Jan 27

Brandy Wharf Duathlon

Tough Off Road 12 Miles tests all!!

Well the 2nd Brandy Wharf race had to be run as a Duathlon because of advice from the Enviroment Agency not to run the Kayak leg.

This also attracted a few competitors who would not normally attend, and made for a good morning racing. The off road bike was upped from 8 miles to 12 miles and certainly took its toll on many of the competitors. Peter Connolly took an early lead only to be thwarted in the 3rd lap of the bike with a puncture.

Paul Edgar took the honours coming home first with a strong performance throughout. Andy Grimwood came in 2nd with an impressive performance and certainly would have romped home had there still been the kayak leg. Andy Coultas came home in 3rd place with an impressive bike leg seeing him gain a good advantage.

First lady home was Sandy Walster with a very strong performance against the guys. Sarah Pike who completed her first Duathlon came home 2nd lady and showed true grit to finish a very demanding course.

Thanks to Sandra Curry for been timekeeper.

Results as follows…

Place No. Name CAT Start Actual Total
Run Cycle Run
1st 13 Paul Edgar M 10:30:00 00:15:17 01:18:00 01:34:15 01:34:15
2nd 4 Andy Grimwood M 10:30:00 00:16:18 01:17:46 01:35:36 01:35:36
3rd 14 Andrew Coultas M 10:30:00 00:15:55 01:20:32 01:37:26 01:37:26
4th 17 Martin Seaton M 10:30:00 00:17:36 01:21:11 01:39:34 01:39:34
5th 33 Dan Broughton M 10:30:00 00:15:54 01:21:46 01:41:25 01:41:25
6th 12 John Pettinger M 10:30:00 00:16:42 01:20:48 01:41:36 01:41:36
7th 5 Paul Carvill M 10:30:00 00:15:53 01:24:45 01:45:04 01:45:04
8th 15 Sandy Walster F 10:30:00 00:17:08 01:28:22 01:46:23 01:46:23
9th 9 Andy Rowlinson M 10:30:00 00:15:02 01:31:25 01:46:38 01:46:38
10th 1 Pete Chappill M 10:30:00 00:17:20 01:30:47 01:50:35 01:50:35
11th 10 Andrew Veitch M 10:30:00 00:15:52 01:34:02 01:51:01 01:51:01
12th 11 Sarah Pike F 10:30:00 00:23:22 01:58:27 02:25:19 02:25:19
                 
  2 Steve Bullivant M 10:30:00 00:15:54 DNF DNF DNF
  6 Peter Stockdale M 10:30:00 DNS DNS DNS DNS
  7 Mark Mason M 10:30:00 DNS DNS DNS DNS
  8 Andrew Pedley M 10:30:00 DNS DNS DNS DNS
  16 Peter Connolly M 10:30:00 00:14:45 DNF DNF DNF
01:48:05   Steve Wathall (no run) M     01:32:08 01:48:05 01:48:05

Sarah Pike grabs a well deservced drink

Jan 22

Wadenhoe Race 2

High flood waters KO Kayak!!

Well, a wet start to the 2008 race season with plenty of rain. It seems the plague of flood waters from the 2007 race season is not going to let go without a fight. Unfortunately the high water levels in the River Nene meant that we had to cancel the kayak stage and therefore the Quad race, for safety reasons. When we arrived on the Saturday we were wading through thigh high water while setting up the run course. Luckily the water levels dropped over night but there was still a large amount of flood water around the lower swamp area.

On the start line 34 brave souls started the first of the initial 2 run laps. All was plain sailing until reaching the infamous swamp section and the edge of the river. Today the swamp certainly was going to live up to its reputation. The flood water of the Nene made the going extremely tough work. Running [I mean wading] through deep water is hard work. The competitors were not to be deterred by a little water and all emerged from the swamp with a smile on their faces, well for the first lap anyway.

In our previous race we had our youngest ever competitor, Ryan, and in this race the clocks of time turned back a few years and we probably had our oldest recorded competitor in the form of 75-year old Tom Wildman. Age was no barrier for Tom as he sprinted around the course as well as his spritely 75 years would allow. I hope that I am half as fit at his age, a fantastic effort. It only goes to show all this government hype about obesity and lazy kids is not always true, perhaps they should come and have a look at our Wadenhoe races.

