Two Team Kennet Girls took part in the Oldbury White Horse Junior Triathlon last weekend.
In Tri Star 1 Millie Davies came home 17th Female in a time of 23.33 with a Swim of 4.38, Cycle of 10.48 and run time of 4.34. In Tri Star 2 Anna Hall finished in 15th place in Females in a time of 23.46, her Swim was 4.43, Bike 11.23 and Run time of 5.50
Team Kennets George Westall took part in the UK Ultra Triathlon only a handful of triathlons able to take place this year, George finished his epic Triathlon in a total time of 5hours and 6 minutes and 45 seconds, he Swam 1.2 miles in just under 40 minutes, rode his Bike 56miles in 2hrs 38mins and ran a half marathon in 1 hour 45mins, on his way round he was stopped by cows and Heavy rain slowed him down on the last 20miles of his bike Ride
Kirsten Fraser took part in the National Biathle Championships on 4 August at Salford Quays, Manchester. This was her first ever Biathle. A Biathle is a run, swim, run event with transitions.
As a result of winning the Under 13 girls event she has been selected to represent Great Britain in the mixed relay and individual event in St Petersburg, Florida in October.
Team Kennet had two athletes compete in the World Age Group triathlon championships held in Switzerland.
Gavin Mclaughlin took part in the 50-54 age group which saw him finish 24th out of 130 competitors and 4th British athlete home.
In the younger 35-39 age group Simon whatson was amongst some very elite men with some 150 competitors coming home in 79th place.
Five junior triathletes from Team Kennet competed at the Twyford Duathlon on the 12th of May.
Reuben Kuijten was our youngest competitor, and finished 13th in the Boys TriStars Start (8 years) age group, a great result considering a last-minute enforced bike change!
In the Girls Tristars 1 (9-10 years), Anna Hall was one of the youngest girls and had a great race, finishing in seventh place, showing very good pace on both of her runs.
We had three boys in the Tristars 1 (9-10) race, two strong runs helping Ethan Kuijten lead the way home in sixth place overall, followed by Harry Barnes in 26th and James Lake in 36th.
It was great to see all Team Kennet competitors pushing themselves so hard and all finishing with a smile on their faces, the training must be paying off!
If any other kids in the club are interested in triathlon training, please send Bart an email: bart_kuijten@hotmail.com
12/05/19 Immortal Triathlon (1900m / 56 miles / 14 miles)
Three TK athletes competed at The Immortal, based at a beautiful National Trust Property at Stourhead in Wiltshire. It was a beautiful day too, but a tough course. The swim was 2 laps of a picturesque lake in the grounds of Stourhead House. Phil was first of the TK athletes out of the water, followed by Emiliano and then Katie. Next was a 500m uphill run to Transition. This was to be first of many hills. The bike course was three laps of undulating country roads. The road was rarely flat, with lots of long grinding uphills followed by satisfying downhills. And the run – a rounded-up 14 miles rather than the usual 13.1 miles – was also three laps with along hill taking up about 1/3 of each lap. Overall, a challenging course, as evidenced by the winning overall time (04:52:24) which is a good deal longer than most middle distance races.
TK results are below. Notably, Katie was 4th in her age group. Also, both Phil & Katie were 3rd in the swim for their age groups.
| Position | Bib # | Athlete Name | Gender | Gender Position | AG Category | AG position | Swim | T1 | Cycle | T2 | Run | Gun Time |
| 77 | 55 | PHILIP COWHIG | M | 69 | 50-59 | 8 | 00:31:35 | 00:09:23 | 03:26:58 | 00:02:00 | 02:12:46 | 06:22:41 |
| 112 | 67 | Katie Reynolds | F | 16 | 40-49 | 4 | 00:34:32 | 00:10:29 | 03:39:54 | 00:04:50 | 02:26:07 | 06:55:52 |
| 134 | 58 | Emiliano ESPINAR GARCIA-PEGO | M | 110 | 40-49 | 39 | 00:32:24 | 00:10:30 | 04:03:33 | 00:02:37 | 02:31:59 | 07:21:03 |
Other competitors included Mireille Cook (05:55:04) and Sue Van Huyssteen (06:42:48) who are both locally known to TK members, and both of whom finished 1st in their respective age groups.
