Big Cow Milton Keynes Olympic Triathlon, 23rd July 2006

Report by Tim Johns

A small posse of MTC triathletes braved the summer heat & national motorway network to enter the MK race. Not a roundabout in sight as you might expect, as the race was held at the Emberton Country Park, complete with lake & camping site.

The swim, if a little short, required negotiating a series of lagoons, together with pond weed & bird life. In fact more like an orienteering course in the water! The bike was a 1 lap circuit, a bit like the Shropshire (Ellesmere) race in terms of geography, while the run was a 3 lap circuit of the Country Park. The course layout was good for spectators & was well supported. A further bonus was the instant race results; these were provided as you crossed the finish line, complete with category placing! An impressive service given there were over 700 competitors.

On such a fast course all MTC members posted personal best times; Andy Quicke & Helen Sloman both had excellent results on their first Olympic distance outing. Phil Stannard, John Murray & Dean Frost all posted sub 2:20's for the first time, all that training paying dividends.

Special mention to the triathlete friendly B&B at Newport Pagnell that provided a separate bedroom for race bikes; a snip at £15/person!

Results (1.5/40/10 km)

Name	Swim	Bike	Run	Total	Cat	Cat Pos
Dean Frost	00:27.48	01:08.31	00:41.47	02:18.08	I	14th
Tim Johns	00:21.09	01:08.14	00:38.28	02:08.03	G	17th
Helen Sloman	00:26.15	01:27.18	00:48.44	02:42.18	E	27th
Phil Stannard	00:26.49	01:08.35	00:39.13	02:14.38	E	39th
John Murray	00:24.56	01:10.17	00:39.54	02:15.09	G	45th
Andy Quicke	00:29.40	01:22.31	00:43.13	02:35.25	E	74th

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