7 PACTRACers completed the British National Championships at Liverpool
on Saturday. 1800 athletes took part in this Standard distance race.
Distances were:
swim 1500 meters in the salt-water harbour. 1-lap with the jellyfish.
bike 25 miles. 4 times out and back, on a flat course, with one slight hill at the turn.
run 6.25 miles. Out and back twice.
This was also the last qualifier for the
World Championships in London in September. This is the first time that
the World Championships have come to these shores since 1993, 20 years
ago, when PACTRAC's Georgina Jennings, Ralph and Margaret Stevens and
Richard Wittering all competed.
Margaret Stevens came 5th in her Age
Group in the World that year. Ralph is hoping to make a come-back next
year when he will be in a new Age Group. Georgina is still competing
with PACTRAC and has again qualified to compete. 6 PACTRACers have
already qualified, with others waiting in the wings to see if they have
a roll-down place.
The 6 are: Georgina Jennings. Simon Hoppe. Neil Tandy. Antony Brown. Christina Cork. Kim Bell.
Results:
222. Antony Brown 25.01 62.28 41.10 = 2.08.39
232. James Keir 27.17 66.09 35.39 = 2.09.05
669. Tracy McCartney 28.57 75.41 39.26 = 2.24.04
679. Steve Hope 26.04 71.10 47.20 = 2.24.34
898. Kate Armstrong 31.02 79.16 43.46 = 2.34.04
910. Georgie Freeman 22.27 80.07 52.34 = 2.35.08
971. Chris Jordan 26.35 77.34 54.01 = 2.38.10