Rhian Roxburgh leads the GOG’s to success at Ironman challenge.

*Rhian Roxburgh (*above) was the pick of the GOG Triathlon team after a 2nd place finish in her age category at the Ironman event in Portugal.

*The GOG Triathlon team (*above and below) at the Cascais Ironman challenge.

Rhian Roxburgh leads the GOG’s to success at Ironman challenge

Report by Don Hale

The highly talented GOG Triathlon Club also had a total of eight squad members competing in the gruelling Ironman 70.3-mile race in Cascais, Portugal, last weekend, including  Elizabeth Driscoll, who has dual membership with NWRRC, but Rhian Roxburgh was surely the pick of the team after claiming a podium place with a 2nd place finish in her respective age group.


A GOG club spokesman confirmed their outstanding success: “As a club, we're super proud of the eight squad members that raced Ironman 70.3 in Portugal. Every single one of them put in tremendous performances and got to run down the famous red carpet. 

“With many of them overcoming injuries and sickness, just getting to the start line was an achievement, and for every one of them to finish was phenomenal. However, we must give a special shout out to our head coach Rhian Roxburgh who finished second overall in her age group.”


Roll call of GOG athletes: Rhian Roxburgh 5.02.53, Claire Parsley 5.45.54, Merf Jones 5.49.04, Miklos Biro 5.53.43, Elizabeth Driscoll 6.33.36, Angharad Lewis 7.09.19, Steph Conway 7.32.33, and Melissa Everley 8.07.13.

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