Over 230 people have taken part in the annual Montgomery Canal Triathlon which started in Newtown and headed up the Severn Valley.
170 competitors took part in the whole 35 miles of the canal, while others participated in sections of it.
The event was started the then Mayor of Newtown, Cllr Rina Clarke, who sent entrants on the first leg of the event, cycling 17 miles to Pool Quay, north of Welshpool.
Entrants came from Kent, Cornwall, Lincolnshire, Manchester, Birmingham, South Wales and the Cotswolds, and included the Richard Parry, Chief Executive of Canal and River Trust (who was only able to undertake the final, canoe, section this year) and Andrew Stumpf, Head of Wales for Glandŵr Cymru/Canal & River Trust in Wales.
The next event was Making Waves with Canoes in Welshpool, offering free taster sessions in canoes, with the assistance of Red Ridge Outdoor Centre who provided canoes and instructors.
“Canoes and instructors were kept busy through the day with over 60 adults and children taking part, the youngest was aged two and one of the oldest was her grandmother,” said a spokesman.
“Several of those who joined in were so taken with their time on the canal that they came back for a second session.”
Caption: The former mayor of Newtown, Cllr Rina Clarke, starts the annual Montgomery Canal Triathlon in Newtown (top, right)
