Ryders Vic Aquathlon Champs
22-04-2010
SPLASH N DASH RACE 4 (VICTORIAN AQUATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS) 6/3/2010
The weather Gods were certainly on our side for the last race of the Splash n Dash series which also included the Victorian Aquathlon Championships, before Melbourne saw the most intense storm ever! How lucky are we!! The conditions that morning were perfect and saw over 60 competitors complete the 2.5k run/1km swim/2.km run in some very fast times.
The overall men’s Elite division was won by Jamie Rhodes in a very quick time of 28:36, and hot on his heels Ryan Smith came in second in 28:45 and Simon Carey third, 28:50.
In the woman’s race, there was no elite division, Anna Coldham was the fastest overall and was the winner of the 16-19 age category in a time of 34:39, Sarah Harrow 35:04, winner of the 35-39 age category and Vicki Inglis in 35:36, winner of the 30-34 age group.
The men’s tryaquathlon event was won by Attila Tokai in 19:42, Dave Wilkenson second in a time of 27:25 and David Anglim third, 27:43.
There was a very close race for the woman’s tryaquathlon, it was again won by Alecka Patralakis in a very quick time of 20:17, and Kate Gollan came in a very close second, 20:27 and Noelene Byrne third in 21:17
Thanks everyone for a fantastic season!!! To all of the competitors, our sponsors - Active Feet, Xtech, 2XU, Victoria University, Ampelite and product sponsors - Big Wet, Power Bar, Aquability, Red Bull, NRG-Lab, engine eyewear and Fire Up Fitness - we could not have done it without you! Thank you also to our amazing event staff - Michael Clayton, Joanne Neumann, Katie Lesley and our photographer extraordinaire Steve (slinga) Lingard!
Hope to see you all in the 2010/2011 season!!
