08/24/10
Speedy times in Brazil, the Philippines and South Africa
ironguides athletes raced off-road in Brazil, earning spots for the XTERRA World Championships in the process, smoked the course at Ironman 70.3 Philippines, and produced major PBs in South African races too.
Category: results
Posted by: editor
In Brazil, ironguides athletes tackled XTERRA Brazil (1.5km / 29km / 9km) earlier this month, with stellar results.
Priscila Paiva earned 3rd place in the F45-49 division. Finishing in 4hr 55, she also qualified for the XTERRA Hawaii World Championchips.
Rui Dieguez , M40-44, finished in 4hr 10 min and earned his slot for the XTERRA Hawaii World Championchips.
In Asia, it was a great day for ironguides at Ironman 70.3 Philippines. We had athletes from three ironguides' coaches racing. The weather once again was merciless with everyone, with thirty-plus degrees Celsius scorching competitors, coaches and spectators alike.
Paul Duffy won the M4549 age group in 5hr 08, a great motivation boost for his preparation towards Kona held in like conditions.
Roman Floesser, M30-34, did 5hr19, which was a 20-minute improvement on his 2009 time!
Barbara Walton earned fourth place in the F45-45 division by setting 10-minute PB with a time of 6hr 02.
Ezer Ratchage, M30-34, crossed the line in 6hr 28, smashing his previous best time by one hour and twenty minutes!
Carlos de Guzman, M30-34, finished in 5hr 44. He had an amazing race and took 30 minutes off last year’s time.
Roy Hervias, M30-34, finished in 6hr flat, overcoming the heat to put in an honest effort.
Olivier Monnard was 9th in the M30-34 division with a 5hr 03. He shaved 6 mins off his PB on only his send attempt at the 70.3 distance. Sub-5 is just a matter of time and more race experience away
Elvia Suryadie earned 2nd place in the F30-34 age group with a 5hr 34, breaking her spell of 4th place finishes with a solid run in brutal conditions. Try telling her The Method doesn't work.
ironguides coach Shem Leong placed 2nd in the M30-34 division with a 4hr 44, a whopping 8-minute PB and his best result to date.
In the Troféu Brasil de Triathlon (750m/20km/5km), Luciano Hee finished Top-15 in the M40-44 division, finishing a solid 6 minutes faster than his previous time.
In South Africa, ironguides athletes have been producing some amazing results too over the last few weeks.
Marinus Johnson continued his excellent season by winning the Eastern Province 5km Road Race championships on Saturday July 31. With near-perfect racing conditions, he stuck to his race plan and finished in a phenomenal time of 14 min 47sec, a PB of 18 seconds.
On Sunday August 1, a number of ironguides athletes competed in the Momentum Health i-plex National Duathlon Series sprint distance race in Port Elizabeth.
Marinus Johnson took part in a team, running the first 5km in 15min flat and then ran the second 2.5km leg in 7min 40sec. He and his team mate, Dean Kivido, won the team category by an amazing 5 minutes.
Emile van Niekerk turned in the performance of his life. Running the first leg at a relaxed pace of 18 minutes, he picked up the pace on the bike and the second run winning the junior category—but more importantly coming 5th overall in the race with his 61min 17sec finish.
After being out for four weeks through injury and work, Roger Oakley showed he still has what it's got to be a top age grouper, finishing 35th overall and 5th in the 50+ age group in a time of 69min 36sec.
Rob Ermes proved that his training for the World Triathlon Champs in Hungary in September is going to plan. His running has improved tremendously in the last three months since training with coach Jono—he finished 10th in the 50+ age group in a time of 79min 17sec.
At 68, Mike Copeland certainly showed that he has still loads to offer the sport by putting in a solid performance and finishing strongly in 83min 44sec. And in the South African Half Marathon Championships, a severe case of stomach cramps could not stop Mike from finishing the event in 2hr 11min, and record a PB by 4 minutes.
Lizette Owen proved how The Method style of training works. Despite picking up a calf injury in April and not being able to run for two months, Lizette decided at the last minute to take on the very hilly Mountain Drive half marathon in the historical town of Grahamstown.
She finished in a credible 1hr 54 min, a 1-minute PB but most of all without the calf or hip pain that had been bothering her in previous events.
Kyle McNaughton, along with his two brothers, took part in the 230km Trans Baviaans mountain bike race. With a challenging route, 242 teams took on this momentous race. Kyle did not get off on the right foot though. This is what he had to say when coach Jono caught up with him after finishing.
“I had started getting the flu on Thursday so still had it when I raced. During the first 50km I was strong and we were doing well but once I hit the 75km mark, I hit the wall—obviously would because of the flu. At Check Point 2 (at 104km) I ate a lot and got a lot of fluids down, and felt good again, so off we went again. I did really well in the climbing as it is one of my strongest points and felt good from there on and only suffered again at the end. Total climbing was 2500 metres. Our time was 12hr 38 and we got 56th place of 250 teams."
Lizette Owen, buoyed by her performance the previous week at the half marathon, decided to put her legs to the test at the Body Concept 10km, famous for its testing course. Lizette showed there she has got rid of all the gremlins that plagued her running earlier in the year and finished in 48min 31sec, a PB of more than three minutes for this distance.
Emile van Niekerk was keen to show that his performance at the Momentum i-flex National Duathlon series race three weeks ago was no fluke. In 35km/hr winds, Emile showed a clean pair of heels to the rest of the field to win the monthly EPTA race by two minutes in 65min 32sec.
