PACTRAC had 18 athletes competing in the Dambuster Duathlon at Rutland Water.
Distances were:
Run 6.25 miles.
Bike 26 miles.
Run 3 miles.
This is a tough early season event, made even harder with
a strong head wind into the triple-hills of the Rutland Ripple between
Oakham and Uppingham. The sting in the tail is a 4th big hill at
Ketton, which is followed by 5-miles of undulating road back to
Whitwell. This was a hard race at this time of year, and as usual Paul
Lunn made it look easy, with a superb bike split in such conditions.
The organiser's described it conservatively as "challenging and windy
conditions".
Paul finished 7th overall, and was one of 5 PACTRACers
to finish on the Podium.
Paul Lunn and George Prodrick both won their
respective Age Groups, whilst Jim Fell and Antony Brown were second in
their's and Sue Davys 3rd.
This was a qualifying race for the World
Duathlon Championships to be held in Adelaide, Australia, on 14th
October and both Paul and Jim qualified.
Results:
7. Paul Lunn................ 36:34.... 67:29.... 17:13 = 2:01:16 AG 1st.
18. Nicolas Kernick...... 36:35.... 71:40.... 16:59 = 2:05:14 AG 4.
71. Sean Beard............ 37:25.... 82:43.... 18:48 = 2:18:56 AG 5.
94. Robin Brookes....... 41:15.... 81:12.... 20:19 = 2:22:46 AG 9.
106.Richard Nixon....... 45:18.... 79:09.... 20:11 = 2:24:38 AG 15.
108.Antony Brown....... 45:30.... 77:49.... 21:38 = 2:24:57 AG 2.
117.David Thorold....... 45:00.... 79:38.... 21:41 = 2:26:19 AG 17.
128.Steve Coombs...... 43:04.... 83:34.... 20:34 = 2:27:12 AG 21.
167.Richard Ardern..... 41:13.... 89:25.... 22:24 = 2:33:02 AG 26.
204.Tim Henson.......... 44:42.... 86:38.... 25:16 = 2:36:36 AG 31.
249.Steve Hope.......... 48:14.... 94:34.... 22:12 = 2:45:00 AG 30.
274.Paul Frampton...... 49:44.... 96:04.... 25:02 = 2:50:50 AG 42.
300.Julia Ratcliffe......... 48:30.... 1:44:16.... 25:06 = 2:57:52 AG 14.
307.Jim Fell.................. 52:33.... 1:41:18.... 26:54 = 3:00:45 AG 2.
320.George Prodrick.... 56:37.... 1:42:09.... 27:18 = 3:06:04 AG 1st.
331.Sue Davys............. 54:31.... 1:47:39.... 28:07 = 3:10:17 AG 3.
354.Joanne Annis........ 49:56.... 2:06:16.... 29:03 = 3:25:15 AG 14.
Giles Cooper................ 43:40.... 1:17:36 DNF calf injury.
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The previous
week Giles Cooper competed in the off-road Marathon in the Belvoir
Challenge, finishing 11th overall from 337 finishers. Hence, his calf
injury which forced him to pull out of the Dambuster Duathlon before
the final run.
11. Giles Cooper 3:50:43
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After a recent spell of mild weather the course for the Mud and Mayhem
Mountain bike Race in Thetford Forrest was in pristine condition, with
cool and dry conditions.
PACTRAC's Steve Giles was 3rd overall,
whilst his wife Roz was the first lady home.
Mud and Mayhem - Thetford Forrest.
3. Steve Giles 20:15 40:34 21:39 = 1:22:28 Age Group 1st.
23. Roz Giles 25:07 45:48 26:53 = 1:37:48 AG 1st. and 1st Lady overall.
others:
8. Mike Chapman 19:15 46:47 20:57 = 1:26:59 AG 4th.
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Rockingham - The 10km Suffering Adventure
Race. 520 competitors took part over 3 distances, with Nigel French
choosing the middle distance.
75th Nigel French 2:22:09.
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Katie Tasker took part with the Cambridgeshire
Team in the Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships in Birmingham in
the under 13 Girls race. Katie still has another 2 year's in this
category and gained valuable experience.
298. Katie Tasker 16:33
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Entries are coming in for the PACTRAC Peterborough
Duathlon, to be held at Castor on Sunday 26th April.
Distances are:
Run 4 miles.
Bike 18 miles.
Run 2.5 miles.
For further details and to enter see http://www.pactrac.co.uk