Another splendid yet brisk morning at the Mount Annan Botanical Gardens for the second round of the Mount Annan Duathlon Series. There were 8 athletes from the Scott Endurance Racing Team on the start line all looking to either better their times from the previous round or post a strong time on the tough course. Cathy Tulloh, Hugh Gilberg, Nathan Miller and Alex Ball all brushing up their skills for the World Championships in 2 months time. Cathy and Hugh taking out their

 respective categories. Alex Ball raced a fantasically tactical race, heading into T2 with coach, placed 3rd and 4th, ball ran himself into 2nd position and was rapidly gaining on 1st, missing the win by just 9 seconds. Coach ran home in 4th position, whilst Miller came home well inside the top 10 after a heavy training load. In the womens race Erin Hargraves showed that consistency was the name of the game, taking the podium with a strong 3rd place yet again. Chasing her home was Marijke Ralph andnew comer Ashley Thomas who have put Hargraves on notice that they are in striking distance next race. Most athletes will race at Mount Annan in 3 weeks for the final round of the Mount Annan Series and 3rd round of the NSW series. Full results here soon....