Jack Loveday medals in Powerman Zofingen World Champs Duathlon

Another exciting weekend of racing for TDC with the World Champs for Duathlon being held over the long course in Zofingen and Short Course in Edinburgh. We had two outstanding performances with Jack Loveday showing just how much he has improved and how much strength a young guy has at the age of 23 yrs. Jack had a super race finishing in 3rd place in the 20-24yrs age group in a time of 9 hour 01min.45sec not bad for the 10km run, 150km bike and finishing with a gruelling 30km run. We had another TDC competitor racing over the weekend but this time it was Kirsty Anderson who was our only competitor at the World Duathlon short course champs held in Edinburgh Scotland. Kirsty had a break through race finishing 14th in her age-group, kirsty had qualified for both the World duathlon champs and the World Triathlon champs and now focuses on her race next week in Budapest. Well done guys another amazing weekend for Team Dillon athletes.

 TDC World Triathlon Championships team 2010!

Team Dillon are proud to announce a large team of 12 strong athletes will be heading out to Budapest for the World triathlon Championships this year. Last year Team Dillon won two medals on the Gold coast with Jodie Stimpson's Silver in the UN23 women event and Tamsin Lewis winning the Gold in the 25-29 year Olympic distance event. However this year our team is looking stronger than ever with Lisa roberts winning Gold and Kirsty Anderson winning the bronze at the European champs earlier this year just. Stuart Hayes winning the last WCS race in Kitzbhuel and Jodie stimpson had a top 8 finish at the World Sprint champs Just to name a few. TEAM DILLON ATHLETES ARE NAMED BELOW:

Mark Butler 25-29 AG Sprint, Dan Falconar 25-29 AG Sprint, Ruth Pogonowski 25-29 AG Sprint, Kirsty Anderson 25-29 AG Olympic, Jill Parker 30-35 AG olympic, Richard Todd 30-35 AG Olympic, Gaelle Lebray 35-39 AG Sprint, Lisa Roberts 40-44 AG Sprint, Celine Schaerer UN/23 Women, Jodie Stimpson Elite Women, Stuart Hayes Elite Men. Catherine Liversidge also qualifed for the team but sadly broke her toe recently and cannot compete. Team Dillon are ready to race, Good luck to everyone.

Gaelle Lebray finishes 2nd female at Hampton Pool.

Gaelle Lebray has been preparing for the up and coming World Championships triathlon in Budapest and has recently hit great form just at the right time. Gaelle finished 2nd place in the bank holiday super sprint triathlon at Hampton Pool on Monday which is run by thames turbo. Gaelle times for the event were 6min 55sec for the swim which was (426m) 36min 55sec for the bike (21km), and 21.09 for the 5km run finishing in a total time of 1.06.05. This was Gaelle's personal best time on this course which hasnt been broken since 2004. We wish Gaelle the best for the World Champs in just over a weeks time.

Lisa Roberts storms to another win!

Lisa Roberts has already achieved some amazing results already this season after winning the Gold Medal at the European championships in her age group 40-45yrs. Now Lisa is in preparation for the World championships in 2 weeks and today she was first women home in the Mont Blanc triathlon by over 4 mins. A fantastic result for Lisa well done.

Céline Schärer has just finished 9th place in the European UN23 Championships, Celine had a strong race and was up there in the swim and bike section on the race only fading on the run. Celine is working hard on her running with TD and will be looking to make some big improvements over the coming months. Well done.

TD athlete completes her first Olympic Tri!

Team Dillon athlete Danielle Howell completed her first Olympic distance triathlon at Dorney lake at the weekend. Danielle completed the course in a fantastic time of 3hours 05mins which was much better than the time she expected to finish the event. Danielle's splits were 30mins for the 1,500m swim, 1hour40mins for the 40km bike and 51mins for the 10km run. A great way to end her triathlon season. Danielle's partner Stephen Watkins also completed the race in a fantastic time of 2hours 26mins this was only 3 weeks after his an ironman. Congraulations to both for excellent results.

On another high this weekend our oldest competitor of Team Dillon Cris Swinhoe finished 17th over all and 1st in his age group (V50) in the Allerthorpe Standard distance triathlon. Cris completed the course in 2.16.34 with a 23.53 swim, 1.06.55 bike and 45.46 run. Cris hit his target this year and the aim was to go under 2hours 20mins which he did with ease. Congratulations to Cris who is so far having an outstanding year.

Chris Ashmore finishing his season on a high!

Chris Ashmore has been training exceptionally well with Team Dillon now for over a year. Chris has been gradually chipping away at his times over the Olympic Distance and this weekend all the hard work that Chris has put in came to fruition with a personal best time at Dorney lake. Chris placed 14th overall in a tme of 2.13.56 Chris swam 1500m in 26.05, biked 40km in 108.28, and ran the 10km in 37.35. Well done Chris an amazing result and great to see that all your hard work is starting to pay off.

