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Wednesday August 31st
Army Cycle Road Race Championships
25 mile circuit race
FVS TRI and Army triathlete Graham Markham took the opportunity to try something a little different racing in the 25 mile cycle road race championships at Aldershot.
The event was based around a 1 mile circuit and although he found the change of discipline rather tough, Graham managed a creditable finish in the bunch.
Winning Weekend For FVS TRI!
FVS TRI recorded 3 wins over the weekend at 3 different events. Ellie Burton won the ladies race at the Tesco Olympic Triathlon, Penny Wylie won the ladies Newmarket Duathlon and Steve Harrison was 1st in the competitive 30-34 age group at the Bedford Classic Triathlon
Sunday August 28th
Bedford Classic
1500m river swim/40k bike/10k run
FVS TRI were the best represented Club at the Bedford Olympic distance triathlon with 15 members competing and a further 10 supporting the organising Club with marshalling duties.
The event was based around the town centre with the 1500m swim in the scenic but not so clear River Ouse. Steve Harrison was always in contention being 4th out of the river and finally finishing 5th overall and winning his age group.
This was a fantastic result as there were over 300 starters and Steve was only beaten by elite athletes!
Jon Gillham had an excellent race earning a PB for the course and just beating Ironman Gavin May who dropped down the distances to compete at Olympic and also had a slight course deviation for a mile or so!
Rob Wilson and Kevin Sambridge both had another excellent race firmly establishing themselves as sub 2:30 athletes this season, with Kevin in his novice year!
Excellent debuts for John Burgess breaking 2:30 in his first Olympic and also for Dave Hard not far behind in 2:32.
A special note for Jackie Perry and Ed Manson who both completed the race despite their difficulties! Jackie struggled to fix a puncture but soldiered on to finish almost half an hour behind her peers when some would have probably abandoned. Poor old Ed had a wasp sting on the lip during the run and finished with what can only be described as a natural botox treatment!
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Posn |
Name |
Time |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
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5 |
Steve Harrison |
01:58:34 |
00:20:45 |
01:02:46 |
00:35:03 |
Age Group Winner |
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26 |
Jon Gillham |
02:11:57 |
00:24:32 |
01:06:07 |
00:41:18 |
PB |
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31 |
Gavin May |
02:12:48 |
n/a |
n/a |
00:39:22 |
Off course |
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80 |
Rob Wilson |
02:25:04 |
00:27:38 |
n/a |
n/a |
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85 |
Kevin Ash |
02:26:03 |
00:32:48 |
01:09:24 |
00:43:51 |
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94 |
John Burgess |
02:27:03 |
00:33:14 |
01:07:37 |
00:46:12 |
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105 |
Kevin Sambridge |
02:28:34 |
00:30:45 |
01:16:30 |
00:41:19 |
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111 |
Chris Suckling |
02:29:43 |
00:27:34 |
01:13:04 |
00:49:05 |
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118 |
Jonathan Woods |
02:30:36 |
00:28:08 |
01:16:06 |
00:46:22 |
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130 |
Dave Hard |
02:32:16 |
00:35:30 |
01:10:20 |
00:46:26 |
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149 |
Paula Adams |
02:35:16 |
00:37:22 |
01:14:14 |
00:43:40 |
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171 |
Bradley Baynham |
02:38:45 |
00:33:12 |
01:18:40 |
00:46:53 |
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184 |
Ed Manson |
02:41:58 |
00:35:52 |
01:16:37 |
00:49:29 |
Wasp sting! |
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193 |
John Turley |
02:43:20 |
00:32:22 |
01:18:39 |
00:52:19 |
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232 |
Jackie Perry |
02:56:06 |
00:32:13 |
01:36:54 |
00:46:59 |
Puncture |
Wednesday August 24th
TESCO Triathlon
OLYMPIC: 1500m lake swim/40k bike/10k run
Ellie Burton was a winner at the Tesco Olympic Triathlon leading the ladies race from the 2nd lap of the bike having been 2nd out of the water. Ellie finished in 2:45 with Sarah Cannon finishing 4th in 2:53
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LADIES |
Pos |
TOTAL |
Swim |
Pos |
Bike |
Pos |
Run |
Pos |
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Ellie Burton |
1st |
2:46:00 |
29:46 |
2nd |
1:19:25 |
1st |
56:49 |
7th |
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Sarah Cannon |
4th |
2:53:46 |
28:34 |
1st |
1:29:59 |
8th |
55:13 |
4th |
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MEN |
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Colin Cumberland |
31st |
2:41:56 |
31:16 |
28th |
1:19:54 |
27th |
50:46 |
37th |
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Andrew Procter |
32nd |
2:43:14 |
31:07 |
27th |
1:18:15 |
24th |
53:52 |
40th |
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Mike Arnott |
33rd |
2:44:15 |
37:07 |
62nd |
1:20:55 |
35th |
46:13 |
19th |
In the men’s race Colin Cumberland was 31st in 2:41:56, Andrew Procter 32nd in 2:43:14 and Mike Arnott 33rd in 2:44:15
Sunday August 28th
Newmarket Duathlon
5k off road run/ 23k bike//5k off road run
Penny Wylie was 1st lady in the Newmarket Duathlon organised as part of the Mildenhall Cycling Rally. She completed the 5k run/23k bike/5k run in 1:25 to take the ladies trophy.
