In the World Sprint Championships in Edmonton, Canada, PACTRAC's sole representative, Richard Moys, finished 21st in his Age Group, in his first outing representing Great Britain. He was the 4th Brit home.
Distances were, swim 750 meters in the lake, bike 14 miles and run 3 miles.
21. Richard Moys....11:41....38:18....19:06..=..69:05.
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Mariska Niemeijer came 30th in the Dutch Women’s Only Triathlon in Utrecht, Netherlands. This consisted of a 500 meter swim, followed by a 12.5 mile bike and finished with a 3-mile run.
30. Mariska Niemeijer 1:15:04
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Whittlesey Junior Triathlon.
This was the inaugural event for this and was well supported with over 100 juniors racing.
4 PACTRAC athletes competed.
Youth.
5th. Daniel Amps-Woodward....4:05....13:39....8:51..=..26:35Tristar 1.
3rd. Olivia Corner....2:41....7:59....3:46..=..14:26
Tristar 2.
2nd. Katie Tasker......2:49......9:23....5:48..=..18:00
6th. Archie Stewart....3:39....11:03....6:37..=..21:19
All the Running training being completed by the junior section, hosted by Sam & Simon at Stanground, is really paying off with excellent run times being completed by all the racers.
Olivia Corner finished a highly creditable 3rd in Tristar 1 girls, clocking the fastest run and continuing her excellent progress.
Daniel Amps-Woodward came 5th in a competitive Youths Category. This was his first ever race and he gained a lot of valuable experience which will help him in the future.
Archie Stewart had a solid race and improved on his last outing in all aspects.
Katie Tasker missed out on a victory by only 8 seconds to finish 2nd.
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Ipswich Regional Championship's.
Katie Tasker & Olivia Corner doubled up over the weekend to compete in the Eastern Region Championship at Framlingham College. This was pool based, but with a very much undulating run and bike course which really tested all the entrants.
Olivia & Katie both came 6th in their Categories. Olivia posted an impressive 2nd fastest run split. This race saw the stiffest competition she has faced and was a highly commendable display.
The distance between Katie & the winners has been dropping all year, which bodes well for next year when she races in the same category.
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The National Relay Championship's were once again held at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. Team's consisted of 4 athletes; with each team member having to do a 500 meter swim, 9 mile bike (3 laps of the lake) and a 3 mile run (1 lap of the lake). A rest was had between each discipline, whilst your fellow team members all completed first the swim, then all took it in turns on the bike and then again on the run.
Open - Sat (pm) Georgina Jennings, Andy Gregg, Ros Goatly, Duncan Philp.
Swim...........11:39....12:22....10:04....13:13.... 0:47:18
Bike.............28:05....23:23....30:28....24:02.... 1:45:58
Run..............28:04....19:06....27:06....21:34.... 1:35:50
TOTAL.........67:48....54:51....67:38....58:49.... 4:09:06
PACTRAC Pacers Pos 71st 4:09:06
Open - Sun (am) Giles Cooper, Chris Grahame, Paul Vernon, Sean Beard.
Swim............8:33....11:46.....9:57....11:09.... 0:41:25
Bike............23:42....24:30...22:03....23:12.... 1:33:27
Run............18:58....27:02...16:26....18:39.... 1:21:05
TOTAL........51:13....63:18...48:26....53:00.....3:35:57
PACTRAC Panthers Pos 35th 3:35:57
Nick Forscutt, Luke Starsmore, David Pooley, Sean Pooley,
Swim............9:59....10:57....12:43.....9:06.... 0:42:45
Bike............24:16....25:29....26:12...23:40.... 1:39:37
Run............18:33....19:55....21:28...19:56.... 1:19:52
TOTAL.......52:48....56:21....60:23...52:42.... 3:42:14
PACTRAC Pups Pos 48th 3:42:14
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Dave Allsop competed in his 5th Ironman Triathlon, this time in Copenhagen.
swim 2.4 miles
bike 112 miles
run 26.2 miles.
Dave did a new PB, beating his time of 10:22 from Florida last November. He had his best run to date in an Ironman, which helped him to his fast time.
406. Dave Allsop....64:19....5:22:49....3:47:44..=..10:14:52....AG 43.
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Steve and Roz Giles competed in the Xterra England off-road Triathlon - part of a World-wide Series. This took place through the grounds of Vachery Estate in Surrey.
Distances were:
swim 1500 meters in open water
bike 19 miles off-road on mountain bikes.
run 6 miles on trail.
62. Steve Giles.....32:13....1:34:30....40:43..=..2:47:26....AG 7th.
166.Roz Giles.......28:27....1:54:50....52:39..=..3:15:56....AG 6th.
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15 PACTRACers competed in the Vitruvian Triathlon held at Rutland Water at the weekend.
Distances were:
swim 1.2 miles being 2 laps in the lake.
bike 52 miles - 2 laps around Oakham, Uppingham, Morcott, Ketton and Empingham; taking in the triple hills of the Rutland Ripple between Oakham and Uppingham, as well as the Rookeries hill at Ketton - each done twice.
run 13.1 miles - 2 laps, across the Dam to Normanton Church and back.
