Last weekend, Paul Jephcott and Sue Davys competed in the Althorpe Duathlon in Northamptonshire. Both came away with top 3 places in their respective Age Groups.
Standard Distance: Run 6.25 miles, Bike 25 miles, Run 3 miles.
90) Paul Jephcott 49.30 89.33 24.37 = 2.43.40 2nd in Age Group.
Sprint Distance: Run 3 miles, Bike 12.5 miles, Run 3 miles.
255) Sue Davys 25.09 56.05 25.23 = 1.46.37 3rd in age Group.
The event had been postponed from mid-February due to waterlogged conditions.
The Sprint Distance race was the more popular, because it was a Qualifying race for the World Sprint Duathlon Championships in Ottawa, Canada in August. PACTRAC's Sue Davys, therefore, qualified, but has decided not to travel on this occasion.
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Also last weekend Chris Troop competed in Lincoln Triathlon Club's Duathlon at Stapleford over a relatively flat course. The runs were off road, whilst the bike was on quiet country roads.
Distances were: run 2 miles, bike 8 miles, run 2 miles.
17th) CHRIS TROOP 14:07 28:57 14:16 = 57:20
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On Saturday 9th March 2013, the Dambuster Duathlon held at Rutland Water hosted the British Duathlon Championships. It was also a qualifying race for World and European Duathlon Championships, so the very best athletes from across the country were there, for the 957 entrants to compete against.
Duathlon is a tough sport, with an all-out 6.25 mile run from a dead start, which can be a pretty brutal way to kick off a race.
The expected rain / snow held off for just long enough. The wind never really gave much assistance in any direction, while the temperature was a low 3 degrees C. We had been warned of potential fog, but fortunately that never materialised. It was still pretty chilly though, but a few brave souls did venture out in shorts.
Roger commented: "My hamstring had been unhappy, but five miles into the bike, it was my calves that locked out. On reflection I was pretty happy with the result. Frustrated yes, but satisfied all the same."
Distances were:Run 6.25 miles out from Whitwell to Normanton Church and back.
Bike 26 miles - 1 loop of Oakham, Uppingham, Morcott, Ketton and Empingham. 4 big hills had to be conquered including the triple whammy of the Rutland Ripple between Oakham and Uppingham.
Run a final 3 miles to finish - out to the Dam and back.
Results:
70. Paul Vernon 34:57 1:48 1:13:16 1:35 15:47 = 2:07:26 AG 17.
111. Paul Spain 37:10 1:27 1:14:18 1:21 17:18 = 2:11:34 AG 9.
113. Roger Canham 38:43 1:44 1:12:25 1:26 17:32 = 2:11:54 AG 10.
139. Robin Brookes 39:00 1:51 1:13:57 1:42 18:07 = 2:14:41 AG 9.
207. Mark Garcia 41:52 2:09 1:13:49 1:24 20:55 = 2:20:15 AG 22.
210. Steve Coombs 40:19 1:50 1:18:26 1:31 18:32 = 2:20:43 AG 27.
262. Daniel Fitzjohn 41:20 1:48 1:21:54 1:05 18:46 = 2:25:00 AG 52.
303. Richard Ardern 39:44 3:39 1:23:34 2:36 19:06 = 2:28:39 AG 43.
322. Gary Eames 45:44 2:58 1:19:11 1:44 19:47 = 2:29:24 AG 49.
372. Wendy Gooding 44:01 1:42 1:27:08 1:24 19:40 = 2:33:59 AG 4.
393. Steve Hope 47:17 1:46 1:24:01 1:39 21:02 = 2:36:02 AG 28.
395. David Talbot 47:35 2:15 1:23:14 1:41 21:20 = 2:36:12 AG 49.
397. Richard Nixon 48:06 1:47 1:22:48 1:31 22:01 = 2:36:25 AG 60.
399. David Naylor 45:17 1:34 1:26:17 1:23 22:02 = 2:36:39 AG 67.
438. Grant Lockhead 42:51 1:41 1:32:59 1:18 20:53 = 2:39:50 AG 74.
493. Paul Jephcott 48:56 1:47 1:30:58 1:58 22:00 = 2:45:39 AG 20.
577. John Morris 50:50 1:46 1:44:21 2:47 23:12 = 3:03:15 AG 83.
17 PACTRACER's finished the race, 1 Didn't finish (probably didn't want to be beaten by his daughter!) and another 6 entered but didn't make it to the start line.
Of the 975 entries, 33 didn't finish proving what a tough race it is at this time of year, whilst another 322 entered but didn't start, either through a prior injury or being put off by the weather forecast!
Wendy Gooding was 4th in her Age Group, meaning that she was just 1 place away from a medal in these National Championships. 3 others placed in the top 10 in a very competitive field.
Wendy Gooding has, therefore, qualified to represent GB in the World Duathlon Championships in Ottawa, Canada, in August :)