Gediminas Pajėda sets unofficial Lithuanian record at Poznań 70.3 triathlon

Gediminas Pajėda completed the Poznań Ironman 70.3 course in 3:56:11, winning the men's 35-39 age group and finishing 17th overall among more than 1,000 triathletes.

The Lithuanian covered the 1.9-kilometre swim in 28:19, cycled 90 kilometres in 2:02:16 and ran the 21-kilometre final leg in 1:20:41. His average cycling speed was 44.58 kilometres per hour, while his running pace was 3:50 per kilometre.

Denmark's Emilis Holms won the race in 3:34:34. Germany's Leonardas Arnoldas finished second in 3:37:19, followed by fellow German Janne Buettel in 3:38:36.

Triathlon does not officially record course records because routes and transition-zone distances differ. Even so, Lithuania's triathlon community tracks its fastest performances, and Pajėda's time is considered an unofficial Lithuanian record for the half-Ironman distance. It improved his previous best on the same course, a 3:56:32 finish last year.