The best placed PACTRACer was Matt Greenhill in 62nd place overall, whilst Robin Brookes was the only member to podium, coming home 2nd in his Age Group. Robin moved up from 9th in the swim, to 4th off the bike to 2nd after the run, with a very consistent performance, in windy conditions. Christina Cork was leading her Age Group and was the 3rd fastest female overall after a strong bike section; but a recent injury has curtailed her running and she did well to hang on for a 5th place in her Age Group and 17th lady overall. Her bike split was over 4 minutes quicker than the 2nd lady in her AG.
60. Matt Greenhill..........32:46....2:23:26....1:40:44..=..4:36:56..AG 12.
67. Robin Brookes..........33:49....2:33:28....1:34:01..=..4:41:18..AG 2nd.
92. Andy Gregg..............43:25....2:33:27....1:32:09..=..4:49:01..AG 9.
185. Daniel Fitzjohn........41:38....2:45:30....1:40:02..=..5:07:10..AG 38.
204. Christina Cork.........34:20....2:36:26....1:59:44..=..5:10:30..AG 5th.
218. Steve Coombs.........45:10....2:40:23....1:46:34..=..5:12:07..AG 29.
224. Steve Hope..............36:40....2:46:54....1:49:13..=..5:12:47..AG 24.
452. Caroline Hattee.........37:17....3:06:24....1:59:55..=..5:43:36..AG 18.
479. Steve Cook................39:25....3:19:25....1:49:32..=..5:48:22..AG 78.
487. Duncan Philp.............47:27....2:51:06....2:10:59..=..5:49:32..AG 95.
498. Jon Ellicott................45:22....3:06:39....1:59:58..=..5:51:59..AG 84.
510. Simon Taylor............48:51....2:59:06....2:06:22..=..5:54:19..AG 57.
513. John Morris..............46:56....3:14:29....1:53:09..=..5:54:34..AG 83.
587. Peter Tebb...............45:49....3:18:31....2:05:05..=..6:09:25..AG 89.
688. Annette Wyld...........44:44....3:25:23....2:47:41..=..6:57:48..AG 13.
In addition, PACTRAC and Associates did very well in the Team events, taking the first 3 places. Team Oliver had Stefan Lawrence (Bike) and Abi Schofield (run) who have both recently joined PACTRAC since entering the event; whilst Team Anderson and Team Lewis were both sponsored by PACTRAC's Robin Brookes, who himself came 2nd in his Age Group, so a good day for the sponsor's - Storage Concepts.
36. Team Oliver.............29:10....2:29:38....1:29:02..=..4:27:50 1st Team.
58. Team Anderson.......34:39....2:32:06....1:29:17..=..4:36:02 2nd Team.
64. Team Lewis.............30:19....2:28:29....1:38:52..=..4:37:40 3rd Team.
Abi commented: "A nice PB on the half-marathon, and fab winning team with Stefan Lawrence and Mick Oliver. However, next year, I'm attempting it on my own! 4.27 total time. Sub 30 swim sub 2.30 bike sub 1.30 run. Good teamwork!"
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In the NiceTri Sprint Triathlon at St.Neots the distances were:
swim 750 meters in the river.
bike 15 miles
run 3 miles.
PACTRAC's Antony Brown, Wayne Stainsby and Ros Goatly all finished first in their respective Age Groups. Anthony also finished 6th overall, slipping from 3rd overall after a super-fast bike section. Wayne punctured and had to run 1/2 mile and beg a spare bike (a Mountain bike) from a Marshal. He then rode the last 2-miles into T2 bare-footed on a Mountain Bike, and still won his Age Group, picking 2 places back on the run. Ros led her Age Group from start to finish.
6. Antony Brown....... 12:04.... 39:21.... 20:49.. =.. 1:12:14.. AG 1st
23. Wayne Stainsby.. 11:58.... 47:59.... 18:31.. =.. 1:18:28.. AG 1st
32. Ryan Woolf......... 13:54.... 46:14.... 20:02.. =.. 1:20:10.. AG 5.
45. Ros Goatly.......... 13:39.... 47:36.... 22:28.. =.. 1:23:43.. AG 1st.
55. Pedro Polson...... 11:56.... 47:02.... 26:05.. =.. 1:25:03.. AG 2.
68. Andy Rawlins...... 15:53.... 49:57.... 21:59.. =.. 1:27:49.. AG 11.
155. Sue Davys......... 21:33.... 56:21.... 26:58.. =.. 1:44:52.. AG 4.
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PACTRAC hold their own Open Junior Race at Stanground on Saturday 27th September. All Junior Ages are catered for. Entry Forms from sam.fielding@sycamorebmw.co.uk
This weekend sees Dave Patmore-Hill, Paul Lunn and Roger Canham competing in the World Half-Ironman 70.3 Championships in Mont Tremblant, Canada.