29/09/2008 by Dick.

Tuesday for most is the Bridge Inn 5k over in Shortwood,  Bristol - the latest Club Champs race. 7.30 enter on the night. Meet at Leis Ctre at 6 to share cars.

If you can’t make it, come to the Leis Ctre at the usual time to meet up for a run.

Thursday’s main run will be the Tour of the Town (see website under Training & Coaching for the route). If you’re looking for some speedwork, you can do 4 X 1600 metres on the Link Road with 2 mins recovery.

No cross-country training on Saturday as Sunday is the real thing. Meet at Leis Ctre at 9.30 to share cars to Pontllanfraith near Blackwood. Remember to bring your Leisure Centre League race number. If you haven’t got one see Dick on Thursday, or if you must on Sunday morn.

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29/09/2008 by Dick.

An enthusiatic crowd of Chepstow members assembled at the Sandford Lido on Saturday to cheer on our three participants in the popular Cheltenham Triathlon.

A bright, fresh, early Autumn day was ideal for an open-air swim (I imagine - I wouldn’t have dipped a toe in myself). The bike was a nice tour of the countryside just below Cleeve Hill on the Cotswolds, and the run was a quick nip round the town.

This is a big event with 120 women, so Claire Gibson’s 40th position in 1hr 6 mins was quite an achievement for someone who’s been through what she has. There’s obviously a lot more to come as Claire’s fitness and skills improve.

Tracey Burton was only a couple of minutes behind in 1hr 8mins - well done Tracey to get well into the top half.

Gill Ellis, who’s only just taken up cycling and swimming  very recently, put them all together very impressively in 1hr 12mins.

Watch this space for news of these girls’ progression through the Tri distances. I’m looking forward to watching them tackle the Ironman before too long (along with Bev when she gets that foot sorted).

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