Team Trisports showcased their multi sports talents over the Bank Holiday weekend with athletes competing over six different events.

Steve Metcalfe narrowly missed a win in the Greenway Challenge, hosted by NHRR and sponsored by Trisports, finishing second on a close run in for 1:21:39 for the slightly longer than a half marathon multi terrain course around Letchworth. Mark Harris was third, after a slight deviation when leading in the early stages of the event, in a time of 1:25:30. Jon Wilson made the top ten with  a time of 1:32:33. Elodie Levis was first female for the club in 1:41:13 for 36^th overall. Also completing the event were Mick Humphris, 1:37:56, Heather Storey 1:48:52, Richard Thomas 1:48:53, Sam Tophill 1:49:42, Jackie Perry 1:49:48, Mark Malone 1:55:43, Tracy Kennedy 1:57:22, Lesley Dutton 1:58:38, Simon Douglas 2:05:25, Paul Dutton 2:05:25 and Tim Smith 2:15:56.

Helen Shulver raced the Lincolnshire Half Marathon in 1:42 and Craig Tribe earned a well-deserved PB at the Watford 10k in a time of 45:32.

Brian White continued his excellent duathlon form with an age group win in the inaugural Bedford Harriers Duathlon over a 10k multi course run, 40k bike and 5k off road run in a time of 2:25:56. Dave Welch opened his season with a 2:33:30 for 18^th overall.

Tony Shortland started his triathlon season at the Hart Sprint, which was also a multi terrain event, in a time of 1:19:01

Sean Bradley at Wisbech 25

Steffan Ford and Sean Bradley competed in the Wisbech Wheelers 25 mile Time Trial finishing in 1:02:55 and 1:05:30

As the weekend weather turned extreme, Team Trisports headed for the hills with Darren Greene completing the iconic Yorkshire Three Peaks Race. Greene battled over the 23.5mile course, featuring 5,200 feet of climbing in some of the areas toughest terrain and taking in three of Yorkshires highest summits, finishing the classic fell race  in 4 hours 50 minutes.

Mic Clark and Keith Perry experienced the worst weather Essex could offer at the second round of the Mud Sweat and Gears Eastern  Region Mountain Bike Race Series. Set in the grounds of Hylands House the already tough course turned into a mud bath with sections of fast flowing water providing unusually testing conditions. Clark used his front row start to great effect finishing 12^th overall in the Open Male event  in a time of 51:52 for the  2 laps of the 4 mile course. Perry also improved on his previous finishing position with a 26^th overall in 57:19.

Many of the team were left high and dry at Bedford when the first sprint triathlon of the series had to be cancelled due to flooding on the bike course.

Team Trisports athletes celebrated the start of the triathlon season with success at Bicester and Duston Triathlons.

Mark Harris opened his account with a 7^th overall and 2^nd in age group at Bicester with a 1:07 for the pool based sprint. This came in the same week that Harris received confirmation of his place on the Duathlon Age Group World Championships Team travelling to Nancy, France later in the year.

Brenda Bozwood Davies continued to roll back the years with a win in the  65-69 age group at the Duston Triathlon with a 1:34:53 for the sprint event.

Kay Finch was in London Marathon  action with a  time of 3:48  and Jon Budge returned to action with a 3:37 in the Vienna Marathon

In a busy post Easter weekend of racing Team Trisports were in action over the duathlon, triathlon and marathon distances.

The Cambridge Duathlon hosted the final qualifier for the World Age Group Duathlon Championships to be held in Nancy, France later in the year. Jackie Perry (pictured)qualified outright for her 4th Age Group World Championship with an age group win in the 50-54 category in a time of 2:38:22 for the 7.5km run/40km bike/7.5km run.

First home for the club was Steve Metcalfe in 2:09:21 for 28th overall from 300 entries and 13th in age group. Mark Harris was 6th in the 25-29 age group in 2:11:51 and Steffan Ford 2:16:35 was followed in by Brian White who won a bronze in the 55-59 category in a time of 2:21:03.

Also in duathlon action were Tony Ward and Liz Wood who competed on a closed road circuit on Kempton Race Course in the Ful-On Duathlon. They completed the 6km run/18km bike/6km run in 1:25:08 and 1:46:53 for 52nd and 158th overall.

Jon Wilson was in PB form at the Brighton Marathon with a 3:18:32. Mark Beaver finished in 3:43:19 and Clemmie Forrester completed her first marathon in 3:49:44. Naomi Woodland improved on her previous best to finish in 4:01:44

Kate Turner ensured a warm weather start to the tri season with a trip to the inaugural ICAN Marbella Middle Distance event which she completed in 5:49:21

Eleven athletes from Team Trisports  took on the traditional Good Friday test provided by the Welwyn Hilly a 25 mile undulating cycle time trial over  a circular loop starting and finishing near Codicote via Hitchin and Ofley.

Team Trisports athletes were in action over the weekend as far afield as Ipswich and Sheffield. Travelling to Ipswich, Mic Clark (pictured) and Keith Perry tackled their first mountain bike race in the Tunstall Forest round of the Mud Sweat and Gears Eastern MTB Series. Clark was an excellent 15th in the Open event covering the 3lap 24km technical course in 1:08:12 with Perry completing in 1:16:15 for 43rd.

Also in two wheeled action was Steffan Ford who competed in the first race of the Millennium TT Series in the Icknield 30k which he completed in 52:17. Round 2 is the Welwyn Hilly on Good Friday which will feature a number of Team Trisports riders.

