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June 24th
The Wiltshire Times Trowbridge Triathlon
If you're taking part and have already entered, take a look at the Wiltshire Times this Friday. You may get a little insight into the event and a grab a peek at some of your fellow competitors!
Entries for the Wiltshire Times Trowbridge Triathlon and the Wiltshire Times TriStar Aquathlon, will be open until July 18th!
June 15th
Prostate UK event at Castle Combe
The Prostate UK Castle Combe 10 Mile TT will now take place on August 16th. A fast 10 mile time trial around the Castle Combe Circuit - with bike lap splits. Entry details coming soon!
June 10th
Gower Multisport Festival
The Prostate UK Gower Sprint Duathlon is a new event and will be taking place at the Mazda Gower Multisport Festival on July 18th. Read more about it at Tri247.com.
May 18th
Gower Multisport Festival
Course details for the duathlon and legs (run 1, bike and run 2) as well as the Llangennith 'Monster' 7k run, can now be viewed on the map player at the Gower Duathlon site here. Click on the satellite tab before viewing the map player for the best view of each course.
April 21st
DB Max Events are proud to announce that the Wiltshire Times is on board as title sponsor for the 2009 Trowbridge Triathlon.
Entry forms will be available in the paper as well as pre and post race features and photos. Details on the event are available here and we'll also be introducing an aquathlon for the kids too (details coming soon).
April 20th
Good result for DB Max Tri on Sunday at the Goodwood Duathlon. A one-two in the short course race as well as a 4th place in the long course. Well done to Andy Grist, James Hart and Will Whitmore.
With Lee Rankin flying too, it's been a good start to the season.
April 8th
Entries are now open for the FRF Mazda Gower Multipsort Festival. This includes the Prostate UK Gower Rowathlon and the FRF Mazda Gower Duathlon.
It promises to be an unmissable event. For more details click here.
April 3rd
Entries are open folks, for the Trowbridge Triathlon.
Don't miss out on the town's first triathlon on July 26th - for postal and online entries click here.
March 27th
We've been busy folks. The bike routes have been designed and mapped for the Trowbridge Triathlon and the Gower Duathlon and Gower Rowathlon.
You can grab a sneak preview below:
Online entry will be open for both events next week!
March 9th
DB Max Precision Timing attended the Gloucester 20 yesterday. Pretty rough weather at times but 504 people completed the course. Results here.
March 5th
Photos are up folks for the H30 Pro 10k and the South West Children's Champs.
Some great shots at www.andrewsansom.com.
Andy's been working 15 hour days since Sunday to get the photos up for you and he assures me the duathlon shots will be added to the site later tonight.
March 1st
Well done folks. Great day at Castle Combe and we had the weather too for once. Not very chilly - I've got a bit of a tan!
Here's the provisional results for today's H3O Pro Chilly 10k.
Gun Time and Chip Time with Laps
and the Big Adventure Store Chilly Duathlon.
Fantastic to have the kids racing in the draft-legal duathlon today too. Here's your provisional results.
TriStar Start TriStar 1 TriStar 2 TriStar 3
February 27th
Two days to go folks.
Hotting up nicely. There will be day entries - adult duathlon (50 spaces) and 10k run (50 spaces). £22 (£20 BTF) for the duathlon and £14 (£12 affiliated) for the 10k.
We've got some big guns racing in the duathlon (World Age Group Champions Emma Dews, Lee Piercy and Dave Roper) as well as Ian Cardy and DB Max hot-rod Lee Rankin.
We've split the adult duathlon into two waves to give you more track to race round on your bike. If you're a fast man and you're showing currently in Wave 1 (race line-up), drop us an email to be put in Wave 2 (or vice versa). All the girls are in Wave 1.
That's it for now, but if you need any information about the day, check out the race letter here.
February 17th
Current race line-up for the H3O Pro Castle Combe 10k is now available here.
February 16th
DB Max are proud to announce a new partnership with The Big Adventure Store as title sponsors of our Castle Combe Duathlon Series for 2009.
Many of our regular Castle Combe competitors will already know the TBAS team, as they've been hosting their extensive mobile shop at DB Max events for over a year now. However, their main premises are at their multi-sport store based in Swindon, where they specialise in running, triathlon and adventure racing, stocking a vast range of multisport products, bikes, accessories and sports nutrition. They also provide video gait analysis, bike fits and a cycle workshop as a one-stop superstore for the multisport needs of everyone from beginner to seasoned pro.
As sponsors of the Castle Combe Duathlon Series, the TBAS team will be on site at the three Castle Combe Duathlons in 2009 (starting March 1st) with their mobile shop and bike maintenance stand. Last minute bike tweaks, an emergency energy gel, or advice on a bike upgrade or running shoes, will all be taken care of on-site by Jason, Chris and the gang. There will also be a new section on our online entry page (coming soon) where you can pre-order products to collect on the morning of race day - we've got everything covered!
Add to this, the prizes that will be up for grabs for those that perform well on race day and a special series prize after the November Chilly Duathlon (which all series age-group winners will enter the hat for) and it's a top-draw partnership that looks set to improve the race-day experience at all three Castle Combe Duathlons this year.
There's still time to enter the first duathlon of the series, but if you've already entered you can now view the race line-up here.
February 5th
Yep I know, I know. You want to know how to enter the Mallory Park Triathlon and the Trowbridge Triathlon. Both very exciting events for 2009. News and online entry coming very soon I promise!
February 4th
New style DB Max Blog, launched here.
January 29th
We have a new sponsor on board for our 10k at Castle Combe on March 1st, in the form of the new isotonic performance drink from Herbalife.
The H3O Pro isotonic drink is backed by science and designed to aid energy and hydration during exercise. Check out the low-down on how it works here and details on race entry available here.
January 9th
The 2009 Events calendar is now available here and entries are now open for our March 1st Castle Combe event (10k and Duathlon) here.
2009 looks set to be a big year for DB Max, with all our events to be chip timed and the prospect of bike lap splits at Castle Combe, Mallory Park and of course Reading.
Both the 10k runs and the duathlons will have their own series in 2009 and you can enter these via our online entry here.
The Mallory Park Triathlon will again host the East Midlands Championships as well as the East and West Midlands Children's Championships. The Chilly Duathlon in March will also host the South West Children's Duathlon Championships (draft legal) and the November Chilly Duathlon will again host the BUCS Championships.
News coming soon on this year's Rowathlon Series and the planned Trowbridge Triathlon.
Happy training!
January 2nd
Happy New Year folks from DB Max!
December 26th
Results from the Stan Farr Boxing Day 5k are available here.
December 24th
Merry Christmas from DB Max!
November 30th
Training started again this weekend so after a bit of a break, the blog will be up and running again here.
November 29th
Online entry for the Gloucester 20 is now open here.
The twenty mile road race, organised by Gloucester AC, will be held on Sunday March 8th and DB Max Precision Timing will be providing a full chip timing service for the event.
November 25th
Hopefully you've all seen your results from Sunday's races now, which have been posted on various sites including this one.
There's one category still to announce though from the duathlon - the Team Challenge award. Ten teams were in the running and we scored it slightly differently this year, giving everyone a chance to contribute to their team, regardless of their age group. So, who were the winners..?
Was it DB Max Tri, last year's winners? Nope, they finished 3rd. How about Peter Wheddon's BAD Tri, who always turn out strong for the Chilly...? No, they came in 2nd.
This year's winners were Driven to Tri. Well done to Harry Wiltshire's team for their overall performance and finishing with a total of just 8 points.
Full results here.
November 23rd
Well done and thank you to everyone who turned out for our DB Max race in less than ideal conditions once again. As my brother said today, 'I'd never book a wedding on the same day as one of your events!'
Just got back from returning the Castle Combe Circuit to normal and uploaded some results for you. Provisional EAS 10k results here and for those of you that didn't run over the cones (?!), lap splits here. Provisional Trybike Chilly duathlon results here and bike lap splits here.
Any updates for official results will be published tomorrow.
Well done to Birmingham University in the duathlon - you guys cleaned up! Well done to Running Forever in the 10k too. Top bunch of lads and good to see you taking the trophy home.
And the Trybike TT frame hey..? Lee Rankin pulled out the hat my our BTF man Mike Newan. What are the chances....?
Hope to see you all again at Castle Combe next year. March 1st will be the first visit and we'll be back for the end of season 'Chilly' on November 22nd 2009.
November 20th
Castle Combe - November 23rd
There will be around 80 to 90 day entries available for the 10k but there are no planned day entries for the duathlon. The only chance for people desperate to race, is if there are no-shows on the day, that may provide a small number of slots in the last few minutes of the registration period for each wave - but don't count on it. You can view registration information on the race letter here.
If you have entered a race on Sunday and haven't received your race emails, then either your email address is bouncing our messages, or we couldn't read it properly and so made an error entering it on the system. Please contact will@dbmax.co.uk.
November 16th
Results from today's outing for DB Max Precision Timing, at the Cirencester Off-Road Duathlon, are available on the results page.
November 14th
Race letters are now available to view here and the race line-ups have now been updated with race numbers. Please remember your race number for registration on the day.
November 13th
Entries are still flying in for our event on November 23rd. EAS 10k numbers are up to 238 and Trybike Chilly Duathlon entries are up to 408!
So the big news is that there will be three waves for the duathlon (12.30, 13.45 and 14.05 (final wave time TBC)) and entries will be capped at 495 (three waves of approximately 165 per wave to maximise the racing experience on the bike leg). Numbers for the 10k will be capped at 355, including day entries.
The reason for the precise number limits is also so that we can prepare the timing transponders to give you those all important instant results and splits.
Race letters will be going out to those who have entered so far, tomorrow.
November 9th
Timing results from today's Bexhill Poppy Half Marathon available here. First time we've timed a wet and windy event but the good news is, the kit functioned as normal and a full set of results and splits was produced. Get in!
Updates and news for the EAS 10k and Trybike Chilly Duathlon coming this week.
October 29th
With just over three weeks to go, the current race line-up for the events at Castle Combe on November 23rd are now available at 10k and duathlon.
There's around 225 entries for the Trybike Chilly Duathlon so far and around 140 entries for the EAS 10k, with more people signing up for both events every day. Could be a record-breaking end of season event!
October 17th
Latest news and special offers from the Trybike team available here. Some top draw products and deals available, especially if you're looking for a new set of wheels!
October 16th
Six weeks to go folks until the Castle Combe Chilly!
The EAS 10k will kick off the day at 11am and the Trybike Chilly Duathlon will follow, with waves at 12.30pm and 1.45pm.
So what's new for 2008...? Well it looks set to be the biggest Chilly event to date with combined entries already over 200 and that's before the BUCS entries really start coming in. Yep, it's an official BUCS event, so the best students from Universities across the country will be out in force to compete. Will Aaron Harris's course record fall....?
But probably the most exciting news of all, is that DB Max Precision Timing will be on hand at the event, with a full chip timing service for both the EAS 10k and the Trybike Duathlon.
This will include bike lap splits for the duathlon and a 'fastest lap' challenge.
Get your entries in now online here or postal entries here.
September 3rd
DB Max Precision Timing ran a little demo tonight at the Bath Amphibians Castle Combe Duathlon. We set up a timing point on the bike course (just after the slip lane onto the circuit) and issued some of the competitors with timing chips, to demonstrate how the system can take lap splits at speed. The final timing point for bike in was just on the u-turn as you exit the circuit.
The range of athletes wearing the chips was across the board, but even with Lee Piercy hammering round the circuit at around 45kph, the system detected every one of his laps. Check out the results here.
September 2nd
Second outing for DB Max Precision Timing went very well at the weekend as we timed three different events at the NPower Games. A simultaneuous 5k and 10k run with split times included and a four-person relay event to finish off the day.
100% detection rate achieved again!
We're going to be timing our first bike event tomorrow with a demo at the Castle Combe Duathlon. Fifty lucky competitors will get to wear a timing chip, so that we can time the 5 bike laps. The plan is to set up a timing point on the circuit and take bike splits for each lap to the nearest 1000th of a second. Look out for the results tomorrow evening.
August 25th
Well it's here folks. DB Max Precision Timing provided chip timing for the Malmesbury Triathlon today and we're very proud to say that the brand spanking new equipment got all 242 competitors splits and finish with not a single passing missed.
So looks like you'll be seeing us around with our chip timing at future events and of course all future DB Max events too.
Full results from the Malmesbury Triathlon are available here and also in PDF format here. More details on DB Max Precision Timing here.
August 16th
Results from today's Prostate UK Reading Rowathlon and the Trybike Super-Sprint Duathlon available here.
Finish times for the X-Train Duathlon available here with splits coming soon.
August 12th
Race letter's for this weekend's Prostate UK Reading Super-Sprints are available here. We're looking forward to some high-octane racing on the day.
Online entry will close later this week and we're also expecting a limited number of day entries to be available in each event.
If you're taking part in X-Train Meets Duathlon challenge and wish to see your times displayed at www.worldgymchallenge.com, you need to register at that site too.
August 11th
Well done to everyone who braved the weather today. The results for the EAS 10k are available here.
The DB Max Duathlon results are available here and the Prostate UK Rowathlon here!
More news coming soon!
August 8th
Race day on the horizon folks. We're expecting well over 200 people to participate on Sunday with a choice between the 10k, the rowathlon and the duathlon.
Wave details for those who've entered the rowathlon now available here.
Day entries will be available too in all races, although there are only a limited number for the rowathlon (approximately 6).
August 4th
Not long to go until the Castle Combe races this coming Sunday (10k run, rowathlon, duathlon). We're still taking entries in all three races and race letters for those that have already entered will be out later today.
Entry lists are currently being updated and will be added to the competitor list available here. Race letters for those that have entered are also available here. Please note that timings are subject to minor changes as we have three different events in one afternoon and evening.
August 3rd
Congratulations to Hywel Davies who won the first UK Double Ironman today. Hywel won the Enduroman Double Iron UK by around two hours with his finish time of 21:30.
August 2nd
DB Max went along to the first Gower Triathlon down in Port Eynon on the Gower Peninsula in South Wales. The sprint distance race was a superb event and we hope it becomes a regular in the race calendar. You can view the results here and there's also a race report on Will's blog.
