JERVIS Bay Triathlon Club’s Brooklyn Henry, Freya Robinson-Mills and Troy Whittington will travel interstate to compete at this week’s Runaway Bay Super Sprint Weekend.
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Held at the Sports Super Centre at Runaway Bay, Queensland from Thursday through to Sunday, the talented trio will test themselves against a number of the country’s top athletes.
North Nowra’s Henry, 14, will compete in the youth A boys category after being invited to compete after being part of the Triathlon NSW talent identification squad.
”Since this will be my first time going to an event with this type of format, I'm going to use the weekend to develop skills in a fast paced setting,” Henry said.
“I'm also looking forward to meeting and competing against new athletes from interstate.
“I usually try not to rank my races and just think of all the races having equal opportunities.
“By keeping in this mindset, I don't become overwhelmed under race pressure, which makes a more enjoyable race for me.”
Robinson-Mills, a 14-year-old from Falls Creek, who is also part of the Triathlon NSW talent identification squad, will compete in the youth (13-16 years) division.
“I am expecting this event to be a really tough and competitive event as we have six races over the event but it will also be a great experience and opportunity to race athletes of such a high level,” Robinson-Mills said.
This will be Robinson-Mills’ first national triathlon event, with her stating that swimming in her strongest leg, as did Henry.
Vincenita’s Whittington, 18, will be competing in the juniors category, after similarity qualifying as part of the Triathlon NSW talent identification squad.
“This is the first time I’ll would have competed in this event,” Whittington said.
“My expectation is to go out and race over the four days to the best of my ability and match it with the best and highly talented juniors in Australia.”
Whittington rates his run leg as the strongest of the three.
Thursday’s schedule just comprises of a run event, before Friday’s criterium, hyper sprint triathlon and aquathlon.
On Saturday, there will be both a hyper sprint triathlon and ultra sprint triathlon before Sunday’s super sprint triathlon and mixed team relay.