Tet Report February 2014

"A cold windy February day saw the OBH Hughenden
Triathlon at Stoke Mandeville.  Herts Hunt were ably
represented and the weather did nothing to dampen their
spirits.

In the Junior girls class, a second place in both swim and
shoot gave Emma Killin an individual 3rd out of 22
competitors and qualification to the Nationals! Well done
Emma! Alice Elliott, Trixie and Phoebe Heath all put in
solid personal performances which gave the girls a team
second.

Lewis Janes, Kristian Lyndsey and Seb Weston made up our
Minimus boys team. The boys had a tough field and whilst not
in individual ribbons, came first as a team.

We also had 2 Minimus girls competing for the first time,
Lily Boden and Cassidy Carter.  Both girls did well in
a large field of 28 and achieved 5th place with a mixed
team.

Our single Tiddler was Maddie Weston, also competing in her
first Triathlon.  She came joint first in the
Shoot and joint second in the run which gave an
overall 4th place along with a team 2nd!

As always the team were given great Support by Caroline
Killin as team manager, Brian Killin on loading
duty and parents. In keeping with tradition the
cheering from George Killin was the loudest & I'm
sure gave our athletes the edge!

Report by Paul Weston"

Herts Hunt Triumph Over Adversity

October 2013

Despite 1 lame pony, 2 broken down trailers/lorries, road closures and miserable weather conditions, the Herts Hunt Triathlon &Tetrathlon teams triumphed over the weekend of 19^th/20^th October.

Firstly Isabelle E’s pony Corrie came in lame from the field meaning Isabelle had to swap from the ride tri to the swim tri. All swimmers put in a sterling performance with many PBs. Georgia Kearvell swam a whole length in her first ever triathlon and Isabel J, Phoebe H and Saoirse all picked up over 800 points each. As always the swimmers were ably supported by George Killin, whose cheers could be heard above all others!

Noteable performances in the ride came from Chessie, another on her triathlon debut, who at the last minute had to ride Georgia’s pony Picasso as Po, her intended ride, was stuck broken down en route to the show. Chessie, who had never ridden Picasso before, did a wonderful clear round. Teddy, Grace K and Amelia also impressed, all jumping clear. The pigs were no problem for Mae this year, who jumped a really nicely flowing round, as did Alice, over what was a full up course for Mr Smartie.

In the shoot, Emma, Saoirse, Mae, Isabelle H & Lewis all shot really well with Isabel J and Lewis both getting PBs and Lewis winning the shoot overall for the boys. This was Trixie’s strongest phase with Trixie scoring 740, to just beat her sister.

Instead of shooting the under 8’s threw bean bags at a target and Grace K, Georgia K &Chessie all tied for 1^st place on an impressive score of 880 out of a maximum of 1000.

The run was a killer with a steep hill at the start. Grace K, Isabelle E and Isabelle H all had fast runs to score over 800 points each.

Liberty performed consistently over all 3 phases to finish in 3^rd place overall.

Final Results:

Under 8’s Tri – Team came3^rd overall                      Under 8 Tet

Isabelle E – 7th overall                                               Grace K – 1^st Bean Bag, 3^rd overall

Chessie – 1^st Bean Bag, 2^nd overall

Georgia K – 1^st Bean Bag, 9^th overall

Tadpole Tri

Teddy – 15^th

Mini Tri – Team came 1^st overall                              Mini Tet – Team came 6^th overall

Emma K – 2^nd                                                               Mae –17^th

Isabelle H – 1^st                                                             Lewis – 1^st in shoot, 12^th overall

Amelia – 8th                                                                Isabel J – 23^rd

Saoirse – 5^th

Junior Tri – Team came 2^nd overall

Phoebe H – 6^th

Trixie – 10^th

Alice – 7^th

Liberty – 3^rd

If you are interested in taking part in either triathlons or tetrathlons please contact Caroline Killin for details (bk_zim@yahoo.co.uk).

Area 12 Tetrathlon July 2013

The area 12 tetrathlon held in late July saw 6 members of the Herts Hunt gather at MK equestrian centre for Cross Country & shooting and run, with the swim held at a nearby leisure centre.
 
