{"id":8225,"date":"2021-05-07T17:29:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T17:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=8225"},"modified":"2021-05-07T17:29:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T17:29:18","slug":"bananaman-triathlon-and-duathlon-2015-race-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=8225","title":{"rendered":"BananaMan Triathlon and Duathlon 2015 race report"},"content":{"rendered":"

There was fun for all ages last Saturday (11 July) as 800 participants took to Dorney Lake, Buckinghamshire, to take part in triathlon and duathlon events.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The 2015 BananaMan Triathlon offered up six different triathlon events, meaning something for everyone. If that wasn\u2019t enough, for the first time in the event\u2019s history there was a duathlon for competitors who didn\u2019t fancy a swim.<\/p>\n

Those participating could choose from a selection of disciplines ranging from team time trials to relay, sprint to the complete triathlon distance. The triathlon distance known as the Whole Banana (800m\/31.8km\/7.5km) proved to be the most popular and the men\u2019s category had to be split into over-40\u2019s and under-40\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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Matt Clarkson and Carol Bridge recorded the fastest individual times over the triathlon distance, while James Repper and Kate Sharland won the inaugural duathlon. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The Whole Banana <\/strong><\/p>\n

As previously mentioned the men\u2019s category had to be split into two age groups \u2013 the over-40\u2019s and the under-40\u2019s. The course consisted of an 800m swim, a 31.8km bike and 7.5km run in the sunny Buckinghamshire sun.<\/p>\n

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The over-40\u2019s kicked off the Whole Banana and, showing the youngsters how it\u2019s done, Matt Clarkson finished the course in the fastest time of the day with 1:33:56 \u2013 two seconds ahead of Michael Marzetti. Scott Forsyth completed the top three.<\/p>\n

Mark Chamberlain, from Southampton Tri Club, won the under-40\u2019s individual triathlon finishing ahead of Mark Furth and Jack Knight. Chamberlain\u2019s finishing time was three minutes behind the over-40\u2019s winner Matt Clarkson.<\/p>\n

With the men\u2019s event done and dusted it was the turn of the women to take to the lake. The women\u2019s category wasn\u2019t split into the two age groups so all competitors raced together.<\/p>\n

Carol Bridge, from Rhondda\u2019s Triathlon Club, finished 14mins ahead of her nearest competitor. Bridge not only recorded the best swim, bike and run times of any women, but also beat any of the men\u2019s swim time \u2013 delivering a split of 10:03mins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The inaugural duathlon (<\/strong>5km\/21.2km\/2.5km)<\/p>\n

James Repper and Kate Sheppard were the first winners of the event\u2019s duathlon, named the Banana Fritter. Repper\u2019s run was the stand-out performance and the decisive factor in his victory. He posted a 17:54mins split over the first 5km and then a 9:21mins slit for the final 2.5km, the quickest in the field.<\/p>\n

Repper finished ahead of Gerold Tudor, who posted the best bike split in the duathlon, two minutes faster than Repper. Tudor couldn\u2019t make that advantage stick though and he finished second. Jonathon Walker rounded off the top three.<\/p>\n

Kate Sharland was the clear winner of the ladies\u2019 duathlon, finishing 4mins ahead of Amanda Peart and 5mins ahead of third-placed finisher Cathy Taylor.<\/p>\n

Sharland posted the quickest first and second run, 22mins and 11:22mins respectively. Her bike time was also the fastest out of the women, posting a 45:15mins split over the 21.2km bike ride.<\/p>\n

The rest of the action<\/strong><\/p>\n

For those who wanted a shorter triathlon distance than the Whole Banana, there was a shorter distance known as the Banana Fritter (400m\/ 21.2km\/ 5km). Again the men\u2019s category was divided into two age groups \u2013 the over-35\u2019s and under-35\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Jason Emmet, from the Evolution Tri club in Windsor, took the victory in the over-35\u2019s win despite not having the best splits in the race. Tom Scott won the under-35\u2019s race and Sonia Spearing won the women\u2019s category (which wasn\u2019t split up).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Glen Barlow (M25-29) racing the Banana Fritter<\/em><\/p>\n

Team Bumblebee from Berkshire Tri Squad won The Team Time Trial, beating fellow Berkshire Tri Squad team Windsor Old Boys. Team Bumblebee posted the quickest bike split of the whole race of 49:33mins. Feegle, Bingo & Snorky, also representing the Berkshire Tri Squad, completed the top three.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Team Banana Cake, also from Berkshire Tri Club, won the women\u2019s relay race. The Ultimate Threesome team claimed second and Team Bloomberg Women took third spot.<\/p>\n

Berkshire Tri Club also featured heavily in the Bunch of Bananas Relay, taking both first and second. Team Simple Minds won the race, 38secs ahead of their Tri Club partners Team Woodland Animals. Team Turning Horse School took third place, ensuring that the podium wasn\u2019t completely Berkshire Tri Squad.<\/p>\n

For the athletes who prefer running, the BananaMan Triathlon offered a 200m swim, 5.3km bike ride and 25km run. Sam Atkins won the men\u2019s category and Anja Heijnen won the women\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Young teens were given the chance to have a go on a course consisting of a 200m swim, 5.3km bike ride and a 1.5km run. Harry Gurney took the title completing the 200m swim in just 2:29, the quickest swim over 200m.<\/p>\n

No confirmed sightings of Eric though\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

BananaMan Triathlon 2015 champions<\/strong>
\nMen\u2019s Whole Banana (800m swim\/31.8km bike\/7.5km run)<\/p>\n

Matt Clarkson \u2013 1:33:56 (Over 40\u2019s)<\/p>\n

Mark Chamberlain \u2013 1:36:03 (under 40\u2019s)<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Whole Banana<\/p>\n

Carol Bridge \u2013 1:36:08<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Duathlon (5km run\/ 21.2km bike\/ 2.5km run)<\/p>\n

James Repper \u2013 1:08:40<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Duathlon<\/p>\n

Kate Sharland \u2013 1:21:04<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Banana Fritter (400m swim\/ 21.2km bike\/ 5km run)<\/p>\n

Jason Emmet \u2013 1:01:53 (over 35\u2019s)<\/p>\n

Tom Scott \u2013 1:08: 57 (under 35\u2019s)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Banana Fritter<\/p>\n

Sonia Spearing \u2013 1:06:45\u00a0<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Team Trial Race<\/p>\n

Team BumbleBee \u2013 1:34:34\u00a0<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Team Trial<\/p>\n

Girls Going Banana\u2019s \u2013 1:56:04\u00a0<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Relay Race\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Team Simple Minds \u2013 1:34:00<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Relay Race\u00a0<\/p>\n

Team Banana Cake \u2013 1:40:00<\/p>\n

Full results of all races can be found here.<\/p>\n

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