Manx Tri Club

 Joseph Ricciardi and Becky Storrie travelled to Leicester for the BTF U20's Triathlon Festival on 6th September at Mallory Park.  This is one of the Elite race series and it was great that both Joseph & Becky were invited to  take part.   Joseph finished in a time of 1:06:26 - 25th in Age Group and 34th overall.  Becky always put's in a huge effort, but this took it's toll & unfortunately she was unwell after the Bike Leg and wasn't able to finish the race.  The competition at this level is fierce, and both of them gained a lot from the experience.

6 Local athletes missed our local Championship event as they were competing at Bala in North Wales - Bala being a qualifier for the European's in 2016.

Sam Brand, Andy Nash, Paul Cubbon, Simon Lowe, Hannah Howitt and Lynsey Elliott enjoyed the perfect racing conditions, along with 650 other competitors.

Sam was first home from the Manx Team in a time of 1:58:04 - a fabulous 10th in Age Group and 18th overall.  Andy Nash wasn't far behind  in 1:58:35 - 5th in AG and 19th overall.  Hannah & Lynsey both had falls during the race, Hannah slipping in T1 and spraining her thumb and Lynsey taking a nasty tumble off the bike at the dismount line.  It didn't slow either of them down too much, with Hannah finishing in a great time of 2:12:37 - 2nd in AG and Lynsey in 2:19:02 - 3rd in AG.  Paul Cubbon finished the season well coming in 2:16:56 - 15th in AG.  Unfortunately Simon wasn't able to start the run and recorded a DNF after the bike leg.

Well done to Chris Tierney and Jonathan McNeill who completed Ironman Mont Tremblant, Québec at the weekend. The course has a very challenging bike leg with over 6,000 ft of climbing on the 2 lap course.

Chris finished in 11:28:28 408th overall and Jonathan in 13:21:57 1,285th overall. This was Chris's first Ironman and Jonathan's second after completing Lanzarote in 2012.

Congratulations to the Manx Tri Club members who took part in the Dublin 70.3 Ironman Race on 9th August. 

Antony Bell-Scott finished a remarkable 25th overall including all the pros in a time of 4hrs 31 minutes. There were approximately 2,000 in the field.

Duncan Mackay finished in 5hrs 7mins and Microgaming's Ben Wood also finished the Individual event in 5hrs 55mins .The Parker 'clan' of Diane, Andrew and Robert took part in the Relay event. 

Results

Becky Storrie's excellent season continued with a 3rd place in the London Junior Elite race at the weekend.  Becky, who is still only 16yrs old finished in a time of 1:10:01 which was just 35 seconds behind the overall winning time. 

Joseph Ricciardi also had a great race, competing in the same event, and finishing 20th in a very competitive field in a time of 1:05:49.  Andrew Nash, the current Island Champion, raced in the Olympic distance event and finished an excellent 8th in category in a time of 2:01:33.  Great experience for all of them to race draft legal with elite competition.

Paul Swindale and Mario Ricciardi were also taking part, Paul in the Olympic distance age group event and Mario in the Sprint distance race.  Thousands of competitors take part in this event, which makes Paul's 2nd in Age Group and 39th overall a fantastic achievement (out of something like 3500).  Still only in his 2nd season of triathlon, Mario will also have been delighted with his 33rd place in Age Group and 360th overall. 

Well done to the four Manx Triathletes who have now qualified for the 2016 Standard Distance Age Group World Championships in Cozumel Mexico.

Sam Brand (25-29), Paul Swindale (45-49), Juan Kinely and Paul Cubbon (50-54).  The event will take place in September. 

2015 Microgaming IOM Triathlon Championships

Sunday 6th September at the Mooragh Park, Ramsey

The IOM Triathlon Championships are now a little over a month away.  The Race Instructions can be found below together with copies of the Swim, Bike and Run courses and the layout of Transition.  Please take a few moments to look over them.