Roger Oakley was keen to test his preparation for the World Triathlon Championships. Coming back from flu and then tick-bite fever, the 51-year-old surged through the bike section to finish in 76min 41sec.
Priscila Paiva earned 3rd place in the F45-49 division. Finishing in 4hr 55, she also qualified for the XTERRA Hawaii World Championchips.
Rui Dieguez , M40-44, finished in 4hr 10 min and earned his slot for the XTERRA Hawaii World Championchips.
In Asia, it was a great day for ironguides at Ironman 70.3 Philippines. We had athletes from three ironguides' coaches racing. The weather once again was merciless with everyone, with thirty-plus degrees Celsius scorching competitors, coaches and spectators alike.
Paul Duffy won the M4549 age group in 5hr 08, a great motivation boost for his preparation towards Kona held in like conditions.
Roman Floesser, M30-34, did 5hr19, which was a 20-minute improvement on his 2009 time!
Barbara Walton earned fourth place in the F45-45 division by setting 10-minute PB with a time of 6hr 02.
Ezer Ratchage, M30-34, crossed the line in 6hr 28, smashing his previous best time by one hour and twenty minutes!
Carlos de Guzman, M30-34, finished in 5hr 44. He had an amazing race and took 30 minutes off last year’s time.
Roy Hervias, M30-34, finished in 6hr flat, overcoming the heat to put in an honest effort.
Olivier Monnard was 9th in the M30-34 division with a 5hr 03. He shaved 6 mins off his PB on only his send attempt at the 70.3 distance. Sub-5 is just a matter of time and more race experience away
Elvia Suryadie earned 2nd place in the F30-34 age group with a 5hr 34, breaking her spell of 4th place finishes with a solid run in brutal conditions. Try telling her The Method doesn't work.
ironguides coach Shem Leong placed 2nd in the M30-34 division with a 4hr 44, a whopping 8-minute PB and his best result to date.
In the Troféu Brasil de Triathlon (750m/20km/5km), Luciano Hee finished Top-15 in the M40-44 division, finishing a solid 6 minutes faster than his previous time.
In South Africa, ironguides athletes have been producing some amazing results too over the last few weeks.
Marinus Johnson continued his excellent season by winning the Eastern Province 5km Road Race championships on Saturday July 31. With near-perfect racing conditions, he stuck to his race plan and finished in a phenomenal time of 14 min 47sec, a PB of 18 seconds.
On Sunday August 1, a number of ironguides athletes competed in the Momentum Health i-plex National Duathlon Series sprint distance race in Port Elizabeth.
Marinus Johnson took part in a team, running the first 5km in 15min flat and then ran the second 2.5km leg in 7min 40sec. He and his team mate, Dean Kivido, won the team category by an amazing 5 minutes.
Emile van Niekerk turned in the performance of his life. Running the first leg at a relaxed pace of 18 minutes, he picked up the pace on the bike and the second run winning the junior category—but more importantly coming 5th overall in the race with his 61min 17sec finish.
After being out for four weeks through injury and work, Roger Oakley showed he still has what it's got to be a top age grouper, finishing 35th overall and 5th in the 50+ age group in a time of 69min 36sec.
Rob Ermes proved that his training for the World Triathlon Champs in Hungary in September is going to plan. His running has improved tremendously in the last three months since training with coach Jono—he finished 10th in the 50+ age group in a time of 79min 17sec.
At 68, Mike Copeland certainly showed that he has still loads to offer the sport by putting in a solid performance and finishing strongly in 83min 44sec. And in the South African Half Marathon Championships, a severe case of stomach cramps could not stop Mike from finishing the event in 2hr 11min, and record a PB by 4 minutes.
Lizette Owen proved how The Method style of training works. Despite picking up a calf injury in April and not being able to run for two months, Lizette decided at the last minute to take on the very hilly Mountain Drive half marathon in the historical town of Grahamstown.
She finished in a credible 1hr 54 min, a 1-minute PB but most of all without the calf or hip pain that had been bothering her in previous events.
Kyle McNaughton, along with his two brothers, took part in the 230km Trans Baviaans mountain bike race. With a challenging route, 242 teams took on this momentous race. Kyle did not get off on the right foot though. This is what he had to say when coach Jono caught up with him after finishing.
“I had started getting the flu on Thursday so still had it when I raced. During the first 50km I was strong and we were doing well but once I hit the 75km mark, I hit the wall—obviously would because of the flu. At Check Point 2 (at 104km) I ate a lot and got a lot of fluids down, and felt good again, so off we went again. I did really well in the climbing as it is one of my strongest points and felt good from there on and only suffered again at the end. Total climbing was 2500 metres. Our time was 12hr 38 and we got 56th place of 250 teams."
Lizette Owen, buoyed by her performance the previous week at the half marathon, decided to put her legs to the test at the Body Concept 10km, famous for its testing course. Lizette showed there she has got rid of all the gremlins that plagued her running earlier in the year and finished in 48min 31sec, a PB of more than three minutes for this distance.
Emile van Niekerk was keen to show that his performance at the Momentum i-flex National Duathlon series race three weeks ago was no fluke. In 35km/hr winds, Emile showed a clean pair of heels to the rest of the field to win the monthly EPTA race by two minutes in 65min 32sec.
Roger Oakley was keen to test his preparation for the World Triathlon Championships. Coming back from flu and then tick-bite fever, the 51-year-old surged through the bike section to finish in 76min 41sec.