On the other side of the world in Lausanne Switzerland Jodie Stimpson was racing in the World Sprint championships. Jodie still only 21 years of age was racing some of the best women in the world of triathlon and mixing it up to finish 8th place. It was a fantastic result for Jodie who has come a long way in a short time. Jodie now focuses on Budapest in 3 weeks time for the Grand Final of the WCS. See The full rsults of the race here www.triathlon.org Also see Jodie's blog & website www.jodiestimpson.co.uk

Dan Falconar has had an outstanding season so far under Team Dillon and it just keeps getting better. Dan finished 3rd overall this weekend at the Orca sprint triathlon in a time of 1.04.57. His splits were 13.15 for the 750m swim, 31.34 for the 20km bike, and 18.38 for the 5km run. Well done Dan. Amy Middleton was also racing in the UK this time at the Notttingham Triathlon. Amy had come down with a cold just before the race but this did not stop her from racing and went out there and finished very strong with an 8th Place in her age group. Amy has really improved this season due to a solid winter and hard work, its all paying of now. Well done Amy.

Stuart Hayes Wins WCS in Kitzbhuel

Stuart Hayes today won the WCS race in Kitzbhuel after a breakway on the bike. This is probably his best result to date. The gun fired and Stuart had a good swim he was comfortably in the front pack. Then coming onto the bike he attacked on lap 2 and managed to take five other strong guys with him. This pack eventually got 2 minutes on the rest of the field and was enough for Stuart to run away with his first ever World cup Win. More videos, pictures and story of the race can be found here at www.triathlon.org Jodie Stimspon had some bad luck in her race, she was having a great race comfortably in the front pack when she puntured. Jodie's race came to an end when she suffered with a 2nd punture.

Other news from the weekend Ben Webeck Qualified for the World Championships 70.3 to be held in clearwater at the end of this year when he placed 6th in his age group and 27th Overall in Germany 70.3. Ben has had an incredible season so far this year and we are looking forward to seeing him represent GB at the world Champs later this year. Dan Falconar was out there again pushing the pace at the British age-group champs held at Bedford. Dan placed 10th overall in his age-group in a time of 2:12:12. Another fantastic result for Dan who is flying this season. Well done team.

 Another brilliant weekend of racing for Team Dillon athletes

Céline Schärer is new to Team Dillon but in a short time is already seeing the benefits of her new training program. Celine today won the UN23 years Swiss sprint championship title in a time of 1.04.51. Well done Celine we look forward to your progress.

On the other side of the world The London Triathlon was in progress and Jodie Stimpson again showing fantastic form finished 2nd to Helen Jenkins, Liz Blatchford was 3rd. Stuart Hayes was out to get away on the bike again and managed a 30sec lead into transition. Stuart lead for the first lap of the run and then was passed but held on well for a solid 4th place. Both Jodie and Stuart look towards Kitzbul World Cup next week. Nick Beer was top 20 in the elite mens race with a solid swim and bike. Other Team Dillon athletes out in London yesterday and today were Amy Middleton finishing very strong in the sprint with a personal best time, Perry Agass smashing his previous best time by 20mins in the olympic distance event. Kirsty Anderson, Dan Falconar, Danielle Howell, Pete Curry, Jill Parker, Mick Williamson, Richard Todd, & Tom Curtis all raced and waiting the final results. Well done Team another fantastic weekend.

Read all about Our European Champion Lisa Roberts.

When Lisa Roberts Won the Gold Medal at the European Triathlon championships recently I think it took a while to sink in. Lisa had been battling on going calf problems for a while and was limited with her running preparation leading into the event. Read all about Lisa in her recent interview here http://interviews.sa-people.com/2010/08/04/european-champion-south-african-triathlete-lisa-roberts/

 In other news Team Dillon coaches competed in the UK Ironman at the weekend and Fraser Cartmell won the race in a time of 8.40.18 with Craig Twigg finishing further down in 10.21.18. One of Craig's athletes Stephen Watkins also racing and completing the Ironman 1.5 hours quicker than the last time over this distance. Stephen completed the course in a time of 13hours. Well done Team.

Catherine Liversidge Finishes Calgary 70.3 strong!

Team Dillon athlete Catherine Liversidge once again put in a fantastic performance in her first race over the 70.3 distance in Calgary. Catherine had a strong swim and a fantastic bike and was leading her age-group on the run with 3km to go had a pain in her foot. Catherine was passed and was then in 2nd place in her age group when she crossed the line at the finish and 10th women overall. Catherine quickly learned she had broken her 3rd meta-tarsal in her foot and had run on this for the last 12km of the run, you would never know it by looking at the smile on her face in the picture above. What an amazing effort and a women with a high pain threshold! Cath is now nursing her borken bone and getting ready for the World Champs in Budapest.

What a weekend for TDC!!!

