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SSgt (SSI) A Syrett RAPTC Capt (MAA) Wilson IS Standard Distance Brecon 2019
RAPTC Triathlon team members did not stop there with exceptional successes. They all had their own accomplishments throughout the year demonstrating their commitment to the sport.
• RAPTC Sportswoman of the Year 2019 – Sgt (SI) N Jones
• Army Triathlon Association Head Coach – SSgt (SSI) B Leach • Qualifying for Challenge Middle Distance Championships in Slovakia – Capt (MAA) W Wilson RAPTC & Sgt (SI) N Jones
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• RAPTC Triathlon Team members selected for the Army Triathlon Squad 2020: Capt (MAA) W Wilson RAPTC, Capt (MAA) B Reese RAPTC, SSgt (SSI) A Syrett RAPTC, SSgt (SSI) M Hanson RAPTC, SSgt (SSI) S Littlewood RAPTC, Sgt (SI) N Jones RAPTC, and Sgt (SI) B Webster RAPTC
The RAPTC Triathlon Team has proved that to achieve sporting success you need to build team cohesion and nurture a healthy sporting ethos.
SSgt S Littlewood 2nd Place, SSgt M Hanson 3rd Place
Sgt (SI) N Jones RAPTC 1st Place
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RAPTC TRIATHLON TEAM OVER SEAS VISIT CYPRUS 30 SEPT – 9 OCT 19
SSgt (SSI) D Woolridge RAPTC
Need for Speed Capt Willie Wilson doing what he does best. Posing!! Left to right - Sgt (SI) Littlewood, Sgt (SI) Webster, SSgt (SSI) Woolridge, Sgt (SI) Jones, Capt (MAA) Wilson, SSgt (SSI) Hanson
RAPTC Triathlon Team IS Standard Distance Brecon 2019 - Left to Right SSgt A Syrett, Sgt N Jones, SSgt B Leach, Capt W Wilson, Capt B Reese.
RAPTC TRIATHLON TEAM MEMBERS:
Capt (MAA) Wilson, SSgt (SSI) Hanson, SSgt (SSI) Woolridge, Sgt (SI) Littlewood, Sgt (SI) Webster, Sgt (SI) Jones
To round off the most successful season for the RAPTC team in several years, including winning the coveted Inter Corps Championships, 6 members of the RAPTC triathlon team embarked on an Over Seas Visit (OSV) to Cyprus to race the super tough K1 Man (Middle distance) Triathlon. The race attracts an International field and is hotly contested by the top triathletes in Cyprus. The gruelling race consists of a rough 1.9km Sea swim in Happy Valley followed by a stunning but horrendously hilly 90km of biking along the beautiful coastal road and then a tough &
demanding 21km mixed trail run in the heat of the day around the Happy Valley tracks & roads.
Before the training started in earnest, a comprehensive brief was conducted by the OSV OIC Sgt Nerys “Nezza” Jones & SO2 PD Cyprus Maj Paul “Dougie” Douglas who had worked hard to ensure the camp was well located in Episkopi and the team were fully supported throughout the week.
The fun began with the Head Coach, Capt (MAA) Willie Wilson laying out the training sessions that the team could look forward to, based on the “reverse taper” theory. Throughout the week the swim, bike and run routes were broken into segments and