2010

September

Sunday 4th  Early indications are from the Southwater Relays today at the Team Bodyworks xtc Womens Vets A Team won and finished 2nd Womens Team overall. The team of "Ex pro" and Club Coach Sarah Coope, "Life of a Pro" Alison Eaton and "Neo Pro" Gilly Brown romped to an emphatic victory.

Saturday 3rd  Congratulations to new member of Team Bodyworks xtc Simon Underwood at the Big Woody Triathlon taking 4th place overall and 2nd place in his category.

Today Erica Martin finished 17th at the World Duathlon Championships in the 25/29 age category.

Thursday 2nd  Also this weekend on Sunday is the Southwater Relays which incorporates the Sussex Triathlon Relays. Teams of three compete over the 400m lake swim / 18km bike / run 3.8km. Various teams from the Team Bodyworks xtc camp should make for some competitive racing among the club members themselves.

Wednesday 1st  As we move into September the Competitions still come thick and fast. This weekend is the World Duathlon Championships in Edinburgh where  Team Bodyworks xtc Erica Martin will be competing for the GB Age Group Team. Closer to home in the pool the Sussex County Relay Championships take place in Brighton where some of the younger Team Bodyworks xtc athletes will be taking part.

Remember it is possible to order club Hoodies and / or t shirts direct from Ashprint in South Street, Eastbourne.

August

Monday 30th Todd Leckie made a succesful return to racing after breaking his wrist in April. After two years out of racing the Team Bodyworks xtc athlete finished 13th in the ITU Premium Points race in Almere Holland yesterday.

Thursday 26th  This weekend its the turn of the ITU Points race in Almere Holland home to one of the oldest Ironman Triathlons in the World. The Olympic Distance race will see Team Bodyworks xtc athletes Todd Leckie and James Adams making the trip to Holland to compete on Sunday.

Wednesday 25th  Tomorrow night is the latest round of the the BCF Go Ride events at Filching Manor Go Kart Circuit for Under 16 Novice riders down to 8 and 9 year olds. Various events during the evening to give the riders opportunity for different events.

Monday 23rd  The British Paratriathlon Championships took place at Holme Pierrepoint over the weekend. Team Bodyworks xtc represented by Stephen Webb in the T4 category finishing with a Silver Medal in his first event. The T4 category for Women was won by Team Bodyworks xtc coached athlete Faye McClelland following up on her European title from Ireland in July. Congratulations to both on a succesful weekend.

Results in from the Ringmer Childrens Triathlon and now in. Due to the wet grass the event was changed on the day to an Aquathon. Team Bodyworks xtc youngsters were there and performing well. In the 8years category Thomas Naish and Jessica Ashdown came 1st in the Boys and Girls event with team mate Sam Lea taking 7th in the Boys. Moving onto the 9/10 category Harry Stacey was 1st with Edward Rosson Jones in 4th they were joined by brothers Miles and fraser Jamie who were 7th and 12th respectively. In the 9/10 Girls Anya Tamplin was 2nd with Ella Vieweg in 6th. Moving up to the 11/12 Boys Luke Stacey finished 1st with team mate George Crooks Smith in 3rd whilst in the Girls Osho Field was 3rd and Fenella Lea 6th. Last but not least in the Girls 13/14 Evie Rothwell took 1st making it four 1st places in the various categories for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes. Congratulations everyone who took part.

Sunday 22nd  Despite the poor weather there was a great turnout for the Bexhill Triathlon and numerous Team Bodyworks xtc athletes took on the competition and the elements. Congratulations to both Mens and Womens Overall winners Barny Reed and Yvette Grice. Barney also won the 17/19 category whilst Yvette the 30/34. Also in the Mens Patrich Hough 3rd Overall and 1st 14/17, Twiggy Rawbin 6th Overall and 2nd 14/17, Jago Leckie 9th Overall and 3rd 14/17. Also on the Mens side Andrew Eaton 1st in 45/49, Paul Payne 3rd in 35/39, James Ryan 6th in 30/34, Nick Wilson 6th in 45/49, Rob Impey 12th 40/44 and Matt Garmon 18th in 40/44.

On the Womens side supporting Yvette 1st Overall, Gilly Brown 6th and 1st 45/49, Alison Eaton 7th Overall and 2nd in 45/49, Liz King 3rd in 45/49, Suzanne Standen 3rd in 35/39 and Clare Reed 8th in 45/49.

Great to see in two age groups 14/17 Men and 45/49 Women clean sweeps for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes. Congratulations to all those who took part and hopefully havent missed anyone. Apologies in advance if I have.

Friday 20th Also this weekend is the Ringmer Triathlon where some of the young Team Bodyworks xtc athletes will be turning out over the two days of competition.

Wednesday 18th  The Team Bodyworks xtc Roll of Honour has been updated to best of my knowledge. Please let me know if you are aware of any omissions. Just go to Roll of Honour page to view those athletes from the Team who have achieved International and National representation at their particular disciplines.

Anyone requiring a Team Bodyworks xtc club hoody or t shirt can now order direct from Ashprint in South Street.

Tuesday 17th This weekend racing turns local with the Bexhill Sprint Triathlon on Sunday. A big turnout is expected from Team Bodyworks xtc athletes through from the Youths to the older adult athletes and parents. Hopefully some good weather into the mix for a perfect days racing.

Monday 16th The British Biathlete Championships in Salford last week saw brothers Olly and Edward Rosson Jones from Team Bodyworks xtc make the trip to the North West. Edward finished in 5th and Olly 8th in their repsective age groups. In the process Edward gained selection for the World Championships to be held in Dubai in October.

Also this weekend was the South Coast Triathlon held at Seaford. Various events were available and some of the Team Bodyworks xtc adult athletes took the opportunity of a local race. Apologies if I have missed your result it was well hidden ! in the Olympic distance Men Rob Impey completed in a 2.35.51. Whilst in the Mens Sprint event Matt Garman finished in 1.38.24. Meanwhile in the Super Sprint Fun event the Womens race saw Ese Stacey dip her toe in the water (well actually more than her toe) as she finished in a very respectable 56.09.

Sunday 15th  Congratulations to Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) on his selection for the England Swimming Talent Programme following his results at the National Age Group Championships earlier this month.

Friday 13th  Once again many of the Team Bodyworks xtc younger athletes made good use of the Go Cycling racing evening held at Filching Manor Go Kart Circuit. The 650m closed circuit giving a great opportunity locally for the young athletes to improve their cycling skills in a safe environment.

Tuesday 10th  This weekend competition turns to the World Championship Series with the last round before the Grand Final next month. This weekend the competition moves to Kitzbuhel, Austria. Team Bodyworks xtc will be represented by Olly Freeman in the Mens race on Saturday.

Monday 09th  Want to find out more about UK Ironman winner 2010 Yvette Grice then you can now follow her on her website at www.yvettegrice.co.uk

Sunday 08th The second day of competition at London Triathlon saw the Elite Race and the Junior race take place. In the Elite Race Olly Freeman finished in 7th and James "Bitty" Adams in a very creditable 15th clocking up another race under his belt after a lengthy lay off with injury.

In the Junior race the results have yet to be published whether this is due to the wrong course being covered on the bike Im not sure. Unfortunately Barney Reed had a puncture whilst in the lead group. As for Jago Leckie and Nial Lanning the results are currently pending.

In the age group results for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes we will post them as they come in currently Neil Evans produced a 28th out of 506 athletes in his category with a time of 2.24. It wasnt long ago Neil was planning his first Sprint Triathlon !

Elsewhere Team Bodyworks xtc adult athlete Simon Vieweg completed the Outlaw Ironman.

Sunday 08th The London Triathlon Youth Super Sprint Race yesterday produced a strong 3rd place finish for Patrick Hough and team mate Matthew "Twiggy"Rawbin in 4th. The Girls event saw Emily Bignell finish in 11th and Sarah Ingle in 16th.

Friday 06th The Filching Go Ride Novice Bike Race Series for Under 16s kicked off yesterday. With the Filching Manor Go Kart Circuit being used as the closed circuit for the riders to gain valuable experience. The full report can be found if Click here. Some of the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes made the most of the opportunity to have a go at the event which will hopefully get more to go along to the future events coming up.

Monday 2nd Ironman Uk success for Yvette Grice winning the Womens race in Bolton. The Team Bodyworks xtc athlete took the lead on the run with her 3.02 Marathon overhauling the long time leader. The win Yvettes first in a World Series Ironman event also gains her a place on the start line for the Hawaii Ironman on the 9th October. In Hawaii she will be joined by clubmate Sarah Lovelock who won the 25/29 age category also taking a Hawaii Ironman spot for her category and putting behind her the disappointment of just missing out at Ironman France only five weeks ago. This will be the first time that Team Bodyworks xtc has has two qualifiers for Hawaii in the same year

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Yvette Grice Ironman UK Winner 2010

July

Friday 30th  Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) followed up on his 100m Backstroke result earlier in the week with a 6th place in the final of the 200m Backstroke at the National Age Group Swimming Championships in Sheffield. After a heat swim 0f 2.16.73 PB he returned to the pool later in the day to improve his PB again to 2.15.55

Thursday 29th  This weekend attention turns to the UK Ironman in Bolton Lancashire where Team Bodyworks xtc athletes Yvette Grice and Sarah Lovelock will be competing. The event on Sunday hilds a qualification pathway to the World Ironman Championships in Kona, Hawaii held in October.

Wednesday 28th Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) finalled and PB at the National Age Group Swimming Championships in Sheffield. Swimming in the 14 year age group Josh posted a 1.03.04 for the 100m Backstroke finishing 10th in the final.

Monday 26th Team Bodyworks xtc Grace Cook won the 1500m at the Southerns Inter Counties Track Meet for Under 13s at Kingston on Sunday . Her time of 4.50.4 was at the sametime a PB.

Sunday 25th  Matt "Twiggy"Rawbin takes 4th at the British Youth Aqauthon Championships in Hyde Park  yesterday. The Team Bodyworks xtc athlete recovered from a frenetic swim to run through to a strong finish.

Wednesday 21st  This weekend attention turns to London and Hyde Park where the British Junior and Youth Aquathon Championships will take place alongside the World Championship Series Triathlon. The Aquathon is a Swim and Run Juniors 750m + 5km and Youth 400m + 2.5km. Team Bodyworks xtc athletes are making the trip up to compete in the various categories on Saturday. On Sunday Team Bodyworks xtc Olly Freeman will compete in the World Championships Series event which will become the Olympic Triathlon in 2012.

Tuesday 20th At the weekend the Team Bodyworks xtc adult crew were in action with the Worthing Triathlon both Individually and in Relays. Results from the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes were James Ryan (30/34) 5th, Ben Warren (25/29) 12th, Andy Eaton (45/49) 3rd, Paul Payne (35/39) 9th, Steve Head (45/49) 8th, Tamar Coleman (50/54) 2nd and Paul Williams (40/44) 31st. Hopefully havent missed anyone off full results can be found by making a Click here.

British Cycling are running some novice Bike races at Filching Manor Go Kart circuit during August. The events are for various ages and aimed at thos Under 16 years old. Click here to see event poster.

Monday 19th Results for The Hannah Trust Triathlon can be found on The Hannah Trust Triathlon page or just Click here to be redirected.

Sunday 18th  First news from todays Hannah Trust Triathlon was that the event off as a grat success. A great thankyou to race organiser Tony Rawbin and to everyone in the club who helped out in any way leading up to or / and on the day. It was a fanastic Team effort and one I hope everyone was proud of being associated with. The photos from today can be found on The Hannah Trust Triathlon page or by Click here. Results and further news will follow.

Saturday 17th  Although it seems a long way off the Swimming season commences again in September. With many of the younger members new to the Swimming world I have attached a brief file to explain some of the intracies. Worth considering is that entry closing dates to competitions can be between 4/6 weeks minimum before the competition date so they need to be planned well in advance. Over the past 10 years we have produced numerous athletes who have competed at National Championships and made Finals whilst there. Along with this many have made the Regional Championships with varying degrees of success including Golds, Silver and Bronzes. On top of this many of the Team compete or have competed at County Championships. Many of the younger athletes will be able to find opportunities to compete and gain experience that indirectly will help with there Triathlon development on top of an experience of another form of competition.

Click here to read more.

Good luck to all those competing at The Hannah Trust Triathlon tomorrow. Looking forward to a great day. There has been a great deal of hard work that has gone into the event most noticably Tony Rawbin (Race Director) who without his work none of this would have been possible. Thankyou to all those who have offered their services of help for tomorrow.

Friday 16th  Team Bodyworks xtc adult athlete Matt Garman has been busy recently knocking up finishes in the Bexhill Lions Sprint Triathlon in 1hr 32mins  the Windsor Olympic Distance in 2hrs 53mins  and the Newhaven 999 Long (1.2k / 38k / 8k) 2hrs 26mins.

This weekend other events include James Adams competing in Germany in the Triathlon Bundesliga which has a Sprint event.

Thursday 15th Also this weekend on top of The Hannah Trust Childrens Triathlon which is only 4 days away some of the Team Bodyworks xtc Adult crew are competing in the Worthing Olympic Distance Triathlon early Sunday morning.

With The Hannah Trust Triathlon we have received entries from teams both in and out of the region. We have one group we are welcoming all the way from Exeter in Devon.

Wednesday 14th  Team Bodyworks xtc Chairman Stu Wilkinson is playing live at the Big Apple in Eastbourne on Saturday night with his band Shotgun House. Should be hitting the stage between 2115 / 2130.

Tuesday 13th  Only 6 days to go for The Hannah Trust Childrens Triathlon. Hoping for good weather.

Monday 12th Results from the Eton Childrens Races are now posted. The Team Bodyworks xtc athletes taking part registered at 29 starters and 28 finishers with unfortunately Patrick Hough taking a spill on the Bike section.

In the Performance wave ... Boys

13 years  Harrison Rolls King 5th   Luke Howard 10th

14years  Alex West  3rd   Nick Rawbin  6th   Griff Morgan  16th

15years Monty Wilson  (Eastbourne College) 11th

16years  Matthew Rawbin 7th

17years  Jago Leckie  10th

Girls....

13years  Alicia Buck  6th

14years Eve Rothwell 10th

15years  Izzy Cook  6th

16years  Emily Bignell  6th   Sarah Ingle  10th

In the Boys  11/12years...

12years  Luke Stacey 3rd  Niall Cheshire  5th  Olly Rosson Jones  7th   George Crooks Smith  13th

Girls  11/12years...

11years  Jade Buck  9th

12years  Grace Cook 1st  Rosie Canby  14th

Boys 8,9,10years...

8years  Thomas Naish 3rd

9years  Noah Canby  3rd

10years Harry Stacey 10th (sent the wrong way)  Solomon Fitzpatrick

Girls 8/9/10years..,

10years   Rosie Biggis  7th

In th final events of the day we had a few representtaives in the  Fun Triathlon...

