IT WAS the turn of Black Country Triathletes’ juniors to shine last weekend as they competed in both the club triathlon on Saturday and the Paul Weston Aquathlon on Sunday.

In the club triathlon, held at Ounsdale Leisure Centre, juniors aged between nine and 14 competed at different distances in the pool, on the bike and run to try to gain points towards the annual club race series.

Tristar 1 age group was won by Rosie Briscoe for the girls and Owen Ulfig for the boys, Tristar 2 was won by Holly Briscoe and Tom Hipwood, and Tristar 3 age group was won by Ellie Willis and Joel Humpage.

It was a great club event that not only provided an opportunity for the children to practice racing competitively against each other but also shows what great support they have for each other cheering their club mates on across the age groups.

Sunday saw most of them race again against juniors from across the West Midlands at The University of Birmingham in the Paul Weston Aquathlon.

Rosie Briscoe came third in the Tristar 1 category, swimming 150m and running 1200m in 8.56, Abigail Kennard came second in the Tristar 2 age group, swimming 200m and running 1800m in 11.24, Joel Humpage won the Tristar 3 category, swimming 300m then running 2400m in 13.53, and Reece Ashfield won the Youth age group, swimming 400m and running 3000m in 16.42. This race is part of the West Midlands Series that all clubs compete in to gain points for both individual and overall team prizes.