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Hertfordshire triathlon club & Multi-sports club | Tri-Force

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• Results are available here for the TFJ Open Race, which saw some fantastic racing. Congratulations to all of those that took part !

 

• Congratulations to Abby Smith for winning at the recent Upminster Triathlon. Congratulations also to Alex and James Harper for their 2nd places

• Congratulations to Abby and Vicky for some fantastic recent results:

County swimming: 13 Yr girls - Abby Smith won all the Freestyle events apart from the 800M which Vicky won. Vicky also managed third in the 400M and 4th in the 200M.
 
County Cross Country:
Vicky won the U13 Girls, followed home by Abby West in 4th.

 
Norwich UEA L1 Easter Meet:
Vicky was third in both the 800M and 1500M and has qualified for the National Champs in the 1500M (18:45.08)

• 12th March Chris O'Reilly has been appointed as the Welfare Officer, we welcome her to this position.
• At the management committee meeting today, it was decided the Club Championships would take place on Saturday 18th September followed by a BBQ. Besides our open race on 18th July, it was decided our club outing this summer would be to the Cambridge Junior Triathlon race on 27th June. The AGM in 2011 will be held on 5th March.
• 20th February Simon Perkins has been appointed as Chairperson of the Juniors.
• Please don't forget our AGM is after swimming on 20th february at 4.15 p.m!!!
• Congratulations to James Harper for being 3rd in the eastern Region Junior league Youth, having entered 11 races and gaining 48308.01 points in the 5 best qualifying races. Other notables were Sarah Eames who entered 7 races accumalating 40877.62 points and coming 5th in Tristar 3, Emily Eames who came 8th entering 7 races with 39176.83 points for Tristar 2. Well done!
• Some great results at the Herts Youth Games: U13 team for St Albans 1st overall, girls were 1st, boys were 3rd, and at the Costa aquathlon: Hannah Yorwerth won the GU11, Vicky Pritchard won the GU13, Harriet Clifford won the GU15 with Abby Smith second. Congratulations !

 

 

• James Harper came 13th in the open category at the Clacton Triathlon on 12th Sep. In his first sprint tri, and his first open water swim in the sea, he was the fastest swimmer in the second wave. Well done James !

• Results for the Tri-Force Juniors Club Champs can be found here.

• Congratulations to all competitors and winners at the Tri-Force Juniors Race. All results can be found here as pdf or Excel formats.

• Latest duathlon results here. Congratulations to all competitors for some great racing !  
• Latest duathlon results here. Congratulations to Adam Yorweth and Alex Spilling, and all competitors for some great times !

• On Saturday 13th June 2009, James Harper, Sarah Eames and Emily Eames competed in the East Essex Kids Triathlon held at South Woodham Ferrers in Essex. 
   
  10 year old Emily started first, swimming 200 metres, cycling 3000 metres and running 1800 metres in the 11-12 year old catagory. Her total time of 30 minutes 58 seconds and 14th place moves her up to 5th position in the Triathlon England Eastern Region league.
   
  Sarah finished in 10th position in the age 13-14 catagory, completing swim bike and run distances of 300 metres, 4000 metres and 2400 metres in a total time of 38 minutes 42 seconds. Sarah will keep her 2nd position in the TEER league.
   
  James started in the last wave in the mid afternoon. Excellent times in the swim and bike sections, swim - 400 metres in 5 minutes 31 seconds, bike - 5000 metres in 14 minutes 14 seconds and a good time of 14 minutes 45 seconds in the 3000 metres run, despite the hot conditions towards the end of the race, gave James a 6th place in the 15-16 year old catagory. This result means James will move up to 2nd place in the TEER league.
   
  The next 'key race' in the series is at Cambridge on Sunday 28th June. The other two key races will be Norwich on Saturday 4th July and Tri Force's open race at St Albans on Sunday 19th July.
  

 

• Holmwood House Triathlon Sunday 17th May 2009.
   
  Sisters Sarah and Emily Eames got up early on Sunday 17th May 2009 and travelled across to Essex to compete in The Holmwood House Triathlon , held in school grounds just outside Colchester.
   
  Emily, aged 10 and competing in the 11-12 age group, started first; despite being last out of the 196 metre swim, she put in one of the fastest bike splits over 4000 metres, and then held on during the 1800 metre run to finish in 31 minutes 46 seconds and 10th overall.
   
  Sarah, aged 13, started later in the 13-14 age group; a reasonable 280 metre swim and a strong 6000 metre bike split put her into a good position going into the 2400 metre run, however during the run she struggled with cramp and in heavy rain and so was unable to improve on her position. However Sarah finished in 43 minutes 25 seconds in 4th place, just out of the medals.
   
  Emily has moved up to 6th in The Triathlon Eastern Region children's league, Sarah is now in an impressive 2nd place. Both are looking forward to their next race, The East Essex Kids Triathlon on Saturday 13th June. This will be their first of four races in five weekends, and also their first 'Key Race' in the 2009 league.
   
  
• Congratulations to all Tri-Force Juniors participating in the Herts Youth Games on 9th May, where St Albans won in the U13 and U15 categories. Special mention goes to Victoria Pritchard, Sophie West, Luke Barber & Olivier Poulain for their fantastic performances. Photos of the event can be found here.
  

 

• Duathlon Results, 9th May, congratulations to Matthew Bedding for winning the U11 category and to Adam Yorweth for winning the over 11 category !

 

• Victoria's Race Reports (WORD document)

 

• Tri Force Junior triathletes sisters Emily and Sarah Eames started their race season on Sunday 5th April 2009 at the Raleigh Aquathlon in Essex. 10 year old Emily competed in the 11-12 age group, swimming 200 yards and running 1800 metres in a total time of 13 minutes 55 seconds including transition with a final placing of 11th overall. Sarah raced in the 13-14 age group, swimming 320 yards and running 2400 metres in a total time including transition of 18 minutes 48 seconds and 8th overall. Both girls scored over 7300 points towards the Triathlon England East Region league championship; both are the top placed Hertfordshire based triathletes in their leagues. Their next race is the Holmwood House triathlon on 17th May 2009.