve would need at least a 4th place (7
points) to take the lead outright.
In the contest for the Women's Trophy, ROZ GILES recorded her fifth
straight win last night to give her the maximum 50 points. She,
therefore, WINS THE WOMEN'S MINI-SERIES TROPHY for 2011. Georgie
Freeman is 2nd at the moment with 37 points from 4 races, being 1 win
and 3 second places.
On Wednesday, Neil Tandy led the swimmers out, closely followed again
by Georgie Freeman. Simon Hoppe followed, half a minute behind, with
Ross Kent and Rob Hammond in close attendance. There then followed a
constant stream of swimmers leaving the water at regular intervals.
Neil soon took the lead on the bike, but was quickly caught by Simon,
who pulled a minute ahead by the second transition. Neil held onto
second place, starting the run 30 seconds ahead of the chasing trio of
Ross, Rob and Steve Coward. Steve Giles who was 17th out of the pool,
was a further 45 seconds adrift in 6th spot.
Simon then had the fastest run of the night, but only by 5 seconds over
Steve Giles who pulled up to 2nd overall, still 2.30 minutes behind.
Rob Hammond eventually caught Neil in Oundle on the way back, and
pulled ahead by just 7 seconds in a close contest for 3rd place.
That was Simon's 4th win from 4 starts in this year's Mini-Series, and
he just needs 1 more to take the Mini-Series Trophy. We had 8 PBs
tonight plus another 2 first-timers, as the wind and the rain held off
until after the event.
results are on http://www.pactrac.co.uk
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Dave Allsop competed in The Cowman - British Middle Distance Age
Group Championships at Milton Keynes, finishing 7th in his Age Group.
This was a Half-Ironman distance race covering:
a swim of 1.2 miles - 2 laps in the lake at Emberton Park near Olney. A
mass start in 2 waves with over 300 athletes in each.
bike 57 miles - a challenging course based on 2 large laps and 1 small
lap.
run 13.1 miles - 4 laps around the park and surrounding countryside.
79 Dave Allsop 34:07 2:34:39 1.37.17 = 4.46.03 AG = 7th.
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4 members of PACTRAC competed in the Bedford Olympic Distance triathlon
with a 1500m town-centre river swim; a one lap 25m bike course on some
fast flat roads, with a couple of testing hills; and a 3 lap 6.25m run
course around the equally fast and flat Embankment.
Results:
34. Adrian Whitby 30:01 1:15:40 42:15 = 2.27.56 AG = 8.
38 Giles Cooper 30:13 1:14:16 43:47 = 2.28.16 AG = 7.
71 Chris Jordan 27:57 1:14:49 57:48 = 2.40.34 AG = 2.
82 Jeremy Lloyd 31:11 1:18:39 53:25 = 2.43.15 AG = 12.
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Nathan Tweedie competed in the Team Cherwell Junior Triathlon at
Sibworth nr. Banbury in the Youths 15-16yrs race.
This consisted of a 400m swim, a 5.5m bike on tarmac(9 laps), and a 1.75
m run on grass(3 laps). He did well and enjoyed the experience of
racing on tarmac for the first time.
5th. Nathan Tweedie 5.10 18.55 11.16 = 35.21
Marshals For Wednesday the 13th ( THIS WEEK )
Hey Guys,
Please email me if you can Marshall this Wednesday. I have a few new people coming to race with us for the first time and would like to make sure they have Marshall`s on every point as normal.
I know that racing is everyones favourite reason for coming down but we have 9 races the same so please sacrifice one of the THREE RACES left to give something back to the club.
So far, apart from the weekends Long Distance, there has been no problems but we are getting very thin of volunteers all of a sudden.
Please email me at michael@vcars.co.uk if you can help out on any of the remaining races
Yours in Sport
Michael Wenn
Race Director
07818518482
Jaap wins the Long Course Trophy. Matt 9th in Holten.
PACTRAC held there annual Long Course Triathlon at Oundle on Sunday.
The distances were:
swim 1800 yards - 36 lengths of Oundle Pool.
bike 40 miles - 4 laps of the Mini-Series course around
Glapthorn and the Benefields.
run 10 miles - out, a loop around Glapthorn and back, twice.
Although only 8 competitors turned up, on what turned out to be a
perfect day, albeit rather hot by the end of the run; 3 previous
winners lined up to do battle. Jaap Flikweert, last years winner,
retained the Trophy.
Dick Rollings was first out of the water, with over a minute's
advantage from Rob Hammond and Jaap Flikweert.
Jaap took the lead on the first of four bike laps, after which he
increased his lead; and the only other biker he then saw was when he
actually lapped a back-marker!
Graeme Hall made up a 2:40 minute deficit from the swim, to catch Rob
on the bike, and the two of them came into the second transition
together, 6:20 minutes in arreas. Graeme moved up into 2nd place on the
run, but Jaap was able to finish a clear winner by over 3 minutes.
Results:
1 Jaap Flikweert 26:58 1:34:43 1:09:40 = 3:11:21
2 Graeme Hall 29:32 1:39:25 1:05:36 = 3:14:33
3 Rob Hammond 26:52 1:42:04 1:11:47 = 3:20:43
4 Steve Hope 27:30 1:44:52 1:16:03 = 3:28:25
5 Gary Eames 37:29 1:48:51 1:23:28 = 3:49:48
6 Simon Gull 33:33 1:55:20 1:24:40 = 3:53:33
7 Mariska Niemeijer 30:08 2:05:21 1:31:48 = 4:07:17
8 Richard Rollings 25:42 1:57:39 1:51:48 = 4:15:09
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Meanwhile, Matt Gunby continued his improvement, recording a top ten
finish at the 2011 Holten ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup in the
Netherlands.
From 55 competitor's, 50 swimmers finished the 1500 metre swim in under
21 minutes. The first athlete out of the water, emerged after 19:17
minutes. Matt recorded 19:56 and was well up there with the best. He is
still improving his swim time with every race.
One big group came together on the bike course, and 37 riders came into
the 2nd transition in one big group, with only 12 seconds separating
them. Not that long ago, Matt would have been struggling in the swim to
make it into the lead bike group. In Holten he came of age!
He then recorded the 9th fastest 10km run to finish in 9th place
overall, just 1:40 behind the winner, and just over a minute from a
podium finish. He was the first of the 3 Brits that the British
Triathlon Federation had entered into the race to assess their
progress.
9. Matthew Gunby GBR 19.56 59.02 32.39 = 1:51:37
Long Course 8:30am Sunday 10th July.
UPDATE:
We had 8 competitor's (and just 1 helper) on Sunday. Not sure where everybody else was.
We have never covered our costs for the hire of Oundle pool through swimming alone. To this end we have to charge a Membership fee, and to keep this fee down we organise races such as the Mini-Series and Sunday's Long Course. Last year we put the Membership fee down in order to encourage more members to rejoin.
We made a loss on the Long Course on Sunday. Is this a race that members wish to retain? We have lots of members "going long", who this race is targeted at. We always try to put it on, both on a day when not much else is going on, and a few weeks before the major long open races. Let us know on the Forum where we are going wrong. Is it simply a race that members don't want. We always felt that the low attendance at the Ride and Tie was because members were scared of it, but why the Long Course should be so little supported is a strange one.
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This Sunday's Long Course triathlon takes place at 8:30am from Oundle pool.
We have the pool booked from 8:30 to 9:30am so will start soon after 8:30.
Distances are:
swim 1800 yards - 36 lengths. (There and back 18 times).
bike: 40 miles. 4 laps of the Mini-Series course. Stay on the road until you have completed 4 laps. Do not come back into transition until after 4 laps,
run: 10 miles - out to Glapthorn CROSS-ROADS where turn left. In Glapthorn there is a left turn which brings you back to the Mini-Series turn. Here you turn right, grab a drink and follow the Mini-Series run back to Oundle pool (5 miles). Repeat a second time (10 miles). There will be a second drinks station in transition. Run around the tree stump and drinks station after 1 lap. We will have Gatorade, water, bananas and fig rolls.
Note: On the run, there will be a left turn sign in Glapthorn on the Benefield Road. Ignore this on the bike, and do the Mini-Series course on the bike. This left turn is for the run only. There will NOT be any marshalls out on the course, but the whole course will be signed as usual.
We intend to run this race with just 2 helpers to Timekeep plus somebody to keep an eye on the bikes whilst we are swimming. If you can assist here please email michael@vcars.co.uk We should be finished by 1pm but don't worry if you expect to take longer, as I will still be there to timekeep, if any helpers need to get away.
Please: we put these races on for competitors so the more people who turn up to race the more worthwhile it is to put it on, and the more enjoyable for other competitors. Be there or be square.
Kings Cliffe Flyers 10m TT - open event 9th July
The excellent & very friendly local cycling club, Kings Cliffe Flyers, are holding their weekly (every Tuesday ko 7pm) 10m TT as an open event this Saturday the 9th July. As such it is a qualifier for the district championships.
If you've not done it & fancy a local, straightforward (i.e. quiet roads but not THAT fast; there are corners!) event, this is a really good one to try.
Check out the KCFCC website (http://www.kingscliffeflyers.org.uk) for more details.
Tom
Simon wins his 3rd Mini-Series of the season.
We had another successful Mini-Series on Wednesday night, with over
30 competitor's competing on a still, warm evening. 4 people competed
in their first Mini-Series race, whilst 15 of the remaining 26 athletes
recorded Personal Best times. 3 of the top 4 were pushed to record new
PBs as were a number of the new recruits, including 17-year old Angus
McCool who went under the hour for the first time.
Once again Neil Tandy was first out of the water, with a gap of 13
seconds to Georgie Freeman. Simon Hoppe followed a further 21 seconds
behind, just ahead of a couple of newcomers, Will Pearson and Ross
Kent.
Simon gave chase, and took the lead on the bike at Glapthorn. From here
he was on his own. Neil was eventually caught by Chris Brennan, last
week's winner, and the 2 of them came in off the bike together, over a
minute down on Simon. It was a further 40 seconds before Steve Giles
came in, having been 17th in the swim, and moving up to 4th off the
bike. Steve led 4 other cyclists in, in quick succession.
Simon held on, on the run to win by over a minute from Chris, who had
nearly the same margin over Steve. Sean Beard was a further 50 seconds
behind at the end of the bike section, but had the fastest run of the
night to move up to 5th overall, catching Robin Brookes near the end of
the run, but then being outsprinted by him.
results are on http://www.pactrac.co.uk under "races".
Matt Gunby takes 3rd in the Elite GE Canary Wharf Triathlon.
Matt Gunby took 3rd place in the Elit Super Sprint Triathlon at
Canary Wharf last night.
http://www.britishtriathlon.org/news/article.php?id=11258
This was a very short and fast triathlon format, that included a
qualifying heat, to find the finalists, so it meant 2 races in 1
night.
The GE Canary Wharf athletes competed in a fast-paced sub 30 minute
heat, consisting of a 400m swim, 6.25 mile bike and 1.25 mile run,
before the grand final.
Competing against Elite athletes from mainland Europe, Australia, the
United States and South Africa along with a substantial number of
athletes from Great Britain, Matt made his first ever Elite Podium, as
well as gaining some valuable points in the Super Series.
Even more impressive, was that Matt was in the second of the 2 heats
(22 athletes per heat), so had less time to recover, than the eventual
winner Brendon Sexton from Australia who was in heat 1.
Matt will be at the PACTRAC Children's Training evening on
Wednesday 3rd August at Stanground.
This is part of Matt's role as a TriGold athlete with British Triathlon.
Thrapston Junior Tri on Saturday July 16th. Marshalls needed.
UPDATE:
We now have over 100 competitors registered for the Thrapston Triathlon and will now have to close entries. Marshalls are still required though. Please email sue_p_mcleod@yahoo.com to confirm that you can help.
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Message from Scott McLeod:
"Hi Everyone,
I will be away for the competition but that does not mean that it won't continue as usual. It is now in its 10th year, is a BTA sanctioned event and the last qualification competition for competitors in the Regional series.
As such, there is considerable interest and we already have 90 competitors.
Sue needs around 30 people to commit to helping at the event.
She needs to know who can help and over what time frame in order to allocate jobs and allow the safe and efficient running of the competition as usual.
Unfortunately she cannot wait until the day to see who turns up.
Please let her know ASAP if you can help on sue_p_mcleod@yahoo.com
Thanks
Sue & Scott"
Mini-Series 4 is won by ... Chris Brennan
Chris Brennan recorded his first ever Mini-Series win. Chris has been racing the Mini-Series for a few years now,
and has improved on his best time every year. Last Wednesday, he
knocked another minute off of his previous best time, and won the event
by a few seconds from Graeme Hall. Chris recorded his fastest ever bike
and run times in doing so. Chris is in full training at the moment for
the Swiss Ironman in Zurich on 10th July.
Neil Tandy was first out of the water, but hot on his heels was Georgie
Freeman, who pushed Neil to his best ever swim time (Neil also recorded
his best ever run time tonight and beat his previous PB by 49
seconds).
It was a further 48 seconds before Rob Hammond led Jaap Flikweert out
of the water, with Chris just a few seconds behind. It all came
together on the bike where Chris, Rob and Jaap where caught by Graeme
Hall and the 4 of them eventually caught up with Neil.
On the run, Chris and Graeme soon created a gap, and fought it out for
the win, with Chris pulling free just coming back into Oundle. Well
done to Chris. Jaap's best Time Trial bike was all wrapped up and on
it's way to Pontevedra for the weekend's European Championships, but
even on his slower road bike, he put in a good race for 3rd..
Simon is the 2011 Club Champion. Dambuster results.
