FVS TRI fielded 4 teams in the 10th Hereward Relay, a 4 stage multi terrain race over 37.6 miles between the two cathedral cities of Peterborough and Ely. The 4 stages were completed by 127 teams with the FVS TRI Men’s A team taking the honours in 46th position in an overall time of 4:47:29. The Mixed team was just over 5 minutes behind in 51st in a time of 4:52:50, with the Women’s team 62nd in 4:59:42 and the 2nd men’s team in 91st in 5:15:51
| TEAM | Stage 1 (6.1m) | Time | Pos | Stage 2 (11.6m) | Time | Pos | Stage 3 (10.3m) | Time | Pos | Stage 4 (9.6m) | Time | Pos | Overall (37.6m) | Pos |
| Men’s A | Pete Timmins | 48:38 | 52nd | Jon Gillham | 1:22:00 | 38th | Drew Lowrie | 1:24:46 | 64th | Gerry Corrance | 1:12:05 | 52nd | 4:47:29 | 46th |
| Mixed | Gemma Sargent | 47:16 | 44th | Clive Adams | 1:28:55 | 71st | Steve Chalk | 1:19:39 | 39th | Paula Adams | 1:17:00 | 78th | 4:45:50 | 51st |
| Women | Chris Yuill | 48:34 | 50th | Kate Turner | 1:31:33 | 82nd | Jackie Perry | 1:25:27 | 69th | Lesley Dutton | 1:14:08 | 61st | 4:59:42 | 62nd |
| Men’s B | Simon Douglas | 51:31 | 73rd | Kevin Ash | 1:21:12 | 35th | Paul Dutton | 1:41:59 | 119th | Tony Shortland | 1:21:09 | 88th | 5:15:51 | 90th |
Triathlon coach Kevin Ash delivered the individual performance of the day making up 26 positions for the Men’s B team finishing 35th on leg 2, which was the highest ranking finish of all for the Club. Husband and wife team Clive and Paula Adams running on the same team juggled 8 weeks old Oliver John between them showing that there is a sporting life after childbirth.
Steve Harrison raced the Wolverton 5 finishing 4th in a time of 25:42
Simon Hall and Sam Tophill competed in the Eynsham 10k near Oxford and both finished 10th vet in the race which was hosted the Oxfordshire County Championships and the last race in a Grand Prix Series. Hall was 19th overall in 35:17 and Tophill was 164th in 43:20 from 550 finishers.
Last weekend 3 club members completed the St Neots Half Marathon with Marc Trussell leading home in 1:40:34. Kate Turner finished in 1:45:18 and Penny Wylie in 1:51:49
FVS TRI consolidated their second position in the Sunday Cross Country League with strong performance in all categories at the second fixture hosted by Garden City Runners at Digswell on a traditional undulating course. Racing on a surprisingly dry 6.5 mile course, the coaching team led the men home with Head run Coach Brian White first home in 39.25 and Club Ironman Legend and Triathlon Coach Gavin May 2nd home for FVS TRI in 40.16. A strong performance from Mark Robertson in 40.31 helped the men’s team home to 2nd on the day and 2nd overall. Simon Patenall was first home for the B team which now lead the overall competition. A strong performance from Drew Lowrie saw him finish up the order and there were debut runs from Ryan Johnson and Mark Malone, who was not put off by a slightly longer run than most due to a minor off course mid way through the race! The women raced over 3.5 miles finishing 2nd in both the masters and open events. Another top 10 finish for current top club runner Antonia Field and solid performances from veteran triathletes Jackie Perry and Lesley Dutton ensured the 2nd for the masters team on the day with 3 to score. The open competition was 5 to score and the masters were joined by Chris Yuill and new member Gemma Sargent finishing strongly to confirm their 2nd place in the overall open competition. Brenda Bozwood-Davies and Vicky Goulding both made their debuts over cross country and hope to return next month for the 3rd fixture in the 5 race league which will be held in Southgate , North London
| Pos | Cat | Time | |
|
11 |
Brian White |
M50 |
39:25 |
|
16 |
Gavin May |
|
40:16 |
|
18 |
Mark Robinson |
|
40:31 |
|
25 |
Mike Utton |
|
41:11 |
|
40 |
Mike Russell |
M40 |
43:06 |
|
41 |
Mark Grayson |
|
43:15 |
|
47 |
Jon Gillham |
|
43:42 |
|
51 |
Sean Bradley |
|
44:17 |
|
56 |
Simon Patenall |
|
44:39 |
|
57 |
Andy Mussett |
|
44:40 |
|
67 |
Stewart Kay |
M40 |
45:39 |
|
69 |
Darren Woodhall |
M40 |
45:46 |
|
72 |
Steve Chalk |
M50 |
45:49 |
|
