Triathlon ACT 1998-99 Summer Calendar and Results
Full splits for Individuals and Teams
See the graphs below of progress through the day for individuals and the first 21 teams.
The record books for the event were torn up! Every category posted a new record, and many leg records were broken.
MEN WOMEN Pl Name Finish Pl Name Finish 1 Paul Smith 10:33:17 (new record) 1 Jody Purcell 12:46:43 (new record) 2 James Nicholson 10:59:10 3 Martin Boyd 11:27:27 4 Stu Adams 11:32:41 5 Mark Davis 11:50:15 6 David Baldwin 11:51:59 7 Shane Flannery 12:02:29 8 Gary Rolfe 12:29:25 9 Jamin Forbes 12:32:25 10 Andrew Nicholson 13:11:14 11 Mark Hutchings 13:20:37 12 Peter Macartney 13:31:43 13 Ian McVay 14:21:52 14 Carl Allars 14:30:21 15 Graeme Wood 14:35:47 16 Iain Enticott 17:39:50
All-Male Team of 3 1 Off Track Triathletes 8:54:06 (new course record) Mal Booth/David Osmond/Roy Daniell 2 You Dropped Your Chicken 8:57:10 3 Paul Connor's Team 9:00:11 All-Male Team of 3 over 50 1 The Vintage Vets 10:38:00 (new course record) All-Female Team of 3 1 F.I.T. Happens 10:53:34 (new course record) Robyn Barker/Jane Roots/Joy Terry 2 Three Tired Tarts 11:46:02 3 Team Phoenix Mixed Team of 3 1 Menage a Trois 9:53:07 (new course record) 2 Team ToolSqueezer 10:15:45 3 Lanyon 3 10:40:38 All-Male Team of more than 3 1 Canberra Cycles Men 9:00:03 (new course record) 2 Hard Old Fellas 9:35:22 3 Balmoral Tri Club Social 9:57:27 All-Female Team of more than 3 1 Canberra Cycles Women 11:37:07 (new course record) 2 Four Fab Femmes 12:05:07 3 Lipstick Patrol 12:20:14 Mixed Team of more than 3 1 Team Skull 10:04:27 (new course record) 2 Defence Demons 10:07:18 3 Beat the M & Ms 10:22:18
Individuals
MALE OVERALL - 10:33:17, Paul Smith, 1998
FEMALE OVERALL - 12:46:43, Jody Purcell, 1998
1st Swim: (M) Matt Harris - 20:53, 1996 (F) Deirdre Grace - 20:55, 1996 1st Bike: (M) James Nicholson - 1:38:35, 1998 (F) Jody Purcell - 1:54:36, 1998 1st Run: (M) Paul Smith - 1:28:19, 1998 (F) Jody Purcell - 1:53:39, 1998 2nd Swim: (M) Paul Smith - 54:48, 1998 (F) Jody Purcell - 1:07:10, 1998 2nd Bike: (M) James Nicholson - 1:59:00, 1998 (F) Jody Purcell - 2:26:24, 1998 2nd Run: (M) Paul Smith - 53:01, 1997 (F) Janine Donaldson - 1:07:07, 1996 3rd Swim: (M) Ben Bright - 18:49, 1996 (F) Deirdre Grace - 18:50, 1996 3rd Bike: (M) Paul Smith - 1:23:28, 1998 (F) Jody Purcell - 1:42:58, 1998 3rd Run: (M) Ben Bright - 1:09:54, 1996 (F) Deirdre Grace - 1:21:17, 1996
Teams
MALE TEAM OF 3 - 8:54:06 , "Off Track Triathletes," 1998
MALE TEAM OVER 50 OF 3 - 10:38:00 , "The Vintage Vets," 1998
FEMALE TEAM OF 3 - 10:53:34, "F.I.T. Happens," 1998
MIXED TEAM OF 3 - 9:53:07, "Menage a Trois," 1998
MALE TEAM >3 - 9:00:03, "Canberra Cycles Men," 1998
FEMALE TEAM >3 - 11:37:07, "Canberra Cycles Women," 1998
MIXED TEAM >3 - 10:04:27, "Team Skull," 1998
