PACTRAC held their tenth Annual Junior Triathlon at Thrapston on
Saturday. Their were 5 different Age Groups from age 8 to age 15-16.
Each group raced over a different age-related distance. The bike and
run courses all consisted of laps on the grass.
The weather was atrocious, with constant hard rain throughout - the
first time in 10 years that we have had any rain. This didn't put the
athletes off though, as 96 of the 107 who had entered turned up to
race, even though it started raining very early in the morning.
Athletes and marshalls alike got a soaking, and the grass was getting
pretty churned up by the finish.
Only 3 athletes failed to finish, with 93 ploughing on regardless.
results are on http://www.pactrac.co.uk under "Juniors".
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Chris Brennan completed his first ever Ironman race
in Zurich, Switzerland over the set distances of:
swim 2.4 miles in Lake Zurich - 2 laps.
bike 112 miles - 2 laps
run 26.2 miles - 4 laps.
371. Chris Brennan 1:17:20 5:53:08 3:41:49 = 10.52.17 AG (35-39 ) = 87.
It just shows how competitive Ironman racing is these days, when Chris
can run a 3.41.49 and it's still only the 70th fastest run in his Age
Group (288th fastest overall).