July 22nd
Confirmation emails for the August 10th event at Castle Combe will go out this week folks and we'll get the competitor lists up soon too.
Provisional start times are 3pm for the EAS 10k, 4.30pm for the Prostate UK Rowathlon and 6pm for the DB Max Duathlon.
July 14th
Huge shout going out to Hywel Davies today after he broke the 9-hour barrier at Ironman Austria at the weekend. Awesome performance as he prepares to take on the UK's first double-ironman in three week's time. Hywel finished 25th overall and was fourth Brit home with his time of 8:52:31. Results from the race can be viewed here.
Strange to think he was specialising in events that lasted around fifteen minutes a few years ago.....
July 10th
DB Max have staged a number of X-Training events and a number of duathlon events since their first event in Bath in 2002 - and now the two disciplines are set to merge!
'X-Training Meets Duathlon' will take place at the Palmer Park Athletics Stadium in Reading on August 16th. The course will comprise an 800m run on the athletics track (2 laps), a 2k row on a Concept 2 ergo, 50 press ups, 50 squat thrusts, a second 2k row and a second 800m run to finish.
More information and details of entry are available here.
July 7th
Whole heap of online entry and series news for you today folks!
You can enter the EAS 10k online by clicking Active Europe. The August 10th event is the second in the EAS 10k Series 2008, with the third race being on November 23rd. Best two results count toward the series score (from the March, August and November 23rd events).
You can also enter the Prostate UK Rowathlon Series online by clicking here, with discounts if you've already entered the Mallory Park event. Best two scores from the three events count for the series score.
And finally, you can enter the DB Max Duathlon (August 10th) by clicking here and the Trybike Super-Sprint Duathlon by clicking here. These duathlons are part of the Trybike Duathlon Series 2008, with the other two races being the March and November Trybike Chilly Duathlons. Best two results from the four races count towards your series score.
July 4th
As promised, I've started my blog, that will hopefully chart my progress from Rimini Duathlon qualifier to World Champion celebrity duathlete, under the watchful eye of Tri-Monkey head coach, Rich Brady. You can check out the blog which will be updated regularly, by clicking Will's Blog.
.....it's just been pointed out to me that whilst Tri-Monkey Coaching have a proven track record with some top-level clients, the genie of the lamp is not yet on their staff....
June 27th
It looks very likely that the Prostate UK Reading Rowathlon will move dates this year to the 16th August due to the athletics track at the venue being replaced this summer.
We will set the date as August 16th now and let you know ASAP if there are any further changes.
June 26th
DB Max are immensely proud to have partnered with Prostate UK for the 2008 Rowing Triathlon Series.
The Prostate UK Castle Combe Rowathlon is the next event in the race calendar, to be held on August 10th at the famous Castle Combe Circuit. This will be followed by the Prostate UK Reading Rowathlon on August 30th at the Palmer Park Stadium in Reading.
The best two results from three races (Mallory Park, Castle Combe, Reading) will count towards the series score for 2008 with prize news coming soon.
Prostate UK fund medical research as well as training for healthcare professionals, while actively campaigning to raise public awareness on all prostate diseases. With almost half of all men developing some sort of prostate disease later in life, DB Max are proud to be working with Prostate UK and helping them raise this public awareness.
Postal entries for the 2008 series are now available here, with online entry coming soon.
June 24th
Well folks, summer seems to be in the air again this week and if you want to go faster on your bike this season, check out the great new promotion and discount offers from our event partners Trybike.
1) 10% off all bikes!
For example:
a) the Cuneo (pictured below) with a Xenon groupset would now cost £675 less 10%, so only £607.50
b)
Bear
in mind these bikes have a free carbon handlebar upgrade and they are made from
7046 patented alloy, which is 16% stiffer and 11 % lighter than standard 7005
alloy. They all weigh in at under 20 lbs fully assembled!
c) The
beautiful all carbon Galileo with Gavia carbon wheels is now
available at £1995 less 10% - only £1795.
2) And to top this promotion off, Trybike are also offering a 10% discount on their carbon wheels and that discount increases to 20% if they are bought with a complete bike set-up!!
Trybike
can also bespoke build so customers can choose which groupset they prefer for
their bike set-up along with their preference in wheels - discounts will still
be added accordingly.
The
Trybike website is currently undergoing a few changes so if you cannot find any
specific information just give Jon Wootten (07880
727878) or Marc
Scriven (07825
184126) a
shout.
June 4th
DB Max Events welcome Tri-Monkey Coaching on board as a sponsor for our upcoming 2008 Castle Combe duathlons. Rich Brady is the head coach and no stranger to Castle Combe himself, having won his age category and the Trybike TT frame at this year's March Chilly Duathlon.
Tri-Monkey Coaching will now be sponsoring the DB Max Duathlon on August 10th and the Chilly Duathlon on November 23rd, so look out for information on their coaching services at these events. Rich will also be on hand to answer questions on training and racing at the Chilly Duathlon in November. Unfortunately he can't be there in person at the August 10th event as he'll be out at the Beijing Olympics supporting one of the athletes he coaches!!!
Check out www.tri-monkey.co.uk for more information on their coaching services and for updates on some impressive recent achievements by the athletes they coach.
And with DB Max Tri athlete Will Whitmore just sneaking a qualification spot for the Rimini World Duathlon Champs, he's decided to take Rich on as his coach during his preparations. Look out for Will's blog including training and race reports here at the DB Max site in coming weeks.
June 3rd
Entry forms and details for the next event in the DB Max Events calendar are now available on this site.
The summer version of the EAS 10k at Castle Combe and the DB Max Duathlon (5k, 20k, 3k) are all set for Sunday August 10th. And if you like your weekend lie ins, don't worry - it all kicks off in the afternoon!
June 2nd
DB Max Tri and DB Max TT Club athletes have been keeping busy in recent weeks with James Hart and Will Whitmore taking a couple of first and second slots at the Frome and District Wheelers Time Trial. Will's current PB of 23:44 is only ten seconds ahead of James', so there's close rivalry every time they hit the course.
Will also finished 20th in the European Duathlon Champs and 6th at the Westonbirt Tri but it all pales into insignificance compared to the achievements of the most famous athlete to ever race under the DB Max banner.
Hywel Davies, who now races for his sponsor Planet X, won the New Forest Middle Distance Triathlon at the weekend, beating James Gilfillan and Mark Stenning in the process. Gilfillan is a Pro athlete with numerous titles and scalps to his name and Stenning is a previous champion of events like the Bala Middle Distance Triathlon and Ballbuster Duathlon, so Davies was suitably chuffed with his victory.
Check out Hywel's report on the race at Planet X which topped off an intense training week for him with 40 hours of swimming, biking and running in the Alps. The rest of us at DB Max Tri will endeavour to improve and keep up the training, so next time you're off to the Alps Mr Davies, wing us over an invite!
May 7th
Check out those split-second bike lap times folks by clicking here. Who won the Trybike 'Fastest Lap' Challenge....?
May 5th
Race results from the Mallory Park Triathlon (East Midlands Triathlon Championships) can be viewed here and also in printable (PDF) format here.
Check out the results of the East Midlands Triathlon Club Championships here too, as well as the Trybike Row Tri here and the Novice Triathlon results here.
We hope you enjoyed the bank holiday racing and all the bike split info and 'fastest lap' results for all the events will be up on Monday.
May 2nd
Don't forget to check your race letter for final updates folks before Monday's race day at Mallory Park. Race letter's can be viewed here.
Important
Points for Race Day
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All races will be non-drafting. Please see the BTF rules at the bottom of your race letter for clarification or check out the British Triathlon Website.
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On race day, competitors will be able to view their bike splits on the screens provided. We will also produce finish times on the day prior to the presentations. Full results including all splits and bike laps will only be available on the DB Max website shortly after the event.
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Timing transponders for all competitors (including novice triathletes and junior row tri competitors) will be issued at registration along with your race number and swim hat (triathlon only).
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The transponder needs to be attached to your race bike with the cable ties provided. Do not forget to return your transponder after the race – Sports Timing Services will invoice you for £170 + VAT if you do.
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Triathlon competitors must wear a wetsuit for the swim leg.
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Swim hats must be worn during the swim leg and returned to (or perhaps thrown at) marshals as you exit the water.
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Your race number will be written on your hand at registration. Please try and remember to call out your race number as you exit the swim and also at the ‘Run Out’ point – your timing chip will be attached to your bike, not your ankle.
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Any spectators interested in helping, or competitors who’d like to help with other races, please email enquiries@dbmax.co.uk.
May 1st
DB
Max TT Club had their first outing this evening at the Frome &
District Wheelers 5 Mile Time Trial.
A very successful inaugural effort, saw Will
Whitmore and James Hart take a 1, 2 on the night, with Nigel Evans close
behind.
For more details on the weekly time trials, see www.fromeanddistrictwheelers.com
and if you're interested in joining the DB Max TT Club at just £10 per
season, email enquiries@dbmax.co.uk.
April 30th
Last chance to enter the Mallory Park Triathlon Day on line folks. For more details, click here.
The event will once again be supported by Trybike
and we're pleased to announce that the winning club in
the East Midlands Triathlon Championships,
will receive a brand new Trybike Time Trial
Frame as a prize.
The highest scoring four athletes in their respective categories from each club
score. See here
for rules on the Club Championships.
Trybike, along
with EAS, are also sponsoring the
'fastest lap' competition for the bike leg, which, with the race car transponder
timing, will be accurate to 1/100th of a second.
In addition, For Goodness Shakes will be
in attendance on the day, with their recovery zone setup and nutrition goodies
for all the competitors.
Online entry for the events is closing soon so to book your slot click here.
There will also be a limited number of day
entries available for the Sprint Triathlon, Novice Triathlon and the Row
Triathlon.
April 29th
The race letter for all those people racing at Mallory Park on Bank Holiday Monday is available to view here.
Biddie Ford, the BTF referee, has informed us that the event will be a compulsory wetsuit swim. If anyone needs to hire a wetsuit Biddie, will be bringing a few spares on race day.
Race numbers and wave allocation will be announced on Thursday along with details of the transponders that competitors will be given to fit to their bikes on race day.
April 24th
Current race line-up for the events at the Mallory Park Triathlon can now be viewed here. Entries are updated daily.
There's around 70 places left for the Sprint Triathlon with entry details here.
Hot News for the day is that Sports Timing Services are on board to time the bike leg with race car style timing! More details here.
And finally, race letters for all competitors entered so far will be emailed tomorrow.
April 9th
DB Max Events have teamed up with Entry Central to offer competitors another method to enter the East Midlands Triathlon Championships and other events at Mallory Park on May 5th. For more information, click here.
As well as online entry with only 5% fees, cheque entry is also offered via the Entry Central service.
April 3rd
The scoring system for the East Midlands Triathlon Championships at Mallory Park on May 5th has now been announced by Triathlon England. To view, click here.
March 28th
Congratulations to Rebecca Romero on her double gold medal win at the World Cycling Championships.
DB Max fans may remember Rebecca as an elite rower, after she tackled the 'Best of the Best' X-Fit Challenge following her silver medal win in Athens in 2004. See the Transworld Sport coverage of Rebecca's X-Fit efforts here.
We'd like to wish Rebecca all the best in winning a cycling medal at the Beijing Olympics and becoming only the second woman in history to win medals at two different sports at the Summer Olympics.
March 26th
DB Max are proud to welcome Paddleplus on board as the water safety and support crew for the Mallory Park Triathlon.
The triathletes competing at the East Midland Triathlon Championships will be in safe hands with Jo Hughes and her crew overseeing the swim. Paddleplus is a BCU affiliated canoe club located in Leicestershire and based at the Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre. Check out their website here.
March 13th
The Trybike Mallory Park Rowing Triathlon will take place on May 5th (Bank Holiday Monday). The course will be 2.5k row, 20k bike (10 laps) and 5k run (3 laps). It's a top quality, traffic-free, race circuit venue with some really fast straights and sweeping bends on the bike course.
We'll have four waves of around 22 people per wave, setting off on the Concept 2 Rowers from 10.20am, with the Trybike Junior Row Tri at 10am (1k row, 6k bike, 1k run).
So senior places are limited to around 80 slots and entries have already started coming in, so don't delay if you're hoping to race. Enter online here or by post here.
The day will also include The East Midland Triathlon Championships (from around 1.30pm) and a Novice Triathlon too.
Mallory Park with DB Max Events is the place to be on May 5th!
DB Max are also hoping to bring you news on further rowing triathlons for 2008, as soon as we have a sponsor to help us deliver the Concept 2 machines to the venues.
March 13th
Our friends at Dutchtub brought a Yuba Bike along to the Trybike Chilly Duathlon on Sunday and dared anyone to race on it. Didn't take long for Alex Fisher from The Big Adventure Store to take up the challenge.
The Yuba Bike or Mundo Utility Bike is a multi-terrain cargo bike, designed to carry large quantities of cargo or people. It's got six gears too and as Alex found, capable of reaching a decent old top speed. He banged out the 10 mile course in a shade over 31 minutes and finished 44th overall in the duathlon.
March 11th
Photos for the EAS 'Chilly' 10k are available here and the Trybike 'Chilly' Duathlon shots will be up at the same place this afternoon.
March 9th
Provisional results for today's EAS 'Chilly' 10k are available here and for today's Trybike 'Chilly' Duathlon here.
March 7th
Final updates for Sunday folks!
