13 PACTRACers entered the 12.5 degree C lake at the Grendon
Sprint Triathlon in May.
Distances were:
swim 750 meters - 1 lap.
bike 14 miles - 1 lap on a good road surface with a couple of small
hills.
run 3.25 miles - 2 laps on rough track.
This event was a
qualifying race for next year's European Championships, and so
attracted the best athletes from across the country in each Age Group.
No PACTRACers qualified automatically with a top 4 placing in their Age
Group, but there are still 2 more events to follow.
Results:
73. DAVID ALLSOP 14:04 40:21 20:23 = 74:48
103. CHRIS BRENNAN 14:22 41:04 20:49 = 76:15
134. STEVE HOPE 14:18 41:26 22:31 = 78:15
166. STEVE GILES 18:30 40:52 20:16 = 79:38
173. JON DUNDEE 16:41 42:09 21:10 = 80:00
201. RICHARD NIXON 13:33 44:15 23:40 = 81:28
288. ROS GOATLY 15:21 46:22 24:22 = 86:05
358. CHRIS JORDAN 14:33 46:49 28:01 = 89:23
367. PEDRO POLSON 13:28 51:02 25:37 = 90:07
378. PAUL JEPHCOTT 17:46 47:58 25:14 = 90:58
403. ADRIAN CHAMBERS18:11 49:11 25:22 = 92:44
492. SUE DAVYS 22:33 57:36 27:51 = 108:00
499. ABI BREWER 22:56 58:59 30:50 = 112:45
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The Swashbuckler Half-Ironman Triathlon took place at
Bucklers Hard near Beaulieu in the New Forest.
Distances were:
swim 1900meters in the river.
bike 50 miles.
run 13.75 miles.
Dave Patmore-Hill was 2nd in his Age Group, showing that this Middle-distance
specialist is hitting form at the right time.
36. Dave Patmore-Hill 36:57 2:26:06 1:39:32 = 4:42:35 Age Group = 2nd.
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Annette Wyld raced in the Big Cow Sprint Triathlon at
Olney, nr. Milton Keynes, and came 4th in her Age Group.
Distances were:
swim 750 meters in the lake.
bike 12.5 miles on local country roads.
run 3 miles - 1 lap around the lake.
Result:
Annette Wyld 15.57 44.03 34.11 = 94:11 Age Group =4.
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Jaap Flikweert raced at Market Bosworth and
came 3rd OVERALL. Jaap said that he had a "better than expected swim
and bike, a tough run on the grass and in the wind (and lack of
training) but managed to hang on". He was 2nd going into the final run
and managed to hold out for a Podium Finish.
3. Jaap Flikweert 26:37 1:10:48 38:13 = 2:15:38 Age Group =2.
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1st June saw the 2013 Belfort ITU Long Distance Triathlon
World Championships at Belfort in France, on the Swiss border. Paul
Lunn pre-qualified due to his fantastic Bronze medal at last year's
Championships. This year, Paul came 4th in his Age Group, was the first
Brit home in his Age Group, and was just over 3-minutes from a Podium
spot and medal in a time of 4:48:54. Due to the low temperatures and
bad weather forecasts, the event was changed into a Duathlon with a run
replacing the cancelled swim. The distances were a very challenging 6-
mile run - 54 mile bike - 12.5 mile run.
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Simon Mitchell did the Edinburgh Marathon in 4:34 hrs whilst his wife
Janet recorded 4:45.
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Nathan Tweedie competed at Eton Dorney in the drafting legal Junior Elite Super-Sprint
Triathlon, coming 22nd o/a.
Distances were:
Swim 400 meters.
Bike 6.5 miles.
Run 1.5 miles.
22. Nathan Tweedie 5:10 18:05 9:11 = 32:26
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Leicester triathlon.
swim 400 meters.
bike 12.5 miles
run 3 miles.
30. Duncan Philp 8:37 41:00 20:59 = 70:36 AG 9.
33. Caroline Findlay 7:17 43:20 20:45 = 71:22 AG 2. 3rd lady o/a.
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VUE Emergency Services Triathlon Championships 2013 at Holme Pierepont, Nottingham.
swim 750m in the lake.
bike 12.5 miles.
run 3 miles.
35. Jon Crowley 13:58 34:05 20:48 = 68:51 AG 7th.