What the organisers did not count on, however, was a surprisingly cold morning and a risk of athletes possibly swimming in a bacteria infected lake which meant all swimming portions were cancelled.<\/p>\n
\u201cDue to the contamination of the water by faecal coliform bacteria in the water, no swimming will be added to the races today,\u201d said Werner Smit, a Trinity Sports Triathlon announcer.<\/p>
\u201cWe experienced cold winds this morning but it is great weather to run in.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re here to enjoy ourselves, we also have two veterans, Phil van der Leeuw and Piers Pirow, joining us who have been part of the races for over 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n Though there was no swimming, the young junior\u2019s duathlon (for children between the ages of eight to 11), mini duathlon (for children between the ages of 12 to 15), the sprint duathlon (inclusive of junior and para-athletes) and standard duathlon (for athletes 20 years and older) all went off without a hitch.<\/p>\n The mini duathlon comprised of a 2.5km run, 10km bike and 1.25km run and Storm Jordan came in first place, completing the race in just 35 minutes and 57 seconds.<\/p>\n He was followed by Mia Amonda van der Veen who reached the finish line in 37 minutes and four seconds.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/01\/03GCNSPORTDUATH_19568-520x390.jpg\")
ALSO READ:\u00a0\u00a0Athletes charge back into action<\/a><\/h4>\n