16 PACTRACers finished the Dambuster Triathlon at Rutland Water on
Saturday. This was a prestigious race, as it was also the National
Championships this year.
Distances were:
swim 1500 metres - 1 lap in the cold, choppy lake at Rutland Water.
bike 26 miles - 1 lap of Oakham, Uppingham, Morcott, Ketton and
Empingham including the triple hills of the "Rutland Ripple" between
Oakham and Uppingham, as well as the hill at Steadfold Lane, Ketton.
run 6 miles - out to the Dam, across and back twice, then home.
Simon Hoppe was the best placed with a 3rd place in his Age Group, thus
taking a Bronze medal in his Age Group in these National Championships.
This race was also 1 of 4 in the PACTRAC Club Championships, where an
athlete's best 3 races count. Simon now has an unasailable lead with a
maximum of 300 points and is, therefore, the CLUB CHAMPION. All other
categories are still being fought for.
Results:
34. SIMON HOPPE 21.41 70:01 35:55 = 2.07.37 AG = 3rd.
126 DAVID WAGSTAFF 25:32 72:13 40:15 = 2.18.00 AG 13.
164 PAUL SPAIN 27:17 78:59 35:12 = 2.21.28 AG 17.
201 STEVE COWARD 27:21 76:17 40:17 = 2.23.55 AG 24.
214 SAMUEL SMITH 24:39 81:33 38:33 = 2.24.45 AG 40.
240 GRAHAM HONEY 29:28 77:55 39:05 = 2.26.28 AG 44.
249 NEIL TANDY 20:46 78:00 48:37 = 2.27.23 AG 12.
265 ADRIAN WHITBY 28:10 80:20 40:07 = 2.28.37 AG 47.
267 JUSTIN HATTEE 27:22 79:33 41:54 = 2.28.49 AG 49.
285 STEVE HOPE 26:29 82:19 40:59 = 2.29.47 AG 24.
296 GILES COOPER 28:05 80:46 41:42 = 2.30.33 AG 28.
310 RICHARD NIXON 23:30 82:00 45:53 = 2.31.23 AG 42.
383 CHRIS JORDAN 24:29 80:52 50:56 = 2.36.17 AG 11.
484 JEREMY LLOYD 29:16 83:39 49:44 = 2.43.39 AG 80.
488 SIMON GULL 30:51 89:04 44:15 = 2.44.10 AG 40.
628 JUSTIN OSBORNE 33:02 94:19 49:43 = 2.57.04 AG 79.
Georgina wins GOLD in the European Sprint Championships.
2011 European Triathlon Championships at Pontevedra in Spain.
Georgina Jennings won the European Sprint Triathlon Title in the 65-
69 year Age Group. This was the one that eluded her last year, when she
won the British and World Championships, but came 2nd in the
Europeans.
This year, she has already won the British Championships, and now the
Europeans. Georgina will not be competing in the World Championships in
Beijing later on this year, so once again will not achieve the clean sweep.
Georgina writes:
"I had a good safe race, after a couple of panics.
I had a puncture when going to rack the bike on Friday. Then on
Saturday morning, I got to transition and had another puncture (my last
inner tube). I managed to sort it before the race started."
Results:
1st. Georgina Jennings 19:32 43:30 29:14 = 92.16
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3 David Wilson GBR 13:21 33.14 18:36 = 65.11
4 SIMON HOPPE GBR 13:01 33:35 18:37 = 65.13
8 athletes were all within 63 seconds going out onto the run. Simon was
in 5th place, just 40 seconds behind. He had to fight hard to move up a
place, and was neck-and-neck on the run, fighting it out for that
elusive Bronze Medal, but just missed out by 2 seconds, and just over a
minute from Gold.
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Chris Jordan was not far behind, chasing for a Bronze Medal in the 55-
59 Age Group, but slipped back on the run.
12th. Chris Jordan 15:06 38:33 25:53 = 79:32
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Jaap Flikweert meanwhile, competed in the Standard distance European
Championships over the distances of:
swim - 1500 metres
bike - 25 miles
run - 6.25 miles
This was exactly twice the distance that the other 3 competed in, in
the Sprint race.
18th Jaap Flikweert 26:07 67:53 43:45 = 2.17.45
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In the Nice Ironman Triathlon over the classic distances of:
swim - 2.4 miles. 2 loops in the salted water of the Mediterranean sea.
The water temperature was 75°F.
bike - 112 hilly miles - 1 lap up into the mountains, taking in 17
towns and villages .
run - 26.2 miles - out and back 4 times.
Christophe DeMoulin gave a good account of himself in his first Ironman
race.
220. CHRISTOPHE DEMOULIN 1:02:57 5:40:41 3:53:52 = 10:37:30 AG 20th.
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Steve Skelhon competed in Ironman Coeur d'Alene in Idaho, USA, amongst
2800 athletes, all setting off in one wave. Temperatures were around 74
F, with light winds. This was Steve's 6th Ironman race.
swim - 2.4 miles - 2 laps in the lake.
bike 112 miles - 2 laps.
run 26.2 miles - twice out and back along the coast.
1455. Steve Skelhon 1:11:30 6:40:21 5:59:15 = 13:51:06 AG = 173.
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Closer to home, 6 members competed in the Northampton Triathlon held at
Grendon Lakes over the Olympic distance. Roz Giles was 5th lady and
first in her Age Group, whilst Graeme Hall was 3rd in his.
swim - 1500 metres in the clear waters of the lake.
bike - 25 undulating miles.
run - 6.25 miles. 4 laps. flat.
Results:
23. Graeme Hall 26:14 64.06 39:37 = 2:09:57 AG 3rd.
29. Samuel Smith 23:53 67.45 40:24 = 2:12:02 AG 8.
36. Dave Patmore-Hill 24:16 68.34 41:14 = 2:14:04 AG 5.
41. Steve Giles 31:14 65.33 39:07 = 2:15:54 AG 7.
47. Jonathan Crowley 25:48 65.50 45:46 = 2:17:24 AG 9.
79. Rosalind Giles 27:32 71.36 47:28 = 2:26:36 AG 1st.
Swimming Times at Oundle + help needed at the Thrapston Junior Tri on Sat 16th July.
From Monday 4th July, monday swimming will start at 7.30pm
Also Oundle pool will be CLOSED for ALL of August for repairs to the liner. Hopefully it will re-open by 5th Sept. Watch this space for further updates.
The Lido in Peterborough is open to the public until 8:00pm each weeknight at £3:60 a session. However, they only heat it with sunshine, so it's only about 68 degrees.
The Regional pool in Peterborough is fully booked during August.
Does anybody have any other suggestions ???????????? Please respond on the Forum with details of your local pools.
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We desperately need help for the Junior Triathlon at Thrapston on Saturday 16th July. We have only had one reply from the posting in May. Please email sue_p_mcleod@yahoo.com with your enthusiastic replies. The "bestest", most enthusiastic reply gets to choose their marshalling point. You can do it. You know you can.
The competition starts at 10.30am and finishes around12.30pm with the presentation hopefully about 1pm.
We need some marshalls from 7am-9am to set up the course (2-3), safety and timing and counting marshalls 9.45am-12.30pm (14-18) not to mention a couple of helpers with registration 8am-9.30am, although they usually end up on another job once that is finished.
Make a note to approach Sue at the Mini Series and commit to help.
Robin and Roger qu for Las Vegas at Wimbleball.
The UK 70.3 Half-Ironman took place at Wimbleball over the
distances of:
swim 1.2 miles - 1 lap in the lake, starting 20 metres offshore in deep
water.
bike 56 miles - 2 laps on closed roads, with 5905 feet of climbing
including 3 steep hills (one straight out of transition) and some steep
descents.
run 13.1 miles - 3 laps including 1323 feet of climbing on mixed
terrain.
5 PACTRACers took part, with 4 finishing. 130 athletes completed the
swim but not the race, which gives an indication of just how brutal
this course is. With over fifty 70.3 races (that's an official half-
ironman over the total distance of 1.2, 56 + 13.1) worldwide,
Wimbleball in Exmoor is considered to be one of the toughest globally.
1650 athletes entered from 27 countries. With some not starting due to
subsequent injuries, and others starting but not finishing, there were
1105 finishers.
This event had 50 slots spread over the various age groups for the
prestigious 70.3 World Championships in Vegas in September.
PACTRACs Roger Canham who has already qualified for the full Ironman
World Championships in Hawaii in October for the 4th successive year,
turned his hand to the half distance and finished 4th in his Age Group
on this tough course. With 5 places in his Age Group, Roger has
qualified for Vegas.
PACTRACs Robin Brookes finished 3rd in his Age Group, and with 3
qualifying slots, he too has qualified for Vegas.
Results:
61. Roger Canham 33:31 3:07:45 1:34:05 = 5.15.18 AG 4th.
162. Robin Brookes 38:30 3:10:43 1:44:14 = 5.39.48 AG 3rd.
330. Gary Cooper 37:17 3:34:00 1:54:59 = 6.06.14 AG 56.
617. Sam Fielding 47:36 3:47:28 2:00:31 = 6.35.33 AG 13.
Robin writes:
"I have now qualified for the 70.3 World Championship's in Las
Vegas on the 11th September. The bike and run course's at Wimbleball
are extremely hilly. Tough course is an understatement".
Roger writes:
"Immediately post Utah (Roger did the Ironman in Utah in May), I was
struggling for motivation other than focussing solely on commencing my
training block for the race on October 8th in Hawaii. Wimbleball is
widely regarded as being the toughest 70.3 race on the circuit and the
prospect of competing there had little appeal. However, having got
three weeks of training under my belt, I started to look upon
Wimbleball as an opportunity to have a hard swim/bike workout with a
resolution to run easy so as not to disrupt my pattern of training.
The two days prior to the race were remarkable only in as much as it
poured with rain and blew a gale. Much to my relief, race day morning
greeted us with a light breeze and no rain. Not the balmy conditions of
previous years but a good temperature to race in.
The well tested pre-race routine went very smoothly and we arrived at
the water’s edge without any dramas. The horn sounded, we were off and
I quickly found some comparatively clear water as I got into my stroke.
Apart from a little hustle and bustle at the turns I was soon running
up the 500m path into transition to collect my T1 bag, change and jump
onto my bike to tackle the infamous bike course. The two lap 56 mile
course took in a total of 5000ft of climbing coupled with fast, winding
descents, made all the more technical with the debris and water on the
roads. I worked hard up the hills and was conservative on the downs as
my objective was to have a strong bike workout, not end up in the
hedge! I hopped off the bike bang on my target of 3hrs, feeling pleased
with the effort I had made.
The run course garners as much attention by commentators as the bike
course, somehow managing to cram in 1000ft of climbing over the half
marathon. The uphill sections were pretty long and quad sapping but
actually, the one significant downhill, was insane, the most
experienced athletes managing only a crab like shuffle as they
descended. The course was composed of three laps and after the first I
somehow managed to find my rhythm, completing laps two and three
progressively quicker. Ultimately i crossed the finish line with
perhaps my best running form of the race, a very satisfying end to a
wonderful race. I can say without reservation that it is a VERY testing
course, but very honest and set in beautiful countryside. I would
unquestionably recommend it to anyone but not perhaps as their first
attempt at the distance!
My finish time and position were way better than I had set out to
achieve and had in fact earned me a qualification slot for the IM70.3
World Championships in Las Vegas. This was a real confidence boost for
my preparation for Kona IM in October and a race experience I am
pleased I didn’t miss."
Simon wins Mini-Series 3.
PACTRAC held the 3rd of 9 Mini-Series Triathlons (plus a Novice
race) at Oundle last Wednesday.
The distances and course were the same as usual:
swim 400 yards in Oundle pool's 50 yard pool - 8 lengths.
bike 10 miles - 1 circuit around Glapthorn and the
Benefield's. An undulating, sporting course, with a couple
of good inclines and a mile of fast decending between the Benefield's.
run 3.5 miles straight out to Glapthorn and back.
Georgie Freeman was first out of the water, in only her 2nd Mini-Series
race. She led by 13 seconds from Simon Hoppe, with another 10 seconds
to fast-improving Rob Hammond. 14 seconds later, Jaap Flikweert lead 11
swimmers out in the next 30 seconds.
Simon soon took the lead in transition, and had a lonely ride, until
Jaap who had started 24 seconds behind, eventually caught up with him.
The 2 came in off the bike together, a minute ahead of 3rd placed Dave
Wagstaff. A further 30 seconds passed before Steve Coward lead Rob into
T2.
Simon forged ahead on the run and opened up a decisive gap of 1 1/2
minutes on Jaap, who held onto 2nd overall with Rob moving back up to
3rd and just holding off the fast-approaching duo of John Murray and
Sean Beard, who both tore through the field on the run but eventually
ran out of road.
Simon recorded his 2nd Mini-Series win of the year, but this time just
couldn't dip under the 50 minute barrier on a windy night.
We had 31 finishers on the night with 10 PBs, including first lady Roz
Giles, who improved by 90 seconds. 4 newcomers competed for the first
time.
Junior Triathlon's at Stanground - Saturday 25th June and 2nd July.
We have junior races on at Stanground on the next two Saturdays:
25th June
2nd July
We are now holding these in the morning, partly so as not to clash with Cricket, but it also leaves the rest of the day clear.
If anyone has a couple of hours to spare, we would really appreciate your help. Please arrive 8.30 – 8.45am and we should be well done by 11.00am.
Please, please drop Wendy an email on w.gooding@stangroundcollege.co.uk to let her know that you are able to come along. We can then allocate jobs in advance. Much appreciated.
p.s. apart from Committee members and friends and family of the organiser, the only helper at Saturday's 5k at Oundle was ... Kate Armstrong. Big thanks to Kate. Not sure where everybody else was, so please give Wendy an email and see you at Stanground on Saturday.