- Race numbers are now available
Prize
News
It’s all about the bike! Who’s going to be taking home the
duathlon prize of a Trybike TT frame…? Well the category records you’re aiming to beat are detailed in the table below. If your finish time is the best relative to your category record, you’ll be the lucky winner! More details available on race day.|
Current
Chilly Duathlon Records (2 mile/10 mile/2 mile) |
||
|
Category |
Male |
Female |
|
Open |
42.54
(Aaron Harris) |
48.25
(Caroline Kloiber) |
|
BUSA |
42.54
(Aaron Harris) |
52.30
(Katy Moore) |
|
30-39 |
45.09
(Lee Rankin) |
51.09
(Robyn Golding) |
|
40-49 |
47.14
(Phil Kibble) |
51.00
(Michelle Parsons) |
|
50-59
(F50+) |
46.06
(Peter Wheddon) |
1:05.38
(Vicky Rogers) |
|
60+ |
56.27
(Peter Willoughby) |
|
Prize
categories for the
10k and the duathlon are detailed below:
|
Overall
Chilly 10k |
M
& F – 1st, 2nd, 3rd |
|
Age
Group |
F
Vet 40 (1st), F Vet 50+ (1st), M Vet 40 (1st),
M Vet 50 (1st), M Vet 60+ (1st) |
|
Club/Team
Challenge |
First
four runners from each club score (1st) |
|
Overall
Chilly Duathlon |
M
& F – 1st, 2nd, 3rd |
|
Age
Group* |
M
& F: U23 (1st), 30-39 (1st). 40-49 (1st),
50+ (1st), |
|
Relay
|
One
runner, one cyclist (1st) |
|
Club/Team
Challenge |
First
three duathletes from each club score (1st) |
*Not
awarded to overall winners
Rest up and eat well folks and we'll see you at Castle Combe on Sunday!
March 6th
If you're checking in for updates on this weekend's upcoming DB Max event at Castle Combe, the news is that everything's set for the EAS 'Chilly' 10k and the Trybike 'Chilly' Duathlon.
And yep, it's true - Trybike will be providing one of their awesome time trial frames as a duathlon prize on the day! Check out their website at www.trybike.co.uk.
March 5th
Well done to Jason King and Becky Nicholas who took top honours in the Calso Lucky 7s 2008. Over 60 people participated in the X-fit Challenge in Bromley in the seventh year of the event taking on seven minute sets in exercises such as bench press, indoor row and sit-ups. Gary Nicholas is the man behind the challenge and he's taking on the London Marathon next, but carrying a 10kg dumbbell in each hand and completing 100 box steps on a 14 inch box at the end of each mile. Pretty clear where the inspiration for gruelling events in Bromley began.....
Read more about the task Gary's taking on in aid of Whizz-Kidz here.
March 4th
Few days to go until the EAS 10k and Trybike Chilly Duathlon. There are still online entries available via Active Europe, Runner's World and UK Results, but please note, any entries after March 3rd will not receive a goody bag (medal only).
We're waiting to see what the weather will be like but the chances are it'll be 'chilly'!
February 26th
Current race line-ups for the EAS 10k and the Trybike Chilly Duathlon are now available at 10k and duathlon.
February 18th
Details of the Mallory Park Triathlon (The East Midlands Triathlon Championships) on May 5th 2008, are now available here.
February 1st
Dates for the Lyonheart Training Camps for 2008 are out folks. Check out all the details here.
Nick Wyatt and Sue Regan-Watts were lucky enough to win places on the camp for their performances in the 2007 Rowing Triathlon Series, so they'll be biking up the famous Rocacorba Mountain, running around the beautiful Lake Banyoles with some Concept 2 Rowing thrown in to boot.
If you want to join them, book your slot now with Keith Lyon.
January 25th
DB Max Events are delighted to announce that Trybike have signed up as title sponsors of the 'Chilly' Duathlons in 2008.
As well as providing expert advice, maintenance and bike hire at the duathlons, Trybike will be providing a brand-spanking new time trial frame as a prize at each race (March 9th and November 23rd).
Winning the TT frame is all about getting close to your category record - you'll need to be the competitor with the best relative finish time.
Obviously if someone breaks a category record they stand a good chance of winning, unless another competitor beats an alternative category record by a greater margin. This gives all age group competitors a chance of winning the top prize.
As
an example, if Jane Bloggs does 51.00 in the F 30-39 category, Fred
Bloggs does 46.00 in the M 50-59 category and Chris Smith does 43.00 in the Male
Open, the results will be worked out as follows. Jane has beaten her category
record by 9 seconds and has done 99.707% of the previous record, whilst Fred has
beaten his category record by 6 seconds and has done 99.783% of the previous
record. Chris was 6 seconds out and did 100.233% of his category record, so in
this hypothetical situation, Jane would win the TT frame.
To check out what's up for grabs and to view the rest of the Trybike range,
visit www.trybike.co.uk and if
you're wondering how quick previous competitors have gone, take a look at the
current category records below.
|
Current Chilly Duathlon Records (2 mile/10 mile/2 mile) |
||
| Category | Male | Female |
| Open | 42:54 (Aaron Harris) | 48:25 (Caroline Kloiber) |
| BUSA | 42:54 | 52:30 (Katy Moore) |
| 30-39 | 45:09 (Lee Rankin) | 51:09 (Robyn Golding) |
| 40-49 | 47:14 (Phil Kibble) | 51:00 (Michelle Parsons) |
| 50-59 (F 50+) | 46:06 (Peter Wheddon) | 1:05:38 (Vicki Rogers) |
| 60+ | 56:27 (Peter Willoughby) | |
If you're looking to get faster on your bike in 2008, email Trybike's Marc Scriven for expert advice by clicking here.
January 22nd
The 7th Calso Lucky 7s X-training Challenge is a month tomorrow folks! If you fancy 42 minutes of gruelling intensity, check out the details and entry forms here.
January 18th
Race entry now open for the Trybike Chilly Duathlon and the EAS 10k on March 9th.
Click the blue titles for more details.
January 4th
Happy New Year from DB Max!
Here's wishing you all a successful year in X-Fit, Duathlon, Rowathlon, Triathlon and all our Multisport events!
News of the first Chilly Duathlon and Chilly 10k on March 9th coming soon!
December 7th
Little slow getting the old Hampshire news to you folks but the results are now available here.
Sam Orgee took top honours and finished Grand Prix champion for 2007 after winning his race with Jason King. Special mention from DB Max to Martin Carter who built on his solid performance at BoB to mix it up with the big boys and finish on the podium with 3rd place.
Becky Ceil was king of the girls beating Sarah Deed by 8 seconds. Jacqui Macquisten who retired this summer came back to compete at the event and looked fastest up until the shoulders, but then pulled out. We're not sure why at this stage but Becky Ceil kept her head and went on to take the victory.
Read the full race report here.
Hats off to Ty Whitlock for a great event and check out the photos and more news at www.worldgymchallenge.com.
November 26th
Race pictures for yesterday's EAS Chilly 10k run are now available to view at www.andrewsansom.com. Some great shots!
November 26th
The results for yesterday's EAS Chilly 10k are available here.
The BUSA Results for yesterday's EAS Chilly Duathlon are available to view here.
|
|
Duathlon
Men's BUSA Race |
|
Duathlon
Women's BUSA Race |
||
|
1st
|
Aaron
Harris (BUSA
- |
42:54
Course
Record
|
1st
|
Katy
Moore (BUSA
- |
52:30
|
|
2nd
|
Oli
Mott (BUSA
- |
43:53
|
2nd
|
Abbey
(BUSA
- |
52:53
|
|
3rd |
Daniel
McCarthy (BUSA
- |
44:41
|
3rd |
Danielle
Stewart (BUSA
– |
53:00 |
|
Duathlon
Team Race (first
three over the line score) |
|
|
(BUSA)
|
1st |
|
(BUSA)
|
2nd |
|
(BUSA)
|
3rd
|
November 25th
Hope you enjoyed the event today folks. Weather was kind for both the EAS Chilly 10k and the EAS Chilly Duathlon and we had a record number of finishers in both events. Well done to you all!
Provisional results up at Stu Web Timing for both the 10k and the duathlon.
It was superb to have the BUSA competitors in the male and female duathlon race and it's fair to say they did pretty well in their first showing at the event. The Male Open top three were also the BUSA top three and there were BUSA girls at second and third overall in the Female Open.
Well done to Rob Whalley for his new course record in the 10k and to Aaron Harris for his course record in the duathlon. Oli Mott had a good day too with a second place finish in both the 10k and the duathlon. That gave him a new combo record of 1:17:06.
So course records on the day saw £50 cash prizes go to Rob Whalley, Aaron Morris and Oli Mott. Well done to Team Bath who retained the Run Club Challenge Trophy in the 10k and it looks like Bath University may have just pipped Loughborough University to top spot in the Duathlon Team Challenge (first three over the line score).
It was a close run battle in the inter-varsity memorial challenge between Birmingham University and Bath University, where the average time of all the athletes racing scores. Bath University took the honours though by around 37 seconds.
|
|
10k
Men's
Race |
10k
Women's
Race |
|||
|
1st |
Rob Whalley ( Bristol & West - Male Open) |
31:03 Course Record |
1st |
Kate Goodhead (Bristol & West - Female Open) |
37:21 |
|
2nd |
Oli Mott (TRI UK - Male Open) |
33:16 |
2nd |
Camilla Briggs (Bristol & West - Female Open |
37:34 |
|
3rd |
Paul Bird ( Clevedon AC - Male Vet 40) |
44:41 |
3rd |
Liz Ringham ( Avon Valley Runners - Female Vet 40) |
40:32 |
|
|
Duathlon
Men's
Race |
Duathlon
Women's
Race |
|||
|
1st |
Aaron Harris (BUSA - University of Bath) |
42:54 Course Record |
1st |
Robyn Golding (F 30-39) |
51:09 |
|
2nd |
Oli Mott (BUSA - Bristol University) |
43:53 |
2nd |
Katy Moore (BUSA - University of Oxford) |
52:30 |
|
3rd |
Daniel McCarthy (BUSA - University of Surrey) |
44:41 |
3rd |
Abbey Norman (BUSA - Birmingham University) |
52:53 |
November 23rd
The bouncy castle will be there on Sunday to keep the kids entertained, as we've heard the weather should be dry - fingers crossed the forecast stays that way!
The massage service has been changed and DB Max are now working with improved and professional therapists.
There'll be two services to choose from with elite triathlete & massage therapist Natalie Barnard focusing on the BUSA competitors and Lee Paines Sport Massage providing post-race massage on the day.
November 21st
Just a few days to go folks until the EAS Chilly Events at Castle Combe.
Due to a fantastic response in the duathlon event we've decided to split it into two waves:
Wave 1 will be at 11.50 and will be for all male competitors (age group and BUSA) who can achieve a sub 55 minute time. Wave 2 will be at 12.15pm and will be for all other male competitors (age group and BUSA), plus all the female competitors (age group and BUSA).
If you are a male competitor (age group or BUSA) and haven't yet emailed us your expected time yet, please send an email here.
November 21st
DB Max have returned to the UK after a trip to Malaysia, the UAE and Qatar.
Will Whitmore joined Michelle Parsons and other elite duathletes competing at the Malaysian Powerman Duathlon on November 11th, before the pair headed to Dubai to compete in the Fitness First 'Best of the Best' X-Training Challenge. Doha in Qatar was then the final stop for DB Max, where we met up with X-Trainer and Fitness Manager Asela Jayaweera, to discuss future DB Max events in 2008.
And how did the competitions go? Well Michelle Parsons was the star of the show, finishing 2nd in the Elite Race in Malaysia and then making her X-Training comeback in Dubai and winning the Female Open title there. What a trip!
November 20th
Race line-up for Ty's Hampshire Xmas Cracker now available here.... and boy it's looking good. Click here to view.
In addition, Ty's organised another of his parties for afterwards! Champagne, disco, casino, etc, all thrown in for competitors at the rock-bottom price of a tenner.
The only way to end your X-Fit year!
November 20th
Entries still open for the EAS 10k this Sunday. Fingers crossed that the BBC is correct and the weather is set to improve!
We have closed entry now for the EAS Chilly Duathlon due to a fantastic response. However, if you are a BUSA competitor and would like to race, we may be able to offer a final few race slots. Please email here to apply.
Look forward to seeing you all Sunday!
November 17th
The toughest 'Best of the Best' course ever, staged at the most spectacular venue to date.
Check out the results below and visit www.dbmaxbestofthebest.com:
Male Open Splits Female Open Splits Male Intermediate Splits
November 12th
Not long to go until the EAS Chilly Events at Castle Combe.
Race line-up has been updated and we're looking at around 200 competitors in each race at present.
November 8th
Race numbers for the EAS Chilly Duathlon and the EAS 10k are now available for viewing. Click 10k or duathlon.
As well as the BUSA athletes coming to race at the EAS Chilly Duathlon, DB Max have also been approached by the Mongolian Duathlon Association, who are sending four of their professional duathletes to race on the day.
And the event is getting other international recognition too. Listen to the superb Tri Talk Podcast by clicking here.
November 7th
It's a DB Max favourite and it also signals the end of the inaugural X-Fit Grand Prix. Yep folks, we're talking Hampshire Xmas Cracker time.
October 29th
The clocks have gone back signalling the start of winter folks, but it's not all bad as November sees a chance for a late season race at the EAS Chilly Duathlon and the EAS 10k.
Add to that the Best of the Best X-training Challenge in Dubai and it's a busy winter month for DB Max.
October 22nd
X-Fit
Results for Saturday's Gorton Grueller are available here. A well organised, highly successful event by all accounts and a big hats off to Frances Walton. The splits and race report will be available here soon.
Duathlon
Also from the weekend, a big well done to Michelle Parsons for her performance in the World Duathlon Championships, despite being sent the wrong way by the marshals on the bike section. The group Michelle was with were so far behind after the error that the other competitors threw in the towel, however Michelle stuck at it and came back to finish 10th overall.
DB Max Tri picked up their first team prize on Sunday finishing first at the Thruxton Mass Attack Duathlon. Lee Rankin was first man home and third overall.
October 19th
Final line-up for Saturday
's Gorton Grueller X-Fit event, now available here.Tough event and good luck to all those competing!
October 16th
Congratulations to Susan Regan-Watts who won the Lyonheart Sports Special Recognition Award for the 2007 Concept 2 Rowing Triathlon Series. She'll be off to Banyoles in Spain next May for a rowing triathlon specific training camp.
October 8th
If you've not seen them yet folks, photos from the 2007 series finale, the Dorney Lake Rowing Triathlon are available here.
Great action shots, especially of the rowers on the pontoons and the bikes racing near the lake.
October 5th
Folks, how's your treadmill training..? Need some tips on how to make the running machine less boring and turn it into a valuable training tool..? Winter's coming so it could be the perfect time to start making the most of running indoors.
Well, top X-Fit athlete, triathlete, and Tough Guy competitor Hywel Davies is the master of treadmill training - untouchable in the 800m run @ 10% discipline during his X-Fit years and the current world record holder for the 50k treadmill run - and now he's giving others the chance to benefit from his experience.
