Other fixtures which may interest athletes are shown below,
though please note that these are not necessarily part of
the Sanctioned List.
If RAF Tri members are entering/ have raced in an event which
is not shown below, then email the details to the
| Date |
Event, Details |
Downloads |
| 12 Mar 06 |
Inverness Half Marathon. An interesting
event with the weather conditions, but went ahead all
the same. Yes, it was the weekend that the majority
of Scotland ground to a halt with snow, high winds,
cold temperatures... perfect racing really. Results
available... |
Results
Race
Series |
| Mar 06 |
Grizzley Challenge, South Devon.
Report by Brett Edgeworth... |
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| 5 Apr |
IS Duathlon - RAF St Athan. 5k Run
/ 20k Bike / 5k Run
Male athletes: Men's Team Manager (John Crewe 95771-8056)
Female athletes: Ladies' Team Manager (Debs Pratley)
Team
List
Event News Item >> |
Army
Admin Instruction
Directions
RAFTri
Admin Instruction
Results |
| 8 Apr |
Ashbourne Duathlon. Police National
Duathlon
Champs hosted by Punishing
Events |
Essex
Police Triathlon Club |
| 23 Apr |
London Marathon. RAF Tri member,
Martin Ball put in a sterling performance, clocking
2:48:51. Unfortunately Jim McFarlane was unable to compete
due to injury, but hopefully all will be improved come
the main season. |
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| 30 Apr |
Derby Tri, Etwall: 500m Swim, 30Km
Bike, 6Km Run
Attended by Jimmy Sockell, who achieved 1hr 43mins |
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| 30 Apr |
Cambridge Duathlon. WCQ
Race results:
35th Mark Saggers (4th in age group; qualifying for
World Duathlon Champs)
122nd Ian Hopkin (15 in age group)
176th Jackie Wren (4th in age group; qualifying for
World Duathlon Champs) - Jackie is a civilian at Brampton |
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| 1 May |
Springfield, Corsham |
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| 7 May |
Erskine Sprint Tri. Kelda Spratt
opened her triathlon season at Erskine in the pouring
rain (real Glasgow weather!). In her third visit to
the course, she posted her fastest time to date (1:13:32
- 11:52/39:45/19:48) finishing 4th overall and 3rd senior.
|
Results |
| 13 May |
Northern Scot 10K series - Completion
of the 3 races at Nairn, Elgin and Forres.
A bright but breezy afternoon at Forres saw Kelda Spratt
finish 2nd (40:48) behind Moray Road Runner Jane Barker,
who took the series title (accumulated time of 1:57:52)
for the 6th year in a row. Spratt finished 2nd in the
series (2:01:55) and was declared the series Veteran
Champion (first four across the line were all vets!).
Since returning from Kawaii, Kelda has posted PBs at
every race; her take on it:"...let's hope I haven't
peaked too soon, still have the golden 40 mins to crack
at 10k though!!" |
Results |
| 13 May |
Edinburgh Duathlon: RAF Tri represented
in the Senior Men. |
Results |
| 13-14 May |
Eton Super Sprints: Bev Childs achieved
2nd in her category, F40+ (174th overall) posting 1:09:22.
Meanwhile Dave Allen was close behind, 2nd in his category
(218th), in 1:10:52.
Bev's comment about the event: "great fun on closed
roads and in a teriffic atmosphere... a good result
and would do more if I wasn't so far north!! If you
want a good race - open water - great for all levels,
look on the humanrace
website."
and on Dave's performance... "how the hell does
he do that without training?!!"
Lucy Nell (16) of 1406(Spalding)Sqn ATC was first female
under 35 finishing in 1:06:10. This time made her fastest
female of the day, and 116th overall.
"I'm really pleased to be able to race for RAFTri,
and can't wait to get my new RAFTri kit!"
|
Event
Site
Results |
| 14 May |
Turriff Sprint: A number of RAF
Tri athletes competed in cold, wet and windy conditions.
Victory for Kelda Spratt, achieving 1:21:40... more
results soon... |
Event
Site
Results |
| 14 May |
Southwell Sprint, Nottingham. Jimmy
Sockell achieved 10th place in his age group 45-49,
and 192nd overall in a time of 1:04:54. |
Event
Site
Results |
| 14 May |
Basildon
Off-Road Triathlon |
Essex
Police Triathlon Club |
| 20 May |
Lanzarote Ironman. Kevin Brock achieved
13:29:32 (572nd) to finish the grueling course experienced
by some of those who went on tour. Not a bad effort
at all – congrats from all in the Association
I’m sure. Check out the Race Report.
|
Event
Website
Results
Race
Report |
| 21 May |
National Sprint Champs, Redditch.
