Wendy secures a ticket to the Euros

Mud and cows were the biggest obstacle as club members competed against duathletes from across the country at the Devon Duathlon, which was hosting as a British Triathlon European qualifier for 2024.

Wendy Urban booked her ticket to the European Championships next year and topped the podium with a hard fought age group win in 1.35.14.

Joining Wendy amongst the 250 finishers were club members Julian Smith in a time of 1.19.40, Paul Whitehead in a time of 1.25.04, Peter Hayward in a time of 1.31.12, Katie Hine in a time of 1.33.19 and Laraine Gibbins in a time of 1.44.13

Hitting the trails around Woodbury Common, a team of club members took on the Devon Trails 10k and half marathon.

Serving up some testing climbs and even some river crossings for the 10k, Frank Reay not only finished in the top ten but also won his age group in 50.31.

Katie Potter also stepped onto the podium with a third place senior lady in 53.52 and Sarah Sweatman completed the team in 1.28.53 Going long and Steve Waters secured a top ten finish in an impressive time of 1.37.00 and was joined by Robin Gustar 2.24.06 and Adam Snith 2.33.11.