Marshal's needed for Saturday's Oundle 5k. plus...
Congratulations to Tom and Max Rebbitt on the birth of their 2nd child, Josie.
The PACTRAC 5k run is this Saturday 18th June at 2pm at the Oundle RUGBY CLUB, in conjunction with the Oundle Carnival (see www.oundlecarnival.co.uk). We still need marshal's plus helpers to assist with marking the course out plus timekeepers etc. Email Adam at a.bogusz@ntlworld.com to offer assistance. You will need to be there from 1:00pm to help to put the signs out, and the racing will be all over by 3:00pm at which time why not enjoy a pint whilst checking out the Carnival stands.
If anybody can help with the inputting of the Mini-Series Results contact michael@vcars.co.uk to offer your assistance. Mike will then guide you through the process. This will free up valuable time and allow us to concentrate on other matters. Thanks.
Tonight's open water swimming will start at Thrapston and finish 2.4 miles later at Thorpe Waterville. See the Forum for further details.
Open water swim day
The BTA are holding an open-water swimming session at Milton Country Park in Cambridge, in conjunction with Speedo. Led by coaches & equiment provied if required, all details are at the link below:
http://triathlete-europe.competitor.com/2011/04/29/triathlon-england-speedo-novice-open-water-swim-days/
GRAEME HALL WINS THE CORBY TRIATHLON. MATT GUNBY 7th IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
PACTRAC had a good day at the 1st Corby Triathlon on Sunday taking
1st and 3rd places overall as well as first lady and 6 Age Group
firsts.
The distances were:
swim 750 metres in the Olympic size pool, with each athlete starting
off at 15 second intervals.
bike 17.5 miles - 2 laps including a big descent at Rockingham and some
nasty inclines to make up for it.
run 3 miles - 3 laps mainly flat but with a testing incline towards the
end.
PACTRACs Graeme Hall from Weldon won this inaugural event, held in his
home town. Steve Giles managed to overhall Giles Cooper right at the
end for 3rd overall, whilst wife Roz Giles came home 1st lady. All 3
were also 1st in their respective Age Groups, as were Steve Hope and
Chris Jordan.
Giles Cooper finished 4th overall and 3rd in his Age Group, just 10
seconds down on 3rd placed Steve Giles. Graeme was a convincing winner,
having a good swim in 20th place, but an even better bike section. He
was the 2nd fastest cyclist on the day, which moved him up to first
place on the road and he moved further ahead of the immediate
competition on the run, to finish an impressive 1:48 minutes ahead.
In the accompanying Novice race on the same course but covering a 400
metre swim, 10 mile bike and 2 mile run, Nicola Goy won her Age Group
in her first ever triathlon.
Results:
1. Graeme Hall 14.42 0.38 49.26 0.29 16.48 = 82.03
1st in AG
3. Steve Giles 16.49 0.39 51.14 0.39 17.24 = 86.46
1st in AG
4. Giles Cooper 14.21 1.00 18.40 = 86.56
3rd in AG
13.Roz Giles 14.52 0.33 54.41 0.29 19.31 = 90.08
1st lady
15.Steve Hope 14.06 1.40 55.53 0.44 18.48 = 91.13
1st in AG
17.Chris Jordan 13.42 0.32 53.56 0.40 22.47 = 91.38
1st in AG
69.Domonic Goy 18.55 1.22 62.52 0.51 23.48 = 107.50
11th
104 Barry Peck 18.56 1.35 70.27 0.55 28.51 = 120.45
19th.
Novice race:
24. Nicola Goy 8.56 1.24 42.21 0.47 15.51 = 69.19
1st in AG.
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Matt Gunby competed in the Elite race at the Toshiba Windsor Triathlon,
which was also the Elite National Championships.
Distances were:
swim 1500 metres in the River Thames
bike 26 miles
run 6.25 miles including a steep, nasty hill.
Matt's swimming is much improved and he was able to come out of the
swim just under a minute behind the leader (Richard Stannard, a top
swimmer who usually leads the World's Elites out of the water).
This put Matt in a good position, and when the top end of the field
eventually came together to form the first bike group, Matt was in it.
Conditions then worsened with hard rain and a cold wind blowing.
15 athletes came in off the bike together, being lead by former World
Champion and Olympian, Tim Don. They were all just 23 seconds apart
going into the run, with Matt in 11th place, just 17 seconds behind
Tim.
This is a new experience for Matt, being in the lead group on the bike,
which shows just how much his swimming has improved. With all the
effort on the bike, Matt did well to run the 7th fastest run of the
day, in 33.05, which put him up to 7th overall at the finish, just 1:39
minutes behind the winner. It's a tough sport to succeed in, but Matt
is applying himself well, and has the right mental attitude to do so.
Results:
7. Matt Gunby 19.45 61.22 33.05 = 1.54.12
Mini-Series 1 goes to Simon Hoppe.
PACTRAC held the first race of the 10-race Mini-Series on Wednesday
night at Oundle.
The course and distances are all the same as in previous
years.
swim - 400 yards in Oundle School's 50-yard pool. 8 lengths.
bike - 10 miles. 1 circuit around Glapthorn and the Benefield's.
run - 3.5 miles. Out to Glapthorn and back.
Neil Tandy was first out of the water in 4:41 minutes, with a gap of
over 20 seconds to Simon Hoppe and Tony Daniels. Rob Hammond was a few
seconds behind in 4th, with Dave Allsop a further 17 seconds down in
5th place.
Simon and Tony were fighting it out on the bike, pushing each other to
a faster time, which allowed them to come in off the bike section over
a minute and a half clear of the chasers, who now included Dave
Wagstaff alongside Dave Allsop.
Simon then pulled away from Tony on the run, and recorded a convincing
victory, once again breaking the 50-minute barrier. Tony held onto 2nd
with a Personal Best time of 52.02. Steve Giles, who was 22nd out of
the water, pulled up to 10th on the bike and 3rd on the run, after the
fastest run of the night. Steve just caught Rob Hammond with 600 metres
to go and Dave Allsop with 300 metres to go, in the battle for 3rd
place.
Roz Giles was first lady, coming in under the hour, equalling her PB.
We had 10 PBs on the night and 4 first timers in a field of 33.
Results are on the new http://www.pactrac.co.ukunder "races" and "race
results".
http://pactrac.co.uk/race/results?race_title=20&competitor=All&=Apply&form_build_id=form-M-G5bn_WRv3siAvI13LbkaUle04iuOkhygYnBpmREsI&form_id=views_exposed_form
Photo's from the race can be found on:
http://corkie.smugmug.com/Other/MiniSeries1-2011
Tony Daniels is in photo nr.2
nr.9 shows Dave Wagstaff (left) and Dave Allsop (right).
nr.16 shows Steve Giles.
Simon Hoppe was too quick for the cameraman tonight!
Next weeks race is a Novice race for newcomers to the sport, or those
that have been in triathlon for less than a year. The start time will
be 7:30pm at Oundle pool on Wednesday 1st June. Entries are taken on
the night. Just turn up early enough to set your transition up, sign
on, check the course details and be ready to listen to the race
briefing.
Latest Results: Some choppy swims.
Yolanda Smith competed at The Long Course Weekend 3-day triathlon in
Tenby, Pembrokeshire.
This involved a 2.4 mile sea swim on day 1 - 2 laps in 14
degrees and a vicious current that made it tremendously difficult to
get back to shore. Instead of returning in a diagonal direction, many
swimmers had to settle for a more direct route, followed by a run along
the beech! twice. Having seen the conditions, Yolanda sensibly opted
for the 1.2 mile swim instead, which involved just one lap, trying to
swim back to shore against that current just once being bad enough.
Day 2 saw the second part of this Ironman distance event, with a 112
mile cycle ride, over hilly terrain.
Then after another night's rest came the climax - the Wales Marathon
run over a full 26.2 miles, competing against other runners who had not
had such a strenuous weekend. Earlier in the year, Yolanda completed
the Paris Marathon in a time of 3.24.25 so her time on a hilly Welsh
course after the previous 2 days exertions was a good effort and put
her in 153rd spot overall in the marathon.
Giles Cooper also took part in the 2.4 mile swim, as he was in the area
for the Dragon Cycle Sportive on the Sunday.
Results:
Yolanda Smith;
1.2 mile swim 1.14.07
112 mile bike 8.10.43
26.2 mile run 4.01.26
Giles Cooper;
2.4 mile swim 1.56.50
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Steve Hope competed in the Coniston Triathlon last Saturday.
Distances were:
swim - 1500 metres in Coniston lake. Not as cold as expected. The
biggest problem was the choppy water, making breathing more difficult.
bike - 25 miles. The roads were constantly going either up or down, and
twisting left or right. One lap with a nasty, long climb through
Beanthwaite.
run - 6.25 miles. Out and back along road and track. Again a bit
hillier than we were lead to believe.
Results:
48. Steve Hope 29.00 1:32:52 45:04 = 2:46:56 AG=6.
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The Shropshire Triathlon again took place at Ellesmere. 2 members
competed over the distances of; 1500 metres, 25 miles and 6.25 miles.
133. Chris Jordan 23.28 69.52 56.45 = 2.30.05 Age Group 6th.
164. Simon Gull 32.03 83.05 48.52 = 2.44.00 AG = 18.
We are still waiting for Josh Gull to make his first appearance of the
year. Last year Josh completed 2 Olympic Distance Triathlons, but Dad,
Simon, is 1 up so far this year.
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Nathan Tweedie competed in the Leicester Flashman Youth Triathlon at
Lutterworth Sports Centre.
Distances were:
swim 400 metres in a 25m pool.
bike 5 miles being 8 laps.
run 2 miles - 2.5 laps.
Nathan had a great swim in 5:19 minutes putting him in 3rd position,
and hung on to finish 5th overall.
5. Nathan Tweedie 5.19 25.34 12.51 = 43.44
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This weekend sees Paul Gallagher attempt a Triple Ironmanm in the New
Forest. Paul completed a Double Ironman-distance race in Litchfield
last year, and this year is attempting to go one "better" in this 7.2
mile swim, 336 mile bike and 78.6 mile run !!!
Next weekend sees 19 PACTRACers in the Dambuster Triathlon at Rutland
water on Saturday morning, followed by the Oundle Carnival 5k running
race in the afternoon. For an entry to the 5k see http://www.oundlecarnival.co.uk
Jaap takes Mini-Series 2.
PACTRAC held the 2nd of 9 Mini-Series Triathlons (plus a Novice race)
at Oundle last Wednesday.
The distances and course were the same as usual:
swim 400 yards in Oundle pool's 50 yard pool - 8 lengths.
bike 10 miles - 1 circuit around Glapthorn and the
Benefield's. An undulating, sporting course, with a couple of good
inclines and a mile of fast decending between the Benefield's.
run 3.5 miles straight out to Glapthorn and back.
Jaap Flikweert won this race in a tightly contested finish from a fast
moving Steve Giles, with Graeme Hall right up there in third. this was
Jaap's 2nd Mini-Series win having been victorious in 2009's 6th event.
Jaap has had a number of 2nd places, and was competing with an injury,
having had to pull out of the Full Boar Triathlon at Market Bosworth
just 3 days earlier.
Will Pearson repeated last weeks feat of being first out of the water.
It was a further 10 seconds before Rob Hammond lead out 19 chasers, all
within a minute of each other. Rob soon moved into the lead on the
bike, and then relinquished it to Jaap. Jaap steamed ahead to take a
lead of 1.21 minutes into T2. Graeme Hall who was 13th out of the
water, soon made up ground, after a fast transition, and came in 2nd
off the bike, just ahead of Dave Allsop (by 3 seconds) and Rob (8
seconds). Steve Giles had by this time moved up from 22nd out of the
water to 7th on the bike, only a further 22 seconds adrift of Rob. The
chase was on.
Graeme pressed on, and was making in-roads into Jaap's lead, before
being caught and passed by the fast moving Steve Giles. Jaap held on to
win by a margin of just 16 seconds from Steve, with Graeme only a
further 7 seconds adrift. Perfect pacing from Jaap saw him home
victorious, whilst Steve had the fastest run of the day, moving up from
22nd out of the water, to catch Graeme for second, but just ran out of
road behind Jaap.
5 Novices returned from last weeks race, the first of whom was Will
Pearson beating his previous time by 50 seconds. 3 of them recorded
PBs, the best margin being by 90 seconds from Reuben Williams.
11 competitors beat the hour mark, including first lady Roz Giles.
After knocking 3 minutes off his previous best in Mini-Series race 1,
Andrew Camp knocked a further 20 seconds off tonight. In all 9 Personal
Best times were recorded from the 32 finishers, whilst 6 athletes
competed for the first time.
Results are on http://pactrac.co.uk/race/results?race_title=21&competitor=All&=Apply&form_build_id=form-sizjJLfupq8kS7ItlzWUikXWxbabUHGVfc--h090nro&form_id=views_exposed_form
Georgina Jennings retains the >65 British Sprint Triathlon Title. Robin and Carol 1st in AG. Emma 2nd.
Georgina Jennings is the over 65 British Sprint Triathlon Champion,
and retains her title from last year.
15 PACTRACers took part in the 3 events which took place at
Belvoir Castle nr Grantham. All of the events took place in the Castle
grounds and the surrounding countryside.
The Speedy Beaver Triathlon incorporated The National Sprint
Championships over the distances of:
swim 750 metres in the lake.
bike 12.5 miles - 1 lap
run 3 miles - 2 laps.
Results:
185. Graham Honey 16.58 39.21 20.09 = 76.28 Age Group
22nd.