Boys 15years  Jacob Canby

Girls 13years  Rebecca Canby 2nd 

Boys 13years    Harvey Fitzpatrick

Click here  to read the full results from the weekends racing.  Well done to everyone. Only 6days to go to The Hannah Trust Triathlon.

 

Sunday 11th                   Tres Amigos before the event....

                                    Tres Amigos after the event.

A full Gallery of the Eton race at the weekend on the Gallery page or Click here

 

Saturday 10th Congratulations to Neil Evans another of the Team Bodyworks xtc  Adults section athletes who finished 2nd at the Newhaven Triathlon last weekend.

Friday 09th  Congratulations to Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Steve Head who returned this week from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

Thursday 08th  Good luck to Dr Gary Brickley who hopes to swim The English Channel in a Relay team either tomorrow or Saturday depending on suitable conditions.

Wednesday 07th  The final start lists  and race information for The Hannah Trust Triathlon on Sunday 18th July are now on site. You can either go to The Hannah Trust Triathlon page or Click here for further details.

More results from the weekend at the British Modern Biathlon Championships held in Liverpool. In their respective categories brothers Olly Rosson Jones and Ed Rosson Jones finished 8th and 9th. Gaby Kent finished 7th and Flora Alessondroni 30th.

Tuesday night the Littlehampton Aquathon saw some of the adult Team Bodyworks xtc athletes making the trip along the coast. Ben Warren came out comfortably on top with a 1st in the Mens race with Paul Paine taking 7th and Colin Goff  11th.

Tuesday 06th  This weekend the Team Bodyworks xtc youngsters are off to Dorney Lake venue for the Olympic Rowing Regatta in 2012 for the next round of the South East Regional Triathlon Series. The open water and closed tarmac circuit offers up some valuable experience for the young athletes.

Entries have now closed for the Team Bodyworks xtc organised "The Hannah Trust Triathlon" on Sunday 18th July. Anyone willing to help out on the day please come forward along with those willing to turn their hand to refreshments.

Congratulations Paul Mildner at the Bournemouth International Triathlon.

Monday 05th  The European Triathlon Championships in Athlone Ireland produced a top ten finish for Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Olly Freeman finishing in 9th.

Sunday 04th  Early results from today show Barney Reed taking 1st place at the Canterbury Sprint Triathlon. This result was matched by team mate Yvette Grice winning the Cowman 1/2 Ironman event in Milton Keynes.

On the track Team Bodyworks xtc Grace Cook won the U13 Girls 1200m in 3.47.0 ( Championship Record) at the Sussex County Track and Field Championships held at the K2, Crawley.

June

Tuesday 29th  On the horizon for the weekend various events for Team Bodyworks xtc athletes with the European hampioships in Athlone Ireland where Olly Freeman will be competing for GB in the Senior Mens race. Closer to home Yvette Grice will toe the line once again at the Cowman Half Ironman in her preparation for the Ironman UK in a few weeks time.

Monday 28th  Sarah Lovelock finished in 5th at Ironman France in Nice yesterday in the 25/29 age group. In a closely fought competition only a couple of minutes covered the third to fifth position. 

Meanwhile Sophie Coleman ran at the Aviva European Championship Athletic Trials in Birmingham. Competing in the 5000m Sophie ran a 17.30.

Sunday 27th  Results from the Newbury Aqauthon on Saturday produced some great results for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes who made the long trip. Starting with the 8 year Boys Thomas Naish took 3rd place with the 9/10 age group producing a 1st for Rosie Boggis in the Girls and Edward Rosson Jones 3rd and Noah Canby 4th in the Boys. Moving up to the 11/12 Girls Grace Cook produced another 1st for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes with Rosie Canby 10th along with Boys Oliver Rosson Jones 3rd.  The 13/14 Girls Alicia Buck 2nd with Rebecca Canby 7th and Griff Morgan 2nd in the Boys. Last but not least the Youth event where Izzy Cook finished 1st and Jacob Canby 6th in the Boys. So overall the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes produced Three 1st, Two 2nds and Three 3rds from the tem of 12 that competed. Well done to everyone.

Thursday 24th  The updated list of confirmed entries for the Hannah Trust Triathlon are now on the link page.

Wednesday 23rd  This weekend the Team Bodyworks xtc youngsters are off to the Newbury Aquathon. The event on Saturday is the next competition in the South East Regional Multi sport series.

Also Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Sarah Lovelock will be competing in Ironman France in Nice on Sunday. In the next round of the World Ironman Series events.

Monday 21st  Ironman UK 70.3  saw Yvette Grice come home in 4th place at the weekend following up from her 6th at Ironman Lanzarote last month.

At the South East Childrens Series Event in Lewes on Sunday afternoon Team Bodyworks xtc were well represented with some great results among the young athletes. From the 8 year old age group where Thomas Naish and Jessica Ashdown came out in top in their respective categories. In the 9/10 age group Harry Stacey won whilst Rosie Boggis was 2nd in th Girls along with Francesca Guldemond 8th. Moving onto the 11/12 years and in the Boys Luke Stacey was 1st with George Crooks Smith 4th with the girls seeing Grace Cook take 1st, Jade Buck 5th, Anja Guldemond 7th and Osho Field 8th. Finally in the 13/14 Boys Nick Rawbin 1st, Alex West 3rd, Harrison Rolls King 4th, Luke Howard 5th, Tyler Capon 6th and Griff Morgan 9th whilst in the Girls 13/14 Alicia Buck made the podium in 3rd with team mate Rebecca Canby in 7th. Congratulations to all those competing with special mention to the 6 Category winners out of a possible 8.

Finally please REMEMBER to always wear your helmet whilst on your bike whether racing or just for fun.

Thursday 17th  Closing date for the The Hannah Trust Triathlon on Sunday 18th July is fast approaching with entries from both within and outside the South East Region coming in. It is one of the few opportunities in the Region for the younger athletes to experience a tarmac traffic free circuit.

Tuesday 15th  This coming weekend competition for the youger athletes is at the Lewes Triathlon which hosts the next round of the South East Regional Series. A strong contingent of Team Bodyworks xtc athletes will hopefully take the opportunity of a short trip to compete !

Also in action at the UK Ironman 70.3 in Wimbleball, Devon will be Yvette Grice fresh  from her Ironman Lanzarote last month. The race at Wimbleball takes in the beautiful but challenging Exmoor countryside.

Monday 14th Olly Freeman finished 13th at the Second Round of the French Grand Prix in Beauvais on Sunday.

Sunday 13th  Congratulations to Josh Pankhurst ( Eastbourne College) and Harry Stacey at the South East Regional Swimming Championships. In the 100m Backstroke Josh took SILVER in the 14 year Boys whilst harry took BRONZE in the 10 year Boys. Also during the day Harry had two 5ths in the 200m IM and 400m Freestyle whilst Josh had a 7th in the 200m IM. So from the two weekends the three Team Bodyworks xtc athletes of Josh, Harry and Luke Stacey managed 1 GOLD, 3 SILVER, 1 BRONZE and  three  5th places  and one 7th place. A great showing from the guys.

Tuesday 8th  Attention turns back to the pool this weekend with the last block of South East Regional Swimming Championships at the K2 centre, Crawley. Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) and Harry Stacey compete for the Team Bodyworks xtc squad.

Also this weekend is Round 2 of the French Grand Prix Triathlon Series in Beuvais where Olly Freeman will compete.

Monday 7th  Results in from the weekend from various events where Team Bodyworks xtc athletes were competing had Olly Freeman taking 13th place at the World Championships Series triathlon in Madrid. A team of athletes from the club competed at the Blenheim Triathlon including Sarah Ingle, Alice Reed, Izzy Cook,Sophie Coleman, Barney Reed, Patrick Hough and Matthew Rawbin . It was Twiggy Rawbin who came up with a top 5 finish in the Youth Super Sprint event. Meanwhile at the Weymouth Sprint Triathlon Niall Laming tok top honours with a Win in the Overall and Junior categories.

Friday 4th  The up to date entry list for The Hannah Trust Triathlon on Sunday 18th July can be found on The Hannah Trust Triathlon page.

Wednesday 2nd  As one weekend finishes at the next one is hot on its heels at this time of the year. Attention turns to Triathlon this weekend with domestic competition at the The Blenheim Triathlon where the Youths, Juniors and Elites have events over the two days of competition. The event forms part of the British Super Series and is also a selection race for the European Junior Championships and Youth Olympics later this summer in Singapore.

Also over the weekend is Round 3 of the World Championship Series in Madrid where Team Bodyworks xtc will be represented by Olly Freeman.

 

May

Monday 31st  A weekend of Swimming saw success for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes. At the South East Regional Championships Harry Stacey took Gold in the 200m Backstroke and Silver in the 100m Freestyle along with 5th in the 200m Freestyle in the 10 year age group. Brother Luke Stacey took Silver in the 11 years 100m Freestyle whilst also hitting a PB in the 200m Freestyle. Meanwhile team mate Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) swimming at Sheffield won the 100m and 200m Backstroke events along with finishing second in the 100m Freestyle in which he missed the NQT by 0.15seconds. Between the three Team mates they managed 9 swims and 9 PBs for the weekend of swimming. A very impressive 100% strike rate.

Thursday 27th  This weekend its the pool that takes centre stage for competition. The South East Regional Age Group Championships held at K2, Crawley over the weekend will see brothers Luke and Harry Stacey in action whilst Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) competes at the City of Sheffield Open Meet.

Tuesday 25th  More results from the weekend. Congratulations to Harrison Rolls King who travelled to The Crystal Palace Triathlon at the weekend finishing in 10th place in his category.

Monday 24th  Congratulations to Grace Cook who went to the top of the National Under 13 Girls 1500m rankings with a 4.51 (PB) at the K2 centre,Crawley.

Results from the Bexhill Lions Triathlon yesterday had some great results from th Team Bodyworks xtc Senior athletes. In the open race Barney Reed was 3rd and 1st Junior, Ben Warren 5th, Paul Payne 12th, Paul Mildner 14th, James Ryan 17th, Steve Head 30th (5th Vet), Neil Evans 49th, Aaron Timms 137th. On the Womens side Emma Richards was 3rd overall with Anaghared Morgan 1st Junior and Bev Morgan 5th Vet. Well done everyone. Apologies if I have missed anyone off the list.

Sunday 23rd  Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Olly Freeman finished 7th today at the first round of the French Grand Prix held in Dunkirk.

Saturday 22nd  Congratulations to Yvette Grice finishing 6th Pro women at the Ironman Lanzarote with a time of 10.22 today. An excellent result for Yvette following her original scuppered plans of competing at Ironman South Africa 5 weeks ago because of the Icelandic volcano.

Thursday 20th  More competition this weekend at various venues Olly Freeman is in Dunkirk for the French Grand Prix on Sunday whilst Sam Hunt is at the Crystal Palace Triathlon. Along with this a number of the Team Bodywotks xtc athletes will be competing at the Bexhill Triathlon put on by the Lions Club.

Wednesday 19th  Those from Team Bodyworks xtc who are in search of club hoodies and t shirts they can now be purchased direct from Ashprint in South Street, Eastbourne or by contacting them on roo@ashprint.co.uk 

Tuesday 18th  This weekend is Ironman Lanzarote where Yvette Grice will be looking to compete after having to miss Ironman South Africa a few weeks ago due to the Volcano disruptions. Fortunately this week she was one of the last flights to get out of Gatwick before the disruptions began again.

Monday 17th  Congratulations to Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Sarah Lovelock on her win yesterday at the Marshman. Also Niall Lanning who took 2nd place at the Osprey Triathlon.

Sunday 16th  Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Oliver Rosson Jones took a Silver at the IAPS Swimming Championships held at Crawley yesterday. In the process Olly took a PB of 30.80 for the 50m Freestyle event for the Year 6 Boys.

Tuesday 11th  Team Bodyworks xtc athletes also competed in the Regional Round of the Pentathlon Tri and Bi at the weekend. All three athletes Flora Alessondroni along with Oliver and Edward Rosson Jones all Qualified for their respective National events  to be held in Liverpool on July 4th. Flora managed 4th place in the Tri and 7th place in the Bi event. Whilst Olly came 3rd and Edward 4th in their respective Bi events.

Monday 10th  Team Bodyworks xtc had a strong group of athletes make the trip to Winchester over the weekend. Once again a great blend of new and more experinced young atletes took part in the first Triathlon of the season. Despite some very poor organization the athletes coped well on a fresh day. Those who represented the Team were 8 years age group Thomas Naish and Jessica Ashdown. 9/10 years Rosie Boggis, Solomon Fitzpatrick, Noah Canby and Ella Vieweg. 11/12 years Grace Cook, Jade Buck, Rosy Canby, Ed Crusheil, Niall Cheshire and George Crooks Smith. 13/14 years Alicia Buck, Luke Howard, Harrison Rolls King, Alex West, Nick Rawbin and Harvey Fitzpatrick. 15/16 years Jacob Canby, Emily Bignell, Sarah Ingle and Beth Fitzpatrick.

As for the results unfortunately that isnt as quite straightforward but I believe there were Wins for Grace Cook and Nick Rawbin along with 2nd places for Noah Canby, Emily Bignell, Alex West, Thomas Naish and Niall Cheshire. Whilst there was a 3rd place for Sarah Ingle.

  •                                                         Rosie Boggis

  •                                                        Ella Vieweg

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    Sunday 9th  Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Yvette Grice took 3rd place at the Grendon Sprint Triathlon. Yvette having had to miss Ironman South Africa last month due to the volcano in Iceland has now refocussed on Ironman Lanzarote  coming up soon and interestingly enough based on a volcanic island.

    Saturday 8th  Olly Freeman finished 16th on his return to World Championships Series Competition after the best part of twelve months away from the Series.

    Also at Crawley Eve Rothwell took a 2nd place in the Grirls Under 13 1500m at the Sussex County Track Championships.

    Wednesday 5th This weekend Triathlon attention turns to Team Bodyworks xtc athletes in differing parts of the globe. Olly Freeman returns to the World Championships Series events with Round 2 of the 2010 series in Seoul, South Korea. Whilst closer to home a strong group of the younger athletes will make the journey to Winchester to the South East Regional Series Triathlon there on Sunday. Again a squad of those experienced young athletes and newcomers alike compete across the various age groups.

    Monday 03rd  Congratulations to Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Sophie Coleman who finished 4th at the European Under 23 Duathlon Championships in Nancy, France. Representing Great Britain for the first time in the Senior ranks.

     

    April

    Tuesday 27th  This weekend is the European Duathlon Championships which this year are being held in Nancy, France. Team Bodyworks xtc will be represented by Sophie Coleman the current World Junior Duathlon Champion who this year steps up to the Under 23 ranks for the first time. The Womens Unde 23 event is scheduled for Saturday.