Good results for the team...
Ed Headford - 20th overall, 4th in age group
Greg MacDonald (down as competing for TFN Orca Race
Team?) - 21st overall, 5th in age group
Andy Reardon - 49th overall, 9th in age group
Ted Hamilton - 136th overall, 3rd in age group (but
we're RAF Tri now and not RAFTA) |
Results
|
| 24 May |
RAF Cranwell RAF Sprint
Champs
By all accounts the event went well, though a full
report will be available soon [WM: Please!]
Prize Winners:
1st Male Andrew Fisher 1:04:51
2nd Male Greg McDonald 1:05:59
3rd Male Martin Ball 1:07:48
1st Male 35+ Greg McDonald 1:05:59
1st Male 40+ Mark Saggers 1:09:01
1st Male Novice Simon Almond 1:10:54
1st Female Melanie Sears 1:13:59
2nd Female Lucy Newcombe 1:22:57
3rd Female Jackie Wren 1:26:10
1st Female Dawn Akyildiz 1:27:54
1st Female 35+ Rebecca Garrett 1:33:24
1st Female 40+ Jackie Wren 1:26:10
Team Prize:
1st Waddington 24 pts
2nd Wyton 26 pts
3rd Cranwell 40 pts |
Route
Map
Series
Admin Order 
Results
[xls]
Andy
Fisher
Melanie
Sears
Bike
Course
|
| 28 May |
Woodhall Spa Triathlon. Lucy Nell
was in action again, completing the course in a time
of 1:12:02 placing her 42nd overall and 3rd female (plus
the 3rd fastest swim of the day). Weather conditions
were extremely rough on the bike section with 20mph
winds for most of the course.
Other performances from RAF Tri athletes:
24th Sam Wright 1:09:41
91st James Sockell 1:16:57 (31st age group)
106th Michael Humphreys 1:18:31 (39th age group)
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Event
Site
Results |
| 28 May |
Nairnshire Challenge. Adaptation
on the duathlon theme: 13 mile cross country run >
18 mile road ride. However, being in the north of Scotland
the scenery was fantastic, field was friendly and refreshments
were tasty - bargain. Just a shame the wind would have
put a hurricane to shame... |
Event
Site
Results |
| 28 May |
Grendon Triathlon, Grandon Lakes.
Andy Fisher continued his winning streak and posted
the fastest run split on his way to winning this, the
second in the Northants Triathlon Series. Fisher narrowly
missed out on fastest bike, but was strong enough to
pull through on the run to be 25 seconds ahead of his
nearest rival by the finish. |
Event
Site
Results |
| 4 Jun |
Bala Middle Distance |
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| 4 Jun |
Braintree
Sprint Triathlon incorporating the Police
Sport UK National Sprint Triathlon Championships
|
Essex
Police Triathlon Club |
| 7 Jun |
RAF Odiham Sprint
Everyone seemed to have a great day, and despite the
temperature in the high 20's there was only one DNF
due to bike problems. Martin Ball narrowly held on to
2nd after suffering a puncture at the start of the bike
section and then playing catch up. [more in report...]
Male
1st Mark Saggers
2nd Martin Ball (punctured)
3rd Mick Pullin
Female
1st Mel Sears
2nd Lucy Newcombe
Novice Male: Simon Almond (actual
finish 2nd overall, future top dog!)
Novice Female: Rosie Phelps
Over 35 Male: Dean Betts
Over 40 Male: Roy Brunning
Over 35 Female: Rebecca Garrett
Over 40 Female: Jackie Wren
Team Prize: RAF Wyton |
Series
Admin Order
Results
Pictures available soon
Report
|
| 11 Jun |
Shropshire. WCQ
This was a great race in very hot conditions. The standard
was very high... [full
report >>>]
Andy Fisher - 1:59:58 12th
Mark Saggers - 2:06:25 DQ (see report)
Andy Reardon - 2:06:48 80th
Ed Headford - 2:09:20 228th
'Sticky' Bunn - 2:12:12 145th
Andy Fraser - 2:15:51 200th
Chris Docherty - 2:19:04 250th
Ted Hamilton - 2:22:40 294th
Bev Childs - 2:30:50 396th (WCQ)
Dave Allen - 2:44:02 500th
See report
for extra details... |
Event
Site
Results
Report
|
| 11 Jun |
Royal Windsor Triathlon
Chris Moult 18th overall, 1st in age group 2:11:34 |
Event
Site
Results |
| 11 Jun |
Grantham Tri. Yet more RAFTri members
in action over the weekend. The results have recently
been amended due to some suspect entries, but there
were still some pretty swift cycle times...
