This was Whiteoaks Triathlon Club’s 20th annual triathlon and the Bromley Veterans competing were Helen James, Linda Gray and myself. I think Whiteoaks tri club decided to celebrate this anniversary with a very early start. The first slower swimmers were away at 6.30am with the swiftest swimmers at 9.05 so the whole competition was finished by about 11.30. Helen and I were starting our 400 metre swim, 12 lengths of the pool, at 6.50 and 7.10 which meant [for me] getting up at 5am
The cycle was 28k, around the local roads of Swanley, Dartford and Bexley. The weather was a bit wet and the country roads were quite muddy and potentially slippery. You heave a sigh of relief as you turn left at the mini roundabout just outside Old Bexley – it’s not far you think to the finish. But it is still a long drag up North Cray road to the roundabout where we turn left for the last long drag up to the finish outside the Whiteoaks leisure centre.
It is however interesting to examine the split times of the three Bromley Vets. Linda is the champion over 60
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Swim
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T1
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Cycle
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T2
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Run
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Linda Gray
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8.23
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1.24
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53.28
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0.45
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38.51
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1.42.53
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Maureen Farish
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11.02
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4.18
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1.16.13
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1.15
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53.24
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2.26.15
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Helen James
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11.58
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2.47
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1.20.45
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1.08
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1.12.45
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2.49.25
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There were 263 competitors; Linda – 229 Maureen – 258 Helen - 2622