Back to the race, after the first two run laps all the athletes seemed quite pleased to get out of the muddy waters and climb onto their MTB’s. The wet conditions soon took their toll as the bikes started to slip and slide their way around the bike leg. The steep downhill section took a good number of competitors down a peg or too. It was frills and spills all over the place. I believe one lady came off six times during the bike section! Was she bothered? No, I think she was the first lady home. I believe that the uphill in this race was UNconquered, I did not see anyone make it to the top.

After the eight laps on the bike it was back to a further two laps of the dreaded run course. The first person across the line was Ryan Henry in a time of 0:58:34, with second place going to Steve Giles in a time of 1:02:15. The first lady to finish was Emily Boldy in a time of 1:13:12, she was storming round the course.

I would like to thank everyone who braved the floods and made the hard work of setting up the course worthwhile. Thanks also to the Quadrac team and Paddy for sparing time to run the event for you.

Pos Name Category 20th Jan 2007
1 Ryan Edward Henry 6 – Adult Male 0:58:34
2 Steve Giles 6 – Adult Male 1:02:15
3 Patrick Schalbetter 6 – Adult Male 1:04:25
4 Michael Kelly 6 – Adult Male 1:05:27
5 Michael Krajewski 6 – Adult Male 1:07:12
6 Tom Watt 2 – Over 40 Male 1:07:28
7 Stuart McKellar 3 – Over 50 Male 1:07:43
8 Gregor Sedlmeier 6 – Adult Male 1:09:42
9 Richard Ewels 6 – Adult Male 1:10:09
10 Mick Revill 2 – Over 40 Male 1:10:34
11 Tristan Gingalis 1 – Under 23 Male 1:11:47
12 Nick Richards 6 – Adult Male 1:12:56
13 Emily Boldy 5 – Adult Female 1:13:22
14 Nick Herlihy 1 – Under 23 Male 1:14:05
15 Paul Hannah 3 – Over 50 Male 1:19:15
16 Keith Ritchie 2 – Over 40 Male 1:19:49
17 Patrick Moore 2 – Over 40 Male 1:20:59
18 Andy Kemp 6 – Adult Male 1:24:35
19 Willie Carr   1:26:02
20 Julie Tapley 2 – Over 40 Female 1:26:22
21 Roz Kemp 5 – Adult Female 1:28:05
22 David Bedford 6 – Adult Male 1:28:31
23 Steve Eggington 6 – Adult Male 1:30:10
24 David McCarthy 2 – Over 40 Male 1:30:32
25 Simon Taylor 2 – Over 40 Male 1:31:28
26 Simon Hodson 6 – Adult Male 1:32:55
27 Janet Watt 2 – Over 40 Female 1:38:04
28 Tom Wildman 4 – Over 60 Male 1:41:35
29 Charles King 4 – Over 60 Male 1:42:23
30 Sheona Revill 2 – Over 40 Female 1:43:41
31 Michael Courtney 6 – Adult Male 1:45:39
32 Tony Barber 2 – Over 40 Male 1:45:39
33 Brendan Farrer 6 – Adult Male 1:45:39

Jan 14

Sherwood & Notts Forest Trailquest

Sherwood & Notts Forest Trailquest
Maiden Voyage into Trailquests proves a success.

A number of the Lincsquad crew headed of to have a go at the Trailquest organised by Dark and White.

Andy Coultas teamed up with Paul Carvill, Dan Broughton teamed up with John Pettinger and Michael Ogle teamed up with Dave Allen (Scunny Poly CC). John Pettinger and Dan Broughton set of first after clocking in and waiting for a few minutes for Andy and Paul to join them. They decided to head off as a group for some of the further checkpoints and progressed well. As a group though, we lost a lot of time at each checkpoint while each member “dibbed” in.

Dave Allen recovers with a cup of tea - leftMichael and Dave were making good progress until Dave had a small fall which resulted in a bit of a battered forehead and Michael thinking Dave was still in tow (unbeknown to Michael it was another Trailquester) headed for the next checkpoint only to discover Dave was still somewhere near the old one. Precious time was lost re-uniting and Dave still looked dazed and confused at the finish. Michael

Andy, Paul, John and Dan finished their quest by looking for the closer checkpoints near HQ and we slowly ran out of time and had to make a dash for the finsih as we were running out of time. Our finale saw us take a wrong turn and we both ended up getting a couple of time penalties. Andy and Paul came home with 236 Points and Dan and John with 231 although they really did the same as Paul and Andy.