    Monday 26th  Over the weekend Team Bodyworks xtc Yvette Grice won the Angmering 10km after searching high and low for an event. This after her trip to Ironman South Africa had to be called off due to the volcaic eruptions in Iceland causing delays to outward bound flights over the period of Yvettes planned travel.

    Saturday 24th  Early results from the Hamble Aquathon today in Southampton wher the sun shone brightly show a successful day for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes in the first event of the South East Regional Multi Sport Series. Category winners were Thomas Naish (Boys 8years), Harry Stacey (Boys 9/10) Luke Stacey (Boys 11/12) Nick Rawbin (Boys 13/14) and Grace Cook (Girls 11/12). Alongside this were numerous Medal winners whose results will follow shortly. Overall the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes won the Team trophy overall. So well done to all those who made the trip. Great to see plenty of new faces turning out with the more experinced campaigners.

     

    Many of the Team Bodyworks xtc winning Team from the Hamble Aquathon.

                                           Can you name the mystery athlete ?

    Monday 19th  This weekend fortunately for some there is no flying involved so a young squad of the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes will be making the trip to Southampton for the Hamble Aquathon as part of the South East Region Multi sport Series 2010. Unfortunately at the sametime it looks as though Yvette Grice is not going to be able to make her trip to South Africa for the Ironman next weekend with the current flight disruptions.

    Sunday  18th  The results for the Easter Aquathon are now on the easter Aquathon page. Apologies for the delay it was all down to my fault and forgetfulness ! Click here to go direct to results.

    Saturday 17th The new Team Bodyworks xtc DVD has now gone on sale due to popular demand. Anyone interested in a copy can speak to Linda Ingle on either a Tuesday evening or Sunday morning when she can usually be caught at the club sessions. The cost is £10.00 per copy.

    Wednesday 14th  Many thanks for all the positive feedback on the Aquathon on Sunday. Good to hear so many had an enjoyable time.

     Monday 12th   A big thankyou for all those who were associated with the Team Bodyworks xtc Easter Aquathon yesterday. Whether it was as a competitor, helper or spectator it was good to see your support for the event. A big thankyou to Sarah C for her organization leading up to and  on the day of the event. Also thanks to Martin and Linda for the new Team Bodyworks xtc DVD which now has archived material in its depths. It also shows some of the fantastic achievements along the way, some faces that are gone but not forgotten and others that are still growing through the ranks.

       Last minute tactics before the tots event.

    A full set of photos are now up on the Gallery page from the event. See if you can spot yourself ?

    Thursday 8th  The France Bike trip for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes went well yesterday with 23 riders making the trip from Dover to Calais on the Ferry for a days cycling on the Continent. Many thanks to Sarah C and Nick R for their organization of the event both on the travel agency side and route master along with H&S officer Stu W.

    Wednesday 7th The entries for the Team Bodyworks xtc Aquathon are filling up fast for this Sunday. With good weather expected it should make for a great morning. The Fun event has attracted both newcomers and established athletes across the age ranges with the added attraction of potential Easter eggs ! Anyone willing to give a hand on Sunday with some time keeping / lap counting and or marshalling please come along from 8.30am for race registration and see Sarah or Stuart.

    Tuesday 6th This Saturday is the next Team Bodyworks xtc Adult Academy with the season drawing close then the sessions will reflect this with oppotunities to look at transitions included in the afternoon.

    March

    Monday 29th  The National Duathlon Championships had success at the weekend for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes with pick of the crop Patrick Hough with a BRONZE in the Youth Boys and Sophie Coleman a 4th place in the Senior womens and also a GOLD in the Under 23 Womens. Along with this Matthew Rawbin was 5th in the Youth Boys and Barney Reed 8th in the Junior Men. This provided the third weekend in a row where Team Bodyworks xtc athletes had reached the podium in separate sport National Championships with different athletes the disciplines being Cross Country, Biathlon and Duathlon.

    Tuesday 23rd  Attention turns this weekend to the National Duathlon Championships which are being held once again in the Midlands. This week Team Bodyworks xtc athletes will be taking part in the Youth, Junior and Under 23 Championship events.

    Additionally today it is the birthday or Dr Lurpack !

    Monday 22nd  Further results from the Biathlon National Championships at the weekend were Emily Bignell 5th in the Year 11 Girls and Grace Cook 6th in the Year 7 Girls Championships respectively.

    Sunday 21st  Early results from the MPAGB National Biathlon Championships have some great finishes for Team Bodyworks xtc athletes. In the Year 6 Boys Oliver Rosson Jones takes a SILVER MEDAL whilst in the Year 9 Boys Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) takes a BRONZE. Josh also combines with team mate Billy Reeves (Eastbourne College) and one other team mate to take the team GOLD for Eastbourne College. More results to follow. A great start to the season for the Team Bodyworks xtc young athletes at two separate NAtional Championships on successive weekends covering Cross Country and Biathlon.

    March 19th  Remember if interested to download entry for the Easter Aquathon. Entries are filling up fast.

    March 17th  This weekend the events continue to roll on with the attention turning to the MPAGB National Biathlon Championships for the young Team Bodyworks xtc athletes. A strong contingent will make the journey up to Crystal Palace on Sunday for the Championships.The athletes compete for their individual schools and colleges in School year age bands where depending on age they will compete over a 50m swim and 500m run or 100m swim and 1000m run. From their performances the times are converted to points which added together for the swim and run decides the overall placing. Good luck to everyone at the weekend.

    March 16th  Further results from the National Intercounties Cross Country at the weekend showed that on top of Grace Cooks Bronze medal in the Under 13 Girls team mates Rebecca Elphick (56th) and Eve Rothwell (77th) combined to help Sussex finish as 9th County overall. Monty Wilson (Eastbourne College) also competed representing Sussex in the Under 15 Boys.

    March 15th  The final weekend of the Sussex County Swimming Championships at the K2 Crawley saw success once again for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes. With numerous PBs along the way and  5 Individual Golds which were accumulated by brothers Harry and Luke Stacey. Full details to follow.

    March 14th  The National Intercounties cross country produced a podium finish with a Bronze in the Under 13 Girls with Grace Cook representing Sussex. The Team Bodyworks xtc athlete headed a small group of athletes representing the club. Full results to follow.

    March 9th  This weekend is a busy one for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes. There is on Saturday the National InterCounties Cross Country Championships in Cofton Park, Birmingham where some of the Team will be making the trip to run for Sussex. Whilst it is also the final weekend of the Sussex County Swimming Championships at the the K2, Crawley on Saturday and Sunday. So lots of athletes in action hopefully. Good luck to everyone.

    March 8th  The Eastbourne 1/2 Marathon at the wekend was run in the dry with a heavy dose of sunshine but with a strong cold Easterly wind that made it more of a challenge. The field of over 1000 tackled the seafront based course. Team Bodyworks xtc adults were well represented through the field with Yvette Grice winning the Womens event overall.

    March 7th  Congratulations to Grace Cook who won the Year 7 Southern Schools Cross Country Championships in Southampton.

    March 6th  The Team Bodyworks xtc France Bike ride on April 7th has proved very popular with spaces now extended on the initial maximum of 30. Thankyou very much to Nick Reed and Sarah for leading the organiztion on this.

    March 5th  This weekend is the Southern Schools Year 7 Cross Country Championships in Southampton. This acts as the pinnacle of the season for the year 7 athletes in cross Country on Saturday. Team Bodyworks xtc have representation from various schools with Grace Cook in the Girls event and Nial Cheshire and Tyler OCallaghan in the Boys event. Alongside the event there is also a Year 8 event in which team mates Rebecca Elphick and Ev\e Rothwell have qualified to compete.

    On Sunday is the Sussex County Swimming Long Distance Championships at the K2, Crawley with this week the 800m for Boys and the 1500m for Girls.

     

    March 2nd  News in on the TL Bexhill Triathlon 2010 are available on the new race website  www.tltri.co.uk . There will be at least £1000 total prize money this year. Final prizes TBC but the winning male and female are looking about £250-£300 each with cash prizes for top 3-5 athletes, plus age group medals and prizes.  

    March 1st The Sussex County Swimming Championships at K2 Crawley saw plenty of success for the 13 Team Bodyworks xtc athletes who competed for our sister club East Grinstead SC. Despite various setbacks for individuals in the weeks leading up to the championships the weekend of competition produced 8 Individual GOLDS (Sam Hunt Mens 200m Backstroke, Harry Stacey 9 years 200m Backstroke, 50m Butterfly, 200m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke, Josh Pankhurst 14 years(Eastbourne College) 100m Backstroke, James Adams Mens 50m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle and 1 Team GOLD. Alongside this were 10 SILVERS and  2 BRONZES. Along the way Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) also made 2 National Qualifying Times on the 100m and 200m Backstroke. There were numerous South East Regional Qualification time. 9 of the 13 swimmers had a 100% PB strike rate and overall the PB % came out at 90% against the overall swims. Each of the swimmers gained at least 1 PB. There was further success and medals to add to the tally for some of the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes who competed for their home swim club. Congratulations to all.

     

    February

    February 26th  We now have details of the Team Bodyworks xtc Easter Aquathon which will be based at the University of Brighton Sports Centre, Eastbourne home to the Club on Sunday 11th April. The event caters for all age groups and has an adult event which incorporates the run challenge of the infamous Dew Pond Loop. Click here to find more details on the event and the Entry form.

    February 25th  The  Sussex Schools Year 7 Cross Country Championships were held yesterday in traditional Cross Country weather of wind and rain at Christs Hospital in Horsham. In the Girls event Grace Cook took the win with a performance that added to Team Bodyworks xtc athletes unbroken streak in the event of 6 years. Meanwhile in the Boys event Nial Cheshire finished on the podium in 3rd place and Tyler OCallaghan in 5th place.

    February 22nd  This weekend is the first weekend of the Sussex County Swimming Championships at the K2, Crawley. Team Bodyworks xtc will have a strong representation at the Championships where the swimmers will be taking the opportunity to PB, make Regional  Qualification Times and National Qualification Times.

    February 21st  The format for the next Team Bodyworks xtc Adult Academy has now been posted on the Adult section. Look forward to seeing you there for some preseason sessions.There are still places available should you wish to test your metal. Please contact Stuart on 07590851259 or  stuxtc @ live.co.uk.

    Meanwhile dont forget the new Adult Coached swim session on Tuesday evenings 7-8pm at the University of Brighton Sports Centre.

    February 20th  Early results from the Sussex League Cross Country at Lancing Manor suggest Grace Cook finished 1st in the Under 13 Girls event.

    February 19th  The latest Stacey blog has arrived from France updating us on life in Souther Europe. Click here to read. Looking forward to seeing them all next week when they return to these shores for the Sussex County swimming Championships at K2.

    February 17th  This weekend is the last round of the Sussex League Cross Country with the event at Lancing Manor.

    February 9th  This Sunday is also the kick off of the Sussex County Swimming Championships at the K2 Crawley with the Mens 1500m and Womens 800m Championships.

    February 8th  Next weekend is the latest Team Bodyworks xtc Adult Academy on saturday afternoon. There are still places available should you require one. Please contact Stuart on 07590851259 or  stuxtc @ live.co.uk

    February 3rd  An interesting article if not sad one from the Daily Telegraph on the likelyhood of where the Team GB 2012 athletes will come from. Click here to read more about the sporting disrepencies in the UK.

    February 2nd  The latest Team Bodyworks xtc Adult Academy session will take place on Saturday 13th February. Details of the day can be found on the Adult section or by a click here.

    February 1st  Tuesday February 9th  sees the introduction of another coached session to the Team Bodyworks xtc weekly portfolio. The session from 7-8pm is an hours swim at the University of Brighton Sports Centre. The session will incorporate appropriate training sets and technique work. For more details contact Stuart Wilkinson on stuxtc@live.co.uk or 07590851259.

    January

    January 31st   With official results seemingly hard to come by unofficially some results from the Southerns Cross Country Championships yesterday for the Team bodyworks xtc athletes have in the Under 13 Girls Rebecca Elphick 15th along with a same placing for Ben Warren in the Senior Mens event.

    January 26th This weekend focus is on the Southerns Cross Country Championships which will be held in London at Parliament Hill.

    January 25th  Next week two of the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes Todd Leckie and Olly Freeman are off to Spain for some warm weather training on the GB Triathlon Team Camp.

    January 24th  Results from the Sussex Schools Cross Country Championships at Lancing Manor on Saturday provided some good runs for some of the young Team Bodyworks xtc athletes. In the Junior Girls Rebecca Elphick 2nd, Eve Rothwell 3rd and Izzy Cook 8th. In the Inter  Girls Emily Bignell  6th. In the Inter Boys Patrick Hough 10th and in the Senior Boys Aaron Capon 10th. Also competing in the Inter Girls was Sarah Ingle 20th, Senior Boys Jago Leckie 13th and in the Junior Boys Griff Morgan and Alex West.

    January 22nd  This weekend competition for the Team Bodyworks athletes is mainly on two fronts with the Sussex Schools Cross Country Championships at Lancing Manor on Saturday. Also on Saturday evening is the First Round of the Sussex League Swimming Competition which will be held at Haywards Heath. Good Luck to all those competing.

    January 20th  Today is the launch of Team Bodyworks xtc first foray into organising a Triathlon. The event scheduled for Sunday 18th July will be a Childrens event catering for those from 8 years old through to 16 years of age. The event (The Hannah Trust Triathlon)  is due to take place at Christs Hospital, Horsham in Sussex. For further details please go to the page for The Hannah Trust Triathlon or Click here. A big thank you at this point to Tony Rawbin for getting the event to this stage.

    January 18th  Team Bodyworks xtc athletes were also once again in action this time further a field in Provence, France where Luke Stacey competed over 50m and 100m Freestyle posting two PBs with a 29.9 and 66.7 respectively in the 11 year old Boys. Good to see Luke returning to form after a long period of sickness and having his tonsils removed.

    January 17th The Sussex League Cross Country race yesterday once again had some strong runs from the young athletes in The Team Bodyworks xtc squad. In heavy conditions where mud replaced the snow from last week. Once again Rebecca Elphick and Grace Cook finished 1st and 2nd in the Under 13 Girls with Izzy Cook finishing 4th in the Under 15 Girls. In the Under 15 Boys Monty Wilson (Eastbourne College 5th and Billy Reeves (Eastbourne College) 7th. These were the pick of the results on the day.

    January 16th  On the guest blog page is the latest installment of the Staceys in Provence.

    January 15th  This Saturday the rearranged Sussex County Cross Country League race at Bexhill will take place. Cancelled last week because of weather conditions news is that the event will go ahead tomorrow.

    January 14th This Saturday is the next installment for the Team Bodyworks xtc Adult Academy. The first session of 2010 with follow up dates on February 16th and March 6th. Please contact Stuart on stuxtc@live.co.uk to reserve places.

    January 12th  Team Bodyworks xtc athletes were also in action further a field with Harry Stacey turning his hand to the pool in Provence, France. Harry posted a PB for his 100m Frestyle in 71seconds along with 92seconds for his 100m IM.

