North Coast 2005 Winter Duathlon Series Race 3
Sunday 7th August

Perfect conditions greeted the 30 odd competitors who gave up their Sunday sleep ins in the name of “having a bit of fun”. It was a great day’s racing with some of the best duels seen in many days. The day however belonged to Leigh Willison who powered over the course for a excellent win. Improver on the day was most definitely Roger Shooter who chased Leigh all the way home to finish 2nd , holding off series leader Paul Covich who finished 3rd. Just call me “Mr. Fourth” Barry Silverlock was, you guessed right, 4th again. Another improver worth noting is young Kyra Flynn who finished 16th in the field with a time of 41:29 (43:13 in race 2). Kyra would normally race in the 12-13 year age group, so in that context her result is simply stunning. For poetry in motion just watch her run sometime - and then try and catch her.

As for those duels, well none of those we had been following eventuated. Nimal still suffering the effects of his hard Saturday morning ride was left eating the draft king Dave’s dust. Scotty did an N S (no show) so Crofty picked on Greg McIntosh to brutalize in a huge sprint finish. Dave has given up on Nimal and is now after Steve Jamieson and certainly got close in a fast run home. And how about some the other gut buster sprints for home – Erika Lori being Sarah Fearnley’s best friend until 50 metres from home and then bolting and just holding her out, Mike Lori showing Wayne Jones what real pain is and Ashley Fearnley showing absolutely no respect for old men as she ground poor Dave Dunham into the side walk.

Yes we all a great time again and encourage more of our members to come out and take the challenge. It was also a farewell to a Honeybush Drive veteran Wayne Jones. Our best wishes go with Wayne as he and his family relocate to the Eastern States.

Photos of the event can be viewed in the gallery of the website as can the results be viewed in the results section

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