Manx Tri Club

The Manx Tri Club  promoted its first Aquathlon event at the weekend at the Mooragh park. The weather and water temperature (16°C ) was kind to us.

The event was staged at short notice in part to take the place of the traditional September open water triathlon event that had to be cancelled because of road works.

There were many people who were trying a multi-sport event for the first time so very well done to them. A big thank you to all who took part, our marshals and sponsor Microgaming.

Category winners were:

Girls Tristars 2            Blae Richardson

Boys Tristars 2            Luke Ward

Boys Tristars 3            Elliott Nash

Youth Girls                  Kazia Whittaker

Men Junior C               Brody Hewison

Women                        Sue Powell

Men                             Andrew Nash

Full results here

On the weekend that would have been our own Ramey Triathlon there was still plenty on in the UK. Two more podium places were achieved by our women in the last throws of this season.

Hannah Howitt was competing at the Cotswolds Triathlon which was also the South West Sprint Championship. She finished first woman and 10^th overall. Her time of 1:02:50 is a Commonwealth Games Consideration time and a full 2 and a half minutes clear of the next woman. A great finish to her season after a fine second place at the Nationals in Liverpool over the Standard distance.

Results

Becky Storrie continued her improvement on the national stage at the British Triathlon under 20’s festival held on the Strathclyde course used for the Commonwealth Games. After a close draft legal battle she was 3^rd (1:06:05) only four seconds off silver and seven seconds off gold and she had the equal fastest run split only just slower than her track 5k  despite not having the best of preparation because of injury. All bodes well.

Results

The men were competing at a windswept Balla. A course that is usually fast, but not at the weekend. Ryan Downey finished 19^th overall in 2:09:10 , Paul Swindale 25^th in 2:13:41 and Callum Taggart 88^th in 2:34:52. Mark Terrace had to pull up after the bike to protect an injury.

Results

Microgaming Aquathon - Sunday 18th Septmeber - Start Time 09:30

The Tri Club Committee has arranged to host an Aquathon race in place of the cancelled Triathlon event.  The Event will take place within the confines of the Mooragh Park, with the Swim in the Lake and the run around the lakeside pathways.   The Aquathon is open to a wider group and has categories which youngsters can take part in

There will be 3 race distances and the Age Groups are noted next to each (please note that the Age is determined as at 31st December 2016):

Age 11yrs to 12 yrs - Swim 300m (Open Water)  Run 2.2k

Age 13 yrs to 14 yrs - Swim 500m (Open Water)  Run 3.3k

Age 15 yrs & above - Swim 750m (Open Water)  Run 5.5k

Closing date for entries is Thursday 15th September

The Island Games selection date is fast approaching so we thought it time to start making some logistical plans for the team.

For this reason it is necessary to arrange a meeting for all those who have made the consideration, or are still to race and hope to make the time.

The meeting will be held this Sunday 28^th August at The Sea Terminal, Costa  at 4pm.

This will give the opportunity to provide information and for you to ask any questions.

A huge contingent from the Club took part in the British Triathlon Championship at the weekend held in Liverpool docklands. The age groups were first to start their swim in a surprisingly warm water temperature of 19°C.  

We also had 3 competitors in the elite field. Joseph Ricciardi was out of the swim in a group and used his cycle strength to try to bridge the gap to the next group when his group were not contributing. His endeavours eventually failed but not for want of trying. The men’s winner was Adam Bowden of Great Britain.

Ex IOM swimmer Jennifer Newbery competing in her first Elite triathlon also gained valuable experience in what was a stellar field won by Charlotte McShane of Australia.

Rebecca Storrie had to pull out of the race after T2 while sitting in a good position in the second group to protect an injury.

National championship medals were won by Hannah Howitt, Silver in the 20-24 age group and 2^nd overall woman. Juan Kinley also won a Silver in the 50-54 age group. 

