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The Trunce lets down its guard...

Monday's (23rd June) Trunce smiled upon the competitors. Dry conditions and low river levels made the 5th of 9 runnings simply difficult, instead of the more usually encountered ridiculously difficult.

Mick W took full advantage and recorded an event PB of 32.12, edging ever closer to the fabled sub 30 minute club. Mick was a highly credible 17/75 in the very competitive Male Vet 40 category.

Rosie Wigg was also in action and continued her return to form and just missed out on a sub 40 minute run finishing a solid 17/37 in the Female Senior category . We have every faith that Rose will be into the 30's very soon.

If these times don't sound impressive for just over three and a half miles, we urge you to go and have a bash...


Allerthorpe Tri

Emma S continued her good form in Sunday's (22nd June) Allerthorpe Sprint Triathlon (S750m / B24K / R5K) improving by 5 minutes on her time in last year's running of this same event. In spite of a slower swim - which is no surprise as this event is a notorious bun fight - Emma stormed through the bike section and held on with a solid run to finish 5/21 in her age group and 17/54 overall in the female field.


Northumberland Tri

Emma S and Steve W realised that it paid to be from the North East when trying to understand the pre-race briefing at Sunday's (8th June) Northumberland Sprint Triathlon (S850m / B20K / R 5.3K).

Perplexed by too many why-ayes and marras they both decided the best strategy was just to follow everyone else into the pleasantly warm but silty-and-weedy Druridge Bay Country Park lake in the hope that their pre-race recces had been sufficient.

A frantic washing-machine of a (longer-than-standard) swim was followed by a true quagmire in transition - which thanks to a pre-race downpour looked more like a mass mud-wrestling bout than anything - and 20K on the tougher-than-it-looks bike course, before round two of the mud-wrestling ring and a final 5.3K run round the mixed terrain pathways of the country park.

Emma improved massively on her time at last year's running of this event and managed to finish 5th in her age group. Steve also improved and went well, getting back to something like top bike form, winning his age group and finishing 11/199 overall notwithstanding some very strong competition.

In spite of it taking a full two days to dry and clean all the race kit this event is a cracker. It's in really pleasant surroundings right on the beautiful Nothumberland coastline with nature reserves making a fantastic backdrop. Highly recommended (unless you are fast).


A Rainy Trunce

Emma Smith has a reputation for having a real turn of speed when chased by stinging insects. We're not sure if any were present in Monday night's (2nd June) Trunce but Emma was certainly on a mission. The conditions were foul to say the least, with heavy rain just before and during the event leading to truly shoe-sucking squelch for most of the 3.8 mile course. Matters weren't helped by the odd patch of angry nettles and the copious reminders that cows share much of the land over which the Trunce runs. Emma simply shrugged the conditions off and finished a superb 4th in her age group. This run was on the back of a successful Doncaster parkrun debut just two days earlier where she managed  a 3rd female overall position.

Also present at the Trunce were Steve W and Rosie Wigg. Rose was deliberately careful as she's still coming through Achilles problems (thinly disguised fell races in wet and muddy conditions are maybe not the best way to rehabilitate) but still managed and a very creditable 25/64 overall in the female field. Steve - who will run on inefficient lines to avoid getting wet and muddy - somehow still managed to finish with relatively clean shoes, a 3rd in age group, and a 27/263 overall position.


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