GOG Triathlon Club

Sunday saw a small contingent of club athletes travel down to Barry Island, South Wales for the penultimate round of the Welsh Super Series.
However, what we lacked in numbers, we made up for with character and talent with everyone of our five athletes securing a top five place in their respective age groups 👌
Leading the way were Steve Allport and Rhian Roxburgh who both won their age groups, with Rhian also finishing as second female overall 🥇
Gwion Brown put in another fantastic display finishing third in a very tough 20-24 age group 🥉
There was another solid performance from Gaz Catherall, who claimed a well deserved fifth place in the 30-34 age group 🏅
Taking a second place in her age group was one of our longest serving club members, Dinah Hazeldine 🥈
All collected valuable points for the club in the Super Series prior to the final race of the season, to be held at Bala this weekend.
Well done team 👍

It's been a busy Bank Holiday weekend for our club members, with athletes travelling far and wide to race.
But we start close to home, and the Cilcain Mountain Race. A tough 7.4Km course that takes athletes from the village of Cilcain, up to the summit of Moel Fammau and back, and with an elevation of just under 400 meters, this is one tough cookie.
Doubling up as the North Wales Regional Champs, a stacked fields of athletes was guaranteed. However, proving that we can hold our own with the best runners in the area, Andy Jones secured a second place in the NW Champs in the M50 age category with an impressive time of 46.03 🥈
Hot on his heels was Hayley Turner, in an equally impressive 51.57 👌 However, we're still waiting for an update on the NW Champs to find out her placing.
Well done team 👏👏👏

GOGS on Tour 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Three of our club athletes, Merf Jones, Claire Parsley, and Paula Turner, travelled to Copenhagen, Denmark earlier this week to compete in the TrygFonden Copenhagen Swim, Denmark's largest recreational open water swimming event, in which swimmers complete a 2Km lap of Copenhagen's canal system.
Not content with swimming through the city, they also ran the local Parkruns this morning too.
Well done team 👏👏😁

More of our athletes on their travels over the weekend were Neil Vicars-Harris and Paula Maguire, who competed in the West Lancs Sprint Triathlon, in Ormskirk, Lancashire.
Both athletes put in excellent performances with Neil completing the race in 1.21.01, and Paula crossing the line in 1.31.13 👌
A great result for both athletes, and even more so for Paula as she makes a steady comeback to racing after suffering a major illness just over a year ago 👏👏👏

Another of our athletes making the trip to the East Midlands for the Darley Moor Duathlon, was Sion Hughes. In a race that doubled as a 2027 European Qualifier, Sion made light work of the 5K run, 18K bike, and final 2.5K run, crossing the finish line in a time of 1.03.31, finishing 11th in his age group.
Well done Sion, fingers crossed for qualification 🤞

Yesterday saw three of our junior athletes travel over to the Midlands to compete in the Darley Moor Junior Duathlon, part of the West Midlands Junior Race Series.
In the Tristars 1 race, for athletes aged 9 - 10, brothers Llywelyn and Blaiddyn Wynne were once again showing that all the hard work they are putting in on a Thursday evening is paying off, with two tremendous performances. Llywelyn romped home in 9th place, while Blaiddyn crossed the line in 41st place. Brilliant results in a stacked field of the best up and coming triathletes 👌
Enya Maguire, racing in the Tristars 2 age group, for athletes aged 11 - 12, also reaped the rewards of all her hard work finishing 26th overall, and tenth female in another stacked field 👍
Well done team 👏👏👏

A huge shout out to club member Geran Hughes, who was selected by Welsh Athletics|Athletau Cymru to represent Cymru in the M50-64 age group at last night's Cymru v England 3000m Masters International at Deeside last night.
Geran put in a solid performance, crossing the finish line in an impressive time of 11.38
Da iawn Geran 👌

YOU ARE AN IRONMAN !!!
Those were the words that greeted club member Rach Williams Cook as she ran down the famous red carpet in Copenhagen last weekend.
In less than ideal conditions, Rach was rewarded for all the hard graft she has put in over the last 12 months with a fantastic time of just over thirteen and a half hours.
A huge congratulations from all at the club, now put your feet up and relax 👏👏👏