Another glorious evening left the competitors at this evening's Argo Re Summer Series Triathlon with no excuses.
Matthew Oliveira once again showed that he is a youngster to watch in the World of Bermuda Triathlon by powering to a comfortable first place in a strong time of 23:55. Otis Ingham didn't let the youngsters have all their own way, though clocking a time of 25:41 and pushed Nick Pilgrim into a very creditable third place with a time of 26:56.
Among the ladies, Sharon Hammond finished 7th overall and took first place, holding off the strong runner Lindsey Palmer in second nd 9th overall with a time of 28:49. Laura Hope broke 30 minutes and placed third.
Another interesting race was the Battle of the Doctors. Sharon Hammond edged out Gerhard Boonstra by 7 seconds.
200m Swim/8km Bike/2km Run
23:55 Matthew Oliveira 25:41 Otis Ingham 26:56 Nick Pilgrim 27:23 Ben Lau 27:48 Randolph Smith 28:30 Charles Leonard 28:36 Sharon Hammond 28:43 Gerhard Boonstra 28:49 Linsey Palmer 29:18 Tim Patterson 29:28 Jeffrey Tyrrell 29:51 Laura Hope 30:29 Alyssa Rowse 30:44 Aaron Cannonier 30:46 Fabio Oliveira 30:49 Alex Southern 30:53 Cathie Oliveira 31:10 Liz Stewart 31:43 Jennie Lightbourne 32:52 Alan Gilbertson 33:13 Carol Dixon 33:15 Tina Rowse 33:58 Dave Hope 34:51 Leonard Davis 34:58 Natalie Dyrli 36:24 Donnie Francis 36:33 Kaylin Davy 37:17 Paul McLeod 38:28 Joanna Heaney 40:13 Scott Gilbertson
100m Swim/5.6km Bike/1km Run
19:14 Caleb Ingham 21:45 Kai-Jun Simons
Other Distances
21:08 Blake Oliveira 200m swim/5.6km bike/1km run 27:10 Larissa French 200m swim/8km bike/1km run 28:46 Megan Hands 200m swim/8km bike/1km run 29:55 Nancy Stevens 200m swim/8km bike/1km run 32:50 Dawn Johnson 200m swim/8km bike/1km run 36:40 Angelica Davis 100m swim/8km bike/2km run