Sport
14 November, 2025
Triathletes post strong long course results
The Maryborough and District Triathlon Club conducted its fourth event of its 2025/26 Club Championship season from the Maryborough Sports and Leisure Centre on Sunday, November 9, in cool and windy conditions.
Event distances were a 400 m swim, 20 km ride, and 4 km run for the long course, and 200 m swim, 8 km ride, and 2 km run in the short course.
In the short course, it was a two-way battle between Kate Cain and Ararat-based triathlete Sue Blizzard.
Both triathletes enjoyed strong swims with Cain producing an exceptional transition to head into the cycle leg in first position.
Little separated the two triathletes for the cycle and run legs, with Cain crossing the finish line in 39:50 to win the Open Female category, with Blizzard (42:35) second across the line (50+ Female winner).
In the Open Male long course, it was local triathletes Josh Britten and Jeff Beer who tackled the windy conditions, especially on the 20km cycle leg, where both triathletes showed great determination when cycling into the headwind for part of the course.
Britten and Beer excelled in all triathlon disciplines, with Britten having an exceptional swim leg and Beer excelling on the cycle leg. In the end, it was Beer who crossed the finish line (61:14) to win the Open Male category with Josh (69:22) in second place.
With the warmer weather approaching, the club invites all experienced and budding triathletes to come along and participate in its second long course triathlon from the Maryborough Sports and Leisure Centre on Sunday, December 14.
Course distances will be 400 m swim, 20 km ride, and 4 km run in the long course, and a 200 m swim, 8 km ride, and 2 km run in the short course.
All participants are welcome, either as individuals or teams, and now is the ideal time to start training as we move into the summer sport season.
To find out more about the club, its activities, membership, or calendar of club events, contact club secretary Jenny Barras on 0423 495 768, send an email to mbtriathlonclub@icloud.com, or visit www.facebook/maryboroughtriclub.com