Standard Distance     Age                 Time       Pos. AG             Pos. OA

Andrew Nash              25-29               2:00:33            6                      59

Hannah Howitt           20-24               2:06:10            2                      2         

Juan Kinley                 50-54               2:06:11            2                     52

Ryan Downey             25-29               2:08:04            15                   73

Paul Swindale            45-49               2:09:29            6                     8

Ian Rowley                 35-39               2:12:05            26                   123

James Wright              30-34               2:13:08            21                   132

Chris Crellin                50-54               2:13:48            14                  142

Graham Stigant           55-59               2:17:47            4                     192

Paul Cubbon               50-54               2:20:54            31                    221

Rob Parker                  25-29               2:27:23            36                    310

David Thomas             40-44               2:29:10            44                   335

Sprint Distance                                                                                             

Richard Thomas          40-44               1:21:21            2                      38

Mario Ricciardi           50-54               1:22:29            4                      47

Elite Sprint

Joseph Ricciardi                                  1:03:11                                    55

Jennifer Newbery                                1:13:43                                    51

The race is due to be screened on Channel 4 on Saturday 27^th August.

Full results here.

Dear Competitors,

Please be advised that  this event has been moved to Kings Court Theatre, King Williams College.

Read more information here

It is with great sadness that we learned today of the untimely passing of Andy Parker, 'Parky'.   

Parky had been involved with Triathlon on the Island for 8 years and was one of the Club's real characters.  Having dabbled with a few triathlons himself as a competitor, he turned his attention to supporting his son Rob competing at Ironman distance races.  He became the Club's principal referee 5 years ago, bringing his own unique mix of enthusiasm, encouragement & discipline to the local events.  Parky worked with many local athletes on their training programmes through his Gym & Tonic business and would  often be found offering support to his wide network of friends and clients at many events around the Island. 

The Club offers its sincere condolences to his wife Diane and sons Robert & James, and all his family.  He will be very sadly missed.

Andrew Parker - died 26th July 2016

The Celebration of Andrew’s Life will be at Santon Church on Thursday 11th of August at 1pm and after at Gill’s opposite the church.

The  Triathlon at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018 has now changed to a sprint distance race which has brought about some keys changes which impact on the Isle of Man team.

Following the IOMCGA meeting on Thursday (28th July) we are now in a position to provide a full update with regards these changes.

We will be holding a meeting at the NSC café at 4.00pm Sunday 31st July to brief athletes and to answer any questions.

 Sprint consideration standard can be viewed here.

I hope your training and racing is on target for the Games next Year.

Latest News letter can be downloaded here.

The Port Erin Regatta, EMCS sponsored Bay swim is due to take place on Sunday 16 July at 11:00am. There will be a mile and half mile event.Further details and online entry can be found here.

Results of can be seen here.

The provisional date for the Middleton Katz Mooragh event is 3July.

Re-Scheduled Date - Saturday 9th July

The Microgaming 2016 Junior Triathlon will be held on Saturday 9th July at the NSC Douglas.

If your child had already entered for the original event, you don't need to take any action.  Their entry will be carried forward to this new date.  If however you are unable to make the new date, please advise the Tri Club by contacting This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 3rd June, and you will receive a refund.

Anyone who hadn't previously entered may still enter using the 'Register Now' link below.

This is a great opportunity for all young athletes, aged from 8yrs to 14yrs to take part in a multi-discipline event, combining the 3 sports of Swimming, Cycling & Running.

The event is separated into the following Age Groups (age is based as at 31st Dec 2016) and the distances set are those as recommended by the British Triathlon Federation:

Age 8yrs

Swim 50 m (2 lengths)    Cycle 1k (1 lap of NSC Raceway)  Run 400m (1 lap of the NSC athletics track)

Ages 9 & 10yrs

Swim 150 m (6 lengths)    Cycle 4k (4 laps of NSC Raceway)  Run 800m (2 laps of the NSC athletics track)

Ages 11 & 12yrs

Swim 200 m (8 lengths)    Cycle 6k (6 laps of NSC Raceway)  Run 1600m (4 laps of the NSC athletics track)

Ages 13 & 14yrs

Swim 300 m (12 lengths)    Cycle 7 (7 laps of NSC Raceway)  Run 2000m (5 laps of the NSC athletics track)

Course maps and detailed instructions will be issued nearer to the time.  Capacity is limited to 100 children, so please register as early as possible to secure a place.

Enter the Event by clicking on the link below

A number of people have been competing recently with some great results.

Karen Shimmin was at the Chester diva Tri on 12^th June and was second overall in a time of 2:18:59. Full results here

Andrew Nash was  in Scotland competing in the Strathclyde draft legal race and finished 5^th against tough competition in a time of 1:02:41  . Results are here

I am always pleased to receive race reports to publish.

