With a large team of 20 triathletes, our team made a strong presence at the @triman triathlon race in Katerini. We achieved podium finishes, personal bests, created new triathletes, had a fantastic time, and shared beautiful moments! The work of all these months was reflected in the performances of all the athletes. I want to highlight the debutants in the event, aiming to motivate other athletes who are thinking about participating but are hesitant because they believe that an excessive amount of training time is required!
First-time participant Babis Patulios, who had never done a triathlon before, broke the 5-hour mark, while Valazioti Christina, Chrysomallos Aristeidis, Ramantanis Giannikos, and Michalopoulos Giannis achieved times under 5:25 in their first triathlon race, as well as Vlachou Irini and Kontovas Ilia with times under 6 hours, also in their first appearance! There’s no secret! It requires proper training, consistency, and belief in the coach and the process! I sincerely thank all the athletes and their companions with whom we shared these moments!
The participants were:
- Maria Mari
- George Koutsogiannakis
- Ilia Kontovas
- Vasilis Faltsis
- Giannikos Ramantanis
- Giannis Michalopoulos
- Panagiotis Liardakis
- Christina Valazioti
- Irini Vlachou
- Andreas Tzimas
- Babis Patulios
- Tonia Petinato
- Antonis Tsakas
- Giorgos Notis
- Christos Bozatzis
- Tolis Kostopoulos
- Aristeidis Chrysomallos
- Christos Papachristou
