Hereford Times - 7th January 2016 - Page 143
Hereford Times - 7th January 2016 - Page 143
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(fig #1 herefordtimescom Thursday, January 7, 2016 THE HEREFORD TIMES 143 Sportsdesk phone: 01432 845810 email: sport@herefordtimes.com County triathlete would love to compete in Hawaii again King to set her sights on Ironman Championships PROFESSIONAL triathlete Kathryn King has targeted this year’s Wo1ld I1 onman Championships after de- ciding to 1eturn as an age— group athlete. King took part in the prestigious event in Kona, Hawaii, in 2014 and gained creditable finishes at other events last year. “Having reflected on last year and thinking carefully about the future, I have de cided to return to racing athlete again, predominate- ly on the UK circuit,” said King. “I would love to qualify to race at the World Champi- onships in Kona again, but my coach believes I have not yet reached my peak as an athlete, so there is more work to do. “The support I have re- ceived 1 from Halo Sports Foundation has been fan- tastic though and I have made full use of the facili- ties available in the county, sometimes swimming eight times a week.” King qualified for Kona 2014 after finishing second in the 35 to 39 category at Ironman Wales, becoming the first Hereford Triathlon By Paul Rogers 1'} ”432 845870 pro hrvemmrirncs con tte Lil/Hinewsroom Club member to achieve the feat. She was supported by John Wood from the Not for the Ordinary (NFTO) cy— cling team. “That made a huge dif~ ference because I was able to devote more to train- ing, while working flexible hours,” said King. “I consider myself very fortunate to have had this backing and have since been very proud to be asso- ciated with NF’I‘O.” King raced as an age-group triathlete throughout 2014, gaining podium finishes at Ironman Lanzarote and the Ironman 70.3 European Championships in Wies- baden. That led to her successful- ly applying for a profession- al licence and she has been working with her coach Ju- lian Nagi since last April. Last year, King won the half marathon at the Her- efordshire Festival of Sport in September before com- ing top at the Llangorse Middle Distance Triathlon She also won the Rubicon Middle Distance Triathlon. as well as finishing second at the Steelman Olympic Distance Triathlon. In Ironman events, King finished eighth at Ironman UK in July and 17th at Iron- man Arizona in November. King’s time of 10 hours and 10 minutes in Arizona was a personal best. “The race went really smoothly; I had a solid swim, five minutes faster than at Ironman UK, and I really enjoyed the bike sec- tion. I was overjoyed to fin- ish in 10 hours 10 minutes in the second professional ironman and fifth ever ironman race," said King. “I discovered a lot about myself as an athlete and realised that power of the mind is pretty amazing. “But, due to a hamstring injury I sustained a few weeks before the race, I hadn’t done anywhere near as much training as I’d hoped, so this is some- thing I’m pretty excited to explore to see how much faster I can run the iron- man marathon.” OLYMPIC bronze medal- list David Price has donat- ed equipment to Hereford Boxing Academy The club’s chairman, Ian Stevens ended up talking to Price when he bid for some floor matting that the Liverpudlian was selling on internet auction site ebay. But, unbeknown to Stevens, Price ended up providing the club with more equipment, includ- ing heavy bags, speed balls, a floor to ceiling ball and battle ropes. “Any donations to the club are greatly received, but they’ re even more spe- cial coming from an Olympian,” said Stevens. “David chatted openly about his career and brought along his bronze medal. “He signed a pair of gloves a long heavy bag and customised boots. ” For more details about the club, based on Widemarsh Common, call Ian Stevens in 07729 101395 or Del Strachan on 07572 287489. Olympic boxer donates equipment to academy David Price, who won bronze at the Beijing Olympics, donated equipment to Hereford Boxing Academy Kathryn King says she would love to compete in the World Ironman Championships again Vase challenge I FROM BACK PAGE “They are three massive games and will almost define our season,” said Purdie. “If we pick up maximum points against Khalsa and Alvechurch, we will then take some stopping, but if we stumble, then it makes winning the league more difficult. “But, Beads [manager Pete Beadle] hasn’t even talked about those games, right now, everyone is focusing on the Nirvana game.“ Purdie is from Leicester. but admits he hasn’t heard of Hereford’s opponents. “My brother does know the manager of the side that they beat in the last round [St Andrews]." said Purdie. “I’ve never heard of them. but I know it will be a tough game." If Hereford win. they will be just three reimds away from playing at Wembley Stadium. “We know what the prize is for us. but there's no point thinking about that." added Purdie. “We‘ve just to think about the next round and trying to win it.” + Hereford were due to watch Nirvana‘s game at Eynesbury Rovers last Sat» urday. but the game was postponed. “We've done our best in doing our homework on them, but it doesn't matter how much homework you do. it‘s about how you pre- pare on the day." said Bea- dle. who has explained why goalkeeper Harvey Rivers signed a dual registration deal with Swindon Super marine. "Harvey wants to play games and he was going to play for them 011 Saturday. but their game was off." he said. “We are the priority now, which Harvey and Swin— don Supermarine agreed to. because we‘ve got to make sure we have cover in every eventuality. “Everyone is entitled to their opinion. but Harvey wasn‘t dropped, he was rested. and we need pretty much two players for every position. including goal keeper." Kick-off for this Satur- day‘s game is 3pm and you can follow all the action via our live blog at hereford- timescom/sport .' Sportfl Sports shorter Fine victory FOOTBALL: Pegasus Junie-5r manager James Edmond: he: 9': his side after they overcame ,1 Midlands (Premier Dmscn. . ers Shawbury United 2-1 Goals from Ash be? an: 3:; Pearson sealed the w " “Considering we 11' me top-ol—the—league good result,” said Ed *We put out a ycun was very hard '10 find r.- ine—match her/2113421,. fewstandeout pr— or. 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R0§ QC 1: Cotham Park Dutch test DARTS: Shobdon 5 Jim Willie": was in action in the second rec; . ol the 800 Work! Darts Championship as the Hel'erln'rf Times went to print yesterday The 31-year-old was facing fit.» seeded Dutchman Wesley Harms 1 at the showpiece event at the ' Lakeside Country Club in anie; Green. Williams. seeded 12 cruised through his opening match against Tony O'Shea, corr— tortabiy winning 3-0. He sealed the victory wnh a mi checkout. Not picked SWIMMING Paralympian Sascna ‘ Kindred will not be competing at the lPC Swimming Open European Championships in Madeira The 38-year-old from Hereford , has been omitted from the l 2&strong Great Britain squad due 1 to the event taking place straight after the Rio Paratympic trials. The trials Will be held in Glasgowfrom April 23 to 27, with Kindred looking to compete in his At London 2012. Kindred claimed siver in the 200m individ ual medley. West -c |
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