24/10/10 - Stroud Half Marathon

Mark kept the years events going participating in the Stroud half marathon at the weekend completing the course in a time of 01:43:21. He beat his brother-in-law by 5minutes and 10years which must have made him unbearable at the post race beer!

There was also a barefoot runner taking part in the shape of Nick Allan who completed the course, er, barefoot in a time of 01:39:09. You can read the article about him from the local press here.

12/09/10 - The OSS Dart 10km Swim

On Sunday 12th September Mark, Martin and Marcus took part in the Openwater Swim Society (OSS) 10km swim from Totnes down the River Dart to Dittisham.

Read the full blog entry post here:

http://marcusbosano.blogspot.com/2010/09/oss-dart-10k-swim-12092010.html

Fantasy Premier League - Season 2010/11

I've joined a private Super League for this season's Telegraph Fantasy Football 2010/11 game. Super League Name:                      SHURDINGTON TRI LEAGUE
Super League PIN:                          8011048
Click here to see to see who's in the league so far - think you're in with a chance?
Scoring starts at 12.45pm on Saturday, August 14 so make sure you pick your own team before then
Telegraph Fantasy Football Premier League game offers:

• £100,000 in prize money
• A FREE Championship Manager 2010 game for every player
• New Super League features: league history, performance graphs and improved message boards
• Daily score updates and a new, improved scoring system

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UK Ironman - 1st August 2010

Sunday 1st August was the UK Ironman in Bolton. There was one member of the club taking part, with Martin Fassett putting a years training to the test. 

He completed the event and within hours was talking about doing it all again next year!

these are his times for the event....

Fantasy Tour de France 2010

So with the 2010 edition of the Tour de France over it's time to look at the performance of the Shurdington Tri club fantasy TDF (powered by http://road.cc/)
Against the odds an invigorated @martyuk71 was El Pistolero with a winning margin of 80 points over the competitor from the lowlands, er Wales not Luxembourg @Stoddy72. Completing the podium is @mbosano a massive 245 points behind the eventual winner. The Lanterne Rouge was Mark and his Kaiser Express team. That leaves @thebooy in peloton mediocrity of 4th spot.
Look at the stage wins and the story is familiar with @martyuk71 doing a remarkable impression of Cav' and crossing the line first on 11 stages, @Stoddy72 is 2nd on stage wins with 6, @mbosano 3rd with 3 just one ahead of @thebooy with 2 stage wins. Kaiser Express failed to register a single stage win throughout the race.
 

Fantasy World Cup 2010 - Final Standings

The Shurdington Tri Fantasy World Cup 2010 (powered by the Telegraph Fantasy Football) was light on entrants with a grand total of 3 and even lighter on quality and interest.

 

There was, however a familiar look to the final standings...

1. Marcus 271 points
2. Nigel 269 points
3. Darren 124 points

A new Fantasy Football League will be set up for the Premiership season 2010/11 in due course - stay tuned!

Which TDF Cyclist are you?

This is pretty cool actually - follow this link and then answer the questions to see what cyclist you would be!

Let us know which one in the comments....

Fantasy Tour De France 2010

With the Tour De France just days away it's time to register for the Shurdington Tri Club mini league via the road.cc website http://road.cc/.

Go to the homepage and select the Fantasy TDF link from the menu. If you're not already registered on the site you'll need to be then pick your team and use ID number 1446 to join the Shurdington Tri Club league.

It's all free so what are you waiting for!!

Bon chance!

Mazda Blenheim Sprint Triathlon June 6th 2010

Sunday 6th June saw the Blenheim Sprint Triathlon taking place with Shurdington Tri Club representatives in the shape of Nigel and Martin taking part in the sprint. Amelie would make it three musketeers by taking part in the Active Kids duathlon.