Andy Shaw takes in that he only lost by one point! Andy Shaw from Adwick Tri also made an appearance and completed the quest solo and got an impressive 235 points.

The event was well organised and it was amazing how people decided on different routes and you would be at a junction and see people coming from all directions. I definately think this will not be the last trailquest we do!!!

A (45 Men under 40 (45) 180:00 min 27 C 320 Pts 1 1366 Killian Lomas 2:53:28 320  320
2 210 Ian Nixon 2410 2:57:29 320 320
3 40 Andrew Douglas 1654 3:04:29 320 -5 315
4 60 Andy Shorney 21002 3:04:31 300 -5 295
5 430 William Barraclough 1650 3:01:44 295 -2 293
6 370 Stephen Dunn 20555 2:58:19 285 285
7 1355 Gareth Hobson 21416 3:01:01 280 -2 278
8 70 Angus Shedden 2094 2:59:13 275 275
9 390 Tim Palmer 20046 2:59:41 275 275
10 30 Andrew Cross 21760 3:03:01 265 -4 261
11 410 Tyrone Braithwaite 20045 3:03:28 265 -4 261
12 90 Brian Reynolds 1940 3:04:19 255 -5 250
13 380 Tim Mcdowell 20601 2:55:10 240 240
14 100 Colin Bolton 21758 3:04:46 245 -5 240
15 1357 Andy Coultas / Paul Carvill 3:03:29 240 -4 236
16 1356 Andrew Shaw 2:56:39 235 235
17 120 Dan Broughton / John Pett 21767 21768 3:06:26 240 -9 231
18 130 David Hodkinson 21761 3:09:30 240 -15 225
19 260 Karl Webster 21746 3:01:15 215 -2 213
20 320 Richard Murray 20796 3:05:08 205 -7 198
21 400 Tom Wilkins 21583 3:20:33 265 -75 190
22 180 Guy Lowndes 2140 2:55:33 185 185
23 230 Jon Gregory 2183 2:52:42 175 175
24 50 Andrew Howard 21764 2:57:40 175 175
25 1359 Andrew Bolton 2:59:35 165 165
26 280 Mark Bradshaw 1054 3:01:00 155 -1 154
27 220 Jeremy Gamble 1832 3:05:10 160 -7 153
28 170 Gareth Shepherd 21600 3:03:36 155 -4 151
29 150 David White 94 2:48:24 150 150
30 290 Mark Nuttall 20810 2:53:04 150 150
31 300 Michael Ogle / Dave Allen 20788 20797 2:52:40 145 145
32 420 Wayne Pickering 21731 2:27:13 130 130
33 250 Karl Holmes 21757 2:27:32 130 130
34 350 Robert Dormer 21754 2:51:10 130 130
35 160 Dean Perry 2112 2:53:17 130 130
36 330 Richard Pickering 21379 2:54:50 115 115
37 240 Jonathan Partridge 21446 2:53:47 100 100
38 10 Adam Wilson 21721 3:03:06 85 -4 81
39 1310 Richard Draper / Christop 21739 21740 3:03:08 85 -4 81
Full results here

Jan 01

Cleethorpes 10K

New Years Day Hangover Cure!

Well there was a few blurry eyes about in the morning with the event seeing over 380 people turnout.

Steve Clark, Paul Carvill, Andy Coultas, Sandy Walster and Andy Veitch all sacraficed their New Years Eve to take part in the Cleethorpes 10K NYD Race.

Results

  • 27th Steve Clark 37:59
  • 75th Andy Veich 42:10
  • 78th Paul Carvill 42:22
  • 117th Sandy Walster 44:46
  • 118th Andy Coultas 44:48 …

Total finishers: 313

Winner was Mick Jagger with 33:26

Aug 27

Saddleworth Tri

Steve Clark won his age group and came 11th overall in the Saddleworth Tri. He also bagged the team prize for the Greater Manchester Central Fire Service.

The event starts with a 400m swim in a 4-lane, 25m indoor pool at the Saddleworth Pool. This is followed by a cycle across the Saddleworth Moor area of the Peak District, with stunning views. The run is around the Saddleworth and Uppermill area.
A racked transition will be used and pre- and post massage will be available.
During and after the event there will be a market place of triathlon related exhibitors for all those goodies you never even knew you needed to help make you a better triathlete!
This event is part of the XME North West Sprint Tri Series, but competitors are welcome to take part in just this event.
After the event there will be a prize giving, celebrating all those making great achievements in this race!