Sport
17 April, 2026
Britten breaks course record
The Maryborough & District Triathlon Club conducted a reverse triathlon as part of its 2025/26 Club Championship season from the Maryborough Sports & Leisure Centre on Sunday, April 12.
The event involved a run and ride, and finished with a swim in the indoor 25 m pool.
The long course format involved a 2 km run, 8 km cycle (2 x 4 km loop), and 400 m swim, while the short course was a 1.5 km run, 4 km cycle, and 200 m swim.
In the Open Male long course, it was Josh Britten and Tyler Beale who enjoyed the course conditions to post strong times.
Little separated Britten and Beale throughout the run leg, but Britten was able to put some distance between himself and Beale with a fast first transition and a scintillating cycle leg heading into the swim leg.
Beale and Britten both continued to surge to the finish line in the swim leg, with Britten producing one of the most outstanding club performances in recent memory to set a new course record, breaking the 30-minute barrier to take first place in the time of 29:46.
Beale also continued strongly to the finish line to take second place in the time of 38:23.
In the Open Female category, Ella Govan also had an outstanding performance, overcoming a bike malfunction towards the end of the cycle leg to complete the course in 42:04 and take first place.
The Jacka Stewart Team also performed strongly, with Murphy Jacka completing the run leg and Daryl Stewart the ride and swim to post the impressive time of 39:51 to win the Open long course team category.
In the short course, Adam Lowery and Matt Cain contested the Open Male category, with both producing strong times.
Cain crossed the finish line first in 22:50, with Adam in second place (24:48).
The Cain Team also enjoyed the course, with Bridget completing the run and swim, and Kate the cycle leg, finishing the course in 27:37 to take out this category.
The next club event will be another reverse triathlon involving a 2 km run, 8 km ride, and 400 m swim (long course) and 1.5 km run, 4 km ride, and 200 m swim (short course) on Sunday, May 17, from the Maryborough Sport & Leisure Centre.
Registrations commence at 9 am for a 9.30 am start.
For further details regarding club activities, contact secretary Jenny Barras on 0423 495 768, send an email to mbtriathlonclub@icloud.com, or visit www.facebook/maryboroughtriclub.com