Team WhittleFit racing roundup - 1st & 2nd July 2017

This weekend we had lots of WhittleFit athletes racing, from Dartmoor, to north and south Wales and even France.........lets see how they got on:

• Dartmoor Classic Sportive: Emma Edworthy did the super tough Dartmoor Classic Sportive yesterday, which has 10,000 feet of climbing! Nice work Emma, great preparation for Ironman Chattanooga! 
• Dragon Duathlon: several friends and coached athletes did the tough Dragon Duathlon (going from south to north Wales) on Saturday. Everyone did extremely well in very tough conditions, with Simon and Jason successfully defending their 2016 relay title, well done guys!
• Marmotte Sportive: Andy Backhouse and Rich Baker completed the amazing Marmotte Sportive this weekend, taking on the climbs of the Glandon, Télégraphe, Galibier and Alpe d‘Huez. Well done guys, stunning course and excellent riding! 
• Monmouth Aquathlon: We had several WhittleFit athletes racing the Monmouth Aquathlon yesterday, congrats to Cath, Lowri, coach Lawrence and Mrs coach (Laura!) on their performances; standout results were Laura coming home as 2nd lady and coach Lawrence came 7th, well done all!
• Fan Dance: Simon Thomas did the famed Fan Dance run (the Fan Dance is the original SAS selection route, a 24k march in the Brecon Beacons that is infamous within the ranks of all UK Special Forces) on Saturday. Simon wanted to get under 3 hours and actually finished in 2 hours 59 mins and 57 seconds!!! Well done Simon!