WHAT A YEAR it has been for #teampth, it’s been a history making, a record-breaking year, and we are just getting started! So Watch out 2024!
We wish we had the space to list every single achievement in this one post, but we’d be waaay over the character limit!
So what have #teampth been up to in 2023!?
We saw complete beginners join our triathlon and running disciplines and watched them train hard towards their goals, and saw them complete their first 5k without stopping, or their first sprint triathlon. We could not be more proud of the progress everyone at our club has made this year.
Athletes selected for Team GB and Team Ireland
Team GB and Team Ireland selected athletes competed across multiple disciplines in 2023 with more to come in 2024: Cathryn Williams, Carolyn Williams, Mike Hayden, Nick Thomas, Paul Bennet, Ian Williams, David Morgan, Claire Walters, Emma Colwill all completing in GB Red, white and blue and Ross Hamilton for Team Ireland.
World Championships
Claire Walters and Ross Hamilton taking podium finishes at the world championships
Ironman Championships
- Heath Williams competing in the Ironman Championships in Nice
- Mikey Davies competing in the 70.3 championships in Finland and will be competing in Kona in 2024
- Bex Owen competing in the Ironman world championships in Kona
- Cathryn Williams qualified for next years Ironman World Championships in Nice a double podium finish in Ironman Wales and Portugal taking 3rd place in the triclub.
Welsh Champions
- Carolyn Williams is the reigning Welsh Duathlon, Welsh Sprint Triathlon and Welsh Standard distance Champion
- Hugh Pascoe Welsh London Distance Age Group Champion
- Clare Phillips representing Wales in multiple events during the year
- Ffion Williams coming 3rd place in the Welsh Marathon Championships
- Emma Jones and Gavin Woo competing in the World Ocean Lava Championships in Thailand
Welsh Castles Relay first Women’s Team
History was made, when for the first time ever we fielded a women’s team in the prestigious Welsh Castles Relay.
Our ladies winning two stages of Welsh Castle Relays, and our open team placing inside in the top 10 for the first team ever in Welsh Castles Relays.
West Glam Cross Country League
A PTH 1,2,3 in the women’s individual West Glamorgan cross country league with Claire Walters, Heidi Waters and Sam Gardiner taking the top 3 places
Gareth Poston won the V40 category in the West Glamorgan XC last season
1st Place in Division 3 form our first season for our Men’s PTH Reds team, who have gained promotion to Division 2
Tata Steelman Triathlon
Our Tata Steelman triathlon event winning @cymrutri event of the year
A year of forging new partnerships…
A year of forging new partnerships both local and national.
Continuing our life saving partnership with @welshbloodservice
Happy New Year!
