UNDERTAKING a triathlon is no easy feat, but that's exactly what members of the Leeton Tri Sports Club have done recently.
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Several members of the group traveled to the South Coast where they participated in the Husky Triathlon Festival.
Months of hard work and training in the lead up paid off, with several top results over the weekend.
The club had participants in the 2km fun run (six-year-old Boston O'Garey, Jez Lashbrook placing fourth and Lily Paton second).
In the classic event Rachael Lashbrook, Ben Paton and Renee Paton placing second in the classic relay team section.
In the ultimate category, Leanne Irvine finished third on the podium giving her long course champion status and she also qualified for the World Triathlon Series.
The club also had six participants (Irvine, Jacob Houghton, Nathan Carn, Rob Houghton and Dennis Irvine) in the ultimate long course and one team.
The ultimate course is a 1.9km swim, 90km bike ride and a 21km run.
The team of Sean Browning and Sally Cassilles placed fourth in the teams section.
IN OTHER NEWS:
The Leeton club also recently held an annual general meeting and appointed a new committee.
New members always welcome.
The Riverina Tri Series is continuing, with Leeton members participating in these events.
Leeton is hoping to host one of these in 2022.