Torbay triathletes test their skills in the warm waters of the Cotswolds

The Cotswold 113 took place in very warm conditions, so much so the lake temperature was deemed too warm for wetsuits, but that didn't stop a very determined bunch of Torbay Tri Club members. 

The 113k, or 70.3 miles, consists of a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and a half marathon. Under the circumstances with the weather being so warm, the times were very impressive. 

First back in super first time of 4hrs 42mins 11secs was Steven Waters (swim 35mins 34secs, bike 2hrs 28mins 15secs, run 1hr 33mins 26secs) 35th. Then came Mark Colombini in 4hrs 51mins 08secs (swim 41mins 29secs, bike 2hrs 22mins 32secs, run 1hr 42mins 44secs) 61st, Lewis Cholerton 4hrs 54mins 30secs (swim 35mins 31secs, bike 2hrs 29mins 11secs, run 1hrs 45mins 54secs) 68th, Paul Whitehead 5hrs 00mins 0secs (swim 43mins 55secs, bike 2hrs 38mins 02secs, run 1hrs 34mins 12secs) 82nd.

First lady back was Katie Potter in 5hrs 18mins 14secs ( swim 35mins 22secs, bike 2hrs 45mins 18secs, run 1hr 52mins 31secs) 132nd, and doing his first 113  was Bradley 'lizardman' Price, who finished in 5hrs 30mins 09secs (swim 55mins 43secs, bike 2hrs 50mins 01secs, run 1hr 39mins 49secs) 163rd, just ahead of Nigel Fenn 5hrs 32mins 37secs (swim 43mins 54secs, bike 2hrs 54mins 15secs, run 1hr 50mins 18secs) 171st.

Another excellent debut came from Matt Giles, who completed the course in 5hrs 45mins 30secs (swim 44mins 00secs, bike 3hrs 07mins 54secs, run 1hr 44mins 28secs) 216th and the impressive debuts continued Vivek Kulkarni in 6hrs 48mibs 01secs (swim 52mins 56secs, bike 3hrs 17mins 32secs, run 2hrs 22mins 27secs) 387th out of 465.

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In the Aqua bike event, which takes place over a 1.2-mile swim and a 56-mile bike, first back in a swift time of 3hrs 35mins 51secs was Gary Brenton (swim 40mins 54secs, bike 2hrs 51mins 51secs) 19th, followed by Andy Pimm 3hrs 49mins 52secs (swim 46mins 56secs, bike 2hrs 58mins 10secs) 27th.

Then, in his long-awaited return to racing came Graeme Kay in 4hrs 21mins 28secs (swim 1hr 03mins 07secs, bike 3hrs 14mins 07secs) 44th, and 1st Vet 65 age category out of 60.

Molly Pimm had a great day in the 56-mile bike and half marathon, finishing in 2hrs 48mins 55secs (bike 2hrs 48mins 55secs, run 2hrs 02mins 24secs) 5th overall out of 17.

The Haldon flyer is an event put on by Dawlish Coasters, comprising a five-mile down and up run through Haldon Forest. It was in-form Rich Smith back first in a quick time of 33mins 49secs 10th and 1st Vet 60, followed by Jerry Hocking 35mins 18secs 19th. There was a strong performance by V60 Peter Hayward, who finished in 42mins 03secs 49th out of 149 runners 

The Ironman in Victoria Gasteiz North/East Spain took place over the full distance of a 2.4-mile swim ,112-mile bike and full marathon in challenging conditions.

The lake swim was choppy, the bike warm but windy, then a thunderstorm on the run but that didn't stop Chris Tye, who got round in an excellent time of 11hrs 11mins 07secs! The day only got better as Amanda Radley flew round in 13hrs 53mins 07secs, 3rd in age category, plus a place at this year's Kona, while Chris will be there in 2026, having qualified at the previous event.

The very popular Chudleigh Carnival six-mile road race took place in good conditions last Friday evening, including a scenic route through the picturesque countryside, a mixture of rolling hills and fast sections.

V40 Dave Brown continued his good form this year, finishing in 18th in 34mins 49secs in a very competitive field of runners. Very close behind was the ever-impressive V55 Jon Parkinson 35mins 10secs (19th), 2nd V55, out of 166.