Standard Distance   1500m Swim Course                  Cycle Course       Run Course

Sprint Distance            750m Swim Course        

The cycle and run courses are the same for both distances.  Sprint Cycle = 1 lap    Standard Cycle = 2 laps      Sprint Run = 2 laps      Standard Run = 4 laps

Transition Diagram here        Race Instructions here

Teams Enter Here

Individuals Enter Here

The Manx Tri Club were well represented at the British Triathlon Championships in Liverpool at the weekend. In all, 13 were competing across all the events. Over 2,000 age group athletes were taking part.

The weather forecast was spot on, with rain coming in from 10 am, allowing the majority of the age groupers doing the standard distance, to finish in the dry. The Elites didn’t have it so good.

Rebecca Storrie was competing in her first elite draft legal race at Sprint distance and was up against all the seniors too, as all 49 started from the pontoon at the same time. She acquitted herself well, holding a mid-place position out of the swim and building throughout the race, gaining positions on the run and managed to outsprint another competitor on the line to get 17^th position overall and 4^th Junior out of 21 with the fastest run split and still has two more years as a junior!

Sam Brand had a brilliant race, producing his best performance to date in his short triathlon career, having only started racing seriously last year. He finished 12^th overall and second in his age category and only seconds off the top spot, his time 2:00:17.

Off the back of Island Games, European Championships and his University Graduation it has been a full-on fortnight.

Joseph Ricciardi was competing in the Age Group Sprint event and won his age group finishing a fine 2^nd place overall only 2 seconds off the win.

A further well deserved podium went to Hannah Howitt who secured 3rd place in age group and 4th overall from a field of 110 in a time of 2:15:13 achieving a nine minute PB despite having picked up a time penalty. Hannah had the fastest female swim time of the day in the standard distance at 20:21 and was leading until the final lap of the bike.

Karen Shimmin was hot on Hannah's heels and had an excellent race with a very strong run to finish 6th overall and 4th in age group.

Dear Club Member

On Wednesday 22 July we are launching a Safe Cycling Isle of Man campaign.  The aim of this campaign is to improve road safety for cyclists on the Isle of Man and promote harmonious road sharing. 

We, Tanya Sanderson and Sean McLachlan, started this initiative after Kate Burge was killed in Kirk Michael on 4^th August 2014. She was hit from behind by a Range Rover whilst cycling home from work. 

Our campaign is about lobbying Tynwald to introduce a minimum safe passing distance of 1.5m enshrined in law.

There is ample precedence around the world where this has been implemented and we would encourage you to visit our website for more information www.safecyclingiom.com  

The publicity that this campaign will cause will increase the awareness of the vulnerability of cyclists. It will also challenge some of the anti-cyclist attitude. As cyclists we would value your support in our efforts. You can do this by:

1. Liking our Facebook page ‘Safe Cycling Isle of Man’ - this will become live on Wednesday. 
2. Writing to your MHK to support the change in legislation for a 1.5m overtaking law.
3. Contacting us via our website if you would like to work in partnership with us.

Thank you in anticipation of your support.

Saturday 18th July was the inaugural Isoman Triathlon held at Arrow Valley Country Park in Redditch.  Isoman is described as 'Triathlon Evolved' - more details here  https://www.isomantri.com/ISO/

The long course is a 7 mile swim, 61 mile bike and a 26 mile run, although 1/2 & 1/4 distances were also available and categories for each of the individual disciplines, and an Aqua-Bike or a Duathlon.

Steve Kennaugh and Jill Bunyan were 2 of the 49 competitors brave enough to take on the full distasnce, which consisted of 8 laps of the lake, a single lap on the bike mostly on undulating country roads, and then 4 laps around the park.  The water temperature was 21.5', but even so, over 7 miles it would feel cold.  Both Jill & Steve found tiredness kicking in by laps 7 & 8.  Competitors were allowed 7 mins in T1, before heading out on the bike.  Back to T2, where 5 mins were allowed, and then out onto a convoluted run course through the park. 

The weather was hot which made it a long day out for everyone involved, and despite the challenges of staying hydrated, Jill & Steve were both in the 30 finishers, Steve in 12:59 for 16th place and Jill in 13:22 for 19th overall and 4th lady.