Race blogs are to follow from the racers (hopefully) but the results are in:

Nigel in an excellent club performance blew his previous Blenheim time apart by just short of 6minutes and also now holds the tri-club record over the course.
(see the following link for details of previous times http://shurdingtontriclub.blogspot.com/2010/01/blenheim-sprint-triathlon-june-2009.html)

Gloucester Triathlon 30-May-2010

Mark kept the Triathlon dream alive for another weekend by competing in the Gloucester Sprint Triathlon on Sunday.

In his own words....

"...Bit dissapointing.......again. So much for a top 50 spot.
82nd out of 192 finishers in 1:26:42
25th in Male Veterans out of 52

Would have needed a 1:22:25 for a top 50 placing. I blame it totally on the wind which was at its strongest when I got on the bike but stopped completely when I got to T2...!

A bit of a sobering start as my swim was delayed 15 minutes due to cyclist having a nasty accident on a speed hump just before finish of ride. Paramedics and Ambulance attended and he was placed in a neck brace after going over handlebars and landing on his face. I understand he was kept in Hospital overnight but is OK.

Another messy swim with three other swimmers who all seemed to be within a few metres. The new 26km two lap bike course was testing in the wind which meant yet again the legs would not change gear on the run. This time it felt like I was in reverse. Good event, well organised and a great bike cleaning kit goody bag. So worth it...

Roll on 2011 when I can join the Super Veterans...... Keep on tri-ing..."

Next up is Blenheim Sprint Triathlon when Martin breaks his proper triathlon cherry in a head to head with Nigel. Amelie will be making it three musketeers on the day by taking part in the kids diathlon.

Tewkesbury Sprint Marathon 18th May 2010

With injury and mojo ravaging the club Mark continued his lone furrow in pursuit of the perfect year in triathlon... in his own words...

"...I entered Cascades Pool in my new Orca top and shorts which all the kids thought looked absolutely .....................gay!!

Must be the muffin top.

65th overall and 22nd in veterans 40-50 is a bit dissapointing especially in the new kit. Was kind of hoping for a top 50 spot but there was some serious bikes on display with a few GB outfits that looked better than mine.

Splits are deceiving as they include transitions, at least I hope so otherwise my swimming has gone backwards. A decent walk/run from pool to transition and the timing chip only sounded on way out on bike.

Traffic lights were a pain on ride as I hit a red light on way back but received 30 second deduction from time. Run time has improved but maybe the distance was wrong.

Gloucester next, a top 50 is target..."

Result 65th in 01:12:19 out of 173 finishers.
Splits
Swim - 00:08:36
Bike - 00:45:28
Run - 00:18:45

Full results are available online here.

Fantasy World Cup 2010

With the FIFA World Cup imminent the Telegraph has launched their online fantasy football game.

It costs £5 to enter a single team (other bundles are available) and you can do so here http://bit.ly/9Ne543.

The Shurdington Tri Club has a Super League, to join us the following PIN: 8000141.

Follow us on Twitter for regular score updates: http://twitter.com/shurdingtontri

Fantasy Football Season 2009/10

With the 2009/10 Premier League season finishing last week the Fantasy Football also finished (funny that!)

Marcus, much like Chelsea FC, wins each of the categories....

The final standings:
1. Marcus with 1,565 points
2. Darren with 1,365 points
3. Nigel with 1,355 points
4. Le Fassett with 1,016 points

The standings based on the starting eleven selected:
1. Marcus with 1,250 points
2. Nigel with 1,168 points
3. Le Fassett with 1,141 points
4. Darren with 1,082 points

The standings based on the goals that the teams scored:
1. Marcus with 106 goals
2. Darren with 96 goals
3. Nigel with 85 goals
4. Le Fassett with 64 goals

Fantasy World Cup anyone???

Hereford Duathlon 25th April 2010

Mark Pierce competed in the Hereford Duathlon which was a 2.5mile run / 20mile bike / 2.5mile run event.

