THE hard work Monmouth Tri Club put in through the winter is paying off as they have kicked off the season with exceptional results.

The highlight was in the British Sprint Triathlon championships where Forest mum-of-one, Victoria Baker won her age group (30-34) coming in eighth female.

Club members have also participated in a variety of other events. Monmouth Aquathlon organiser Richard Newhouse and Jools (Forrest) Boon competed at Blaenavon Tri in Abergavenny; coming 26th and 25th respectively.

It was an excellent result for Jools who was still recovering from an ultra marathon he completed the previous weekend. Emma Davies took part in Tewkesbury sprint triathlon, while GB Paratri squad member Andy Lewis, finished third in the London ITU world Paratriathlon event.

The action continued last weekend with club Chairman Phil Tilley doing his first triathlon of the year alongside Trish Chalk and Gareth Jones who are all participating in the Slateman competition in Llanberis, North Wales.

Hannah Darcy will be in Barcelona for an Ironman 70.3 event; which involves a one-loop swim in the Mediterranean Sea, 90km cycle and two-loop run along the coast to Pineda.

Jackie Woodward, at the club, said: "Membership at the club has nearly doubled since last year and with that has come increased opportunities to train with friends of a similar level and share encouragement.

"We welcome members of all abilities, from novices who want to train for their first event through to those who would like to take up the challenges of 'IronMan'. To join email [email protected]">[email protected]."