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RACE RESULTS

2009

Club Aquathon - 15th May 2010

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Hamble Aquathon - 24th April 2010

After a false start with the cancellation of the Steyning Aquathlon at Easter the Otters competitive season got under way on 24th April at Hamble. Conditions were perfect for both athlete and spectator with the effects of a warm sun cooled by a gentle breeze that kept the air temperature reasonable for the competitors.

First out of the traps for the Otters was Toby Nisbet in the Tristart Boys race. Making his debut in a regional competition he showed no fear and completed the 60 metres swim and 750 metre run in good order. It's a long way for short legs and his third place trophy was well deserved. In the next race that featured Otters members - Tristar 1 Boys - the pre-race talk was all about Bodyworks' Harry Stacks whose billing as race favourite was justified but only just. Harry the Fish emerged from the pool with a commanding lead and set off on the run course in what looked an unassailable lead; a damp but determined Ed Taylor was into Transition a little while later with a huge task ahead of him. In characteristic style he set off on the run at Warp Factor 8, for he knows no other speed, and over the course of the 1500 metres course he erased all but 3 seconds of King Harry's lead. It was a blistering run and his time of 7' 32" was over half a minute quicker than anybody else in the field. It was a hard earned silver medal and as Ed said if he is a little quicker through transition Harry may not have it all his own way next time. In the same race Ben Nisbet was also making his debut at a regional event and showed great determination with a well judged race that saw him finish in good order. That was hard, he gasped shortly after crossing the line but later commented it feels hard when you are doing it but when you finish it feels great. 

The Lewis sisters represented the Otters in the Girls races. First up in the Tristar 1 race was Bethany who put in an excellent swim to record the joint fastest time and then set off on the run course for which most of the time she was out on her own. Showing typical single mindedness she coped with the loneliness of front running brilliantly and held on to the end. When the dust settled it transpired that an athlete in a later wave had recorded a faster overall time so Bethany was second but it was a fine performance and Otters had notched up another podium place. Last to go for us was Megan who perhaps had the most daunting task of all as this was her first season in the Tristar 3 age group which involves a 400 metres swim and 3,000 metres run - a big step up in distance. Calling upon all her experience of multi-sports competitions she demonstrated sound pace judgement and following a strong swim completed the run course in fine style finishing in 6th overall. This was an excellent start to life in Tristar 3 and as she grows accustomed to the distances she will get stronger.

Congratulations to host club Chapel Tristars who managed to stage an event that combined high quality racing with a friendly and supportive atmosphere. The weather helped of course but it is the people that count and everybody - athletes, officials and spectators - helped to make it an excellent event.

Very well done to the Otters who took part. It was a good day for the Club with 3 podium places, two debuts at multisports events and a debut in a new age group Everyone was a credit to the club and should be very proud of their performances. Many thanks too to the athletes' families who got them to the event and supported each other throughout.

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Club Aquathon - 27th March 2010

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Club Aquathon - 6th March 2010

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This page was last updated on 16/05/10.