Team Dillon athletes showed their strength this weekend at Hyde park with some BIG performances and personal bests. Stuart Hayes & Jodie Stimpson were our only competitors racing in the World Cup series and both showed great form. Jodie didnt have much luck in the swim and found herself further back than she would have liked. Jodie the fell off her bike coming out of T2 but quickly jumped back on and worked hard to pull back the leaders, however the gap grew and was 1min 14sec down going onto the run. Jodie ran strongly and finished 25th place in only her third World Cup series race. Read Jodie's blog here for her full story http://www.jodiestimpson.co.uk/ Stuart Hayes raced gutsy and reminded us what exciting racing was all about. After a good swim Stuart excited the water in the lead pack, once onto the bike Stuart pushed the pace making a solo break on the bike at the halfway point. Stuart was out in front for two lap before he was joined by pais from Portugual. The duo were then caught by the leaders but Stuart went off the front again this time with Rana from Spain they stayed away to the finish and were joined by several other riders entering into transition the group had a 50sec lead over the chasing pack. This was now set up for an exciting race with Stuart leading the field and the likes of the Brownlee brothers chasing him down. Stuart maintained the lead for one lap then caught but managed to run very well and finish in 8th place.

TDC age-group athletes were just as inspiring when we had Jill Parker run away with the open womens race winning by over 7mins from her next competior. Jill powered away from the field on the bike to win in a time of 2hours 02mins 22sec. Ben Webeck was impressive after coming off a big block of training in france and finishing top 10 in his age group. Chris Ashmore was flying through the field to record his personal best time for the olympic distance event slashing 5mins off his previous best and recording 2hours 16mins 03 sec. Peter Curry was also on fire smashing his personal best time for the olympic distance event by 3 mins. Peter recorded a time of 2 hours 15mins in only his third ever olympic distance race. Dan Falconar continues his great form even after a crash during the bike leg. Dan finished 8th in his age-group in a super fast time of 2 hour 07mins. Amy middleton an athlete who has come on leaps and bounds this season after a hard winter with TDC finished 5th in her age-group and 20th overall women in the sprint distance event. Kim Clarke finished 2nd in her age group over the sprint distance. Ruth pogonowski finished 13th in her age-group over the sprint distance recording a new personal best time. Both Kim and Ruth have also qualified for the World championships to be held in Budapest in September this year. Kirsty Anderson had a fantastic race to finish 2nd in her age-group and 7th overall in the sprint race, this comes only a few weeks after her bronze Medal at the European championships. Kirsty will now focus in on the London triathlon and the World championships in Budapest. We are still waiting on a few more results from hyde park so will follow shortly.

Amit Abhyankar finishes Ironman Switzerland on a high!!!

 Amit Abhyankar had a goal to go into Ironman Switzerland and finish the race. Amit had no real expectations but wanted to finish under the 13 hours barrier. This is what Amit had trained for over the winter months. Now to finish any Ironman event is no easy feat and Amit has a full time job! This makes the challenge all the more appealing. So Amit showed us just how to do it when he went raced above all he thought  he possibly could crossing the line in 12 hours 38mins. We at TDC are so proud of Amit, if you want to know more about Amit race an interview is going to follow shortly.

Mark Butler Races to a PB at New york City Triathlon

Mark Butler recently raced at the NYC triathlon and smashed his personal best time for the Olympic distance event finishing in 2.23.48 and coming in 27th in his age group out of 186th overall. Mark said he gave it everything to the line and was really happy with his result. TDC coach Annie Emmerson is doing a really good job with Mark.

Jodie Stimpson Explains her training week to Triathlete Europe.

See Jodie's interview in Triathlete Europe online here http://triathlete-europe.competitor.com/2010/07/22/training-week-life-jodie-stimpson/

Jodie Stimpson Wins the French GP

Jodie stimpson is hitting great form with a fantastic win at the weekend in the French GP. Jodie won the race in three way sprint finish with Barbara Riveros Diaz from chilli who is currently ranked no 3 in the world and the youngster Emma Jackson from Australia. Jodie had a strong swim and a smooth bike, then once onto the run she showed her speed as she led from start to finish. Jodie was challenged at times but fought back and when they turned the corner into the home straight which was uphill she put her head down and dug deep to find that bit extra for the win. This hold's Jodie in good stead for this weekend's World Championships series race in London Hyde Park. The full results can be found here results.racetectiming.com/Results.aspx and read Jodie's personal blog on how she found the race here www.jodiestimpson.co.uk/index.htm

Other Team Dillon results include Nick Beer finished 3rd in the British Aquathlon championships at the weekend also winning his age group. Nick led out of the swim and was only caught and passed with 1km  to go on the 5km run. Nick has just started training with Team Dillon so we are looking forward to seeing how Nick progresses, its very exciting!.  Catherine Liversidge was 4th women overall and 2nd in her age group in the Heart of the Rockies Triathlon in Invermere, British Columbia. Cath completed the tough hilly course over the Olympic distance in 2hours 30mins. Dan Falconar placed 10th in his age group and 26th overall at the Worthington triathlon recording another personal best time. Dan will race next week at Hyde park along with a BIG Team Dillon presence.

