Tri-Anglia team complete Ironman event in Sweden
The Tri-Anglia athletes who took part in the Ironman event in Kalmar, Sweden. Pictures: Richard Lee - Credit: Richard Lee
The endurance challenges of an Ironman event in Sweden have been tackled by 28 members of Tri-Anglia triathlon club.
Swimmers in the Ironman event in Kalmar, Sweden. Pictures: Richard Lee - Credit: Richard Lee
Amongst the picturesque scenery of the city of Kalmar, in the south-east of the Scandinavian country, the athletes took on a 2.4-mile swim, 112 miles on the bike and then finished off by running the marathon distance of 26.2 miles.
Jonathan Cordle was the first Tri-Anglia member to cross the finish line out of the almost 2,000 people who completed the challenge, finishing in 10 hours, 47 minutes and 24 seconds.
The second Tri-Anglia member to finish, just under the 11-hour mark, was club chairman Rob Lines in 10:59:19.
There was also an age group success, with Penny Edwards the fastest finisher in the women's 60-64 category, in a time of 12:58:29.
Tri-Anglia chairman Rob Lines in the Ironman event in Kalmar, Sweden. Pictures: Richard Lee - Credit: Richard Lee
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Tri-Anglia chairman Lines said: 'The stunning city of Kalmar has put itself firmly on the global triathlon map by building on a race they've hosted for 20 years, which for the third time in 2014 carried the famous Ironman brand.
'The city put on a sterling show of hosting 2,500 triathletes plus friends.
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'It was thrilling to be part of a Tri-Anglia contingent that was noticed for bright colours, big smiles and loud voices.
'Tri-Anglia were making the world of triathlon aware of Norfolk.
Tri-Anglia members Geoffrey Garfoot and Richard Woodward in the Ironman event in Kalmar, Sweden. Pictures: Richard Lee - Credit: Richard Lee
'We had 28 members cross the finishing line, making us one of the largest clubs there and definitely the largest contingent from a British club.
'With 155 members who have completed an Ironman can we claim Norfolk as the fittest county in the country?'
