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Kate takes 5th place in her category at Ironman 70.3 UK

Catherine Kelly, (a.k.a Kate!) represented the club recently taking part in the Ironman 70.3 UK. The race comprises a 1.9km swim in Wimbleball Lake, followed by a 90km cycle and finishes off with a half marathon. The race is renowned as being a particularly tough Ironman 70.3 course, with a very challenging bike course. The run course follows a mix of terrain including tarmac, hard pack trail and grass and rises to over 1,300ft. Catherine finished the swim in 42:47mins, the bike in 03:54:31hrs and the run in 01:54:32 hrs. The overall finish time was 06:43:41, awarding Catherine fifth place in her age category.