Andrews report can be seen here.

Entries are now open for the 2016 Microgaming IoM Triathlon Championships

Event Date - Sunday 4th September 2016

Venue: Mooragh Park, Ramsey

Sprint & Standard distance races for both Individuals and Teams. 

Min age for Sprint = 15 years

Min Age for Standard distance = 17 years

All competitors who are Island residents are asked to nominate a marshal for the event (marshals should be 18yrs +).  25 marshals are required.  If your marshal is selected you will be contacted and any training required will be organised.  Any entries without a nominated marshal will not be accepted.

See the Swim courses here     750m Sprint course     1500m Standard course

Click on the cyclist to view the cycle course: 1 lap for the Sprint event   2 laps for the Standard event

Or on the Runner for the run course - 2 laps for the Sprint   4 laps for the Standard

With the new season opening its time to start thinking about the Island Games in Gotland next year.

This year’s competition will form the basis for team selection for 2017. The criteria is as follows:

• Eligible to compete by virtue of Island Games Criteria (ie Manx, IoM resident etc).
• Current member of Manx Tri Club and British Triathlon.
• Actively competing in 2016 season.

Between 1st January 2016 and 12^th September 2016 athletes must achieve the consideration time at a recognised Standard / Olympic Distance event (1500m open water swim - 40k bike - 10k run) and evidence of results submitted to the head of performance (Graham Stigant).

·         Male: - 2 hours 9min

·         Female: - 2 hours 25min

Manx Tri Club Selection Committee has the right to award a discretionary team place where consideration time has not been met due to a specific reason (e.g. injury / age restriction on taking part in Standard distance event during qualification period / distance of event changed by organiser due to weather conditions etc. - this list is not exhaustive). 

For a discretionary place to be awarded the Committee will take into account results of other distance triathlons events / individual event performance such as open water swimming 1500m, 25mile Time Trial, and 10k running during the qualification period.  Previous experience of racing over the standard triathlon distance 1500m, 40k, 10k in open water will also be taken into consideration. 

Should an athlete attain a consideration time for the Commonwealth Games this would also be a consideration time for Island Games.

The rule from the IGA is that the minimum age for competitors is 18 on 31 December 2017.                                                                                                              

The Microgaming Sprint Triathlon Festival weekend saw the course records smashed in both the Men's & Ladies Individual events and in the Team event. 78 competitors started in possibly the best conditions that the event has enjoyed over the last 8 years.  It was great to see a big field of 25 ladies and a lot of new facers and 1st time triathletes.

In perfect weather conditions on Saturday, Becky Storrie led the womens field out of the Swim onto the Bike and No.1 was the position she held right to the finish line.  Becky, who already held the ladies course record, absolutely destroyed her previous time, finishing in an amazing 1:02:23 (which also placed her 4th overall).  Jenny Newbery, another very talented triathlete had chased Becky hard in the swim and on the bike, but couldn't match Becky's run & finished 2nd in 1:06:03 (9th overall).  Wendy Sandford completed the podium in 3rd in 1:16:38 (31st overall)

15 year old Emma Draper, competing in her 1st Sprint Tri was the first Youth, finishing in an excellent 1:23:40 (11th Lady & 55th overall)

Amber Carridge had a great race to take the Senior Women Category Prize in 1:18:15 (4th Lady & 27th overall)

Christine O'Shea was the Veteran Women Category Women in 1:19:27 (5th Lady & 45th overall)

   Becky Storrie, winner of the Ladies Race, pictured with her Team Mates, John Swindlehurst & Rob Parker from the Gym & Tonic Tri'ers who took 2nd place in the Mixed Team race.

In the Men's race, last year's joint winners Joseph Ricciardi and Andrew Nash found themselves head to head again.  Joseph had a lead of 1min 15s over Andy as they came out of the swim, and then used his strength to add a further 50s on the bike.  Despite the best T1 split of 24s, and the best run split of 17:21, Andy wasn't able to close the time gap, and it finished in that order, Joseph taking 1st place and Andy 2nd.  They both however had raised the bar to a new level.  Joseph finishing in a blistering 56m 27s and Andy in 57m 52s.  Age & experience definitely have advantages as there was nothing 'Veteran' about Juan Kinley's time of 1:02:23 to give him 3rd place.

