STC Time Trial 2006 Results

Fantastic fast night for the last of the 3 Time Trials.

Julian Jenkinson's long held course record was broken by Russell Kober in a time of 21 minutes 10 seconds. Well done Russell.

Prizes were awarded to the fastest man and woman and best improver in the series. (At least 2 events to count)

Fastest man         Russell Kober

Fastest woman    Joanne Iles

Best improver     James Parr.

A big thank you to the timer keepers, organisers and helpers

The full list of results can be found here 

Linda 

Jurassic Coast Triathlon - Enter now !

In conjunction with Sail Laser UK I'm organising the above event to take place at Portland, venue for the 2012 sailing olympics, on 3rd September.  There is a choice of a challenging but scenic course involving a 1000m open water swim, 30km bike to Portland Bill and an 8km run along a disused railway line offering splendid views accross Portland Harbour.

For novice triathletes or those perferring a shorter race, there is a 400m open water swim, 15km bike and 4km run using parts of the above course.  As this is an experimental event, each athlete will be asked to make a donation of £5 to cover the cost of prizes etc.

The start time is 7am for both events. 

If you want to avoid a very early start, you can stay at our guest house in the old harbour area of Weymouth, close to Brewers Quay and a 2 minute walk to the start.

I'm thinking of providing brunch after the event, again for a nominal fee.  While here you might also want to explore some of what the area has to offer.  Coastal walks, sports climbing, sailing, windsurfing to name but a few.  And if that sounds too energetic, there are plenty of bars and cafes to chill out in.

Please support this event organised by a club member for club members.  Just drop me an e-mail so I have an idea of numbers.

Contact Details: John Baddeley (johnbaddeley@hotmail.com)

Vets take second place at National Relay's

The club fielded four teams at the National relays.

Southampton 1 - (Peter Jordan, Milan Desai, Tim Francis, Sylvie Atkinson)

Southampton 2 - (Lucy Jones, Sally Gilbert, Sara Coates, Nick Austin)

Southampton 3 - (Mike Ballard, Lynda Massey, Brian Minard, Trevor Shepherd)

The Southampton Vets team managed a very respectable 2nd place in the BTA national relay's in Nottingham.

The team comprised:

- Marius Kwint (Capt)
- David Ardley
- Ian Banks
- John Baddley

We managed to maintain a minute overall lead after the cycle leg. However the winning team proved too strong in the running department.

The team finished 2 minutes behind the winners (BRAT).

The final result was potentially at risk due to a contested penalty (over taking on the left), however with a strong protest this was removed.


Click image to see full sizeMarius contacted the Southampton evening echo and the event result was published.

Update on Sunday, August 27, 2006 at 08:07PM by David Ardley

Press Release: Southampton Mens’ Vets win silver at National Triathlon Relay Championships

Southampton Triathlon Club's men's veterans (aged 40+) won silver medals at the British Triathlon Association Team Relay championships at the National Watersports Centre, Holme Pierrepoint, Nottingham on Sunday 5th August.  The team consisted of Marius Kwint, David Ardley, John Baddeley and Ian Banks.  Hundreds of clubs from throughout the UK were competing in various categories, and with each competitor taking turns to complete a 400m swim, 15km bike, and 5 km run, the action was fast and furious.  Southampton were leading their field by over a minute until the run, when they were overtaken by Birmingham Running and Triathlon Club, but held off the Army by over three minutes to finish in a fast time of 3 hrs 5 mins.  

Southampton fielded four teams, including women's teams and a mixed team, but most of their races were marred and disrupted by one competitor from Tri-Force Herts suffering a heart attack in the swim.  Fortunately the presence of canoe-based lifeguards, emergency services (including an air ambulance) and several medically qualified competitors meant that he was in the best of hands, and the crowd were informed that he was recovering.

Southampton vets' team captain Marius Kwint said: "As an endurance sport, in which people tend to keep improving into middle age, triathlon has a very competitive veteran's scene.  So we were pleased that our years of training paid off.  And we were pleased for Southampton to be recognised in a national arena, too: although it's a fairly new sport, only invented in 1976, the area has a strong triathlon tradition, with a number of local stars, and a well established club that welcomes a wide range of ages and abilities."  

Totton Triathlon Race Report

The Club Championship took place in a dedicated wave at this years Totton Triathlon on 30th July. The event was well attended and resulted in some very close racing with just 15 seconds separating the first three in the male vets category.

 

Although congratulations are due to the winners (see below), well done to everyone who took part this year. We plan to use the same event next year so please keep this in mind when you make your race plans for 2007.

 

There will be a presentation of prizes after swimming on Monday 14th August (8.30 p.m.at the Quays). The winners were:

 

• Male Club Champion: Paul Mathew
• Female Club Champion: Lucy Jones
• Best Male Vet: Marius Kwint
• Best Female Vet: Linda Connor

There will also be prizes for 2nd and 3rd in each of these categories and a prize for best newcomer. Nobody to win more than one prize. Full results and split times can be found here

 

                                        

Name                   Time        Overall Race Position (out of 121)

Paul Mathews        1.11.48     4th

Marius Kwint          1.14.05     6th

John Baddeley       1.14.19     7th

David Ardley          1.14.20     8th

Paul Ashley           1.15.14    11th

Toby Smith            1.20.21    20th

Kevin Harding         1.20.22    21st

Mark Roberts          1.22.00    24th

Lucy Jones             1.25.48   40th

Stuart Henderson    1.29.28   50th

Linda Connor           1.31.35   55th

Victoria Henderson  1.32.25   57th

Sally Gilbert            1.33.23   60th

Peter Jordan            1.37.25   79th

 

Results of other members not entered in the Club Championship wave were:

 

Name                   Time             Overall Race Position (out of 121)

Julian Jenkinson    1.08.08           2nd

Erica Fogg            1.19.04           17th

Robert Atkinson     1.52.17          109th

70.3 Half Ironman at Wimbleball

The results from the event have been posted here

The club had a great turn out:

Lucy Jones - Category Position: 10th / Swim: 37:29 / 03:49:11 / Run: 02:02:45 / Total Time: 06:36:03

Peter McJordan - Category Position: 42nd / Swim: 39:33 / 03:38:01 / Run: 02:27:48 / Total Time: 06:55:25

kevin King - Category Position: 4th / Swim: 29:21 / 02:49:07 / Run: 01:44:10 / Total Time: 05:07:22

David Ardley - Category Position: 24th / Swim: 30:34 / 03:06:29 / Run: 01:55:30 / Total Time: 05:39:27

Nick Austin - Category Position: 39th / Swim: 34:47 / 03:12:42 / Run: 02:05:47 / Total Time: 06:00:21

Tim Francis - Category Position: 113th / Swim: 38:45 / 03:45:05 / Run: 03:00:13 / Total Time: 07:38:53

Milan Desai - Category Position: 187th / Swim: 43:48 / 04:19:25 / Run: 02:48:21 / Total Time: 08:06:48