Neil Tandy competed in the Alpe D'huez EDF Triathlon.
The distances were:
swim 2200 meters in the lake. Chilly but calm.
bike 72 miles - taking in 3 mountain passes: the Alpe du Grand Serre, the Col d'Ornon and Alpe d'Huez.
run 14 miles - 3 loops of road and mountain paths at an altitude of 1800 to 2000 meters.
290. Neil Tandy.... 30:16..... 5:10:21.... 2:26:07.... =.... 8:06:44 AG 18.
Neil also recorded 1:15:31 in the "race-within-a-race" up the infamous hill on the bike. He was 13th overall out of the water, out of 955 competitors, with 61 athletes not finishing this gruelling event. The mountainous run was a bit severe but Neil vowed to return and "take revenge next year".
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Both PACTRACers, Robin Brookes and Ros Goatly, came 1st in their Age Group at the Blithfield Triathlon's; Robin in the Olympic distance (1500 meters, 25 miles, 6.25 miles) and Ros in the Sprint distance (750 meters, 12.5 miles, 3 miles).
18. Robin Brookes.. 30:09.... 73:07.... 37:58.... =.. 2:21:14 AG 1st.
29. Ros Goatly........ 15:23.... 44:06.... 22:02.... =.. 1:21:31 AG 1st.
Meanwhile, new member Abi Schofield took part in the Team Relay with some friends from Grantham. They came home in 2:08:09 in 6th place overall and first team, thanks to Abi's 38:59 run split.
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The Anglian Ironman-distance Triathlon took place in and around the town of Cromer on the Norfolk coast, and consisted of a 2.4 mile point-to-point sea swim, a 112 mile bike, and a 26.2 mile run.
This was Neil Thatcher's first Ironman and he said afterwards "I really enjoyed it".
24) Neil Thatcher.... 51:02.... 7:42:20.... 4:19:42.... =.. 12:53:04 AG 7.
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London Triathlon - Super Sprint (400 meters, 6.25 miles, 1.5 miles).
190. Ryan Murphy.... 14:29.... 34:58.... 18:09.... =.. 67:36 AG 10th.
Whilst another 3 Murphy's made up "Team Murphy" in the Sprint Team Race, including PACTRAC's Terry Murphy and two relatives:
132. Team Murphy.... 19:38.... (5:00).... 56:24.... (2:37).... 38:42.... =.. 2:02:21----------------
At the Desford Triathlon Wayne Stainsby came 8th overall and 2nd in his Age Group over the distances of - swim 400 meters, bike 11 miles and run 3 miles.
8. Wayne Stainsby.... 6:40.... 31:11.... 20:35.... =.. 58:26 AG 2nd.
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Nathan Tweedie competed in the Nene Swimming Championships at the weekend from Barnwell Mill, Oundle. Distances were 1 mile, 2 miles and 3 miles. Nathan competed in the 2 mile event and broke the course record by 5 minutes. He now holds the records for both the 1 mile (2013) and 2 mile (2014) swims. Blazing sunshine, clear water, very few weeds and a balmy water temperature of 21c met the swimmers. However there was a significant wind blowing against the upstream leg which a few swimmers found a little challenging.
2 MILES: (New record: 43.10. Old record: 48.10 in 2011)
1. Nathan Tweedie 43.10
2. Cameron Kelly 50.33
1 MILE: (record: Nathan Tweedie 21.36 in 2013)
1. Luke Birch 30.23
Nathan also recently won gold at the Midlands Region Open Water Championships (2 miles) at Bosworth and won gold again at the East Region Open Water Championships (1 mile) at Norwich.