The Walden Junior Triathlon took place in the pool with
over 300 children racing.
We had some really good performances at
Walden, with Olivia Corner coming 5th in Tristar1 only 20 seconds
behind the winner. Bert Papworth came a highly creditable 6th in his
first league event, after leading the swimmers out in the Tristar 1
Boys event.
Katie Tasker absolutely nailed it. She had the 2nd fastest
swim, opened up a big lead on the bike and capped it off with the 2nd
fastest run to win by a minute. She has now qualified to represent the
Eastern Region at the Inter Regional National Championships in
September. "Absolutely Marvellous" said her Dad. Katie has really
embraced the PACTRAC coached sessions at Stanground as well as
concentrating on her swimming over the winter.
TriStar 1.
6. Bert Papworth 2:33 8:25 5:51 = 16:49
13. Olivia Corner 3:06 9:02 5:50 = 17:58 5th female
TriStar 2.
4. Katie Tasker 3:05 12:39 8:37 = 24:21 1st female.
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There were 3
PACTRAC Juniors racing at Mallory Park in the Children's Open Water
Triathlon's at the Racing Circuit. The event was part of the East
Midlands Junior Race Series.
Jonathan Oakey continued his good form.
He was 8th after the swim, and 1st after the bike before ending 4th
overall.
Hannah Bassett competed in her first open water swim, and
kept going to finish strongly on the run in far from ideal conditions.
Stafford Hewitt-White was 12th out of 30 in his race, and against
some strong competition, as there were lots of competitors from other
regions trying out the Mallory Park course which will be used for the
Inter Regional Championship's later in September.
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Another 5 PACTRACers chose to compete in the Triathlon's at Bosworth in
Leicestershire, with Dave Allsop and Emily John-Davis (in her first
triathlon) finishing 2nd in their Age Group's.
Standard distance
(swim 1500 metres, bike 26 miles, run 6.25 miles):
12. Dave Allsop 29:41 74:58 37:58 = 2:22:37 Age Group 2.
26. Gary Cooper 29:11 81:58 39:32 = 2:30:41 AG 4.
Sprint distance (swim 750 metres, bike 13 miles, run 3 miles):
11. Paul Frampton 18:35 41:31 19:48 = 1:19:54 AG 4.
45. Emily John-Davis 19:33 52:33 21:44 = 1:33:50 AG 2nd.
64. Joanne Annis 21:28 59:12 21:50 = 1:42:30 AG 5.
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PACTRAC had 9
competitor's in the Big Nottingham Triathlon held at Holme Pierpont.
Antony Brown won his Age Group, whilst Simon Hoppe was 4th in his. The
best placed PACTRACer overall was Henry Morton in 31st place in this
big national race that attracted nearly 800 athletes from all over the
country. Henry was 31st overall and 9th in his Age Group (20-24),
showing just how competitive these races can be.
31. Henry Morton 10:25 32:06 18:09 = 60:40 AG 9.
47. Simon Hoppe 11:43 30:56 19:11 = 61:50 AG 4.
80. Antony Brown 12:20 30:08 20:32 = 63:00 AG 1st.
136. Jon Crowley 11:45 32:46 20:36 = 65:07 AG 19.
139. Marcus Widdess 12:03 34:04 19:04 = 65:11 AG 10.
262. Mark Weathersby 14:52 33:18 20:27 = 68:37 AG 29.
362. Tracy Mccartney 14:16 37:41 19:10 = 71:07 AG 10.
381. Steve Hope 13:45 36:47 21:13 = 71:45 AG 39.
591. Kate Armstrong 16:09 40:54 23:38 = 80:41 AG 25.
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It was another great weekend for the Juniors.
There were over 300 entrants in the Eastern League Children’s Event
at Basildon Sports Village.
Olivia
Corner secured a podium finish to come 3rd in TS1 Girls race – She
finished with her customary strong run and was able to keep a number of
challengers at arm’s length. There were only 22-seconds separating the
top 3 girls.
