Local Athletes at Isoman
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.
Middleton Katz Manx Open 2015
Middleton Katz held the 2nd running of their now annual Open Water Competition at the Mooragh Park on Sunday 19th July. 44 competitors took part over the two distances of 750m and 1500m. Manx Tri Club were well represented with Joe Ricciardi taking 3rd in the Men's 750m, Jon McGowan 7th and Mario Ricciardi 13th. In the 1500m Chris Crellin came home 4th in 22:36, Graham Annett 5th, Jonathan Kind 6th and Clive Parrish 7th. Although competing under her Swimming Club, Becky was 1st home in the Ladies 750m and Lynsey Elliott was 2nd in the 1500m, with Gaynor Evans 4th and Caroline Moran 5th.
View the full Results here
2015 European Championships
Well done to the 7 strong Manx team that took part as GB Age Group athletes in the European Triathlon Championships in Geneva this last weekend. Hot weather, but a great course around the beautiful setting of Lake Geneva.
Joseph Ricciardi was 1st to go in the Sprint distance event on Friday 10th July. Joe had the worst of the heat as his race was at 11am. The rest of the team raced the Standard distance event on Sunday, although the trade off for not racing in the mid-day heat was an initial Wave start time of 6.30 am! (photo - Joseph exiting T1)
Results as follows (in Age Group order)
Joseph Ricciardi 8th overall (from 37) 2nd placed GB 1:07:37
Sam Brand 21st overall (from 40) 11th placed GB 2:06:35
Hannah Howitt 12th overall (from 24) 4th placed GB 2:23:19
Lynsey Elliott 7th overall (from 30) 4th placed GB 2:23:43
Wendy Sandford 22nd overall (from 30) 13th placed GB 2:44:14
Christine O'Shea 25th overall (from 30) 11th placed GB 2:48:20
Russ Collister 36th overall (from 88) 15th placed GB 2:21:51
Sports Lecture Open to All
Former British Lions and Scotland international rugby player Tony Stanger will be visiting our shores in July, to share his ideas on how we can nurture our young sports people and unlock their sporting potential.
The presentation starts at 2pm on Saturday 18th July, at the Keyll Darree Lecture Theatre at Nobles Hospital in Strang. The event is free of charge but spaces are limited and available on a first come first served basis.
Port Erin Kermesse
Saturday 25th July - 6pm til 10.30pm
The idea is have a lot of fun riding bikes of all shapes and sizes. Fancy
dress is encouraged as are home built bike shed 'specials'!
There will be plenty of serious racing for all abilities with a full prize
list.
It would be fantastic if we could fill Port Erin with cyclists, the event
coincides with the final weekend of the Tour de France so lots of people
will have cycling at the forefront of their minds.
We hope you can make it to port Erin for what will be a great night's
entertainment.
See FB www.facebook.com/saseventsiom and our website www.sasevents.im for Entry Forms
Girls Take Silver at Island Games
The Women's Team of Karen Shimmin, Lynsey Elliott & Hannah Howitt claimed the Silver medal in the Team Triathlon event. Karen finished in 4th place overall in 2:24:31 with Lynsey coming home in 7th in 2:28:19. Hannah, who had been the early leader out of the swim and still lying in 4th place after the bike, unfortunately collapsed less than 100m from the finishing line. The good news was that although being disappointed not to finish, Hannah was later fine, having received medical attention for dehydration.
The Mens event saw Andrew Nash and Joseph Ricciardi out with the early leaders. Strong bike legs from Sam Brand, Antony Bell-Scott & Juan Kinley kept them all in contention. Unfortunately Andrew suffered a clash with a fellow competitor whilst exiting T1 which left him with a foot injury. Nonetheless Andrew was 1st home from the Manx squad, finishing in 4th place overall in 2:05:51, Abs was next coming in 13th overall in a time of 2:08:50, with Sam Brand following in 17th overall in 2:09:52, then team manager Juan in 22nd place overall in 2:11:01and Joseph finishing in 23rd overall in 2:11:47
Full results here http://jersey2015results.com/sport.aspx?SportID=19
Manxies on the Podium at Chester Tri
3 Manx Tri Club members took part in the Chester Triathlon, Karen Shimmin, Lynsey Elliott & Paul Swindale. The event doubled as the English National Championships, and as a European and World Championship qualifier.
Karen finished 4th in her age group but happily came away with a bronze medal for the English National Championship as the girl who placed 1st was Scottish. Her overall time was 2:17:55 which is an 8 minute improvement on last year.
Lynsey finished 2nd in her age group, but again as the 1st place lady was Scottish, Lynsey came away with the Gold Medal for the English National Championships. Her finishing time of 2:18:53 (a 10 min improvement on 2014) was enough to give her a qualifying place for the 2016 European's in Lisbon and this year's World's in Chicago.
After a solid swim (albeit very cold) of 21:32, Paul was lying in 12th place. His usual super fast transition and strength on a slightly long bike course saw him navigate up to 5th place heading back into transition for the run. Paul tried hard to defend his position, but the run isn't his favourite discipline and he finished 17th in his age group, but with a very respectable time of 2:11:47 in a very competitive field. Commenting on his race, Paul said he 'hoped to find his running legs somewhere in a field in middle England sometime soon'.
Nat West Island Games
Good luck to the Island Games Team competing in Jersey. Some of the first medals of the Games will be decided when the 17 represented Islands will compete for individual and team medals at the waterfront , St Helier on Sunday 28th June with the Men away at 16:15 and the Women at 16:30.
Club continue good results.
