John Lunt sent this report in just after the AGM:

"Mark Pearce, a West London triathlete, collapsed and died on Tuesday evening while out for a run. Mark was involved/trained/cycled with Thames Turbo, Kingfisher and Twickenham clubs. His first love was cycling and he raced for Twickenham CC (Spencer Smith's, Tim Don's, and Stuart Hayes's club). He raced all triathlon distances; 2 Tuffman, 3 times at Windsor, 2 Ballbusters and the Roth Ironman. He was only 39 and leaves a wife and 2 small children. He will be sadly missed."

I knew Mark while I was a member of Thames Turbo in the early 90s and the last time I spoke to him was when I stopped at Windsor a couple of years back to see if an athlete who had crashed in the Great Park needed help. That was Mark, more annoyed at the fact that he might miss Roth than anything else. He did indeed miss Roth that year but the powers that be still managed to get his name and a very decent time into the results, which puzzled a lot of us for a few days! On behalf of all triathletes, our thoughts are of him and with his family.