323. Kate Armstrong 18.34 45.57 22.15 = 86.46 AG =
6th.
405. Georgina Jennings 18.46 46.16 30.17 = 95.19 AG = 1st
The water was "coolish", and it was very windy on the bike. Georgina
commented: "Boy the hill! I was not expecting it to be as bad!!".
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6 PACTRACers took part in the Little Beaver Triathlon with Robin
Brookes taking 1st place in his Age Group.
Distances were:
swim 1500 metres in the lake.
bike 25 miles - 2 laps.
run 6.25 miles - 3 laps.
Results:
17. Robin Brookes 31.09 1.16.13 40.09 = 2.27.31 AG = 1st.
60. Richard Nixon 27.26 1.21.55 49.59 = 2.39.20 AG = 9.
71. Paul Frampton 32.00 1.20.52 49.27 = 2.42.19 AG = 13.
95. Charlie Brookes 32.12 1.26.09 50.06 = 2.48.27 AG = 18.
106. Pip Polack 30.07 1.31.06 49.59 = 2.51.12 AG = 21.
111. Adam Bogusz 36.29 1.28.29 47.43 = 2.52.41 AG = 22.
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A further 6 PACTRACers took part in the Full Beaver Triathlon with Emma
Cranfield coming home a superb 29th overall and 2nd in her Age Group,
whilst mother Carol Smallman was 1st in her AG. Emma was only just
caught for first in her AG by a fast finisher who caught her right near
the end.
Distances were:
swim 1900 metres in the lake.
bike 46.5 miles - 3 laps.
run 13.1 miles - 3 laps.
29. Emma Cranfield 31.15 2.25.56 1.33.00 = 4.30.11 2nd in AG.
55. Dave Allsop 41.20 2.22.14 1.35.38 = 4.39.12 AG = 7.
93. Sam Smith 33.44 2.39.14 1.37.13 = 4.50.11 AG = 26.
99. Tom Rebbitt 37.58 2.45.15 1.28.50 = 4.52.03 AG = 28.
279. Carol Smallman 39.19 2.55.59 2.01.45 = 5.37.03 AG = 1st.
(Simon Taylor 47.41 2.58.41 did not finish.)
Matt 5th at Strathclyde. Roger qualifies for Hawaii. Neil Tandy 1st in AG at Eton.
Both Matt Gunby and Josh Daniels competed in the GE Strathclyde Park
Triathlon in Scotland on Sunday.
Distances were:
swim 750 metres in the lake.
bike 12.5 miles
run 3 miles. The wind was quite brutal on the run.
Former World Champion, Tim Don, went out on his own after
breaking away on the bike, and came home as winner, over a minute
ahead.
Matt was in the 2nd bike group, who picked up some cyclists falling
back from the lead group, and he went on to catch all but 4 of the lead
group on the run. Matt ran the whole of the run neck and neck with 6th
place, but managed to out-sprint him in the end.
The GE Strathclyde Park Triathlon is the first race of this year’s
British Triathlon Super Series.
The Elite competitors now head to the GE Blenheim Triathlon, the second
event of the Super Series, on 4 June. After Blenheim the Series heads
to the Toshiba Windsor Triathlon (12 June), the GE Canary Wharf
Triathlon (30 June) and finally the Virgin Active London Triathlon (30
July).
Results:
5. Matt Gunby 10.10 33.56 16.11 = 60.17
28. Josh Daniels 9.14 37.12 18.52 = 65.18
Matt Gunby will be in action in Belgium this weekend to compete in the
Brasschaat ITU Premium European Cup Triathlon.
Matt who is on British Triathlon’s trigold programme, will be aiming to
build on his 5th place finish at the GE Strathclyde Park Triathlon last
Sunday.
Matt has had a solid start to the season, and will be focussing on the
swim in Belgium. He said “My swimming has been going well in the pool
and training, but I want to start transferring that form into the open
water. If I can get a good swim, I am confident in both my bike and
running to be up for a good result in Belgium.”
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Roger Canham competed in the Ironman St George, in Utah, USA.
swim: 2.4 miles.
bike: 112 miles
run: 26.2 miles in searing temperature's of 98oF.
Roger said that this was "probably the toughest course I have tackled,
and the conditions were not much help either! Still, it's good to have
it in the bag, and I can relax now for a few weeks!
Ironman is considered as one of the toughest triathlon endurance
events to race. Ironman St George is reputedly the toughest IM course
in the world; the race took me to my absolute limits and lived up to
its brutal reputation."
Roger continued: "The swim venue was up in the hills around St George,
at Sand Hollow Canyon, a beautiful setting for the start of a long day.
Last year’s race ended here for some competitors, with water
temperatures in the low 50s causing some hypothermic athletes to be
pulled from the water. This year the water was a balmier 62oF and
ensured most athletes made it onto the bike.
The gun went off at 0700 and 1600 bodies collided, arms and legs
flailing as I struck out to find some clear water to swim in. Within
400m I found myself able to swim unimpeded, proceeded to establish a
rhythm as I made my way round the single loop course in the reservoir
and before I knew it, I was kicking hard to exit the water. I grabbed
my helmet and shoes, changed out of my wetsuit and was out on the bike
course to tackle the 1900m of ascent over two loops.
The bike course was incredibly scenic, a mixture of deep canyons and
sharply rising hills coloured with the reds and yellows of the local
sandstones. The bike course is renowned for its spectacular topography
and beauty, each lap finishing with a gruelling ride up The Wall,
happily followed by a 45mph descent. I had planned to pace the first
lap, with a controlled effort and all went to plan. I managed to
conserve my energy for the looming marathon. As I started out on the
second lap the temperature started to rise, as we approached the middle
of the day. At each 15mile aid station I was careful to grab two full
bottles of water, one to drink and one to cool myself, staying hydrated
was going to be critical in keeping my body’s core temperature under
control. I continued to meter out my pacing on the second lap and was
relieved to find myself finally spinning down the hill towards T2,
having avoided any mechanical mishaps and feeling well hydrated.
The volunteers grabbed my bike from me as I hit the dismount line and I
raced through T2 donning my running shoes, nutrition and cap. The run
would be the part of the race that would claim the most competitors
with almost 300 athletes failing to make it across the finish line. It
was a brutal course, essentially a 6 mile run up a hill, then
turnaround, back down to the start and repeat for a total ascent of
500m, all in temperatures soaring close to 100oF. I had planned for an
overall run time of 3.5hrs so I set out with a pace of 8mins/mile or
better. The first lap seemed to roll by as I focussed on controlling my
pace and staying hydrated but I knew the second lap was going to be
where the race began. By this time I was pretty certain I was in the
top 5 and, with the first lap completed in 01:38, I could reset my pace
to 9min/mile to achieve my goal race time. By mile 16 it was becoming a
mental battle to keep my feet moving up the hill, as my core
temperature began to spiral upwards, with little I could do at this
stage to control matters. I clawed my way through each mile, one step
at a time until I finally propelled myself towards and ultimately over
the finish line.
I was completely spent and really had no idea of my time or position; I
just wanted to be out of the ferocious heat and to sit down. I was in
the medical tent for nearly an hour in what resembled a M.A.S.H. unit,
the medics stating they had treated more people in the first hour than
they had in the whole of the previous year’s race. The course and
conditions had taken their toll.
It was here that I learned from a fellow athlete that I had won my age
group and was an Ironman Champion – I was ecstatic with winning the
title, setting a new course record and qualifying to race at the
Ironman World Championships in Hawaii in October."
In winning his Age Group, Roger broke the previous course record for
his Age Group of 10:24:09. This also qualified him for the Ironman
World Championships in Hawaii in October, for the 4th consecutive
year.
Results:
45th. Roger Canham 1:06:11 5:30:19 3:29:47 = 10:06:17 1st
in Age Group.
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3 Junior PACTRAC members competed in the Charnwood Junior Tri-Star
Triathlon on Sunday 22nd May, held at Loughborough. All 3 competed in
different races over different distances.
Results:
Tri-Star 2 race) 40th Ciaran Randeria 5.13 26.55 11.40 =
43.48
Tri-Star 3 race) 9th James Noble 4.48 18.25 11.55 =
35.08
Youth race) 13th Nathan Tweedie 5.51 29.56 27.04 =
62.51
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Neil Tandy competed in the Dorney Triathlon Challenge Sprint Triathlon
at Eton.
Distances were:
swim: 750 metres in the lake.
bike 12.5 miles.
run 3 miles.
Neil finished 1st in his Age Group for 5th overall out of 279
competitors. He was just 40 seconds away from a top 3 finish.
Results:
5. Neil Tandy 11.04 40.37 21.39 = 73.20 1st in AG.
Level 2 BTA officials course
Please see below for the date of a Level 2 Officials course being held in Nottinghamshire this month:
Date: Sunday 19th June
Venue: Southwell Leisure Centre
Times: 10:00 – 16:00
If anyone would like to attend, please contact Rebecca Rowley
Tel:07860 695235
Email: rebeccarowley@britishtriathlon.org
Rob Hammond Tackles 50 Miles For Charity This Weekend And Needs Your Money ! !
Rob Hammond one of our PACTRAC members is walking 50 miles on Saturday to raise funds for MNDA and Diabetes UK.
Could members please post about him on yoru social networks and if possible help him with much needed sponsorship.
His online fundraising page is http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ROBHAMMOND
Novice Race Results
Race results are in for the NOVICE TRIATHLON go to this link for the race results------- http://pactrac.co.uk/node/39
Great to see so many new faces and lots of fun across the board.If anyone wants any more help and advice then please email me on pactrac@pactrac.co.uk
Anyone with pictures please add them to the gallery and tag the race as NOVICE 1 please.
2 new tris for 2011
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Snowdonia Slateman / Anglesey Sandman Triathlons
Snowdonia Slateman News
600m/50km/10km - 22nd May 2011, Padarn Lake, Llanberis
The first ever Snowdonia Slateman is proving to be a success with over 330 registered so far, make sure you get your entry in by visiting www.snowdoniaslateman.com
New Anglesey Sandman
1km/60km/10km - 18th September 2011, Llanddwyn Beach, Anglesey
We are very excited to announce the launch of this new triathlon, the first on Anglesey. The race venue will be Newborough Forest, the start and finish set in an exclusive area within the 700 ha woods adjacent to Llanddwyn Beach. In an area of outstanding natural beauty, the surrounding scenery along the race route is stunning. This is also the same venue that will host the Commonwealth Games cross country race later this year. To register visit www.angleseysandman.com
Prizes...
Both events are supported by Zoggs, Salomon, Suunto and Revolution bikes. All of whom will be providing exciting prizes for category winners and runners up.
Vote for Caroline Randeria.
GE Triathlon - Canary Wharf - PACTRAC member Caroline Randeria needs your votes on Facebook.
Caroline writes: "Hi my name is Caroline Randeria and I have been shortlisted to swim in the GE Triathlon women's relay "Dream Team" by judges Marc Jenkins- Elite Triathlete, Stephan Caron- GE employee and Olympic medalist and Malcolm Westwood- Age Group Director at the BTF. There are three swimmers, cyclists and runners each shortlisted for a place on the women's and men's teams and to secure the place for the race in your discipline you have to get as many "likes" as possible through Facebook, it is a very unusual selection process. I would really appreciate the opportunity to take part in this exciting event and hope you would like to see a fellow Pactrac member on the start line so please follow these links:
//www.facebook.com/GEtriathlon "LIKE" it...
then come back here The Womens profiles:
http://tinyurl.com/4xt6eej
and "LIKE" Caroline's photograph.
Alternatively you can search for GE triathlon on Facebook, like their page (this is very important) then scroll down for the Canary Wharf posts and click the women's profiles link. My name is written as Caroline Randeri and I am wearing a wetsuit in the photograph.
I am a TA at the King's School and I know many members have connections with the school and I would really appreciate your support in getting to Canary Wharf and taking part in this event
Thank you very much
Caroline"
Photo Shoot next Wed / Thurs.
I have received the following email from Bauer Magazines in Peterborough:
"I wondered if I could ask for any assistance you might be able to give with a new and very exciting magazine that we are launching here at Bauer?
I am basically looking for models – at least one for a triathlon type shoot – on Wed and Thursday of next week.
If any of you were available I would love to hear from you! I'd need a maximum of 3 hours of your time for whoever does the run, swim, cycle shoots… but in all honesty we can probably do it quicker than that!
Thanks.
Matt Swaine
Editor – Bauer Media
Pushkin c/o Trail Magazine
Media House
Peterborough
PE2 6EA
01733 468434
07595646482
email - matthew.swaine@lfto.com] "
Contact Matt direct if you can help.
Open Water Swimming on Thursday's at Wansford. 7:00pm.
Open Water swimming now takes place on Thursday's at Wansford (opposite the Haycock, under the Bridge) at 7:00pm.
Don't forget your wet suit and a brightly coloured hat. We haven't encountered any boats on the river at that time of night yet, but be aware that it is a river, and there could be boats about.
Oundle pool will be closed on Monday 30th May for the Bank Holiday
Oundle pool will be closed on Monday 30th May for the Bank Holiday. Best make an extra effort to attend on Friday 27th then!
Flat Out In The Fens Sportive. 26th June. Peterborough.
Date: Sunday, 26 June 2011
Distances: 154 miles, 112 miles, 77 miles
Peterborough Regional College, Park Crescent Campus, Peterborough PE1 4DZ
For more information on this 2011 Wiggle Flatout in the Fens Sportive, visit www.kilotogo.com
"With a move to a new HQ, but maintaining it's title as the longest and flattest single-day sportive in the UK during the height of our summer. This event is very different, but proving more and more popular each year. Flat doesn't mean easy - you try it!
