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Did my 3rd Duathlon of the year this morning. And boy did it rain. Torrential. Which made it great- no sun, no heat. It was a 4K run, 10K ride and 2K run, finished in just under an hour (55 mins). The transition from the ride to the run felt a lot more natural this time around, at least my legs didn’t go into shock, as it did on the last 2.

Even though the weather was bad, the turnout was really good- it wasn’t a race really, just an event for people to get out there and try the discipline and/or test their fitness. There was a triathlon just before the Du as well, plus kids races. 

Was a hectic weekend… was pretty tired before this, and now…

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Gillette, Butler takes top Honours in Triathlon Event.

Ancil Greene, front is being chased by the new Generation, Joshua Ho, behind and Sebastian Bos.

The wet and overcast conditions in Chaguramas did not deter many athletes and spectators alike from attending the Super Sprint Keep Fit on December 1st, which was hosted by the One a Week Running and Multisport group. Christian Gillette came in with top honours in the men’s triathlon event (350m swim, 10K ride, 2K run), with a time of 31:26. He was closely followed a few seconds later by Nicolas Mitchell (31:35) and former national triathlon champion Ancil Greene (32:19).

Tamiko Butler

Among the ladies, Tamiko Butler put in a good performance to lead the field in a time of 34:20, even though she received a 15 second penalty for unbuckling her helmet before properly securing her bike in the transition area. Alexandra Consten (35:37) and Jodi Gomez (37:15) finished second and third respectively.

In the kids event (200m swim, 5k ride, 1K run), Andrew Gillette was in first place with a time of 19:36 and was closely followed by Logan Raymond (19:47) and Lily Stauble (20:16). There was also an adult relay triathlon, which saw the team of Kareem Baptiste, Terife Smart and Avinash Amanalay take the top spot in 29:42. The second and third placed teams were Wendy Ammon, Robin Samuel and Diane Henderson (35:25), and Nikita Legall, Ronald Vincent and Desha Ravello (37:24) respectively.

In the Duathlon event (4K run, 10K ride, 2K run), Avinash Amanalay put in a strong performance to take the top spot in 39:41, with Jason Gaitan (44:44) and Anton Robinson (46:05) taking second and third spot.

Prospects look good for the sport, based on the good turnout and active participation at Sunday’s event.

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Team Earthquake wins Alamo Tag Team Triathlon

Team Earthquake, led by former National Triathlon champion, Jason Gooding, led his team to a convincing win of the Alamo “Drive Happy” Tag team triathlon at Las Cuevas on Sunday 17th November, 2013.

The four-member mixed team which included Tamiko Butler of Antigua, Christiane Farah (Neal & Massy Rainbow Cup Sprint champion), and James Amow, won the 4 X (200m swim, 5km bike and 1km run on the beach) in a time of 1:24:05. Their total ages amounted to 102 years.

Giving Earthquake some stiff competition in the early part of the race was Fasttrack consisting of youngsters Jordan Van Reeken, Christian Gillette (Barbados Sprint Tri Champion), Lilly Stauble and Sebastian Bos, whose total age is just 57 years. They placed second in the Overall but won the Junior category in 1:24:35.

“This is the future of this sport,” said former TTTF president Ian Gooding. “And there are even a few more right behind them. Triathlon has a great future in this country.” Taking third Open spot was RWTC’s team Teamours, consisting to Nicola de Pass, Scott Marchack, Laura Kalef and former national triathlon champion Ancil Greene. Their total age was 101 years. Time was 1:46:08.

Team Hope “Young Stars”, the oldest team in race with a total age of 175, placed fourth in a time of 1:46:08. Their members included Cindy Xavier, Derek Daniel, Diane Henderson (former triathlon champion) and Stephen Welch.

Twenty-five teams, made up of two females and two males each, took part in the race.

Sponsors included Alamo, NLCB, SporTT, Blue Waters, Renew, Odessey Timing, and the TTTF. All results are posted on http://www.odesseytiming.com

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Triathlon with new Leaders continue good work

On Saturday 23rd November 2013, the Trinidad and Tobago Triathlon Federation (TTTF) held its Annual General Meeting at the Hasley Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. At the meeting, the past executive took the opportunity to present to the membership the successes and challenges of their past two years in office, before vacating office.

Elections were then held for a new executive, and several members were nominated to fill various posts. After a round a voting, a new executive committee was elected for a two-year term. They are as follows:

President - Karen Araujo

Vice President - Andreas Stuven

Secretary - Keisha Lindsay

Treasurer - Christiane Farah

Assist. Secretary/Treasurer - Sham Seejattan

PRO - Jeremy Francis

Coaches Liaison Officer - Diane Henderson

Trustee - Alistair Beadle*

Floor Member - Ian Gooding

    The focus of the new executive will be to continue building on the good work done over the past two years by the outgoing committee, and there will be a specific focus on youth development and the promotion of triathlon as a sport to the wider public. All the best to the new executive.

  * Subsequent to the election Alistair indicated that due to other commitments, he would be unable to fulfil the role of trustee on an ongoing basis, but remains willing to assist where he can. As such, floor member Ian Gooding was asked to take up the portfolio, until such time as an election can be held for the post.