73 |
Pete Eames |
M40 |
45:57 |
|
94 |
Greg Evans |
M40 |
47:51 |
|
99 |
Keith Perry |
M40 |
48:28 |
|
105 |
Drew Lowrie |
M40 |
49:26 |
|
108 |
Michael Clark |
M40 |
49:45 |
|
121 |
Darren Green |
|
50:50 |
|
127 |
Steve Mussett |
M40 |
52:00 |
|
133 |
Ian Hobbs |
|
53:03 |
|
137 |
Ryan Johnson |
M40 |
54:01 |
|
142 |
Chris Penfold |
M50 |
56:18 |
|
149 |
Paul Dutton |
M50 |
58:09 |
|
151 |
Mark Malone |
|
59:46 |
|
9 |
Antonia Field |
W35 |
25:39 |
|
17 |
Jackie Perry |
W45 |
28:01 |
|
21 |
Chris Yuill |
|
28:27 |
|
23 |
Lesley Dutton |
W45 |
28:53 |
|
25 |
Gemma Sargent |
|
29:04 |
|
48 |
Meli Fletcher |
W35 |
33:01 |
|
62 |
Brenda Bozwood-Davies |
W55 |
35:30 |
|
70 |
Vicky Goulding |
|
37:00 |
Earlier in the week a record number of FVS TRI runners took part in the opening race in 3 event Stevenage 5K Series which also hosted the Herts County 5K County Championships. Jackie Perry was the 1st FV45 in the overall race with a time of 21.00 and received the County Gold Medal. Brian White was 2nd MV50 in the race and the County Champs and first home for FVS TRI in a time of 17.19. Paced around by the coach, aspiring triathlete Mark Robertson showed his class with an identical time of 17.19 just beaten for position on the run in. More used to running the marathon at the end of an Ironman, Gavin May showed he can perform over the shorter distances with a 17.34 and 3rd placed finish for FVS TRI. Rob Wilson and Jon Gillham showed good early season form with PBs of 18.25 and 18.26 respectively. First home for the women with a quality performance was Antonia Field in a time of 19.50 for her debut over the distance. Racing for the club for the first time were newest members Darren Greene (22.05)and David Parsley (24.27) and Graham Perry (27.43).
|
Pos |
Name | Surname |
Time |
Category |
Cat. |
| 29 | Brian | White |
17:19 |
M 50 | 2 |
| 30 | Mark | Robertson |
17:19 |
M Open | 19 |
| 36 | Gavin | May |
17:34 |
M Open | 24 |
| 60 | Robert | Wilson |
18:25 |
M 40 | 12 |
| 61 | Jonathon | Gillham |
18:26 |
M Open | 38 |
| 70 | Mark | Grayson |
18:46 |
M Open | 42 |
| 73 | Andy | Mussett |
18:53 |
M Open | 44 |
| 83 | Sean | Bradley |
19:09 |
M Open | 47 |
| 94 | Simon | Patenall |
19:26 |
M Open | 50 |
| 111 | Antonia | Field |
19:50 |
F 35 | 8 |
| 114 | John | Rose |
19:56 |
M 40 | 25 |
| 117 | Richard | Easterbrook |
19:59 |
M Open | 55 |
| 121 | Kevin | Smyth |
20:11 |
M 40 | 27 |
| 122 | Greg | Evans |
20:14 |
M 40 | 28 |
| 124 | Pete | Eames |
20:17 |
M 40 | 29 |
| 126 | Stewart | Kay |
20:27 |
M 40 | 30 |
| 127 | Robbie | Laughton |
20:28 |
M 40 | 31 |
| 128 | Ed | Manson |
20:28 |
M Open | 57 |
| 132 | Jeremy | Prodger |
20:33 |
M 40 | 32 |
| 143 | Michael | Clark |
20:52 |
M 40 | 36 |
| 144 | Keith | Perry |
20:55 |
M 40 | 37 |
| 148 | Jackie | Perry |
21:00 |
F 45 | 1 |
| 152 | Andrew | Procter |
21:13 |
M Open | 59 |
| 163 | Matt | Hickman |
21:44 |
M Open | 62 |
| 165 | Kevin | Bradley |
21:47 |
M 50 | 23 |
| 174 | Darren | Greene |
22:05 |
M Open | 63 |
| 176 | David | Hamill |
22:07 |
M Open | 64 |
| 181 | Steve | Mussett |
22:23 |
M 40 | 48 |
| 183 | Chris | Yuill |
22:24 |
F Open | 10 |
| 187 | Michael | Humphris |
22:35 |
M 40 | 50 |
| 188 | John | Humphris |
22:35 |
M 40 | 51 |
| 190 | Russell | Harwood |
22:47 |
M 40 | 53 |
| 196 | Ryan | Johnson |
23:17 |
M 40 | 56 |
| 204 | Tony | Hinchliffe |
23:44 |
M 40 | 60 |
| 208 | Mark | Malone |
23:55 |
M Open | 66 |
| 218 | Simon | Douglas |
24:14 |
M Open | 67 |
| 222 | David | Parsley |
24:27 |
M 60+ | 11 |
| 236 | Meline | Fletcher |
25:21 |
F 35 | 21 |
| 252 | Alison | Clayton-Smith |
27:36 |
F Open | 21 |
| 253 | Graham | Perry |
27:43 |
M 40 | 67 |
| 256 | Elle | Crowson |
28:05 |
F 35 | 24 |
5th November 2007
The Ballbuster Duathlon (8M run, 24M bike, 8M run)
Hitchin based FVS TRI athlete Samantha Tophill put in a PB performance at the notorious Ballbuster Duathlon to win the Vet 40-49 prize and 6th female overall with a time of 3:25:09 for the 8 mile run, 24 mile bike, 8 mile run. The punishing course took in the famous Boxhill once on each run lap and then 3 time on the bike course.
