Cerist Aquathlon Series Race 1 - Owain Llŷr James

I missed the North Wales Cross Country League at Lilleshall in order to take part in the 1st of the Cerist aquathlon races. A 6am start in the fog, gave way to slightly better, but much colder weather further south in Machynlleth. Fifty athletes braved the chilly conditions to swim 400m, followed by a 5kM run.
I had a good swim, which saw me getting the fastest swim time of the day in 4:48. My 5kM run took me 16:29, with a 1 minute transition time to be added, giving me 2nd fastest run time of the day. With an overall time of 22:17, I won the junior category, but also was 1st overall!

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Salford Quays Aquathlon

I travelled to Salford recently in order to take part in the last Salford Aquathlon race. I celebrated my junior series win by competing against the seniors.

The race included an 800m open water swim, and a 5kM 4 lap run.

I was out of the water in 4th place, and a quick transition saw me start my 5kM measured course.

I finished my 5kM run in 4th place with a run time of 17:06, and an overall time of 28:40.

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.