19/05/19 Beale Beastie Triathlon (400m / 20km / 5km)
It was a good day out at The Beale Beastie for Team Kennet. A shortish but testing route saw Bart taking 1st veteran and 4th overall, Sammy 2nd women overall and 2nd in category, and super vet podium places for Mark D and Gavin. Simon was 8th overall, while Rog finished in the top five in his age categories.
TK results are below. Notably, as well as the age group positions above, Sam was 1st Female in the swim, 2nd Female in the run and 3rd Female on the bike. And finally, Bart, Mark D and Mark L all improved on their times in the same race last year.
| Pos | Bib No | Name | Time | Category | Cat Pos | Gender | Gen Pos | Swim | G/Pos | T1 | Cycle | G/Pos | T2 | Run | G/Pos |
| 4 | 13 | Bart KUIJTEN | 01:06:38 | Male Vet | 1 | Male | 4 | 06:28.1 | 15 | 01:00.4 | 39:09.2 | 5 | 33 | 19:27.4 | 4 |
| 8 | 16 | Simon WHATSON | 01:08:34 | Male Open | 6 | Male | 8 | 06:27.3 | 14 | 01:47.8 | 39:58.9 | 9 | 35.7 | 19:44.0 | 6 |
| 13 | 8 | Mark DUNSTAN | 01:11:00 | Male SuperVet | 2 | Male | 13 | 06:17.6 | 11 | 01:21.1 | 39:51.9 | 8 | 45.4 | 22:44.3 | 30 |
| 17 | 12 | Gavin MCLAUGHLIN | 01:12:59 | Male SuperVet | 3 | Male | 16 | 05:52.2 | 6 | 54.9 | 43:31.7 | 25 | 52.4 | 21:47.8 | 19 |
| 25 | 27 | Samantha DREDGE | 01:16:20 | Female Open | 2 | Female | 2 | 05:59.5 | 1 | 01:57.0 | 45:14.6 | 3 | 55 | 22:13.9 | 2 |
| 28 | 35 | Mark LITTLE | 01:17:57 | Male Vet | 6 | Male | 26 | 07:01.7 | 20 | 01:50.6 | 45:28.7 | 34 | 54.7 | 22:40.7 | 25 |
| 33 | 14 | Roger DAVIS | 01:19:58 | Male SuperVet | 5 | Male | 31 | 06:34.4 | 16 | 02:01.3 | 42:32.0 | 20 | 59.7 | 27:49.9 | 62 |
Bonus Race News – Iron Man 70.3 Barcelona
At the international level, Marion Templeman scored an Age Group 1st place in Barcelona in a time of 05:41:50!
Team Kennets Rose Metalli took part in the Oldbury White Horse Aquabike event held at Calne Leisure Centre on Sunday 5th May. The event is a 400 metre swim followed by a testing 20k bike which steadily climbs up to Oldbury (Cherhill) White Horse with some stunning views and fast descents back into Calne. Rose completed the swim in 7min 34 the cycle ride in 43.36 and the short run of 41 seconds to the finish giving her an overall time of 53.33 . This was enough to secure 1st female ahead of 2nd placed Jane Taylor from Lincsquad and 3rd placed Erica Henson from Abingdon and Vale Tri Club. Rose led from the swim and despite Jane coming back strongly on the bike, Rose’s experience , especially through the transitions, held on to win by 20 seconds
Team Kennet Triathletes were out in force on Sunday in the Andover Sprint Triathlon, very hot conditions on the day saw 11 club athletes race the 440m pool swim, 30km bike and 8km run.
Cameron Craik set the fastest swim of the day and earned himself an excellent second place on the day in a total time of 1.32.55, he was closely followed by Simon Whatson who came 3rd overall setting the fastest run of the day in a time of 1.34.46.
Chris Hall was next home for the Yellows in 5th place overall that saw him get 2nd Vet prize clocking 1.35.52, Daniel Wright was next in 11th 1.40.16 followed by Bart Kujiten 17th 1.42.44.
Martin Colston claimed another prize as he finished 18th but took 2nd Male senior vet in a time of 1.43.47 and Chris treacher also in the same age group was awarded third place as he came home in 21st place overall 1.47.09
Mark Little came home in 34th 1.52.28, Neil Atherton 41st 1.55.48 and then Ron Stephenson 53rd 1.59.42 taking the Male Vets 70 award runner up.
Kate Monk was the clubs only lady taking part and she came home in 4th place in 1.54.06