Liberty Fogden and Alice Elliot were our Junior girls. Both had solid shoots and swims, with a second place finish in the run by Liberty and a clear round in the Cross Country by Alice, helping the girls to good finishes in the ribbons; Liberty in 4th and Alice in 3rd.
 
The minimus girls were represented by Emma Killin and Saoirse Bermingham. Both girls performed well; Saoirse having a good Cross country score and decent performances in the run, shoot & swim.  Emma, came an overall 2nd place with a 3rd placed swim; remarkable considering she competed with a pretty painful arm injury!
 
In the tadpoles, we had 2 competitors; Sebastian Weston and Teddy Fogden.  Teddy competing in his first cross country ever, showed determination on the ride and put in a good solid run on a course with plenty of hills!  Seb managed a consistent 2nd place in the run, swim and shoot, which with a clear round gave him overall first place.
 
As with all Tet and Tri competitions, our team were ably supported by George Killin whose cheers were louder than all the others put together -Well done George!

Thanks to Caroline and Brian Killin for organising and managing the team, as well as Anya Heath, Natasha Bermingham, Jo Weston & Jo Elliott's Mum who all volunteered to fence judge.

 Report By: Paul Weston

HERTS HUNT TRIATHLON TRIUMPH June 2013

On the 2nd June, there was a triathlon, held by Puckeridge Western.

In the Tadpoles Hannah Sutherland came 6th overall with a good swim, swimming over 3 lengths in 2 minutes. Anna Wallace came 4^th, with a very good shoot score of 740; as a mixed team they came 8th.

In the Minis Mae Lindsell had a good shoot scoring 880 points out of a maximum 1,000 and came 1st overall, Isabel Johnson had a really speedy run being the fastest in Herts Hunt and came 3^rd overall, Lewis Janesalso had a fast run and came 5^th individually. As a team they came 6th.

For the Juniors Alice Elliot came 2nd overall and joint 3rd in the swim, swimming over 5 lengths in 3 minutes, Trixie Heath came 4th overall and Phoebe Heath came 3rd overall and joint 3rd in the swim, swimming an identical distance to Alice.

Well done to all the people that did the triathlon.

Also a massive well done to Isabel Johnson, Trixie Heath and Phoebe Heath, as it was their first ever triathlon!!!!

A big thanks to Caroline and Brain Killin for all the shooting practice and organizing Herts Hunt to do the triathlon!!!!!

Report by Mae Lindsell

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OBH Chiltern Tetrathlon & Triathlon – April 2013

The end of April saw Herts Hunt well represented at the OBH Chiltern Tetrathlon and Triathlon. Maybe it was the spring air finally kicking in, but there were some greatachievements - especially on the run.

In the under 8s we had a single competitor; Isabelle Engestrom. Isabelle finished only just outside the ribbons, but in this mixed class was the 2^nd highest placed girl and finished a fantastic joint 3^rd in the bean bag throwing.

Our tadpole girls achieved a team first and all three girls did exceptionally well in this their first triathlon. Anna Wallace finished individually 3^rd, Hannah Sutherland finished in 6^th to achieve an individual ribbon, whilst Maggie Long had a great swim. Well done girls!

The tadpole boys were represented by TeddieFogden and Sebastian Weston.  Teddie did really well at the run and had a great swim –especially considering he was competing in an older age group for the first time. Seb finished with an individual 3^rd place, helped by a 2^nd place swim.

Our minimus boys –Kristian Lindsay (Individual 4^th) & Lewis Janes (Individual 3^rd), both put in good all round performances, Kristian gaining points in his run, with Lewis having a great shoot.

Our minimus girls took part in the tetrathlon; Emma Killin finishing clear in the ride and second in the swim, to achieve overall 2^nd Place. Mae Lindsall had a challenging ride, but didn’t let that get the better of her remaining events; giving what can only be described as the most spirited run of the day; knocking almost a minute off her personal best and finishing with a fantastic 200m sprint!

