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.