BVITF Youth Development Event 2: Report and Results

On Saturday March 17^th, 37 young aspiring triathletes gathered at Trellis Bay, Beef Island to take part in the 2^nd youth development event hosted by the BVI Triathlon Federation (BVITF) and BSAFE.  Children under 15 with interest in any portion of the triathlon – swim, bike, or run – were encouraged to participate regardless of their individual ambitions.

“We had the about the same number of competitors as the first event, but with a few new faces mixed in as well.   I found it very encouraging that so many children came out,” said organiser, Chris Ghiorse.

The day started with three age group relays to get everyone warmed up and understanding the course the individuals would face.   Most of the relays comprised of a few swimmers tagging multiple riders that were also interested in running.    A few of these team competitors said they would like to do the whole thing next time around once they saw how short the swim was.

Most of the swimmers for the relays then took part in their age group individual event.  There were 12 individuals in the under 11 and it was really exciting watching the swimmers race for the first turn.

The idea behind keeping the events very short is that it keeps the kids focused on being competitive there are no insurmountable leads generated in any leg, so everyone keeps trying  right to the line.  Many of the finish times were less than a few seconds apart.

“Trellis Bay is the perfect location for this type of development event, there was a good rhythm to the layout of the course and having radios to communicate with all the volunteers made the event that much safer and easier to run.  It was great that Boardsailing BVI and Aragorn’s Studios were so accommodating when we took over their beach front for a few hours.

We have had two great events because of all the volunteers who come out to help,” added Chris.  “I would like to thank all the volunteers and parents who turned up to make this event run smoothly.  Rochelle and Grant who made a huge effort to get kids pre-registered so competitors arriving on the day were able to find a team to swim, ride or run for easily; Rotaractors Christian and Petal recording results at the finish line with Angelle, who also doubled up as photographer for the day; the radio course marshals – Ken, Richard, Orano and Mobsy; and water marshals Ross and Peter.”

The 3^rd youth development event will be held on Saturday April 21^st at Trellis Bay.   Registration starts at 8:00am, the first race will start at 9:00am.   Events 4 and 5 will be held on Saturday May 19^th and Saturday June 23^rd the venues have yet to be determined.

If you wish to see all 168 photos Angelle Cameron managed to take during the event please visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/photographyatlaw/sets/72157629257479550/

For more Youth Triathlon information please contact Chris at 542-1981 or [email protected].

RESULTS for Event 2 Youth Development Triathlon

 

Under 8 and Under 11 Relay teams run at the same time 1 lap(names listed in order of swim-bike-run)

1^st             Lawton Green – Sam Childs – Liam Blok                               4:01 all boys U11

2^nd           Bradford Green – Jahmal Bertie (bike-run)                            4:35 all boys mix U8&U11

3^rd            Nicole Munro – Tallulah Kinkead (bike-run)                       4:39 all girls U11

4^th            Bradford Green –  Andrian Baijnauth (bike-run)                   5:18 all boys mix U8&U11

5^th            Ajaalee Malone (swim-bike) – Ajaanii Malone                     6:46 all boys U11

6^th            Hannah Bridson – Alex Richards – Hannah Bridson         6:54 all girls U8

 

Under 15 Relays 2 laps  (names listed in order of swim-bike-run)

1^st             Dekembe Parsons – Da’Sean Jones (bike-run)                   8:19 all boys

2^nd           Dekembe Parsons – Judah Bertie – John Pettigrew          8:24 all boys

3^rd            William Richards – Leo Forte – William Richards             8:44 all boys

4^th            Dekembe Parsons – Layman Johnny – Sheneal Dabreo 9:12 mix boy-girl

5^th            Dekembe Parsons – Denovté Prentice (bike-run)               9:32 all boys

6^th            Giovanni Wells – D’quan Christopher (bike-run)               9:51 all boys

 

Under 8 Individuals 1 lap

1^st             Bradford Green                                    5:42 boy

2^nd           Ella Tekeli                                             5:51 girl

3^rd            Connor Maccallum                            7:56 boy

4^th            Noah Cottreau                                     8:04 boy

 

Under 11 Individuals 1 lap

1^st             Derek Pettigrew                                  4:19 boy

2^nd           Liam Blok                                              4:23 boy

3^rd            Sam Childs                                            4:58 boy

4^th            John Pettigrew                                     5:04 boy

5^th            Dominic Munro                                   5:29 boy

6^th            Alex Richards                                       5:44 girl

7^th            Pablo Wells                                           6:08 boy

8^th            Lawton Green                                       6:10 boy

9^th            Alisha Ayres                                          6:24 girl

10^th         Lucie Mobbs                                           6:35 girl

11^th         Shakudo Pickering                              7:32 boy

12^th         Shakeba Pickering                              9:05 girl

 

Under 15 Individuals 2 laps

1^st             Jude Kinkead                                         7:51 boy

2^nd           William Richards                                7:52 boy

3^rd            Dekembe Parsons                              8:02 boy

4^th            Joseph Wells                                         9:27 boy

Retired  after swim Yahkhushi Williams