The PACTRAC Peterborough Duathlon took place from Castor on Sunday.
The distances were:
Run 4-miles - 3-hills including Loves Hill in Castor. The route ran around the top triangle in Ferry Meadows, before returning to Castor.
Bike 18-miles - out and back to Helpston Heath, with a loop around Helpston, Bainton and Ufford.
Run 2.5 miles - out to Milton Ferry Bridge and back.
All 3 sections involved a climb and descent of Loves Hill in Castor.
87 athletes plus one team of two finished this challenging race, which was a great introduction to multi-discipline sport for local athletes, as well as being a good test forseasoned competitor's.
PACTRAC's Paul Vernon won the race by 7:27 minutes and was in a class of his own. Paul is a medal winner in National competition's, as well as winning all 6 Frostbite running races in the 2014-15 season. Paul was the fastest athlete in all 3 disciplines, and constantly extended his lead.
15 PACTRACers competed with another 50 volunteers around the course, making for a great day's racing.
This event was also the BTF Eastern Region Duathlon Championships and PACTRAC came away with 3 of the 6 Trophies on offer.
Paul Vernon (male vet), Paul Jephcott (male SuperVet), and Andrea Robinett (female senior) all won Trophies as Eastern Region Champions.
This is the second year that PACTRAC have promoted this local event, and we had 30 more entrants than last year.James Corlett moved into 2nd place on the bike, with Steve Green in 3rd. Matt Waterfield then moved into 3rd on the final run, to push Steve back into 4th verall. Angela Joiner-Handy was first female in 9th place overall, and she and Paul Vernon, both received a pair of AlphaWoolf running shoes from sponsor's AlphaWoolf. Jim Fell won his Age Group for a full set of 5 Age Group wins from 5 Duathlon's this year.
The results are here http://pactrac.co.uk/page/279/
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Duston kids Triathlon.
A great introduction for kids in an early season triathlon. The entire event was within the safety of the school grounds and swimming pool.
TriStart - Age 8yrs: 50m Pool Swim | 0.5 mile Bike | 1/4 mile Run
TriStar 1. - Age 9-10yrs: 100m Pool Swim | 1 mile Bike | 1/2 mile Run
TriStar 2. - Age 11-12yrs: 150m Pool Swim | 1.5 mile Bike | 3/4 mile Run
TriStar 3. - Age: 13-14yrs: 200m Pool Swim | 2 mile Bike | 1 mile Run
The kids displayed great courage, in utterly foul and freezing weather. A 1st ever podium place was recorded by Sophie Pickering and a well deserved 2nd place for Hannah Basset.
TriStart.
3. Sophie Pickering 1:49 5:58 2:06 = 9:53
TriStar 1.
24. Joseph Pickering 3:11 8:24 4:33 = 16:08
TriStar 2.
5. Olivia Corner 3:08 9:34 5:14 = 17:56
43. Chloe Moore 4:09 12:27 7:36 = 24:12
Youth.
2.
Hannah Bassett 4:46 14:21 9:07 = 28:14
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In the first senior triathlon of the year, the Duston Triathlon, on Sunday,
Mark Weathersby came 8th overall and 1st in his Age Group.
8. Mark Weathersby 6:46 33:45 18:48 = 59:19
153. Nicholas Partridge 7:52 44:33 28:52 = 81:17
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More Junior results:
In the National Prep Schools Cross Country Championships, Olivia Corner was part of the Kimbolton School team that secured a Silver medal in second place and missed out on 1st place by only 1 point!
Jonathan Oakey has qualified to race in the National Youth Super Series, after completing a performance assessment, at the weekend. This is a prestigious series for the best young triathletes in the country, and is a draft-legal series comprising of 5 of the most
high-profile youth triathlons.
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In the Brighton Marathon:
1433. Emma Walker 4:29:00.