The first of the longer distance races within the Team Cherwell Grand Prix took place at Emberton Park in Milton Keynes, with competitors racing over a 1900m swim, 90km bike and 21.5km run middle distance course. The first Team Cherwell athlete back was John – Paul Hamilton in an impressive 5:07:31 to finish 9th in his age group. Amy Hinton also finished well with a total time of 6:17:25.
In the shorter Olympic distance at Bosworth Water Park, Team Cherwell chairman Gyles Horner put in a season’s best finishing position, winning his age group in 2:48:07, over a slightly long and demanding course comprised of a 1500m swim, 41km bike and 11km run.