IRONMAN 70.3 Weymouth 2019: Age-Group champions and podium gallery

The speedy amateur athletes of IRONMAN 70.3 Weymouth 2019

Podium images and results roundup from Dorset

The UK & Ireland IRONMAN Tour came to a close on Sunday in Dorset – the sixth race of the season after Staffordshire, Cork, Bolton, Dun Laoghaire and Tenby – at IRONMAN 70.3 Weymouth.

The Pro races (report HERE) saw India Lee defend her title from 2018, while George Goodwin continued his impressive progression with a classy victory to add to his win earlier in the season in Staffordshire.

It’s now time to focus on the Age-Group athletes, highlighting the fastest overall athletes plus all of the Age-Group winners.

This includes, with great thanks once again to Huw Fairclough (www.huwfaircloughphotography.co.uk)/ IRONMAN, podium images from all of the prize presentations from Sunday.

IRONMAN 70.3 Weymouth 2019: Fastest Age-Group athletes

FEMALE

1st – Victoria Kenny (GBR) – 4:31:00 – AG 18-24
2nd – Kate MacTear (GBR) – 4:34:37 – AG 25-29
3rd – Danielle Shrosbree (GBR) – 4:35:00 – AG 25-29
4th – Olivia Matthews (GBR) – 4:37:45 – AG 25-29
5th – Anna Bergsten (SWE) – 4:38:51 – AG 25-29

It’s been a great year for Victoria Kenny. You may remember that I spoke to Victoria back in January this year, shortly after she had won the Triathlon England National Duathlon Championships at Ashridge House (interview HERE). Victoria was also the first Age-Group athlete overall at IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire (HERE), plus Age-Group winner at 70.3 Barcelona, 70.3 Santa Cruz and Challenge Prague.

With no background in the sport, Kenny has shown a great ability on the bike, her success in Weymouth and through the season in large part due to her speed on two wheels. Her 2:32:16 bike split matches up well with the leading Pro athletes, but was also more than eight minutes quicker than any of the another Age-Group women. Even with a half distance swim, she still lost four minutes to the leaders however, and so progress on that front will be a focus – but if she can progress there, a move towards Pro status in 2021 is quite realistic.

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This is how much I love my sport ! Although off season is going to be hard work I’m really looking forward to getting stuck in. Races are awesome but they break up training blocks.. time to put the long slog in. What’s going to be in the recipe? Swim, swim some more, and if in doubt swim. Fins loading ⏳ #triathlon #swimbikerun #ironman #running #triathlete #triathlontraining #run #cycling #bike #tri #swim #training #fitness #trilife #world #swimming #triatlon #triathlonlife #ironmantraining #ironmantri #sport #ciclismo #runner #the #in #motivation #mtb #marathon #triathletes

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MALE

1st – Will Munday (GBR) – 4:00:08 – AG 18-24
2nd – Dan Blake (GBR) – 4:04:39 – AG 35-39
3rd – Hugh Brashaw (GBR) – 4:04:39 – AG 18-24
4th – Vanrisch McLean (GBR) – 4:05:39 – AG 35-39
5th – James Gilfillan (GBR) – 4:05:44 – AG 40-44

It’s been a fine end to 2019 for the Weymouth Age-Group champion, Will Munday. Winner of the British Middle Distance Championship at Aberfeldy in August, he was then the fastest British Age-Grouper overall at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Nice.

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Could not be happier with how Weymouth 70.3 went, especially after lacking motivation in training the last two weeks – Although you always want to do the full event I knew the shortened swim was going to work in my favour. – Great to round off the season on a high coming 1st age grouper and 10th overall – 📸 @shortandrounduk

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IRONMAN 70.3 Weymouth 2019: Age-Group winners

FEMALE

18-24: Victoria Kenny (GBR) – 4:31:00
25-29: Kate MacTear (GBR) – 4:34:37
30-34: Frankie Snare (GBR) – 4:46:19
35-39: Bex Rimmington (GBR) – 4:40:33
40-44: Anna Best (GBR) – 4:50:58
45-49: Sally Silsby (GBR) – 5:08:56
50-54: Anne Maskell (GBR) – 5:17:44
55-59: Sharon Plested (GBR) – 5:31:04
60-64: Linda Worrall (GBR) – 5:48:09
65-69: Jenny Lawrie (GBR) – 6:43:04

MALE

18-24: Will Munday (GBR) – 4:00:08
25-29: Alex Matchett (GBR) – 4:09:07
30-34: Jack Hambleton (GBR) – 4:17:13
35-39: Dan Blake (GBR) – 4:04:39
40-44: James Gilfillan (GBR) – 4:05:44
45-49: Declan Doyle (IRL) – 4:17:38
50-54: Wayne Thursting (GBR) – 4:23:47
55-59: Kevin Bexley (GBR) – 4:46:29
60-64: Mark Hudson (GBR) – 5:03:42
65-69: Tony Hoare (GBR) – 5:28:33
70-74: Peter Gillott (GBR) – 6:27:55

RELAYS

FEMALE – M T & Team – 5:26:14
MALE – Salisbury Tri Club – 4:30:08
MIXED – Rosie’s Runners – 5:10:57

PODIUM GALLERY