Banana Man Triathlon Dorney Lake

Dan Falconar Led the way for Team Dillon with a fantastic result at Dorney Lake finishing 5th Overall and 1st in his age group 25-29 yrs in a time of 1.33.08 for the 800m/30k/7.5k distance. Dan is showing some great form this season.  Peter Curry also backed up his La Marmotte challenge from last week to finish 28th overall at the Banana man triathlon and 7th in his age group 30-34 yrs in a time of 142.21. Perry Agass was recovering from a recent virus but that didnt stop him from racing today. Perry put himself out there and had a strong race to finish in a time of 2.03.39, Well done Guys brilliant racing for TDC.

Bath Triathlon

Chris Hayward won the sprint Distance race at the bath traithlon today in a time of 1.16.34 on the tough course.

Jill Parker was racing in Holland this weekend at the Hotlen World Cup. Jill came out towards the back of the field on the swim and had to work really hard on the bike with some of the other competitiors to pull herself back into contention. Jill gave it her all and fnished 53rd overall in her very first World Cup well done jill.

Team Dillon athletes love a challange

There is one thing I love about TDC athletes is that they love a challenge & Peter Curry is no exception. Peter took the La Marmotte challenge and entered the gruelling bike race in the french alpes. The 174km cyclo sportive starts in Bourg d’Oisans and climbs the Col de la Croix Fer, Col du Telegraphe, Col du Galibier before returning to Bourg d’Oisans and finishes up the 21 hairpin bend climb to the ski station of L’Alpe d’Huez. Peter knew this was going to be a tough race and was aiming to finish in around 9 hours, however the heat took its toll and Peter was feeling sick but battled on knowing his hotel was at the top of the climb. This kept him going when others around him were pulling out. Peter finished in 11hours he said " It was one of the toughest things I have ever done and a different kind of pain, Im really pleased I finished though" Well done Pete inspirational stuff.

Team Dillon athletes in sizzling form at the  European Champs.

Team Dillon athletes won medals this weekend at the age-group European Championships. Lisa Roberts is like super woman she has battled serious calf problems and trained mainly in the water for her running leading into this event. Her determination through those tough times shone through today when she won the GOLD medal in her age-group 40-44 years over the sprint distance.  Lisa lead off the bike by 2 and a half minutes to hold off her nearest competitors over the 5km run section. Kirsty Anderson also had  the race of her life & overcoming a strained neck during the week to win the BRONZE medal in the 25-29 years age-group over the sprint distance. Kim Clarke finished  a fabulous 7th in the 40-44 years age-group over the Olympic distance in a time of 2hours 30min 35sec. A fantastic result by the TDC girls. Dan Falconar raced strongly to finish 15th in his age-group and the 47th overall. What a fantastic weekend so far.

The Norwich Triathlon

Ruth Pogonowski raced at the Norwich Triathlon last year and was pleased to have finished on the podium in her age-group but this year she came back a much fitter athlete after having trained super hard through the winter months. Ruth was now ready to race hard and see what she could do. Ruth smashed last years times in all three disciplines winning her age group 25-29 yr and placing 20th overall in 1.23.09. A big congratulations to Ruth.

A Mixed Bag weekend for TDC athletes

TDC coach Michelle Dillon was in action at the weekend at the National Womens Road Champs. It was tough course with some bad crashes which Michelle managed to narrowly miss staying on her bike. Fighting up the difficult climbs and against an Olympic and World Champion in Nicole Cooke the race was won by Olympic silver Medalist Emma Pooley. In the end Michelle finished in 14th place in the group that sprinted for 10th place to the line. Michelle said " It was a tough race and I was really happy to have missed the crash which happened in front of me. Im not so sure if I would like to do another race again just because the only three races I have ever raced have all had bad crashes in them. I might turn my attention to Time Trial now we will see". Michelle's blog is to follow. More on the race can be found here http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/article/roa20100627--Report--2010-Women-s-RR-Championships-0 A big Thank you to Emma Felton who took this picture, more pics of the race and her work can be found here http://www.cyclingphotographs.co.uk/

Cris Swinhoe is TDC oldest athlete however I would say he is also one of our fittest competitiors. Cris competed in the gruelling Ironman event in Nice yesterday finishing in an overall time of 11hours 17min 44sec. Cris splits were for the swim 1.05.48, bike 6.05.39, run 3.51.37. Cris was 17th in his age group V50 and 496th place overall. A very big congratulations to Cris once again for a another fantastic performance.

Kirsty Anderson has had some bad luck this season with shoulder injuries and also hurting her neck leading into this weekends race however she is a fighter and showed this at the weekend when raced. Kirsty started off well in the swim and did a huge PB of 23.30 for the 1,500m. Then onto the bike Kirsty put her head down and rode strongly coming off the bike 4th in her age group it was only later on the run where Kirsty had lost a bit of ground having a few women pull her back. Kirsty finished 8th in her age-group in a fantastic time of 2.25.35. Dan Falconar (pictured left in blue) has been racing so well since he has been part of TDC and this weekend he was out there again flying the flag at the shopshire triathlon. Dan finished 11th in his age-group in a time of 2 hours 07mins recording the 2nd fastest bike split of 1.00.02. Chris hayward (Pictured above in green) was also competing in the shopshire triathlon and not having competed over many Olympic distance triathlons and the heat to tackle it was going to be tough. Chris however had a great swim and bike but faded on the run due to de-hydration finishing 8th in his age-group in a time of 2.10.56. Well done guys it was a tough race in the heat and you all did extremely well.

