We had a fantastic evening at Tahunanui Beach for the Catch 22 Cafe & Bar Aquathon! The sun was shining, but the wind added an extra challenge for our 25 participants, including teams. A big well done to everyone who took part! Short Course Winners: 1st Team Shredders – 17:05.5 2nd Mini Dash 2 – 17:32.8 3rd Ardan Warner – …
Interesting swim with a strong outgoing tide. It was plain sailing out to the dolphin, but swimmers had the concentrate on staying on target to hit the next two buoys before the slog north along Rocks Rd to the finish. Terry Bone was a convincing winner over the 1200m course, but Ben Marshall had to work hard for second, holding …
Perfect conditions for the Proper Crisps Team Triathlon, 29 teams and individuals, and plenty of fun! A huge thanks to Proper Crisps, our volunteers, and Pete Marshall for the photos.
Interesting course of about 1300m. Lucas Bell made his usual supercharged sprint from the start, shadowed by Terry Bone all the way. At the finish, Lucas had another sprint up his sleeve and was able to hold on for a winning margin of three seconds. The field spread out behind the two leaders, With Ben Marshall in third, followed by …
A beautiful night for a long-course swim of just over 1200m and a short swim of about 350m. It was overcast, but calm, with a slight outgoing tide. It’s not often the course goes north, but that was the case tonight, with Terry Bone choosing to shadow Ben Marshall to the first turn, about 200m towards the wharf. Christina Harris …
Beautiful night for a 1500m swim. Lucas Bell took off like a startled rabbit from the gun, giving no chance for Terry Bone to get his big engine wound up as the field headed south. Ben Marshall did his best to hang on. A couple of right turns took swimmers back up the harbour, with Lucas clinging to the lead …
A pre-race downpour and the threat of bluebottles didn’t deter the 41 swimmers who took on the full course, or the 20 short course swimmers, who covered about 1600m. Terry Bone was unchallenged to win the long course, while Kate Alexander put on a wetsuit to frighten the sea life and rocketed round the course to take second from Fraser …
The lineup of bluebottles along the shore was pretty scary before the race. In the event, there were a few stings, but most people escaped unscathed. Terry Bone shook off some recent upsets to resume normal service at the front of the long course. He was never challenged as he led a chase group around the 1400m course. By the …
What a brilliant day at Rabbit Island! Athletes tackled a mix of swimming, biking, running, and kayaking across triathlon, duathlon, and multisport events, with both long and short courses on offer. A huge thank you to Chia Sisters for their support and to all our amazing volunteers.
There’s nothing certain about this year’s competition. A low tide swim from the beach was never an attractive option, but it turned into a wonderful summer swim in warm, calm water. If that was an unpredictable scenario, so were the results of race 10. Mia Pugh is unbeaten in the women’s section this summer, but she went one further this …