From 54 Elite Seniors and Juniors competing in the Elite DuathlonChampionships 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