    January 11th  Two of the Team Bodyworks xtc crew braved the weather at the weekend and made the trip to Brighton for the Tom Handley Swim Meet. Luke Howard was rewarded with 5PBs from his seven events including a 3rd place on the 200m Breaststroke. Max Bradley took three 1st places in the 100m freestyle, 50m Freestyle and Skins along with 3rd in the 200m Breaststroke.

    January 8th Currently the Tom Handley Swim Meet is still on this weekend refer to Brighton Swimming Club website for up to date details.

     January 7th  The Sussex League xc at Bexhill this Saturday has been cancelled due to the weather. At present the Tom Handley Swim Meet in Brighton is still on.

    January 6th  This weekend among the potential snow we have the next round of the Sussex County Cross Country League races at  Bexhill with potential InterCounties slots still up for grabs. Whilst in Brighton the weekend starts the swimming year with the Tom Handley Swim Meet.

    January 2nd  The Sussex County Cross Country Championships today at Stanmer Park was the first outing of the year for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes. In the Under 13 Girls the days events were kicked off in style with a win for Rebecca Elphick and team mate Grace Cook a second behind in the runners up position. The two Girls combined with team mate Rebecca Canby to win the Team Championship as well. In the Under 20 Womens Sophie Coleman once again took the win with a second place in the Senior Womens Championships. Congratulations to all those who took part on the day, I think everyone who raced finished which is always good to see.

    Meanwhile Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) attended the English Swimming Talent Day in Porstmouth.

    January 1st

    Happy New Year to everyone at Team Bodyworks xtc. Wish you every success in 2010.

     

     

    2009

    December

     

    December 29th  The New Year kicks off on the 2nd January 2010 with the Sussex County Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Stanmer Park, Brighton. This year the event is ridicuosly close to the New Year with the reccomended date being the following week. However hopefully there will be a strong turnout with many of the Team Bodyworks xtc young athletes looking to kick off their new decade and year of competition.

    December 23rd  We would just like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Successful 2010. Be safe and have a great holiday period.

    December 20th  Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) followed up his 200m Backstroke NQT by repeating his 100m Backstroke NQT and improving on his time in the process.

    December 19th  Josh Pankhurst ( Eastbourne College) added the 200m Backstroke to his NQTs for next year at the Plymouth Leander Level 1 Open Meet. His 2.18.67 was an improvement on his Long Course PB by 0.3 seconds. This now give JP his 100m and 200m times. Also in the 50m he swam 30.88 for another PB Long Course.

    December 15th This weekend on the competition front it is the Plymouth Leander Level 1 Open Meet at Millfield School where Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) will be competing hoping to add to his NQTs.

    December 14th  The final Team Bodyworks xtc Adult Academy day finished with a flourish on Saturday with a full house of athletes taking part. With a menu of sessions to take part in the afternoon had something for everybody, with the odd challenge along the way hopefully. Look out for the next dates of the Academy which will commence in the New Year.

    December 11th This weekend three of the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes Todd Leckie, Olly Freeman and Sophie Coleman fly off to Spain for 8 days training camp with the British Triathlon Team.

    December 10th   Saturday afternoon sees the third Team Bodyworks xtc Adult Academy session. The final one before the Christmas season. With the poularity of the Academy the intention is to continue them in the New Year so watch this space for further details.

    December 9th  This weekend is the final round of the rean Swimming League with many of the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes making the trip to Maidstone to compete for our sister club East Grinstead.

    December 6th  Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Jonathon Malka rounded off his 2009 season with a 5th place finish at the Laguna Phuket Triathlon in Thailand.

    December 4th This weekend the competition front is mainly focussed around those Team Bodyworks xtc athletes who are competing at the Atlantis Open Meet in Horsham on Sunday.

    The final Adult Team Bodyworks xtc Academy Training Group session of 2009 on Saturday 12th December is now full. Details of the schedule are now posted on the Adults page. Look forward to seesing you all on the 12th come rain or shine (or strong winds !) Many thanks for such a great response.

    December 3rd  To read more on the Staceys French adventure pick it up on the Coaches blog page.

    December 2nd  With the third Team Bodyworks xtc Adult Academy session looming on the horizon its a good opportunity to congratulate one of those athletes attending the sessions Emma Richards on her performance at the 70.3 World Age Group Championships. The event is the pinnacle of the 70.3 season where athletes gain qualification through the year at events around the World to compete in Clearwater, Florida for the final.

    Also a mention to a new group out there in the music world Shotgun House in which club chairman Stuart Wilkinson is a player. You can find out more and listen to some of the music at www.shotgunhouse.co.uk

    December 1st  Last weekend was the second round of the Sussex League Cross Country Series held at Plumpton. In the Under 13 girls Team Bodyworks xtc athletes Rebecca Elphick followed up her win at the first race of the series with another victory and team mate Eve Rothwell finishing 2nd. Also Team Bodyworks xtc members Matt Rawbin was 2nd in the Under 17 Boys race and Ben Warren was 1st in the Senior Mens event.

    November 

    November 27th  Whilst the competition front is relatively quiet this weekend Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) is off to Portsmouth to attend the second of his British Swimming Regional Talent Squad Days which he gained selection for from his results at the National Championships in August.

    November 26th  A quiet weekend on the competition front but plenty of entries that need to be in. County Cross Country Championships, Southern cross Country Championships and Tom Handley Swim Meet.

    November 24th Further results from the South East Regional MPAGB Schools Biathlon Championships in Medway Kent gave top 5 placings in addition to the winners previously mentioned. Year 5 Girls Rosie Boggis (3rd) Chloe Cory (4th), Year 8 Girls Dorothy Wilson (4th) Alicia Buck (5th), Year 10 girls Beth Fitzpatrick (4th), Year 11 Girls Sarah Ingle (2nd), Boys Year 6 Bartek Seta-Leyland (5th), Year 8 Boys Luke Howard (5th), Year 10 Boys Monty Wilson ( Eastbourne College) (4th) and Year 12/13 Boys James Bradley (Eastbourne College) 5th.

    November 22nd  Early results from todays South East Regional MPAGB Schools Biathlon Championships in Medway Kent show a cluster of age group wins. The winners of their year category were Oliver Rosson Jones, Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College), Grace Cook, Ellie Matthews and Emily Bignell. Will post further results as they become available. A great show though with 30 athletes from Team Bodyworks xtc competing for their individual schools.

    November 21st  Early results from today show that Grace Cook finished a strong 9th in the Under 13 Girls at the Southern Intercounties Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill she was folowed by team mate Rebecca Elphick in 24th place. Other results to follow. Meanwhile at the Crawley Open Long Course Meet Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) achieved his 100m Backstroke NQT with a 1.04.92 swim and followed this up with a Regional Record in the 50m Backstroke with a 31.16 for the 13 year age group.

    November 20th  More competition tomorrow (on top of those previously mentioned) for Team Bodyworks xtc athletes in Eilat, Israel Jonathon Malka competes in the ITU Premium Cup event. While closer to home at Crawley in the Crawley Open Swim Meet Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) hits the pool for some Long Course swims.

    November 19th  More upcoming events. This Friday many of the Team Bodyworks xtc younger athletes will be competing at the Claremont School Cross Country event whilst again another event on Saturday is the Crawley Open Meet at the K2.

    November 17th  A busy weekend ahead for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes with a double header this weekend. Firstly on Saturday Parliament Hill , London the famous Cross Country site plays host to the Southern Inter Counties Cross Country Championships. Whilst the following day  Sunday many of the Team make the trip to Medway for the Regional round of the Modern Penathlon of Great Britain Schools Biathlon Championships, seeing qualification for the national Championships in Aldershot next Febriuary. It should make for an intensive weekend of racing for the younger members of the Team Bodyworks xtc crew.

    November 16th  Congratulations to Sarah Coope a coach to Team Bodyworks xtc who recently was awarded the Volunteer of the Year award for the South East. Sarah has been recognised again this time by British Triathlon  being made an Honoury Member of Triathlon England in recognition of her athletic achievements for Great Britain in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In that time Sarah won 6 European Triathlon titles from Olympic Distance through Half Ironman to Ironman Championships. Also in 1991 she finished 3rd in the Hawaii Ironman behind Paula Newby Fraser and Erin Baker.

    November 15th  Oliver Rosson Jones (10) managed two wins from his events at the Sussex County Swimming Championship Development Gala held at Brighton. The wins came in the 200m Backstroke and 200m Individual Medley. Also there were PBs for Luke Howard and George Crooks Smith.

    November 14th  Challenging conditions didnt dampen he spirits of the participants in the Team Bodyworks xtc Adult Academy session. Facing good kite flying conditions at Whitbread Hollow the group were challenged in more ways then they had probably bargained for. The swim session only varied from the run on the day in that there was no wind ! Word is that the next Academy session is almost full so contact Stuart asap so as not to be disappointed on stuxtc@live.co.uk or on 07590 851259.

    November 11th This weekend is the 2nd Round of the Arena League where our sister club East Grinstead will be competing at Horsham. Hopefully there will be a strong representation form the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes who have been selected. After winning round one then a strong showing this time would put the team in a positive position for the last round in December.

    November 9th  More news from yesterdays Preston Park Road Races yesterday in addition to the results posted alrweady show that Team Bodyworks xtc coached athlete Erica Martin won the Senior Womens Race whilst in the Under 11 Girls Rosy Canby finished in 3rd place, with Hannah Cory 4th and Chloe Cory 5th (along with Rosy Boggis 1st) laying claim to the Team Gold. In the Under 15 Girls Beth Fitzpatrick finished 3rd whilst team mate Emily Bignell replicated the result in the Under 17 Girls event. On top of that the Under 17 Girls team of Emily, Yasmin Coleman and Sarah Ingle medalled in in the Team event for Team Bodyworks xtc.

    November 8th  Early results in from Preston Park for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes include race wins for Under 11 Girls Rosy Boggis, Under 9 Boys Edward Rosson Jones with Solomon Fitzpatrick a hairs breathe 2nd place away. Under 13 Girls Grace Cook won and lead the Under 13 Girls Team which also included Matilda Colwell and Rebecca Canby to a Team victory. Further more extensive results to follow as they come in. Some excellent results in far from ideal conditions.

    That number is a little large

    November 6th  Today saw the launch of a new layer of swimming lessons by Team Bodyworks xtc. The lessons extend the portfolio of sessions that are available each week and cater for those who are looking to improve their swimming from a range of 10m to those who are comfortable swimming multiple lengths. The sessions are geared to support technique improvement and based on the unique style and approach adopted by Team Bodyworks xtc. For those interested in signing up or if the particular level is currently full joining the waiting list please contact Stuart at stuxtc@live.co.uk or on 07590 851259.

    November 5th  The Team Bodyworks xtc Second Hand clothes sale is up and Running. Kindly organised by Fiona Crooks Smith and Ann Canby the Shop gives the opportunity to sell clothing that has been grown out of with 85% going to the seller and 15% going to the Club. Fiona and Ann are usually at the Uni on Wednesday evenings between 6.30-8.30pm and Sunday mornings between 8.30-10.30am.

    November 4th  The Team Bodyworks xtc Adult Academy Session for Saturday 14th November has reached capacity. For those unfortunate enough to receive a place we are very sorry but we have put into operation a waiting list alongside the possibility of putting your name down for Saturday 12th December the following Adult Academy Session if you havent already. Please contact Stuart at stuxtc@live.co.uk or on 07590 851259.

    November 3rd  This Sunday is the Brighton Phoenix AC Preston Park Road Races. A great opportunity for experienced and novice athletes of all ages to compete. The youngest category being the Under 9s event. Team Bodyworks xtc as in recent years will hopefully have a good turnout of young and old alike at the event which traditionally has some strong racing.

    November 2nd  The Sussex County Developoment Meet in Brighton on Sunday saw Alicia Buck win the 12 year old girls 100m freestyle in 1.10.02 PB.

    Sunday 1st  Congratulations to Yvette and Steve who made it down the isle yesterday, despite some slow transitions due to choice of clothing the three disciplines went well (church, reception, party).

    Yvette and Steve leaving the church

    Yvettes now off on a two week warm meather training camp (sorry honeymoon) in Tanzania. Steve will be holding the stopwatch and preparing the food.

    October

    October 30th  Team Bodyworks xtc staff scoop two awards for 2009 in the Voluntary section. Sarah Coope has won the South East Regional Volunteer of the Year Award 2009 whilst Ricky Garzia has won the South East Regional Young Volunteer of the Year Award 2009. Congratulations to both on a great achievement and one the club is very proud. To have two of its coaching team both nominated and to win is great news. It shows a great strength in how the Coaching Team deliver at a Performance, Participation and a Voluntary level to the highest level.

    October 29th Due to the popular demand of the Team Bodyworks xtc Adult Academy sessions of which the next is Saturday 14th November we are running a first come basis by booking and a waiting list if/when we reach our number cap. If you would like to confirm a place then contact details are on the Adult page or Click here

    October 28th With the first anniversary of the website having passed recently it has been interesting to look at how far and wide the site is viewed (USA and Canada to South America along with Australia, New Zealand to Southern Africa and China to name but a few) as well as locally. Thankyou for your support and hopefully you will continue to check in.

    October 27th  Details for the next Team Bodyworks xtc Adult Academy session have been posted in the adults section along with contact details. Following the theme from the first Academy Session a similar format of both technical and practical work will be included. Look forward to seeing you there.

    October 26th  This week coming has the Sussex Development Gala at Brighton on Sunday. Along with on Saturday the first Team Bodyworks xtc wedding Yvette and Steve taking the plunge. Should be less stressful than last Saturday for them both !

    Also this weekend Luke and Harry Stacey leave us for a few months on their French adventure taking Hannah with them to Aix en Provence.  Guys have a good trip and see you in April (or before).

    October 25th  More results from the Beachy Head Childrens run yesterday on the Boys side. Ryan Welch took top honours with Olly Rosson Jones in 3rd place. Any further results will post as they come through.

    Meanwhile in the Beachy Head Marathon itself Yvette Grice finished 2nd in the Womens race to complete a long season of racing. Hopefully next weekend will be a little easier !

    Overall a great weekend of xc racing for the Team Bodyworks xtc minnows.

    October 24th  Early results from around the County suggest some strong performances from the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes who were lining up in varying venues for xc events today . At the Sussex League xc  in Goodwood  the Under 13 Girls were dominated by Rebecca Elphick who took the win with Grace Cook a close 2nd and Eve Rothwell in 4th. In the Under 13 Boys Griff Morgan finished 6th whilst Izzy Cook did the same in the Under 15 Girls. Emily Bignell finished 8th in the Under 17 Girls. All these athletes qualified to run for Sussex at the Southern Inter Counties match to be held at Parliament Hill.