Mark finished in 01:38:26

Official results are here: http://herefordtriathlonclub.co.uk/files/2010%20Duathlon.pdf

to quote Mark, "...7th in the old gits race. Not bad for a cripple who had to BBQ all day Saturday...! Good race for £15..."

Shurdington Tri Club Quiz - 17th April 2010

The Shurdington Tri Club are hosting a quiz night at the Reddings Community Centre on the evening of 17th April 2010. The event is being held to raise funds for Sue Ryder Care home in Cheltenham.

Every penny raised will go direct to the Cheltenham Care Hone on Leckhampton Lane. Teams can be 4 or 5 members and children are welcome. The entry is £5 a head and that includes some snacks.

There will be a bar with beer, wine and soft drinks. Doors open at 7:30pm with an 8 o'clock start.

If you would like to enter a team please contact us via athlete@shurdingtontriclub.co.uk

Arch to Arc....in a gym?

Sunday we all went up to the Sue Ryder Home on Leckhampton Lane to meet with the fundraising contact - Lucy. We had a tour of the grounds and discussed some fund raising ideas....

Being men the thoughts turned to something a bit extreme and the word endurance was mentioned...it started as why don't we swim the channel as a relay team in a pool? 23.89miles between the 4 of us. Spreadsheet constructed and claculation done it didn't seem far enough or extreme enough.

That's when it evolved to doing the Arch to Arc triathlon as a relay in the gym.

The Arch to Arc is an extreme triathlon where you start at Marble Arch in London, run the 89miles to Dover where you then swim the 23.89miles of the English Channel before cycling the 179miles to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

With three of the team being Esporta members that is the venue of choice assuming that they will allow this to take place..

Watch this space - we'll do something extreme just a case of what? If you've got any ideas post them on here in the comments!

Mayhill Massacre - 7th February 2010 - Nigel's Blog...

May Hill Massacre
Sunday, February 7th 2010-02-09

My final preparation for race day did not go well. Caroline dragged me around the biggest shopping centre in Europe – Westfield in London, under the ‘guise’ of getting me something for my birthday. The reality hit home 6 hours later, on examining my 1 bag to Caroline’s 4, I realised I had been ‘hood winked’.

Anyone else find shopping really hard work on the legs? Give me a triathlon any day. The drive home was broken up by a visit to Caroline’s parents in Basingstoke. It was a nice thought of mine, and didn’t have anything to do with the England v Wales kick off at 5:00PM ;). Eventually I get home to Cheltenham at 11:30 following a detour to a few Gloucester Pubs to see my cousins who were down for the weekend.

Looking forward to a good nights sleep, I should have guessed that Lewis would have other ideas. Whilst we both tried to ignore him, we gave up about 2:00AM and let him come into bed with us. The next 4 hours were spent with my right buttock perched precariously over the edge of the bed, whilst Lewis tossed, turned, kicked, scratched and snorted as he led horizontally across our bed. So at 6:00am I gave up, went downstairs and returned with enough baby milk to silence a rhinoceros. Lewis’s eyes started to sag and I thought my plan had worked until he threw it all up over me and the duvet !!!! . So all in all I was glad to leave the house at 8:30 for the 9:00am meeting with Mark and Martin and Esporta. Half way to Esporta I realised I had left my number at home, and had to return home to collect it. I just made it to Esporta at 9:00am with martin and Mark waiting in anticipation.

We decided to take Mark’s ‘Scooby doo van’ on the short trip from Gloucester to Mayhill, mainly because it had room in the back for all the kit, but I did wonder if Mark knew how much mud it was going to collect over the next few hours. The short trip was spent catching on up on the latest chapter in Martin’s love life which in itself deserves a separate blog! and trying to scare Mark into what lied ahead. Martin and I had completed Mayhill before – last year along with Marcus, and as we recited the stories and got closer to Mayhill, the normal pre-race butterflies appeared. No matter what race I do, how confident I seem, those butterflies always appear on race morning.

