There are three open water sessions remaining this year at Fritton Lake:

1st September (this coming Saturday)

22nd September

13th October

These sessions are ideal for all swimmers and are perfect for those who want to experience their first open water swim. The staff are very helpful indeed. Sessions cost £5 and wetsuit hire is also available.

If you'd like to join fellow Wheelers already using this great facility; please meet Mary Leaver at the Ixworth village hall car park in time to LEAVE at 7am on the above dates.

If you have any queries about the sessions Mary can be contacted by email: leaver10@tiscali.co.uk

The total number of junior triathletes who have competed in official league races now stands at an amazing 13 athletes this season. Framlingham College was the venue for Sundays activities where seasoned triathletes Alice Maguire and Johan Hasselder were joined by first time trio Orla Jewby, Matthew and Sam Asker.

Consistent swim training paid off massively with all three novices posting personal best times in the pool. Even Hasselder knocked off 11 seconds from his 200m PB, but that was small change compared to the 20, 25, and 90 seconds improvements for Asker (S), Jewby and Asker (M) respectively.

Sam Asker went on to post one of the fastest bike splits for his age group, whilst Hasselder had a mechanical failure on the bike which put paid to his competitiveness for the day. Jewby and Asker (M) put in solid performances on the bike but both suffered on the run, where the hill and the warmer temperatures both took their toll.

Following a good swim, Maguire had a really strong bike ride with the second fastest time of the day, but her exertions on the bike led to her struggling to find her speed on the run, ultimately finishing in a very creditable 5th place overall.

July has been a busy month for the West Suffolk Wheelers and Triathlon Club with 22 members competing nationally and internationally.

Lee French and Aidan Dunn kicked the month off to great effect at the Gosfield Standard distance triathlon finishing 38^th and 50^th respectively.  Richard Daley took on the might of the Cowman half distance triathlon comprising of 1900m swim, 92km cycle and 21km run, he completed the course in 6hrs 13mins.  Phil Clarke put in a grand performance at the Norwich Standard distance Triathlon crossing the finish line in 60^th place, 15^th in age group.  Juniors; Myles Taylor and Alice Maguire were in action at Upminster Junior event and finished in 11^th and 4^th respectively.  Chris Wiseman completed the Sussex Standard distance triathlon in 47^th place, 7^th in age group.  The majority of the clubs 22 were in action at the local Culford Sprint Triathlon with 16 members competing.  Most notably Matt Shingleton who was the overall winner in a time of 53 minutes and 6 seconds, just over 1 minute ahead of second place and Alice Maguire who was 1st place junior.  The Wheelers had 3 athletes inside the top 20 with Julian Long finishing 6^th and Phil Clarke in 18^th.  Lee Sole and Aidan Dunn raced in the Bedford Classic, a race that always attracts a high calibre field.  Sole finished in 134^th and Dunn in 389^th.  Adi Barbrooke and Richard Daley travelled to the French Alps to race in the Alpe d’Huez triathlon, one of the toughest short distance races in the world which takes in the famous 21 bends.  Barbrooke crossed the line in 208^th and Daley in 548^th from the 1050 competitors that started the race.

Full results attached... I say full results, these are the ones I know about!  If you have raced but are not on the list, send me an email with the details (adrian.wswtriathlon@gmail.com). Thanks.

Well done Wheelers, some great results.

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WSW Member Results July.xls

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