Team WhittleFit racing roundup - 13th & 14th August 2016

Some great racing this weekend from WhittleFit coached athletes, here's the highlights: 

• Midnight Man Triathlon: Tom Foster raced the Midnight Man middle distance triathlon yesterday and had an amazing race; Tom won the race by almost 10 minutes! Great racing and perfect preparation for the European middle distance champs in Austria in a few weeks!  

• Porthcawl Round the Bay swim: Andrew Martin raced the Porthcawl Round the Bay open water swim this weekend and had a great race with a 2^nd place finish; excellent preparation for Andrew’s upcoming race in Mexico for Team GB.

• Dorney Lake Sprint Triathlon: Martin Davies raced at Dorney Lake this weekend and had a very solid race with 8^th place in his catergory, nice work Martin!

• Brutal Big Swim: Coach Mark and friend of WhittleFit Richie Bowen did a recce weekend in Llanberis this weekend which included the Brutal 5K Big Swim. Both survived the chilly waters of Lake Padarn, with them coming home in 7^th and 11^th place respectively.

• Ironman Dublin 70.3: Mathew Pritchard made the switch from ultra long triathlon to the 70.3 (half Ironman) distance this weekend and raced the Dublin 70.3. Mathew had a great race and smashed his PB, great work mate!