Ricks At The
City of Birmingham Triathlon 2014
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The Event
the fabulous venue of Sutton Park,
Birmingham its the setting for our City of Birmingham
Triathlon. In the centre of the country and served by excellent road
links, Sutton Park gives us a perfect setting for a memorable triathlon
experience. Delivering a sense of wilderness within an urban environment,
visitors to Sutton Park can enjoy the captivating scenery, using an accessible
network of paths
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Ricks Race Distances
Olympic: 1500 metre Swim - 40 km Cycle - 10 km
Run
Olympic Team Relay:
1500m swim - 40km cycle - 10km run one competitor for each leg! |
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| Ricks boys all smiles before the off.. Basher Bates & Bradley Platt. |
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| Ricks swimmer Karen pictured with her Olympic Team Relay buddies |
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| Ricks swimmer Charlie pictured with his Olympic Team Relay buddies and supporters |
first up is Mr Platt..
in the Mens 40+ individual Olympic
1500 metre Swim - 40 km Cycle - 10 km Run
(click on the arrow above to see the start of the 1500 metre Swim
in Powell's pool ,Sutton Park
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Official result :
Nicholas Platt ,Male ( is he) , 42.!! ( looks older )
Henwood Court
/Big Ricks
Olympic distance 40+
Swim 00:34:47....Mmmm slow
T1 00:03:40 ( what were you doing...??)
Bike 01:18:08 ( V,good )
T2 00:02:36 (MMMM)
Run 00:52:19 (getting better)
Total Time 02:47:50 (top effort )
27th in age group , 126 overall ( out of 325 )
superb effort
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next up is Charlie & Karen..
Olympic Team Relay:
Olympic Team Relay:
1500m swim - 40km cycle - 10km run
one competitor for each leg!
one competitor for each leg!
(click on the arrow above to see the Charlie and Karne
start of the 1500m Swim in Powell's pool ,Sutton Park
start of the 1500m Swim in Powell's pool ,Sutton Park
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| All finished!! great team effort! Andy, and Kate & Charlie raised almost £1000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care |
