Summer Duathlon Series R5 & Handicap
Well, what a difference today in the weather compared to yesterday evening at Betteshanger! Where we saw 33 members and friends battle in the rain to produce some great performances at the last of the Summer Duathlon Series and our club handicap event.
Congratulations to the following:
2025 Handicap Winner
Marika Landy now holds the 2025 Duathlon Handicap Champ title. She finished overall in 01:25:15 which was 00:06:39 minutes quicker than her seasons best time.
To our Summer Duathlon Series Winners:
Jill Cliff, who finished with a total of 20000 points having come first in all 4 rounds she competed out with her seasons best being in round 4 with a time of 00:54:51
James Robertson, with a total of 22835 points having competed all 5 rounds with his seasons best at round 5 & handicap where he finished in 00:53:27
Guest Summer Duathlon Winners:
Faye Faiers, finished with a total of 19810. She came 1st 3 times out of the 4 rounds she competed at with her seasons best time in 00:58:18 in round 2
Jake Price, finished with a total of 24128. He competed in all 5 rounds and took 1st place in 3 of them, his seasons best was in round 2 with a time of 00:58:12
Well done to last nights overall winner Alex Dack, who was hoping to take the duathlon title which is 00:44:21 and held by Mark Whittaker. He was last to start at 00:46:54 and an outstanding performance saw him finish in 00:44:48
A great photo opportunity to share with you, of what Alex (as one of the recipients of the Ian Pettitt’s Legacy Fund) did with is grant. He put towards his new bike to enhance his triathlon journey. Also, I am sure you will wish him well next month when he travels to Romania as part of the Youth GB squad competing in a European Cup Race
FULL RESULTS
https://www.dealtri.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SUMMER-DUTHALON-RESULTS-ROUND-5-HANDICAP.xlsx
Duathlon Fun Facts!
- A total of 72 members and 45 friends took part at the duathlons
- Fastest Splits: Run 1 00:08:48 Run 2 00:09:06 by Alex Dack and fastest bike split 00:25:38 by junior member Dougie Tullet
- 3 competitors completed all 5 rounds and our only lady to do so was member Jane Povey and her seasons best was 01:18:50, Graeme Rawlings in 00:54:13 and guest Martin Blackley in 01:05:41
- 2 members can now call themselves duathletes Gaynor Bunn and Samantha Yesilirmak
- Sadly, 3 competitors DNF because of punctures.
Thank you:
Firstly, to our marshals; Gloria Riley, Tony Ansell, Sue Bolton, Ian Gavin, Stuart Comlay, Jez & Caroline Dack, Jenny Preston, Jeya Paramasivam, Jayne Gill, Peter Ash (guest) Rebecca Simcox and Sarah & Ferne Pierce without them you would not have had the fun and excitement of taking part this summer.
Finally, to you our members and our guests for supporting the duathlon this summer.
The dates for the 2025/2026 Winter Duathlon Series will be announced shortly.
However, there is an opportunity to take part at the Deal Tri Club Cycling 10-mile TT on Thursday 14th August: https://www.dealtri.co.uk/event/club-championship-cycling-time-trial/