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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 |
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The Honda Racing F1 Team's Jenson Button and his
physio Mike Collier took part in their first amateur triathlon event in
the UK on Sunday 20 April.
Jenson
regularly competes in triathlons as part of his intense training regime
to maintain and improve his fitness and recently won an event in
Lanzarote as part of his pre-season training programme.
The Sevenoaks Triathlon which took place in Kent is a 'Sprint
Triathlon' comprising a 400m swim, 27km bike ride and an 8km run.
Jenson finished a very impressive 16th out of 250 competitors in a time
of 01:31.21, with Mike finishing 47th in a time of 01:40.18. Jenson was
extremely pleased with the result but commented that the event was
harder than he expected! Jenson rounded off the day by presenting the
trophy to the overall winner Ben Ward who finished in a time of
01:22.00. Jenson and Mike will next compete in the Nokia Royal Windsor
Triathlon on 15 June.
Jenson commented, "I really enjoy
competing in triathlons, probably because I have total control over my
race and the result. In F1, it's very different as it's a big team
event but in a triathlon you are in control of your own destiny. I love
training and anything physical so having to push myself to the limit in
three different and very intense skills is very rewarding."
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