Matthew Oliveira once again showed that he is a youngster to watch in the world of Bermuda triathlon by powering to a comfortable first place in a strong time of 23:55. Otis Ingham didn’t let the youngsters have all their own way, though, and pushed the (even younger) Nick Pilgrim into a very creditable third place.
Among the ladies, Sharon “70.3” Hammond took first place, holding off the strong runner Linsey Palmer in second. Laura Hope broke 30 minutes and placed third. Laura’s parents have been stars by bringing her to this event just about every Thursday since she was a foetus (someone should tell them I only run this in summer).
Less serious stuff:
- In a first for this year’s Argo Re series, nobody left any lost and found. Come on guys, how am I going to pay for my after-action healthy slice of pizza if I don’t have stuff to sell?
- The “real” race today was the Battle of the Doctors. Sharon Hammond edged out Gerhard Boonstra by 7 seconds.
- My wife nearly kicked my backside. The last time we both took part I had time to blow dry my hair during T2. This time she was just 21 seconds behind me. And she’s planning to buy a better bike. Yikes. I retire.
- The field was devastated when Natalie Dyrli took part but didn’t wear a Wonder Woman/Goth/Gorilla outfit. We expect more next week, Natalie. You’ve set such high standards in other events.
A big thank you to Sam Naude, helped by Tammy Inghan and Shona Palmer, for taking responsibility for time-keeping; Liz Southern for keeping us safe at the bike turn, ably helped by young Nicky; Ben Lau for placing and picking up the swim buoy; and everyone else who pitched in to help. Your help makes the event much more manageable and is much appreciated (I love it that so many folks offer to help without being asked.)
1 23:55 Matthew Oliveira
2 25:41 Otis Ingham
3 26:56 Nick Pilgrim
4 27:23 Ben Lau
5 27:48 Randolph Smith
6 28:30 Charles Leonard
7 28:36 Sharon Hammond
8 28:43 Gerhard Boonstra
9 28:49 Linsey Palmer
10 29:18 Tim Patterson
11 29:28 Jeffrey Tyrrell
12 29:51 Laura Hope
13 30:29 Alyssa Rowse
14 30:44 Aaron Cannonier
15 30:46 Fabio Oliveira
16 30:49 Alex Southern
17 30:53 Cathie Oliveira
18 31:10 Liz Stewart
19 31:43 Jennie Lightbourne
20 32:52 Alan Gilbertson
21 33:13 Carol Dixon
22 33:15 Tina Rowse
23 33:58 Dave Hope
24 34:51 Leonard Davis
25 34:58 Natalie Dyrli
26 36:24 Donnie Francis
27 36:33 Kaylin Davy
28 37:17 Paul McLeod
29 38:28 Joanna Heaney
30 40:13 Scott Gilbertson
100m swim/5.6km bike/1km run
1 19:14 Caleb Ingham
2 21:45 Kai-Jun Simons
Other distances
21:08 Blake Oliveira 200m swim/5.6km bike/1km run
27:10 Larissa French 200m swim/8km bike/1km run
28:46 Megan Hands 200m swim/8km bike/1km run
29:55 Nancy Stevens 200m swim/8km bike/1km run
32:50 Dawn Johnson 200m swim/8km bike/1km run
32:51 Jane Hope 100m swim/5.6 km bike/2 km run
36:40 Angelica Davis 100m swim/8km bike/2km run
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Argo Re 26 June 2014 Results
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