Allan Caird's smile says it all after winning his 65+ age group race at the Xterra New Zealand Championships in Rotorua on Saturday.
Allan Caird's smile says it all after winning his 65+ age group race at the Xterra New Zealand Championships in Rotorua on Saturday.
Whanganui's Allan Caird has booked his trip to Maui but it won't be a relaxing vacation after the multisport veteran was victorious at the 16th annual Xterra New Zealand Championships in Rotorua on Saturday.
Competing at Lake Tikitapu the event is the off-road triathlon consisting of a 1km swim, 26kmmountain bike ride and an 11.5km trail run – which is twice round the Blue Lake walkway.
Caird won the 65+ age group championship and has qualified to attend the Xterra World Championship, being held at Laihana in Maui this October.
"It all went to plan, which is really good," Caird said.
"As you get older it's nice to carry on with these things."
Including the transitions, he completed the swim in 22m 37s, then the mountain bike in 1h 38m 22s and the walkway run in 1h 5m 47s, thereby crossing through the finishing tape in 3h 6m 45s.
A member of both the Whanganui Multisport club and the Wanganui Mountain Bike Club, Caird previously attended the Xterra World Championships in 2008, when he came second in the 55-59 age group