Rebecca Storrie competed in a very blustery Marine Lake Southport Triathlon on 21st June achieving an exceptional result in the sprint event. Her time of 1:11:25 not only gave her 1st in the U20 age group but first female overall! Second place was +1:26 and 2nd U20 was +3:32.
As this was a qualifier for the Age Group ETU Championships she has also booked herself a race in Portugal next year.
She will not be racing at the Island Games so her next race will be the elite race in Liverpool on 26th July.
Results here: Results
1st Win for Abs at Bosworth Triathlon
Congratulations to Anthony Bell-Scott (Abs) on 1st place at the Bosworth Standard Distance Tri last weekend. This was a late replacement race for the Ellesmere Tri, well known to Manx triathletes, that was unfortunately cancelled this year due to low entries.
The weather was poor on the day, with strong winds and heavy rain, possibly favouring Abs as it felt like the usual Manx weather!
The swim was a two loop affair similar to the Ramsey Tri, with laps around two Islands, followed by a long run from the lake to T1. Abs had an average swim, coming out in 13th position, 4 minutes behind the leader.
On the 42k undulating bike section he managed to claw back 11 places, and came in to T2 in 2nd position, having posted the fastest bike split of the day, but still 2 and a half minutes down on the leader.
The run was four laps, all on grass paths, and after one lap Abs could see he was catching the leader, and made the pass at the start of lap 4, eventually crossing the line a minute clear, for his first ever triathlon victory, in a time of 2.11.05.
Full results here :
http://www.onyourmarksevents.org/events1/triathlon-events/bosworth-terrapin-triathlon.html
Paul Swindale qualifies for 2016 Worlds in Chicago
Little Beaver was one of the qualifying events for the 2016 World Championships which will be held in Chicago. Local athlete Paul Swindale, who is no stranger to the Little Beaver event, was there to have another go at this tough course. After coming out of the water 3rd in age group, Paul emerged for the 800 metre” dash” back to transition in good shape before jumping on the bike for the 46k bike leg. Despite tussling with a couple of people racing in the same age group, the new plasma 5 took him back to transition in joint 2nd, having managed to catch and pass his closest competitor during the bike leg and with a quick transition the two competitors emerged neck and neck
Sadly, then comes the hard bit, with the individual in joint 2nd running away from Paul and him trying to hang on for a qualifying spot for the worlds in Chicago. Due to the run being Paul’s weaker discipline he crossed the line 6th in age group, 68th overall (out of a field of 434) however due to 2 people in front of Paul not looking to go to the worlds, he managed to secure one of the four automatic slots in the 45-49 age group. Full results below.
http://www.justracinguk.com/sites/default/files/results/Little%20Beaver%20Results%202015.pdf
Roll on Chicago & good luck to Paul.
IOM Towels
We have a number of very nice Isle of Man Branded Sports Towels with 3 legs logo on them - good quality bath towel size, £20 each or 2 for £35
Contact Juan Kinley if you are interested 486938.
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Slateman Triathlon
4 Club Members set off for Llanberis last weekend to take part in the unique Slateman Triathlon. Jill Bunyan and Steve Kennaugh had both taken part in this event a year ago, and this year were joined by Jonathan King and Andy Nash. Another local, Ben Cox also took part.
Jill and Steve were clearly keen to get the most out of their weekend taking part in both the Sprint race on the Saturday and the longer distance event on the Sunday. Fortunately for all the competitors the weather was reasonable and there was great support from lots of spectators on the bike and run courses. Andy Nash had a great weekend, winning the Sprint event in a new course record of 1:10:29, over 3 mins clear of his nearest rival. Steve finished 41st in Age Group in 1:36:55 and Jill was very pleased with her 5th in Age Group and 33rd overall from 152 ladies.
Sunday's longer distance event comprised a 500m swim (reduced because of the low water temperature), a 51k cycle and an 11k trail run. Here Ben Cox finished in 3:11:19, Steve in 3:16:02, Jonathan in 3:17:05 and Jill in 3:34:21.
What a Weekend!
Microgaming Triathlon Festival Weekend
What a great weekend of racing in what can best be described as tricky conditions. Having rained all day Friday and overnight into Saturday, it was a relief to see a break in the clouds on Saturday morning just as racing started.
It was 'Individuals' day on Saturday with a huge field in both the Mens & Ladies races, 67 & 28 respectively and a further 12 competitors taking parting in the Short Swim category. It was great to see a whole set of new faces with many competitors taking part in Triathlon for the 1st time.
The Ladies were off in the first Wave and Hannah Howitt led out of the Pool, closely followed by Becky Storrie, both taking less than 11 mins for their Swim and Transition 1. Lynsey Elliott and Jo Hawkins were next and all were quickly out onto the Bike course. Becky, who would normally rely on her strength on the run, showed that she's a force to be reckoned with on the bike leg too. She managed to overtake Hannah and by the time she returned to T2 had established a 1min 30s lead setting out onto the run. There was no taking her foot off the gas though, stretching her lead to almost 2 mins to cross the line in 1st in an amazing 1:06:00. Hannah held onto 2nd by a further minute over Lynsey, but such was the quality of their racing that all 3 ladies smashed the previous course record of 1:13:00. It was great to see Jo Hawkins back to fitness and she had a good race with Wendy Sandford, finishing 4th & 5th respectively. Jan Catchpole and Lynn Ilnot raced it out with only 3 secs separating them on the line, coming 6th & 7th respectively and 1st time triathlete's Caroline Moran and Bev Broderick finished very strongly in 8th & 9th.
Podium Girls