Basildon Aquathon - Sharon Perry finishes second

Sharon Perry and Mark Verzijl competed in the Basildon Aquathon on Sunday.

Hosted by the East Essex Triathlon Club and held at Basildon Sporting Village, both Sharon and Mark raced in the veteran category which consisted of a 400m swim followed by transition to a 5km race.

Sharon produced yet another determined performance, a terrific swim time of 5:56:05 was bettered by only 3 other competitors, all men, one of which being club mate Mark. Transition time of 30:87 seconds was followed by a hard run of 23:35:44 to see her finish in a combined time of 30:02:56 and a richly deserved 2^nd female and 13^th veteran overall.

Mark completed his swim in 5:45:71 , his transition time of 35:53 was followed by a fine 5km of 24:39:11 for a total aggregate time of 31:00:05 and 19^th veteran overall.

Diss Duathlon - Keith Marra second in age category

Ray Reeves and Keith Marra competed in the Diss Duathlon, a 5km road race followed by a 30km bike ride and then finishing with the same 5km road run.

Competing in the senior 30-39 category Keith’s run 1 was timed at 18:37 minutes, followed by Transition 1 time of 01:13, a cycle ride of 52:27 and T2 of 00:41 with run 2 of 20:51. This was enough for an aggregate time of 01:33:51 for which he was well rewarded with 2^nd in his age category and 7^th overall out of 134 finishers.

Club mate Ray competed in the Veteran 40-49 category, his R1 of 24:42 was followed by T1 of 00:58, a cycle ride of 00:56:19, T2 of 01:01 and R2 of 28:19 giving him an overall finish time of 01:51:22 and 53^rd overall out of 134 finishers and 21^st in his age category.

Stowmarket CC TT

West Suffolk Wheeler & Triathlon club member Paul Rooke continued his recent good run of form to finish a respectable 17^th in the Debenham 20 mile Time Trial hosted by Stowmarket & District Cycle Club on Saturday.

Held on an open road course beginning at Debenham and taking in the lanes around Ashfield & Occold, riders faced a stiff side wind which made for a challenging return section back to Debenham.

Paul posted 49 minutes 58 seconds; 6 mins 17 seconds behind winner Mark Arnold of CC Desireagear whose time of 43:41 set a new course record some 11 seconds faster than the previous record which had stood since 2008.

Henry Wood posted 56:55 to finish 39^th, just one position in front of club mate Nic Whitwell on his first time trial outing of the new season and who finished in 40^th place (56:59). Gerry Barton rode well to 47^th in 1:03:23.

West Suffolk Wheeler & Triathlon club member Paul Rooke continued his recent good run of form to finish a respectable 17^th in the Debenham 20 mile Time Trial hosted by Stowmarket & District Cycle Club on Saturday.

Held on an open road course beginning at Debenham and taking in the lanes around Ashfield & Occold, riders faced a stiff side wind which made for a challenging return section back to Debenham.

Paul posted 49 minutes 58 seconds; 6 mins 17 seconds behind winner Mark Arnold of CC Desireagear whose time of 43:41 set a new course record some 11 seconds faster than the previous record which had stood since 2008.

Henry Wood posted 56:55 to finish 39^th, just one position in front of club mate Nic Whitwell on his first time trial outing of the new season and who finished in 40^th place (56:59). Gerry Barton rode well to 47^th in 1:03:23.

Evening TT Series starts this week

The Evening Time Trial Series starts this Thursday 10th April with the Livermere 5.5mile course. Signing on will close at 18:35, with the first rider starting at 18:45.

To take part you will need a proper hard shell helmet, good working front and rear lights (all of which are compulsory), and the entry fee (£3.00) for members or a valid season ticket. Juniors and juveniles members are free, non CTT affiliated riders will have to wait till the end to see if there is space to get a ride.

The entry fee includes the CTT levies, which are £2.00 per rider per event. This provides the club with the relevant insurances from CTT

For Sale

Former club member Andy Cracknell has the following bikes for sale:

1995 Giant Team Once replica

• Campag Record 9 speed group
• 50 cm frame Alluminium
• Profile tri bars, Fir aero wheels with EXT pro carbon fibre seat pin hubs
• Selle aero saddle “100 Century”
• Probably covered 200 miles in it’s existence.

Originally priced well over £2000 open to sensible offers.

Also Daccordi road bike circa 1980 (no picture) chrome and black/yellow with Chorus 6 speed group set and Mavic rims – the one I did many time trials on!

Again open to sensible offers.

If you are interested in either bike, please contact David Young who will put you in touch with Andy

Club Training

Swimming, Roller, Turbo and Running training for WSW & Tri members during Autumn/Winter 2013/4

Swimming

Tuesday 8.30 -9.30pm at Abbeycroft sports centre, coached session across three lanes to cater for all standards. Session starts promptly so please arrive for 8.15. £3.00 per session.

Monday 07.30 – 8.30pm Culford School, coached session joining the Bury Master swim club

£5 per session.

Go Ride

Commences on April 22nd, at 6.30pm

Junior Triathlon

Tuesdays from 5-6pm at South Lee School, and Sundays in the pool at Abbeycroft Leisure Centre also 5-6pm.

Run & Bike – Brick Training

Thursday 7.00pm until 8pm at the club house session starts at. Commencing October 31st

This is all about getting used to going between bike and run. Run from a program you will be in top form by the start of next season. Bring your bike, turbo (the club own a few that can be used), running kit, towel and water. A cadence sensor on your bike is also really helpful although you can get by without one.

Turbo & Roller Training

Wednesday 7.00 until 7.45pm at the club house. Commencing October 30th these sessions will be aimed at competitive members, on turbos or rollers, with an emphasis on intervals, and of 45 minutes duration, plus stretching.

Park Run

Every Saturday morning starting at 9am at Nowton Park IP29 5LU.

Free, weekly, 5K, timed run. The same distance as a sprint triathlon run.