Llanfairpwllgwyngyll Time Trial

First of the weekly Tuesday night time trial's have started. Good training for the triathlon I think!!

CERIST AQUATHLON

Last race of four in the Cerist Aquathlon series today. Three out of four count towards the series, and as I could only do two, there's no hope of winning. So, the only thing to do, is try and win the race today.

Early start at 5.30am to get to Machynlleth for 8am registration. Swim leg is 400m with a 5km run to finish off. As there are only four lanes in the pool, it took some time for my turn to come up Anyway off I go. Although my 400m swim time of 5m 29sec is slower than the usuall, it still the best time of the day. Next came the 5k run, and at half way I was 5 seconds up on the opposition. A the finish I recorded a 5k time of 18:15. Like the swim, it was slower, giving me 7th overall on the run, and 3rd overall in the race.

BMC Youth Climbing Series - Wales

Not usually a sport associated with Inov-8, but although I only climb once a week, I qualified for the Welsh final of the Wales BMC Indoor Climbing Series in Cardiff over the weekend. Really good day with excellent facilities at Boulders in Cardiff. Got 8th in the end, not too bad for a part timer!!

Pwllheli Triathlon

Pwllheli Triathlon.

During the 20km bike leg. Finishing my 5km run to come in second in my first senior triathlon.

Triathlete Owain Llyr James was in action again last weekend, competing in his first senior triathlon. Owain is currently sponsored by Revolution Bikes of Bangor and Team Inov 8, and competed in the Pwllheli triathlon on a cold sunny morning, with 71 athletes taking part.

This race came on the back of Owain’s aquathlon win at Aberystwyth in February.

No 1 and first to go in the pool was Owain, with a 30 second break before the next athlete started. A good swim by Owain saw him having the best swim time of the day by a margin of 43 seconds in a 400m swim time of 5 minutes 18 seconds. Next discipline was a 12 mile time trial, before returning to the leisure centre at Pwllheli for the start of the 5km run around the harbour in Pwllheli. With about 300 meters to go on the run stage Owain was passed to come in second.