UK 70.3 Half Ironman

Team Dillon Coach Fraser Cartmell Wins the UK 70.3 for the 3rd time. Team Dillon athlete Ben Webeck had his best ever race finishing 3rd in his age- group and 23rd overall in the PRO's. It was a perfect way to celebrate his 30th birthday today. After speaking to Ben after the race he said " I am so happy with this result I feel like I have gone up another level this season. I am knackered now though and still have my birthday party to go to"!  Ben's time was  4:55:51 a fantastic result by all congratulations.

The Dambuster Triathlon

Team Dillon athletes Christian Ashmore and Kim Clarke were competiting in the Dambuster triathlon this weekend. Both Christian and Kim have dealt with and over come injuries leading up to this race but both showed the determination of champions. Christian came away a happy man with an Olympic Distance personal Best time of 2.20.57 he was 27th in his age group and 155th Overall.  Kim on the other hand fell in training bruising her ribs less than two weeks ago and has been limited to what training she could do, however Kim's determination was so high that nothing was going to stop her & she finished a fantastic 7th in her age group in a time of 2.37.04. Congratulations to both Chris & Kim.

Today Ben Webeck will race in the UK 70.3 best wishes to him. In the coming weeks the racing will start to heat up as we move into the European Championships & the two London races. Stay tuned for all the lastest results.

 A special mention goes to Gaelle Lebray Won the femaie Individual triathlon at Dorney Lake. It was part of the J.P. Morgan Cazenove Triathlon a corperate event.  Well done Gaelle.

Individual Female:
1. Gaelle Lebray, J.P.Morgan Cazenove : 1:04:54
2. Katie Henderson, Invesco Perpetual : 1:06:08
3. Elizabeth Fernando, Universities Superannuation Scheme : 1:09:10
   

The Weekend results are in for TDC athletes.

Catherine Liversidge always gives it 100% when she races as you can see by this photo to your left. This weekend was no exception when Cath lined up in the Wasa Triathlon in British Columbia. Catherine has only raced once already this year and won that race by over several minutes to her nearest rival. This weekend she was up against some pro's too so made the competition tough, however Cath raced hard and finished 4th female overall and also winning her age-group. This is a fantastic result for Catherine who is looking for a medal at the World champs in her age group later this year. Her splits for the Olympic distance were Swim 24mins which included a 1min transition time, bike 1hour 10min, and run 43min46sec. Well done Cath you make us proud. Catherine's next race is on July 18th.

There is no doubt that 21 year old Jodie Stimpson had the breakthrough race of her career when she finished 7th in the Des Monies World Cup yesterday pushing the pace on the run with the worlds best including Emma Snowsill, Emma Moffatt and Helen Jenkins. Jodie had a fantastic swim and was in a good position on the bike coming off the bike in the lead pack. Jodie forced the pace on the run which helped string the field out but it was the olympic Champion chasing and bridged the gap to the leaders. Snowsill won the race with Moffatt second and jenkins third. Stuart Hayes had a good opening swim and bike but unfortunately faded to 31st on the run.

Dan Falconar had already qualified for the World Champs two weeks ago however he was at it again this weekend in Rother Valley sprint where he finished 11th overall and 4th in his age-group so would have qualified again. Dan is getting quicker with more PB's over the swim and run sections. Dan finished in a time of 1.12.05. Brilliant racing. Amy Middleton also raced at Rother Valley where she finished 19th in her age group in a time of 1.33.19.

Other TD results include 7th in the elite womens race for Jill Parker at the Windsor triathlon.

Stimpson Dominates in Blenheim and Hayes runner up this time.

Team Dillon elite athletes were out in Blenheim again this year pushing the pace. In the womens race Jodie Stimpson dominated after an strong opening in the swim. Jodie lead out of transition pushing the pace on the bike, from there she took off and cruised on the run to come across and finish 2 min 45sec ahead of her nearest rival. Team mate Jill Parker raced strongly to finish 11th in a personal best time in the Womens Elite race. Stuart Hayes raced well to finish 2nd to Tim Don in the Elite mens race in what was the strongest field Blenheim has seen in a long time quoted from the race organiser Nick Rusling. Both Jodie and Stuart now head to the USA where they prepare for the World Cup in Des Monies next weekend.

Jodie's new blog on Blenheim and her journey through to Des monies cvan be found here: http://www.jodiestimpson.co.uk/jodie-stimpson-triathlete-blog.htm

 See the write up on the race from tri247 here: http://www.tri247.com

Team Dillon athletes were out to qualify for the World champs this weekend.

