MALVERN Triathlon Club’s Clifford Berry was first in the 55-plus age group at the tough Storm The Castle duathlon.

He clocked two hours 15 minutes nine seconds for 24th overall over the 5km run, 33km bike section and 2.5km run hosted by Hereford Triathlon Club.

Bill Adsett managed 2.34.10, Nick Currie 2.34.58, Steven Dick 2.48.38, Jim Hancox 2.50.25 and Roy Hart 2.55.08.

Lorraine Brooks was second veteran in 1.15.31 at the Black Country Triathlon Club early-season sprint distance involving a 400m swim, 20km bike section and 5km run.

She improved on last year’s time massively along with Janet Adsett who was fourth in the senior vets in 1.14.44 and Wayne Gualter in 1.08.43.

John Bryan did 1.09.12, Stephen Clarke 1.10.06, George Mundy 1.14.10, Wesley Ogden 1.16.10, Louise Seeney 1.22.16, Simon Angwin 1.23.51 and Clive Brooks 1.30.52.