If you want to grab Hywel's Hurtbox Sesions at a snip and give yourself a hard-time at your local gym this winter, click here.
And to commemorate the occasion, we're re-releasing a classic edition of our crosstraining mini-mag from the past. If you fancy a good old nostalgic read, click CTUK.
October 4th
Line-up for the Gorton Grueller on October 20th is now available here.
October 2nd
Line-up so far for the EAS Chilly Duathlon on November 25th at Castle Combe Race Circuit available here. Current line-up for the EAS 10k also available here. These entry lists will be updated regularly.
September 30th
We hope you enjoyed the first Dorney Lake Rowathlon folks!
We got the weather, we indoor rowed on water and we were all away by 2pm. Well done to everyone who took part.
Provisional results here.
2007 Series Rankings here. Well done to Lee Rankin and Louise Barnett who won the 2007 Series and inherited the DB Max Cups from last year's winners Dave Koss and Sue Wilmot.
We also have tankards for all those who finished in the top 3 in their category and we'll be presenting those at the Chilly Duathlon on November 25th.
Report and pictures for today's event and the 2007 Series coming soon.
September 25th
Dorney, Dorney, Dorney, Dorney!
Not long to go folks and online entry closing soon.
September 23rd
Congratulations to Frances Walton and the Gorton Grueller. The event was full up with 120 entries over a month in advance.
It's all set to be a cracker!September 16th
Race Letter for the EAS Dorney Lake Rowathlon on September 30th is available here. It's a provisional letter and subject to minor timings changes in coming days. An email version will be sent to all competitors this weekend.
Race numbers will be added to the Race Line-Up in on Monday.
There's still around fifteen places currently left for this year's season finale so enter now if you want a confirmed race slot!
September 15th
Current race line-up for Dorney Lake now available here.
Around twenty places currently left for this year's season finale.
September 13th
As the final event of the 2007 rowathlon series approaches, thoughts have moved to the longer distance event at Dorney Lake. However, for those that competed at the Reading Super-Sprints, there's photos available to view at DB Max Facebook.
The race report for Reading is also available at the Concept 2 website and the full version of the 2007 rankings to date. Who's in the running with one race to go........?
September 10th
Just three weeks to go until the Dorney Lake Rowathlon and the series finale for 2007. More details available here and don't delay with those entries folks!
Please note that if you previously entered online in combination with entry for another rowathlon, your entry is confirmed. A current list of entries will be available here later this week.
September 9th
Preliminary news on the 2007 Best of the Best event in Dubai, sponsored by Fitness First, now available here.
September 2nd
Updated results for Saturday's event now available via the Reading Super-Sprints page. More news, reports, series rankings and pics coming soon.
September 1st
Well done today folks. Provisional results up for rowathlon and duathlon.
August 29th
Three days to go until the Reading Super-Sprints.
Sportsfeet UK
are teaming up with
In addition, Mark Blacker of www.rehab-room.co.uk will be providing massage for competitors throughout the day of racing, so it looks like anyone with injury niggles of any sort, will be well looked after.
Run
Republic have also come up with a top-draw offer for the event and all
pre-registered competitors will receive a voucher prior to race day, entitling
them to a huge saving on a Ronhill Combo deal
And for the kids.....well this year's
bouncy castle for the kids will be a new improved version with a slide thrown in
to boot!
So not long to go folks! Check 
to ensure your entry has been received and if you're looking for a late entry,
click
August 23rd
Nine days to go until Round 3 folks! The Reading Super-Sprint Rowathlon is all set for September 1st and we should start to see a picture of which age groupers will be in the running for a brand new Model E Rower following this event.
There's also a new event in the afternoon with the Super-Sprint Duathlon, so it's high octane all-out sprint racing on the menu.
Round 4 at Dorney Lake on September 30th is the longest of the series races with a 4k row, 30k bike and 7.5k run. Former champion and current Elite Powerman athlete Michelle Parsons will be pulling on her rowathlon gear and racing at that event. Watch out girls.....
August 14th
DB Max were sad to hear of Raf Baugh's accident at the Belgium Powerman and send him all our best for a speedy recovery. Raf (pictured on the right below) is in hospital after breaking several bones in a fall on the bike section, but we hope to see him back in action as soon as possible and recapturing the form he showed at the Elagen Sport Duathlon.
August 10th
All the entry details and course info for the 2007 Gorton Grueller are available on 'Upcoming Events' now. Click here if you've got the minerals.....
August 9th
Is there a downside to traffic-free, multi-lap,
racing...? With the Reading Rowathlon
less than a month away, it's time for that super-fast, super-sprint training, to
prepare you for that all-out blast around the cycle velodrome at Palmer Park.
The one problem previous competitors may have experienced in cycling the 14 laps, is remembering which lap they're on and how many laps to go. Well in 2007, DB Max is committed to improving the rowathlon series for all and this year at Reading, we'll be helping you count!
Competitors will be provided with a lap counter to attach to their bikes, complete with button to press each time they complete a lap. There's no need to remember the lap number any more.
The counter is only 14g in weight and 35mm x 27 mm in size, and will attach with a strap to your handlebars or aerobars. It also beeps when you press the button so you are aware that it has registered the count.
Multi-lap rowathlon racing just got easier................
August 8th
Results from Sunday's 3k row race are detailed below.
The row race at Reading (September 1st) will be 2.5k. Graham Benton broke the M 30-39 British Record there last year!|
|
Men's
Race |
Women's
Race |
Men's
Vet Race |
Men's
M75+ Race |
||||
|
1st |
Nik Fleming |
9:28.8
(1:34.8) |
Anne Yates |
12:14.3
(2:02.4) |
Graham Reeves |
11:32.4 (1:55.4) |
Charles Morley |
14:43.1 (2:27.2) |
|
2nd |
James Hart |
10:18.1
(1:43.0) |
Susan Young |
12:30.0
(2:05.0) |
|
|
|
|
|
3rd |
Warren Matthews |
10:18.8
(1:43.1) |
Kelly Sapsford |
12:31.3
(2:05.2) |
|
|
|
|
August 7th
One more prize to give away for the Castle Combe Day of Sport folks. All the entrants from the Bath area went into a hat and the first name out was Andrew Boyd. Andrew wins a free month membership to the new Fitness First, Bath.
All the other entrants local to Bath win a free day-pass to the club. Email here to claim.
August
7th
Full results for the POWERbreathe Rowathlon are now posted here.
Full results for the Elagen Sport Duathlon also available now here. For those of you that watched in awe as the Australian Rafael Baugh blitzed round the course, check out his website at www.rafaelbaugh.com.
And for those that watched in awe as Dave Preece's legs hammered away on his Penny Farthing, check out his website here.
August 6th
Provisional results are all available below folks. They'll be updated to official as soon as we get full results from the timing guys. They will also add manual manual time checks (row time and run out time) to give T1 and T2 splits.
Thanks to everyone who competed and well done in the heat! See you on September 1st!
August 5th
What a day..!!! At last, DB Max got the weather!
Provisional EAS 10k results here.
Provisional POWERbreathe Rowathlon results here.
Provisional Elagen Sport Duathlon results here (day entry chip times to be added shortly).
August 3rd
Online entry closed yesterday folks! Anyone wishing to race in Sunday's 10k run, rowathlon or duathlon at Castle Combe, will need to enter on the day. If you want a day-entry form in advance, email here.
And for those of you looking forward to your post-race Dutchtub hot bath. Don't forget to get a few photos - you can p
ost them at www.boundlessbathing.com.August 1st
Latest race numbers for the EAS 10k this coming Sunday are available here.
Waves and race number information for the POWERbreathe Rowathlon (and Concept 2 Row) available here.
July 31st
The Australians are coming to town for the Elagen Sport Castle Combe Duathlon!
Raf Baugh, who's currently ranked 8th in the world in duathlon will be competing, and it looks like the 2006 Australian duathlon champion, James Attard will now be racing too.
There's a £50 cash prize up for grabs in the men's duathlon, so we hope some of the Brits will be giving the Aussies a run for their money!
July 28th
If you haven't received your welcome letter yet for the Castle Combe Day of Sport, it has been returned undelivered from the email address supplied with your entry. Please click here to view the letter.
Entries with SAEs for race numbers will be posted today. Online entry will remain open until Thursday and then full rowathlon wave lists will be published here Thursday evening.
July 24th
Great news for DB Max Events as Elagen Sport come on board as title sponsors of our duathlon on August 5th. The Elagen Sport Castle Combe Duathlon will be a 5k run, 20k bike, 3k run race at the proven and popular duathlon venue.
If you're new to Elagen Sport, it's a supplement used to help recovery, combining the adaptogenic effects of the herb Eleutherococcus Senticosus with the antioxidant and catalytic properties of Coenzyme Q10. It's classified as a food and is a totally natural supplement and safe to use with existing dietary and supplementary regimes.
Leanda Cave, the new World ITU Long Distance Champion, is a long time user of Elagen Sport and said after her recent win in France: "I felt amazing and doubled up on my Elagen Sport as I was pretty full on with my training – it made such a difference!”
You
can read more about Elagen Sport here
and if you want to race, click here →
July 20th
Rowathlon, rowathlon, rowathlon!
DB Max welcome POWERbreathe, Lyonheart Sports Training and Elagen Sport as sponsors of the Castle Combe Rowathlon on August 5th.
Check out the POWERbreathe website to view the fantastic Ironman and Iron Girl Inspiratory Trainers that will be up for grabs as prizes on the day.
There'll also be tubs of Elagen Sport available as prizes - you can read about the health benefits of that supplement here.
That brings us on to Lyonheart Sports Training, organisers of the dedicated rowathlon training camps in Banyoles, Spain. So if you fancy winning four days of rowathlon training with specialist coaching next Spring, make sure you put in some solid rowathlon performances this year. Any competitor with a 2007 series worthy of special recognition might just be off to Spain.......
July 18th
Round 2 is only weeks away folks. Yep the Castle Combe Day of Sport and the British Rowathlon Series 2007 will soon be on us.
And we have some news from our Penny Farthing pedalling duathlete, Dave Preece, who'll be taking on the DB Max Duathlon. He's pictured below in his race gear and we hear he's not planning to just make up the numbers either. He'll be racing!
July 17th
Less than a fortnight to go until X-Fit's version of the FA Cup. Excitement is building and the male and female seeds have been announced - that means that these guys cannot meet in the first round. Check them out below:
Male - Mark Elliot, Cassius Frankson, Kirk Gibbons, Vito Graffagnino, Nik Kandola, Jason King, Roscoe Nash, Darren Robson, Robert Volpe, Will Whitmore.
Female - Jo Alexander, Trudi Hawksworth, Sue Hemsley, Jacqui Macquisten.
Well done to Vito Graffagnino for making the seeds in his first ever race. More news at www.octathalon.com.
July 5th
Fancy lining up alongside a GB athlete?
Rob Whalley, who has represented GB five times at the World X-Country Championships and is the British Milers Club 4k and 3k record holder, is running the EAS Castle Combe 10k on August 5th.
He's recently the South West X-Country Champion 2007, so be interesting to see just how fast he can go over 10k on the flat.
July 2nd
No sooner had we asked the question last week than
someone answered...
Philippa Crocker has answered the call, entering the EAS 10k, the Castle
Combe Rowathlon and the DB Max Duathlon all on the same day.
That'll be an impressive treble!
July 1st
Keen rowathlete Russ Dawkins is attempting a bit of a tasty challenge in France to raise money for Diabetes UK. Details below:
I'm taking part in the La Marmotte cycle race - 170 km of MISERY in the French Alps on July 7th to raise money for DIABETES UK and would really welcome your support.
It could be the last you hear from me, as I'm suffering with a sore throat and cold! Ah well.
Please take a moment to sponsor me. It's really easy - you can donate online by credit or debit card at the following address:
http://www.justgiving.com/russdawkins
All donations are secure and sent electronically to Diabetes UK. If you are a UK taxpayer, Justgiving will automatically reclaim 28% Gift Aid on your behalf, so your donation is worth even more. Please join me in supporting Diabetes UK and a fabulous cause.
Thanks and best wishes,
Russ
June 27th
DB Max are looking forward to seeing Nic
Fleming in action in his first rowathlon at Castle Combe on August 5th. Nic has
a 2k row PB on the Concept 2 Ergometer
of 5:54.9 so could be a good bet to post the fastest 3k row time of the
day.
As the row distances are the same for the stand alone event and the rowathlon at
Castle Combe, anyone who wants to enter their 3k time in the stand alone
challenge can do so (at no extra charge).
Please let us know if you'd like to do this (email)
and we'll arrange the waves so that rowathletes and rowers all start at the same
time.
If you want to enter both races individually however, you can request a later
wave in the rowathlon, so that you have plenty of time to recover following your
row race.
June 26th
Lot's of DB Max X-Training and Multisport photos from recent years available to view here. There's also a new discussion board and regular updates on upcoming DB Max events.
June 25th
Do you think the DB Max Duathlon might be a bit of a challenge...? Well how about doing it on a Penny Farthing....? Check out Dave Preece's plans here.
And good news if you're looking for help recovering after your race at the Castle Combe 'Day of Sport'. Jan Lawry of www.jrlsportservices.com
will be offering free post-race massage to 10k runners, rowathletes and duathletes alike!June 22nd
Well folks, we've had a number of requests from some of our keener rowathletes out there, who are keen to have a crack at the duathlon too on August 5th. So this is what we've done:
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Rowathlon Waves will now be from 11.30am.
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Duathlon (mass start) will now be at 3.30pm.
We aim to please everyone, including the extra keen amongst you, so hopefully this will do the trick. Please let us know if you want to do both and would like a rowathlon race slot as early as possible.
June 19th
Finishing places, T-shirt news and Stuart Leng's race report for Saturday's racing at Dragons now available here.
And the male entries for the Octathalon Cup on July 29th are now listed on the site www.octathalon.com.
Wow..... what a line-up. Where's the Dragons King Sam Orgee though...?June 18th
Great day of racing at LA Fitness in Sale on Saturday at the 2007 Dragons event.