 TD athlete Dan Falconar (pictured left) raced exceptionally well to finish 8th in his age group in 1 hour 04 min 02 sec to gain automatic selection for the European and World Championships for next year. Gaelle Lebray had a very strong race to finish 6th in the 35-39 years age group today in a time of 1hour 10min 39 sec. Chris Ashmore was pleaed to have raced stronger this week with marked improvement to finish 19th in his age group in a time of 1hour 08min 16sec. What a fantastic weekend Team Dillon have had and its good to see the sun was out shining too bring on the next domestic race at Windsor this weekend.

 Chris Hayward finishes 2nd at the Brecon sprint triathlon 6th June

 Team Dillon has some fantastic potential & young athletes coming through and one of those is 21 year old welsh triathlete Chris Hayward. Having only been coached under Team Dillon for several months Chris is starting to show some big improvements already. Chris raced at the Brecon Triathlon at the weekend to finish 2nd overall in a time of 1hour 03mins 17sec only 14sec from the leader Richard Wilder. There is still lots to come from Chris we will keep you update.

Team Dillon Coach wins another international Race.

Team Dillon Coach Fraser Cartmell (left) Wins the Uk Triathlon Grand prix yesterday held in Kent.  Timo Bracht, former EU Champion was second and Clemente Alonso in third place. Clemente Alonso came first in the 2km swim at Leybourne Lake in Kent but Fraser really quick took the lead on the bike course. Timo was chasing Fraser and managed to come in second place. Very Strong field in Kent now travelling to TriGrandPrix Basque Country. The full results can be found here: http://www.trigrandprix.com/news/

In other news TD athletes tackled the tough course and conditions at Little Beaver castle. Ben Webeck (pictured left) led the team with a strong race finishing 6th place in his 30-34 age group and 26th place overall. Kirsty Anderson put in her best effort to finish 12th in her age group & Christain Ashmore placed in the top half of his age group. Well done guys.

Another good weekend for Team Dillon athletes May 24th

Lisa Roberts had a fantastic race to win the Antibes triathlon in France at the weekend. It was the last minute decision to race and it paid off for Lisa finishing the sprint race in 1.03.33. Lisa has already quailified for the European champs at Grendon two weeks ago where she will look to challenge for the medals.

Team Dillon Coach Annie Emmerson was back racing this weekend, Annie raced in the liquid leisure Aquathlon along with one of her athletes Mark Butler. Both Annie and Mark raced extremely well and Annie won the female section in a time of 31min 59sec with Mark finishing in 17th place overall and 2nd in his age-group to clock a time of 34mins 06 sec. Well done Team!!!!

Kim Clarke was back racing to her best after having recent knee surgery with a strong performance at the Eton 3/4 distance sprint at the weekend. Kim finished 2nd women overall in a time of 1hour 49mins. Exciting things to come for Kim this season well done.

Chris Swinhoe is one man we all wish to be when we are 50 years old. Cris is one fit guy for his age and was at it again over the weekend racing at West Cornall for the middle distance triathlon. Cris finished 1st in the V50 age group and an amazing 18th overall out of 180 competitiors in a time of 5hrs 5 min 34s. Well done Cris and we are very proud to have your representing Team Dillon.

Catherine Liversidge who is British but now lives in Canada won the Try this triathlon by 7mins from her nearest  female competitor. The distances were 500m swim, 16km bike, & 3km run and Catherine's time for this event was 50mins 58sec. A fantastic result for Catherine.

Jack Loveday finishes 2nd at Gower Sprint Duathlon May 15th

Jack Loveday has had a fantastic start to his season with a 2nd place at the Gower Sprint Duathlon over the weekend. Jack finished in a time of 1.08.56 all the final results can be found here: http://www.tri247.com/results_7861.html  Jack also won his age group in the overall National Duathlon Rankings for 2010 series. The 24 year old is coached by Team Dillon coach Annie Emmerson and she rates him highly for his next challenge the Zofigen Duathlon. Awesome Jack and we look forward to the rest of the season.

Other news Dan Falconar coached by TD coach Fraser Cartmell was having a great race until he puntured at Eton Super sprints this weekend. Dan managed to recover well and still finish in 11th place overall and 2nd place in his age group in a personal best time of 59min 30sec. An awesome result for Dan with a PB whilst still suffering from a punture.

Tay Abhyankar and husband Amit Abhyankar flew across to Florida to race in the 70.3. Tay had some bad luck when she had a fall during the bike leg, however she managed to get away with just a few bruises. Tay continued on with the race only to get a double punture during the remainder of the bike. Amit heard of the fall and patiently waited for his wife Tay and they ran the entire run together finishing the race crossing the line together. what a lovely ending to a tough day, congratulations.

Team Dillon Athletes Excell at Grendon May 9th

Team Dillon Athletes were out at Grendon this weekend in freezing cold condtions looking for World qualification, & with the European champs being held in Irleand later this year the competition was hot.  To head our teams results  Lisa Roberts performed extremely well to finish 2nd in the 40-44 age group in a time of 1 hour 17 min 16sec after coming back from a calf injury that has prevented her from running at her full potential. However Lisa pulled out a very strong result and is looking forward her the next race. Gaelle Lebray Finished 3rd in the 35-39 age group to secure her qualification spot to finish in a time of 1:23:34, Kirsty Anderson finished 4th in the 25-29 age group in a time of 1:23:58 and also qualified. Others TD athletes results were Dan falconar finished in a time of 1.13.06, Peter Curry finished in a time of 1.20.24, Christian Ashmore finished in a time of  1.22.39, Mark Butler finished in a time of 1.24.27. Well done Team.