For all those keen on triathlon and Ironman events, Flatout includes a 112 mile route option. Perfect testing ground!
The event moves to Peterborough Regional College for 2011 which makes the event more accessible, provides plentiful parking and great facilities.
Start line opens at: 07:00
Features:
In accordance with British Cycling guidelines Electronic timing at start, finish and checkpoints using the latest UHF technology
3 fully arrowed routes for most abilities Sports nutrition, carb-food and isotonic drinks
Slick and secure online entry and payment system Rider photography
No signing-on queues Route maps
NEG motorcycle outriders GPX files for your navigational device
Roadside mechanical support 1st Aid and Paramedic services
Enhanced rider times service Gold, Silver and Bronze rider standards and certificates
Free HIGH5 goodies! Enter any of the three route options now and get a free HIGH5 'Race Faster' pack. Contents if bought individually are worth over £12 !!
The Long Weekend Challenge This year we have teamed up with UKCycling so that riders can challenge themselves to complete the two longest sportives in the UK - during the SAME weekend. On Saturday 25 June ride the 129 mile route option of UKCycling Events 'The Long One' based in Goodwood. Then travel up to Peterborough and, on the Sunday, ride the 154 mile route of the UK's longest, and flatest sportive! Now there's a challenge! If you enter both events, and complete each long route during the normal course of the events, you will get your entrance fee refunded."
MARSHALL NEEDED FOR TOMORROW NIGHT MINI SERIES 1
Please email me at michael@vcars.co.uk if you can marshall tomorrow night !!
Off Road Triathlon Location
Looking forward to seeing you at the race today in Harringworth.
Please find the postcode of the address below for your Sat Nav and my mobile number in case you get lost.
NN17 3AB
07818518482
4 Half-Ironman results plus Dave and Georgina 1st in AG at Bedford. Steve Giles wins the Off-Road Tri.
Dave Patmore-Hill competed in the Florida 70.3 Half-Ironman Triathlon in DisneyWorld, Florida.
Distances were:
swim 1.2 miles in the lake. Nice and warm, so no wetsuits were allowed.
bike 56 miles - 1 lap around the local flat and fast roads.
run 13.1 miles - a half-marathon in the heat and humidity.
Dave gained most on the run, where he was running at a consistent 7:40 mpm pace, to pull himself well up in the 2,000 strong field.
155th. Dave Patmore-Hill 35:58 2:39:08 1:40:01 = 4:55:07 21st in Age Group.
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THOMAS COOK IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Graeme Hall and Steve Hope competed in this inaugural Half-Ironman race in Alcudia, Majorca, amongst 1,800 competitors from 47 countries.
Distances were:
swim 1.2 miles, in the sea. 1 lap in waves of around 200 athletes each.
bike 56 miles. This started out flat, but then had a long climb, up the mountain, around hair-pin bends, before descending around more hair-pins, before levelling out for a flat finish.
run 13.1 miles - 4 laps around the beach area, getting hotter as the day wore on.
Before the last competitors had finished, the temperature was up to 84 degrees.
437th Graeme Hall 34:50 3:00:01 1:39:14 = 5:14:05 AG=45.
620th Steve Hope 33:29 3:03:18 1:49:38 = 5:26:25 AG=31.
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Chris Brennan competed in the Tri Grand Prix race at Emberton Park, over the Half-Ironman distance.
swim - 1900 metres in the lake at Emberton Park, Olney, nr Milton Keynes.
bike - 57 miles of undulating mostly country roads.
run - 12 miles, around the lake.
The race was run in very windy conditions, but otherwise it at least stayed warm and dry.
52nd. Chris Brennan 36.43 2.57.37 1.21.49 = 4.56.09
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Kate Armstrong competed in the VUE National Emergency Services Triathlon, held at the National Watersports Centre at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. Kate finished in 1:18:53.
Distances were:
swim - 750 metres in the lake.
bike - 12.5 miles, 4 laps around the lake, traffic free.
run - 3 miles, 1 lap in the opposite direction, around the lake.
145. Kate Armstrong 17.02 38.31 23.20 = 78.53
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At the same venue, on the following day, Chris Jordan completed the Speedo Big Triathlon at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham in 1:15:11.
Distances were:
swim - 750 metres, 1 lap.
bike - 12.5 miles, 4 laps around the lake, traffic free.
run - 3 miles, 1 lap in the opposite direction, around the lake.
44th. Chris Jordan 11.43 34.46 28.42 = 75.11
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PACTRAC had 4 members competing in the Bedford Sprint Triathlon held at the Robinsons Pool, in Bedford, over the distances of:
swim 400 metres in the pool.
bike 15 miles.
run 3 miles around the park.
Dave Wagstaff was the first PACTRACer home in 6th place overall, and 1st in his Age Group. Dave pulled away on the bike section, moving up the field. Georgina Jennings was also first in her Age Group.
Results:
6. David Wagstaff 6.45 42.07 19.41 = 68.33 AG = 1.
104 Georgina Jennings 8.27 53.15 28.47 = 90.29 AG = 1.
105 Katrina Polack 10.14 56.27 23.50 = 90.31 AG = 5.
108 Annette Wyld 8.13 53.25 29.36 = 91.14 AG = 5.
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PACTRAC held there annual Off-Road Triathlon at Harringworth today.
10 members competed in the private grounds.
swim: 2 laps in the cool fresh water, but not cold. The wind was the main problem, causing waves to swim against on the outward leg.
bike: 8 miles - 2 laps on Mountain Bikes around the tracks and fields, over some rocky terrain.
run: 4 miles - 1 lap of the same course.
Rob Hammond took an early lead, pulling away from Sam Smith in 2nd. Steve Giles who was 9th out of the water, had a superb bike leg to move up to 2nd, coming in just 19 seconds behind Rob for the start of the run. Steve then had the fastest run of the day too, and soon took the lead on the run, extending it to 1:25 minutes at the finish.
Results:
1. Steve Giles 15:15 27:20 22:19 = 64:54
2. Rob Hammond 11:44 30:32 24:03 = 66:19
3. Samuel Smith 12:21 31:29 25:13 = 69:03
4. Steve Hope 12:39 31:19 25:59 = 69:57
5. Stuart Lemmon 13:42 31:49 26:30 = 72:01
6. Giles Cooper 13:30 33:47 26:08 = 73:25
7. Roz Giles 14:08 32:15 28:07 = 74:30
8. Sean Beard 16:01 39:17 24:23 = 79:41
9. Tom Rebbitt 15:13 43:36 24:03 = 82:52
10 Sally Pinnegar 14:03 46:38 33:23 = 94:04
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The Annual PACTRAC Mini-Series starts again this Wednesday, 25th May, over the distances of:
swim 400 yards - 8 lengths of Oundle pool.
bike 10 miles
run 3.5 miles.
There will again be 10 races, with the 2nd race on 1st June being designated a Novice race for those that are new to the sport, or have been competing for less than a year. Entrants are asked to just turn up on the night at Oundle pool, and be ready to start at 7:30pm.
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PACTRAC are also organising their Annual 5km running race at Oundle on the afternoon of Saturday 18th June. Entry forms can be obtained from http://www.oundlecarnival.co.uk There will also be a 400 metre race for under 10s and a 1,000 metre race for 10 - 16 year olds.
Junior Triathlon at Stanground on Saturday 21st May.
The first Junior Triathlon at Stanground is on Sat 21st May 2.00 – 4.00pm. That's this Saturday. Tomorrow. We would really appreciate it if any club members have a couple of hours to spare to help. In particular it would be good to have time keepers and someone to act as a referee.
This invitation is open to all members. Please email Wendy Gooding on w.gooding@stangroundcollege.co.uk to confirm that you can assist in the marshalling / running of this event. All marshalls welcome. Please help out if you possibly can. Thanks.
Off-Road Triathlon on Sunday 22nd May.
The Off-Road Triathlon takes place on Sunday from Rupert's at Harringworth.
Distances are:
swim 750 metres approx in the lake. The lake is great to swim in at this early time of year. Bring a wet-suit.
bike 8 miles - 2 laps. Bring a Mountain bike.
run 4 miles - 1 lap.
The race will start at 11:00am so be there early and be ready to start at 11:00.
Directions to Rupert's:
From Harringworth, head towards Laxton. Before Laxton, take the first right turn, signposted to Deene. About 600m along, there is a cottage on the left. Immediately past the cottage, there is a track on the right with a green gate. The lake is at the end of the track.
IF ANYONE CAN HELP TO PUT THE SIGNS OUT AT 9:00am ON SATURDAY (TOMORROW), PLEASE EMAIL sjhope@tiscali.co.uk
WE WILL ALSO NEED A TIMEKEEPER OR TWO, AND A KAYAKER OR TWO. If anyone can help here, please let us know. Thanks.
Junior Triathlon at Thrapston.
We have some problems with this year's Junior Tri at Thrapston.
Scott and Sue McLeod have been organising this race along with East Northants Council (CCP) for many years now.
Unfortunately, their contact at CCP, Roger (the organiser) has recently taken voluntary redundancy. This
happened very suddenly & we had no notice. It is unclear how much support we will get from the CCP in organising the event.
In addition, Scott will be out of the country for the event.
And Graham the Computer Results man cannot attend either, so we will be without an experienced Excel
operator to produce the results for the post-race presentation.
The event needs your assistance. In particular, we need a RACE DIRECTOR who has helped run the event previously, a computer RESULTS PERSON,
as well as MANY HELPERS.
Please contact Scott or Sue if you can help.
scottgmcleod@yahoo.com
sue_p_mcleod@yahoo.com
Who Wants An Account On The New Website
For those wishing to have an account where you can load your own pictures,update membership information, talk to co racers through the blog and news room and see all your PB`s etc etc.......please email me at pactrac@pactrac.co.uk and I will activate your account. I will need an email address from you if you haven`t already given it to us on your membership form.
Mid-Distance Report etc.
PACTRAC held their annual Middle-Distance Triathlon at Oundle pool
last Friday. This is part of the club championships and Simon Hoppe
took an early lead with a victory on the day over the distances of:
swim - 900 yards being 18 lengths of the pool.
bike - 20 miles being 2-laps of the Mini-Series course around Glapthorn
and the Benefields, with a couple of good inclines as well as a couple
of decents to test the riders out.
run - 5 miles being 1 loop around Glapthorn and Cotterstock.
The Club Champion is determined from your best 3 races out of 4; the
other races being your best 2 Mini-Series races plus the Dambuster race
at Rutland Water on 18th June.
Emma Cranfield was first out of the water, with Simon Hoppe and Tony
Daniels in close attendance. These 3 had nearly a minute's advantage on
their closest rivals. Simon and Tony soon started to mix it on the
bike, and the 2 were inseperable, coming into the bike-to-run
transition together. By this time they had over 4 minutes advantage on
3rd placed Dave Allsop, with Graeme Hall making in-roads in 4th
place.
Simon soon pulled away from Tony on the run, and even with the 5th
fastest run of the day was able to ease over the line 2.37 minutes
clear. Tony held on to 2nd, with Dave Allsop able to pull away from
Graeme to stay in 3rd position. Rob Hammond maintained 5th position
throughout the race, whilst newcomer, John Murray, had the fastest run
of the day to move up to 6th. Emma came home as first lady, in 10th
position overall.
A very good turnout for a non-Mini Series race, on a warm, dry
morning.
Results are on http://www.pactrac.co.uk We have a new website, and the results
can be seen under "races", "race results", then under "race" put the
"middle distance" and "apply".
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Dave Wagstaff came 2nd in his Age Group in the Bedford Sprint triathlon
at Robinsons Pool.
Distances were:
swim 400 metres in the pool.
bike 16 miles - 1 undulating circuit on local roads.
run 3 miles in the park.
Result:
17. Dave Wagstaff 6.59 42.38 19.47 = 69.24 2nd in AG.
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Neil Tandy competed in the BUCS Sprint Triathlon Championships for
University Students, in Calne, in Wiltshire.
Distances were swim 750 metres in the pool, bike 16 miles and run 3
miles.
Neil reported knocking 5 1/2 minutes off his p.b from last year with
improvements in all 3 disciplines. Even so, he considered that he had a
poor swim and an average run!
Results: Neil Tandy.
2010 - 112th 12.30 48.03 24.19 = 84.52
2011 - 61st 10.09 46.43 22.30 = 79.22
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Meanwhile, Simon Taylor competed in the Southwell Triathlon NE of
Nottingham. The distances were:
swim 400 metres in the pool.
bike 11 miles - out and back.
run 3 miles - 2 laps.
Results:
286. Simon Taylor 9.51 37.33 22.48 = 70.12
Triathlon Plus Magazine need your favourite training route.
I have received the following email from Triathlon Plus Magazine. Very short notice, but can anybody help here. Please contact Mark Robinson direct. Thanks.
"I’m writing from Triathlon Plus Magazine, and was wondering whether you or one of your members might be able to help us with an article for our next issue.
Each month we have a section called ‘The Recce’, in which a member of the public tells us about their favourite place to train. It’s usually a particularly scenic local route that may be used for running or cycling, or even a stretch of water for swimming.
We would need about 250 words from one of your members describing the route (including directions) and why they think it’s so special. We would also need a high resolution photo of the route to go alongside the article, and a head shot of the person providing the copy. All this can be emailed to me.
It’s a great way for one of your members to feature in the mag and would give your club some valuable free publicity.
If you think you may be able to help then please email me or give me a call on the number below and we can discuss it further.
Ideally I’d need the copy by Monday of next week (9th May) as we go to press next week.
