At the Cambridge Sprint Triathlon, held at Mepal near Chatteris,
all 3 PACTRACers came away with first in their Age Group. Ros
Goatly was 4th female overall, Jo Annis won her first ever Age
Group race, whilst Georgina Jennings had a good swim and bike,
but suffered from calf problems on the run, and still managed
to win the over 50s prize, beating girls 20-years younger.
Georgina is looking to recover, before the World Championships
in Chicago in September, where she is looking to add to her
British and European Titles.
It was a good weekend for racing, without last weekends rain.
26. Ros Goatly 1:21:48 Age Group 40-44 1st. 4th female.
58. Joanne Annis 1:36:55 AG 45-49 1st.
64. Georgina Jennings 1:39:57 AG 50-75 1st.
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Junior, Jonathan Oakey recorded another first place, this time in the
Youth Race at the Desford Triathlon which forms part of the East
Midlands Series. Jonathan has now won his Age Group in the series.
His time of 36:44 gave him a winning margin of 40-seconds.
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Nathan Tweedie had a great weekend at the London Triathlon, coming
away with a
Bronze Medal in the Junior Elite Sprint race in a time of
1.00:52.
Nathan was 31st in the Junior Super Series going into this race, so
this is a huge result for him, having finished 33rd at Blenheim and
37th at Liverpool.
Last week he won the Serpentine River Nene Swim 3 mile race from
Oundle, in a time of
1.09:05, breaking the previous record by nearly 4 1/2 mins (1.13:30).
He
now holds the records for the 1, 2 and 3 mile events.
His next race is the British Triathlon U20's Festival at Mallory Park 5-
6
Sept which is the final race in the British Triathlon Junior Super
Series.
Distances in London were:
swim 750 meters in the Docks.
bike 16 miles.
run 3 miles.
From 70 competitor's in the Elite 17-19 year Age Group, Nathan was 3rd
overall, and 3rd= out of the water. He was 22 seconds behind to a swim
specialist. However, Nathan was soon able to establish his position in
the first group on the bike.
3. Nathan Tweedie (M17-19) 9:01 32:40 19:11 = 60:52
8 competitor's came into T2 in the lead bike group, with another 7 in
the second group, a minute behind. A third group were a further minute
down at this point, so it was now down to the leading 8 to fight it
out.
Sam Dickinson gained a 5-second advantage in Transition and shot away
to record the fastest run of the day in a time of 17:44. Nathan soon
established himself in 3rd place, and held onto it throughout the 3-
mile run, to the finish.
A brilliant race for Nathan, who moves up in the overall standings for
the Elite Juniors.
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2 PACTRACers competed with thousands of others, in the accompanying
open Age Group races, in what is now the biggest triathlon in the
world.
934. Andrew Russell 29:20 75.36 55:29 = 2:40:25 Age
Group 85.
2802. Nicholas Partridge 33:23 83.02 75:28 = 3:11:53 Age Group
355.
Nicholas said "I'm very pleased with my time. A year's preparation has
gone into competing in this Standard Distance Triathlon at the
Excel".
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PACTRAC held their annual Long Course Triathlon from Oundle at the
weekend. 12 athletes competed for the Trophy on a humid day.
Distances were:
swim 1800 yards - 36 lengths of the pool.
bike 38 miles - 4 laps of the Mini-Series course around Glapthorn and
the Benefields.
run 10 miles - out to Glapthorn, a loop around the village, and back -
x2.
1st Paul Lunn 25:54 1:29:58 1:01:11 = 2:57:03
2nd Sean Pooley 26:56 1:40:05 1:16:02 = 3:23:03
3rd Luke Starsmore 30:16 1:47:37 1:14:23 = 3:32:16
4th Steve Skelhon 28:24 1:46:01 1:20:55 = 3:35:20
5th Steve Hope 28:02 1:52:34 1:15:24 = 3:36:00
6th Andy Gregg 36:36 1:49:12 1:10:50 = 3:36:38
7th Chris Pike 32:12 1:49:16 1:16:04 = 3:37:32
8th Duncan Philp 37:57 1:52:08 1:30:00 = 4:00:05
8th Christina Cork 29:03 1:49:08 1:41:54 = 4:00:05
10th Laura Johnson 28:57 2:20:44 1:33:37 = 4:23:18
10th Paul Jephcott 36:30 2:13:22 1:33:26 = 4:23:18
12th Nicholas Forscutt 32:57 1:47:04 DNF.
Last year saw torrential rain and thunder storms, so the bike section
had to be cancelled and it became a swim,run. Paul Lunn came back this
year to try again, and this year took the Course Record. Once again, we
had the more usual hot and humid conditions for this race.