Helen Shulver finally achieved a 5k PB in her 15th Sheffield Hallam Parkrun which she completed in 21:28 for 6th female and winner of the WV35 category. Also in PB form was Liz Wood who knocked 2 minutes of her previous best at the Regents Park 10k to finish in 49:31. Fiancée Tony Ward was 26th overall in a time of 39:46

Team Trisports Super Vet Brian White raced the Clumber Park Classic Duathlon over a 10k run/40k bike/5k run  on the most scenic of courses. In good early season form, White took silver in the Male 50+ category with a time of 2:13:40.

Closer to home three athletes took on the Luton Triathlon with  veteran triathlete Ian Mackerness leading the way with  5^th overall and 2^nd in MV40 in a time of 58:40 for the 400m pool swim, 20k bike and 5k run.  Craig Tribe completed his debut triathlon in a time of 1:15:49 with Dil Wetherill finishing an excellent 6^th in the highly competitive  MV40 age group with a time of 1:04:08.

Darren Greene (pictured above) took to the hills for his first fell race of the year and ran 21 miles climbing 4500ft in 4:34 in perfect conditions in the Edale Skyline.

Jon Budge took to the park in St Albans to finish 4^th male and 2^nd in 30-34 age group in his first Parkrun 5K in a time of 18:49. As you would expect, being a park run, he had an encounter of the canine variety which slightly impeded an otherwise sharp performance.

Helen Shulver made it out of the park and onto the track to finish 6^th female and 2^nd FV35 in a time of 45:12 for  the Sheffield Varsity 10k which finished in the Don Valley Stadium in front of a small crowd.

Team Trisports were represented by 3 athletes at the British National Duathlon Championships  held  the Dambuster Duathlon set around picturesque Rutland Water in Leicestershire

800 athletes contested the event which was also the first of three qualifiers for the GE Great Britain Age-Group Team at the 2012 Nancy ITU Duathlon World Championshipsin September.

Mark Harris was the clubs  leading athlete finishing 15^th in 25-29 age group  with a time of 2:10:58 for the 10k run/40k bike/5k run

Tony Ward was next home in his first ever duathlon in a time of 2:23:43 for 34^th also in 25-29 age group.

Jackie Perry (pictured),  veteran of two previous age group world championships, finished in a time of 2:44:48 for 9^th in 50-54 age group.

All athletes will have further  opportunities to qualify  at the Oulton Park Duathlon on 25 March before the final qualifier on 15 April at the Cambridge Duathlon.

Team Trisports were in full multi-sport action this weekend  with Mark Harris starting a superb double header with a win at the First Saturday of the Month 5k organised by NHRR. He ran a time of 16:48 to win the race which was also completed by Craig Tribe in 28:45.The second leg on Sunday saw Harris earn a massive PB  at the Milton Keynes Half marathon in a time of 76:13 for 9^th overall.

Also in PB form at  Milton Keynes was Helen Shulver 1:40:11  with couple Mark Robertson and Oli Lacigova  running in 1:33:49 and 1:42:26 respectively.

Jon Budge travelled to South Wales to compete in the Llanelli Waterside Half Marathon and was 73^rd in a time of 1:26:14

The Duathlon season is now in full flow with The Ballbuster, probably the hardest of the run/bike/run events, taking place this weekend on the Olympic Road race course at Boxhill.  Ballbuster specialist Brian White won the Vet 55 gold with a time of 3:16:06 for the 8 mile run/25 mile bike/8 mile run. Star of the day was Steve Metcalfe who was 13^th overall in a new best of 3:01:37. Steffan Ford 3:09:17. Charlie Harris 3:31:38 and Chris Cotton 3:49:16 also completed the event.

And for something a little different, Helen Shulver  qualified for the Grand Final of the National Rollapaluza Series with a super 27:16 for the 500m sprint on a bike on fixed rollers. She hit a remarkable 561 watts max and finished 2^nd in her qualifying round to make the final in London on Good Friday.

Race Photos courtesy of Matt Alexander (http://humanrace.co.uk)

With the cross country season behind them and championship defended successfully, it was time for Hitchin based Team Trisports to turn their attentions to multi-sport events. Mark Harris (pictured)who had  won individual honours the previous week at the Sunday Cross Country League championship decider raced the Monster Duathlon a 5k run, 25k bike, 5k run and finished a superb 11^th overall in 1:20:43. Also racing her first Duathlon of the season Liz Wood was 93^rd overall in 1:52:40 around the picturesque course in Ely.

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Further afield, top super vet Brian White demonstrated excellent early season form with a win in the male vet  55 category over the standard Duathlon distance of 10k run/40k bike and 5k run which he completed in 2:21:01. The race , delayed from earlier in the month due to snow, was around the grounds of the Spencer Family Estate at Althorp in Northants

Jackie Perry and Sam Tophill travelled to Woodford Green for the Roding Half Marathon and rekindled competition with their old club mate Roger Biggs, Fairlands Valley Spartan long distance legend. Perry managed to hold off the classic Biggs late challenge to finish in 1:47:00 to collect FV50  bronze with Tophill frustratingly just pipped in 1:50:37.

Helen Shulver continued her assault on the 5k distance with her 13^th park run at Sheffield Hallam in a seasons best of 22:08 for 4^th female. This result built on her excellent PB performance at the Southport Mad Dog 10k from the previous week in a time of 45:04

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