Toby Cooke continued his progress with a PB in the TS2 Boys event, with
a much improved swim.
Katie Tasker lost her chain at the start of the Bike section and lost a
lot of valuable time, but when restored to action she made up for lost
time and was able to enter the run phase with a comfortable lead, which
she was able to maintain.
TriStar 1.
8. Olivia Corner 3:59 8:40 5:14 = 17:53 3rd female.
TriStar 2.
7. Katie Tasker 3:54 10:59 8:13 = 23:06 1st female.
47. Toby Cooke 5:54 14:34 9:28 = 29:56
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The Spalding Triathlon took place from the Castle Sports Complex in
Spalding, with Annette Wyld winning her Age Group.
swim 400 metres in the pool.
bike 11.75 miles - "pancake flat".
run a 2.85 mile lap.
11. Tim Henson 8:39 35:24 18:17 = 62:20 Age Group 5.
58. Annette Wyld 9:22 41:34 28:27 = 79:23 AG 1st.
68. Barbara Gunn 10:32 45:18 26:18 = 82:08 AG 6.
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In Race One (of three), in the St.Neots Triathlon series, 5 of the 6
PACTRACers came in the top 4 in their respective Age Groups.
The best placed was Sean Pooley in 6th place overall in the Standard
Distance race.
Georgina seems to be on a roll at the moment, and did a PB on the
course by 30 seconds, winning the Age Category 10-years younger.
Standard Distance (1500 metres, 27 miles, 6.25 miles)
6. Sean Pooley Pactrac 26:37 77:11 38:54 = 2:22:42 AG 3rd.
40. Andy Russell PACTRAC 28:58 85:17 52:04 = 2:46:19 AG 4.
Sprint (750 metrers, 15 miles, 3 miles)
37. Gary Shoemake 15:17 47:13 21:34 = 1:24:04 AG 7.
40. Pedro Polson 12:43 48:21 25:13 = 1:26:17 AG 3rd.
61. Ros Goatly 15:46 49:44 23:35 = 1:29:05 AG 2nd.
98. Georgina Jennings 16:46 52:13 28:11 = 1:37:10 AG 1st.
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Dave Wagstaff competed in the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San
Francisco at the weekend (photo attached).
Dave recorded 2.44.02 (17 mins better than last time). He
was 19th in his Age Group out of 171 and 250th overall (out of
2,000).
swim - 1.5miles in the icy bay. Athletes are transported to the
island
by boat, and have a deep water start.
bike - a 20mile hilly San Francisco ride.
Run - 8 mile run inc. the infamous sand steps, all 400 of them.
Dave said "I loved it and had a really good race. Felt great, the
best I have felt for a longtime!"
He also beat 2 previous Ironman Champions in Scott Tinley and
Michellie Jones !
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Nathan Tweedie competed in the Elite Junior Race at Blenheim Palace,
which followed the Draft-Legal format with cyclists racing in bunches.
Nathan beat a few of the Elite Seniors too.
13. Nathan Tweedie 10:14 35:18 19:35 = 65:07
Nathan is racing with the GB Elite Junior Squad in Bulgaria this coming
weekend.
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At the Bedford Sprint Triathlon, Jon Crowley came equal eighth overall.
He caught third place by 2 1/4 minutes on the run, but couldn't quite
get past before the line, and just missed out on a Podium place by 4
seconds.
The distances were: swim 400 metres, bike 15 miles, run 3 miles.
8=. Jon Crowley 7:42 44:50 19:35 = 72:07 AG 4.
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Only 1 PACTRACer ventured north to Chester for the English National
Championships.
Distances were:
Swim 1500 metres in the River Dee.
Bike 25 miles.
Run 6.25 miles.
Steve Hope 25:11 74:16 43:11 = 2:22:38 AG 39.
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656 athletes finished the Woodhall Spa Triathlon over the Sprint
distances of 400 metres, 15 miles, 3 miles.