Paul Lunn won the Trophy by leading the race from the "off". Sean
Pooley and Steve Skelhon tried to hang on behind Paul in the swim, but
dropped back after a few lengths, and Paul had the rest of the race to
himself, for an emphatic victory.
This was the 8th annual running of this event since 2008; and Paul took
6:10 minutes off of Simon Hoppe's 2012 Course record. He set a new
standard on the bike split by 4 1/2 minutes and on the run split by 3
minutes. This is always a tough race, and the humidity never helps.
This was the final race of the Club Championship Series. Your best 3
races from 5 club races count. Paul Lunn missed all of the Mini-Series
this year through injury, so didn't manage to get 3 races in. Simon
Hoppe wins the Club Championships again this year. He was challenged by
both Nathan Tweedie and Paul Vernon, but none of those 3 competed in
the final event. Simon is also the club over 40 Champion, whilst Antony
Brown retains the >50 Trophy. In the ladies Championship, Christina
Cork confirmed her lead and takes the main Trophy as well as the >40
Trophy, with Sue Davys retaining the >50 Trophy. The Trophies will be
presented at the annual AGM / Duathlon / Prize Presentation at the end
of October.
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Two distances were available in the Monster Triathlon's at Ely:
The Monster Half covered the distances of;
swim 1900 meters in the River Great Ouse.
bike 52 miles - 2 laps of the local countryside.
run 13.1 miles - 4 laps including a nasty hill around the
Cathedral.
40. Steve Giles 38:27 2:27:47 1:25:57 = 4:32:11 AG 5.
63. Chris Pike 33:15 2:32:15 1:37:14 = 4:42:44 AG 6.
100. Richard Pike 33:02 2:34:17 1:52:50 = 5:00:09 AG 9.
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The Monster Olympic was over:
swim 1500 meters in the River Great Ouse.
bike 27.5 miles - 1 lap around the local villages.
run 7.5 miles - 2 laps including a nasty hill around the Cathedral.
PACTRAC had 3 competitor's in the top 9, the best placed being Jaap
Flikweert in 6th overall. Richard Moys was 3rd in his Age Group.
Wetsuits were optional, with Amy being the only one in the river who
skipped the wetsuit.
6. Jaap Flikweert 23:00 75:18 49:47 = 2:28:05 AG 4.
8. Richard Moys 23:59 76:19 52:09 = 2:32:27 AG 3.
9. Jon Dundee 24:06 76:14 52:18 = 2:32:38 AG 5.
92. Amy Hayes 29:18 109:53 63:11 = 3:22:22 AG 5.
103. Nicholas Partridge 32:10 96:19 79:59 = 3:28:28 AG 32.
There is a photo going around of Amy Hayes finishing the
Monster Olympic Triathlon
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Paul Vernon came second at the Kimbolton Half-marathon, over an
undulating course, that finished by the Castle.
2. Paul Vernon 1:13:08.0 AG 2.
142. Steve Hope 1:41:45.4 AG 19.
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The 1.25 mile Rutland Swim started at Normanton on the South Shore, and
finished at Whitwell on the North Shore. This was the first official
swim across the lake in 40-years. Half a dozen PACTRACers took apart in
the "field" of 150 swimmers, with PACTRAC's Abi Schofield coming out as
1st lady. No times are available at the moment.
Abi's time in the RutlandSwim is the only one available at the moment
- 25:41 mins.
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PACTRAC's Kim Bell once again represented GB in the Elite
Competition, in the ETU European Cup race in Karlovy Vary, in the Czech
Republic. In the women's event, Kim was the 2nd Brit in 17th overall.
Kim led the swim and came out in the lead, just 3-seconds ahead of the
chasing pack. However, problems on the bike, ensured that she was
unable to keep with the lead pack, and she came home a gallant 17th.
Distances were: swim 1500 meters, bike 25 miles, run 6.25 miles.
17. Kim Bell 18:37 79:50 43:46 = 2:22:13
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Dave Patmore-Hill competed in the Half-Ironman 70.3 in Budapest.
swim 1.2 miles - in the calm Danube Bay.
bike 56 miles - mostly flat.
run 13.1 miles - through the historical old town.
Dave had a good all-round performance, moving up from 17th in his Age
Group in the swim, to 12th on the bike and 6th on the run.
Dave had a broken Head Set just before the final bike check-in, but the
mechanics managed to fix it in time.
128. Dave Patmore-Hill 30:15 2:38:40 1:29:30 = 4:38:25 AG
6th.
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PACTRAC had 3 teams in the National Relays at Holme Pierrepoint in
Nottingham.
