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