Erin O Hara on the podium at St Croix 70.3 May 2nd

Erin O Hara has been training with Michelle @ Team Dillon for just 20 weeks and in that time has made some BIG improvements. Erin finished 4th in the Singapore 70.3 in March and today climbed onto the poduim to finis 3rd in only her 2nd race of the season. Biritish athlete Catriona Morrison won the race for the second year in a row and Sam Warriner was 2nd. Results can be found here: http://ironmanlive.com/tracking.php?race=stcroix70.3&year=2010 Way to go Erin.

In other news Richard Todd won a 10km road race at Concord. Richard ran with the leaders up until the 8km mark when they hit a head wind and took the lead from here to the finish. Richard said " I felt stronger than last year and once we had hit the head wind I powered home from there, im happy becasue a win is a win". Richard won in a time of 34mins 03 on the tough hilly & windy  course. We look forward to seeing how Richard's races go this year.

St Anthony's Triathlon April 25th

TD athletes Stuart Hayes and Jodie Stimpson have today both finished 4th in the mens and womens non-drafting race in St Anthony's in the USA. Both have had a good build up over the winter and are off to a good start with Stu a 2nd place in Mooloolaba  World Cup last month and Jodie 6th place. Full results are below:

St. Anthony's Triathlon
St. Petersburg, FL / April 25, 2010

Top 10 men
1. Cameron Dye (USA) 1:48:44
2. Greg Bennett (AUS) 1:49:04
3. Craig Alexander (AUS) 1:49:14
4. Stuart Hayes (GBR) 1:50:50
5. Matthew Reed (USA) 1:51:13
6. Andrew Starykowicz (USA) 1:51:19
7. Brian Fleischmann (USA) 1:51:32
8. Viktor Zyemtsev (UKR) 1:52:06
9. David Thompson (USA) 1:52:26
10. Maxim Kriat (UKR) 1:53:01

Top 10 women
1. Sarah Haskins (USA) 1:58:49
2. Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) 2:00:20
3. Jillian Petersen (USA) 2:00:35
4. Jodie Stimpson (GBR) 2:01:44
5. Laura Bennett (USA) 2:02:16
6. Alicia Kaye (USA) 2:02:45
7. Jodie Swallow (GBR) 2:03:55
8. Nina Kraft (GER) 2:06:30
9. Laurel Wassner (USA) 2:06:36
10. Rebecca Witinok-Huber (USA) 2:08:25
 

Tri star Lisbon Triathlon April 24th

Ben Webeck has had an amazing race to finish 3rd in his age group 30-34 in an amazing race and a new personal best time of 4h 16mins.45sec Ben's splits were ( swim 27.48, Bike 2hr 19min 40sec, and run 1hr 25 50sec) . Ben said" I am very happy with my result today I cramped on the first half of the run but negative split the 2nd half to finish strong. I thought I was in the top 5 in my age group but when the results came through and I knew that I finished 3rd I was so happy to be standing on the podium". A fantastic result well done Ben and best wishes for the rest of the season.

In other news Cris Swinhoe has finished 4th in his age group at the Ashbourne Duathlon although had some problems with cramping during the first run. Cris recovered well to have a strong bike leg then Cris finished it off with a strong second run to finish in a time of 2hrs 33min 24 secs. Well done Cris a great effort again.

The Brighton Marathon April 18th

Team Dillon's husband and wife team were out there again this weekend at the Brighton marathon. Amit & Tay Abhyankar both ran London Marathon last year and wanted to see if they could better their time from last year. Amit ran 3hours 52mins which was a massive  21 minute PB from last year. Tay ran a 3hours 56 mins slicing 9minutes off her personal best time from last year. What fantastic runs for Amit and Tay, they are looking forward to what lies ahead for the rest of their season.

The Goodwood Duathlon April 18th

Team Dillon athlete Christian Ashmore (pictured left) has had a great weekend of racing finishing 2nd overall in the Goodwood Short course Duathlon today & winning his age-group. Christian has overcome a knee injury a few weeks back to bounce back with his fantastic result today. Keep your eye out for Chris there is lots more to come from him this year. All results can be found here http://www.portsmouthtriathletes.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=27

The Weekend Wrap up March 28th

Team Dillon athletes are going from strength to strength with more amazing performances very early in the season. Dan Falconar finished 3rd in the Alice Holt Half Marathon today with a time of 1hour 25mins a significant 17 minutes faster than last year. Dan said his running is not usually his strong point but to run like this has really suprised him. Fraser Cartmell his coach is doing a fantastic job.