    Meanwhile at the Beachy Head Marathon Childrens Races there were wins for Matilda Colwell with Rebecca Canby in 3rd whilst in the younger Girls race Rosy Canby finished 1st in a close race with team mate Rosy Boggis who finished in 2nd place. Hannah Cory finished in third place followed closely by sister Chloe Cory in 4th. By tomorrow I will have a more comprehensive result list of the Girls races and the Boys races

    October 22nd  The weather forecast is looking wet for the Beachy Head Marathon on Saturday. Will be fun, all we need now is a strong easterly !

    The Seven Sisters.

    October 21st  Anyone requiring a clothing order please make sure you get it in asap as deadline is fast approaching.

    October 20th  New open water swimming video training manual. Number one. The Art of Changing.

    October 20th  This weekend is the Beachy Head Marathon run over the South Downs around Eastbourne with the concluding 10km taking on the Seven Sisters themselves and Beachy Head. The Marathon which is all off road attracts a full field within days of opening its doors. This year Team Bodyworks xtc will have representation through the adult squad along with Yvette Grice who will have her last run out without a ball and chain attached to a kitchen sink !

    Also this weekend there will be the Beachy Head Childrens race over 2km where the Team Bodyworks xtc youngsters have a chance to turn their legs over. Along with some of the Team Bodyworks xtc team who will travel over to Goodwood for the first round of the Sussex Cross Country League. So a busy weekend ahead.

    October 19th  The Cardiff 1/2 Marathon produced a 2mins PB for Erica Martin. Her 1.22 being her fastest run for over 4 years. Congratulations.

    October 18th  Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) struck a rich vein of form representing Sussex at the National Intercounties Swimming Championships in Sheffield. In his first competition of the calendar since the National Championships in the begining of August Josh took the opportunity first to break the 60secs barrier for a 100m Freestyle posting a 56.96 ( a PB of 3.3secs over a 100m). He followed this up with a 1.04.17 100m Backstroke and then a 30.16 50m Backstroke in the medley Relay.

    October 17th  Todays innaugural Team Bodyworks xtc Adult Academy Day  produced a great turnout. Seeing so many interested athletes come along for the sessions was great to see. Hopefully the catalyst of the sessions will give an opportunity for adult athletes to meet up with like minded athletes in the local area that they can share training with alongside opportunties to develop further sessions.

    October 15th  News is that there has been a great response for the initial Team Bodyworks xtc Adult Academy sessions this Saturday. The sessions will be suitable for the Novice athletes through to those who have already been caught by the bug and are looking to find those magical ways to improve. The sessions also offer a social opportunity to meet like minded individuals to share the experiences they have had and possibilities of joining into training groups. Click here to find more details if interested.

    October 13th  This weekend Team Bodyworks xtc Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) makes the trip to Sheffield with Sussex for the National InterCounties Swimming Championships. Josh will compete individually over 100m Backstroke and Freestyle along with Relays in the 13 years age group.

    October 12th  Also over the weekend Team Bodyworks xtc British Youth Duathlon Champion Henry Jarvis took 2nd place in the Friston Forest Off Road Duathlon.

    October 12th  This is what its all about the home and history of Triathlon.

    October 11th Team Bodyworks xtc athletes showed some strong swimming form in the Arena League match at Haywards Heath last night. Representing sister club East Grinstead they were part of the winning team in the Round 1 match. East Grinstead defeated Orpington O Jays, White Oak, 1066, Hastoings Seagulls and Redhill and Reigate. Those making the team were Oliver Rosson Jones, Harry Stacey, Luke Stacey, Grace Cook, Alicia Buck, Harrison Rolls King, Josh Pankhurst ( Eastbourne College), Sarah Ingle, Emily Bignell and Sam Hunt.

    October 10th  This weekend is the First Round of the Arena Swimming League (formerly known as the Speedo League) where many of the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes have been selected to compete for the sister club East Grinstead Swimming club.

    October 7th  A season undefeated now there is an achievement. Marciano made a career of it as has Calzaghe so far, Arsenal tried a whole season. Now Team Bodyworks xtc Andy Eaton one of the growing band of Adult Athletes in the Club has just finished his 2009 season with a 9 races and 9 wins in his age group. The culmination of his season being  in the New Forest 1/2 Ironman finishing in 4hrs 36mins with a 9minute cushion on the 2nd place finisher.

    October 5th  Due to popular demand Team Bodyworks xtc launch their Adult Triathlon Academy with a series of afternoon sessions covering both practical and theoretical workshops along with the opportunity of a Q&A session. For further details click here. The sessions will be suitable for the Novice athletes through to those who have already been caught by the bug and are looking to find those magical ways to improve. The sessions also offer a social opportunity to meet like minded individuals to share the experiences they have had and possibilities of joining into training groups.

    October 5th  The Crawley Early Bird Long Course Swim Meet proved a successful trip for some of the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes. Event wins during the meet went to Harry Stacey (9), Emily Bignell (15) and multiple winner Oliver Rosson Jones (10). Along with a succession of PBs it was a great opportunity to experience some Long Course swimming.

    October 4th  Team Bodyworks xtc athletes kicked off the cross country season in style at the Sussex County XC Team Relays. The Under 13 Girls (Grace Cook, Rebecca Elphick and Matilda Colwell) took a Silver Medal whilst the Under 13 Boys ( Tyler O Callaghan, Griff Morgan and Tyler Capon) finished in Bronze Medal position as did the Under 15 Girls Team  ( Izzy Cook, Alice Reed and Casey O Callaghan). The Under 17 Boys Team not wishing to be left out ( Henry Jarvis, Aaron Capon and Jago Leckie) again took a Bronze Medal. There were some great results despite a week leading into the competition ravaged by sickness. Also puttind a B Team in the Undere 13 Boys was Declan Over, Harrison Rolls King and Luke Stacey showing the depth in the Young Boys.

    October 2nd  This Sunday the swim season continues with the Crawley Early Bird winter Meet where some of the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes will be competing and taking the opportunity of swimming in a Long Course Meet.

    October 1st  This Saturday Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) has been selected for the England Swimming Talent Squad Training Day.

    September

    September 30th  As its the end of September and whilst the Triathlon season roles on the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes have concluded their seasons. Now with such a diverse and varied squad whilst some will be ready to forget about 2009 and move on others have performed and stepped up to the plate. This is a great testomony to the athletes in the Team. Looking at some of the results from 2009 and what athletes have achieved here are some of the major ones across varied disciplines.

    Sophie Coleman  World Junior Duathlon title, British Junior Triathlon title, British Junior Duathlon title, British Elite Triathlon Runner up. County Cross Country title.

    Henry Jarvis British Youth Duathlon title

    Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) Finalist at National Age Group Swimming Championships 100m and 200m Backstroke 5th and 4th respectively. South East Regional Champion.

    Grace Cook IRC 11/12 years Runner up

    Team Bodyworks xtc athletes took 11 of 14 athlete team for the South East to the IRC . (Grace Cook, Harrison Rolls King, Luke Howard, Izzy Cook, Monty Wilson ( Eastbourne College), Emily Bignell, Sarah Ingle, Beth Fitzpatrick, Matthew rawbin and Patrick Hough).

    James Adams South East Regional Open Water title.

    Numerous County Swimming Champions including Luke Stacey, Harry Stacey and James Adams.

    Olly Freeman County Cross Country title.

    U13 Girls County Cross Country Team title (Grace Cook, Izzy Cook, Rebecca Elphick)

    Athletes from Team Bodyworks xtc have competed Nationally or Internationally at a range of sports and disciplies in 2009 including...

    Triathlon, Duathlon, Biathlon, Swimming, Cross Country, Track and Field and Biatlhle.

    In addition we have had more than ever Team Bodyworks xtc athletes taking GCSEs and A Levels this year. Im afraid I dont have the full stats on how many passes and which grades but Im sure there were enough stars among them to fill the sky.

    So as we roll on for the 09-10 season hopefully the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes will continue in the same rich vein. Those who have been successful can now follow that up, those who have had setbacks can ease back on to the right path and even those who may have fallen by the wayside can regain the enthusiasm to step back in.

    September 29th  I have just added a new fixture list page in the navigation channel on the right hand side of this page. Sarah has compiled a winter programme of dates across the different disciplines . Hopefully the file will prove useful.

    September 28th  This weekend Team Bodyworks xtc athletes will be turning out at the Sussex County Cross Country Relays with team from Under 13 through to Vets toeing the line for some competition and in other cases some exercise. Pity there isnt a Dogs category for Indie, Charlie and Cliff to strut their stuff !

    September 27th  Team Bodyworks xtc Yvette Grice finished  her season off with a Sprint race win. In her last Triathlon as a single woman two weeks after Ironman Wisconsin. Next stop the Beachy Head Marathon.

    September 26th  Congratulations today to Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Sophie Coleman who won the World Junior Duathlon title in Concord, North Carolina. Sophie retained her title from last year in Rimini, Italy making her a two time winner equalling an achievement set by club mate Olly Freeman who won the World Junior Duathlon title on back to back years in 2005 and 2006. Team Bodyworks xtc athletes have now achieved 5 World Junior Duathlon titles since 2001 a superb achievement by the club athletes.

    September 23rd  Congratulations to Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Luke Howard on his 10th place finish at the World Biathle Championships in Monaco.

    September 22nd  The Triathlon season roles on with this weekend the World Duathlon Championships in Concord, North Carolina. Sophie Coleman competes in her last Junior Championships where she will look to defend her title from 2008.

    Also this weekend Barney Reed travels to Spain representing GB at the Youth Olympic Qualification event. Athletes are competing to earn places in the upcoming Youth Olympics thelast one which took place in Australia this January where team mate Sophie Coleman returned with a Silver medal.

    September 21st  The Sussex County Swimming Development Gala Qualifying times are now out. This meet in early November (Sunday 1st and 15th) is a great opportunity for those with little or no experience of swimming competitions or those looking to make their county qualifying times.  Click here to see the events and qualifying times which for this meet incidentally you are supposed to be slower than to qualify for. 

    September 20th  Brothers Luke and Harrry Stacey took wins yesterday at the Brighton Ken Deeley Open Meet. Plenty of PBs from the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes who made the trip to Brighton to kick off the winter season. Click here for the full results.

    Also Josh Pankhurst (Eastbourne College) gained selection for Sussex County at the National Inter Counties Swimming Championships to be held in Sheffield at the end of October. Josh will compete in the 100m Backstroke and Freestyle as well as Relays.

    September 18th This weekend Luke Howard of Team Bodyworks xtc travels to Monaco for the World Biathle Championships. Having qualified to compete for Great Britain at the Championships in Crystal Palace earlier last month.

    September 17th  Qualities of a Champion Click here

    September 16th This weekend kicks off the Swimming season with the Brighton 50m sprints on Saturday. Its a great opportunity for the younger athletes to gain some experience in the swimming arena. A squad of both young experienced and necomers will make the short trip over to Brighton for the day.

    September 14th  The IRC Championships produced some great results at the weekend with the South East Region finishing 2nd thus making it Seven years on the trot that they have manges to be in the top two places.

    Individually Championship honours went to Dan Barrowclough who won the 13/14 Boys along with Ellie Walton who took Silver in the 13/14 Girls along with Grace Cook who matched the Silver in the 11/12 Girls race.

           Dan Barrowclough                        Ellie Walton                         Grace Cook

     

               The South East IRC Team 2009 National Team Silver medallists

    September 8th  Also this weekend Ironman Wisconsin takes place with Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Yvette Grice making the trip out to the USA to compete in Sundays event. Following previous Ironmans this season in China and Nice Yvette will be looking for a strong finish to her Ironman year.

    September 7th   This week competition turns to the IRC Championships in Bryn Bach South Wales. Team Bodyworks xtc athletes representing the South East Region this weekend will be Grace Cook, Izzy Cook, Emily Bignell, Beth Fitzpatrick, Sarah Ingle, Luke Howard, Harrison Rolls King, Monty Wilson (Eastbourne College), Matthew Rawbin, Patrick Hough and Jago Leckie. Along with Team Manager and Team Bodyworks xtc coach Sarah Coope the athletes will make the trek over to Wales. Congratulations to all those athletes for reaching the IRC and giving such a strong representation of the club for the Regional Team. Thanks for all the hard work.

    September 4th   I have put this piece here in the news as perhaps some of you dont unfortunately get as far as the coaches blog. As parents then this is a good read and one to pass on. Click here to read more

     September 3rd  This weekend is the Southwater Relays where various Team Bodyworks xtc athletes young and mature will be competing under many guises. Hopefully an element of friendly rivalry will break out among some of the mature athletes ! Im sure the younger athletes will be "Leading by example".

    September 1st   Further to all the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes taking part in the Bexhill Triathlon last Sunday. Its great to hear such positive feedback comments on the event especially being local and a first time event. Congratulations to Paul and Lee on your work.

    August

    August 31st  Here are the Provisional Results for the South East Childrens Series 2009 for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes who finished in the top 3.

    9/10 Boys Harry Stacey 2nd         11/12 Girls Grace Cook 1st

    11/12 Boys  Harrision Rolls King 1st   Luke Howard 2nd    Luke Stacey  3rd

    13/14 Boys Monty Wilson 3rd       13/14 Girls Izzy Cook  2nd

    Youth Boys  Patrick Hough 1st    Matthew Rawbin  2nd

    Youth Girls   Emily Bignell 1st   Beth Fitzpatrick 2nd   Sarah Ingle 3rd

    Congratulations to all the Series winners and podium finishers. Hopefully will be able to post the other placings as the series results become completely available.

    August 30th Team Bodyworks xtc athletes were out today both locally and Internationally. At the first Bexhill Triathlon Yvette Grice took top honours in the Womens event whilst youngsters Junior Barney Reed was 3rd in the Mens event and Jago Leckie a very strong 7th place. A strong contingent of parents took the opportunity to go through their paces and show some of the younger athletes how it should (nt) be done. Even the Mens Relay Team of Dr Todd "Lurpack" Leckie, Sam "Ali" Hunt and Stuart " the Chairman" Wilkinson managed top honours. A combination of Youth experience and know it all !

    Meanwhile at the French Grand Prix event in Paris Sophie Coleman finished 6th in her highest finish yet taking the scalp of the European Junior Champion in the process.

    August 29th Team Bodyworks xtc athletes finished the South East Region Triathlon Series at the Chapel Tri Star event in style. With both category race results and Overall series results on the line there was plenty to race for. Below are the results from the event itself with the Series results to follow.

    On the day top 3 honours went to 9/10 boys Harry Stacey 2nd, 11/12 Girls Grace Cook 1st, 11/12 Boys Harrison Rolls King 1st ,Luke Howard 2nd, 13/14 Girls Izzy Cook 2nd, 13/14 Boys Nick Rawbin 2nd, Youth Girls Emily Bignell 1st, Sarah Ingle 3rd and Youth Boys Matthew Rawbin 1st.

