Patrick Moore

Age 14
Sport Played Triathlon, Swimming, Cross Country, Athletics
Years Played 2 years

Tell us about yourself

Patrick has been a member of the NSW Hunter Academy of Sport in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and won the 2010 perpetual trophy for outstanding achievement as a sportsperson at the end of season annual awards night.

Patrick has just been selected in the newly created NSW ITU Junior Development Squad.

Patrick is also an accomplished swimmer having represented at State level for both school and club. Prior to his elbow injury, as a 13yr old, he recorded a time that was 0.5 of a second outside National qualification for the 200 meter butterfly.

Patrick is also a member of his local athletics club which won Gold in the NSW State 4 by 1500 metre relay championships held at Homebush 20th November 2010.

He has represented at a State level in the school State Cross Country competition for the last three years, and just missed selection in the NSW State team for nationals.

In terms of Patrick’s academic record he is attending a state academically selective high school and achieving excellent results. He is also an accomplished public speaker and debater having represented his school to a regional level of competition.

Proudest Sporting Achievements

Last year achieved the following results.

-1st NSW State Junior Series point score for 2009/10 (held over 8 races)
-1st NSW State Triathlon Championship held at Mudgee March 2010.
- 3rd NSW All Schools Feb 2010
-10th in School National Titles in Adelaide March 2010. (First 12 year old across the line)

The above results are all the more meritorious in that Patrick was only 12yr old competing in the 12/13 age group.

In September 2010 Patrick sustained a broken elbow in training which set his training back a little but he has since achieved the following

- 2nd Forster State Junior Series Triathlon 6th November 2010. (completed swim leg in a one armed butterfly style as recovering from broken arm)
- 1st Elite Energy State Junior Series race –Huskisson 21 Nov 2010
- 1st Elite Energy State Junior Series race –Wollongong 5th December 2010
- 1st Elite Energy State Junior Series race –Nowra 16th January 2011
- 1st Elite Energy State Junior Series race –Callala Beach 2011
- 1st Elite Energy State Junior Series race –Huskisson II 2011
- 1st NSW Sate Junior Series-Newcastle 26th January 2011
-1st NSW State Championships-Mudgee
-1st NSW State Junior series Pointscore (Points accumulated over 4 races being 2 @ Forster, Newcastle, and Mudgee )
- 1st NSW All Schools Triathlon at International Regatta Centre, Penrith
- 1st Australian Schools National Championships at Redcliffe Queensland Qld 31 March 2011 (Junior Division)

In The Elite energy races Patrick not only won his age group, i.e. 12-13 but also won overall against all comers (in Huskisson held January 2011 there were 437 starters)

What are you hoping to achieve

Short term goals are to achieve podium finishes in
- NSW State Junior Series 2012
- Elite Energy State series 2012
- NSW All Schools (thus gaining selection to the NSW team to compete in National titles to be held in Western Australia next year).
- Finish top five at the National Titles in WA.

My Blog

25/7/11
NSW All-Schools Cross Country was held on the 22 of July. I was in the 14 year age group and raced 4km. It was held at Eastern Creek Racecourse in Sydney.

The weather on the days previous to the event had been terrible. It had been raining constantly for the past few days and the track was very soggy. There were 88 competitors in my race, coming from 11 different government School regions plus, I think, the 10 best Catholic School and the 10 best Independent School runners.

Due to bad weather and cold wind on the day I decided to race in my Linebreak shorts.

Also due to the conditions of the course a decision was made to race on the actual tarmac used by the cars on race day, a decision I didn't like as I train on a grass track.

The race began with 800 metre uphill straight and after an early sprint I settled into the lead bunch and raced quite comfortably in about 4th position around the circuit.

With about 1km to go the race sped up with the leader making a surge with two others trying to hang on.

Coming into the final straight I was in 6th position with a battle on my hands as the runner behind me was making an effort to catch me, however I sprinted to the line in sixth position.

I was absolutely over the moon with the race as I had come 13th last year and 6th in this race was a very satisfying result. I am a triathlete and was racing against specialised runners.

I felt great in the Linebreak shorts and after the race I immediately changed in the long Linebreak compression pants for the car trip home. I raced in a bike race on the Saturday and was not very sore from the day before, whereas previously after similar events I have suffered greatly from lactic acid and to be pain free is a huge improvement so a big thanks to the Linebreak team.