Two of the country’s top tri-athletes, Andre Simon and Wayne Henry, dominated the St Kitts & Nevis Sprint Triathlon & Nationals Competition held over the Easter weekend.
Simon, who has now competed in that country for the third time within a month and a half, captured the men’s division in one hour, 14 minutes and 23 seconds, while Henry clocked 1:16.55 to finish in the number two position.
Simon, who completed the swim in 12:45 before clocking 38:27 on the bike, rounded off his performance in 23:11 in the 5K run. He said that he felt good about his performance.
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| Wayne Henry and Andre Simon |
“It’s a great achievement actually. Again, I came out pretty far behind in the water but was able to pick up on the bike and the run given that it was a very hilly course which I am very good at, so overall, it was a good achievement and I enjoyed the whole experience,” he said.
“I have to thank, first of all, the athletes that I train with and also the association because they have been very supportive along with the sponsors, Extreme Fitness and LIAT. So the fact that we have support from the corporate (community) and also the association, that has been what is really attributing to the success so far.”
Henry, who had individual times of 11:35 for the swim, 39:55 on the bike and 25:25 on the run, also expressed satisfaction with his performance.
“I feel good about it which I know there is still more improvements. Day after day, we are out there with Andre and Rory Butler just getting ready and plus we had other events before, back to back events, as we prepare for this weekend’s triathlon event in Grenada,” Henry said.
The athletes also thanked their sponsors Extreme Fitness and LIAT who both played major roles in securing their participation in the event. A team of tri-athletes will travel to Grenada this weekend for that country’s national event.
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