Weymouth Middle Distance Triathlon
Sun 3rd June 2007
1900m sea swim, 52 mile bike, 13.1 mile run
This event represents one of the earlier longer distance events of the season. Tri-Anglia was represented by Mark Philo and Martin Stacey among the 294 starters.
It was an early starter of 7:15 for Martin and 7:30 for Mark. The swim was in the calm bay of Weymouth town with a running start across the shingle into the water. Either my swimming has improved or the swim was a little shorter than advertised, but I was out of the water in 35 minutes and up the promenade steps to transition.
The bike headed north to Dorchester taking in a big climb within the first five miles out of town. It was then a loop out and back on an undulating dual carriageway followed by winding roads through smaller villages back towards Weymouth, one of which was having a scarecrow display day which was rather surreal. The final part of the bike was a delicious downhill back into Weymouth town where you could just tuck in and have a rest at speed.
The run was 2 loops consisting of a couple of inclines with a good outing of spectators near the beach areas.
I had a great race coming in at 5 hr 9 min 56 secs, well up on my previous middle distance time of 6hr 3 min. I even felt quite good after the race and came 42/66 in the 35-39 male category.
After a few minutes of rest, I heard Tri-Anglia hailed over the speaker and was able to cheer Martin across the line with a time of 5 hr 30 min 43 secs, coming 23/28 in the 45-49 category.
Results
| Pos | # | Name | Cat | Cat Pos | Club | Swim | Bike | Run | Total Time |
| 155 | 385 | Mark Philo | 35-39 | 42 | Tri-Anglia | 0:38:51 | 2:46:19 | 1:44:46 | 5:09:56 |
| 223 | 246 | Martin Stacey | 45-49 | 23 | Tri-Anglia | 0:37:24 | 3:02:53 | 1:50:26 | 5:30:43 |
Article by Mark Philo
Proof photos courtesy of evokepix.co.uk
Page created: 6th June 2007.