Results and splits are being processed at World Gym Challenge and should appear soon. Category winners in the main event were Kirk Gibbons (Male Masters), Sam Orgee (Male Open), Sue Regan (Female Masters) and Kirsty Read (Female Open). Congratulations to all of them and hats off to Sue Regan for managing to compete so well despite organising the event too. And a big well done to the Intermedate Category winners, Phil Rawle and Samantha Saunt.
Run Republic sponsored the event and the first Run Republic 'Special Performance Awards' went to Dan Edge in the male event and Fran Fulham in the female event. Dan won a Nathan 5k Waist Pack
and Fran won a Nathan Elite Waist Carrier. Run Republic are also offering 10% discount to X-Trainers on all products on their site from now until the UKXTA event in July. Just enter promotional code Crosstrain when ordering.So we reckon there's going to be some big changes in the UK rankings following the Dragons event and there's also going to be some clear leaders in the Grand Prix too. But it's all eyes on the Octathalon Cup next at the end of July. X-Fit's version of the FA Cup all in a day at the Chippenham Olympiad. We'll see you there!
June 15th
We've just heard from Steve Watts and everything's set for the Dragons Gauntlet X-Training Challenge on Saturday.
The line-up might change very slightly as it seems there's a tough bout of lurgy doing the rounds, but the race calendar is chocka block, the LA Fitness Club is all set to receive over 100 competitors, the judges are all briefed and itching to go, the T-shirts have arrived, the Run Republic Clothes and EAS Sports Nutrition Stand is ready and it's just the final wait now until race day.
In addition, Steve and Sue have organised a massage therapist to provide pre and post-race massage at the event and the LA Fitness bar will be open for tea, coffee and refreshments.
Directions and details available here. Counting down folks......
June 10th
Some of you might find this news snippet a bit bizzare but we thought you might be interested to know that swans actually work out.
DB Max recently moved home and office and are now situated immediately adjacent to a mill pond, complete with two swans. They've never left the pond since we've been here, but every morning one of them swims to one end of the pond, beats his wings and takes off along the surface for about 20m, then lands in the other corner of the pond before repeating the exercise a few times. Following this, he then sits in the middle of the pond and completes repetitions of about 10 wing beats while stretching up out of the water.
He is a fully grown adult male, so not learning to fly, but is happy living in the pond, so has no need to fly anywhere else. Obviously doesn't want to let himself go though so works out every morning to keep himself in shape. We're considering offering him some DB Max Remote Coaching...
There's also a couple of moorhens living in the pond but they're just lazy buggers.
June 7th
Just under two months to go until the Castle Combe 'Day of Sport' and the next round of the British Rowathlon Series 2007.If you haven't read the report from Mallory Park yet, check it out at Concept 2.
Itinerary for the day at Castle Combe is as follows:
| 10am | EAS 10k Run |
| 11.30am | DB Max Duathlon - 5k, 20k, 3k |
| 12pm | Concept 2 Row Waves - 3k |
| 12.30pm | Junior Rowathlon Waves - 1k, 6k, 3k |
| 12.45pm | Castle Combe Rowathlon Waves - 3k, 20k, 3k |
EAS and Trybike
will be sponsoring the event, along with Run
Republic amongst others and entries are available online now -
June 5th
DB Max and Run Republic are proud to be sponsoring the Dragons Gauntlet X-Training Challenge on June 16th.X-Trainers from all over the UK will descend on the LA Fitness Club in Sale, Manchester to do battle over the 10-event course. The event line-up is packed to the rafters with races from 9am to 5pm, so check out some of the great head-to-heads in prospect!
As is customary with a 'Steve and Sue Regan-Watts' event, folk will be heading out for a bit of a social do in the evening, so stick around if you want to join in the post-race celebrations.
The Run Republic Stand will have various discounted sports clothes on offer from Ron Hill and Sugoi, as well as EAS supplements for pre-race energy and post-race recovery.
Good luck with that last minute training folks!
June 4th
Busy weekend for DB Max and Run Republic as we went along to support a couple of events with the DB Max Event Racking and the Run Republic Clothes Stand.Saturday saw the Keevil 10k take place near Trowbridge in West Wiltshire - a 2 lap flat course on the Keevil Airfield. Good organisation along with superb weather and the addition of kids' races (from toddlers upwards), as well as the beer tent and entertainment for children, all added to a great event.
The general consensus from those with GPS monitors was that the 10k run was at least 150m long, but 227 people finished the course nevertheless and many of them grabbed a bargain at the Run Republic stand. The event is already planned for 2008, but check out this year's results by clicking Keevil 10k.
Sunday saw the first staging of the Westonbirt Triathlon, a pool based sprint triathlon, comprising a 400m swim, a 22k bike and a 5k run. James Higgs was the man at the helm and DB Max went along to support with the DB Max Racking.
A very scenic bike ride and run made this a great event and James assures us that this will become an annual race. Check out this year's results by clicking Westonbirt Triathlon and DB Max Racking will be going along to support James' Malmesbury Triathlon at the end of August (around 300 competitors).
May 29th
Bad news on the 10k run planned for July 22nd at Bowood. We're sorry to announce that this race has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. Anyone who has already entered will receive a full refund or an entry to another DB Max race of their choice.
May 28th
DB Max Events went along with their triathlon racking to support the St. Mary's School Sports Centre Triathlon 2007 at the weekend. Click the link to view the results of a wet and windy day's racing.
If you need racking for your multisport event this summer, drop us an email or call us on 0870 420 1 420. We can provide racking for up to 300 bikes and can quote for delivery and set up too.
May 20th
Well the feedback from the Mallory Park 'Day of Sport' has been excellent and we're already getting enquiries about next year. So, the news is:The 2008 event will feature:
- British Rowathlon Series Race (2.5k row, 20k bike, 5k run) and Junior Rowathlon
- EAS 5k Run
- Novice Open Water Triathlon (400m swim, 12k bike, 2k run)
- Sprint Open Water Triathlon (750m swim, 20k bike, 5k run)
Look out for reports and race results on www.tri247.com,
www.concept2.co.uk and in 220
Magazine.
May 10th
Photos from Monday's racing can now be viewed and purchased at andrewsansom.com. Great action shots from the day's racing at Mallory Park and as you'll see, whether you raced in the rain or the sunshine, Andy was out there too and he got your picture.Also, look out for M40-49 winner Marc Scriven and M40-49 third place Steve Hacking. They're both riding the carbon monocoque Avante bike which is now available from our partners trybike on special offer with 25% discount. Click here for full details.
May 9th
The final results for the Mallory Park Rowathlon are now available, including the series category points.Looks like rowathlon has uncovered another M50-59 speedster, with James Dickinson looking set for a great race when last year's overall and M50-59 champion, David Koss returns.
And there's also a new girl on the block, Louise Barnett. We look forward to seeing her in a head to head race with Su Wilmot.
Big hats off to Charles Morley who rowed the 2k in the M75+ category in a time of 9:36.2 and will be rowing the whole series in 2007.
Castle Combe on August 5th is the place to be for the second round of the British Rowathlon Series 2007. It will be another action packed day with the EAS 10k Run at 10am, the DB Max Duathlon at 11.30am (5k, 20k, 3k) and then the Rowathlon Waves (3k, 20k, 3k), Junior Rowathlon waves (1k, 6k, 3k) and the 3k Row Challenge from 12.30pm.
We' may see the likes
of Hywel Davies or James Hart entering a double of sorts on the day (or maybe
even a treble), but we're hoping for a new male face on the scene in the 10k run
and a new course record is definitely on the cards for the men and the women!
Book your place for a Castle Combe race here -
May 8th
Results from yesterday's racing at Mallory Park available for viewing below. Well done to everyone who took part and we look forward to seeing you next year! Report etc. coming soon.EAS 5k Mallory Park Rowathlon Mallory Park Triathlon
May 4th
The line-up for Monday's Mallory Park Triathlon can now be viewed here.Online entries will close tonight and there will be a limited number of entries available on the day.
May 3rd
Registration times and race times for Monday's event detailed below. Still places left to enter for those that want to grab a race slot. Click here.
Registration
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5k run 9am to 9.40am
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Rowathlon 9.45am to 11am
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Triathlon 1pm to 2.15pm
BTA members
competing in the rowathlon or triathlon, must
show their membership card at registration or purchase a day licence
(£2). This must be enforced to validate
our event insurance.
Race Times
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EAS 5k Run – 10am
We are expecting a number of
day entries for the rowathlon but these will be added to later waves and times
below should remain the same.
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Junior Rowathlon - 11.00am.
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Male Wave 1 (see bottom of this email for
names) - 11.20am
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Female Race – 11.45am
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Male Wave 2 (see bottom of this email for
names) - 12.15pm.
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Other news:
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Event photography by
www.andrewsansom.com.
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Safety boat and canoe marshals by
Paddleplus.
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Local press in attendance – Hinckley Herald.
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Hot food, refreshments, tea and coffee
available.
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Entries on the day currently
available.
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Our charity for the day will be
Action Medical Research. Please
support De Tyers who will be doing the
April 30th
DB Max welcomes Paddleplus on board for the Mallory Park Triathlon on May 7th. Paddleplus is a multi-activity (but predominantly canoeing) club based at the Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre and their canoe marshals will be looking after the swimmers on Bank Holiday Monday. Check out the Paddleplus website for more information on the club and some great YouTube videos.April 29th
The sport for all ages! Yep, we'll say it again. X-Training is not just for the young. The big event everyone's talking about from the weekend is the Fitness Extreme X-Training Challenge and the two fastest times of the day, were by Jacqui Macquisten and Kirk Gibbons. Both athletes would qualify to compete in the Masters category, but both athletes finished as overall top dogs on the day.Jacqui was back in action in her first event of the year, but she's obviously been training well and blew away all-comers to finish over a minute clear of her rivals and win the Open event. Meanwhile the men's event was much closer, but Kirk was back in top form and beat Sylburn Miller and Sam Orgee on his way to top spot.
We've just seen the results and some great pictures from Saturday's racing at the UKXTA site. The event was part of the 2007 Grand Prix with the next race being the Dragons Gauntlet in June.
We also hear that entries are filling up fast for the Octathalon Cup in July so get your entries in quick for that one. There's a Cup Course event designed mainly for you dedicated X-Trainers out there, but also a Club Course event, which should suit some of you triathletes and rowathletes wanting to give X-Training a go.
April 28th
We hear it all went well at Mark Drury's Fitness Extreme event today and Kirk Gibbons showed that despite having stepped up to the Masters category, he's still the man, with the fastest male time of the day.All the results and splits should be available soon, and split comparisons can be viewed too at WGC.
So it's up north for a bit now folks. The Gorton Mixed Pairs X-Training Comp is next, which we hope all you X-Fit fanatics will support (it's for a great cause) and then it's a Grand Prix big one! The Dragons Gauntlet on June 16th. Steve and Sue Regan-Watts and the Manchester crew will be putting on their infamous event in Sale. What do you mean you haven't entered...? Check it out here now and get training!
April 25th
Online entry for this year's British Rowathlon Series now available here. The fees are included in the price for each event (£28 (£26 BTA)) and there's a £1.50 reduction per event for multi-event entry.April 24th
The race-line-up for this Saturday's Fitness Extreme event in Luton is now available at the UKXTA and WGC sites. Looks like some cracking races! Good luck to race organiser Mark Drury and all those involved and competing.April 15th
Entry forms for the British Rowathlon Series 2007 and the Concept 2 Rowing Grand Prix 2007 now available. Click the links to view:Rowathlon Entry Row Entry
April 11th
The Mallory Park Triathlon 'Day of Sport' is the event everyone is talking about at the moment, with the UK's first race circuit triathlon all set for May 7th. Entry details for this cracker of a race available here.In addition, the Mallory Park Rowathlon will be the first event in the All-New British Rowathlon Series 2007, with the other dates now confirmed as below. Full news on the series, along with prize info, scoring system (best three from four events) and entry discounts, coming very soon.
DB Max Rowathlon Series 2007
Mallory Park - May 7th - Row 2.5k, Bike 20k, Run 5k
Castle Combe - August 5th - Row 3k, Bike 20k, Run 3k
Reading - September 1st - Row 2.5k, Bike 7k, Run 2.8k
Dorney Lake - September 30th - Row 4k, Bike 30k, Run 7.5k
DB Max Row GP Series 2007
Mallory Park - May 7th - 2k Row
Castle Combe - August 5th - 3k Row
Reading - September 1st - 2.5k Row
Dorney Lake - September 30th - 2k Row
April 9th
DB Max went along to the Hanham Horror at the weekend and witnessed a great battle between a X-Training champion of past and potentially a champion of the future.Lee Rankin put in a great peformance over the 6 mile multi-terrain course, but recent Tough Guy winner Vito Graffagnino pulled away and finished the race a minute clear of Lee. Vito has recently been introduced to X-Training by the UKXTA and looks like being a serious contender to watch out for in the future. He hopes to become the first man to do th double at Tough Guy and win both events in the same year this summer, but expect to hear more about Vito soon. Jacqui Macquisten and the UKXTA have discovered a real talent and if he is on the start line at an X-Fit event in the near future, the current boys at the top could be in for one hell of a race!
The Hanham Horror is not just a run, as it includes very uneven ground, stair climbs, very steep descents and ascents and a beast of a hill (with rope) that'll make your eyes water towards the end. Check out the details here.
March 29th
The two events will make up the inaugural 'Gulf Grand Prix' open only to Middle East residents
(including
ex-pats), but there'll also be package deals for each individual event, for UK
and Iceland residents.Both events will be run by the DB Max team and judged to the usual 'Best of the Best' standards by the Whitmore brothers (accompanied by Ali Sayed and Dom Mahaga in Dubai and Trevor Smith and Asela Jayaweera in Doha).
DB Max sends a big shout out to Trevor Smith and look out for a full report on the Doha trip coming soon.
March 17th
The Mallory Park Triathlon is officially the UK's first race circuit triathlon folks. Click 220 Magazine to read their website news and enter the race now by clicking here.March 11th
A fantastic day of X-Fit racing by all accounts on Saturday. Who handled the gruelling demands of the Calso course the best and came out on top...? Read all about it with Stu Leng's race report and see full results here.