Now, I’m a stickler for being on time, I would rather be 30 mins early than 1 minute late, but even by my standards, arriving at the race at 9:25 for a 11:00am race is excessive. With the exception of a quick walk to the “rustic” race start for tea, shortbread and portaloo inspection it was back to the “Dream Machine” for Gas Mark 4 on the heaters. The “Scooby Van” also makes great cover for the nervous “wee” breaks, and I think Martin and I must have got into double figures by the end. Eventually talk turned to the job ahead, Firstly we started with what to wear! Shorts? Running tights? Hats? Gloves? Specially purchased 2XU compression socks! Eventually we actually discussed the race , and our objectives. I think for Mark who readily admits he dislikes running his objective was to just to finish with a respectable time. For Martin and I, I think it was to be competitive against each other, and improve on last years time. I personally had half an eye on Marcus’s time from last year, but I would need to be about 10 mins quicker to achieve that. Unfortunately Marcus couldn’t make it due to injury, which was a shame, don’t tell him but he was missed. I knew he was gutted not to be there and I know how frustrating injury can be especially when you know you are in good shape.

For Mark and I the car park was a great spot for people watching…… Look he’s wearing shorts! Ooh he looks fast!, For Martin however it was more a female watch, where he deliberated long and hard over which Ladies backside he would like to chase up the first hill. As good a plan as any! Reluctantly about 25 minutes before the race start we emerged from the van for our warm up. We wanted to look like we knew what we were doing, so jogged from the start down to the turning performed a few stretches, discussed the virtues of yoga and jogged back to the start. Following another “wee” break at the 10 minutes to go mark we assembled at the start line about mid way through the pack, shook hands and put the game face on.

I would break the Mayhill race down into 4 parts, each approximately 2 miles in length. Part 1 is the drag up quite a steep hill to the top of Mayhill. Part 2 is the flatter part across the top of Mayhill and down the other side. Part 3 is the hardest, uphill again through oceans of mud and water, and finally part 4 a fast downhill to the finish.

Part 1 – As the claxon went the three of us went off quite quickly, dodging through the crowds to find some space. As we turned left uphill Martin and I put in a bit of spurt, naively overtaking a few too many, whilst Mark sensibly took it a bit easier. 10 Minutes in and going uphill sharply, the memories of last year started to flood back. I spent most of the time moaning, which is not unusual for me, it makes me happy. I think Martin and I were jostling a bit for supremacy, eager to show the other we were in good shape, and that we would be hard to beat. We had agreed previously to run together as much as possible, driving each other on until the final downhill when it was anyone’s race. As we reached the top of the hill, we had probably overtaken 50+ people on the way up, and were beginning to struggle with the pace.

Part 2 – Across the top of the hill Martin and I agreed to drop the pace a little, and get our hear rates below the heart attack zone. On the way back down the other side a lot of the people that we had overtaken on the way up, overtook us. Even though we were taking it slightly easier, there is a real skill to running effectively downhill, one that I have not yet mastered. However, we were both happy to settle down into a steady pace. Hopefully those that flew past us were blissfully unaware of the mud bath ahead. The trainers at this stage were still remarkably clean, with my new laces shinning like a site of bleached teeth.
During this period I was dying to stop for “wee” break., but Martin was not going to stop and I feared I would loose him if I did.

Part 3 – As we run through the forest the terrain got softer and hillier again, and within a few minutes we were running/stumbling through thick mud. Thoughts returned to last year at this point where Martin’s foot went shin deep in the mud and reappeared without a shoe on the end of it, and I slipped off the bridal path into 3 foot of water. Again the art of mud running is not one I have mastered, backed up by some gentlemen behind me who told me I needed more tread on my trainers. It’s no exaggeration to say that at the time my legs were going into the mud as far as the top of my compressions socks – just below the knee and the art of running was more of an ice skating action. Surprisingly I only saw two people hit the mud, but I did see a St John’s Ambulance team jump into action and feared that someone behind us was injured.