Kyle Cochrane put in a very credible performance in his 1st Sprint Tri to be placed 1st Male Youth in 1:25:01 (58th overall)

Ryan Downey & Paul Swindale raced very hard but weren't able to close the gap on 3rd place Juan, Ryan taking the Senior Men's category prize in 1:03:37 and Paul the Veteran Mens Category in 1:03:49)

Terry Bugg and Nigel Hendy the 2 Super Vets just keep getting better and better, both improving their Personal Bests, Terry by over a minute to take the Category prize in 1:19:08 (44th overall).

Team Day

Sunday's weather wasn't as kind with a fresh and fairly chilly Northerly wind blowing down the promenade.  It was however dry and it didn't prove a hindrance to those who were out to challenge the previous course record.  42 Teams, comprising 123 competitors put on a great display of team racing.  Josh Corteen swimming for RGS Young Guns barely had time to get wet, completing his swim and transition handover in 9mins 4s to give Joe Haddock a lead out on to the bike course.  Robin ('Batman') Garry riding for the Bikestyle Bandits wasn't going to let the small matter of being 3rd out onto the bike get in the way, as he overtook Joe, bringing the bike leg home in 27:00.  Meanwhile Gianni Epifani (Team NSC), Roger Raatgever Team Microgaming), Liam Mazzone (Tri Hard), Rob Sorby (RGS Old Boys) & Paul Kneen (Team GPR) were all determined to mix it up and together with Joe all racked their bikes in under 31 mins.  By now Batman had handed over the baton to Ben Corkill for the run.  Ben didn't look back and the team (Joe Ricciardi/Batman/Ben) took the win in an incredible 54mins 45s.  Team NSC (Luke Annett/Gianni/Andy Nash) took 2nd in 56mins 42s and Team Microgaming (who had shared Joseph for the swim leg/Roger/Tim Knott) took 3rd in 58mins 21s.  The RGS Young Guns (Josh/Joe/Connell Jacques) weren't very far behind to take 1st Place in the Youth Team Category (6th overall) in 1:01:01.

In the Mixed Teams, Team Mac (Heather McGowan/Jon McGowan/Keith Gerrard) stormed around the course, to take 1st Prize in 1:03:17, Keith making light work of the 5k run in 15mins 55s!!  2nd place were the Gym & Tonic Tri'ers (Rob Parker/John Swindlehurst/Becky Storrie).

   Heather McGowan, Jon McGowan & Keith Gerrard winners of the Mixed Team race.

The all Ladies Team of 'No Direction' (Silla Parnell/Cal Brown/Beccy Miller) clearly did know where they were going and took 1st Female Team in 1:13:55.  2nd place were the Tri'S of Carroll Powell/Clare Ledger & Kathryn Quayle in 1:17:28

 Full results can be found via this link  http://my5.raceresult.com/48220/?lang=en

Entries for the IoM Triathlon Championships on 4th September will be open shortly.

 
The MTC Committee has reluctantly taken the decision to postpone this weekend's Junior Triathlon (Sat 2nd April) due to the poor weather forecast of strong winds and heavy rain. 
 
The Committee will look at alternative dates with the NSC for a date in June or July and will publicise the new date as soon as it has been confirmed.  Any entries already received can be carried forward to the rescheduled event or you may opt to receive a refund by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  either now or when the re-arranged date is announced.
 
Best regards,
Manx Tri Club

Two of our athletes got their season off to a great start with high placing in the elite field at the Windsor Duathlon at the weekend.

Karen Shimmin was competing in her first Senior Elite Women’s race and came 5^th in a stellar field with women’s race winner Emma Pallant and non-other than Michelle Dillon second.

 Becky Storrie came 6^th in the Elite Junior race taking some significant scalps along the way in a field of 30 of the best juniors in the country.

Results

Hi everyone, we are looking at getting new tri suits/kit etc. We want to hear from you, our members. Would you like new kit? What colours would you like to see?

Also being our 25th year, we are thinking of getting some t shirts for this season. Techno material, white with logo and 25th anniversary . Approx £15. Available in xs to xxxl. (We have samples)

Please let me know your thoughts as soon as possible so we can sort and get orders in.

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I hope all is well and training is underway for the upcoming season.

I thought I would remind you of the benefits of renewing your membership with the Manx Tri Club.  