March 10th
Big day in the X-Fit calendar today as the Calso Lucky 7s competition in London, sees 'new kid on the block', Sam Orgee, take on X-training legend Hywel Davies. Competitors must complete as many repetitions as possible in seven minutes at seven different stations (49 minutes in total with a 1 minute rest between each station).Sound painful...? Check out the course and line up at www.calso.com.
March 9th
Details of the Junior Rowathlon at Mallory Park on May 7th are now included here.Race distances will be 1k row, 6.5k bike, 1.5k run and this will form part of the Junior Rowathlon Series that will run alongside the British Rowathlon Series this year.
March 8th
Little race report for Sunday's Chilly Duathlon is now available here.And if you're a duathlon lover, the next duathlon event for DB Max is again at Castle Combe, only this time in the summer (August 5th) with a 5k run, 20k bike, 3k run.
There'll also be an EAS 10k on the day, a British Rowathlon Series event (3k row, 20k bike, 3k run) and a stand alone 3k Concept 2 row. There's a little news on this year's rowathlon series here (full event line-up and prize news coming soon).
Wonder if Lee Rankin will manage to do all of those......?
March 6th
So who took the top spots and who won the combined challenge on Sunday...? You can now check out all the placings via the duathlon page. A special 'hats off' to those that completed both races in those conditions.You can also view all previous results for both races and the course records by clicking here.
As the 10k course wasn't verified and was 90m short in November, the course records for that event (and the combined event) will stand as the winning times for the March '07 races, until beaten.
There will be a £100 cash prize up for grabs for breaking the duathlon record (male or female) later this year at the November 25th Chilly Duathlon and EAS 10k.There will also be a £50 cash prize for breaking the male 10k record and a £20 prize for breaking the female one. And if you fancy your chances with the combined race times record, there'll be £50 up for grabs for setting a new male top time and £25 for the female equivalent.
We reckon it'll be an impressive day at the office for any man walking away with £200....
March 5th
You can view yesterday's results now by clicking on EAS 10k or Chilly Duathlon.You can also view postal entries for the Bowood 10k here or enter online at Runner's World.
March 4th
Chilly Duathlon....? Stormy Duathlon maybe....Well done folks! So many people brave enough to turn up and race the 10k and the duathlon, despite the weather. We hope you enjoyed it even though it was probably the wettest, windiest race you'll ever do.
Times, splits and results to follow soon from Heartbeat Events.
See you at Mallory Park and Bowood.... in the sun!
March 2nd
Final line-up for Sunday's races can now be viewed here. Day entries will be available on the morning of the races (up until 9.10am for the 10k and 10.40am for the duathlon).March 1st
Last day for on-line entries today folks! Official line-up will be published tonight and then it's just entries on the day following that.And DB Max are proud to welcome Andrew Sansom Photography on board as official photographer for the Chilly Duathlon & EAS 10k. Remember to smile!
February 28th
Line-up for Sunday's races at the Chilly Duathlon & EAS 10k can now be viewed here.February 26th
Lots of details and entry info for the Mallory Park Triathlon 'Day of Sport' now available by clicking here.February 24th
It's here folks! The first race circuit triathlon - the Mallory Park Sprint Triathlon.DB Max brings you 'traffic-free' racing at the spectacular Mallory Park Circuit. This triathlon will form part of the Mallory Park 'Day of Sport' with full details and online entry coming soon. For more information and a postal entry click Mallory Park Triathlon.
February 22nd
The once in a lifetime opportunity to see the Tour de France ride by and then cycle some of the finest scenery in Europe including some tough old ascents. That's what's up for grabs folks with the Trybike Training Camp this summer. A week to remember starting on Wednesday 11th July. Contact Marc at Trybike on 0777 6233 923 for more details or email him here. Limited places available so don't delay!February 19th
It's official! The 10k race at the DB Max event on March 4th will be a UK Athletics verified distance. Details of the day can be viewed here including a copy of the official certificate.February 16th
Results for the X-Fit Ironman 2007 now available here.February 15th
Dates for this year's British Rowathlon Series are now confirmed and can be viewed at Concept 2. Details of entry options coming soon, along with various other information on venues and plans for each race.
February 10th
Last Saturday saw the first X-Fit event if the year with the Ironman 2007 event in Manchester. A top event on every level by all accounts so well done to the organisers and of course to all the competitors. Check out Stuart Leng's race report below.'Heavy snow in the Midlands and Wales on Thursday and Friday brought fears that this year's Ironman might have to be cancelled. Fortunately, the snow had disappeared by Saturday morning and those travelling on the day had a much easier journey than those who tried to be smart and travel on Friday. A full race line up of 72 competitors were scheduled to attend and it was a fantastic response that there was only one no-show.
For the first time in its history, there was an Intermediate category and 8 ladies took to the start line. In the first race, an interesting newcomer was Jenny Davies-Hoare, who entered at the last minute and is trained by ex-Ultrfit Masters Champion Phil Talbot. She did well to finish 6th, just behind another newcomer, Sally Cooper, who is the General Manager of Life of Leisure in Worcester. Just 9 seconds out of the medals was Penny Bunton from Gorton, who picked up the Best Female Performance Award. 12 months ago, Penny was an overweight, smoking couch potato and it goes to show what anyone can achieve with effort and determination. Carolyne Waywell came 3rd following her usual close tussle with Hayley Deighan and only 14 seconds seperated the Dragons clubmates. A surprise winner to many was 18 year old newcomer Samantha Saunt who scorched down the course to win by 70 seconds in 23:56. It was no surprise to her aunty and uncle, Lance and Trudi Hawksworth and she has obviously inherited their ability and passion for the sport.
14 competitors lined up for the Men's Intermediate, including 5 Masters. There were some excellent close races throughout this category. Mark Rudkins from Calso took 3rd place in the Masters in 26:25. His race was followed by a momentous tussle between Calso clubmates John Currell and Russell Stenning which was only settled on the Weight Carry.John took 2nd place in the Masters in 21:59 and Russell 2nd in the Open in 21:48 In the penultimate race, there was another very tight encounter between Jamie Fraser and Pete Abraham, with Jamie securing 3rd place in the Open by 14 seconds in 23:35. The final race, although disappointing as a spectacle decided the winners of both categories, with Phil Rawle from Life Leisure taking 1st place in the Open in 21:26 and Paul Morton taking 1st place in the masters in 19:20
An excellent line up of 16 competitors wre on view in the Ladies Ironman. Valerie Ritchie took nearly 9 minutes off last year's time, narrowly beating Michele Wakefield in the first race. Chris Rayner beat her personal best to take 4th in the masters in 42:13. The popular Francis Walton smashed her time from last year to take an excellent 2nd place in the masters in 38:29.The 4th race brought another new star to the Ladies category, when Marie Mitchell from Dragons, Derby, trained by Kirk Gibbons produced a fantastic time of 35;18 to take 3rd in the Open.Wendy Terry had a very solid race against Gill Watson to take 5th in 35:54 only 2 seconds behind Trudi Hawksworth, who had a disappointing race against Kirsty Reid, due to illness. Gill put up her usual gutsy performance to take 3rd in the Masters in 38:42. Hayley Powell and Teresa Clixby-Smith had their usual close race, but both would have been disappointed with their times.One of the races of the day followed between Sue Regan-Watts and Becky Ciel. This was only settled on the weight carry when Sue put the weights down by mistake, thinking she had finished, when she had 2 more studio lenghts to complete. Sue took first in the masters with a superb time of 33:08. Becky, who has been in a rich vein of from, took 2nd place in an excellent 32:59. The winner of the Open was the very impressive Kirsty Reid in 32:40. Kirsty doesn't appreciate how good she really is and will be the one they all have to beat if they want to win the first Grand Prix title.
32 men took part in the Ironman, 19 being Masters or Veterans.In the 4th race, ex-Dragons General Manager, Mel Brooke, set by far the fastest time of 34:57 which ultimately gave him an excellent 8th place in the Masters. Alan Storrow was only 4 seconds behind him in the next race. Race 7 provided a surprise 3rd place for newcomer Shane Fisher from Bristol in an excellent time of 34:40. Martin Carter from One on One at Evesham was only 7 seconds behind Shan's time in the next race. One of the best performance of the day came from Veteran Gary Nicholls in the next race with a superb time of 33:56, which would have given him 3rd in the Open! Gary just seems to get better with age and desrevedly won the Best Performance award by a male competitor. Another of the closest races followed this with Life of Leisure's Mark Ruff beating Farouk Vawda by a mere 3 seconds. There was a good time of 32:25 from the consistent Nelson Anderson, but Phil Piggott was flying behind him to clinch a superb 2nd place in the masters in 30:49. Phil, one of the originals, who used to organise the famous Tropicana event has certainly brought some much needed passion and colour to the sport. Andy Lett had a titanic tussle against Steve Oxlade, with Steve securing 3rd place in the Masters in 31:36 by a margin of 29 seconds. Two of the favourites, Steve Watts and Gary Nicholas had a battle royal in their race, but their final times were disappointing and they finished outside the medals. There was plenty of speculation as to whether Life of Leisure's Sam Orgee could repeat his Gorton performance and he answered that speculation in a positive manner by leaving Roscoe Nash in his wake in a time of 28:30 which would have beaten Micky White last year. Two unanswered questions remained! Could Kirk wipe away the memory of last years nightmare and how quick could the greatest competitor that this fantastic sport has known go down what was for him untried territory. Not surprisingly, both were answered very positively, with Kirk winning Masters in a superb time of 29:19 and Hywel winning the Open in an unbelievable time of 26:35. A fantastic finale to a great days racing and the crowd loved every minute of it. Onwards to Calso and no doubt another top class event.'
February 10th
Not long to go until the Chilly Duathlon & the EAS 10k folks. And the Hot News is that Heart Beat Events will be providing chip timing on the day. Not only does that mean accurate times and splits for all, but everyone will be able to view their times and placings on a large projector screen, immediately upon crossing the finish line.February 9th
Fancy a holiday to remember this July while you get fitter than ever on your bike too? A week of top level cycling in France, with Oli Mott and the Trybike gang, plus the once in a lifetime opportunity to watch the Tour de France ride by. That got your attention...? Click here for more details!
February 6th
Line-up for this weekend's X-Fit Iron Man is now available by clicking here.
He's back folks! First X-Training race since July '06. Reckon he'll be rusty....?.... No chance!
News from Calso and the X-Training Grand Prix folks:
January 29th
Hywel Davies is making an X-training comeback at the X-Fit Ironman next month and planning to do the double with the Calso Lucky 7s in March too. In addition to this, he's training for the Iron Man UK Triathlon in the summer. A tough combination....
Meanwhile Darren Robson has returned to winning ways in Dubai, beating Will Kelly and Hassan Sayed in the first X-Fit event of the year out there.
This year's British Rowathlon Series will include some exciting new races and developments, with details coming here soon. The event will also include a Concept 2 Row Grand Prix and other events too (5k run, 1 mile run, cycle race, etc). Check out the BTA Website for more details in the meantime.
January 28th
World Gym Challenge continues to grow as a website and database, with a wealth of information, reports, photographs and splits available for viewing. There's an X-Fit challenge to enter too and it's free to become a member at present for a limited time, so contact Sean Blyth if you'd like more details.
January 12th
Fitness TV star Lee Rankin has laid down the first challenge of the year to anyone out there who wants to take him on.
He's intending to post the fastest combined time for both races at the Chilly Duathlon & DB 10k on March 4th.
Hywel Davies might have something to say about that.....
We might well offer a prize!
January 11th
Anyone out there thinking of doing their first X-Fit event in 2007...? There's no better time to get into the sport, with the all-new Grand Prix in conjunction with Calso Fitness, Netfit's Roscoe Nash beavering away on exercise form guidelines, World Gym Challenge up and running, DB Max running international competitions and of course the UKXTA working hard to take the sport to greater and greater heights.
So if you like the sound of it and want to know what it's like to get involved, check out the report below from X-Fit newcomer Rebecca Robert.
"The first time I watched a cross-training event, I was really struck by the intensity of the sport - by its nature, the combination of disciplines means that you have to be a really strong all-rounder - it builds you physically and mentally.
So, I was inspired and for me, the challenge was on…I wanted to give myself a good base to start from and so trained specifically for the Hampshire Sprint course. My enthusiasm meant that I was really dedicated and trained at least five times a week (mostly with my training buddy Emily and with some great expert advice from Steve Dowse). However, whilst out in Dubai to watch the DB Max ‘Best of the Best’ International, I was convinced by the three Steves (Dowse, Watts and Oxlade) and Will Whitmore to enter the Novice. I was so nervous on the day of the race, because no matter how many races you have watched you still worry about what might happen in your race… would I get my foot stuck in the rowing machine or would I fall off the treadmill? Would I even finish the course? But I am really pleased to say that the training paid off for both Dubai & Hampshire and taking first place in both was a very proud moment.
In hindsight, there was no need for any nervousness at all - the best thing about cross training is the atmosphere which can only be described as a welcoming, warm & supportive community. Everyone involved in the sport is really encouraging, both when you’re on the course and also in the bar afterwards! Although it is a competitive sport, everyone I have encountered is keen to share tips about training and general ways to improve. It is really inspiring to watch the Open and Masters races and the high standards that each individual sets for themselves.
So to inspire all you ‘would-be’ cross-trainers out there, I would say give it a go, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain, both physically and mentally! Good luck to you!"
January 10th
There's only one real head judge who lays the law down in X-Fit and causes athletes to lose sleep the night before an event. He's stopped the likes of Hywel Davies, Cassius Frankson, Will Whitmore and Darren Robson in their tracks, docking reps that don't meet the standards, no matter how big the race is.
Well the bad news for X-Fit athletes is, that when big Tom Whitmore retires, there'll be a new even bigger man to take his place. Sebastian Whitmore was born at 11am today, weighing in at 10lb 4oz. First thing he did was look for food, so he already understands the importance of post-workout energy replacement.
DB Max sends congratulations to the family and a huge well done to Verity Whitmore, and we'll let you know when Seb completes his first press-up (straight arms at the top of course).
January 8th
Just to let you know folks. There was a slight problem with the online entry set-up for the Chilly Duathlon, so that fees were being added to the total for non BTA members. Apologies for this, but it has now been corrected and anyone who paid the fee with their entry will be refunded.