Brian White was 2nd Vet in the competitive men’s race in a time of 1:17:04
Sunday August 28th
Bedford Mini Sprint
200m river swim/15k bike/3.3k run
Dave Robinson competed in the sprint event which followed the start of the Olympic and was an excellent 16th from 65 finishers.
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Name |
Total |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
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David Robinson |
00:52:36 |
00:04:03 |
00:31:03 |
00:17:30 |
Friday August 26th
Leybourne Lake Midweek Sprint Triathlon
550m lake swim/25k bike/5k run
Graham Markham continued his excellent form with a 6th in the midweek sprint at Leybourne Lakes. Graham finished in 1:09:50 over 2 minutes faster than his previous course best and also won his age group !
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Name |
Total |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
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Graham Markham |
1:09:50 |
9:59 |
39:28 |
20:23 |
TRIATHLON RESULTS
Dave Does it in the Dark!
Sunday August 21st
IRONMAN UK Sherborne Dorset
3800m lake swim/180k bike/42k run
Dave Farthing is the latest FVS TRI member to become an Ironman joining the exclusive bunch of triathletes who compete by swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles and then running a marathon!
Dave and Ian Ellery completed the inaugural UK Ironman event held on the scenic course at Sherborne in Dorset.
The start was delayed by over 2 hours due to mist on the lake and this of course meant many of the competitors would be finishing in the dark. Dave completed the course in 15:31:05 which meant he was still racing after midnight!
Experienced Ironman Ian Ellery also found the course hard going finishing in 14:10:10, 880th from 1134 finishers
Nearly 100 failed to finish due to the difficulty of the course and also presumably due to that extra mental commitment required to finish in the dark.
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Name |
SWIM |
BIKE |
RUN |
Total |
Posn |
Cat Posn |
Cat |
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Ian Ellery |
1:21:11 |
7:00:59 |
5:31:25 |
14:10:10 |
880 |
177th |
40-44 |
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Dave Farthing |
1:38:57 |
7:51:26 |
5:47:49 |
15:31:05 |
1058 |
269th |
35-39 |
CYCLE RESULTS
Wednesday August 17th
Ashwell Evening 10
10 mile individual Time Trial
John Burgess smashed his PB with a 2nd place finish in 25:06, an improvement of over a minute on his previous best.
RUN RESULTS
Sunday August 21st
Auckland 10k
10k road race
Dave Robinson produced a super 4 minute PB by completing the Auckland 10k in 47:53. Dave chose the British 10k championships for his latest race when on holiday up north!
TRIATHLON RESULTS
Sunday August 14th
Swanage Olympic Triathlon
1500m sea swim/40k bike/10k run
Jon Gillham competed at the Swanage Classic Olympic Triathlon and was 33rd from a field of over 380 in a time of 2:18:09.
This difficult event had a split swim which required the athletes to get out at the half way turnaround point and run back along the sea wall diving in to finish the second leg. The very hilly bike was followed by an equally hilly run course as the event traversed the steepest bits of the Purbeck coast.
Sunday August 14th
Concorde Thames Valley Sprint Triathlon
400m pool swim/20k bike/5k run
New members Dan McGuigan and Dave Robinson competed in their first triathlons for FVS TRI at the Concorde Sprint held by Thames Valley Tri Club.
Dan was first home for the Club despite a 2 minute penalty after some confusion over the unusual bike transition.
Both are now hooked on the sport and will be training hard through the winter fro the 2006 race season!
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Name |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Total |
Cat |
Overall |
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Dan McGuigan |
8:37 |
45:59 |
22:12 |
1:18:48 |
42/122 |
194th |
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Dave Robinson |
8:58 |
45:48 |
25:55 |
1:20:42 |
55/122 |
229th |
Sunday August 14th
Cambridge Olympic Triathlon
1500m lake swim/38k bike/10k mixed terrain run
Sarah Cannon completed her 2nd event in successive weekends with a 2:56 at the Cambridge Olympic Triathlon. Sarah finished a super 7th in her age group despite finding the mixed terrain run rather difficult.
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Name |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Total |
Overall |
Age 30-34 |
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Sarah Cannon |
29:19 |
1:29:36 |
57:30 |
2:56:25 |
183rd |
7th |
RUN RESULT
Friday August 12th
Cranfield 5
5 mile road race
Dave Coard ran an excellent 30:23 at the Cranfield 5 Mile Road Race to finish 3rd Vet 40 and 18th overall from 288 finishers.
CYCLE RESULT
Wednesday August 10th
Ashwell Evening 10
10 mile individual Time Trial
John Burgess produced another consistent time of 26:28 in the evening Ashwell 10 mile TT
TRIATHLON RESULTS
Sunday August 7th
INTERNATIONAL RESULT
GAVIN GOES LONG!
WORLD LONG DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
3k sea swim/120k bike/30k run