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Roll on the Ironman tally! 3 more Tritons claimed by the new sensation that is sweeping the nation....
Outlaw! 08-08-2010
So good it 'oughta' be outlawed? If the comments from the athletes are anything to go by then the inaugural Outlaw Ironman 'oughta' be experienced! Jumping right from sprint to Ironman and missing everything inbetween, Kelly Jorgensen matched the gruelling pace that the Tritons have been keeping this season and made our Ironman total now 14!
After an easy stretch out over the 3.8km swim posting 1:02:12, Kelly entered T2 and with his trusted steed began the epic journey out over the realm of Notting'hood.' The scenic journey takes you through over an undulating course past lakes, through forests and villages finally landing you back to Holme Pierrepoint for the beginning of the most arduous section of the race, the marathon.
Despite an imperfect build up of running leading up to the Outlaw, Kelly managed a sub 4:30:00 run split- a solid and steady run that brought him through the finish line to thunderous applause in a time of 11:46:29! A fantastic result, congratulations.
DIUK
Glenn pulled another Hat-rick this weekend when he not only smashed an Ironman, but just for good measure, made it a double! Glenn has finally found his distance-double Ironman, because, not only did he do both legs of the double marathon faster than when he did them in a single Ironman, but he also claimed 4th spot overall, after only 28 hours and 20 minutes of racing.
The swim is a 7.6km maze of lines in a pool. Not quite sure how one does not go mad or dazed and confused after trying to keep track of how many laps or how far you've gone, but Glenn mastered the swim and made it look easy in a time of 2:39:20.
Into T2 where Team Hatrick was under strict instructions to supply food, food, and more food. Thanks to the supplies of the Belfast clan, Glenn was carbed up and ready to go well into the night, and thus he went off on the bike. One rescue, endless laps through the cover of darkness and 360km later, the long bike was over and what remained was 84km of running. Easy peasy.
Glenn wrapped up this crazy race with the 3rd fastest run split of the day and still he looked at the ambulance with defiance.
Congratulations on an amazing race. One more to add to the list of Ironmen for 2010. Well done!
The Norseman
More news in the world of extreme triathlon where Simon Neville decided to up the ante and race across the pond in Eidfjord, Norway at the Ironman called the Norseman.
What do we know about the Norseman?
1. Its bloomin hard and 226km of mixed terrain road/off road and x country
2. You must have your own car support crew-there is only one aid station on the run
3. Weather on the mountain is extreme and can and will affect race day accordingly
After a likely sleepless night and a 3am registration, Simon and his fellow athletes were escorted via boat to the start of the race in the middle of the Hardangerfjord. 5 am kickoff to the sound of the ship's horn and they were off. Simon posted a 1:27:03 swim in cool water between 15-17C-pretty good going!!
Support crew in tow, Simon headed off round the 180km bike leg over 3 serious climbs with a few others inbetween and over the treacherous and hilly mountain roads-the first climb taking him from 0-1250m above sea level. On a varying course with many steep inclines and resulting fast descents, a support car with a multitude of wardrobe changes is imperative! The final climb of the day up Imingfjell took Simon through T2 in 8:41:50. A very respectible time on such a difficult course.
The first 20km of the marathon are a fairly steady and flat route, but the next 17km are where it gets interesting with a wide variety of terrain including sharp hills, and jagged rocks that required althetes to walk not run. Simon posted a 4:46:12-an absolutely amazing split considering the amount of climbin and mult terrain experienced over this entire race. The finish of the run is a rocky path that takes the average competitor 1hour and 20min to walk up!!
Hands down to you Simon on your 15:10:32, another extremist in our midst! Well done!
London Triathlon
6 Tritons a PB and two medals make for a happy team. Jane Hinne and Gavin Rand raked in the goods on home turf posting 2nd and 3rd positions in age groups!
On a windy and challenging course Gavin managed to defy the aggressions of the Batman and PB over 3min faster than last year. Jane was on fire and posted a 1:08:58 bike split-clearly all the Bexley TT's are working their magic! Diccon Driver was second Triton home, posting a 1:04:33 bike split for a sub 2:30 finish in 2:28:36. Off the back of a successful Dextro Energy London where he posted a 2:24:37, Arvid Tage came through the finish 3rd Triton home in a time of 2:34:40.
Hot on Arvids heels, finishing only 27s. apart on the bike was Andrew Smith in a time of 2:37:31. In his debut triathlon of the season, Ian Trim posted a 2:39:17, a fantastic time for the first race of the season.
Congratulations to all that raced this iconic race!
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