Both Sean Beard and Abi Schofield came 1st in their respective Age
Groups. This is Sean's first Age Group win in a Triathlon. With last
Wednesday's Mini-Series 2nd place, that's 2 good results in 5 days. Abi
is one of 5 PACTRACers who will be representing GB in the European
Championships in Geneva next month - she is sponsored by 2 Peterborough
businesses - KJS print to mail and St. Petersburgh Restaurant.
18. Sean Beard 8:44 41:22 16:52 = 66:58 AG 1st.
63. Gary Cooper 7:00 45:01 20:15 = 72:16
92. Abi Schofield 6:13 49:21 19:05 = 74:39 AG 1st.
431. Emma Walker 8:44 59:08 25:47 = 93:39
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3 PACTRACers competed in the 70.3 Half-Ironman Triathlon in
Staffordshire.
swim 1.2 miles.
bike 56 miles.
run 13.1 miles.
Roger Canham won his Age Group in this event, which saw
athletes from across the Globe, competing for Half-Ironman World
Championship places in Zell Am See-Kaprun, Austria on 30th August.
Current World Champion, Javier Gomez was competing in the Elite race,
as was Will Clark, one of the 3 British Olympians in 2008.
I've included Roger Canham's report, to try to give a flavour of the
event:
"I have done Wimbleball 70.3 a couple of times so it was great that WTC
have put another 70.3 in the UK calendar. I needed a World Champs
qualification backup in case Barcelona didn’t work out and it hadn’t
worked out so Staffordshire was my only shot now.
The swim was a wave start and our age group was all in one wave, great.
I was at the front of the white caps treading water feeling confident
about my ability stay clear of the washing machine start. The air horn
sounded and we were off and a strong start meant lactate filled
shoulders but no right hooks! Half way round and I was at the point of
the white caps, about half a dozen of us ploughing ahead of the field.
As we rounded a buoy the right hook finally landed and I had to
momentarily roll over to straighten my goggles. By the time I had
righted myself, I had lost the group, not critical time wise, but
actually I was enjoying the very novel sensation of being at the tip of
the spear. Oh well, nice whilst it lasted.
A rather lengthy run over a stony path to T1, a reasonably unremarkable
transition and onto the bike; I figured there were a maximum of two or
three ahead of me. The first ten miles were over dreadful roads,
potholed and narrow and since we were almost the last wave they were
full of bikes weaving from side to side. It wasn’t time to push so I
kept a firm tempo and focussed on safely picking my way through the
field. Once I had navigated that initial stretch the roads opened up a
little more but the route was constantly punctuated with sharp rises
and tight turns. Throughout the whole 56 miles there was little
opportunity to settle into a rhythm and sit on a big gear for a few
miles. A split of 2:30 was looking increasingly optimistic. I had not
been paying much attention to race numbers but couldn’t recall passing
anyone on the bike in my age group. When I leave T2 it’s always nice to
know how far behind I am. I reckon 10 minutes is doable if I put my
race face on and am prepared to hurt a little, more than that and its a
dependent on the other athletes running ability.
Post-race it transpired I had been 3rd out the swim and 1st off the
bike but I didn’t know that as I set off out of T2. I settled into a
comfortable pace for the first couple of miles and purposely didn’t
look at my splits. Relaxing and establishing a good rhythm is more
important at this stage than outright speed. I finally looked down once
I had taken on some coke and got away from the crowds; 2.5 miles done
and just over 16 minutes. I just had to concentrate on rolling along at
this speed and the time would take care of itself. The run course was
great, always something different in terms of terrain and scenery with
a good number of noisy supporters throughout, I would come back just
for that course alone. A couple of ups and downs took the edge off my
speed but sub 90 minutes was never in doubt.