Each competitor had to swim 500 meters, bike 9 miles and run 3 miles,
but you competed in turn, so had a rest between disciplines, whilst
your team mates were doing their bit. Once all 4 team members had
completed the swim, the first member then raced on the bike before
tagging team member two etc. In effect you had 3 separate time trials
full on. 166 teams competed in the Open Race on Saturday afternoon.
14th. Pactrac Piranhas 36:02.... 1:35:55.... 1:22:14....=..3:34:11
Nicholas Forscutt 8.54....24.23....18.12....=..51.29
Sean Pooley 8.25....22.23....19.32....=..50.20
Craig Mills 9.06....24.59....23.21....=..57.26
Luke Starsmore 9.37....24.10....21.09....=..54.56
26th. Pactrac Pirates 35:08.... 1:41:42.... 1:26:01....=..3:42:51
Jon Crowley 7.19....23.46....19.39....=..50.44
Ros Goatly 9.33....26.36....26.22....=..62.31
Abi Schofield 8.15....27.54....20.56....=..57.05
Sean Beard 10.01....23.26....19.04....=..52.31
44th. Pactrac Panthers 37:42.... 1:47:26.... 1:29:02....=..3:54:10
Susie Freeman 7.40....27.19....21.48....=..56.47
Chris Waghorn 9.50....28.21....24.53....=..63.04
Steve Hope 9.06....25.46....21.37....=..56.29
Adam Madge 11.06....26.00....20.44....=..57.50
166 teams competed, so we were all up there and competing in the top
30% of the field.
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PACTRAC had a large contingent of 20 Juniors competing in the 2nd WiTri
Whittlesey Triathlon.
Lois Walker in Tristart, competed for the 1st time and provided a
creditable performance finishing mid-table in her event.
In the TriStar1 (TS1) event, Olivia Corner was not able to capture her
recent good form due to a foot injury, but still finished a highly
creditable 4th. Marcus Amps-Woodward competing in his 1st event had a
solid performance and finished with a strong run.
There was a real battle between Toby Cooke, Louis Dawson & Archie
Stewart in the TriStar2 (TS2) boys race with Toby narrowly pipping the
other 2 by 2 seconds. Katie Tasker had another solid race but was not
helped by the 'shorter' distance to come 2nd in the TS2 girls race.
For the TS3 race Sam Garner and Rhiannon Loutit both battled hard in
very hot conditions to record personal bests.
We had 4 competitor's in the Youth race, with Jonathan Oakey finishing
a close 2nd, closely followed by Liam Stokes in 4th, Daniel Amps-
Woodward in 7th & Oliver Seekins in 9th.
Jonathan Oakey & Katie Tasker have both qualified to race in the IRC
(Inter Regional Championships) for the National title in their Age
Groups, at Mallory Park in Leicestershire on 6th September. This is the
1st time that 2 PACTRAC Juniors have qualified for this event. This
will involve a swim in the lake, before cycling around the Motor Racing
Circuit and running down the pit lane to the finish. Both are very
excited about this event and look forward to representing their region
in the National Championships.
Senior race:
11. Emma Walker 4:17 16:21 11:49 = 32:27 AG 4.
TriStart
11. Lois Walker 1:32 6:23 2:32 = 10:27
8. Joseph Pickering 1:39 5:10 2:06 = 8:55
TriStar 1
4. Olivia Corner 2:12 6:51 3:48 = 12:51
12. Lottie Tasker 2:43 9:10 4:28 = 16:21
7. Bert Papworth 1:49 6:57 4:00 = 12:46
13. Safford Hewitt- White 2:16 7:41 4:03 = 14:00
19. Marcus Amps-Woodward 2:45 7:49 4:36 = 15:10
TriStar 2
2. Katie Tasker 2:38 8:06 5:24 = 16:08
23. Kirsten Loutit 3:06 11:20 8:49 = 23:15
17. Connor Walker 2:41 9:28 5:59 = 18:08
24. Joe Garner 3:36 10:42 5:48 = 20:06
26. Toby Cooke 3:55 10:26 6:24 = 20:45
27. Louis Dawson 3:57 10:08 6:41 = 20:46
28. Archie Stewart 3:13 10:11 7:25 = 20:49
TriStar 3
11. Rhiannon Loutit 3:32 12:57 8:28 = 24:57
8. Sam Garner 4:36 12:39 7:54 = 25:09
Youth
2. Jonathan Oakey 3:06 10:33 8:04 = 21:43
4. Liam Stokes 2:50 11:44 8:06 = 22:40
7. Daniel Amps-Woodward 3:55 13:04 9:32 = 26:31
9. Oliver Seekins 3:18 12:46 10:43 = 26:47
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Paul Lunn recorded a 10 mile TT PB on Saturday in 20:30
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PACTRAC had 6 Juniors racing in the Ipswich Triathlon, with Jonathan
Oakey (OAKEY) and Katie Tasker returning to winning ways.
