IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 in pictures: Age-Group champions

Chief Correspondent

Sunday’s eighth edition saw Pro racing return to IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire, where James Teagle took the victory in the men’s race, details of which you can find in our event report from the day.

As always, a big day for plenty of Age-Group athletes too, where George Martindale and Stephanie Clutterbuck were the overall amateur winners.

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The road to victory

After a fantastic bike split of 2:30:27, Stephanie (25-29) started the run with a significant lead of more than nine minutes over Jasmine Holmes (18-24), and a 12-minute advantage on Dee Allen (30-34). She still had to work hard though, as Dee used her renowned run speed to record a 1:24:48 half marathon, to leave her just 73 seconds shy at the finish, while Jasmine completed the overall top three.

Stefanie Clutterbuck - IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 AG Female winner (Photo Credit Huw Fairclough)
Stephanie Clutterbuck

For the men, George (30-34) – who topped the IRONMAN UK podium last year – started the run in third place, 1:39 down on leader Kieran Morris (18-24) and a minute shy of Tom Bill (30-34). By 5km however he had erased those deficits, to take the tape via a 1:19:57 run. Tom Bill held strong for second three minutes back, and as Morris drifted out of contention for the top spots, it was Chung Yai Liu (HKG – 25-29) who rounded out the overall podium positions for the amateur men.

George Martindale - IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 AG Male winner (Photo Credit Huw Fairclough)
George Martindale

With great thanks to Huw Fairclough (www.huwfaircloughphotography.co.uk) / IRONMAN – we’ve got pictures from the awards collection post-race on Sunday of the podium finishers.

IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023: Age-Group winners

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FEMALE

18-24: Jasmine Holmes (GBR) – 4:46:35
25-29: Stephanie Clutterbuck (GBR) – 4:37:25
30-34: Dee Allen (GBR) – 4:38:39
35-39: Laura Heinonen (FIN) – 4:53:16
40-44: Laura Fairhurst (GBR) – 5:05:54
45-49: Emma Benson (GBR) – 5:14:19
50-54: Frances Recchia (GBR) – 5:34:37
55-59: Dea Ditchfield (GBR) – 5:38:21
60-64: Sherry Grewal (CAN) – 7:12:29

IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 Awards - photo credit Huw Fairclough for IRONMAN
Sherry Grewal (60-64) and Tony Hoare (70-74)
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MALE

18-24: Joe Tabachnik (GBR) – 4:28:12
25-29: Chung Yau Liu (HKG) – 4:19:30
30-34: George Martindale (GBR) – 4:10:48
35-39: James Eacott (GBR) – 4:24:21
40-44: Andrew Bryson (GBR) – 4:19:32
45-49: Andy Moran (GBR) – 4:31:49
50-54: Robert Harrison (GBR) – 4:28:12
55-59: Peter Younghusband (GBR) – 4:33:45 **
60-64: Tim Howley (AUS) – 5:14:16
65-69: Richard Dunbabin (GBR) – 5:34:15
70-74: Tony Hoare (GBR) – 6:12:59

(** Peter also won M55-59 in 2021)

Podium Pictures

IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 Awards - photo credit Huw Fairclough for IRONMAN
AG 18-24
IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 Awards - photo credit Huw Fairclough for IRONMAN
AG 25-29
IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 Awards - photo credit Huw Fairclough for IRONMAN
AG 30-34
IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 Awards - photo credit Huw Fairclough for IRONMAN
AG 35-39
IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 Awards - photo credit Huw Fairclough for IRONMAN
AG 40-44
IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 Awards - photo credit Huw Fairclough for IRONMAN
AG 45-49
IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 Awards - photo credit Huw Fairclough for IRONMAN
AG 50-54
IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 Awards - photo credit Huw Fairclough for IRONMAN
AG 55-59
IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 Awards - photo credit Huw Fairclough for IRONMAN
AG 60-64
IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 Awards - photo credit Huw Fairclough for IRONMAN
AG 65-69
IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 Awards - photo credit Huw Fairclough for IRONMAN
AG 70-74
IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 Awards - photo credit Huw Fairclough for IRONMAN
Tri Clubs
IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 Awards - photo credit Huw Fairclough for IRONMAN
Relay Women
IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire 2023 Awards - photo credit Huw Fairclough for IRONMAN
Relay Men
John Levison
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John Levison
TRI247's Chief Correspondent, John has been involved in triathlon for well over 30 years, 15 of those writing on these pages, whilst he can also be found commentating for events across the UK.
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