Isle of Wight athletes have earned success at recent triathlon events, locally and further afield at Dorney Lane and Eastbourne.
Wight Tri recently hosted the first event of their Summer Splash and Dash Series, the St Helens Aquathlon.
Participants chose between a 200m or 400m swim, followed by a 2.9k or 5k run, with the race beginning at the Duver, traversing St Helens Green, the causeway and dunes, and finishing on the seafront.
Wight tri members, from back row, Loic Le Floc, Trevor McAlister, Wayne Mathews, Mike Kimber Arielle Elton-Walters, Jack Elton-Walters, Liz Dunlop, Lucy Doorly (Image: Contributed)
New member Steven Snarey emerged as the first nominated winner on the long course, completing it in 45 minutes and three seconds, with Craig Wilson and Gary Kurth coming in second and third, respectively.
Meanwhile, in the St George’s 10 Mile Road Race, Chris Till, representing the Vectis Academy Race Team, was the fastest male from Tri Wight, finishing fifth overall and second in the Senior Male category with a time of 63 minutes and three seconds,
Lucy Doorly excelled, finishing third female overall and second in the F35+ category, while veteran Liz Dunlop won the F65+ award, finishing 19th female overall. The female team secured second place in the team competition.
Craig Wilson at the `Ironbourne` long distance triathlon (Image: Contributed)
Craig Wilson travelled to Eastbourne for the ‘Ironbourne’ long-distance triathlon, marking his fourth Ironman attempt.
Starting with a 2.4-mile swim, he completed the 108-mile bike course and the final 26.2-mile marathon, culminating in a personal best overall time of 11 hours, 20 minutes and 26 seconds, finishing second place in the 50-54 category.
Nick and Laura Curwood represented Wight Tri at the Arctic One Tri and Para Tri Festival at Dorney Lake, with both completing their swims in eight minutes.
Nick and Laura Curwood at Dorney Lake (Image: Contributed)
Nick secured first for his age group and second overall, following excellent times on the 10k bike and 2.5k run, finishing in an overall time of 37 minutes and one second.
Laura completed the course in 44 minutes and 13 seconds, winning her category and securing fourth overall after a great performance on her 10k bike and in her racing wheelchair.
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