Richard Scamans made a successful debut at the Llanrwst Sprint Triathlon.

*Richard Scamans (*pictured above) made a successful debut at the Llanrwst Sprint Triathlon.

Richard's Triathlon debut at Llanrwst.

Report by Don Hale.

https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com

www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk

Road Runner Richard Scamans took part in his first ever Triathlon event at the weekend in rather wet conditions, but he was pleased with his overall performance and completed a swim, run, cycle, and final dash in a respectable time of 1hr 52 mins and 8 seconds.

Richard entered the challenging Llanrwst Sprint Triathlon and he finished 97th out of 147 finishers, and he was the 54th male athlete, and 15th in his respective super-vet age category.

After the event he confirmed: “My first triathlon completed this morning. Pleased to get round in one piece in the damp conditions, although I was obviously wet from the swim, so it didn't affect me too much.

“Anyone wanting to do a triathlon, I would definitely recommend this one for first timers or for experienced athletes. Friendly marshals and very helpful organisers. Thank you for all the encouragement today and advice in the lead up to today.”