{"id":7909,"date":"2021-03-15T09:37:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T09:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=7909"},"modified":"2021-03-15T09:37:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T09:37:54","slug":"spetsathlon-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=7909","title":{"rendered":"Spetsathlon in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clear blue seas and balmy temperatures greeted visitors to the Greek island of Spetses for the annual Spetsathlon. The weekend comprised a series of events which saw over 1,000 athletes take part in two triathlon distances (sprint and endurance), plus an open-water swim and bike race.<\/p>\n

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The largest triathlon in Greece for four years, the event is organised by the founders of the popular Spetses mini-marathon and presided over by Dr Marina-Lida Coutarelli, who is passionate about promoting sport in the area.<\/p>\n

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Athletes taking part included James Dennis Chronis, Greece\u2019s number one triathlon in the world rankings, who won the Sprint race on the Sunday, setting a new course record of 01:08:12. In the women\u2019s category Carly Killam took the win in 01:23:51.<\/p>\n

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Also on offer was an \u2018Endurance\u2019 race, that took in two laps of the sea swim, island perimeter bike and seafront run. Grigoris Souvatzoglou set a new course record in the men\u2019s race (02:18:01) while Nadia Syntzanaki took the honours in the women\u2019s race in 02:45:22.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

220 Triathlon\u2019s editor, Helen Webster, took part in the 1000m open-water swim on the Saturday and the Sprint triathlon on the Sunday \u2013 see her race report in the July issue of 220, on sale 21st June 2016.<\/p>\n

For more information about the Spetsathlon, visit the event website:\u00a0www.spetsathlon.com.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0220 Triathlon stayed at the Nikki Beach Resort and Spa while in Greece, which is a short boat ride from the island of Spetses. Find\u00a0more info here <\/em><\/p>\n

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