{"id":2874,"date":"2026-03-25T14:52:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/flintdenbigh\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2874"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:21:42","slug":"triathlon-winter-championships-march-22nd-2026","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/flintdenbigh\/news\/triathlon-winter-championships-march-22nd-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"TRIATHLON WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 22nd 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"content-left-right py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container py-md-4\">\r\n                <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                <div class=\"content-image\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/flintdenbigh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-25-at-13.39.23.jpeg\" class=\"card-img-mobile\" alt=\"\"\/>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                <div class=\"content-description-right\">\r\n                    <p>FLINT and DENBIGH certainly flew the Welsh flag at the Triathlon Champs held in Grantham March 22<sup>nd<\/sup>.\u00a0 There were 140 competitors, 25 of whom were from Area 5 but even more notable was that SIX of them were from FnD.\u00a0 All competitors had to qualify in order to compete so it is an achievement just to be there. Competitors were put into AREA teams. Area 5 put forward a Senior team, two Junior teams and two Mini teams.\u00a0 These are mixed Branch Teams.<\/p>\n<p>Full results are on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponyclubresults.co.uk\/events\/event.php?eventid=7110\">Pony Club Results<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Area 5 teams did exceptionally well. Our FnDs shot, swam and ran their socks off !<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"content-left-right py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container py-md-4\">\r\n        \r\n                <div class=\"row align-items-center flex-row-reverse\">\r\n                    <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                        <div class=\"content-image\">\r\n                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/flintdenbigh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-25-at-13.46.43-e1774449672818.jpeg\" class=\"card-img-mobile\" alt=\"\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                        <div class=\"content-description-left\">\r\n                            <p><strong>The Senior team<\/strong> came 6<sup>th<\/sup>\/15. A great achievement.\u00a0 The team was made up of<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Neisha Roberts (FnD),<\/li>\n<li>Orla Kissane (FnD),<\/li>\n<li>Sophie Mulcaster (CHS) and<\/li>\n<li>Scarlett Gilruth (Wynnstay).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"content-left-right py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container py-md-4\">\r\n                <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                <div class=\"content-image\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/flintdenbigh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-25-at-13.42.11.jpeg\" class=\"card-img-mobile\" alt=\"\"\/>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                <div class=\"content-description-right\">\r\n                    <p><strong>Individually<\/strong> &#8211; Neisha and Orla came 14<sup>th<\/sup> and 15<sup>th<\/sup>\/51 respectively.\u00a0 Neisha had an incredible run of 5min 10secs for a 1500m run.\u00a0 It was great to watch.<\/p>\n<p>FnD didn\u2019t have any competitors in either of the Area 5 Junior teams but one team WON and the other was 6<sup>th<\/sup>\/22 teams.<\/p>\n<p>There were two Area 5 Minimus teams and FnD had THREE members selected.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Megan Evans was in Team A which came SECOND out of 25 teams.<\/li>\n<li>Zoe James and Catrin Morgan were in Team B which came 3<sup>rd<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>How fantastic is that !!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"content-left-right py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container py-md-4\">\r\n        \r\n                <div class=\"row align-items-center flex-row-reverse\">\r\n                    <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                        <div class=\"content-image\">\r\n                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/flintdenbigh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-25-at-13.46.44-2-e1774449760272.jpeg\" class=\"card-img-mobile\" alt=\"\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                        <div class=\"content-description-left\">\r\n                            <p>Other members were from Wynnstay (2), CHS (2) and ECh (1).<\/p>\n<p>Casper Kissane also qualified and competed in the Junior boys. He ran and swam well but his shoot let him down.<\/p>\n<p>They were all stars but Individually, Zoe was the FnD star of the day by coming SECOND out of 56 Minis. She shot 980 and had the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> best Mini run of 3min 20 secs and a PB swim. This was outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>It was a very cold day but one that we will remember for a long time. Penny Wingfield and I were extremely proud to witness their amazing efforts.\u00a0 The cream of the country was there but we held our own.\u00a0 Well done FnD and thanks to all the supporters who made it possible.<\/p>\n<p>M.E.G.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/flintdenbigh\/news\/triathlon-winter-championships-march-22nd-2026\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from TRIATHLON WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 22nd 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2883,"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-2874","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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