Matt Gunby has moved from the Tri-Gold programme to the Olympic
Foundation Squad for 2012. He has worked hard and his talent has been
recognised. The Tri-Gold programme is a privately financed venture by
Barrie Wells, which pays for 2 or 3 athletes each year to receive the
full benefit and backing of the BTF coaching programme, and to train
with the top triathletes at the BTF. Matt has, therefore, been
successful and is now in the BTF programme in his own right.
http://www.britishtriathlon.org/news/article.php?id=11440
Matt is one of just 25 athletes that the British Triathlon
Federation are grooming for success in the next few years leading to
the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Brasil. He will be based at the BTF Centre of
Excellence in Loughborough.
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Jon Crowley, Paul Vernon and Mark Ingram competed in the Trailplus
Adventure Challenge Series in Cannock Chase.
Distances were:
Mountain Bike - 15 miles. Undulating with occasional bigger hills.
Run - 6 - 7 miles off-road. Undulating with some flat bits.
Kayak - 1,000 metres on the river.
The whole race was off-road. Teams had to stay together at all times
during
the race, and had to cross the finish line as a team –
the clock stopping when the last team member
crossed the finish line.
The PACTRAC team finished 8th in 2:52:32 from 168 teams.
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Tony Moran ran in the Abbey Dash 10k in Leeds in 44:32 This is a PB by
over 6 minutes.