Clarkie took part in the Brit Sprint Champs in Nottingham on Saturday. This was also the first of the 3 available qualifiers for places at the 2013 Grand Finals in Hyde Park. The racing was fast and furious; there were 7 qualifying places up for grabs in each wave. Alan was in the qualifying places until they hit the run where he lost about 8 places and finished 12th.  It was a great venue to race and you knew you were racing some of the best in the country. He has one more chance to qualify at end of the month in Bristol.

Mark Yeoman raced the MK sprint: the swim as fast and he pressed on hard with ex elite Stephen Harrison and they exited in around 8.30 mins for the 750m. Stephen looked to get away on the bike and Mark tried to keep in touch, coming in to T2 still in second, but around 1.30 down. “Harrison has wheels to burn so I looked to find a rhythm. I was soon over taken by a 20 year old whippet, but over the first lap I held the gap. However on the second, although I ran a negative split, I was pipped into 4th overall over the last 500m. Solid time over all and about 1min off 2nd. “