• Affiliation to England Athletics “EA” (remember to check the box on your membership application)
• Reduced entry fees to Manx Tri Club events
• Subsidised Manx Tri Kit

Please note that due to time constraints we will not be able to process any affiliations with EA for membership renewals received after 29 February 2016.  For any existing / new members registering after this date you will need to obtain the affiliation yourself direct from EA if required.  Manx Tri Club memberships not requiring EA affiliation can continue to be renewed up until [31 March 2016].

I apologise for the time restriction but I’m sure you will appreciate that we do need time to ensure our members are registered before the EA cut off date.

Good luck with your training and I hope to see you at the April Sprint Tri weekend on Saturday 23 April and Sunday 24 April.

As Part of the British Elite Championship Series this event will bring the top echelon of British Cycle Sport back to Manx roads on Sunday 10th April 2016.

It will be an annual event which will lead to the Island bidding to host the British National Road Championships in 2018.

The event will see three races for Elite Men, Elite Women and 2nd/3rd category riders being run simultaneously. That means approx. 450 riders and three separate race convoys on the road at once!

We need at least 250 volunteers to act as Stewards and Marshals on the day.

The duty hours will be from 12.30 pm to 6.30 pm at the latest. Lots of volunteers will be 'stood down' from approximately 4.00 pm onwards. The duty tasks will not be onerous or complicated, it will be mostly providing a 'hi viz' presence, marshalling barrier positions and helping people to cross the roads, all with a big smile! The volunteers will be the 'happy face' of the event as they were for the Commonwealth Youth Games back in 2011.

All volunteers will receive a souvenir T Shirt and will be entered into a raffle with some great prizes on offer.

We really need your help to stage this event which will lift Isle of Man Cycling to a new level. There are no local events on that day and you can still get your Sunday morning ride in if you want to.

Early commitment to this event is essential as we have to plan resources effectively.

Can you please let me know if you will help to make this a massive Isle of Man success?

Thanks in advance.

Steve Shimmin

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The 2016 Microgaming Triathlon Festival Weekend will be held over the weekend of Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th April at the Ramsey Swimming Pool.

This is a great season opener event over the classic sprint distance of 750m Swim / 20k Cycle & 5k Run, and being a Pool based swim is ideal for the 1st time triathlete.  The Swim is 30 lengths of the Pool, the 20k Cycle course goes out towards Bride, through Andreas and back to Ramsey and then the 5k run is based in and around the picturesque setting of the Mooragh Park. 

Like last year, the Individuals will race on the Saturday and then the Team Challenge day will be on the Sunday.   This gives any Individuals competing on the Saturday the opportunity to also race on the Sunday with their friends, family or colleagues.  Teams of 2 or 3 may enter.

The minimum age is 15 years (based on the age at 31st December 2016). 

Enter on-line

or use the Postal entry forms which can be downloaded below

We need about 25 marshals to run this event and as a small club, we are asking all entrants (who are Island residents) to nominate a marshal.  This can be anyone over the age of 18 yrs.  Obviously not all the nominated marshals will be required, but we will advise those who are as soon as possible and training will be given.  It's only a couple of hours, and is a great event to watch and be involved in.

BECOME A MEMBER OF THE CLUB for the 2016 season by clicking on the box below or download the postal application form HERE

The criteria for  consideration for selection for the Isle of Man Commonwealth Games Triathlon team to be held at Australia's Gold Coast has now been finalised.

Men's time 1:56:00   and Women  2:08:50

This represent a considerable reduction from Glasgow and has been driven by IOMCGA needing to make team size quotas.

Full details

Don’t miss a fantastic opportunity to attend the 2015 Isle of Man Sport Lecture to be held at the Gaiety Theatre on Wednesday 18^th November starting at 18.00.

Guest speaker will be Jack Maitland, coach to 2012 Olympic Gold and Bronze Triathlon medallists Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee as well as numerous other World Class triathletes. Jack will be telling of how he took schoolboy athletes through to the Olympic podium. It will not be a technical talk about triathlon but about the process involved in developing young athletes into World Class performers and, as such, should be of interest to athletes, coaches and anyone else involved in sport wanting to know what is involved in reaching the top in their sport.

Tickets are free and the only restriction is that a maximum of four may be purchased at any one time. Please go to the Villa Gaiety Box Office to order your tickets.

