ONSW promotions director Barbara Hill has had a stunning 2 days of racing at the World Age Group Triathlon championships in London.
In her first international competition, Barbara (in the women's 45-49 age group) placed 7th in Friday's sprint and 9th in Sunday's Olympic distance course around the 2012 London Games locale. She was the best-placed Australian each time.
On Friday, Barbara was only 90 seconds behind the winner (who just happened to be the Sydney 2000 Olympic gold medallist) - despite losing a minute trying to find her bike in the first transition. In what some are billing as yet another Phar Lap poisoning or Gallipoli-level farce, it seems the officials overnight re-racked Barbara's bike and it was not as easily spotted as when she left it there. Given there were thousands of competitors on the day this proved a major hiccup and may well have cost her second place.
Sunday's longer course proved a bit tougher but two top-ten finishes are something to be very proud of.
The Hill family are having a short holiday in the UK before arriving back in Sydney with just enough time to get down to Canberra for the Aus champs.
Barbara has been a tireless worker for ONSW in a voluntary role and received the President's Award in 2011 for helping to modernise the look of our organisation and take it to new audiences. The orienteering community throughout NSW and Australia congratulates her on her success.
