Jon Z
In spite of ongoing health issues which literally see Jon uncomplainingly
mixing major surgery with racing (and all the other aspects of daily life) he
continues to confound with two second places in age group. The first came on 8th
April at the Durham Duathlon (5K off-road run / 25K bike / 5k off-road run)
where underfoot conditions in the run sections were properly 1970s-school-cross-country-style
muddy.
The second came on 22nd April at the Stokesley
Duathlon (10K run / 40K bike / 5K run) where Jon even managed to beat his
previous year’s bike-leg performance. A major achievement, indeed.
Steve
W
Steve appeared bleary-eyed from winter hibernation on 29th
April and competed in the Brigg Sprint Triathlon (400m swim / 20K bike / 5K
run). A windy and very cold late-April day made for tough going and a slightly
slower performance than last year’s effort. In spite of some disappointments,
Steve acknowledges that his winter hibernation regime is perhaps not optimised
for athletic performance and reluctantly settled for the 12th overall
position he managed to bag.
Emma S
The 5th May saw Emma racing (pic)
in the super-competitive Clumber Park Sprint Duathlon (5K run / 20K bike / 2.5K
run). The event is always well attended but this year it was also an official
qualifying event for the 2019 ETU European championships and understandably,
many quality athletes turned out in an effort to qualify. Emma had a controlled
first run, a strong bike leg (check out the size of the gear she's pushing) and then a self-confessed wobble-to-the-finish last
run but in spite of running out of beans managed a fantastic result of 3rd
in age group; only just missing 2nd. This performance would have seen Emma
qualify for the 2019 championship race had she registered her intent to
qualify. Unfortunately she hadn’t but - bolstered by the result - is now eyeing
up another qualifying race in a couple of weeks’ time. We await the result with
interest.