I crossed the line pretty confident I was on the podium but it wasn’t
until a friend got the update from Ironmanlive that I knew I had won my
first Ironman 70.3 event, and by nearly 20 minutes. That was brilliant
as I had no real expectation of winning at this distance. I took my
slot and booked my trip to Austria where there will be some very
serious European 70.3 specialists. It should be fun. Presently I have
my foot in a bucket of ice to treat what I hope is some simple bruising
on the ball of my foot…….fingers crossed I can start training again by
the end of the week to defend my title at the Grafman and then enjoy my
week in Roth, taking part in the legendary event."
Dave Patmore-Hill said: "Really pleased with my efforts at 70.3
Staffordshire today. Stuck this Ironman 70.3 in the calendar, late in
the day, and from a decent base training put 4 weeks of tri specific
training in and achieved 15th in Age Group today (out of 358) and 131st
overall (out of 2700)...and to cap it off we had a Northerly wind"
54. Roger Canham 32:23 2:39:57 1:27:06 = 4:45:58 Age
Group 1st. 3500 WTC points.
131. Dave Patmore-Hill 32:49 2:49:05 1:33:49 = 5:02:24 AG 15.
3027 WTC points.
197. Robin Brookes 33:06 2:47:52 1:41:47 = 5:11:25 AG 5.
3041 WTC points.
Roger Canham - 50-54 AGE GROUP CHAMPION. 54th overall.
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PACTRAC had 2 athletes competing abroad in Elite races at the weekend.
Kim Bell was selected by the BTF to join a German Team, KTT01, in the
German League Triathlon in Eutin. She finished 6th and helped them in
their aim of winning the race. With 1 race to go in the series, they
now stand a good chance of being promoted to league one for next
season.
Kim said: "It was the second division Bundesliga and the team KTT 01
(based in Cologne) asked for our help as they wanted to make the first
division next year. The first division features top ITU names.
The race was in Eutin, northeast of Hamburg and was an Elite drafting
race. It was a 2 lap lake swim, followed by a 4 lap flat bike course
with 3 dead turns and a 3 lap off-road run round the lake.
I was first out of the water with one girl on my feet and another girl
15 seconds back, with a big gap to the rest. The three of us worked
really well and hard together throughout the bike leg. By the end of
the bike we had 4-5 mins on the main pack of 15-20. Onto the run I was
in 2nd until about 4.5 miles into the run where I got caught by a few
of the faster runners from the main pack. I managed to hold on for the
last 1.75 miles and finished 6th.
This was a team event and 2 members of my team ran past me to finish
2nd and 4th. The other finished 14th. In the Bundesliga they add up the
places of the first three in each team and the team with the lowest
number wins. So our team won which puts us in a good position for the
final round in Grimme on the 12th July to make the first division next
year."
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Nathan Tweedie was selected by the BTF to compete in the Junior Race in
the European Cup in Burgas, Bulgaria. This is a major step for Nathan,
who also competed in Portugal in the BTF team earlier this year. They
are obviously recognising that he has talent in picking him again for
the National Junior Team.
In the junior event Nathan Tweedie just missing out on a podium spot to
take fourth in 58:26. The race was won by Belarusian Mikita Katsianeu,
with Nathan just 1 1/2 minutes behind. Nathan was in the first pack on
the bike, after his usual superfast swim. The 6 riders managed to keep
away, with Nathan doing a lot of the work on the front, trying to keep
the second pack at bay. He succeeded, which meant that some fast
runners behind, were unable to catch them on the run, as Nathan paid
for his hard work, by just missing out on the Podium by 13 seconds. The
BTF were impressed and will no doubt select Nathan again later on in
the year.
swim 750m - 1 lap. 22 degrees C, with a beach mass start in the Black
Sea.
bike 12.5m - out and back 4 times. Flat.
run 3m - out and back 2 times. Flat, asphalt road by the beach.
