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 3^rd overall setting the fastest run of the day in a time of 1.34.46.

Chris Hall was next home for the Yellows in 5^th place overall that saw him get 2^nd Vet prize clocking 1.35.52, Daniel Wright was next in 11^th 1.40.16 followed by Bart Kujiten 17^th 1.42.44.

Martin Colston claimed another prize as he finished 18^th but took 2^nd 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 21^st place overall 1.47.09

Mark Little came  home in 34^th 1.52.28, Neil Atherton 41^st 1.55.48 and then Ron Stephenson 53^rd 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 4^th place in 1.54.06

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.

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.

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!

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: [email protected]