Category: Training Archive 2013

MVH Aquathon Results – Races 1 to 3

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swim over each other…  well you have to really…
run quicker to the Salt box… then realise you have to run back…
pass out with over heating…

Aquathon 3 in the series was completed on a glorious summers evening – when the water was really far too warm and there was insufficient cold wind and no rain.  Perfect really.

The results are in…for all 3 aquathons.  And yes everyone is getting quicker, eh.. apart from those with an eye on a handicap.    Water was too warm…

Review results below and note!  It’s that summer thing.  Makes most go faster!

RACE 1 Best time 2012   Swim Time   Run time   Total Time
Angus Falconer     00:20:27   0:21:03   00:42:33
Richard Stringer     00:19:46   0:21:01   00:42:31
James Hooley     00:17:45   0:25:40   00:44:37
Dave Brayer     00:17:50   0:18:45   00:37:08
Heidi Elliott     00:18:48   0:24:44   00:44:47
Robin Barber     00:20:49   0:26:02   00:47:27
Jill Parker 00:49:58   00:22:45   0:27:09   00:51:17
Warren Simms     00:20:49   0:23:27   00:44:43
               
RACE 2 Best time 2012   Swim Time   Run time   Total Time
Heidi Elliott     00:18:17   00:26:16   00:45:16
Robin Barber     00:21:47   00:25:29   00:48:35
Jill Parker 00:49:58   00:21:45   00:27:59   00:50:40
Ben Starbuck     00:19:50   00:19:54   00:40:15
Jonathan Hydon 00:46:12   00:25:36   00:20:50   00:47:26
Ian Burrows 00:38:44   00:18:25   00:19:43   00:39:03
Alex Heron     00:19:54   00:22:29   00:43:25
Judy Smith     00:21:10   00:23:19   00:45:32
James Cobb     00:21:20   00:23:36   00:46:03
Anna Jaques 00:46:30   00:21:53   00:23:52   00:46:30
Jonny Fitton 00:39:21   00:17:33   00:20:49   00:39:04
Rob Ford 00:48:09   00:22:33   00:22:46   00:46:06
               
RACE 3 Best time 2012   Swim Time   Run time   Total Time
James Hooley     00:17:20       DNF
Heidi Elliott     00:18:33   00:23:31   00:44:58
Robin Barber     00:20:35   00:24:52   00:46:27
Jill Parker 00:49:58   00:21:17   00:27:04   00:49:24
Jonathan Hydon 00:46:12   00:25:01   00:20:50   00:46:50
Ian Burrows 00:38:44   00:18:07   00:19:34   00:38:39
Alex Heron     00:19:54   00:22:19   00:43:12
James Cobb     00:21:05   00:23:14   00:45:04
Anna Jaques 00:46:30   00:22:11   00:23:32   00:46:28
Jonny Fitton 00:39:21   00:18:24   00:20:46   00:40:03
Rob Ford 00:48:09   00:22:10   00:22:02   00:45:02
Colin McLean 00:41:37   00:17:18   00:22:32   00:40:33
Alison Butlin     00:16:53   00:24:31   00:42:10
Steve Herriman     00:18:25   00:21:19   00:40:28
Phil Hall     00:20:33   00:22:38   00:44:04
Phil Stimpson 41:52:00   00:18:17   00:22:11   00:41:20

Outlaw “Ironman” Results Are In!

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We all enjoyed a fantastic weekend of beautiful weather but, you may be aware that some club members were “enjoying” it in a quite different way to normal people. Well done to everyone who took part. A brilliant effort on a tough day to race!! Here are the results:-

Outlaw Triathlon 07.07.13
Age group position Name Swim 2.4 miles Bike 112 miles Run   26.2 miles Total time
23 Guido Geutjens 01.39.10 06.00.05 04.48.43 12.45.34
18 Diane Pickering 01.12.19 07.09.25 05.47.14 14.21.38
119 Sam Moseley 01.18.22 06.14.28 06.41.55 14.31.09
60 Tony Pickance 01.28.49 06.42.25 06.09.27 14.41.38
195 Stuart Perry 01.21.43 06.40.40 06.45.23 15.18.13
 52 Keith Dunn 01.11.40 06.34.58 06.08.11 14.20.46

2 MVH-ers qualify for LONDON 2013 “SPRINT” World Champs

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Llandudno 29th June – SPRINT Qualifier for London 2013 World Triathlon Champs

Although the start wasn’t until 2.30 on Saturday I wanted to be at Llandudno the night before the race, so contacted Conwy Car Parks Dept. and also the Leisure Dept. It turns out there is a car park where motorhomes can park – even overnight. The girl at the Parking Dept. stated, “on no account can you sleep in the vehicle”. Would I? The Leisure Dept. took a different attitude, “no one ever checks the car parks at night so please yourself”. I chickened out in the end, parking while I rode round the bike course and then going to a campsite overnight – I didn’t think I would sleep well if I was expecting a ghostly car park attendant to knock on the windows of the van in the small hours.

It’s an open water sea swim at Llandudno, the temperature was 12 C so a hoody was worn – it turned out to be a good job since many were stung by jellyfish – its not so bad on your hands but the face and neck are more sensitive! The sea was fairly calm but a gentle swell made the three legs of the swim very different.

Transition was well organised and laid out except the bike out was a 400 metre run and very narrow – overtaking was impossible and those who tried it came to grief.

The bike course round the Great Orme was beautifully scenic but is not for either a TT bike or the faint hearted. The descent section is 2k long, quite steep, and on a narrow road with a stone wall on one side and a cliff face on the other.

As always, for me, the run felt like a matter of survival, a nice out and back course along the sea front with a bit of a hill before the turnaround point. Out and backs are always good since it allows you to keep an eye on both your club-mates and your opposition. In my case John Shelton-Smith in 60/64 and the top guys in 65/69, Richard File and Al Churcher. They were both 3 to 4 mins in front of me – almost all of it gained on the bike. Run time not as bad as it felt at 23.28.

A successful day out since having failed to qualify at Nottingham both John and I qualified for London in our respective age groups.

Alex Heron

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Llandudno Results:   2 MVH-er’s qualify for LONDON 2013 – SPRINT!!

Sprint

Name Position in age group Swim 750m Cycle 19km Run 5Km Total Time
John Shelton-Smith 5th 18:52 41:50 23:26 1:27:23
Alex Heron 4th 16:10 44:53 23:28 1:28:17

Olympic

Name Position in age group Swim 1,500m Cycle 36km Run 10Km Total Time
Ian Burrows 3rd 29:05 1:16:07 43:36 2:33:14