Martin and I stuck closely together at this point, exchanging the lead and joking about whether Mark would still be talking to us after all of this. After what seemed an eternity, at the 1 hour Mark we approached the final hill. This mud slide goes on and on, and the only way up is to walk, but the cheers of the expectant crowd at the top of the hill, and the knowledge that it was downhill from the top drove us on. Exhausted we hit the top to be greeted by some cheerleaders, pom pom and all!

Part 4 – Glancing at my watch I knew that we were both going to beat last years time, would probably beat 1:20, and there was an outside chance of getting close to Marcus’s record of 1:16:45. We set off quickly down the hill knowing there was about 1.5 miles to go. Martin told me to go on ahead if I could so I tried to put a bit of a spurt on, however I didn’t have a lot left and for the next mile or so we stayed within about 10 seconds of each other. Reaching the bottom of the hill I kicked again but couldn’t shake off Martin who stayed within about 6-8 seconds behind. Knowledge that Martin was on my tail drove me up the hill in the final 300 metres. The finish photo of me shows how hard I was working as I crossed the line. Cold, Wet, Caked in mud, sore, exhausted but very happy. On checking my watch I was happy to beat last years time by about 9 minutes, and maybe a little annoyed that I hadn’t run 1 minute 6 seconds quicker and beaten Marcus’s record. Oh well there’s always next year.

All in all another great race, which the three of us thoroughly enjoyed. It can’t be that bad as we all want to do it again next year. Thanks to the organisers and marshals for a well run and affordable race for a good cause.

On to the next Race.

Mayhill Massacre - 7th February 2010

2010

162	Nigel Stoddart	Unattached	OPEN	01:17:55
164	Martin Fassett	Unattached	OPEN	01:18:01
304	Mark Pierce	Unattached	VET 40	01:31:07

Gloucester Marathon - 24th January 2010

The first event of the fundraising year did not start well. Actually that's not true it started fine with a nice bowl of ready brek with banana and some strong coffee. The kids then got up and we watched the highlights of the previous days Tour Down Under.

Great stuff.

My gear was largely ready the night before and so all that remained was to get changed, carry out a last minute kit check. All done and all good. I left home just after 0945 to drive the 20minutes to the start and registration. This is where it went wrong, with at one point me sat in the car losing my temper and shouting abuse at myself - pretty funny looking back now but at the time i just kept thinking i was going to miss registration and lose my place.

A phone call home and some map reading later i registered 10minutes late (thank you organisers) then hurried to get myself ready. My heart rate and adrenaline, needless to say were through the roof. I got changed at my car and there were a couple of marshalls that were happy to chat and that helped me relax (another thankyou!)

One of the things i was not sure of was what to wear for the race. The weather was fine and dry but the temperature was barely 5C. I had every combination of clothing you could imagine in my bag from running fleeces to t-shirts, hats, gloves and tights. In the end i went for a shorts, compressions t-shirt and normal t-shirt combination with my gloves. This proved to be ideal and looking around the course was a pretty frequent combination. I also had on my 2XU calf guards and looking around the field it struck me that at least 50% of the runners were kitted out similarly, how did we survive before the advent of compression clothing!! I also had KTTaped my left Achilles to help with some tendinitis that i get a little and that really did the trick although today (a day later) my left ankle is very sore.

The runners were grouped at the staging area and then followed the pace car to the start line. On the way to the start i struck up a conversation with a fellow runner that ended up irritating me! I asked him the usual questions around his marathon experience and expected time - he waxed lyrical about his endeavours and did not ask me a single question. As soon as the hooter sounded i left him - some people do not know how to have a conversation!!

The route was an unknown to me as my preparation did not include a recce of the course! It started easy enough with a small figure of eight before we hit the course proper, it was then 3 laps with a turn to the finishing straight. The laps were marshalled at the turn point with runners wearing hair ands on their wrists to keep tally of laps.