First home for the Club was Simon Hall with an excellent 15th overall from the 334 finishers with a time2:56:26. Ironman Mark Racher marked his return to winter competition with a debut 3:11:00 for the event with Drew Lowrie improving by almost 20 minutes on his previous best to record a PB of 3:41:40.
Robbie Laughton finally raced his first Ballbuster having last year turned up on the Sunday for the Saturday race! He finished in 3:35:33 with Darren Woodhall completing the list of finishers for FVS Tri with a 3:49:09. Not so lucky were Club Ironman Legend Gavin May and Ironman Marc Trussell who both failed to finish due to various mechanical difficulties on the bike leg.
| Pos | Run | Bike | Run | Overall | |
| 15 | Simon Hall | 0:48:23 | 1:16:45 | 0:51:18 | 2:56:26 |
| 57 | Mark Racher | 0:50:55 | 1:16:54 | 1:03:11 | 3:11:00 |
| 115 | Samantha Tophill | 0:57:36 | 1:26:08 | 1:01:25 | 3:25:09 |
| 162 | Robbie Laughton | 0:59:30 | 1:26:01 | 1:10:02 | 3:35:33 |
| 186 | Drew Lowrie | 1:03:21 | 1:29:24 | 1:08:55 | 3:41:40 |
| 267 | Darren Woodhall | 1:01:53 | 1:36:49 | 1:20:27 | 3:59:09 |
5th November 2007
Eight members of FVS TRI took on the Stevenage Half Marathon and in perfect race conditions Club Run Coach Brian White led from the front winning the MV50 category and also securing 3rd place overall in the Herts Open County Competition. His time of 1:19:04 was also good enough for 13th place overall in the event which had 587 finishers.
Also competing was top Ironman Gavin May who cruised comfortably to 23rd overall in 1:22:12. Aspiring triathlete Mark Robertson tested himself over the distance for the first time to record a creditable 1:27:45. Greg Evans also enjoyed his first race over the distance with a time of 1:35:10 and husband and wife team Lynn and Richard Allen ran together to record PBs of just under 2 hours for their run times.
|
Posn |
RACE
TIMES |
Cat |
Cat Posn |
|
|
13 |
Brian White | 01:19:04 | MV50 |
1 |
|
23 |
Gavin May | 01:22:12 | M Open |
19 |
|
55 |
Mark Robertson | 01:27:45 | M Open |
39 |
|
128 |
Greg Evans | 01:35:10 | MV40 |
28 |
|
151 |
Kevin Smyth | 01:37:09 | MV40 |
38 |
|
257 |
Tony Shortland | 01:45:55 | MV40 |
78 |
|
433 |
Lynn Allen | 02:00:27 | FV35 |
34 |
|
434 |
Richard Allen | 02:00:27 | MV40 |
117 |
FVS TRI Club Chairman Keith Perry celebrated at the British Triathlon Annual Awards Dinner having won Eastern Region Referee of the Year. A previous winner of Regional Coach of the Year for 2005 and 2006, Keith concentrated on officiating more than 16 events in 2007 and qualifying as a Level 4 Senior referee in preparation for duty in 2012 should he be required! Keith recently retired as Triathlon England Eastern Regional Chair and has been succeeded by another FVS TRI member, Paul Dutton. Keith will stay on the Regional Committee to support Paul as he drives the growth of the fastest growing sport in the region!