Kind regards
Mark
Mark Robinson
Staff Writer
Triathlon Plus Magazine
Future Publishing
30 Monmouth Street
Bath
BA1 2BW
Tel: 01225 442244 ext 2364
http://www.triradar.com/
E: mcrobinson@futurenet.com
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RACE RESULTS FROM THE MIDDLE 2
Dear Racers,
You will all be glad to know that the design is now suitable for the way we clock times and your MIDDLE DISTANCE triathlon results are now up.
RACE RESULTS FROM THE MIDDLE
Hey Guys
TRUE TO FORM we have some teething issues with results where the end time is adding all splits together so I am just fixing this now and then the results will go up sorry for the delay.
Thank you to everyone for their efforts and especially the marshalls who saved the day and made it possible to have 29 racers.
I will post the results later today.
Mid-Distance race.
Great to see 29 competitors in the Mid-Distance race today. Must be a record for a non-Mini Series club event. The expected showers stayed away. Congratulations to race winner Simon Hoppe. Thanks to all of the marshalls. We had 7 helpers which meant that only 1 of the turns went without a marshall, but it was really well signed anyway. Apologies to anybody that couldn't race because it clashed with the Royal Wedding. We chose Friday morning fully expecting the Wedding to start in the early afternoon, not at 11:00am. Special thanks again to Sue for Timekeeping. Only 8 swimmers at Oundle in the Friday night session.
2011 results so far + who's racing where. Racing Abroad this year? Doing an Ironman? Racing domestically?
Graeme Hall and Steve Hope have entered the Majorca 70.3 in Alcudia on 14th May http://ironmanmallorca.com/
Dave Patmore-Hill has entered the Florida 70.3 in Disneyworld on 15th May http://www.floridahalfironman.com/
Christophe Demoulin and Chris Jenkins are racing in the Nice IM on 26th June. http://www.ironmanfrance.com/
Chris Brennan has entered the Swiss IM in Zurich on 10th July. http://www.ironman.ch/
Emma Cranfield, Carol Smallman and Gary Cooper are heading for the Regensburg IM in Germany on 7th August. http://www.ironman-regensburg.de/
Steve Skelhon goes for his 6th IM at Couer D'Alene in the USA on 26th June. http://www.ironmancda.com/
Dave Wagstaff will be in Lanzerote for the Tri-Living Training Camp and Volcano Triathlon from 28th April to 12th May.
Georgina Jennings, Chris Jordan and Simon Hoppe have all qualified for the World Championships in Beijing, where Georgina hopes to defend her World Titles in both the Sprint Triathlon and the Aquathon.
Chris and Jaap Flikweert will be competing in the European Olympic distance Championships in Pontevedra, Spain, at the end of June, whilst Georgina and Simon Hoppe compete in the Sprint race.
Dave Patmore-Hill will again be competing in the Antwerp 70.3, at the end of July, but this year will be joined by Jaap, Mariska and Sam Fielding.
Dan Martin is looking to set off on his Global Triathlon in May. This will involve swimming across the whole of the Atlantic from New York to France, cycling from France across Siberia in the depths of winter, to Alaska, trekking across Alaska, before finally running back to New York. An 18-month expedition that is still looking for sponsorship, largely to pay for the hire of the boat. Anybody that can help in this area should contact Dan on www.danmartinextreme.com
Graham Honey is no longer looking to compete in the Powerman Duathlon at Lake Como in Italy.
Gary Eames has already been cycle training in Tenerife, and has entered the Alp d'Huez Triathlon on 28th July, which he will combine with cycling around France during the last week of the TdF.
Jaap has qualified for the European Long Course Championships in Finland on 21st August. Sam Fielding is hoping to join him.
Roger Canham is off to Abu Dhabi for the long-distance race in March, before heading to Ironman St. George in Utah, USA in May.
Robin and Catharine Brookes are competing in the Paris Half-Marathon on 4th March.
Wendy Gooding has qualified for the European Duathlon Championships in Limerick on 17th April.
Matt Gunby has been chosen by the BTF to compete in the Monterrey World Cup race in Mexico in May!
Mark Greenway will be riding from Lands End to John O'Groats from Friday 22nd April for just 7 days!
LOOKING TO QUALIFY:
World 70.3 in Vegas. Dave Patmore-Hill. (Possibly Roger Canham).
World Long Course Championships also in Vegas. Dave Patmore-Hill. (possibly Roger Canham).
European Duathlon Championships in Limerick, Ireland on 17/4. Graham Honey.
World Duathlon Championships in Gijon, Spain on 24/9. Graham Honey.
European Long Course Championships in Finland. Sam Fielding.
2012 European Tri Championships. Jaap Flikweert.
Hawaii Ironman World Champs. Roger Canham (via Utah IM). (If doesn't qu, then IM Tenby in Wales).
Others possibly competing abroad will be Mariska Niemeijer, Sally Pinneger (a 70.3) et al.
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Of the 8 UK Ironman distance races in 2011, so far we have Paul Gallagher entered into the Enduroman TripleIron in June in the New Forest.
(swim 7.2 miles. bike 336 miles. run 78.6 miles).
Paul is looking to raise £3,000 for the Charity where he works, which is under threat from Gov't funding cuts. www.newarkadventureplayground.co.uk To sponsor Paul, please email him on gallagher.paul@btconnect.com
Ironman Bolton: Paul Spain, Caroline Hattee, Ros Goatly, David Naylor,
Ironman Tenby in September: hopefully not Roger Canham (he is looking primarily to qualify for Hawaii at IM Utah).
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Results so far:
27/2 Big Cow Du - Olney. (run 6.25m, bike 25m, run 3.5m)
59. Graham Honey 39.53 73.30 25.43 = 2.19.06 Age Group = 11th.
101. Wendy Gooding 43.03 80.49 25.06 = 2.28.58 AG = 2nd.
152. Grant Lockhead 47.40 97.41 33.07 = 2.58.28 AG = 20th.
27/2 Monster Duathlon at Littleport, near Ely. (run 4 miles, bike 19 miles and run 4 miles)
25th Jim Regan 29.43 68.16 34.30 = 2.12.29
5/3 Clumber Park National Duathlon Champs. (run 6.25 miles, bike 25 miles, run 3 miles)
226th Wendy Gooding 41.58 1.19.08 21.39 = 2.22.45 3rd in Age Group BRONZE Medal.
dnf Graham Honey (puncture).
6/3 Paris half-marathon. 7375 Catharine Brookes 1.49.57 7376 Robin Brookes 1.49.58
12/3 Abu Dhabi Long Triathlon (swim 3,000m, bike 125 miles, run 12.5 miles) Roger Canham 8:06:55 2nd in Age Group and 10th Age Grouper overall.
13/3 Marlow Duathlon (4.5m, 16m, 4.5m) 61st. Richard Nixon 35.42 54.59 35.02 = 2.05.43
19/3 Dambuster Duathlon. (6.25m, 26m, 3m)
80. Robin Brookes 35.33 76.54 18.32 = 2.10.58 AG = 3rd.
97. Graham Honey 36.42 76.52 19.47 = 2.13.21 AG = 20.
121. Sean Beard 34.47 82.41 19.48 = 2.17.16 AG = 18
160. Wendy Gooding 39.43 83.10 19.35 = 2.22.29 AG = 1st.
172. Giles Cooper 42.00 80.01 22.09 = 2.24.11 AG = 25.
220. Kate Armstrong 41.37 89.45 20.20 = 2.31.41 AG = 3rd.
238. Steve Hope 45.02 88.43 21.24 = 2.35.09 AG = 18.
276. Richard Nixon 43.39 100.24 22.28 = 2.46.32 AG = 36.(puncture)
279. Simon Taylor 47.15 95.05 25.26 = 2.47.45 AG = 26.
20/3 Rome Marathon. 10,220 Jonathan Farrow 4.46.42
27/3 Big Cow Du. (3m, 12.5m 3m)
23. Mark Ingram 80.09
29. Jon Crowley 83.10
53. Jim Regan 91.03
27/3 Elite Duathlon - Loughborough. (3m, 12.5m, 1.5m). 4th Matt Gunby 53:50
3/4 Oulton Park Duathlon. (6m, 25m, 3m). 59th Sean Beard 32.23 73.50 16.10 = 2.02.23,
9/4 Ashbourne Duathlon ( 7.5m, 25m, 2.5m ). 27th Robin Brookes 51.43 79.33 14.54 = 2.26.10 1st in Age Group.
10/4 Paris Marathon. 3640th. Yolanda Smith 3:24:25 133rd lady.
17/4 New Orleans 70.3. (S nil B 56m R 13.1m) High waves turned this into a bike / run. 156th Jaap Flikweert 2.28.31 +1.57 + 1.33.33 = 4.04.01
17/4 ETU Duathlon Championships in Limerick. (6.25m, 25m, 3m) Matt Gunby 30.39 55.04 15.09 = 1.40.52 SILVER MEDAL in Elite <23.
Graham Honey 38.30 66.32 18.34 = 2.03.38 20th in AG.
Sean Beard 36.13 72.29 16.53 = 2.05.37 14th in AG.
Wendy Gooding dnf.
17/4 Cambridge Duathlon. (5.75m, 25m, 5.75m) 30th. Paul Vernon 27.09 69.56 28.26 = 2.05.27 11th in AG.
54. Mark Ingram 31.05 68.00 31.23 = 2.10.25 5th in AG.
154. Kate Armstrong 33.03 80.35 32.43 = 2.26.20 1st in AG.
17/4 London Marathon. 26.2 miles. Adam Bogusz 6303 3.45.55 -ve splits.
Catharine Brookes 11,066 4.08.26
Robin Brookes 11,069 4.08.27
Jemima Gee 29,571 5.37.25
17/4 Duston Triathlon. (400m, 12.5m, 3m) 25. Steve Giles 8.09 35.01 18.17 = 61.27 AG = 6th.
100. Roz Giles 7.21 38.43 22.08 = 68.12 AG = 1st.
132. Chris Jordan 6.56 38.09 25.05 = 70.10 AG = 1st.
22/4 Bedford Sprint Triathlon (400m, 16m, 3m) 17th Dave Wagstaff 6.59 42.38 19.47 = 69.24 2nd in AG.
1/5 BUCS Sprint Triathlon Championships for University Students, in Calne, in Wiltshire (750 metres 16 miles 3 miles)
61st Neil Tandy 10.09 46.43 22.30 = 79.22
1/5 Southwell Triathlon (400 metres, 11 miles, 3 miles)
286. Simon Taylor 9.51 37.33 22.48 = 70.12
7/5 St.Georges Ironman, Utah, USA (2.4m, 112m, 26.2m) Roger Canham
8/5 Grendon. Chris Jordan,
13/5 Emergency Services Tri. Kate Armstrong,
14/5 Nottingham. Chris Jordan,
22/5 Swashbuckler. Sam Fielding,
28/5 Beaver Middle distance. Carol Smallman, Tom Rebbitt, Simon Taylor, Sam Smith, Dave Allsop, Emma Cranfield,
29/5 Speedy Beaver Tri. Kate Armstrong, Georgina Jennings,
29/5 Little Beaver. Robin Brookes, Richard Nixon,
5/6 Shropshire (Ellesmere). Chris Jordan,
12/6 Corby. Chris Jordan,
18/6 Dambuster Triathlon. Graham Honey, Kate Armstrong, Steve Hope, Chris Jordan, Tony Daniels, Giles Cooper, Steve Coward, Daniel Fitzjohn, Jeremy Lloyd, Richard Nixon, Sam Smith, Paul Spain, Neil Tandy, Simon Taylor, Dave Wagstaff, Adrian Whitby,
19/6 Wimbleball 70.3 Sam Fielding, Terrence Wright, Roger Canham, Robin Brookes, Gary Cooper,
26/6 A day in the Lakes. Sam Fielding (Relay),
30/7 London
31/7 Milton Keynes. Chris Jordan, Kate Armstrong,
14/8 Cambridge. Rob Hammond,
20/8 Aberfeldy Middle distance. Christophe DeMoulin,
21/8 Monster Middle distance tri at Ely. Sam Smith,
27-28/8 National Relays. Dave Patmore-Hill, Chris Jordan,
3/9 Vitruvian Triathlon. Graham Honey, Steve Hope, Terrence Wright, Robin Brookes, Christophe DeMoulin, Simon Taylor, Dave Wagstaff,
4/9 Helvellyn. Sam Smith,
11/9 London Duathlon (Ultra). Graham Honey,
Sept. ITU Duathlon Championships in Gijon, Spain. Wendy Gooding, Kate Armstrong, Sean Beard, Graham Honey, Robin Brookes.
Half marathons at Reading, PGER, and Windsor. Tom Rebbitt,
Josh Daniels and Matt Gunby are both in full time training with BTF coaches, at Leeds and Loughborough respectively. They will both be competing in Elite level races in 2011 against the best athletes in the world. Josh will be following the Elites around and hoping to pick up a bit of prize money at the likes of Blenheim, and Windsor, and the Championship qualifiers etc. Matt is on the TriGold programme and will be competing abroad a bit more, starting with the Monterrey World Cup race in Mexico!
Let us know where you are planning to race this year, and we will add you to the list.
Matt 4th in Elite Duathlon Championships but just 17 seconds behind the winner.
From 54 Elite Seniors and Juniors competing in the Elite Duathlon
Championships at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough at the weekend, Matt
Gunby came a gallant 4th overall.
Distances were run 3 miles, bike 12.5 miles and run 1.5 miles.
Matt was mixing it with the lead group right from the off, and was
leading the group at various points on the first run, including at the
end of the first of two run laps. He came in, in the lead group, in
equal 4th spot, and just 1 second down, but had a quick 18 second
transition, and left on the bike in equal 2nd spot. On the bike Matt
was in the lead group, with 2 riders eventually getting away, but only
by a few seconds. Matt had the 8th fastest bike leg, with the bunch
coming in just 20 seconds down on the front two.
