clumber park world age group duathlon quals

[carl f]

Thankfully the weather was kinder than today up in notts on sat,but it was still pretty blustery
With the likes of Jez cox and a few semi or ex pro's i knew i would never be near a podium place,especially after last years performance when i suffered like a dog on the bike section,and got 75th overall and 20th in my age group (35-39)
Anyway,i was determined this year to head back up there to have a better race...which i did
The standard olympic distance for duathlon is:10k run:40k bike:5k run
The bike and run splits were cut short due to last min road works ,so the organisers had to at the 11th hour re-arrange a bike route,but instead of the 40k standard distance i think it was 36k.I managed to av 22mph(non drafting in this race) on a lumpy course with a vicious head wind in area's of the course,so i kept up with the faster boys-must have been the new pointy hat
On the last run section,i still felt strong and broke away from a couple of guys i was battling it out with on the bike,and managed a 17th overall position
The best bit is i got 4th place(out of 6 places) in my age group so got automatic qualification for the world age group duathlon champs in Rimini
Cheers
Carl

[Toks]

Cool, Clumber Park. I've been there quite a few times . Well done Carl, great effort.... Is Jez Cox the husband of the Road Racer Leda Cox?

[-Adam-]

Well done Carl

[Andrew G]

Excellent result Carl. When are the World's in Rimini, it is ridiculously hot down there in summer.

[Stu Merckx Man]

hey carl thats fantastic.

[carl f]

Cheers guys
Toks-yes its the same jez cox,ex continental pro cyclist,now a semi pro duathlete age grouper,i think sponsered by planet x
Andrew-the worlds are the last weekend in sept,so should have cooled down a bit
If i wasn't such a luddite,i'd download a pic of me in pain,and the results

[Graham O]

Excellent Carl.....