Southport Triathlon - Series 5 Grand Prix
Southport Triathlon - Race 5 Grand Prix
Rounding off a fantastic weekend’s racing for RTC we had race 5 of the Grandprix series at Southport.
Swim coach Neil Hollingsworth would surely not advocate doing your first open water swim of the year in a race. Despite this fact he was first RTC home, finishing 9th in the competitive 50-54 category.
Nick Lees continued his good form keeping Andy Rogers at bay in a tight battle, both finishing 26th and 28th in the 50-54 category respectively. Both making me think I have some work to do before the relays so as to not let the team down.
Trevor Morgan, also in the 50-54 category, had an amazing swim as per usual and then finished a respectable 52nd in his category.
Jenny Kovacs’ imperious form continued with a brilliant swim/bike/run effort coming in just behind Nick and Andy, securing another podium for the season taking 3rd place in the 50-54 category.
Brilliant effort by Rose Rowson to even get out on the bike and run after struggling in transition following the swim. What an effort to still finish 8th in the 60-64 category! Well done!
DNF Ian Oliver and Paul Clynes. To be fair great swim and bike by Ian who has been struggling to run so it’s impressive that he even puts himself on the start line. Wasn’t sure what happened to Paul as the results show a swim and bike. Subsequently found out he had injured his calf and was saving it for his main event!
Well done everyone!