    Also representing Team Bodyworks xtc Sarah Lovelock took the win at the Bog Woody Ironman also finishing 5th overall in the process. On a course not built for fast times Sarah showed a welcome return from injury.

    August 26th  This weekend focus turns to the final race in the South East Kids Triathlon Series in Southampton on Saturday. This race will decide the overall winners of the Regional series for 2009. For some it is also a last run out before the IRC Championships in Bryn Bach Wales in two weeks time.

    Meanwhile on Sunday the Bexhill Triathlon offers a local opportunity for some of the Team Bodyworks xtc to turn their arms and legs over both Individually and in Relay formats.

    August 24th  Sadly this week we lose one of the squad as Jonathon (Malcolm) returns home to Israel having failed to have his visa extended to remain in the UK. Malcolm has been a valuable member of the squad over the past twelve months. His application and dedication to making the most of himself is a great role model for many in the club. Hopefully he can continue on that pathway of self fullfilment and achieve his goals both athletically and in life generally.

    August 20th This weekend is the Ringmer Kids Triathlon an excellent opportunity for some of the lesser experienced athletes and newcomers to have a go at an event.

    August 18th  I am in the process of updating the Roll of Honour for National and International Representation. If there are any errors or ommissions you come across then do drop me an email. Interestingly on National Representation we have now passed 50 athletes in the club who have achieved this level in at least one discipline. Many of those have achieved this level have done so in more than one discipline. This reiterates the range of sports that the club caters for at a Club, National and even International level. At the sametime highlighting the standard of the young athletes and their commitment. Just click on Roll of Honour page to read complete list as it stands.

    August 16th  Team Bodyworks xtc athletes excelled at the British Junior and Youth Triathlon Championships in Hyde Park. In the Junior Women Sophie Coleman ran to victory retaining her title from 2008 and adding it to the British Junior Duathlon title she won earlier in the season. In the Junior Boys Barney Reed finished 4th as a first year Junior with another two years left in the category having moved up from Youth last year. Meanwhile in the Youth Boys Patrick Hough finished in 5th place securing his highest National Championship placing so far.

    In the Worthing Triathlon held over the Olympic Distance Yvette Grice kept up the face of the Team Bodyworks xtc Senior athletes with a 2nd place finish on the back of a strong couple of weeks training.

    August 14th  The Worthing Triathlon on Sunday will see Yvette Grice turning in some speed work over the Olympic Distance in preparation for her next Ironman in Wisconsin, USA next month.

    August 13th  Jonathon Malka will compete in the Seaford Sprint Triathlon this Saturday

    August 9th On the horizon next weekend in Hyde Park is the British Junior and Youth Triathlon Championships where a group of the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes will be headed to take part in the Championships which will be held at the venue for the Olympic Games event in 2012.

    August 4th The London Triathlon weekend proved successful for Team Bodyworks xtc athletes with The Youth Boys race being dominated by Matthew Rawbin in 1st and team mate Patrick Hough in 3rd place. Barney Reed cam close in the Junior Boys with a 4th place finish 5 seconds short of the podium.

     

    July

    July 29th  This weekend attention turns to the London Triathlon for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes. Across the two days of racing which includes Youths, Juniors, Elite and Age group racing a strong contingent from the club will be competing at the event staged at the Excel Centre.

    July 28th   Congratulations to those Team Bodyworks xtc athletes who have gained selection for the South East Region IRC Triathlon Squad. The IRC Championships to be held at Bryn Bach Park in Wales in early September. Those who made the team 11/12 Girls Grace Cook, 11/12 Boys Harrison Rolls King and Luke Howard, 13/14 Girls Izzy Cook, 13/14 Boys Monty Wilson (Eastbourne College), Youth Girls Emily Bignell, Sarah Ingle and Beth Fitzpatrick, Youth Boys Matthew Rawbin and  Patrick Hough.

    July 27th  Other results from the weekend for Team Bodyworks xtc athletes were James Adams taking Gold in the Sussex County Open Water 5km Championships held in Eastbourne on Saturday. Whilst Yvette Grice took 2nd place at the Milton Keynes Triathlon on Sunday despite mechanical difficulties on the bike.

    July 26th  Sophie Coleman ran the Under 20 Invitational 3km at the Aviva Grand Prix in Crystal Palace finishing a close 2nd plca in 9.27.2 PB. A strong piece of front running lead to a final three girls involved in the last lap race for the line.

    July 25th  Josh Pankhurst storms to PBs at the National Age Group Swimming Championships in Sheffield this week. First up was the 100m Backstroke where Josh swam a 1.04.84 (after a heat time of 1.05.21) to finish in 5th place 0.35 seconds out of the medals. In the 200m Backstroke on Friday Josh produced a 5.5second PB of 2.18.68 to take 4th place in the final and his highest National placing so far.

    July 20th  This Saturday Sophie Coleman will be competing at the Aviva Athletics Grand Prix at Crystal Palace. The Junior 3km event heads off the competition for the second day of the Grand Prix. Among other athletes at the meet will be Usain Bolt.

    July 19th  This week Josh Pankhurst competes at the National Age Groups Swimming Championships in Sheffield. The Team Bodyworks xtc athlete will compete over 100m and 200m Backstroke in the 13 years age group.

    July 18th  Sophie Coleman claimed 3rd place at the Britsh Elite Sprint Triathlon Championships yesterday at Bryn Bach Park in South Wales. This was Sophies first Senior Championship podium finish

    July 17th  Congratulations to Team Bodyworks xtc coach Kelly Garzia who as just completed her degree in PE Teaching at the University of Brighton collecting a First Class pass. As far as Im aware this the innaugural First in Team Bodyworks xtc history. So a new  level has been reached. For those not aware Kelly has worked with the swimming groups on Sunday mornings for the past few years.

    July 13th Coming up at the weekend is the British Sprint Championships in Bryn Bach, South Wales. In the Womens race Sophie Coleman will be making the trip following her European Championship race last week. Also over the weekend will be the National Aquathon Championships.

    Further a field the Maccabi Games will take place in Israel where Jonathon Malka will be returning home to compete on Friday.

    July 12th Windy but dry conditions met the athletes in Bicester at the South East Region Kids Series event. The racing was strong and across the board there were some great reults by the Team Bodyworks xtc youngsters. Pick of the crop winning their respective categories were 8 year Boys Domonic Elphick, 11/12 Girls Grace Cook, 11/12 Boys Harrison Rolls King, Youth Girls Emily Bignell and Youth Boys Patrick Hough. Also on the podium in runner up positions were Luke Howard 11/12 Boys, Izzy Cook 13/14 Girls and Jago Leckie Youth Boys. Whilst in 3rd places 11/12 Boys Niall Cheshire, 13/14 Boys Nick Rawbin and Youth Girls Beth Fitzpatrick. A special mention for the 11/12 Boys who took 1st to 4th place with Harrison Rolls King, Luke Howard, Niall Cheshire and Luke Stacey. Once again it was great to see the support out there for each other from parents and atlhetes. It made for a good days racing.

    July 8th  This weekend the young athletes are in action again with round 3 of the South East Regional Series taking place on Sunday in Bicester, Oxfordshire. Many of the Team Bodyworks xtc squad (30+) will be hopefully making the trip up the M40 on Sunday.

    July 7th   Further results from the South East Regional Series event at Eton on Saturday included 9/10 Boys  Harry Stacey 1st, 11/12 Boys Harrison Rolls King 1st, Luke Stacey 2nd, Luke Howard 3rd. In the 13/14 Boys Monty Wilson (Eastbourne College)2nd and Nick Rawbin 3rd whilst in the Youth Boys Patrick Hough 1st, Matthew Rawbin 2nd and Jago Leckie 3rd. on the Girls side in the 11/12 Grace Cook 1st and Alicia Buck 3rd, 13/14 Izzy Cook 2nd and the Youth Girls Emily Bignell 1st, Sarah Ingle 2nd and Beth Fitzpatrick 3rd.

    You are never far from the Papparazzi

    July 6th  Congratulations to Sophie Coleman on her 5th place at the European Junior Triathlon Championships in Holland yesterday. Eventually finishing less than 15seconds away from a position on the podium.

    July 5th  A great day at Eton for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes in the second round of the South East Regional Triathlon Series. In the open water event the athletes had numerous top performances with once again the more experienced and new athletes blending well for some excellent results.

    July 02nd  Where are they now ?

     

    July 01st  A snap shot of the club royalty enjoying the Arun event. Watch out for them at this weekends event.

     

    June

    June 30th This weekend again is busy with on Saturday the second round of the South East Regional Childrens Series moving to Dorney Lake, Eton and the Open water event in the series for 2009. Again Team Bodyworks xtc will be taking a strong contingent of both experienced and new athletes for the challenge.

    Also this weekend in Holten, Holland on Sunday is the European Triathlon Championships where Team Bodyworks xtc Sophie Coleman will be competing in the Junior Womens event  over 750m,20km,5km.

    June 29th  Congratulations to Sarah Lovelock who took 3rd place podium finish yesterday at the Cowman Half Ironman Triathlon.

    June 28th  Yvette Grice took 8th place in Ironman France earlier today in Nice. With a 27mins improvement on her bike split from last year the result showed a great overall performance from 2008.

    Meanwhile Sophie Coleman finished 4th in the UK Unser 20 womens 3km Championships in Bedford with a 9.27 equalling her PB she set a few weeks ago at the County Championships.

    June 23rd  This weekend attention turns to Ironman France and the Cote D,Azur in Nice where Yvette Grice will be returning to compete. After her early season effort at Ironman China Yvette will be forward to an event closer to home. Also this weekend the UK Under 20 Track and Field Championships at Bedford Sophie Coleman will run in the 3000m on Sunday afternoon.

    June 13th  Congratulations to the adult Team Bodyworks xtc athletes who competed at the Mid Sussex Triathlon at the weekend held at the Triangle Leisure Centre, Burgess Hill. Andy and Sue Eaton, Dave Fitzpatrick and Paul Williams flew the flag.

    June 12th  Good news for the club is Team Bodyworks xtc has received the British Triathlon  Club Mark accreditation and the Star Senior Triathlon Accredited Club Scheme. Thankyou for all the time and work from Stu put in to compiling all the necessary documentation in achieving this.

    June 12th  Great racing at the South East Regional Childrens Series at Arun yesterday by the Team Bodyworks xtc youngsters. With over 30 athletes making the trip over to Bognor Regis with families there was a great team atmosphere among the experienced and new athletes to the racing. Tor results on the day went to category winners Youth Boys Matthew "Twiggy" Rawbin and Youth Girls Emily Bignell. They were supported in the 11/12 Boys by Harrison Rolls King who actually lead a 1,2,3,4 in this category supported by Luke Stacey, Luke Howard and Niall Cheshire. Other podium spots went to 9/10 Boys Harry Stacey 2nd, 11/12 Girls Grace Cook 2nd and Alicia Buck 3rd. The 13/14 Boys Monty Wilson (Eastbourne College) 2nd and Nick Rawbin 3rd. Whilst in the 13/14 Girls Izzy Cook was 2nd. Finally in the Youth categories Patrick Hough was 2nd in the Boys whilst in the Girls Beth Fitzpatrick and Sarah Ingle finished 2nd and 3rd respectively linking with Emily for another clean sweep on the podium. Hopefully I havent missed out on any of the podium finishers. There were many other strong performances from the young athletes both new and old who hopefully are all looking forward to the next event.

    June 11th  More competition this weekend sees Team Bodyworks xtc athletes Sophie Coleman competing in the second round of the French Grand Prix(FGP) in Beauvais and Olly Freeman will be at the Nokia Windsor Triathlon. Both competitions are on Sunday the day after the younger Team Bodyworks xtc members have been competing at Arun in the Regional Childrens Series.

    June 10th Team Bodyworks xtc Sophie Coleman selected to represent Great Britain at the European Junior Triathlon Championships in Holten Holland on the 5th July. Congratulations Sophie.

    June 9th  On the horizon this weekend (on Saturday) is the first race of the Childrens South East Triathlon Series at Arun. Hopefully a strong turn out from Team Bodyworks xtc athletes experienced and new will make for an enjoyable day. Good luck everyone.

    June 7th   Sophie and Patrick podium at Blenheim Triathlon. Racing under difficult conditions the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes had great success at Blenheim despite the rain and wet roads. Sophie Coleman finished 3rd overall in the Elite womens race and 1st Junior, which most importantly put her in pole position for selection for the European Junior Championships in Holland next month. Patrick Hough took a very creditable 3rd place in the Youth Super sprint even after contriving to make the race harder for himself than necessary by throwing himself to the floor out of T1( actually hitting a hay bail and falling off. His recovery to work himself back up the field shows a great racing attitude. Not far off the podium was Emily Bignell who had a 4th place finish in the Youth Girls Super sprint event.

    In Weymouth the Long distance Girls showed some strong performances in the Half Ironman with Yvette Grice taking the win and Sarah Lovelock also on the podium in 3rd place.

    June 3rd  This weekend competition is far and wide with the Blenheim Triathlon on Sunday where Team Bodyworks xtc will be represented in the Youth, Junior, Elite and Age Group fields. The events are over the Super Sprint and Sprint Distance and include for the Juniors the Qualification event for the European Championships to be held in Holten, Holland in early July. Meanwhile at the Weymouth Half Ironman there should also be strong representation from the Team. Good luck to everyone over the weekend.

    June 1st  Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Josh Pankhurst had success in the pool at the South East Regional Swimming Championships held at the K2 Crawley over the weekend. He took Gold in the 13 years 100m Backstroke in a 1.06.02 PB and NQT which added to his Gold the previous day in the 200m Backstroke. Meanwhile in Madrid at the WCS Triathlon Round 2 Olly Freeman finished in 17th.

    May

    May 29th Tonight is the first round of the Hove Park Bike Races that are held duiring the summer months for all age groups in Brighton. Usually the racing kicks off at 7pm.

    May 28th This weekend takes in the second round of the WCS (World Championship Series) for Triathlon with the competition moving to Madrid. Team Bodyworks xtc will be represented on Sunday by Olly Freeman who looks to build on his performance in Korea round one of the series where he was 12th.

    Also this weekend is the South East Regional Age Group Swimming Championships at K2, Crawley where Josh Pankhurst will be looking to consolidate on his NQTs at the Championships.

    May 25th  The European Youth Relay Qualifier at Eton on Sunday was held on a beautiful sunny day with the Rowing basin and surrounds at its finest. The Team Bodyworks xtc athletes produced some strong results and gained some valuable experience competing at the National Level. Matt Rawbin finished in 5th place with the fastest run split of the day whilst Patrick Hough made good use of his new swimming prowess to finish a very strong 8th. Jago leckie in 33rd and Alex West in 36th rounded it out the male contingent. On the Girls side Emily Bignell finished 12th, Sarah Ingle 18th, Izzy Cook 21st and Beth Fitzpatrick 23rd all gaining some valuable experience of racing at that level.

    Matt"Twiggy"Rawbin in full flight.

