Team Herald
PANJIM: Akash Agarwadekar, a lifeguard with Drishti Marine, and Ananya Mukherjee, a post graduate student of the Goa University were the fastest Goa based triathletes at the recently concluded IRONMAN 70.3 Goa race.
As many as 67 Goa-based triathletes participated in the event, where they had to complete a tough 113 km course (1.9km sea swim + 90kms cycling + 21 km running) within eight and half hours, While Akash( 26) clocked a very quick 5 hours and 17 minutes to finish fourth in the 25-30 age group, Ananya (21) clocked 6 hours and 37 minutes to finish second in the 18-24 age group.
Other podium finishers from Goa include, Fatima Desa (50) who finished first in the 50-54 women’s age category with a timing of 7 hours and 19 minutes and Allan Abreo (64) who came third in the men’s 60-64 age category with a timing of 8:04 hours.
“My target was to come in the top 10, but I missed that narrowly. I am grateful to my company Drishti Marine and my many well-wishers for their whole hearted support,” says Akash.
Ananya said, “I am very elated after training for so many months and reaching all my targets.”