Last but not least Brian Killin competed as our sole adult. A first placed swim, 2^nd placed shoot and 3^rd placed run gave Brian a great 2^nd overall –an inspiration to the rest of us!

Lastly, no Tet/Tri would be complete without thanking Caroline and Brian Killin, both for their team management and organising countless shooting practises, and all the parents who look after George Killin on the day.

Report by: Paul Weston

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Herts Hunt showed winning form at OBH Chilterns Triathlon and Tetrathlon

The under 8’s triathlon team of Teddy Fogden, Henry Atkins and Sebastian Weston started the celebrations for the Herts Hunt teams with their super performance.  All the boys threw very well and new recruit Sebastian won the throw. All three boys put in consistent performances in the  running and the swimming achieving a total team score of 5308 which gave them first place rosettes! Well done the under 8 boys.

Amelia Fogden was our contender in the Girls Tadpole triathlon, she put in an excellent all-round performance which lead to her being awarded third place. A well deserved prize for Amelia.

Our Girls Tadpole Tetrathlon Team of Isabelle Hoar, Rosie Atkins and Emma Killin put in a tremendous performance, they all achieved maximum points on the ride. The three girls put in a marvellous effort achieving great scores in the swimming, running and shooting to finish on an overall team score of 10996!

This super score put them in second place in the team competition, so rosettes all round!  Glory for the girls did not end there, they did so well that they also achieved individual rankings. Rosie Atkins’ consistent performance led to a good total score only narrowly missing the individual placings. Emma Killin collecting a 3^rd place rosette and Isabelle Hoar a 2^nd place rosette for their individual total scores. Super sporting performances.

Our ‘Mini Girl’ was Liberty Fogden. She put in a really good performance especially in the shooting which led to her overall score giving her second place. Well done Liberty!

Herts Hunt parents also achieved greatness on the day. Caroline Killin and Mike Atkins put in solid all round performances showing great promise with Mike 5^th overall and Caroline just short of the ribbons. The sporting hero amongst the adult competitors was Brian Killin. He won the shoot and the swim and came first overall. Perhaps a dark horse for 2012!

It was a really wonderful day for Herts Hunt show casing their sporting talent. The well run event was enjoyed by team members and supporters alike.

Report by Debbie Hoar.

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PUCKERIDGE WESTERN PONY CLUB

TETRATHLON

Saturday 5^th June2010

Herts Hunt Heroes !

Herts Hunt fielded an enthusiastic team at Gravely last weekend. We had a team of Tiddler girls comprising Mae Lindsell, Emma Killin and Isabelle Hoar.  Jimmy Mitchell was competing in the Minimus boys. In the Junior girls section Charlotte Duggan and Ellie Mitchell represented Herts Hunt with Jess Pringle in the Intermediate girls.

It was a very hot day and the Tiddler girls started with the running, 750 metres, much of it uphill over rough ground. Mae still recovering from illness ran valiantly as did Emma and Isabelle. Isabelle was the fastest girl and achieved a second place for the run. The girls all did well in the target throw with Isabelle coming 2nd. The Tiddler  X-country involved the girls doing a slip rail and a gate, they achieved three super clear rounds. It was great to see Mr. Pickles (Mae’s pony) back on form after being so unwell before Christmas. Emma came first in the Tiddler swim, Mae and Isabelle also swimming well.

Jimmy came third in the boys Minimus run and also shot well. When he was waiting to begin his X-country phase he realised he had walked the Tadpole course so he quickly revised his new route and, not content with moving up to the Minimus course he also jumped one of the junior jumps! What a really determined and gutsy ride by Jimmy.

Charlotte and Ellie both shot and ran well before setting out over a challenging Junior X-country course. Dougal although not helping Ellie very much at the beginning and stopping at a couple of fences soon got into the swing of things and came storming home finishing in great form. Charlotte also had a super round coming home clear.

Jess ran and shot well finishing high up the order before moving to the very testing X-country phase where she gave a sterling performance with just one run out at the skinny.