Kirsty Anderson started her season off racing the Stirling Duathlon. Kirsty said this course was one of the toughest she has ever raced climbing "The Beast" of a hill on the run four times. The race didnt run smoothly for Kirsty with her chain coming off and losing time on the bike. However Kirsty put her head down and pushed on like the champion she is finishing with a 2hour 26mins and 6th in her age group. Kirsty has also qualiifed for the GB team to compete in the World Duathlon championships later in the year. What a fantastic start to the season.

Team Dillon Article up in Triathlete Europe

See the lnk here. http://triathlete-europe.competitor.com/2010/03/25/interview-michelle-dillon/

Stuart Hayes Fnishes 2nd in Mooloolaba World cup March 27th

Stuart Hayes has just finished 2nd in the Mooloolaba World cup today in what was his first race of the season. Stuart was in the top ten out of the swim, was in the main pack on the bike and ran a sizzling run to finish on his first poduim in a world cup since 2004. Full story, pictures and results can be found here. http://www.triathlon.org/news/article/kahlefeldt_wins_world_cup_opener/. In the womens world cup Jodie Stimpson had an amazing start to her season with a 6th place finish in only her second world cup. The 21 year old is just at the beginning of her career and there is lots to look forward to. Next up is Sydney world cup on April 11th. Rebecca Milnes raced well to finish 8th in the Elite race in Mooloolaba.

Erin O Hara finishes 4th in Singapore 70.3

In only 14 weeks of training under her NEW coach Michelle Dillon Erin O' Hara (pictured left) took 4th place in the pro womens field in Singapore at the weekend. Erin took 30mins off her time at this race last year and is now challenging the top women. This was Erin's first race of the season and looks to target some of the 70.3 races in 2010. She is a name to watch in the future. Singapore results can be found here http://ironman.com/

More Personal Bests for Team Dillon athletes

Team Dillon athletes and Husband and wife team Tay & Amit Abhyankar, ran in the Brentwood half marathon over the weekend of the 21st March. They both came home with BIG improvements from last years race and personal best times. Amit ran a 1 hour 46 mins 58 sec (6 min faster than last year)  and Tay ran a 1 hour 51 mins 06 sec and this was almost 2 mins quicker than last years time on the same course. Congratulations to both Tay and Amit and we look forward to watching them race this season.

An amazing effort by Team Dillon athlete Cris Swinhoe

Team Dillon athlete Cris Swinhoe pictured left hard at work. Cris who is coached by Craig Twigg, today (Friday 19th March) completed an Ironman on his own at the hospital where he works in aid of Sports Relief raising over £1750! He did the 3.8km swim on a Vasa Trainier, 180km bike on his turbo, both in the foyer of the hospital before embarking on running the full marathon by completing 46 laps of the hospital grounds!! The swim took 1hr 11min, the ride 5hr 37min and the run a fantastic 3hr 32min! With 7min of transition it gave him a total time of 10hrs 27min! I think you'll agree that it was a fantastic effort especially on his own and it all bodes well for his goal of doing Ironman France in June. This is inspirational Cris what an amazing effort, and BIG congratulations.

 More results from Team Dillon Athlete's

Ruth Pogonowski has knocked over 5 mins off her personal best time she set in September last year to Run 1hour 50mins 09 sec in the Silverstone Half Marathon. What a fantastic result for Ruth who has been working so hard over the winter and is looking forward to the triathlon season ahead.

Tracey Horne finished 2nd in her age group in the tough Abu Dhabi Triathlon. Tracey who is coached by TD coach Fraser Cartmell and had finished 4th in the Pro mens race was really pleased with Tracey's performance. Team Dillon look forward to seeing how the rest of Tracey's season progresses. Good job Team.!!!!

TD Coach Fraser Cartmell 4th in Abu Dhabi International.

13th March: Team Dillon Coach Fraser Cartmell is going from strength to strength with one of his best results to date. A 4th place in the Abu Dhabi International triathlon at the weekend. It was a race like no other consisting of a 3km swim, 200km bike and finishing with a 20km run. Stacked with a strong international field and big prizemoney at stake, Fraser kept himself in touch with the leaders finishing a close 1min 36sec behind winner Eneko Llanos from Spain. Full results can be found here: http://www.premiertiming.com/live_results/abu_dhabi_triathlon_2010/

Season gets underway 8th March 2010

Although still freezing cold in the UK TD athletes have trained well during the winter and made the most of the facilities around them to focus in on their training. Setting goals is important and TD athletes using Time Trails and half marathons as stepping stones towards their bigger races this year.

There certainly was no disspointment for Ben Webeck who ran an 8 minute PB in the Bath half marathon at the weekend clocking a 1hr 20min 36sec. Ben ran strongly through his first 10km with a split of 37min 49sec not bad running. The same weekend Tay Abhyankar raced in the hilly Hainualt TT on the bike and finished 2nd in the womens catogory. A great start to Ben and Tay and look forward to seeing their improvements this season.

Team Dillon gained this months front cover of the Womens Sports report magazine after Michelle won the 220 Coach of the year award & Jodie Stimpson came 3rd in the elite Womens catagory. Read more on the article here: www.womensportreport.com/index.php