    Meanwhile at the FGP in Dunquerque Sophie Coleman finished in 21st in the first round of the season long series. Results from the Vets Men in the Austria 70.3 are somewhat hazy at this time so hope to report results later.

    May 23rd  It nearly sailed under the radar which would have been unforgiveable. The Team Bodyworks xtc Vet Men are on Tour this weekend with the Austria 70.3 event on Sunday. After a comprehensive build up with an intensive warm weather training camp in Majorca where the finishing touches were made to their excuses (sorry preparation). The boys left these shores in good spirits and were quietly confident that they would stil be able to get into their wetsuits ! Good luck to Stu "Erdinger" Wilkinson, Dave "Nose bag" Fitzpatrick, Paul "mines a .. whatever your having " Charlton and Paul "its all about the bike" Boddy.

    May 22nd  This weekend we have the European Youth Qualifying event for Triathlon at Dorney Lake on Sunday where Team Bodyworks xtc will have a strong representation with both experienced faces and new faces to the type of event taking part in the 400m/10km/2.5km event. Anyone in the first three on the day gains selection for Great Britain at the European Youth Relays next month in Italy. Good luck to all those competing.

    Also on Sunday is the French Grand Prix first round where Sophie Coleman will be making the short trip across La manche to Dunquerque for the race.

    May 21st  As promised more details on the National Biathlon championships held last weekend in Macclesfield coutesy of Linda Ingle. Team Bodyworks xtc members Emily bignell, Sarah Ingle and Gaby Kent represented the South East at the National Biathlon championships held in Macclesfield at the weekend. They stormed to a 450 point victory over their nearest rivals the North East and finished a massive 900 points ahead of third placed team from the North West. Competing in the 15/16 year age group the inexperienced Biathlon team had tocomplete a 200m swim and 2km run in which all the girls achieved PBs in one or both of the disciplines. Team Bodyworks xtc only affiliated to the MPAGB this year in March in order for athletes to take part in the Regional qualifying event at Tonbridge. At this event no less that 11 of the 24 athletes who entered qualified for the National Final of which 7 eventually made the long journey to Macclesfield on what was a very wet and windy weekend. There was further success for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes in the girls 13/14 team event where Rebecca Elphick, Alice Reed and Eve Rotheell won bronze medals. In the Individual comptition Gabby Kent took third place and Emily Bignell 4th. Luke Howard represented the  boys from Team Bodyworks xtc at the Championships finishing 7th in the 11/12 category.

    Stats for the event

    Gabby Kent (2.16.97 / 7.16.53) 3rd,  Emily Bignell (2.18.75 / 7.11.85) 4th,  Sarah Ingle( 2.26.21 / 7.38.58) 12th

    Rebecca Elphick (1.14.95 / 3.17.42) 18th,  Alice Reed (1.16.51 / 3.21.02)   24th, Eve Rothwell ( 1.19.26 / 3.18.49) 27th

    Luke Howard ( 1.14.05 / 3.34.64) 7th

    May 18th   Early results from the weekend show that Josh Pankhurst swam a 1.05.83 PB for 100m Backstroke at Hatfield and so doing achieved his NQT to go along with his 200m NQT. At the East Grinstead Triathlon Team Bodyworks xtc Sophie Coleman won the Womens race, whilst we await the official results of the Club Vets Women Championships. Hope to bring the full results from The National Biathlon Championships later.

     

    May 14th This weekend is also the National Biathlon Championships in Macclesfield where a Team Bodyworks xtc group will be making the long trip after their qualification at the South East Championships in March. Meanwhile in Hatfield Swimming is the sport and Josh Pankhurst will be looking to add his 100m Backstroke NQT to his 200m Backstroke. In Triathlon Jonathon Malka fresh from this race last week and Qualification for the European Under23 Championships will be travelling to spain and the ITU pounts race in Pontevedra.

    May 13th  Latest news... This Sunday at the East Grinstead Triathlon Team Bodyworks xtc will be holding its annual Club Womens Vets Championships. Competition will be stiff with bragging rights for a year on offer as First Prize. For those who are unable to get there on Sunday it will be shown live on Sky Sports 7.

    May 12th  Following up from the weekend at the Track and field Championships Sophie Colemans 3km 9.27.9 was also a European Junior Qualifying Standard time for the 3km Track and field Championships to be held in Serbia in July.

    Sophie (55)on the way to 3km success

    May 11th  More results in from the weekend saw Team Bodyworks xtc athletes having success in varying arenas. On the Triathlon front Barney Reed finished 2nd overall in the Cotswold Sprint Triathlon at the same time coming 1st in the Junior category.

    At the Sussex County track and Field Championships Sophie Coleman won the 3000m in a 9.27.9 PB to erase the 25 year old standing record for the Under 20 Women held by Bridget Smyth. There were also Bronze medals in the 1500m for Monty Wilson (Eastbourne College) in the Boys Under 15 and Beth Fitzpatrick in the Girls Under 15.

    May 10th  Team Bodyworks xtc Jonathon (Malcolm) Malka returned to Israel this week to compete in the trials for his country. Finishing a close 2nd (by 6secs) and 1st Under 23 Jonathon has qualified for the European Under 23 Championships to be held in Italy in June.

    May 7th  Very sad news today to hear that the Deal Tri Kids race later this month has been cancelled because of lack of entries. Its unfortunate when there are so few event around for children that such an established and successful annual event has to be cancelled.

    May 6th  Coming up this weekend the Sussex County track and field championships where numerous Team Bodyworks xtc athletes will be competing over the two day meeting (Saturday and Sunday) at the K2, Crawley.

    May 4th  The weekends racing saw Team Bodyworks xtc athletes in action with Olly Freeman taking 12th in the  innaugural World Championship Series event in Korea whilst team mate Josh Pankhurst took 2nd at the IAPs Swimming Championships with a 30.64 PB for 50m Backstroke. Oliver Rosson Jones finished 5th in the 25m Freestyle with 15.37 PB.

     

    April

    April 30th  Also this weekend Team Bodyworks xtc Josh Pankhurst competes in the National IAPS Swimming Championships at Crawley over 50m Backstroke where he will be joined by team mate Oliver Rosson-Jones.

    April 29th This weekend Team Bodyworks xtc Olly Freeman will be starting in Korea for Team GB with the innaugural World Cup Series event of the 2009 season on Sunday.

    April 28th  Latest news and photo from the Team Bodyworks xtc adult training camp in Majorca suggests that times are tough. Head Coach on the camp Stuart Wilkinson

    reports that training is going as planned and that as they have been there since Saturday they are now planning to unpack their bikes. Above an action shot of the latest swim session.

     April 28th  Those of you planning to enter the Dover Fun Kids Triathlon at the end of May please make sure your entries are in soon to avoid disappointment.

    April 27th  Two National Champions from yesterdays British Duathlon Championships for the Team Bodyworks xtc squad capped a great day in Leicestershire at Prestwold Park. In the Junior Womens field Sophie Coleman showed she was well on the road to recovery from her bike crash two week ago with a composed win over the 5km/20km/2.5km event. Meanwhile in the Youth Boys Henry Jarvis repeated the achievement of team mate Barney Reed last year by winning the 2.5km/10km/1.25km event in the closest finish of the day. Eventually showing his strength to win by three seconds after a shoulder to shoulder final run. Henry was backed up by Patrick Hough finishing in a very strong 6th place and Matt Rawbin following him home in 7th. In the Tri star 3 event Monty Wilson (Eastbourne College) over came unfortunate situation of having to compete the day before for his school to come out on top in the 2km/7.5km/800m event whilst in the Girls equivalent Alice Reed took 2nd and Ellie Matthews 4th. Congratulations on a great set of results and two National Champions for the begining of 2009.

    April 23rd  This weekend the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes will make the trip to Leicestershire for the National Junior and Youth Duathlon Championships. The Youth event will be over 2.5km Run  10km Bike 1.25km Run whilst the Junior event will be 5km Run  20km Bike 2.5km Run. Hopefully the good weather will hold for an exciting days racing. Many of the group travelling will be looking at their first National based event so a great opportunity for some experience.

    April 19th  Congratulations to Yvette Grice on completing the Ironman China event today. In conditions that saw temperatures sore into the low to mid 40s the event became a case of survival. Hopefully Yvette will return in one piece and not too frazzled around the edges.

    April 12th  Congratulations to all those who turned out for the Sussex County Road relay Championships at Christs Hospital yesterday. It was great to have such a strong turn out and combination of young athletes and adults representing Team Bodyworks xtc. Many thanks to Sarah once again for arranging the teams which wasnt very straight forward. Special mention for the Under 13 Girls team of Grace Cook, Rebecca Elphick and Izzy Cook who produced the three fastest individual splits one the race overall and took the course and event record in the process. Only to be later dqed. A fastest individual split by Nick Rawbin in the Under 13 Boys. The Under 15 Girls who were 3rd team and the Under 15 Boys who produced two of the fastest three individual laps along with Olly Freeman who produced the fastest lap in the Senior Men.

    April 7th  This weekend attention turns to Christs Hospital and the Sussex County Road Relay Championships where Team Bodyworks xtc are hoping to have representation across the categories from Under 13 Boys and Girls to Senior Men and Women.

    April 6th  The Team Bodyworks xtc Aquathon on Sunday went down a treat with competitors toeing the line from Tiny tots (arm bands permitted) through to who ever wass brave enough. With some great Eastbourne weather it proved a great occasion. Thank you for all those who helped out without you it wouldnt have been possible.  To Sarah for the time effort and cohersion she put into the event and all those who supported the event. Hopefully will be able to post the results later today.

    Meanwhile in California 70.3 Olly Freeman finished 11th in his Longest Day at the office so far. Word has it he found it a breeze and is looking forward to joining Yvette Grice a little more often on the Ironman Circuit ! It was a fuzzy line when speaking to him so hope I heard it right.

    April 2nd  Firstly Good Morning Barack. (Please refer to Coaches blog yesterday for further verification of meaning to this reference).

    This weekend there are events on World wide with Team Bodyworks xtc athletes taking part. First and foremost the Club Aquathon on Sunday morning at the University of Brighton Sports Centre will offer a first opportunity for some of the lesser experienced athletes to gain some valuable experience along with some of the younger more experienced athletes having the opportunity to stretch their legs. Unfortunately the event isnt being televised other than on the CCTV camera  behind the reception desk in the foyer ! Further a field in the Ironman California 70.3 Series Olly Freeman will be starting his season over his first longer distance event. In Europe at the ITU Coninental Cup event in Portugal Jonathan Malka will be starting his season for 2009 after missing the whole of last season through injury. After almost an eleven month absence from racing it will be a great opportunity to gt back into the racing mode.

    April 1st  Congratulations to Team Bodyworks xtc brothers Luke and Harry Stacey who both came out top in their respective age groups at the Sussex County Swimming BAGCAT Championships.

    March

    March 31st  Unfortunately due to lack of entries we have had to cancel the Swimming gala we were going to hold for the younger members of the club. On a more positive note the Aquathon will still be going ahead.

    March 30th Team Bodyworks xtc athletes performed well at the South East Biathlon Championships on Sunday. Report as follows by Linda Ingle....

    Well done everyone who took part in todays Biathlon at Tonbridge. It was Team Bodyworks xtc first ever entry into a non schools Biathlon and everyone did themselves proud. as usual there was an excellent team spirit. The event was the Regional Qualifier for the National Finals and we ended up with 11 of the 20 athletes who were eligable qualifying for the Nationals in Macclesfield on the 17th May. Individual trophy and medal winners were :

    1st places Gabby Kent 15/16 Girls and Matt Rawbin 15/16 Boys

    2nd places Chloe Cory 9/10 Girls and Emily Bignell 15/16 Girls 

    3rd place Luke Howard 11/12 Boys

    5th Nick Rawbin 13/14 Boys

    6th Henry Jarvis 15/16 Boys

    Team medal winners ...

    1st place 13/14 Girls (Alice Reed, Rebecca Elphick, Eve Rothwell)

                  15/16 Girls (Gabby Kent, Emily Bignell , Sarah Ingle)

    2nd place 15/16 Boys ( Matt Rawbin, Henry Jarvis, Jago Leckie)

    3rd palce 11/12 Boys ( Harrison Rolls King, Griff Morgan, Luke Howard)

    Well done also to Alisha Goodwin, Natasha Goodwin, Hannah Cory, Elana Kent, Ed Cruscheil, George Crooks-Smith, Harrison Rolls King, Griff Morgan and Alex West.

    For many of you it was your first event for the club as well as being your first Regional event and the satndard was very high as it was a National Qualifier. You did really well.

    Many thanks to Linda Ingle not only for the report but for the collation and organising of the entries for the event which helped to make it such a great success.

    March 29th Congratulations to Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Josh Pankhurst who made his National Qualifying time at Sheffield over the weekend for 200m Backstroke in a time of 2.24.60.

    March 28th The Sussex Primary Schools XC Championships at Stanmer Park produced some great results for some of the younger Team Bodyworks xtc athletes. Most notably in the Girls race Grace Cook ran out a convincing winner in what was a highly competitive field. This was followed up by the Boys race with Niall Cheshire and Tyler OCallaghan finishing 5th and 6th respectively. Also running at the championships having qulified from the previous round were Samantha Cordingly, Christine Pettit, Anja Guidemond, Rosy Canby, Declan Over and Charlie Durrant. The Girls helped the local area take a team victory whilst the Boys combined for a third place in the team competition. In addition Grace took the overall award for her run which ended up faster then the Boys race. Congratulations to all those who raced on a tough course.

    March 27th  In the interest of fairness and equality (and a new pair of trainers) check out the new website for Olly Freeman at www.ollyfreeman.com 

    March 27th A new guest blog has hit the site so head over to the guest blog page to read more. Who could it be ?

    March 26th This weekend there are multiple events with Team Bodyworks xtc athletes involved. The Sussex Primary schools xc Championships at Stanmer Park on Saturday will see some of the younger members running. On Sunday is the South East Region Club Biathlon Championships at Sevenoaks where another group will be competing through the age groups. Whilst Josh Pankhurst will be travelling to Sheffield for a swim meet in pursuit of his National Qualifying times on 100m and 200m Backstroke.

    March 24th  Congratulations to Emily Bignell and Luke Howard who both took 2nd places at the Sussex County Long Distance Championships at the weekend. Emily in the 14 year Girls 1500m and Luke in the 11 year Boys 800m. It brings to a close a very successful championships in 2009 for the team Bodyworks xtc athletes.

    March 19th This weekend is the final cross country of the season for the major domestic events with the English Schools xc Championships. Team Bodyworks xtc will be well represented across the age categories  with athletes running for their Schools under Sussex Schools. Those due to run are Monty Wilson (Eastbourne College) Henry Jarvis, Matthew Rawbin, Patrick Hough, Izzy Cook and Beth Fitzpatrick.

