Wattisham Triathlon

Saturday 25th April

VCR second-claim member Terry Smith competed in the Wattisham Triathlon, north west of Ipswich on Saturday April 25.

This was Terry’s second Triathlon and this event consisted of a 300 metre swim, 20 kilometres on the bike and a 5 kilometre run to finish.

With swimming being the weaker of Terry’s 3 disciplines he managed a steady effort and came of the water in 159th out of 172 starters though in terms of time this was a 1 minute 24 second improvement on his previous event.

Into the transition area, Terry realised he hadn’t put his running shorts on so it meant the bike and running had to be done in Speedos ! He soon got down to business though and started to plough his way through the competitors who had finished the swim in front of him. The bike section along Wattisham Airfield was very blustery and Terry found himself travelling at speeds of 12mph one way and 35mph in the other. He dug in though and from being positioned 159th at the end of the swim, ended the bike ride at around 50th place.

On to the run and Terry kept it steady despite feeling the pain from his efforts. He finished the run in a very creditable 40th place having not been caught and finished with a position of 49th overall.

All-in-all, Terry was pleased with his effort and has made a good improvement on his previous go at Triathlon.