Bay Harbour: February 09, 2017

PAGE 12 BAY HARBOUR
Wednesday February 8 2017
SPORTS
WAKE UP CALL: The athletes plunged into action at 8.30am
CHAMPION: Tyrone Hellyer took top prize in
the Olympic distance triathlon.
LOOKING FRESH: Mark La Roche heads up the
hill after completing the 1500m swim.
Athletes battled the heat in Corsair Bay
COMPETITORS battled with
temperatures in excess of 30 deg
C in Sunday’s Corsair Bay Classic
Triathlon.
More than 100 athletes, ranging
from seven through to 70-yearsold,
took part in the event which
began with an 8.30am swim.
The event hosted three categories.
The children’s aquathon,
which was contested between seven
to 10-year-olds and consisted
of a short swim and run. The
short course triathlon/duathlon,
which included a 500m swim or
1.7km run, a 13km cycle to the
bottom of Dyers Pass Rd and
back, and a 3.3km run. And the
Olympic distance triathlon/duathlon,
which featured a 1500m
swim in Corsair Bay or 5km run,
40km bike to Orton Bradley Park
and back, and a 10km run.
Many of Canterbury’s top triathletes
used the event as a final
test before next weekend’s Challenge
Wanaka Triathlon Festival.
Thomas Newsom was first
home in the boys’ aquathon with
Charlotte Chiles first in the girls.
A pair of teenagers were first
home in the short course triathlon.
Reece Rush won the male
event in a time of 49m 35s. The
first female home was Rosa Blake
in 56m 1.9s. The men’s short
course duathlon was won by
Alasdair Hood (49m 56.3s) and
Amber Lawson (58m 36s) won
the women’s race.
The Olympic distance triathlon
titles went to Tyrone Hellyer,
who won the men’s in a time of
2h 14m 20.2s and Fiona Crombie
in 2h 24m 12.5s. The Olympic
distance duathlon titles went to
husband and wife combo David
and Katherine Fitch. David won
the men’s event in a time of 2h
22m 39.3s and Katherine the
women’s in 2h 53m 43.7s.
SHORT CLIMB: Cyclists make their way out of Corsair Bay as
the bike leg begins.