Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Super Hilly New Forest Race Tamed

A remarkable turnout of 10 athletetes at The New Forest Middle Distance Triathlon, made Mid Sussex Tri Club the most represented club in the race. With two 3rd places and one 4th place in the age groups and good performances across the board this was a race that will not be forgotten.
I can confidently say that no-one will forget that run route. Whether we were mountain climbing up the slopes, or abseiling down again, I doubt if there is a tougher half marathon leg in a middle distanc race in the country.
The honours went to James Dear and Tamsin, but there was alot of close racing. And surely the performance of the day went to Clare, who may not have been the quickest, but was rightly so pleased with her performance that she was buzzing for the rest of the day.
A huge well done to all 10 athletes, because that was one tough race.

Men

1st James Dear 5h16m15s (20th) 10pts
2nd Jon Webster 5h32m07s (55th) 9
3rd Dave Lashbrook 5h34m41s (62nd) 8
4th Rob Hoodless 5h35m39s (66th) 7
5th Steve Alden 5h38m37s (69th) 6
6th Steve Mac 6h24m46s (204th) 5
7th Howard Pickett 7h2m36s (279th) 4

Women

1st Tamsin D-Smith 6h31m26s (221st) 10pts
2nd Rachel Baker 6h33m49s (233rd) 9
3rd Claire Cresswell 7h24m59s (310th) 8

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