Triathlon News

Last updated by Thomas Milburn on October 22nd, 2010

Triathlon and Biathlon Reports

Posted by Ian on May 14th, 2012

Team Kennet atheltes have had one of their best weekends ever as Jessica Harrison continued to improve ready for the Olympics, she took part in the World Triathlon Series in San Diego where she came 4th clocking 2.00.14 just behind Britains number one Helen Jenkins who won the event. Jess came out of the [...]

Jessica Harrison

Posted by Ian on May 8th, 2012

Team  Kennet Athlete Jessica Harrison is warming up for this years Olympic Games with a fine winter season under her, with the World Triathlon Series starting this weekend in USA, the French based athlete who now competes for France put a good series together over the winter, the best being the European Championships where she [...]

Schools Biathlon Championships

Posted by Ian on March 27th, 2012

2012 Schools Biathlon Championships National Final Crystal Palace Two Team Kennet athletes have competed in the National Schools Biathlon Championships; Biathlon is a competition involving a run and a swim, although the disciplines do not take place straight away one after the other. Sammy Hart representing Speenhamland was competing in the Year 6 event. He ran [...]

Hever Castle Triathlon

Posted by Ian on October 5th, 2011

24th September 2011 – Hever Castle Triathlon, Kent  Gavin McLaughlin was competing in the Anne Boleyn sprint triathlon (400m, 20km, 4km).  It was 8:10 am and the first wave had just set off in the beautiful surrounding of Hever Castle, the swim was a chilly 14.5oC, and thankfully only 400m long, the sun was starting to [...]

An IronCouple?

Posted by Ian on September 21st, 2011

Sonja and Simon Whatson-Kabirschke completed their 1st Ironman triathlon at the end of August and have each produced a detail report. Please view the full post and follow the links to read their stories.

Triathlon Report

Posted by Ian on September 13th, 2011

Sunday saw the final race of the TK Club Series at Reading Olympic Triathlon , with eight TK athletes taking part over a weedy, wet and muddy course.  John Marriott continued his club series dominance at longer-distance events, finishing 22nd overall in 2.37.01 for the long Olympic course (46km bike, 11km+ run), posting the quickest TK swim (25.12 for 1500m) [...]

World Series Triathlon

Posted by Ian on September 12th, 2011

Team Kennet’s Jessica Harrison rounded of her Triathlon World Series with her best ever result, the last round was held at Beijing where she came 12th in the last Olympics which gave her the confidence to do well again. Jessica came out of the swim just 5 seconds behind the leader in 6th place with 19.15, [...]

Andover Triathlon by Gavin Mclaughlin

Posted by Rog Davis on July 29th, 2011

Despite my goggles filling up on the swim I had a reasonable swim keeping in contention with the main pack, once on the bike and finally into my wet shoes, it was a case of grim and bear it in going out into the wind and rain, before trying to avoid falling off or getting [...]

Marlborough Triathlon

Posted by Ian on July 19th, 2011

Team Kennet athletes took their fair share of prizes at the Marlborough Triathlon on Sunday, Steve Robinson was the clubs first triathlete home in 6th place and first vet with a 6.26 swim and 55.02 bike and a 33.04 run. He was followed by Bart Kujiten in 9th place clocking a fast 31.55 for the run, [...]

World Series Triathlon

Posted by Ian on July 19th, 2011

Team Kennet’s Jessica Harrison travelled to Hamburg in Germany for the next round of the World Triathlon Series to improve on her Individual standings in the Series, Jessica representing France came out of the swim only in 39th place with a time of 13.16, but was this rewarded with her best event the cycling and [...]