The three laps were surprisingly interesting although the hills were unwelcome. There were plenty of spectators and the Marshalls and helpers at the water stations all genuinely great.

I made a decent start following a group of 3 club runners that were keeping a pace where they were talking to each other and that i was comfortable with. I followed them for about 5miles with the group growing to about 8 runners. Between miles 4 and 5 i wanted to push a bit harder and so moved out of the group and increased my pace. It was then that nature called! I needed a pee!! I spotted a discrete gate and well you know....as i was doing this the pack went past me with heckles of "...you'll need that later..." when i had finished a rejoined the road they had gone some way in front of me and in fact another pack had also gone past me. I resolved to keep my pace steady and catch them over the course of the next 10 or so miles rather than pushing hard for a mile and blowing up.

The decision was correct - i kept a steady pace, checking my Garmin frequently to make sure my pace stayed in the 14km an hour zone. By mile 8 (56minutes) i had started catching some of those that had fallen off the back of the pack. I continued the pace eating a gel on the hour. I was comfortable although was pushing it - my time at mile 13 was 01:33:00 which is only 6minutes off my PB for that distance. Lap 1 was completed without any excitement or problems, it was a little disconcerting to think that there were two to go but i just kept focused on the time.

In this respect it was unusual for me because i was very aware of the time the whole way round, at one point i actually thought i might be close to a magical three hours but that thought evaporated when my maths were found to be rubbish! At 16miles i was just under 2hrs and in my head thought great another 8miles in an hour and i've done it. It then dawned on me at the mile 18marker that actually there were 10more miles to go and so 3:15 was looking likely.

On my second lap i encountered my first back marker who was still on her first lap. She was running up one of the hills as i passed her - i offered some words of encouragement and continued. Second lap done and now it got hard. On the third lap the first hill was about 2miles in and had the first twinges of cramp in my quads. I made it to the top of the hill without having to break stride but was concerned that the cramp could do me in with a long way still to go. As i cleared the hill there were a lot of runners in front of me - those on their second laps. This was quite motivating as it was a case of aiming for the next runner regardless of what lap they were on - this kept me entertained for a couple of miles until on the next hill cramp. This time in my hamstrings that forced me to walk. I walked up the hill, started jogging again and then back to a run. My kph was dropping and at one point was a lowly 10kph. It was on the hill i saw Mick and Phil the Marathon Lads - truly amazing.

Mick and Phil (not sure who is who) looks like a father and son team where the father pushes the adult son in his wheelchair. That in itself is amazing but the father had a word of motivation or some quip for every runner in his vicinity, those that he was passing or that were passing him. People like this never cease to amaze me, the bond that they must have from being together like this is incredible. So inspirational.

In a different sort of way the runners that run at a gentle pace and finish in 5hrs+ are also motivational. It proves that everyone can do this sport and that everyone has their own motivation and reasons for being there. For some it's about winning, other about breaking 3hrs then there's those who just want to complete it with the time almost being irrelevant. The achievement is the same - they all ran a marathon on Sunday 24th January!

The final miles of the final lap seemed to go on for ever. At mile 24 i was ready to stop, the finish line loomed. Past the lap counters for the final time and a mile to the finish. I was overtaken with less than 200m to go and had nothing left counter. Essentially i was racing the clock at this time anyway. I crossed the finish in 03:15:00 exactly (official time has me at 03:15:01).

Elated that i had hit my stretch target. When i set out to do this i thought i could do sub 03:30:00 with 03:15:00 being my stretch target. To acheive that on a hilly course was awesome!

I picked up my memento (a paperweight) and then to the bus to head back to the starting zone. Thank god i took the bus rather than walking it as it was further than i thought and i would have also got lost! Back at the car a quick change then a blood test. My blood sugar was 3.1mmol which was essentially a bonk (the threshold being between 4-7mmol). No wonder i had nothing left on the run in.

