After some 11weeks of training I thought it good to take on WP Duathlon Champs to see where I’m at… nothing like testing your fitness with a 10km run, followed by a 40km Time Trial bike and then finishing this off with a 5km sprint J
The day before I ran the Dudley 9km trail race just to get an idea of how to pace myself, so I went flat out from the word go and as a surprise I won the race by 1min as all the big names did the 15km race.
Came race day it was cloudy and a breezy South Easter welcomed us to Killarney Race Track.
Soon the race was off at a blistering pace clocking a 3:35min over the 1st km and I knew I had to back off as that was way too fast for me.
We did 4 laps of 2.5km and soon came into T1 in a time of 38:45min for the 9.8km.
Getting onto my Time Trial machine was fantastic as I have not raced her since Ironman the year before, the 40km was fantastic and really settled in very well, just kept my average around 36km/h with doing 6 laps and 12 turnaround points on the course when eventually coming into T2 in a time of 1h04mins and very satisfied.
T2 came as a shock with not being use to running, then cycling and getting back into running, but as I left T2 my legs settled and managed to finish the final 4.9km in 22min and a overall time of 2h05min and breaking my previous best time by 17min.
I really felt good after the race and also got rewarded with a 2nd place in the 30-34 Age Cat and later the week received an email from WP Triathlon, “you have been selected for the WP Duathlon Team to take part in Potch”.
Unfortunately I have already committed to other events over that same week of Duathlon SA Champs and had to decline the invite.
I really felt great being selected and also with how far I have come in such a short period of time, looking forward to the next block of training and just getting stronger and staying injury free for a change.
Thanks for all the emails and messages, without support this can be a lonely sport.
32Gi, Cape Auto Centre, Power Protection Testing, Glider Eyewear and Tuna Brands.
The day before I ran the Dudley 9km trail race just to get an idea of how to pace myself, so I went flat out from the word go and as a surprise I won the race by 1min as all the big names did the 15km race.
Came race day it was cloudy and a breezy South Easter welcomed us to Killarney Race Track.
Soon the race was off at a blistering pace clocking a 3:35min over the 1st km and I knew I had to back off as that was way too fast for me.
We did 4 laps of 2.5km and soon came into T1 in a time of 38:45min for the 9.8km.
Getting onto my Time Trial machine was fantastic as I have not raced her since Ironman the year before, the 40km was fantastic and really settled in very well, just kept my average around 36km/h with doing 6 laps and 12 turnaround points on the course when eventually coming into T2 in a time of 1h04mins and very satisfied.
T2 came as a shock with not being use to running, then cycling and getting back into running, but as I left T2 my legs settled and managed to finish the final 4.9km in 22min and a overall time of 2h05min and breaking my previous best time by 17min.
I really felt good after the race and also got rewarded with a 2nd place in the 30-34 Age Cat and later the week received an email from WP Triathlon, “you have been selected for the WP Duathlon Team to take part in Potch”.
Unfortunately I have already committed to other events over that same week of Duathlon SA Champs and had to decline the invite.
I really felt great being selected and also with how far I have come in such a short period of time, looking forward to the next block of training and just getting stronger and staying injury free for a change.
Thanks for all the emails and messages, without support this can be a lonely sport.
32Gi, Cape Auto Centre, Power Protection Testing, Glider Eyewear and Tuna Brands.
Results:
CATEGORY First Name Last Name Sex 2013 RACE NO TIME Position
Age Groupers HENRY WOLSTENHOLME M 46 3 1.54.24 1
Age Groupers JD NEILL M 28 32 1.56.01 2
Age Groupers ROHAN KENNEDY M 33 46 1.56.19 3
Age Groupers MORNE KEMP M 38 36 1.57.49 4
Age Groupers RICHARD DU TOIT M 50 5 1.57.59 5
Age Groupers BORIS TOULET M 22 1 1.58.06 6