Well done to Wendy Sandford  who finished her first Ironman in Spain at the weekend finishing in 12:43:04 gaining 35th position in age group.

Also competing was Christine O'Shea who finished in 13:18:20 for 25th place in age group. Christine has done Niece and Bolton previously.

Don't forget its The Ironman World Championship, Hawaii this weekend 10th October starting at 06:25 local time Saturday, 17:25 our time. Live streaming is available on the Ironman website.

It was great to see so many newcomers and first time triathletes to the IoM Triathlon Championships at the Mooragh Park in Ramsey.  Antony Bell-Scott & Karen Shimmin are the new 2015 Standard Distance Triathlon Champions, whilst Will Draper and Lisa Dunwell are the new Sprint Champions.

Antony Bell Scott ran a fabulous race neck and neck with Juan Kinley through the swim and the bike, but Abs was able to pull away on the run to take 1st place in 2:03:51s, with Juan 2nd in 2:07:15 and Ryan Downey in 3rd. 

Although Karen was the only lady, she was strong throughout, having had a great years racing and finishing 8th overall against 29 men, in a time of 2:19:56

15 year old Will Draper, and first time triathlete showed that he is an excellent runner as well as a cyclist and overhauled Russ Collister on the final leg to take 1st place in a time of 1:06:26 in the Sprint, with Russ finishing in 1:06:42.  Tom Isaac, making a return after a year off, finished strongly in 3rd in a time of 1:08:56.

Lisa Dunwell had a great race with Jan Catchpole in the Ladies Sprint, with Lisa pulling ahead of Jan on the run leg.  Lisa won in a time of 1:20:31, with Jan in 2nd in 1:24:23 and Beverly Broderick in 3rd in 1:25:43.

The Teams all had great races in their own categories with some very close head to heads on each of their individual stages, particularly Robin Garry up against Gianni Epifani and Darren Bell on the Bike leg in the Standard and Ben Corkill, Kevin Loundes & Aaron Livesy on the run. 

See the full results here.    

View Photos from the event here https://www.facebook.com/pages/Microgaming-Triathlon-2015/1650070675204900?sk=photos_stream&ref=page_internal     Photos courtesy of Microgaming & Bill Dale

Thank you to all the marshals who did a fantastic job, and to Steve Shimmin for his very entertaining commentary and Graham & Sue Hughes for all the timekeeping.

 Joseph Ricciardi and Becky Storrie travelled to Leicester for the BTF U20's Triathlon Festival on 6th September at Mallory Park.  This is one of the Elite race series and it was great that both Joseph & Becky were invited to  take part.   Joseph finished in a time of 1:06:26 - 25th in Age Group and 34th overall.  Becky always put's in a huge effort, but this took it's toll & unfortunately she was unwell after the Bike Leg and wasn't able to finish the race.  The competition at this level is fierce, and both of them gained a lot from the experience.

6 Local athletes missed our local Championship event as they were competing at Bala in North Wales - Bala being a qualifier for the European's in 2016.

Sam Brand, Andy Nash, Paul Cubbon, Simon Lowe, Hannah Howitt and Lynsey Elliott enjoyed the perfect racing conditions, along with 650 other competitors.

Sam was first home from the Manx Team in a time of 1:58:04 - a fabulous 10th in Age Group and 18th overall.  Andy Nash wasn't far behind  in 1:58:35 - 5th in AG and 19th overall.  Hannah & Lynsey both had falls during the race, Hannah slipping in T1 and spraining her thumb and Lynsey taking a nasty tumble off the bike at the dismount line.  It didn't slow either of them down too much, with Hannah finishing in a great time of 2:12:37 - 2nd in AG and Lynsey in 2:19:02 - 3rd in AG.  Paul Cubbon finished the season well coming in 2:16:56 - 15th in AG.  Unfortunately Simon wasn't able to start the run and recorded a DNF after the bike leg.

Well done to Chris Tierney and Jonathan McNeill who completed Ironman Mont Tremblant, Québec at the weekend. The course has a very challenging bike leg with over 6,000 ft of climbing on the 2 lap course.

Chris finished in 11:28:28 408th overall and Jonathan in 13:21:57 1,285th overall. This was Chris's first Ironman and Jonathan's second after completing Lanzarote in 2012.