PACTRAC had 27 finishers in the Dambuster Triathlon on Saturday held at RutlandWater. 36 had entered with 9 members not starting, largely through injury.
Distances were:
swim 1400 meters in Rutland Water - 1 lap in a choppy swell.
bike 26 miles - 1 lap around Oakham, Uppingham, Morcott, Ketton and
Empingham, taking in the triple-hill of the Rutland Ripple between
Oakham and Uppingham, as well as the Rookeries hill by Ketton Cement.
run 6.25 miles - out over the Dam to Normanton Church and back.
This was a major National Event and was both a World and European
Championship qualifier as well as being the English National
Championships.
Kim Bell came 3rd in her Age Group and, therefore, received a BRONZE
Medal in the English National Championships. Kim also qualified for the
World Triathlon Championships to be held in London in September.
Christina Cork came 4th in her Age Group, and has also qualified for
the World Championships. There are 4 places available from this race,
and both athletes will be taking up their spots. Both have decided not
to take up their European spots for next year, however.
Christina was 2nd heading into the run, just 19-seconds behind, in a 4-
way race. Christina last competed in a World Championships back in 2008
in Canada where she won a Bronze Medal.
The World Championships will be held in London for the first time since
1993, 20 years ago, when PACTRAC had Ralph Stevens, Margaret Stevens
(who came 5th in her Age Group), Georgina Jennings (still competing
with PACTRAC) and Richard Wittering competing.
Results:
114. Tony Daniels 20:35 69:45 43:51 = 2:14:11 AG =14th.
133. Sean Pooley 22:51 72:34 40:54 = 2:16:19 26
137. Paul Vernon 26:46 73:17 36:41 = 2:16:44 29
157. Paul Spain 25:03 74:20 38:52 = 2:18:15 22
162. Antony Brown 24:00 70:22 44:08 = 2:18:30 9
198. Robin Brookes 24:21 74:55 41:42 = 2:20:58 12
224. David Wagstaff 23:09 74:33 44:43 = 2:22:25 35
247. Christina Cork 24:48 73:36 45:45 = 2:24:09 4 !
258. Giles Cooper 24:15 77:21 43:10 = 2:24:46 43
282. Steve Hope 24:11 76:39 45:49 = 2:26:39 21
328. Justin Hattee 24:47 79:29 45:58 = 2:30:14 46
349. Kimberley Bell 19:02 83:59 48:50 = 2:31:51 3 !
356. Daniel Fitzjohn 29:08 80:22 42:38 = 2:32:08 51
364. Alastair Etchells 29:09 77:52 45:49 = 2:32:50 31
387. Richard Nixon 21:39 80:40 51:37 = 2:33:56 67
455. Pedro Polson 23:22 90:01 45:04 = 2:38:27 Team.
458. David Talbot 29:16 83:12 46:21 = 2:38:49 48
570. Paul Jephcott 32:07 87:38 48:22 = 2:48:07 28
575. Adrian Chambers 31:15 88:44 48:53 = 2:48:52 44
590. William Pearson 22:27 94:24 52:57 = 2:49:48 43
614. Chris Jordan 25:31 88:13 60:00 = 2:53:44 16
625. Sean Whittaker 26:08 94:17 55:47 = 2:56:12 48
640. Kate Armstrong 35:52 97:00 46:53 = 2:59:45 22
665. Jeremy Lloyd 32:24 90:31 61:01 = 3:03:56
682. Tony Moran 32:17 94:35 62:27 = 3:09:19
710. Justin Osborne 36:02 103:39 62:47 = 3:22:28
711. Sue Davys 39:28 107:28 56:10 = 3:23:06
I did put in for European's too. (Just that I'll tip over to the 40plus age group - so Steve you might not have looked in that age category given my youthful looks :p ). I'd have got the Gold in the 40-44 category at Dambuster - So I am probably the only person in history who is actually looking forward to turning 40.
