On 25th May Michelle Scott competed at the Red Venom ITU Aquathlon World Championship Qualifiers and successfully guaranteed herself a place in the World Championship held in London in September.
The event was a 750m swim and a 5k run which Michelle completed in a fantastic time of 0:34:55. Then on the9th June Michelle was racing again this time in Scisett Sprint Triathlon a 400m swim, 16k cycle and 4.5k run, Michelle was 1st in her category with an excellent time of 0:59:30.
Also on the 9th of June three members of the club were competing in the Cleveland Short Course Triathlon. A tough standard distance event made up of 1500m open water swim, 40km cycle and a 10k run. Andrew Sedgwick was first home in 2:12:02 placing 19th in his category. Then the twins Mark and Phil Harrop finished in 33rd and 34th category position with Marks time of 2:26:53 and Phils 2:29:44.
On 16th June the club had 4 triathletes racing at Weardale Sprint Triathlon. It was held at Stanhope open air pool and made up of a 400m swim, 22km cycle and 5km run. First home was David Greatorex with a speedy time of 1:13:04, followed by first timer Michael Scott who had taken the race at short notice but still managed a brilliant time of 1:20:07. Next home was Martin Sedgwick who raced home comfortably in 1:24:11 followed by the clubs only competing lady at this event Wendy Bake in 1:34:14.
All the above events were a great success and enjoyed by all athletes taking part. The club still has a very busy race calendar ahead of them so watch out for future race reports.
If you would like further details about Aycliffe Tri Club please contact the club on the website www.aycliffetriclub.onsport.com by email aycliffetriclub@gmail.com or you can call Club Coach Andrew Sedgwick on 07887817960
Michael Smith, Martin Sedgwick and Wendy Bake
