Mark Hankin (3:55) and Greg Goodall (04:00) received Silver Medals in the 56 Km Ultra. The following runners all received the Sainbury Medal for a Sub-5 Ultra: Tristan Kelly, Dean Hopf, Daniel Sass, Guido Tagge, Natalie Beckenstrater, Bernard Griesel, Ross Rivalland, Mari Bester, Joshua Lazarus, James Dean Neill, Gavin Cooper and Kevin Flanagan.
Rough sea conditions prompted Ironman organisers to shorten the swim to 1.6 Km. After this, athletes faced a tough, windy bike ride before embarking on a run where the wind also played a major factor. The wind got stronger as the day progresses and even the supporters’ gazebos had to be taken down in the late afternoon. But the athletes soldiered on to complete the event in good spirits.
Congratulations to all the members who represented CTTA at the SA Triathlon Championships in Durban.
Congratulations to all our members who completed the Weskus Marathon or Half.
Riaan Wildksut was 5th overall in a time of 01:51 followed by Greg Goodall, Mike Ginsberg and Davide Del Fante all coming in the top 20.
The Blue Lagoon Triathlon brought back memories of the heydays of Triathlon when Club Mykonos played host to WP and SA TRI Champs. A thrilling event in a beautiful and fun setting! We look forward to the next one.
Congratulations to all our members who completed the Peninsula Marathon or Half.
Last Sunday delivered a super exiting day of racing and spectating at the Discovery Triathlon World Cup Cape Town and Duathlon Cape Town.
A couple of members did Ironman 70.3 in Dubai on Friday, 1 February, and posted super-fast results. Congratulations to the following:
The weekend in East London did not disappoint and even with a shortened swim, neither did the race. What athletes gained with the quicker swim, shortened due to the rough conditions and presence of jelly fish, they left out on the highway with a brutal cross-wind on the return leg.