Junior Men
1. Mikita Katsianeu, BLR, 56:54
2. Philip Horwarth, AUT, 57:32
3. Matus Verbovsky, SVK, 58:13
4. Nathan Tweedie, GBR, 58:26
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28 PACTRACers finished the Dambuster Triathlon at Rutland Water, with
another 4 not finishing due to not wanting to aggravate various
injuries, and, therefore, not starting the run.
Distances were:
swim 1500 metres in Rutland Water. 1 Triangular lap of the cold
waters.
bike 26 miles. 1 lap taking in the triple hills of the Rutland Ripple,
between Oakham and Uppingham; before continuing to Morcott, Ketton with
it's 0.9 mile climb and Empingham.
run 6.25 miles from Whitwell to Normanton Church and back.
As usual, this was a big National race with athletes attracted from all
over the country. This year, it was a World Championship Qualifier. The
World Championships this year, are in Chicago in September. Only 2
PACTRACers were in the top 4 of their respective Age Groups, which
gives automatic qualification. However, neither Paul Vernon, who won
his Age Group, nor Simon Hoppe who came 4th in his, have opted to take
up their places.
Paul was 10th overall in the race and won his Age Group by just 5-
seconds in a sprint finish. 5 of those ahead of him, were only there by
virtue of a faster swim. Paul moved up from 36th in his Age Group in
the swim, to 8th after the bike and then gained a further 7 places on
the run. He had both the 5th fastest bike and the 5th fastest run in
the whole field.
10. Paul Vernon 26:25 65:45 34:22 = 2:06:32 Age Group
1st.
66. Simon Hoppe 21:50 72:52 39:44 = 2:14:26 AG 4.
91. Richard Moys 23:28 73:28 40:29 = 2:17:25 AG 12.
115. Wayne Stainsby 25:01 74:05 39:38 = 2:18:42 AG 22.
132. Richard Nixon 22:42 73:06 44:13 = 2:20:01 AG 17.
170. Dave Wagstaff 25:49 72:03 44:39 = 2:22:31
174. Dave Allsop 25:32 73:13 44:01 = 2:22:46
176. Mark Weathersby 30:00 72:47 40:08 = 2:22:55
183. Jimmy Robinson 29:25 69:56 44:26 = 2:23:47
193. Abi Schofield 23:23 81:32 39:25 = 2:24:20 AG 7th.
209. Andy Gregg 31:51 73:03 40:30 = 2:25:24
226. Peter Harris 28:28 74:15 43:47 = 2:26:30
229. Steve Coombs 30:46 74:45 41:16 = 2:26:47
233. Steve Hope 27:29 76:13 43:13 = 2:26:55 AG 24 / 75.
260. Richard Ardern 27:59 79:17 41:37 = 2:28:53
278. Simon Pauffley 26:53 77:46 45:35 = 2:30:14
283. Daniel Fitzjohn 30:58 77:42 41:47 = 2:30:27
319. Jeremy Thompson 30:23 78:47 43:13 = 2:32:23 AG 12.
328. Steve Maile 28:55 74:56 49:01 = 2:32:52
356. Paul Frampton 30:36 76:53 47:20 = 2:34:49
381. Simon Guerin 23:14 81:00 52:11 = 2:36:25
424. Duncan Philp 37:21 76:11 45:20 = 2:38:52
445. Simon Gull 33:25 80:26 46:59 = 2:40:50 AG 21.
461. Stephen Cook 27:26 87:15 47:30 = 2:42:11
535. Robin Laukaitis 24:57 94:09 48:17 = 2:47:23
543. Andy Rawlins 33:45 87:49 46:57 = 2:48:31
561. Pedro Polson 22:45 86:18 60:59 = 2:50:02 led the wave into T1.
719. Terence Wright 33:03 96:40 72:58 = 3:22:41
DNF. Simon Meade (M) 50-54 - 25:41 76:00 ---
DNF. Paul Lunn (M) 40-44 PACTRAC - 23:29 63:15 ---
DNF. Giles Cooper (M) 50-54 PACTRAC - 25:32 71:22 ---
DNF. Chris Troop (M) 55-59 GI Tri - 29:26 ---
754. 28 Pactrac finishers plus 4DNF
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8 Seniors competed for PACTRAC at the Wickstead Park Triathlon, with
another 4 Juniors in the Junior Aquathlon's. All 8 Seniors finished in
the top 3 in their respective Age Groups, which must be a record. Mark
Weathersby was 2nd overall in the Sprint race, whilst Marcus Widdess
was 3rd overall in the Standard distance race. Hannah Bassett was 1st
female in the Youth Aquathlon.
