Last Saturday 37 young triathletes gathered at Trellis Bay to take part in the second youth development event hosted by the BVI Triathlon Federation and BSAFE.
Children under 15 with interest in any portion of the sport —swim, bike, or run — were encouraged to participate.
The event attracted about the same number of competitors as the first event, with a few new faces.
“I found it very encouraging that so many children came out,” BVITF Youth Development Director Chris Ghiorse said.
The day started with three age group relays to get everyone warmed up and an understanding of the course. Most of the relays were comprised of a few swimmers tagging multiple riders that were also competed as runners. A few of the team competitors said they would like to do the whole race next time.
Most of the swimmers for the relays then took part in their age group individual event. There were 12 individuals in the under-11 division and it was “really exciting watching the swimmers race for the first turn,” Mr. Ghiorse said.
The idea behind keeping the events short is that it keeps the kids focused on being competitive and there are no insurmountable leads generated in any leg, so everyone keeps trying right to the line, the director added.
Many of the finish times were less than a few seconds apart.
According to organisers, Trellis Bay was a “perfect location” for the development event.
“There was a good rhythm to the layout of the course and having radios to communicate with all the volunteers made the event that much safer and easier to run,” Mr. Ghiorse said. “It was great that Boardsailing BVI and Aragorn’s Studios were so accommodating when we took over their beach front for a few hours.”
“We have had two great events because of all the volunteers who come out to help,” he added.
The third youth development event will be held on April 21 at Trellis Bay. Registration starts at 8 a.m., the first race will start at 9 a.m. Events 4 and 5 will be held on May 19 and June 2 — the venues have yet to be determined.
For more photos of the event visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/photographyatlaw/sets/72157629257479550/
For more youth triathlon information contact Mr. Ghiorse at 542-1981 or chris@bsafe.vg or visit www.tribvi.vg.
RESULTS
Under 8 and Under 11 Relay teams run at the same time 1 lap(names listed in order of swim-bike-run)
1. Lawton Green, Sam Childs, Liam Blok, 4:01” — all boys U11
2. Bradford Green, Jahmal Bertie (bike-run), 4:35” — all boys mix U8 and U11
3. Nicole Munro, Tallulah Kinkead (bike-run), 4:39” — all girls U11
4. Bradford Green, Andrian Baijnauth (bike-run), 5:18” — all boys mix U8 and U11
5. Ajaalee Malone (swim-bike), Ajaanii Malone, 6:46” — all boys U11
6.Hannah Bridson, Alex Richards, Hannah Bridson, 6:54” — all girls U8
Under 15 Relays 2 laps (names listed in order of swim-bike-run)
1. Dekembe Parsons, Da’Sean Jones (bike-run), 8:19” — all boys
2. Dekembe Parsons, Judah Bertie, John Pettigrew, 8:24” — all boys
3. William Richards, Leo Forte, William Richards, 8:44” — all boys
4. Dekembe Parsons, Layman Johnny, Sheneal Dabreo, 9:12” — mix boy-girl
5. Dekembe Parsons, Denovté Prentice (bike-run), 9:32” — all boys
6. Giovanni Wells, D’quan Christopher (bike-run), 9:51” — all boys
Under 8 Individuals 1 lap
1. Bradford Green, 5:42”
2. Ella Tekeli, 5:51”
3. Connor Maccallum, 7:56”
4. Noah Cottreau, 8:04”
Under 11 Individuals 1 lap
1. Derek Pettigrew, 4:19”
2. Liam Blok, 4:23”
3. Sam Childs, 4:58”
4. John Pettigrew, 5:04”
5. Dominic Munro, 5:29”
6. Alex Richards, 5:44”
7. Pablo Wells, 6:08”
8. Lawton Green, 6:10”
9. Alisha Ayres, 6:24”
10. Lucie Mobbs, 6:35”
11. Shakudo Pickering, 7:32”
12. Shakeba Pickering, 9:05”
Under 15 Individuals 2 laps
1. Jude Kinkead, 7:51”
2. William Richards, 7:52”
3. Dekembe Parsons, 8:02”
4. Joseph Wells, 9:27
DNF – Retired after the
swim Yahkhushi Williams
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