With so many great performances on the day Herts Hunt figured frequently in the prize giving. The final tally was; Tiddler girls, Mae, Emma and Isabelle all receiving clear round rosettes. Emma, a 1st place for the swim and 6th overall, Isabelle, 2nd place for the run and throw and second place overall. Jimmy in the Minimus boys, a 3rd place for the run and 6^th place overall. Charlotte a clear round rosette in the Junior girls and 7^th overall. Jess in the intermediate girls a 2nd place in all phases with of course second place overall.

It was a tremendous team effort on a very hot day leading to greatly deserved success. Well done Herts Hunt Tretrathletes!

If you wish to find out more about triathlons or tetrathlons contact Caroline Killin on 01296 661368 or email bk_zim@yahoo.co.uk.

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OBH Chilterns Tetrathlon April 2010

Broken bones, exploding volcanoes and punctured tyres meant that a depleted contingent entered the first tetrathlon of the season at Great Westwood Park and Chesham Sports Centre over the weekend of the 24^th/25^th April.

The competition started on the Saturday with the cross country phase. Emma Killin was first to go for our branch, competing in her first ever tetrathlon. Her pony William was on top form and they came home clear. Jimmy and Ellie Mitchell and Charlotte Duggan also had good rounds, Jimmy jumping a bigger course than usual as he has moved up an age group and Charlotte going clear apart from technical penalties awarded at the slip rail.

The remaining 3 phases were on the Sunday. First was the shooting where Ellie scored a whopping 820 out of a maximum 1000 and Emma got a PB of 740.

Next was the run. Both Jimmy and Ellie had cracking runs despite a minor initial panic as Jimmy had lost his shorts (later found about his person!). Lastly came the swim. Emma fought off strong opposition to come 2^nd with a PB of 928 points. Injury meant Ellie came in 3^rd in her heat and Charlotte battled bravely with goggle trouble to overtake Ellie and come in 2^nd.

Final placings:

Emma 3^rd overall

Jimmy 4^th overall

Next competition: Puckeridge West on 5^th June.

If you would like more details on triathlons or tetrathlons or would like to take part, contact Caroline Killin on 01296 661368 (bk_zim@yahoo.co.uk).

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Triathletes Triumph at Thame

A cold but dry morning saw 7 of our bleary eyed members exceed expectations the day after the clocks changed (28^th March). All but 2 having moved up an age group from last year meant that they had to shoot competitively for the first time.

The day started with the run, 1000m for tadpoles (8 and 9 year olds) and 500m for tiddlers, (under 8’s). Brandon ran a fast race to finish 3^rd in his age group. There was then a nail biting moment with phone calls back and forth to direct the O’Briens to the Sports Centre. Despite missing their run times the kind organisers allowed them to run late, when Gerry ran a really fast race in 4 minutes 15 seconds (2^nd).

Next was the shooting and beanbag-throwing phase. Sadie was first to shoot for our branch with what proved to be an unbeatable score of 780. The weekly training sessions clearly paid off with some excellent first time scores from Emma, Isabelle and Freya, despite the team mascot (George) deciding to sing when it was their turn to shoot!

The final phase was the swimming, 2 minutes for tadpoles and 1 minute for the tiddlers. Emma was first to go for our branch when she shot through the water to win her heat. This lead was maintained until the last 2 heats when the overall winners, OBH Chilterns, pipped her at the post. Freya and Gerry also had good swims, both finishing in the top ten.

Final results were:

Tadpole Shoot 1^st – Sadie Lupson

Tadpole team 2^nd – Sadie, Isabelle Hoar, Emma Killin

Tadpole team 6^th – Freya Wynne, Ann O’Brien, Gerry O’Brien

Tadpole Individual Girls – 4^th Emma

                                                5^th Sadie

Tadpole Individual Boys – 2^nd Gerry

Tiddler team 2^nd – Brandon Lupson (with other branch members)

Tiddler Individual Boys – 4^th Brandon

If you would like to take part in tetrathlons or triathlons, contact Caroline Killin on 01296 661368 or email bk_zim@yahoo.co.uk

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