Thursday saw the first of 4 off-road triathlon's at Box Hill,
Bedford.
Distances were:
swim 750 meters in the lake. This was reported at 14C.
bike 2-laps each of 3 miles on mountain bikes.
run 1-lap of 3 miles cross country.
Rob Hammond reported that "The race went well tonight, with me coming 2nd, Steve Giles 3rd and Roz Giles
1st lady."
The official race report is as follows:
"Race 1 –
17/05/12
The first of the evening race series witnessed a great turn
out of 44 athletes, with a great range of ages and abilities.
Despite
rumours of ‘water which was warming up nicely’ most competitors
definitely left it as late as possible before getting in for the single
wave swim start. The general comments were that the water was “not too
bad once you are in” however the spectators didn’t seem that
convinced....
The field soon spread out during the750m swim which went
out around a turn buoy half way down the boat lake, and then back to
the transition area.
With everyone safely through T1, the off road
bike course was picked up, with 2 laps of the 5k course to complete.
The wet grass surface proved a tiring element, coupled with the hilly
section at the back of the site. Most people managed to keep the pace
going, however there was a fair bit of position changing as the slower
swimmers tried to make up time.
Once through the bike is was time to
see who had saved a bit in their legs for the final 5K run. Lots of
quick transitions got the pack in their running shoes, and the soft
grass made for a nice running surface, even if the hills didn’t help...
Overall comments on the race were all positive with lots of people
using it as a great evening training session, whilst others used it as
a great platform for their first tri race.
Well done to all those who
took part! results are below. The next race in the series is Thursday
14th June."
Pos'n Name Time
(1 Tom Stead 64:46)
2 Rob Hammond 65:29
3 Steve Giles 66:42
8 Martin Taylor 71:08
9 Roz Giles 72:18
34 Daniel Groom 84:54
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Chris Jordan competed in the British Aquathlon Championships at Tamworth near Birmingham and got a
BRONZE medal.
Distances were:
swim 750 meters in the lake.
run 3 miles.
87. Chris Jordan 14:12 27:30 = 41:42 AG= 3rd.
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The first PACTRAC Junior Triathlon of the season
took place at Stanground on Saturday. Both Nathan Tweedie and Marcus
Widdess then competed the following day in the Youth section at the
Charnwood Junior Triathlon:
5th. Nathan Tweedie 5 5:16 22:57 20:43 = 50:19
13th. Marcus Widdess 13 6:48 26:56 25:59 = 61:19
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2 PACTRACers competed in the Bedford Sprint
Triathlon, held at Robinsons Pool. This was the 2nd in a Series of 3
races - the 1st 3 weeks earlier had to be cancelled due to too much
rain and spray making for an unsafe cycling section. This time Dave
Wagstaff recorded a 1st in his Age Group, whilst Steve Hope was 3rd in
his.
Distances:
swim 400m in the pool.
bike 15 miles undulating.
run 3 miles in the park.
Results:
11. Dave Wagstaff 7:11 44:18 19:36 = 71:05 AG = 1st.
38. Steve Hope 7:04 51:29 19:34 = 78:07 AG = 3rd.
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145 athletes competed in the
Nice-Tri open water triathlon at St.Neots. Distances were:
swim 750 meters in the rather cold river.
bike 16 miles.
run 3 miles.
No Age Group results are available. Chris Jordan competed in his 2nd race of
the weekend, having already won a BRONZE medal in the British Aquathlon
Championships the previous day.
Results:
49. Chris Jordan 13:30 46:14 28:32 = 88.16
56. Pedro Polson 12:01 53:18 24:31 = 89.50
80=. Adrian Chambers 16:21 53:05 24:04 = 93.30
80=. Paul Jephcott 17:08 52:43 23:39 = 93.30
110. Mike Primavesi 16:32 56:43 28:58 = 1.42.13
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At the Eton Sprint Triathlon, held at Dorney
Lake, distances were:
swim 750 meters in the lake.
bike 13 miles.
run 3 miles.
Results:
52. Neil Tandy 9:23 37:44 18:19 = 65.26 AG = 7th.