Feet and wheels hit the road for duathlon champs
The regional event, held at Karapiro domain near Cambridge, challenged our athletes with its long-distance run-bike-run course.
Taking part was Thomas McAdams (year 12), Toby Finlayson, Oliver Larcombe, Dean Stewart, Dolce Kissling-Hemsworth (all year 11), Riley Wills, Ben Haskell (both year 10) and Oliver Galpin (year 9).
For Oliver Galpin, this was his first duathlon and he came away with a silver medal in the under-14 race – just three seconds behind the first place-getter. His race consisted of a 1.7k run, a 16k bike and a 3.2krun.
In the under-16 girls’ race, another first-time duathlon competitor, Dolce Kissling-Hemsworth, put in an incredible performance to finish second place.
In the under-16 boys’ race, which consisted of a 3.2k run, a 16k bike and a 3.2k run, Riley Wills took out third place followed by Thomas McAdams, also racing in his first duathlon, in fourth place.
Summary of medals obtained:
- Silver – Oliver Galpin (Year 9) – under-14 boys
- Silver – Dolce Kissling-Hemsworth (Year 11) – under-16 girls
- Bronze – Riley Wills (Year 10) – under-16 boys