Age Groupers COBUS FOURIE M 37 35 1.59.38 7
Age Groupers ETTIENNE KOEKEMOER M 59 9 2.00.27 8
Age Groupers DEAN HOPF M 27 33 2.02.42 9
Age Groupers STEVE ATTWELL M 35 21 2.03.03 10
Age Groupers DANIE CRONJE M 45 8 2.05.06 11
Age Groupers TIAAN PRETORIUS M 33 4 2.05.59 12
Age Groupers RICHARD FRITZ M 31 47 2.07.06 13
Age Groupers DEREK OEHLEY M 49 31 2.07.14 14
Age Groupers ALBERTUS VAN ZYL M 35 17 2.08.31 15
Age Groupers JACQUES BOUWER M 29 7 2.08.46 16
Age Groupers THANDO ZOTHE M 22 13 2.08.52 17
Age Groupers SEAN HULLEY M 26 13 2.08.52 18
Age Groupers TRACY MARKHAM F 27 10 2.09.08 19
Age Groupers ROLF MULLER M 54 26 2.11.55 20
Age Groupers HILDY HOPKING F 35 20 2.13.22 21
Age Groupers DANIE JOUBERT M 39 40 2.14.22 22
Age Groupers WADE BURMEISTER M 32 25 2.14.45 23
Age Groupers MARLIN COZETT M 40 2 2.15.23 24
Age Groupers MARK LEMMON M 48 15 2.16.35 25
Age Groupers CHARL DU PLESSIS M 32 23 2.17.04 26
Age Groupers DU TOIT VAN DEN BERGH M 28 28 2.18.10 27
Age Groupers DU TOIT VAN DEN Berg F 28 28 2.18.10 28
Age Groupers THAMAR HOULISTON F 31 34 2.18.50 29
Age Groupers HANNAH PRIEST F 28 30 2.19.19 30
Age Groupers SIYABONGA SOMCHIZA M 20 12 2.20.42 31
Age Groupers ALISHA MYERS F 38 38 2.22.09 32
Age Groupers NELIS SWART M 43 22 2.22.17 33
Age Groupers ELRIKA CALITZ F 26 29 2.22.33 34
Age Groupers JASON ZAYMES M 33 45 2.28.41 35
Age Groupers HANLIE GROENEWALD F 42 41 2.30.31 36
Age Groupers ELIZEBETH MALAN F 26 39 2.33.59 37
Age Groupers GERT WILKINS M 50 37 2.34.01 38
Age Groupers ANNIE LEMMON F 52 16 2.40.04 39
Age Groupers ULRICH MINNAAR M 34 18 2.41.03 40
Age Groupers JOHANN SCHOEMAN M 24 24 2.41.39 41
Age Groupers GIAN PALERMO M 44 19 2.45.33 42
Age Groupers LUTHANDO GQAMANA M 22 11 2.45.49 43
Age Groupers SHELLEY FAULMAN F 22 43 2.46.15 44
Age Groupers NICOLE FAULMAN F 25 42 2.48.54 45
Age Groupers NORMAN ONTONG M 51 27 2.48.55 46
Age Groupers BRIAN PICCIONE M 29 44 DNF 47
Age Groupers COLLIN ALLIN M 33 14 DNF 48
CATEGORY First Name Last Name Sex 2013 RACE NO TIME Position
Age Groupers HENRY WOLSTENHOLME M 46 3 1.54.24 1
Age Groupers JD NEILL M 28 32 1.56.01 2
Age Groupers ROHAN KENNEDY M 33 46 1.56.19 3
Age Groupers MORNE KEMP M 38 36 1.57.49 4
Age Groupers RICHARD DU TOIT M 50 5 1.57.59 5
Age Groupers BORIS TOULET M 22 1 1.58.06 6
Age Groupers COBUS FOURIE M 37 35 1.59.38 7
Age Groupers ETTIENNE KOEKEMOER M 59 9 2.00.27 8
Age Groupers DEAN HOPF M 27 33 2.02.42 9
Age Groupers STEVE ATTWELL M 35 21 2.03.03 10
Age Groupers DANIE CRONJE M 45 8 2.05.06 11
Age Groupers TIAAN PRETORIUS M 33 4 2.05.59 12
Age Groupers RICHARD FRITZ M 31 47 2.07.06 13
Age Groupers DEREK OEHLEY M 49 31 2.07.14 14
Age Groupers ALBERTUS VAN ZYL M 35 17 2.08.31 15
Age Groupers JACQUES BOUWER M 29 7 2.08.46 16
Age Groupers THANDO ZOTHE M 22 13 2.08.52 17
Age Groupers SEAN HULLEY M 26 13 2.08.52 18
Age Groupers TRACY MARKHAM F 27 10 2.09.08 19
Age Groupers ROLF MULLER M 54 26 2.11.55 20
Age Groupers HILDY HOPKING F 35 20 2.13.22 21
Age Groupers DANIE JOUBERT M 39 40 2.14.22 22
Age Groupers WADE BURMEISTER M 32 25 2.14.45 23
Age Groupers MARLIN COZETT M 40 2 2.15.23 24
Age Groupers MARK LEMMON M 48 15 2.16.35 25
Age Groupers CHARL DU PLESSIS M 32 23 2.17.04 26
Age Groupers DU TOIT VAN DEN BERGH M 28 28 2.18.10 27
Age Groupers DU TOIT VAN DEN Berg F 28 28 2.18.10 28
Age Groupers THAMAR HOULISTON F 31 34 2.18.50 29
Age Groupers HANNAH PRIEST F 28 30 2.19.19 30
Age Groupers SIYABONGA SOMCHIZA M 20 12 2.20.42 31
Age Groupers ALISHA MYERS F 38 38 2.22.09 32
Age Groupers NELIS SWART M 43 22 2.22.17 33
Age Groupers ELRIKA CALITZ F 26 29 2.22.33 34
Age Groupers JASON ZAYMES M 33 45 2.28.41 35
Age Groupers HANLIE GROENEWALD F 42 41 2.30.31 36
Age Groupers ELIZEBETH MALAN F 26 39 2.33.59 37
Age Groupers GERT WILKINS M 50 37 2.34.01 38
Age Groupers ANNIE LEMMON F 52 16 2.40.04 39
Age Groupers ULRICH MINNAAR M 34 18 2.41.03 40
Age Groupers JOHANN SCHOEMAN M 24 24 2.41.39 41
Age Groupers GIAN PALERMO M 44 19 2.45.33 42
Age Groupers LUTHANDO GQAMANA M 22 11 2.45.49 43
Age Groupers SHELLEY FAULMAN F 22 43 2.46.15 44
Age Groupers NICOLE FAULMAN F 25 42 2.48.54 45
Age Groupers NORMAN ONTONG M 51 27 2.48.55 46
Age Groupers BRIAN PICCIONE M 29 44 DNF 47
Age Groupers COLLIN ALLIN M 33 14 DNF 48