4: John Crewe 1:03:22
8: Pete McCrory 1:05:45
15: Jeff Morris 1:08:45
23: Lucy Nell 1:11:43 |
Event
Site
Results |
| 24 Jun |
Dambuster.
WCQ. Incorporating the RAFTri Championships,
and Mens Inter Services Selection.
Plenty of rain early on in the race, but an excellent
attendance from RAFTri. Congratulations to the respective
champions, draw on the Inter Services...
All photos courtesy of Revolution
Images. Further images are available at their website. |
Entry
Info
Results
Report
Photos
(Revolution
Images)
|
| 2 Jul |
Wakefield. National Champs, WCQ |
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| 2 Jul |
Roth Ironman. Well done to Kelda
for achieving an awesome result: Swim 1:06, Bike 6:06,
Run 3:59. Overall 11:17; 12th in age group and 47th
female Ironman is the way forward!!
Some Ironman
Tips from Kelda are now available. |
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| 4 Jul |
Independence Day Road Race, Tallil US Air
Base, Iraq. Vicky Webb spoilt the Yanks' celebrations
by being the only British entry and winning the female
category out of a 300 strong field. Despite the hot
weather, her time for the 4 mile course was 27:02, with
an average mile time of 6:45. And the victors opinion
of her prize... "In true Yank style my trophy is
very over the top!" |
Results
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| 5 Jul |
RAF Brize Norton Sprint.
There was a bit of a mix up wit the timings
of wave 7 at Brize. Hence the prizes went to the wrong
people! Wave 7 were given a 5 min head start and as
a result there will be a re-distribution of certain
prizes.
Results re-issued. Updated version attached.
|
Series
Admin Order
Results |
| 9 Jul |
Beaver, Leicester. National Middle
Distance. |
Race
Report
|
| 23 Jul |
East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service Triathlon,
Brighton. 400m Swim, 28km Bike, 5km Run. Organisers
interested in service entries, so feel free. Entry form
available. |
Entry
Form
Poster |
| 26 Jul |
Inter Services
Standard Distance Champs Sherbourne
A fantastic result, as we were close to beating the
Army! The new talent coming through is making a difference
- great performances from the likes of Simon Almond,
Dom Sanderson, Dale Grassby and Sticky Bunn. We had
a couple of guys missing too, which would have made
it closer still. Wish I could have been there but I
had to tend to a very poorly wife (who already suffers
greatly due to my triathlon ventures!). Mark Saggers |
Results
Race Report
Op
Order
Layout
Selection
Letter
RAFTri Admin
Order
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| 29 Jul |
Gullane Beach Tri [Scottish Alternative] |
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| 5 Aug |
National Team Relays,
Holme Pierpoint Nottingham
An excellent result by all team members in all teams
- thank you to everyone for their efforts and to those
who stood in at the last minute to fill spaces from
drop-outs. For anyone who missed the day, you certainly
missed out. A summary of results is shown below. Race
report to follow. Ben
RAF Girls: 57th 2:39:40 [1st BRAT 2:14:45]
RAF Mens A: 3rd 2:54:59 [1st TFN 2:51:39]
RAF Mens B: 28th 3:07:15
RAF Mens C: 56th 3:17:22 |
Results
Race Report
Team
List
Photos |
| 19 Aug |
Aberfeldy Half Ironman [Scottish Alternative] |
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| 20 Sep |
Police Olympic Distance Champs, Tallington. Note
date change: 13th September to the 20th September |
Essex
Police Triathlon Club |
| 27 Aug |
Clumber Park Classic, Nottingham |
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| 2 Sep |
World Age Group Triathlon Championships
Lausanne, Switzerland
Representation from a number of RAF Tri members, and
some good results. Thanks to Bev for the Race Report. |
Site
Results
Race
Report
|
| 3 Sep |
Lomond Standard [Scottish Alternative]
Event Cancelled |
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| 3 Sep |
Northhants Classic |
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| 9 Sep 06 |
Inter Services Long Course
* Vitruvian, Rutland Water |
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