Another fast transition (19 seconds) saw Matt in contention for a medal
on the final run. He had the 3rd fastest final run and was so close to
getting a medal, coming home 4th overall. He caught one of the leaders
from the bike section, but just lost out to 2 others from the pack, and
finished only 17 seconds behind the winner, and 7 seconds from a
medal.
run lap 1+2 = run. trans 1. bike. trans 2. 2nd run. total.
1 Mark Buckingham 7:26 + 7:37 = 15:03 18 29:52 18 8:02 53:33
2 Todd Leckie 7:26 + 7:38 = 15:04 27 30:00 12 7:53 53:36
3 Phil Wylie 7:26 + 7:38 = 15:04 19 30:09 20 7:51 53:43
4 Matt Gunby 7:26 + 7:38 = 15:04 18 30:10 19 7:59 53:50
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3 members competed in the Big Cow Duathlon at Emberton Park, Olney,
near Milton Keynes.
Distances were: run 3 miles, bike 12.5 miles and run another 3 miles.
The first PACTRACer was Mark Ingram in 23rd position.
Results:
23 Mark Ingram 19:50 35:49 24:30 = 80.09
29 Jonathan Crowley 21:15 36:11 25:44 = 83.10
53 Jim Regan 22:17 41:18 27:28 = 91.03
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PACTRAC will be holding their 3rd Annual 5km run in conjunction with
the Oundle Carnival on Saturday 18th June at 2pm. Sean Beard has won
the first 2 races and will be looking to make it 3 in a row. Entry
forms will soon be available on http://www.oundlecarnival.co.uk
Bye bye Natalie.
Winner of the PACTRAC Most Improved Trophy for 2010, Natalie Coltman is off to Fiji on Tuesday ... forever. Not sure what Fiji has got over Oundle / Peterborough, but good luck anyway. Natalie can be contacted on natalie_coltman@hotmail.com ( natalie_colt...)
Roger 2nd in Age Group in Abu Dhabi.
PACTRACs Roger Canham competed in the Abu Dhabi
International Long Triathlon on Saturday over the distances of:
swim 3,000 metres in the sea.
bike 125 miles.
run 12.5 miles.
http://www.premiertiming.com/live/adit2011/
The temperature was 103F.
Result:
Swim 51:18
T1 3:24
Bike 5:44:33
T2 3:10
Run 1:24:30
Finish Time 8:06:55
Roger finished 2nd in his Age Group and 10th Age Grouper overall.
Roger writes:
"What an amazing venue; the beach of a hotel that cost $3bn to
build and a star studded line up of the world’s best long distance pro
athletes. I selected this race to test out my biking ahead of my Ironman St
George in May. I viewed it essentially as a long bike with a bit of
a swim and run thrown in which is exactly how it turned out.
The swim was great; two laps of a 1500m loop off the hotel beach,
non-wetsuit for the Pros but optional for the age groupers and I,
like most, needing all the help I can get opted for the wetsuit. We set
off in waves of about 150 so it was pretty civilised compared to an
Ironman race, but the downside was that there were very few friendly feet to
draft. It ended up being a 3k Time Trial for me, with a sprint along
a beach half way round - quite fun really.
Onto the bike and off into the desert; 25 miles out to the Yas Marina
Grand Prix circuit. It was a hot and windy bike Time Trial up the
motorway to the circuit but it was worth it. I cycled round with a
grin a mile wide as I pretended to be racing round, forgetting I
still had 100miles of cycling left I should have perhaps ridden a little
more conservatively. On the way back into the city we had the wind
blasting sand onto our backs rather than into our faces as we sped to the
turnaround for the second lap.
By now the field was beginning to thin out as I counted just a
handful of riders ahead of me; I could now start to work through
them. Quickly I passed a couple but then ahead of me was a shimmering empty
expanse of tarmac with not a rider in sight and this is how it remained
pretty well for the remaining 75 miles. It was no longer a race; it was
a lesson in mental conditioning and battling dehydration and mineral
depletion. Over the course of the bike I consumed over 10 litres of
fluid, 15 salt capsules and 20+ gels which just about kept me
rolling but the midday sun was unforgiving. By the time I hit T2 my
quads had all but locked up with cramp as the fatigue and conditions took
their toll despite my best efforts to stay in shape. To start the run
with your legs already toasted does not auger well for a day out running
round the local marina!
I broke into what can best be described as a hobble-come-run, as I
set off to complete the final, and my favourite, discipline. As each
mile ticked by, I fought to keep running with the bizarre incentive
that the quicker I ran the sooner the pain would stop! I had planned to run
a fast sub 80min 12.5 miles, but it turned into a battle of survival
and in hindsight, a useful lesson in toughing it out. The last 1.5
miles seemed to go on forever as the sun beat down but at last I came to
the finish line; there was no triumphant flourish as I crossed, just
an ugly stumble and stagger then medics buzzing round to check I wasn’t
going to melt on the spot.
I quickly found some shade, a bucket of ice and a pizza, then things
started to look up. A pretty tough day at the office; now for
Ironman St George in Utah, USA, in May."
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We also have 11 members competing at Rutland Water in the Dambuster
Duathlon on Saturday.
Distances are:
Run 6 miles.
bike 26 miles.
Run 3 miles.
This is a World Championship (Spain) Qualifier.
No swimming 22/4, 25/4 or 30/5.
Oundle pool will be closed over the following 3 Bank Holidays: Friday 22/04/11. Monday 25/04/11. Monday 30/05/11.
Other Monday's will remain at 7:00pm.
Race Route for the Mid-Distance Triathlon on Friday 29th April.
The Mid-Distance Club Championship Triathlon will take place from Oundle pool on Friday 29th April.
Distances are: swim 900 yards, bike 20 miles and run 5 miles.
The swim is 900 yards i.e., 18 lengths of the pool. You will need to count your own lengths. (If you have 8 pictures in your mind, one for each 100
yards, you will see the first picture twice and then get out).
The bike course heads east along Milton Road. Turn left at the x-roads along Glapthorn Road. Straight on at the George pub, and head out of Oundle to Glapthorn. Ignore the first left at Glapthorn, and carry on to the x-roads where you turn left to Upper Benefield, where you turn left at the T-junction and head back into Oundle. Turn left into Milton Road, and left again into the pool area.
The run goes out the same way to Glapthorn x-roads, but this time you turn right to Cottestock x-roads, where you turn right to take you back into Oundle. At the George T-junction turn left and return by the same route as you came out i.e., turn right into Milton Road and right again into the pool area, to finish at the top of the private road by the gate.
We have the pool from 9:00 to 10:00 so will probably start around 9:15am. If you arrive around 8:30am this will give time to set your bike up in transition, and to register before the Race Briefing.
You can "cut and paste" the google map below to see a map of the area.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=MiltonRd&daddr=MiltonRd&hl=en&geocode=FV3UIAMdebz4_w;FVjUIAMdT7z4_w&mra=dme&mrsp=0&sz=14&sll=52.483251,-0.476274&sspn=0.036537,0.076818&ie=UTF8&ll=52.486857,-0.500822&spn=0.073068,0.153637&z=13&dirflg=d
15 PACTRACers in 5 races at the weekend. Matt 2nd in ETU <23 Duathlon. Kate, Roz and Chris all 1st in Age Group.
PACTRACs results from the London Marathon.
6,303 Adam Bogusz 3:45:55 with -ve splits!
11,066 Catharine Brookes 4:08:26
11,069 Robin Brookes 4:08:27
29,571 Jemima Gee 5:37:25
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The European Duathlon Championships were held in Limerick over the
weekend, for Elite, Under 23, Junior and Age Group Categories. The
British Triathlon Federation entered Matt Gunby in the under 23
category, and were duly rewarded with a 2nd place from Matt. He now has
a European Under-23 Silver Medal to add to his World Under-23 Silver
Medal from Edinburgh last September.
The event involved a 6.25 mile run, a 25 mile bike and a 3 mile run.
The Great Britain Duathlon Team also won two silver medals in the 2
Junior events.
Matt, who has been training full time with the BTF since October,
narrowly missed out on gold. The top three athletes were racing neck-
and-neck, with Matt just 5 seconds adrift in 3rd place at the start of
the final run. Matt ran the fastest final 3-mile run split, to move up
into second place, but lost out to Miguel Arraiolos of Portugal by just
three seconds at the finish.
Results:
1. Miguel Arraiolos (Portugal) 30.36 55.02 15.11 = 1.40.49
2. Matt Gunby 30.39 55.04 15.09 = 1.40.52
3. Davide Uccellari (Italy) 30.39 55.01 15.17 = 1.40.57
In the Age Group racing Wendy Gooding did not finish. Wendy went out there suffering from a leg injury, which recurred and she had to pull out on the first run. Two British girls came 2nd and 3rd, with Julie Tapley from Cambridge Triathlon Club coming 3rd in her Age Group. Wendy beat Julie earlier in the year at the Clumber Park Duathlon by 6 3/4 minutes, so will be particularly disappointed not to have finished, being in contention for a medal.
Other PACTRACers Sean Beard and Graham Honey finished 14th and 20th in
their respective Age Groups.
Results:
Graham Honey 38.30 66.34 18.34 = 2.03.38 20th in AG.
Sean Beard 36.13 72.31 16.53 = 2.05.37 14th in AG.
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The local Cambridge Duathlon also took place at Bottisham near
Cambridge on Sunday.
Distances were run 5.75 miles, bike 25 miles and run 5.75 miles.
This was a World Championship qualifier but PACTRACs Kate Armstrong had
already qualified (along with Wendy Gooding and Sean Beard). The other
2 (Paul and Mark) were not trying to qualify.
This was a Personal Best for Kate who has not gone under 2 1/2 hours
for a full Duathlon before, and has shown great improvement. Kate came
home 1st in her Age Group.
Results:
30. Paul Vernon 27.09 69.52 28.26 = 2.05.27 11th in AG.
54. Mark Ingram 31.05 67.57 31.23 = 2.10.25 5th in AG.
154. Kate Armstrong 33.03 80.34 32.43 = 2.26.20 1st in AG.
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PACTRACs Jaap Flikweert competed in the Ochsner Half-Ironman 70.3
Triathlon in New Orleans on Sunday.
The race was intended to be over a 1.2 mile sea swim, 56 mile bike and
13.1 mile run; but was modified to a bike/run race due to high winds
that churned up the waters and created unsafe conditions for water
safety personal as well as athletes. The distances were, therefore:
bike 56 miles and run 13.1 miles.
Jaap is already back home having had a good race, in hot and humid
conditions. He finished 14th in his Age Group, and 149th overall in 4:04:01, and was pleased with his race.
He completed the bike section at 22.62 mph and the run section at 7.08 mpm.
Results:
bike trans run = total.
149. Jaap Flikweert 2.28.31 1.57 1.33.33 = 4.04.01 14th in AG.
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Nearer home 3 PACTRACers competed in the Duston Sprint Triathlon near
Northampton.
Distances were: swim 400 metres - in the pool.
bike 12.5 miles - 1 lap. undulating.
run 3 miles - 1 lap. fast and flat.
Both Roz Giles and Chris Jordan finished 1st in their respective Age Groups.
Results:
25. Steve Giles 8.09 35.01 18.17 = 61.27 6th in AG.
100. Roz Giles 7.21 38.43 22.08 = 68.12 1st in AG.
132. Chris Jordan 6.56 38.09 25.05 = 70.10 1st in AG.
Sports Psychology lecture. Tuesday 12th April.
Many members don't make use of Sean's excellent Tuesday night Track running sessions (7:00pm at Peterborough running track), so you're all perfect candidates for the following offer from PACTRACs ex-Chairman, Phil Jones.
Phil has sent in the following email:
"We all know how important psychology is in sport and sports performance.
I have arranged for Jeremy Lazarus, the author of the Amazon best selling Sports Psychology book, “Ahead of the Game: Use your mind to win in Sport”, to come to the group and talk about sports psychology. I run the NLP practice group of which this is a meeting. Practice group which means that presenters are encouraged to do exercises with the audience, so it should be practical and useful.
I thought of PACTRAC and how useful this would be for members and athletes. No NLP knowledge is required (generally about 1/3 of the attendees have never been on an NLP course).
The meeting is on 12th April, At Wood green Animal Sanctuary, Godmanchester, 7:00pm for a 7:15 start. The price is £7.50. All welcome. More details at www.cambsnlp.co.uk/forthcoming_events.htm&urlHash=1.1653579184163458E172. Jeremy’s site is www.winningatsport.com/&urlHash=-3.4580987600828205E190
The book is on Amazon at www.amazon.co.uk/Ahead-Game-Your-Mind-Sport/dp/1905823096&urlHash=-9.779325813930554E232)
Happy to take any questions.
Phil Jones
Strategy & Performance Specialist
Excitant Ltd
www.excitant.co.uk&urlHash=9.570130291739602E52 Email: phil@excitant.co.uk "
Your excuses are No Longer Plausible.
Ride and Tie. Sunday 10th April. Woodnewton VH.
PACTRAC will be holding our Annual Ride and Tie Race at Woodnewton on Sunday 10th April.
We have been holding a club Ride and Tie since 1985 when the event was won by Sue Burnett and John Bigham. This year we are opening the race out to a few selected local clubs, who may be interested in joining us for a short, fun event of biking and running.
The event will take place on Sunday 10th April 2011 at Woodnewton Village Hall for a 10:15am start. We have booked the Village Hall from 9 - 1. The VH is right on the circuit, which makes it more spectator friendly, secure and weather proof! .This is a great race, involving teams of 2 usually picked on the day, but if people want to pair up in advance this is fine.