January 2nd
All the details and entry info for the Chilly Duathlon & DB 10k are now available here.
January 1st 2007
Happy New Year from DB Max!
Here's wishing you all a successful year in X-Fit, Duathlon, Rowathlon, Triathlon and all our Multisport events!
December 29th
X-Training has a new top draw website folks. Check out www.worldgymchallenge.com for competition results, reports and also times and splits analysis.
December 20th
Merry Christmas to all our website users from DB Max.
December 13th
Last chance to get your photos of the Chilly Duathlon & DB 10k folks. Click here to view them - you will never see a Duathlete Gorilla again,,,
December 9th
All the results from the big race in Hampshire last Saturday are now available here.
DB Max also participated in a charity mega-rowathlon this week at Wormwood Scrubs Prison. Inmates, staff and visitors rowed 16.5k, cycled 32k and ran 14k in teams of three (total 49.5k row, 96k bike, 42k run). Full results coming soon.
December 4th
Looking forward to next year there's details of the X-Fit Ironman 2007 on Saturday 10th February available here.
December 3rd
A superb day of racing at the Hamps National X-Fit on Saturday. Becky Ceil was back to her best to win the Female Open and Will Whitmore finished first in the Male Open. Sylburn Miller won the Male Masters with the second fastest time of the day and Sue Regan won the Female Masters. Rebecca Robert's X-Fit induction continued as she followed up on her novice win in Dubai with the sprint win in Hampshire. Intermediate results and splits coming soon.
Highlight of the day was the appearance of some new blood in the sport in the form of a group of 16 year old lads who showed excellent early promise. We look forward to seeing more of the 'Itchin Eagles'.
November 29th
Full results for the Chilly Duathlon and DB 10k are now available here.
November 28th
Good news for Saturday is that the party after the Hampshire event is now free to all those competing in the day. Black-tie is optional but dress should be smart. No Elvis suits!
November 27th
The line-up for Saturday's X-fit event in Hampshire is now available by clicking here.
And the traditional end of year X-trainer's party will be a black-tie do with disco and buffet and if anything like last year, a real christmas cracker. At £20 a head it's a bargain to boot.
November 26th
Well the Chilly Duathlon wasn't too Chilly as it turned out yesterday and by the time the DB 10k kicked off, the sun was out at the Castle Combe circuit. That hadn't looked very likely first thing with torrential rain sweeping the country and unfortunately causing a few traffic problems on the M25 and the M4. With competitors travelling from Cardiff, Llanelli, Swansea, Devon, Luton and Bromley this caused a few concerns but with both race starts delayed by 25 minutes, all but two of the 10k runners and one of the duathletes made it to the line.
There were a few odd sights during the day's proceedings, including a gorilla on a bike (with helmet) and a heap of athletes taking a hot bath together outside in November.
There's some details below of category and overall winners, with full provisional results available by clicking 10k or duathlon.
And don't forget the DB Max Photography Service where you'll be able to view all the race shots, as well as presentation photos and 'dutchtub' shots in coming days.
| DB Max Chilly Duathlon & DB 10k | |||
| Category | Finish Place | Name | Time |
| The DB 10k | |||
| Overall Male | 1st | Gary Hughes | 33:23 |
| 2nd | Dave Roper | 33:49 | |
| 3rd | Lee Rankin | 33:51 | |
| Overall Female | 1st | Anna Cornelius | 40:18 |
| 2nd | Aileen Brown | 41:54 | |
| 3rd | Dawn Scriven | 42:22 | |
| Category Winners (outside top 3 overall) | |||
| M 30-39 | 1st | Hywel Davies | 34:35 |
| M 40-49 | 1st | Paul Thomas | 35:49 |
| M 50+ | 1st | Geoffrey Doyle | 40:03 |
| F 30-39 | 1st | Charlotte Arnold | 42:34 |
| F 40 - 49 | 1st | Sue Macgregor | 42:47 |
| F 50+ | 1st | Linda Fisher | 49:16 |
| The Chilly | |||
| Overall Male | 1st | Oli Mott | 44:19 |
| 2nd | Hywel Davies | 45:16 | |
| 3rd | Tom Room | 45:31 | |
| Overall Female | 1st | Michelle Parsons | 51:00 |
| 2nd | Jayne Parker | 53:40 | |
| 3rd | Victoria Webb | 53:57 | |
| Category Winners (outside top 3 overall) | |||
| M 16-17 | 1st | Junior Heffernan | 46:24 |
| M 30-39 | 1st | Matt Cook | 46:33 |
| M 40-49 | 1st | Peter Cusick | 48:18 |
| M 50-59 | 1st | David Koss | 46:52 |
| M60+ | 1st | Robert Burton | 59:26 |
| F 30-39 | 1st | Su Wilmot | 55:13 |
| F 40+ | 1st | Michelle McCallum | 55:52 |
November 25th
Wow! What a day at Le Meridien Dubai! The 'Best of the Best' International 2006 on Friday 24th November, saw athletes, from France, England, Wales, Syria, Pakistan, South Africa, Iceland, Holland and the UAE, competing for the titles of International X-Fit Champion.
A superb day's racing, saw Team GB take the honours in the individual events with both Jacqui Macquisten and Will Whitmore winning the Female and Male Open events and overall titles. Team Dubai, lead by the X-Fit legend Darren Robson and top fitness guru Ali Sayed, won the team event, beating Team GB and Team Iceland in the process.
Full results, report and photos coming this week.
November 20th
DB Max welcome Clinique and EAS Dubai on board for 'Best of the Best' Open 2006.
Just 5 days to go to race day. Who's going to be the fittest - England, Iceland or UAE....? You'll see it all here first!
November 19th
Stuart Leng chaired a meeting of all the XT competition organisers from around the UK today and it proved very constructive indeed. Manchester, London, Chippenham, Rugby, Worcester, Trowbridge and Kent were all represented and there's some great news coming soon about X-Fit events for 2007. Watch this space!
November 18th
If
you're hoping it doesn't rain at the Chilly Duathlon,
spare a thought for Richard Harris. He'll be
racing in a full
gorilla
suit.......
Richard
is doing a series of events in aid of Oxfam,
Richard's
training and preparation has included completing 10k
November 13th
Keen to see who's racing the Chilly? Su Wilmot, Michelle Parsons, Carol Powel, Hywel Davies, David Koss, Lee Rankin. Just a few of the big names entered so far. Check out the latest line-up by clicking here.
This entry list will be updated regularly until the closing date so look out for news and updates on the day here.
November 11th
Iceland, the UK and the UAE will all be contesting the 'Best of the Best' in Dubai on the 24th November.
Three lanes of the gruelling X-Fit course will be set up in the beautiful grounds of Le Meridien Dubai, surrounded by pool and palm trees.
Most eagerly awaited race of the day is the head-to-head battle between UK Number 1, Jacqui Macquisten and Iceland Ultra-Fit Champion, Kristjana Gunnarsdóttir.
Not long to go folks! Keep watching this space!
November 9th
A
superb day on Pen Y Fan in memory of our great friend Phil McConnell on
Saturday. All the runners made it to the summit of the first peak and a reading
followed before continuing to peaks 2, 3 and 4.
The memorial run will be an annual event for runners, walkers and joggers so put Saturday November 3rd 2007 in the diary.
Sean Blyth took some photos of the event and his report is available here.
October 31st
Happy Halloween folks!
Anyone taking part in the Chilly Duathlon and the DB 10k can now check if they're registered.
Access via the link at the Chilly and enter your name to see if you're entry has been registered.
October 25th
2006 will be ending with a bang in the X-Fit world with two events just one week apart. The 'Best of the Best' Open kicks off on November 24th, followed by the Hampshire Fire X-Fit (check the updated details) on December 2nd. And despite one event being in Dubai and the other being in Southampton, there's already athletes signed up to both!
And elsewhere there's the Chilly Duathlon on November 26th. Anyone going for the hat-trick on these three events will be able to eat hundreds of mince pies at Xmas...!
October 23rd
Well done to Andy Lett and Jacqui Macquisten who won the Health Club Games finals on Saturday. Sounds like Andy had been doing a spot of plank training. He maintained the position for 26 minutes! Full results available soon here.
And well done to Dave Koss who won his category and finished fourth overall at the Thruxton Mass Attack Duathlon on Sunday. Looks like he could be hard to beat at the Chilly. Full results can be viewed here.
October 22nd
Hywel Davies competed in the Kona Hawaii Iron Man this weekend and finished the course in 9 hours 44 minutes as the fourth Brit home. His results are below and you can see the full listings here. Well done Hywel!
| Pos | Time | Name | Country | Cat | 2.4 mi Swim | Tr1 | 112 mi Bike | Tr2 | 26.2 mi Run |
| 231 | 09:44:10 | Hywel Davies | GBR | M30-34 | 1:13:41 | 3:20 | 5:03:38 | 3:13 | 3:20:20 |
October 14th
Next month sees the first anniversary of the death of Phil McConnell, a great friend to many and a keen X-trainer and multisport athlete.
DB Max and friends will be marking the anniversary by following Hywel Davies up Pen Y Fan in Wales (and trying to keep him in sight), just like Phil did a couple of years back.
All those who knew Phil are welcome and although it's a tough run, it's just about having a go.
More details available here.
October 13th
Not
long to go now until the Health
Club Games finals. They take place at Next Generation in Hatfield
on October 21st. Promises to be a superb event and we hear that the
current UKXTA Champ, Cassius Frankson is the man to beat.
If you're looking for a late entry email info@thefixuk.com or visit www.healthclubgames.com
October 4th
The 'Best of the Best' is back with a vengeance X-Fit fans. DB Max have joined up with Le Meridien Hotel in Dubai and on November 24th 2006, competitors from the UK and the UAE will be going head-to-head on the course made famous by Transworld Sport. This year's event will be an Open competition and there's an Intermediate category too.
All the details are available at BoB 2006.
October 2nd
Ahem.... anyone who read yesterday's 'Hot News' announcement (below) might need to read it again in it's corrected form...
The final 2006 series rankings are now available at the Rowathlon page along with the Marlow results.
A huge well done and thank you to everyone who competed in this year's series and we'd just like to say a massive, massive congratulations to David Koss. Having spoken to a number of younger male competitors over the last few weeks, we know that Dave's performances are a real inspiration to many.
So that's it for the Concept 2 British Rowathlon Series 2006 folks. We really hope you enjoyed it. DB Max will be bringing you a new and improved series next year, so please watch this space for details. If you'd like to submit comments and suggestions for the 2007 series, or feedback on the 2006 series, please email us here.
And if you finished in the top three in your category this year, we're offering you a free entry to the Chilly Duathlon on November 26th, where the series presentation will be held. We'd love to see you there!
October 1st
Well it was pretty darn wet and windy at Marlow today but that didn't stop over 400 competitors completing the course.
And it seems rowathlon is not a sport dominated by the young. Fastest girl home was F40 competitor Michelle Parsons and fastest man home was M50 competitor David Koss. Awesome stuff!
Full results will be available as soon as we get them, along with the British Rowathlon Series 2006 rankings.
However, we can confirm that this year's overall series winning female is Su Wilmot with a maximum possible score of three overall wins. Congratulations Su.
And the male winner.... well it's David Koss. Yep, he scored a maximum possible three overall wins and despite Paul Holdaway's awesome form, David beat him for the overall title. Massive congratulations! Fantastic to have a 51 year old showing the younger guys how it's done.
September 28th
Results from Thruxton and the provisional rankings after four events now available at Rowathlon.
Please email us with any problems or errors.
September 27th
Provisional results for Round 4 of the British Rowathlon Series 2006 available from the event organisers now at Thruxton Row Tri Results.
September 26th
Round 5 and the final round of the British Rowathlon Series 2006 kicks off this coming weekend with the Marlow Rowers' Revenge.
Competitor and entry info is now available at the Rowathlon page.
September 25th
Results from the Gorton Grueller X-Training Challenge now available here.
September 25th
The Thruxton Rowathlon took place yesterday in weather conditions far better than those predicted. Su Wilmot continued her fine maiden season with another overall victory and M50s competitor David Koss, took the overall male title with a superb sub 60 minute time.
Full results will be published on this site once we have them from the organisers and the rankings will be updated too.
Just Marlow to go in this year's series folks! Unfortunately entries are now closed for this event but if you are one of the 475 competitors taking part, we'll see you there!
September 24th
There's a new name on the X-Fit circuit folks. Sam Orgee won the Gorton Grueller in his first ever competition on Saturday, an amazing achievement and one we're sure hasn't been done before. We hear that Sam is a semi-professional rugby player and was discovered by X-Training veteran Stuart Leng. Congratulations to Sam and to Gary Nicholas who took second place and to Kirsty Wright who won the female event.
Full results and news coming soon. There's still a couple more X-Fit comps planned for 2006. The Hampshire Event of course and an old favourite returns on November 24th in Dubai. Stay fit and watch this pace.
September 20th
Details for Round 4 in the British Rowathlon Series 2006 available here. Get ready for Thruxton folks!
September 19th
DB Max is looking for contestants to enter a female fitness challenge run by EAS. If you think you're fit and fancy competing against teams of girls from around the globe, check out the link below and email us at enquiries@dbmax.co.uk.
September 15th
The Big 50,000!
That's how many unique visitors we've had to the DB Max website folks. That's 10,000 since February and a current average of around 170 per day.
Big thanks to all our readers and keep logging on. We'll continue to advertise events, bring you the gossip and pictures from the X-Training & Rowathlon world, update you with the news and results from races and also fill you in on the progress of our two XT and multisport legends Hywel Davies and Michelle Parsons.
And there's a big XT event to tell you about right now. The Hampshire National XT Challenge is one of the highlights of the Fitness Comp calendar and is all set to be staged again this year on December 2nd. It's a fantastic event, run by a couple of the sport's finest, Ty Whitlock and Marc Carson and their team down in Southampton.
Last year was attended by all the top competitors in the sport and included possibly the best post-event party ever seen. There's also a team event which was a cracker last year - there's simply no better way to finish your year!
Previous winners include Adam Horder, Will Whitmore, Rob Volpe and Jacqui Macquisten and with a healthy group of talent in the sport at present, there could be some new names on the cups in 2006. Who will finish the year as Britain's Fittest Man and Woman?
