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.