Emily Attfield was first in the Year 6 girls and Pete Jarman was first in the Year 8 boys and they were both presented with a cup and medal.
The triathlon included a swim in the Bude sea pool so they wore wetsuits for this part. After the swim there was a run from the beach up the the Bude downs for the second leg of the triathlon.
Emily and Pete quickly took off their wetsuits and then got on their mountain bikes for the second leg of the race on the hilly Bude downs. Finally they did the running leg of the triathlon on the Bude downs.
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Emily and Pete both train regularly with Tavistock Athletic Club and Tavistock Swimming Club and would like to thank all the coaches for their help. Pete would also like to thank Derek of Dartmoor Cycles who came to his rescue at the last minute when he had a problem with his bike.
... more success for Emily
TAVISTOCK junior triathlete Emily Attfield had a profitable half term holiday by acheiving three wins in a row.
On Sunday, May 30 she travelled to Pencoed in South Wales to compete in the junior triathlon. She completed the 200m swim and transition in 3mins 59sec, 4km bike in 10mins 19sec and 1,600m run in 7mins 14sec; it gave her an overall time 21mins 32 sec and she won by over 3mins 30sec.
Her 12 year-old brother Stephen Attfield competing in the Fun 2 Tri event for the first time had the second fastest overall time.
On Saturday, June 4 Emily was again in Wales at Cardiff for another Junior Triathlon. She won this event despite strong opposition beating her nearest rival by 38 seconds.
The next day it was on to Westonbirt School in Gloucestershire for the Yate Tri Stars Aquathlon.
After the 250m swim Emily was in fourth but she gradually caught the other competitors in the 2,200m run to win in a time of 12mins 52sec