Wanna be part of it...? Email Ty Whitlock now or click here for more info.
September 15th
Series Rankings so far now available here. Still time to catch those in the lead.......
September 14th
The Reading Rowathlon 'Day of Sport', event 3 in the 2006 British Rowathlon Series has been and gone folks, so it's time to look at the prize winners and the current Series Rankings.
We had 6 flight vouchers up for grabs again as category prizes in the Rowathlon event, as well as the awesome overall prizes from POWERbreathe and EAS. The presentations will be at Thruxton for those people going and all the winners from Reading can be viewed below. The rankings will follow shortly.
| Reading Rowathlon | ||||
| Category | Finish Place | Name | Time | Prize |
| M 20 - 29 | 1st
& Overall 1st |
Paul Holdaway | 00:28:36 | Flight Voucher |
| 2nd
& Overall 2nd |
James Stephenson | 00:28:57 | Bottle of Wine | |
| 3rd | Rich Blagrove | 00:30:16 | Bottle of Wine | |
| M30 - 39 | 1st
& Overall 3rd |
Peter Harrison | 00:29:54 | Flight Voucher |
| 2nd | Will Whitmore | 00:30:06 | (Staff) | |
| 3rd | Nick Sheppard | 00:31:04 | Bottle of Wine | |
| M 40 - 49 | 1st | Marius Kwint | 00:30:19 | Flight Voucher |
| 2nd | Daren Haseldine | 00:31:22 | Bottle of Wine | |
| 3rd | Richard Powell | 00:32:23 | Bottle of Wine | |
| M 50 - 59 | 1st | Lee Holdaway | 00:32:28 | Flight Voucher |
| 2nd | Peter Smith | 00:34:02 | Bottle of Wine | |
| M 60 - 69 | 1st | Richard Lake | 00:37:26 | Bottle of Wine |
| F 20 - 29 | 1st | Zoe Lilly | 00:35:48 | Bottle of Wine |
| F 30 - 39 | 1st
& Overall 1st |
Su Wilmot | 00:33:40 | Flight Voucher |
| 2nd
& Overall 3rd |
Carol Powell | 00:35:20 | Bottle of Wine | |
| 3rd | Philippa Armitage | 00:39:03 | Bottle of Wine | |
| F 40 - 49 | 1st
& Overall 2nd |
Cathy Johnson | 00:34:31 | Flight Voucher |
| 2nd | Sara Bartlett | 00:38:33 | Bottle of Wine | |
| 3rd | Lisa Adams | 00:38:51 | Bottle of Wine | |
| Reading Rowathlon 2.5k Row | ||||
| Category | Finish Place | Name | Time | Prize |
| Open Male | 1st | Graham Benton (M30) |
07:31.1
New 30-39 British Record |
Flight Voucher |
| 2nd | Pete Marston (M20) | 08:04.5 | Bottle of Wine | |
| 3rd | Nick Gittings (M30) | 08:13.2 | Bottle of Wine | |
| Open Female | 1st | Jo Lyons (F20) | 08:47.1 | EAS Goody Bag |
| 2nd | Susan Young (F40) | 10:10.5 | Bottle of Wine | |
| Super Vets | 1st | Charles Morley (75) | 11:34.7 | EAS Goody Bag |
For full results and splits click here.
September 12th
Results have been updated folks. Possibly the most comprehensive set of scores you'll ever see. Any Statos out there will love them.
Junior Rowathlon, 2.5k Row and 100m to follow.
September 11th
There's some cracking shots from Saturday's race, now available at
Instill PhotographySeptember 11th
What a day! What a race! From the Graham Benton British Record row, to the Junior Rowathlon dead heat, to the Russ Dawkins sprint finish, to the 100m race, to the Su Wilmot & Paul Holdaway victories. There was a whole lot to watch and admire.
Great to have the Leander boys and the World Class Start athletes competing and we hope to see them go head to head again next year. Also great to see James Stephenson, Richard Blagrove and Jo Lyons in action.
Overall results in the Reading Rowathlon were:
| Finish Place | Name | Time |
| 1st | Paul Holdaway | 28:36 |
| 2nd | James Stepenson | 28:56 |
| 3rd | Peter Harrison | 29:53 |
| 1st | Su Wilmot | 33:39 |
| 2nd | Cathy Johnson | 34:31 |
| 3rd | Carol Powell | 35:19 |
The 2.5k Row results and 100m results will be published soon. Early provisional rowathlon results can be viewed by clicking here. If your result isn't there it's coming soon along with all the splits and transitions. If your name is in red, looks like you did an extra lap on the bike..... there were a few over the course of the day and we're bringing in new methods next year to help people avoid this. Watch this space.
Well done to everyone who competed and a big thanks to Concept 2, Trybike.co.uk, EAS, POWERbreathe and everyone who supported the day.
September 5th
Couple of days to go folks and everything's shaping up nicely.
Great races to look forward to in the rowathlon categories, as well as the 2.5k row and other events.
If you're bringing your families, we've got a bouncy castle for the kids and a professional face painter from 12pm until 2pm.
POWERbreathe will have a stand at the venue, providing information and advice on their latest range of inspiratory muscle trainers, with products to buy too.
EAS will be providing goody bags as usual and will have a representative at the event to talk to athletes about sports nutrition and supplements.
Trybike.co.uk will also be there, offering advice on their top range of bikes and cycling equipment.
Hywel Davies, Michelle Parsons and Graham Benton will be joined at the Palmer Park Stadium by rowers from Leander and GB, so it's a great chance for us fitness enthusiasts to mingle with and compete alongside top level athletes.
Finally, without a doubt, the Reading Rowathlon is bringing you the highest quality field of male competitors in a single rowathlon race ever. Forget Marlow, the Smilebuster Champs or any other Row, Bike, Run race you've seen, just check out a select few of the 19 athletes who'll be competing in Wave 6 below.
2pm, do not miss it....!!!
| Name | Category | Info |
| Richard Blagrove | M 20-29 | Leander Rowing Club - Sub 6 min 2k rower & top multi-sport athlete. |
| Graham Benton | M 30-39 |
World Champion C2 Rower 2006 & World Class Start athlete |
| James Stephenson | M 20-29 | GB Row Squad, LWT Row Champion and Triathlon Champion |
| Bradley Whale | M 20-29 | World Class Start athlete and 6 min 2k rower |
| James Waters | M 20-29 | World Class Start athlete and 6 min 2k rower |
| Matt Bartholomew | M 20-29 | Leander Rowing Club - 6 min 2k rower |
| Tom Ing | M 20-29 | Leander Rowing Club - 6 min 2k rower |
| Ed Barry | M 20-29 | Leander Rowing Club - 6 min 2k rower |
| Paul Holdaway | M 20-29 | Rowathlon Champion from CC1 and CC2 |
| George Anderson | M 20-29 | Former 800m Run Champion |
| David Koss | M 50-59 | Top M50 Rowathlete |
| Roscoe Nash | M 30-39 | Former X-Training & Triathlon Champion |
| Anyone missing....? Could just do with Dan Staite and Hywel Davies maybe....... | ||
If you're looking to secure an entry to one of the races at the Reading Rowathlon 'Day of Sport', please enter online ASAP or email Will@dbmax.co.uk or call 0870 420 1 420. Day entries also available but incur £2 charge.
September 5th
Look out for Kevan Jones at the Reading Rowathlon 'Day of Sport' this weekend folks. He's completing the British Rowathlon Series this year to raise raise money for his chosen charity - STEPS (chosen because Kevan and Gillians' 10 year old son Kai was born with a lower limb disability). There's more information and a link in the attached email below.
Good luck Kevan!
>>Dear all
This year my husband has decided to run five races in the British Rowathlon Series - totalling nearly 125km. There's more information on the site (link below) but we'd love your support for a charity that is close to us all in the Jones family.
Steps: helping families with individuals that have lower limb conditions.
Please visit his page and have a laugh at the picture, and then make a contribution.
Feel free to pass this on to others that might be interested in supporting this charity as Kevan has a big target to reach. Thanks in advance.
Visit the webpage at http://www.justgiving.com/KevanJones.
September 3rd
Provisional Wave Times for Rowathlon Series 2006 Round 3 - Reading Rowathlon 'Day of Sport'
| Time | Category or Categories | |
| Row Wave | 10.45am | 2.5k Concept 2 Row |
| Wave 1 | 11.00am | Junior Rowathlon |
| Wave 2 | 11.15am | M 19-29, M 30-39 & F50 |
| Wave 3 | 11.30pm | M 40-49 |
| Presentation | 12.15pm | Prize Presentation for Castle Combe 2 |
| Sprint Wave | 12.45pm | 100m Sprint |
| Wave 4 | 1.30pm | F 20-29, F 30-39 & F 40-49 |
| Wave 5 | 1.45pm | M 50-59 & M 60-69 |
| Wave 6 | 2pm |
Top Seed Male Race |
| Run Wave | 2.45pm | 1 Mile Run |
| Bike Wave | 3pm |
1k Bike Challenge |
| Presentation | 3.30pm |
Prize Presentation for Reading |
| Briefings | 15 minutes prior to allotted race time | |
| Standard Race Distance | 2.5k row, 7k bike, 2.8k run |
September 1st
Only eight days to go folks so what's the news?
Well there's an impressive line-up of appearances with World Champion Concept 2 Rower, Graham Benton, flexing his muscles, as well as Britain's Fittest Man, Hywel Davies and Britain's Fittest Woman, Michelle Parsons coming along.
We've got a bouncy castle and face painting for kids so you can bring your little ones along, great prizes from PowerBREATHE and EAS and of course flights from Concept 2.
Champion Chip will be providing electronic timing for the Triathlons and the 1 Mile Run and you can still enter these or the 2.5k Row and 1k Knock-out Cycle Challenge at Reading Rowathlon.
Wave times for the day will be posted here this evening and we hope to see you there!
August 24th
Due to the success of the female race at Castle Combe 2 and by popular demand, we'll be doing a similar race for the men at Reading. So the top 15-20 seeded male athletes, regardless of age, will all be going in the same wave in the final race of the day.
Will we get M40s & M50s beating the M20s & M30s...? Should produce some exciting battles, just like we saw from the women last time out.
And don't forget there's also a 1 Mile Run Challenge, a Junior Rowathlon (750m row, 6k bike, 800m run), a 2.5k Row Challenge, a 1k (2 lap) Knock-out Cycle Challenge and a 100m Sprint Race to boot. More details and registration options here.
August 23rd
Huge congratulations to Hywel Davies, who finished 9th overall and won his category M30-34 at IronMan UK in an incredible time of 9:13:10. With a 2.4 mile swim of 55:57, a 112 mile bike of 4:59:16 and a 26.2 mile run of 3:13:11, Hywel showed that after just a couple of seasons concentrating on the sport, he is now one of the big boys in IronMan. Full results can be viewed here.
Hywel has now qualified for the 'big one' and will be concentrating all his efforts on training for the Kona Hawaii IronMan.
With his huge range of diverse multi sport talents, Hywel simply must be the all-round fittest man in the world (see what Hywel had already achieved in 2002 here). DB Max would like to hear from anyone who knows of a contender for that title and would like to wish Hywel all the best in his preparations for Kona.
August 18th
So Castle Combe 2 has been and gone for another year and we were treated to some great races in many of the categories. We had 6 flights up for grabs this round and details of the winners are below (M 40 - 49 results to follow).
The flight prizes were awarded to category winners who also achieved fast finish times relative to the age groups above and below them.
Well done to everyone who participated and the prize ceremony will be at Reading on September 9th (including spot prizes for outstanding performances).
To sign up for that awesome event click Reading Rowathlon Day of Sport.
| Castle Combe 2 Rowathlon | ||||
| Category | Finish Place | Name | Time | Prize |
| M 20 - 29 | 1st | Paul Holdaway | 0:55:38 | Flight Voucher |
| Chris Grobler | 1:04:19 | Bottle of Wine | ||
| M30 - 39 | 1st | Ben Lang | 0:54:41 | Flight Voucher |
| 2nd | Richard Wilder | 0:58:45 | Bottle of Wine | |
| 3rd | Peter Harrison | 0:59:20 | Bottle of Wine | |
| M 50 - 59 | 1st | Lee Holdaway | 1:00:05 | Flight Voucher |
| 2nd | Mike Cox | 1:00:48 | (Staff) | |
| 3rd | Richard Vigden | 1:03:15 | Bottle of Wine | |
| M 60 - 69 | 1st | John Wyatt | 1:06:14 | Bottle of Wine |
| 2nd | Richard Lake | 1:10:23 | Bottle of Wine | |
| F 20 - 29 | 1st | Zoe Lilly | 1:09:05 | Bottle of Wine |
| 2nd | Jennifer Forsyth | 1:10:23 | Bottle of Wine | |
| F 30 - 39 | 1st | Tracey Haseldine | 1:04:42 | Flight Voucher |
| 2nd | Su Wilmot | 1:06:59 | Bottle of Wine | |
| 3rd | Elaine Pye | 1:07:47 | Bottle of Wine | |
| F 40 - 49 | 1st | Cathy Johnson | 1:08:01 | Flight Voucher |
| Sara Bartlett | 1:13:18 | Bottle of Wine | ||
August 13th
Great event at Castle Combe 2 today and all the results are available now here.
Thanks and well done to everyone who took part. News on the prize winners coming soon and then it's on to the Reading Rowathlon Day of Sport. That promises to be a top day!
August 10th
Wave Times for Rowathlon Series 2006 Round 2 - Castle Combe August 13th
| Time | Category or Categories | |
| Wave 1 | 11.00am | M 20-29 & M 30-39 (B race) |
| Wave 2 | 11.20am | Junior Race |
| Wave 3 | 11.40am | F 20-29, F 30-39 & F 40-49 |
| Row Wave | 12.00pm | 5k Row Challenge |
| Presentation | 12.50pm | Presentation for Castle Combe 1 |
| Wave 4 | 1.10pm | M 50-59 & M 60-69 (+ M 40-49) |
| Wave 5 | 1.30pm | M 40-49 |
| Wave 6 | 1.50pm | M 20-29 & M 30-39 (A race) |
| Briefings | 15 minutes prior to allotted race time | |
| Race Distance |