Standard distance Triathlon: 1500m, 25m, 5.75m.
Sprint distance Triathlon: 750m, 15m, 3m.
Novice distance Triathlon: 500m, 10m, 1.5m.
Aquathlon (swim,run):
Youth: 500m, 3m.
TS3: 400m, 2m.
TS1: 150m, 1m.
Standard distance:
3. Marcus Widdess 2:31:08 Age Group 1st.
4. Steve Giles 2:37:07 AG 1.
18. Paul Jephcott 3:03:12 AG 2.
Sprint distance:
2. Mark Weathersby 1:23:48 AG 1st.
6. Jon Dundee 1:30:38 AG 3.
10. Simon Perkins 1:32:34 AG 1st.
36. Joanne Annis 2:07:40 AG 2. 3rd female.
Novice distance:
4. James Steventon 1:11:21 AG 3.
Aquathlon - Youth:
3. Jonathan Oakey 31:26
5. Hannah Bassett 39:09 1st female
TriStar3:
6. Matthew Wouldham 19:56
TriStar 1:
17. Safford Hewitt-White 11:44
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This followed on from sterling performances by Jonathan and Hannah the
previous week in Nottingham which was part of the East Midland Series.
Both competed in the Youth race over the distances of:
swim 400 metres.
Bike 5 miles.
Run 2 miles.
It had a pool swim, then an off road bike course through some woods,
and a run through a wooded park, with plenty of shade under the trees.
Jonathan Oakey won the Youth race in 36:32 minutes, a whole 3:12
minutes ahead of the 2nd placed athlete. Hannah Bassett was 4th in
the girls Youth Race in 44:52.
Results:
1. Jonathan Oakey 6:15 21:24 8:53 = 36:32
4. Hannah Bassett 7:23 27:07 10:22 = 44:52 4th female.
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There was another good day for the Juniors in the inaugural Discovery
Tri at Writtle College in Essex. This Open water event forms part of
the Eastern Region League. There were only 2 entrants from PACTRAC, but
both made the podium.
Tristar 1 : Olivia Corner's form continues to improve and she narrowly
missed out on top spot, to finish second after solid displays in all
disciplines, but not quite being able to catch the leader on the run.
Tristar 2 : Katie Tasker made it 5 TRIATHLON WINS IN A ROW. An
excellent swim meant that she came out of the water only 10 seconds
behind the leader, who she quickly overtook on the 1st bike lap of 4.
She opened up a lead of 45 seconds after the bike phase - a lead she
maintained on the run for a comfortable win.
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2 PACTRACers competed in the Velopark Duathlon, which took place at the
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford. It all took place on a
closed 1-mile circuit. This is a very tight and twisty, sporting
course.
Both Sean Beard and Tracy McCartney represented PACTRAC and recorded
1st places in their respective Age Groups.
A 3rd local athlete, Claire Steels also won her Age Group. Claire is
off to Adelaide for the World Duathlon Championships in October, as is
PACTRAC's Jim Fell.
run 2 miles
bike 10 miles
run 1 mile
4. Sean Beard 11:58 26:39 5:43 = 44:20 AG 1st.
18. Tracy McCartney 12:25 29:48 6:07 = 48:20 AG 1st.
Others:
10. Claire Steels 12:26 28:23 5:51 = 46:40 AG 1st.
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The English National Middle Distance Triathlon Championships were
held at Grafham Water on Sunday.