1st Swim: (M) David O'Brien - 18:11, 1996 (F) Belinda Cheney - 20:30, 1996 1st Bike: (M) David Osmond - 1:24:24, 1998 (F) Rachel Storey - 1:51:16, 1997 1st Run: (M) Scott Wevers - 1:15:42, 1998 (F) Joy Terry - 1:34:04, 1998 2nd Swim: (M) Daniel Kowalski - 40:35, 1998 (F) Lisa Staruszkiewicz - 49:55, 1998 2nd Bike: (M) David Osmond - 1:39:22, 1998 (F) Belinda Haggett - 2:01:46, 1996 2nd Run: (M) Stuart Lyall - 38:38, 1998 (F) Belinda Cheney - 49:40, 1998 3rd Swim: (M) Andrew Glen - 16:48, 1998 (F) Gemma Dashwood - 18:19, 1997 3rd Bike: (M) Richard Bontjer - 1:01:48, 1998 (F) Sue Donoghoe - 1:28:02, 1998 3rd Run: (M) Damien Angus - 51:57, 1998 (F) Julia Dobson - 1:00:07, 1998
Paul Smith (psmith@pcug.org.au) filed this report with Nick Munting's OzTri Diary:
Sunday the 22nd November marked the third running of the Sri Chinmoy Triple Triathlon in Canberra, arguably the toughest one day multi-sport event in Australia! (I'll argue for it)
The event comprises 3 complete triathlons. The swims total 6km in three of Canberra's man made lakes. The mountain bike (100km total) and run legs (44 km total) traverse a rugged landscape with 90% dirt trails, all in the heart of the nation's capital.
The course provides the ultimate scenic tour of the city and environs, with spectacular views from 10 separate peaks covering the entire region.
The winner of the inaugural event was Ben Bright, one of Australia's elite triathletes and a former World Junior Triathlon Champion!
This years event attracted 22 keen individuals, and 116 teams totalling 670 competitors. Ninety race officials were needed to marshal the event!
John Fleming lead out a group including 1998 winner and course record holder, Paul Smith and Stu Adams in the first 1.5km swim in 20 minutes. A quick transition gave Smith the lead for a brief 7km until the tough terrain dealt him a broken chain and the need for some hasty repairs, dropping him back to ninth.
Stu Adams and James Nicholson, who has an 8:40 Ironman to his name, lead after the first ride. Smith managed to peg them both back shortly after the first of two big mountain ascents on the first 20km run leg. He had extended his lead to 15 minutes after the next long 3.5 km swim in very windy and choppy conditions.
Nicholson rode well in MTB 2 to get within five minutes of the lead, but from there on Smith extended the lead to nearly 26 minutes by the finish.
Paul Smith now has back to back victories and his victory also saw him set a new course record of 10:33:17, with James Nicholson second in 10:59:10. Martin Boyd, second in both previous races, stormed home for third in 11:27:27, with his now traditional strong finish to pass a fading Adams (11:32:41). Mark Davis held off a fast finishing Dave Baldwin to finish just out the top five.
Jody Purcell, a former top 10 finisher at the Australian Ironman and the only female entrant this year, smashed the women's course record by over 40 minutes. She finished in an impressive 12:46:43.
17 of the 22 individuals finished the tough course, with the final competitor, Ian Endicott crossing the line after an epic 13km cross country run in the pitch dark, in a time of 17:39:50.
The team competition was very intense this year, with all 3 person and 9 persons male/female/mixed teams breaking the existing race records. The outright team course record is now held by Off-Track triathletes in 8:54:06.
Check out World Sports on SBS at 7.00PM on Friday the 27th November, for coverage of the race.
