Beechwood Level 1 Y4 & Y6 Duathlon 25.05.2021

Considering the weather we have been experiencing lately, we were lucky this morning to see some blue skies and be able to go ahead with our Y4 & Y6 Duathlon event at Beechwood.

Duathlon is an endurance event with two disciplines – running and cycling. Individuals race to see how quickly they can complete the course, which varies in length, depending on year group.

Up first were Y4; 3 girls and 3 boys took part on a course that was approximately 1.8km long. Once the race has started, they each complete 2 laps running, 3 laps cycling and then a final 1 lap running to the finish.

All the participants set off at a rapid speed but soon realised that they were going to have to pace themselves if they wanted to complete the course. Well done to you all for finishing with great times, it was a challenging course!

Congratulations to Liam. C who was our overall winner for Y4 – you ran a great race, leading from the front throughout.

Next up was Y6; for this age group, they needed to complete 4 laps running, 6 laps cycling and 2 laps running to finish, over a total distance of roughly 3.6K. This was definitely a gruelling course; the mud was sticky from all the rain, and it made for some tough cycling. All 6 children dug deep though and found a steady pace that they could maintain. In the end it came down to a final sprint for the finish – the young man that had led all the way, got passed on the last straight as our Y6 winner hung on and then found a little bit of energy left in the tank to sprint for the line. What a finish!

Huge congratulations to Isabelle. H – our sprint finisher, and to Theo. C who was just a few seconds behind.

Well done to all of you who took part today, you did brilliantly, and they were 2 very exciting races to watch – we hope they you enjoyed it as well.

Claire Cormack & Brian Cota

Who to contact

  • Claire Cormack

    Claire Cormack

    PE Specialist Teacher for Plympton Academy Cluster, Responsible for Partnership Mainstream SEN

    Mobile: 07932 460256

    Email: [email protected]

  • Brian Cota

    Brian Cota

    PE Specialist Teacher for Sir John Hunt CSC Cluster

    Telephone: 01752 201020

    Email: [email protected]

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