Wayne Stainsby was PACTRAC's sole entrant in the "Xscape@Bedford Sprint
Triathlon" but came away with the overall WIN !
The event was held at Box End Water Park, Bedford, with the distances
of:
swim 750 metres in the lake.
bike 12.5 miles - 1 loop on the local country roads.
run 3 miles - 1 loop.
Wayne had a good swim, coming out in 6th position, although some 2:05
minutes behind the early leader. He then moved up to 3rd with a solid
bike and left T2 37 and 26 seconds adrift of the athletes in front.
Wayne then had the fastest run of the day, and moved into the lead with
1.5 miles still to run. He pulled away further, and won the race by 40-
seconds.
1st WAYNE STAINSBY 12:31 33:16 20:15 = 66:02
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Dave Patmore-Hill and Luke Starsmore competed in the Weymouth 70.3
Half-Ironman at the weekend.
Dave had a good swim, coming out of the water in 48th
position overall. He was 6th in his Age Group on the bike, and had a
good run. He was getting stronger as the race wore on, with a strong
last lap on the run. He was the fastest runner in his Age Group at
every marker. This is Dave's first Podium apart from as a Team member
in the National Middle Distance Relays last year.
Distances were:
swim 1900 metres in the sea.
bike 56 miles.
run 13.1 miles.
28. Dave Patmore-Hill 4:38:56 Age Group 2nd.
177. Luke Starsmore 5:20:01 AG 24.
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Amy Hayes, meanwhile, chose to compete in the 70.3 Half-Ironman in
Aarhus, Denmark, over the same distances. However, the organisers
reduced the swim to 1,000 metres due to the swell in the Bay. The bike
was technical on rolling hills and the 13.1 mile run had 3-laps through
the Forest.
609. Amy Hayes 18:36 4:16:37 1:55:35 = 6:30:48 AG 18.
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At the Clacton Junior Duathlon on Saturday:
Katie Tasker won the last of the Eastern Region Junior Series on
Saturday with victory at Clacton. She came in off the 1st run level, but was soon
able to open up a commanding lead, posting the fastest time by some
margin.
On the final run she was able to consolidate her position to win by a
margin of 40 seconds.
This means that she is now the Champion for the Eastern Region league
for Tristar 2 Girls.
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At the Junior triathlon in Lincoln on Saturday:
Jonathan Oakey won the Youth race by 8 seconds in a closely
fought contest. Jonathan has now won the East Midlands league Youth
Trophy!
Hannah Bassett was 5th Youth lady and finishes fourth in the East
Midlands League.
Louis Dawson was 40th out of 66 In TS2.
Toby Cooke was 52nd out of 66 in TS2.
Chloe Moore was 37th out of 46 in TS1 in her first event.