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Charly Marshall Pride of place this week goes to super talented and hard working Charly Marshall, who competed in the National School Games Final at the weekend, finishing in a hugely impressive 9th place. As our report states, next for Charly are the Super Series Grand Finale next weekend, then later in the month she's off to Jersey for the Triathlon Super League, where she has been selected as part of the Great Britain Youth team.. There's my somewhat lengthy report on our vets T&F team's wonderful performance at last Sunday's Cup Final. You really had to be there. I know I'm 100% biased but hey, I'm editing the newsletter so you're just going to have to but up with my eulogising. There's a detailed reminder of what's happening and what you must do at this Sunday's Club Championships. This is the biggest club event in the club calendar, so even if you aren't competing, come along and soak up the atmosphere. A splendid time will be guaranteed for all. We have the latest of Stuart's superlative road race reports. If my T&F report is lengthy, Stuart's is positively War and Peace in length. Talking of superlative reports, we have Simon Taylor's take on all things Triathlon. I get the impression Simon might be Welsh. I can't thank Stuart and Simon enough for their regular reports. It makes my life so much easier. Enjoy the rest of the week. Enjoy the club championships, enjoy the Kenilworth half, enjoy Great North Run and good luck if you are competing anywhere. Take care Best Wishes David Jones The West Midlands' mixed relay team. National School Games Final Report - Tim Marshall Charly Marshall of Stratford AC has taken another huge step in her development as an elite triathlete, finishing an impressive 9th in the National School Games Final in Loughborough last weekend. Charly qualified for this prestigious event with 12th position in the Hetton Super Series competition and went 3 better at the weekend against the UK’s finest. Later she raced in the third leg of the mixed team relay representing the region, gaining a position and eventually helping West Midlands to finish just outside the medals in 4th of the 13 English, Scottish and Welsh regions represented.   The 2021 School Games National Final is a major multi-sport event for talented young athletes across the UK and is now in its 14th year. The individual triathlon competition comprised 4 events over 2 days: On Thursday there were the Aquathlon heats and finals, each with a 320m swim followed by a 2.3km run; Charly finished an impressive 2nd in her heat progressing to the "A" final thus gaining a time and positional advantage. Friday was the bike skills test with 10 laps of a 50m "figure of 8" circuit followed by the pursuit race with a 100m barefoot run into transition, followed by a 10km cycle race and a final transition into a 100m sprint to the finish. Charly showed exceptional race-craft…