Cleveland Triathlon Club 2013 Grand Prix Series Roundup
Several of our members have had a fantastic season, not just locally but also at events such as ironman Frankfurt, ironman Wales and ironman UK.  We also had our own Double Steelman and a lot of you took advantage of this rare opportunity to do the long distance race locally.  With ironman points being doubled this made a big difference to the grand prix table. 
Kath Blakey had a fantastic season, winning a silver medal at the European championships in Turkey back in June.  She followed this up by winning her age group at virtually all the local events that she entered.  Most years that would be sufficient to win the grand prix series, but this year Kay Stokes beat her by just a few points and pushed her into second place in the 50-59 category.  The score that Kay achieved in the Double Steelman made a big difference.  Helen Duncan came third.
Angela Ackerley had her ups and downs during the season including a painful crash in Sunderland, but eventually cruised to a comfortable win in the 40-49 category.  Carol Murray came second and Viv Murphy third.  Katie Simpson came one place better than last year and won the 30-39 age group.  She was followed by newcomers Rebecca Kirton and Angela Gribbon.  In the 60-69 category, newcomer Tricia Bell finished very high up the order in her two qualifying events but this was not enough to beat Sandra Main to the title.
Charlotte Ellis won silver in the paratriathlon in Turkey and also did very well at the QE2 triathlon.  However it was Katie Scott who was the star of the 20-29 category, finishing near the front in all of the eight events she entered.
Paul McGough had the highest score of anyone this year rattling up an impressive 516.5 points which won him the 30-39 category.  Alan Johnston came second with David Peacock third.  Mark Young was the clear winner in the 40-49 age group with a series of very high finishes, followed by Ian Fryett and Richard Kitson.
Tony Main won the 50-59 category with Joe Foley second and Brian Roberts third.  Brian would surely have won this age group if he had completed more events as seen by his impressive third place overall in the Double Steelman.  For once Dick Hatfield did not win the 60-69 age group as he was pipped at the post by new boy Roger Oldroyd.
Junior Chris Milbourne did one better than last year and won this category.  Callum Dack and Chris Home showed potential coming second and third respectively.  Callums brother Josh also did well in the 20-29 age group in his first year with the club, coming second behind ironman Richard Clarke.  Owen Taylor came third.
The final standings for all members can be viewed by clicking here.  Prizes will be awarded to the first three in each age group at the Annual General Meeting.

Thanks to Joe Foley for running the Grand Prix. added 17-10-13