Jonathan turned in a fantastic performance to beat some
highly fancied competition.
Katie Tasker had her best performance for a while to win by over 30
seconds.
Olivia Corner was head to head with her main rival, as they raced to
the line, narrowly being pipped on the finishing line.
Bert Papworth had a really strong swim and came a creditable 6th.
Connor Walker benefited from the experience and his swim time was good,
before dropping back slightly on the hills on the challenging bike and
run course.
Lottie Tasker, despite coming off her bike in T2, picked herself up and
finish well.
From 6 entrants, we had 2 x 1sts and a 2nd in the respective Age Groups
– More silverware for the PACTRAC Juniors, which included 3 who had the
fastest bike splits.
All bodes well for this weekend’s racing where Katie & Jonathan race
for National titles on Sunday at Mallory Park.
Category
TS1 - Girls
2. Olivia Corner 2:22 5:37 4:59 = 12:58
19. Lottie Tasker 3:03 7:38 6:56 = 17:37
TS1 Boys
6. Bert Papworth 2:05 5:35 5:26 = 13:06
TS2 - Girls
1. Katie Tasker 3:23 9:18 08:8 = 20:49
TS2 - Boys
17. Connor Walker 3:24 11:07 9:06 = 23:37
Youth - Boys
1. Jonathan Oakey 5:51 14:18 9:39 = 29:48
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The Vitruvian Triathlon took place at Rutland Water on Saturday.
Distances were:
swim 1900 meters in Rutland Water from Whitwell.
bike 53 miles - 2 hilly laps around Oakham, Uppingham, Morcott, Ketton
and Empingham.
run 13.1 miles - over the Dam to Normanton Church and back.
Christina Cork recorded our best Age Group position. Christina moved up
to lead her Age Group on the bike, but was caught by one girl on the
run, to finish a great 2nd in her Age Group.
Abi Schofield just missed out on a Podium in 4th spot.
We had athletes in 3 of the Relay Teams, with Dave Patmore-Hill doing
the swim for the winning Erdinger team.
Emma Cranfield did the swim for the 3rd placed Rutland Posse team.
Pedro Polson also did the swim for Team Polson.
73. Richard Nixon 33:03 2:26:26 1:45:12 = 4:44:41 AG 9.
155. Abi Schofield 29:59 2:58:32 1:30:57 = 4:59:28 AG 4.
177. Daniel Fitzjohn 43:33 2:40:49 1:39:36 = 5:03:58 AG 33.
210. Steve Skelhon 36:11 2:39:02 1:53:54 = 5:09:07 AG 22.
279. Christina Cork 36:45 2:35:57 2:07:20 = 5:20:02 AG 2.
390. Paul Frampton 42:03 2:44:14 2:07:20 = 5:33:37 AG 64.
457. Andrew Russell 38:53 2:40:44 2:28:09 = 5:47:46 AG 74.
467. Simon Taylor 50:28 2:48:57 2:09:58 = 5:49:23 AG 54.
6. Team Erdinger 34:29 2:26:21 1:14:12 = 4:15:02 1st team
48. Team Anderson 33:16 2:37:27 1:27:33 = 4:38:16 3rd team
139. Team Polson 32:29 2:53:43 1:30:12 = 4:56:24
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The World 70.3 Half-Ironman Championships came to Europe for the first
time, and were held at Zell Am See-Kaprun in Austria.
Distances were:
swim 1900 meters in the lake.
bike 56 miles providing athletes with stunning views of the Austrian
Alps.
run 13.1 miles circumnavigating the lake.
2 PACTRACers, Roger Canham and Robin Brookes, had qualified for the
race, whilst ex-PACTRACer Harold Frobisher, now living in the USA, also
competed. Harold came just outside of the top ten in his 60-64 year Age
Group, moving up the field on a tough run course. He joined PACTRAC
back in 1985 and helped to form it into the club it is today.
Robin Brookes said "It was tough on the run course in that heat."
445. Roger Canham 30:37 2:36:14 1:40:46 = 4:47:37 AG 13.
1279 Robin Brookes 34:52 3:02:13 1:47:56 = 5:25:01 AG 90.
1342 Harold Frobisher 37:14 3:11:41 1:39:47 = 5:28:42 AG 11.
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Daventry Sprint Triathlon.
swim 400 meters
bike 12.5 miles
run 3 miles
62. Ros Goatly 7:31 44:34 22:45 = 74:50 AG 3rd.
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In the Castle Chantilly Half-Ironman distance race in France, Neil
Tandy was heading for a top-5 position overall, but had to pull out on
the run. A shame, as this would have been a great result for Neil.
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