The event, known as "The Grafman" was over the Middle
Distance of
swim 1.2 miles in Grafham Water.
bike 56 miles
run 13.1 miles
Antony Brown came away with the GOLD MEDAL due to his excellent bike
split, whilst Sue Davys put her hard winters training to good use,
winning the BRONZE MEDAL. It was hard work in the wind & rain.
The first PACTRACer home was Robin Brookes who led 4 other club mates,
all within 6-minutes of each other.
70. Robin Brookes 31:37 2:36:14 1:36:38 = 4:44:29 AG 7.
83. Chris Brennan 35:33 2:33:05 1:39:31 = 4:48:09 AG 14.
86. Antony Brown 31:04 2:30:43 1:47:35 = 4:49:22 AG 1st
ENGLISH NATIONAL CHAMPION
87. Chris Pike 35:08 2:33:41 1:40:36 = 4:49:25 AG 8.
93. Graeme Hall 35:49 2:36:06 1:38:23 = 4:50:18 AG 9.
141. Richard Pike 33:08 2:40:10 1:49:42 = 5:03:00 AG 12.
167. Richard Ardern 32:39 2:49:32 1:46:18 = 5:08:29 AG 21.
309. Andrew Russell 35:03 2:41:52 2:30:51 = 5:47:46 AG 38.
392. Sue Davys 46:27 3:17:39 2:15:57 = 6:20:03 AG 3rd.
BRONZE MEDAL.
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2 PACTRACers competed in the local Oakham Sprint Triathlon, with Ros
Goatly recording 2nd in her Age Group.
The distances were:
swim 400 metres in the pool.
bike 14.25 miles on 1 undulating loop, heading west of Oakham.
run 3 miles - out and back.
41. Ros Goatly 7:28 53:35 22:56 = 1:23:59 AG 2.
90. Joanne Annis 10:11 71:54 21:18 = 1:43:23 AG 8.
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New member, Paul Hodgson competed in his first Ironman 70.3 (Half-
Ironman), over the distances of swim 1.2 miles, bike 56 miles and run
13.1 miles at Wimbleball. This is an established race that has
developed a reputation as one of the most challenging races in the
IRONMAN calendar. Double World Champion, Chris McCormack's, assessment
is that it is his toughest 70.3.
Held in the picturesque Exmoor National Park, Wimbleball Lake has been
host to IRONMAN 70.3 UK since 2006, and has built it's reputation on
it's challenging bike course.
The swim course is one lap, starting 20m from the shore. The IRONMAN
70.3 UK Exmoor bike course is a tough two lap course right in the heart
of Exmoor National Park. The course leaves Wimbleball lake and follows
a loop through hilly terrain in Somerset. The run at Wimbleball Lake is
a three loop course on a mix of terrain including tarmac, hard pack
trail and grass. There is one short sharp climb on each lap, which is
tackled three times.
1143. Paul Hodgson 53:44 4:35:03 2:40:05 = 8:08:52 AG 194.
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2 PACTRACers ventured over to Cardiff for the inaugural Cardiff
Triathlon based around Cardiff Bay.
Dave Patmore-Hill raced in the Standard distance triathlon over 1500
metres in the sea, 25 miles on scenic local roads and a 6.25 mile run
around Cardiff Docks.
Mark Weathersby competed in the Sprint distance triathlon over half the
distance (750 metres, 12.5 miles, 3 miles).
Dave was pleased with his effort with a 2.09 finish, and particularly
the 37min run at the end. His virus has finally gone.
The weather wasn't ideal for racing, being very wet and quite windy,
and choppy in the sea swim. Mark said that he "swallowed half the bay
on the swim, but had a good bike and run."
36. Dave Patmore-Hill 23:45 68:04 37:49 = 2:09:38 AG 11.
13. Mark Weathersby 15:03 33:56 18:33 = 67:32 AG 5.
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