I had a sandwich that i had taken with me and then set about texting and emailing the result to people!!

Driving home i was glad my car was an automatic as my calves were very stiff/sore and i had a blister on the outside of my left foot. A roast dinner was waiting for me but unusually i could not finish it! Needless to say the rest of the day was quiet.

The official results are in an i was 22nd out of 282 which i am really pleased with!! Awesome!! Looking back to my first marathon this is an improvement of 1hr 5minutes!

iTunes Competition

Gloucester Marathon Competition - 24th January 2010

The Shurdington Tri Club has nominated Sue Ryder to be their Charity for 2010. We are completing a number of events through the year and looking to raise as much as possible.

The first event of the year is the Gloucester Marathon on 24th January and I will be taking part in this. To make it a little more interesting I have decided to run a competition with the prize being a £20 iTunes voucher.

The Competition
Guess/estimate what my finishing time will be. Then complete the form below with the details. Entry cost is a donation of at least £5 to Sue Ryder via the justgiving website (http://www.justgiving.com/Shurdingtontriclub).

The rules of entry are simple -
1. Entry costs a minimum £5 donation to Sue Ryder.
2. All entries are to be submitted via this form.  

3. The winning time will be based on the official result of the race.
4. In the event of a tie the entry posted sooner wins.
5. In the event that no-one gets the correct time the prize will go to the closest time that is less than my finishing time.
6. No direct family or members of Shurdington Tri Club can enter this competition.
7. entry closes at 9am on Sunday 24/01/2010
8. Any questions direct to mbosano@gmail.com.

I have been training a lot over the past few months and so to help you with your estimation you can checkout the following links which show my mileage and times:
http://shrinkify.com/1je5 and http://shrinkify.com/1l54.

Thanks for reading this - please be generous and good luck!

Marcus

Windsor Triathlon - 2008

Official Website: http://www.human-race.co.uk/

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Windsor Triathlon - 2007

Official Website: http://www.human-race.co.uk/

This was Marcus first Olympic distance triathlon and second triathlon ever! Nigel was a veteran of tri by this point this being his second Windsor and in the previous season having completed the Ironman!






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Gloucester Sprint Triathlon - 24th May 2009

Official Website: http://www.triteamglos.co.uk/glostri.html

Mark and Darren competed in this event with Darren famously and memorably putting his crash helmet on the wrong way around in T1!!

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Blenheim Sprint Triathlon - 6th June 2009

Three members of the tri team took part in this event which was held on probably the wettest weekend of the year! There was also junior representation in the kids duathlon (not Nigel despite being the right height) with Luca and Amelie taking part....







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To keep all of this in perspectibe the winner was Stuart Hayes in a time of 01:01:10!!

Nokia Royal Windsor Triathlon - 14th June 2009

This was the 4th time Nigel has competed in this race and 3rd for Marcus. Consistent improvement over previous years saw Nigel break 2:30 for the Olympic distance.

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Mazda London Triathlon - 2nd August 2009

Shurdington Trier's results...

Nigel and Marcus represented the Shurdington Tri Club in the London Triathlon which was a great event with a number of memorable elements, the indoor transition, the 1/2mile swimming pool! Seeing Hunter from Gladiators - all memorable moments!

The results are as follows:




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Mayhill Massacre - February 2009

Shurdington Triers Results...

Official Website: http://mayhillmassacre.co.uk/index.cfm?page=About

Marcus Bosano 144th, 01:16:45
Martin Fasset 268th, 01:26:52
Nigel Stoddart 269th, 01:26:52

Gloucester Esporta Triathlon - 12th September 2009

Shurdington Trier's results...

Martin Fassett -3rd male, 4th overall

20km on Spin Bike - 00:34:54
5km Treadmill Run - 00:23:23
400m Swim Total Time - 00:13:18
Total Time - 01:11:35