The Cobar Athletic & Triathlon Squad (CATS) Club held their first triathlon event at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool on Sunday morning with a good field of 24 athletes taking part.
A field of 14 ahtletes, some competiting as individuals, and others in teams, tackled the Short Course, which consisted of a 300m swim, a 10km ride and a 2km run.
Isaac Theakston was the fastest competitor and completed the Short Course in a time of 31 minutes and 40 seonds.
Trudy Griffiths was the second finishing individual with a time of 40 minutes and 2 seconds and was pushed all the way by Greg McKervey, who finished with a time of 42.43 for third place.
There was a group of 10 athletes on the Try-a-Tri course (200m swim/ 5km ride/ 2km run) with Josh Gillette the fastest finisher in 31.20.
The day’s Handicap winners were Bobbi Murray, who switched to a road bike and improved her Short Course time to 1hr 12min 46sec.
Young Try-a-Tri competitors Finn Hill and Kolten Shields were second in the Handicap with a time of 48.33 and Mason Hill and Nixon Shields, who completed the Try-a-Tri course in 36.57, earned third place.
