3 PACTRACers competed in the Ironman Triathlon in Regensburg in
Germany.
Distances were:
swim 2.4 miles in the lake. Out and back in a U shaped loop.
2,000 athletes all started in the water and all went off in one big
wave.
bike 112 miles - 2 laps of 50 miles each, followed by a further 12
miles to the second transition. There was a 9 mile section of climbing
followed by 5 miles of decent on each lap.
run 26.2 miles - 4 laps around the banks of the River Donau. A flat
run.
The best PACTRAC time was recorded by Emma Cranfield who came 4th in
her Age Group in a new Personal Best time of 10:27:12. Emma has had a
fractured bone in her foot leading up to the race, which hampered her
preparation. She needed a 3rd place to qualify for the World
Championships in her Age Group in Hawaii, so just missed out and will
try again next year.
She said "What a day! I have a black eye from the swim, and am walking
like John Wayne. But so elated!!! 10.27
On the whole Regensburg is not a bad Ironman. It's similar to Bolton
with two different transitions, and had great supporters on the route.
I just missed out on the roll down for Hawaii. I thought I was 3rd but
actually 4th when the official results came out. They mixed up a couple
of us 29 yr olds into the age group below - never mind, just means the
Kona journey will continue to another year"
Steve Lampier's advice to Emma was to "Rest, recover, refocus and smash
it nxt year!"
Results:
369. Emma Cranfield 57.16 5.33.01 3.56.55 = 10.27.12
1395. Gary Cooper 1.07.42 6.10.59 5.24.10 = 12.42.51
1500. Carol Smallman 1.11.38 6.34.29 5.18.05 = 13.04.12
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Jaap Flikweert competed at the Bradwell Waterside Triathlon at Bradwell-
on-Sea in Essex.
This was a long distance event, and took place over a river swim of
1.75 miles, a 76 mile bike and a 19 mile run. The swim was 3 loops in
the river, so 3 times with the current, and 3 times against. The bike
was 3 laps - fast and flat. The run followed the coast and sea wall on
a mixture of paved roads, trail and gravel track and was again 3
laps.
Jaap reported: "Bradwell - there is a long story behind it, including losing an hour on the bike due to several tyre incidents; a very good swim while others got practically swept out into the north sea by the tide and a massive loss of energy in the second 10k run lap on the floodwall into the headwind. Not a great race for me, but a good experience."
14. Jaap Flikweert 49:41 4:36:09 2:45:42 = 8:11:32 AG = 3.
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The Cambridge Triathlon Club held their annual triathlon at Mepal
Leisure Centre near Chatteris on Sunday.
Distances were:
swim 1500 metres in the clear lake. The water was cool, but the
temperature was high enough to make wet suits optional. However, I
didn't see anybody without a wet suit.
bike 25 miles on the windy and exposed fen roads around Somersham,
Earith and Haddenham. Pretty flat, but even with the wind, you could
stay down on the tri-bars for virtually the whole ride.
run 6.25 miles - 1.5 laps along track, that in places was covered with
stones, making it difficult to get a proper grip.
The best PACTRACer was Rob Hammond in 21st position overall, but the
Memento and bottle of wine for first in his Age Group went to Steve
Hope, his 2nd Age Group win of the year (Corby was the other).
Results:
21. Rob Hammond 24:06 1:07:44 43:12 = 2:15:02 AG =5.
36. Steve Hope 26:28 1:08:13 44:18 = 2:18:59 AG = 1.
37. Steve Giles 32:45 1:07:29 39:23 = 2:19:37 AG = 9.
57. Adrian Whitby 28:23 1:12:52 44:29 = 2:25:44 AG = 15.
128.Gareth Holsgrove 32:20 1:17:59 53:54 = 2:44:13 AG = 22.
from 186.
3 of the girls also entered, but didn't compete in the end. Whereas
Steve Giles got stung at the Box End Quadrathlon recently, it was his
wife, Ros, who received a wasp sting 2 days before this race, and was
unable to compete due to a swollen ankle. One of the other girls had
her police leave cancelled due to the recent riots.
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4 PACTRACers competed in the Desford Sprint Triathlon near Leicester.
Distaces were:
swim 400 metres in the pool.
bike 11 miles - 1 undulating lap on country roads.
run 3 miles - 2 laps mainly on grass.
80. Nathan Smith 9:33 1:33 35:17 0:56 23:01 = 70.21
102. Dominic Goy 8:37 1:02 37:21 0:49 24:51 = 72.42
133. Michael Primavesi 9:45 1:41 37:11 0:48 28:27 = 77.54 AG = 5.
137. Nicola Goy 9:02 1:16 41:45 0:38 26:04 = 78.47