Triathlete

Triathlon is a competition involving three sports: swimming, cycling and running. I admire anyone who can do one active sport, let alone three. I claim no sporting prowess, my most successful sport at school having been rifle shooting which only builds strong muscles in the right hand! Triathletes will tell you that having three sports under one’s belt is a better option than any one. For example it reduces the risk of injury from one excessive activity.

The World Triathlon Grand Final has just taken place in Lausanne in Switzerland – and at this world event the Great Britain team included the Rev Pauline Percy, who is assistant priest at St Oswald’s, Sowerby and also recently appointed as Chaplain at Queen Mary’s School at Baldersby Park. All competition involves elements of tactics and luck….