The race involves teams of 2 racing over 3 circuit’s of Nassington, Apethorpe, and Woodnewton. Each circuit is just under 6 miles.
Team Member A has to run 1 lap and bike 1 lap, whilst Team Member B bike's 1 lap, and then run's 1 lap. Both Team Members then run / bike the last lap, changing cyclist's as often as they wish, but only using 1 bike (and only 1 on the bike at a time!). The clock stops when the 2nd team member crosses the line. You can use your own bikes on the first 2 laps, but are only allowed 1 bike per team on the final lap! You can change cyclist and runners as many times as you like on the last lap. This is a low key fun race. Anyone can turn up and race. No pre-advice is necessary. Just enter on the line. £2 pp. Please remember that your partner may be riding your bike, or vice verse, so be prepared to ride with toe clips, or the same cleat system. The average distance per athlete will be 9 miles of cycling and 9 miles of running.
If you have any queries regarding this event, please email sjhope@tiscali.co.uk
We also have a 10 - 12 mile cross country run from Woodnewton VH starting at 9:30am for those that don't wish to race, but do want a good training run with tea and cakes to follow.
We have a good contingent of racers and runners coming along on 10th April from BRJ, Werrington Joggers and Yaxley Runners as well as others.
For instance, The Werrington Joggers now have the Ride and Tie in their Diary. They are doing their weekly Sunday run from Woodnewton Village Hall on 10th
April. It will be about 10 - 12 miles cross country, and will start at 9:30am. We will have the VH open before then. The Ride and Tie will start soon after 10:00am
so the runners should be back in time to see the end of the race.
There will be experienced runners there who know the routes. The faster runners tend to run back and forwards, or else wait at the junctions, so nobody gets lost.
It would be great to see as many PACTRACers there as we can, bearing in mind that we are hosting this event, and opening it up to other club's for the first time. You can either race, do the run, or just come along for a chat, but it would be great to see you there.
We will need 4 marshalls and a Timekeeper, plus if anybody feels like baking a cake, this will also be much appreciated. Please let me know if you can help.
Look forward to seeing you on 10th.
Steve Hope.
TWO bikes and some Carbon Wheels For Sale.
Gary Eames has asked if anyone has a shimano triple sti lever (left side obviously) that they are willing to sell him a.s.a.p. His packed up doing the Peterborough 100 on sunday! email Gary on eamesg@yahoo.co.uk
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Paula Whitby has a Felt B2 Tri Bike For Sale.
Paula writes: "Due to our expanding family, I have decided to sell my Felt B2 Tri Bike as I can not see myself riding it in the near future.
The bike is 3 years old, black with yellow trim, and has done under 500 miles.
Frame size 54 cm
Vision TT bars
FSA Carbon Crank
Mainly Dura Ace groupset
Wheelset are Felt Aero
Bike cost £2750 when new.
Will sell for £1500. Due to amount of use and mint condition, no offers please.
If anybody is interested or would like any more information please call Adrian Whitby on
07917 422435 or email manruniron@yahoo.co.uk ."
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Graham Honey has some Carbon Wheels For Sale:
FSA RD-488
3 years old in excellent condition
Only used for racing
50mm Deep-Set Carbon Rims
Vittoria Corsa Evo-CX (Kevlar)Tubs
No cassette but Shimano compatible
Spare set of cheaper tubs thrown in
Looking to sell on Ebay for around £300 but Pactrac discount will apply.
I can be contacted by e-mail on geestar@hotmail.co.uk or by phone on 07841667229
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Steve Kaye has a red Specialized Tarmac Pro 9 speed Durace
size 54cm in very good condition for sale £ 850 ovno. No wheels but
does have a cassette as he is keeping the wheels for racing, hence the reduced price.
A photo is on the Noticeboard at Oundle.
Contact Steve Kaye on 07970700767
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Email received from Robert Round with details of some kit he has for sale due to his forced retirement from the sport
I was wondering if it would be possible to pass details of the triathlon kit I can no longer use and therefore wish to sell to PACTRAC members
I have a Look Alu 264 , campag veloce 9 speed, 40/52 front 13-25 rear mavic open pro rims 56cm bike £400. Tacx Sirius turbo trainer £30, Ironman stealth size m wetsuit £ 40 for sale , my contact details are Rob Round 07927532316 or email mailto:robround@me.com The items can be viewed in Yaxley, Peterborough.
UPDATE:
The Turbo Trainer and wetsuit have now been SOLD, and the bike is no longer for sale, as Rob is hoping to use it himself to help recover from an operation.
The club have now acquired a Tacx Turbo Trainer - a Cycleforce Swing. It folds down when not in use, is adjustable to fit most bikes, and has it's own gear changer. If anybody wants to borrow this, please let us know. We will be charging £3 per week, but compared to buying your own, this is a bargain. The reason's for charging are twofold; a) to ensure that, having paid for it, you use it and b) to ensure that when you have finished with it, you let us have it back, so that somebody else can use it. If you're not sure if Turboing is for you, this is a good opportunity to give it a go.
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Jaap and Mariska have some old 220s to give away. See them at the pool or at Tuesday's Track session. GONE. TOO LATE.
Ride and Tie. Sunday 10th April
PACTRAC will be holding our Annual Ride and Tie Race at Woodnewton on Sunday 10th April.
We have been holding a club Ride and Tie since 1985 when the event was won by Sue Burnett and John Bigham. This year we are opening the race out to a few selected local clubs, who may be interested in joining us for a short, fun event of biking and running.
The event will take place on Sunday 10th April 2011 at Woodnewton Village Hall for a 10:15am start. We have booked the Village Hall from 9 - 1. The VH is right on the circuit, which makes it more spectator friendly, secure and weather proof! .This is a great race, involving teams of 2 usually picked on the day, but if people want to pair up in advance this is fine.
The race involves teams of 2 racing over 3 circuit’s of Nassington, Apethorpe, and Woodnewton. Each circuit is just under 6 miles.
Team Member A has to run 1 lap and bike 1 lap, whilst Team Member B bike's 1 lap, and then run's 1 lap. Both Team Members then run / bike the last lap, changing cyclist's as often as they wish, but only using 1 bike (and only 1 on the bike at a time!). The clock stops when the 2nd team member crosses the line. You can use your own bikes on the first 2 laps, but are only allowed 1 bike per team on the final lap! You can change cyclist and runners as many times as you like on the last lap. This is a low key fun race. Anyone can turn up and race. No pre-advice is necessary. Just enter on the line. £2 pp. Please remember that your partner may be riding your bike, or vice verse, so be prepared to ride with toe clips, or the same cleat system. The average distance per athlete will be 9 miles of cycling and 9 miles of running.
If you have any queries regarding this event, please email sjhope@tiscali.co.uk
We also have a 10 - 12 mile cross country run from Woodnewton VH starting at 9:30am for those that don't wish to race, but do want a good training run with tea and cakes to follow.
We have a good contingent of racers and runners coming along on 10th April from BRJ, Werrington Joggers and Yaxley Runners as well as others.
For instance, The Werrington Joggers now have the Ride and Tie in their Diary. They are doing their weekly Sunday run from Woodnewton Village Hall on 10th
April. It will be about 10 - 12 miles cross country, and will start at 9:30am. We will have the VH open before then. The Ride and Tie will start soon after 10:00am
so the runners should be back in time to see the end of the race.
There will be experienced runners there who know the routes. The faster runners tend to run back and forwards, or else wait at the junctions, so nobody gets lost.
It would be great to see as many PACTRACers there as we can, bearing in mind that we are hosting this event, and opening it up to other club's for the first time. You can either race, do the run, or just come along for a chat, but it would be great to see you there.
We will need 4 marshalls and a Timekeeper, plus if anybody feels like baking a cake, this will also be much appreciated. Please let me know if you can help.
Look forward to seeing you on 10th.
Steve Hope.
MARSHALS NEEDED FOR ALL RACES 2011
We are still on the look out for Marshalls for all races
Without Marshalls we have no race season and the same old members end up doing all the work.
If your Racing this year you owe it to the club and your fellow members to marshall at least one.
The events list is under "RACES" If you wish to get in early, please email Mike Wenn on michaelwenn2@hotmail.com and volunteer for a race and date that suits you.
We will require 7 marshal's for each of the Mini-Series races.
Please also volunteer if you wish to ORGANISE one of the 10 Mini-Series races (9 + the Novice race).
We also require an Assistant Timekeeper to help Sue in the BIATHLON Sunday 20th Feb.
Events, Sportives, Discounts, Training Camps.
This team challenge might excite you. The Namibia 24hr Ultra Desert Marathon.
Steve Hope or Dave Wagstaff have a pdf which describes the Namibia Ultramarathon Team Challenge which take space in mid October 2011. Full details are on www.executivestretch.co.uk under "My Journey".
John Peck writes:
"It comes from the same stable as the North Pole event except that it is focused only on a team from each company or an 'open team' of executives from different companies . At this stage we are restricting it to only four/ five teams maximum to participate in the 2011 event – first come first served basis. Once the teams are selected to take part in the event, the gates will be closed.
This is an Executive Development Programme which could be classed as an 'Advanced Executive Development Programme.'
If it's helpful, I could set out a business proposal to you on this lines, identifying the key leadership and team development processes included in this programme.
I have tackled this event and know just how tough a challenge it is for a team to take on. The rewards are a week spent in what I believe is one of the most stunningly beautiful environments in the world.
The fee is £25k + VAT for a team of up to 4 people inclusive of flights, hire of all terrain vehicles, first aid team, executive and team coaching in the Uk and a UK training event.
Let me know if you might be interested in putting in a team for the event."
My Bank Manager has gone home for the weekend. Does anybody in PACTRAC want to sponsor the above event?
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Steve Trew has been involved in triathlon for close to 30 years now, first as an athlete and now as coach/journalist/race commentator. He's been to a number of World and European Championships, and Commonwealth and Olympic Games as a result.
He has been organising a triathlon training camp in Italy for a number of years; all the relevant information is attached. He is able to offer a 15% discount for any three or more triathletes from one club, or a free place for any paying seven triathletes (ie 8 athletes, 7 paying).
If anybody is interested, please give him a call on 0208 886 5175.
The Personal Best Triathlon Training camp.
1 or 2 weeks, 10 days; May 10th/17th, 10th/24th 17th/24th, 14th/24th 2010
Tel: 0208 886 5175 e-mail: trew@personalbest.demon.co.uk
The training camp is based at The Hotel Beau-Soleil in Cesenatico, Italy.
Thirty places only available.
Price includes flight, accommodation, transfer to hotel, breakfast and evening meal, coaching, facility use.
Coaches
This year’s coaching team are:
Olympic coach Steve Trew,
Olympic trialist and Triathlon Coach of the year Dan Bullock,
Professional Ironman triathlete Toby Radcliffe
World Duathlon champion Vicky Gill
1 week cost £810 with bike carriage £866
10 day cost £1010 with bike carriage £1066
2 week cost £1250 with bike carriage £1306
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I have had a few requests recently to pass information on:
Keith Read has advised that as part of his sports massage course he needs people for recovery massages. The massage will last 1/2 to 3/4 hr with a small fee of £5 [his normal rates are £28/hr] If anybody is interested or know's anybody else that might be, give Keith a call on 01780 766658 or 0790 4051873. Treatments are carried out at Keith's house in Stamford, normally on Saturday's or Monday evenings.
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Gary Eames has advised that there is a new middle distance triathlon that he has entered on 21st August
which is based at Ely, so should be good for a fast time, or for a first timer. See www.monsterracing.net
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40% discount off Linebreak products until 21/12/10.
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To be able to benefit from these discounts all you need to do is follow these three easy steps:
1. Visit their webshop @ http://shop.linebreak.co.uk 2. Chose the items you want and the size you need 3. At the checkout enter the code TRICLUBDC
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The provisional date for the 2011 Etape du Dales is 15th May. Are you up for it? It looks like their may be half a dozen PACTRACers up for this one. Accommodation for the weekend is booked locally. Let Neil Oakey know if you can fit this event in. Their website is:
http://www.etapedudales.co.uk/
The Etape route is the same each year, so most of what's on their website for 2010 will still be valid, including the horrendous route profile. They usually open bookings on 1st Jan very early in the morning.
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Long-Weekend Training Camps are available at La Manga in Southern Spain through Fitness12Tri. Costs are £495pp with a 10% discount if 6 people book. This includes 4* Half-Board accomodation and transfers, but flights are extra. Coaches are Dan Bulluck (Swim for Tri) and Spencer Smith (World Champion 1993 and 1994). Dates are Jan 27-30, Feb 3-6, 10-13, Mar 10-13, 17-20, Apr 7-10, 14-17, May 5-8.
FROSTBITE LEAGUE
The final race of the Frostbite series will be held Sunday 6th at 1100. As no single club was able to host the last event it is being run by the league members as a whole. We have been requested to provide 2 volunteers to help with marshalling / car parking etc so please let me know if you or one of your supporters is able to help. The race cannot be safely held with any volunteers so dont be shy
As before senior race 1100 of approx 5 miles, multi-terrain so after the recent rain, shoes with good grip will help, but not suitable for spikes. Junior race 1015 of 1.5 miles
Full details on the frostbite website, parking in the business park is advised as the country park can get busy, better still, cycle there
Junior presentation will be held after the race Sunday
Club colours must be worn
Triathlon Super HERO
This video will inspire anyone who is looking at getting into triathlon and is wondering about the sort of people who take part.........
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUQeUsqQuVc]
Membership 2011
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