Brocklesby Hunt Pony Club Triathlon 20 November 2016
8 members of our pony club braved the horrible weather on Sunday to compete at our Triathlon held in Lincoln.
In the Mixed Bean Bag class Charlie Jeanes and Milo Read had a good day out, with Charlie bagging the 2nd best swim in the class and producing the fastest run time. This put him into 1st place. They were alsoplaced in a mixed Pony Club Team with 2 girls from the Cottesmore and Grove Pony Clubs and between them took Team 1st Prize!
The Minimusgirl’s class had a huge entry of 30 children and this was subdivided with 12 of those children being in the 9 and under group.
In the 9 and under group Pippa Marshall tried so hard in all three phases and took 6th place amongst some strong competition. Laura Jeanes, in her last year of Minimus had a fantastic day out taking Best swim and 3rd best run. This gave her over a 100 point lead to take 1st place overall. With a Five Boroughs Pentathlon girl, they took 3rd placed Team.
Willem Kloosterboer and Hugo Read had their work cut out in the boys Minimus group with 16 entered. Both boys managed very respectable shoot scores, despite Willem having to use a strange gun at the last minute. Willem put a great swim in taking Best Swim and both boys ran very well. Overall Willem took4th placed and Hugo 7th. They also took 2nd placed Team along with 2 Barlow boys.
Amy Sugden and Daisy Williams were entered in the Junior girls group for 12–14 year olds. Amy, who hasn’t done a Triathlon in ages tried her hardest in all 3 phases and suffered an equipment malfunction on diving into the pool, but being against stronger, established children didn’t quite make the top places. Daisy who was trying her first Junior Triathlon took equal 2nd Best shoot and Best swim overall. Despite this Daisy took 7th place overall and alongside 2 Cottesmore girls, the 2 girls took 2nd placed Team.
A fantastic effort by everyone involved. Thank you to all the parents and siblings who helped run this event and if anyone would like to have a go at Triathlon or Tetrathlon (with riding added) please contact Jill Williams on 07802 542205