The Sundowner middle distance triathlon (S1.2M / B56M / R13.1M)
held annually near to York
traditionally attracts a large field of athletes and is a highly competitive
event.
That Jon’s determination to work round ongoing serious
medical issues saw him on he start line for this event is astonishing. The fact
that Jon is not content to simply complete - but to seriously compete - is just
inspirational.
And seriously compete he did. After emerging from the swim
section approximately 10 minutes down on the leader in his age group, Jon steadily
regained time on the bike section and also made further time in T2 meaning that
he emerged on to the half-marathon run section only 29 seconds down on the
lead.
Being a seasoned long-distance competitor Jon is extremely
skilled at pacing and nutrition strategy and this - as is so often the case -
paid dividends. Within only short period of time he had taken the lead and at
the end of the piece finished with an emphatic win. Total time taken: 6hours
and 44 minutes.
It’s almost impossible to overstate Jon’s extraordinary
achievements.