    Meanwhile in the pool it is the last round of the Sussex County Championshipos at K2 on Saturday with the Womens 1500m and Mens 800m Championship. Good luck to all those competing at either event.

    March 16th The National MPAGB Biathlon final at Bath on Sunday show cased some great results for the younger members of the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes. From the Year 5 girls where Eleanor Sullivan dipped her toe into a new level of competition finishing in 47th. In the Year 6 Girls Grace Cook produced the highest result of the day for the team finishing in 2nd place with team mates Samantha Cordingly and Christine Pettitt finishing 47th and 50th respectively. This was also combined to give the girls 4th Team for their school St Thomas a Beckett Primary School. In the Year 7 Girls Rebecca Elphick  finished a very creditable 7th with team mates Ellie Matthews in 12th, Matilda Colwell 27th and an unfortunate Alicia Buck who was pushed over in the run after a PB on her swim. Year 8 Girls representation from Izzy Cook finishing in 19th and then Year 10 by Emily Bignell in 8th rounded out a successful girls team performance all round.

    Not wishing to be outdone the boys started with Niall Cheshire in the year 6 boys finishing 23rd followed in the year 9 Boys by Monty Wilson (Eastbourne College) in 8th place and George Eaton (Eastbourne College) 19th. Finally the Year 11 Boys Jamie Bradley, Harry Villa and Sam Lowden ( all Eastbourne College) finished 10th, 16th and 19th respectively which also combined for a 2nd place in the school team for Eastbourne College as did the Boys in year 9.

    Jonathon Malka kicked his 2009 season off with a 2nd place at the F3 Duathlon series event in Dorney Lake on Sunday. After missing nearly all of last season through injury from a broken big toe it was a good opportunity to "toe" the start line after such a long time.

    March 12th Competition this week turns to the MPAGB National Biathlon Finals in Bath on Sunday. We have a strong representation of the younger members of team bodyworks xtc athletes who have qualified for the Nationals through the Regional Qualifier back in November. Competition for boys and girls takes place over the one year school bands with swims varying by age group from 50m to 100m and the run 1000m on the track.

    March 11th Entries for the club Easter Aquathon and Swimming gala are flooding in which is great to see. Make sure you dont miss the closing date by getting your entries in asap.

    March 10th The Eastbourne Primary Schools xc Championships at Hampden Park today produced Individual and Team wins for St Thomas A Beckett in difficult under foot conditions after heavy overnight rain. Many good performances  by those who are team mates at Team Bodyworks xtc.

    March 9th  A Record number of Team Bodyworks xtc athletes make top 10 rankings. Currently three swimmers have achieved top 10 rankings for their age in the country following the County Championships. Josh Pankhurst , Harry Stacey and Luke Stacey all have at least one event where they are ranked. This is a new record for the club in terms of depth.

    March 8th  The Sussex County Swimming Championships again harvested a multitude of PB swims for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes over the weekend. The Sunday sessions saw 5 Individual Golds for the athletes with 2 each for Luke and Harry Stacey (50m freestyle and 100m IM respectively) and 1 for James Adams (400m free). Also in the medals and top three places in events over the weekend were Grace Cook, Emily Bignell, Sarah Ingle, and Sam Hunt. The PB strike rate again ran at 88-90% over the weekend underlining the overall performance of all the athletes who competed.

    March 7th  The National Intercounties Cross Country Championships in Nottingham earlier today saw a top 10 finosh for Sophie Coleman in the Junior womens race .

    March 5th Athletes website receives national recognition. Tri247 took a liking to Sophie Colemans site featuring it on their site.

    March 4th This weekend there is plenty going on for the Team bodyworks xtc athletes. The National intercounties XC Championships will be at Woolaton Park, Nottingham on Saturday. Viewing of the entire programme of events is supposed to be on Sky Sports during the day. Those competing from the club include Rebecca Elphick, Evie Rothwell and Izzy Cook in the Under 13 Girls. Monty Wilson in the Under 15 Boys. Beth Ftzpatrick in the Under 15 Girls and Sophie Coleman in the Under 20 Womens event. Meanwhile there will be a strong contingent of the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes competing in the Sussex County Swimming Championships over Saturday and Sunday at the K2, Crawley.

    March 3rd  More about the Team Bodyworks xtc events for April that I mentioned last week. We will be holding two events firstly an Aquathon (swim/run) on Sunday April 5th and secondly a Swimming Gala on Saturday 18th April for the primary age with the focus of events over 50m and 25m. Both events will take place at the University of Brighton Sports Centre, Denton Road. The Aquathon is geared around giving new members the opportunity for an introduction into some low level competition and  an opportunity to put all that training to a good use. Offering a stepping stone to go into some of the competitions that we take part in as a club locally and around the region during the summer months. At the sametime offering the opportunity for more experienced members however old the opprtunity to have some pre season practice as we move into the Triathlon and Aquathon season. The event will use the pool and the astro turf.With the Swimming Gala again it is a low key opportunity to come along and swim some events to gain some experience and an introduction into swimming with again the possibility of then moving onto some external local events. Please find attached file for more information on the Aquathon Click here. More information on the Swimming Gala will follow shortly.

    March 2nd A new event for May 2010 (next year) is being organised by the Bexhill Lions on the 9th May. The Sprint Distance Triathlon at Bexhill sea front will have a sea swim flat coastal bike section and run olong the promenade. The event will be open to adults and athletes down to Tri star 3 at that time. More about the event and Behill Lions will be available at www.bexhill-triathlon.co.uk

    March 1st The Eastbourne 1/2 Marathon earlier today saw Yvette Grice take top honours in the Womens race. In a weekend of heavy training in preparation for Ironman China Yvette put together  a pleasing race in what were pretty much ideal conditions. Yvette was quoted as saying  before the event " I just want to make sure I beat all those Eastbourne Rugby Club blokes ! "

     

    February

    Feb 28th  News in the pipeline of a couple of possible club events that will be an ideal opportunity for some of the new and young memebers of the club to cut their teeth on alongside those more established members. Watch this column for more details shortly on an aquathon (similar to the one we held last summer) and a swimming gala which we are looking to hold in April. In the meantime if  you are interested in lending your support to either event then please do let Stuart or Sarah know.

    Feb 27th  This weekend its the turn of Cross Country with the Southern inter Schools XC which is taking place in Croydon for the year 7 and 8s. It is also the last round of the Sussex League XC series which will be at Lancing on Saturday. A relatively low key weekend leading up to next weekend where the second round of the Sussex County Swimming Championships will take place at the K2 Crawley and also the National InterCounties Cross Country Championships at Woolaton Park, Nottingham. Team Bodyworks xtc athletes will be heavily involved in both competitions.

    Feb 23rd  A full week of County Swimming Championships at the K2 Crawley produced some excellent results for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes. With a PB strike rate of 90% it proved a very successful weekend through the ages from 23 to 8 years old. Event winners went to Harry Stacey (200m Freestyle), Luke Stacey (200m Freestyle, 50m Butterfly and 50m Backstroke) and James Adams (200m Freestyle). Whilst medallists over the weekend were Josh Pankhurst (100m and 200m Backstroke), Grace Cook (400m Freestyle) and Sam Hunt (200m Backstroke).

    Feb 22nd The English National Cross Country championships at Parliament Hill yesterday saw success for Sophie Coleman in the Junior Womens event with a 6th place finish. In a race won convincingly by Steph Twell (as would be expected) Sophie managed a respectable finish including an acrobatic (?) tumble on the finishing descent. Eve Rothwell another Team Bodyworks xtc athlete finished a very creditable 33rd in the Under 13 Girls event.

    Feb 17th This weekend is the first of the two main blocks of the Sussex County Swimming Championships at the K2 Crawley. Experienced and new athletes will be hitting the pool over the weekend in pursuit of PBs along with Regional and possibly National Qualifying times. Also this weekend is the English National Cross Country Championships to be held at Parliament Hill this year.

    Feb 16th Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Yvette Grice has signed up for the second Ironman China to take place on April 18th.

    Feb 15th  A new week a new guest blog would you believe ! No expense spared this time. Check it out and read the latest guest blog.

    Feb 12th  A quiet weekend competition wise one of the few in the past and upcoming weeks. Great opportunity for a good weekends training. Sarah and Stu are also running a workshop for new athletes and parents at 10.45am on Sunday morning to help give an introduction to the summer minefield of competitions and opportunities for competitive experiences.

    Feb 11th  Another day another blogger this time Olly Freeman. An insight to the season ahead and to what extremes he will go to not turbo !

    Feb 9th  A new website to peruse at you leisure put up by Sophie Coleman. Keeps you up to date with what is going on in Sophies world.

    Feb 8th The Sussex County swimming championships kicked off with the 1500m for men and 800m for women at the K2. James Adams took silver in the 1500m with PBs for Josh Pankhurst, Grace  Cook, Alicia Buck, Sarah Ingle, Sam Hunt and Ricky Garzia.

    Feb 7th The Southern Counties Inter county Schools XC was cancelled due to the weather.

    Feb 3rd This weekend there is a mixed bag of competition with the Southern Counties Inter County Schools Xc at Croydon on Saturday followed by the Sussex County Swimming championships Long Distance (mens 1500m and Womens 800m) at the K2 Crawley on Sunday. Both competitions will be well poulated by Team Bodyworks xtc athletes.

    Feb 2nd  All places for the Swim clinic are now sold out for the younger session. I understand there are a few places left in the older clinic.

    Feb 1st  Sophie Coleman took 2nd place on her International xc in Portugal today in a closely fought race.

    January 

    Jan 31st  The preliminary results from todays Sussex Schools xc Championships at Stanmer Park show some great showings from the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes representing their schools. Begining with the Junior Girls race which saw Beth Fitzpatrick take the win with Izzy Cook in third place. Whilst in the Junior Boys Monty Wilson (Eastbouirne College) had a strong second place finish. Moving up to the Inter Girls Camilla Freeman (Eastbourne College matched Monty with a second place with Ruby Eaton (Eastbourne College) in eigth. Finally the Inter Boys not to be outdone provided Henry Jarvis in second place, Matthew Rawbin in fourth and Aaron Capon in tenth. Hopefully a full list of results will be forthcoming covering all those who competed. Apologies to anyone in the top ten if I have initially missed you on this sweep of results. We now wait to see how many of the athletes will be selected for the English Schools Xc Championships to represent Sussex Schools in March.

    News on the Stroke Clinic being organised by East Grinstead and Olympos Marlins Ive been informed that after their club night on Friday there has been a big take up so there are only limited places available. So if interested then I would not leave it too long in applying.

    Jan 30th  This weekend attention turns to Cross Country with the Sussex Schools Championships at Stanmer Park where Team Bodyworks xtc will be well represented as athletes compete for places at the English Schools Cross Country Championships in March.

    Meanwhile in Portugal Sophie Coleman will be swapping disciplines from Triathlon to Cross Country representing Great Britain at an International Cross Country race on Sunday.

    Jan 29th  East Grinstead and Olympos Marlins swimming Club are hosting a one day Breaststroke and Butterfly Technique clinic on Sunday 5th April 2009 at Olympos, Burgess Hill. The clinic will be under the personal direction of Bill Furniss, one of Britains top swimming coaches and personal coach to Rebecca Addlington (Double Olympic Gold Medallist). All details will be emailed to Team Bodyworks xtc members.  

    Jan 25th The Southern Cross Country Championships at Hillingdon were greeted with a mud bath of a course. Team Bodyworks xtc athletes performed well with Rebecca Elphick taking 9th place in the Under 13 girls followed home by Eve Rothwell who was 24th and Izzy Cook in 31st. In the Under 15 Girls Beth Fitzpatrick finished a very creditable 32nd. On the Boys side Matt Rawbin took 13th in the Under 15s whilst Henry Jarvis ran home in the 50s in the Under 17s. Finally Olly Freeman tackled the Senior Mens race finishing in 13th over the 15km course.

    Also yesterday East Grinstead SC won their first round Gala of the 2009 Sussex League in a meet that came down to the result of the last squadron. There was plenty of Team Bodyworks xtc representation in the team victory.

    Jan 19th This weekend attention turns to the Southern Cross Country Championships at Hillingdon where Team Bodyworks xtc should be well represented. The event offers the final step into the National competitions which start next month incorporating the English National Cross Country Championships, The English Schools Cross Country Championships and the National Inter County Championships.

    Jan 18th Good to see the first ot the new club hoodies out and about. The new configuration allows for sponsors of the club to have a logo place on the sleeve in recognition of their commitment to the club and the support they offer. Not quite Formula 1 standards but however these sponsors are massively important to the club in how they can help the club to move forward.

    Jan 17th  Representing Team Great Britain Sophie Coleman anchored the Girls team to a bronze medal in the relay over 300m 10km 3km for each athlete at the Youth Olympics. This makes the team Bodyworks xtc athletes personal haul one silver and one bronze medal at the Games. 

    Jan 16th Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Sophie Coleman took the silver medal at the Youth Olympics in Australia overnight representing Team Great Britain. Running through from the second pack and posting the fastest run of the day finishing behind Holly Aitken of Australia with a Japanese athlete in the bronze medal position.

    Sophie with medal and new friend.

    Jan 15th Tonight in the Uk Friday morning in Sydney,Australia will be the Youth Olympics Triathlon. Team Bodyworks xtc will be represented by Sophie Coleman who is competing as part of the Great Britain Team at the Games.

    Jan 12th  Remember the County Swimming Championships entries need to be in by tomorrow so please make sure you have completed your entries ready to pass onto Lin da along with entry monies. Those in the main squad should be looking to compete as much as possible in the Championships. Many thanks.

    Jan 11th The Tom Handley Open meet in Brighton over the weekend provided some strong racing for the athletes to cut their teeth on and gain some County championship qualifying times. Pick of the bunch was Josh Pankhurst with a first and second place in the 100m (1.08.03) and 200m Backstroke (2.24.95)  for the 13 year boys (in which he moved by virtue of his birthday on Saturday). Over the weekend there were some good PBs in what was a long weekend with some good quality racing.

    Jan 11th The Sussex League Xc at Bexhill produced some good performances following up from the County championships last weekend. In the Under 13 girls Rebecca Elphick once again cam out on top with Eve Rothwell once again finishing third. In the Under 15 boys Matt Rawbin was second after his third place in the Counties last week.

    Jan 07th This weekend there are two competitions on where the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes will be spread. In XC it is back to the County League with the bexhill round of the season long competition. Whilst those chosing the swimming option will be at brighton for the weekend with the Tom Handley Open meet where there is the opportunity for some preparation and qualification times for the upcoming County Championships in February and March.

    Jan 05th  With the year just begun already its busy with the County Xc Championships yesterday and Sophie Coleman jetting off to Australia for the Youth Olympics next week in Sydney where she will represent Great Britain in the Triathlon.

    Jan 04th The full Sussex County xc Championship results from yesterday can be found if you click here

    Jan 03rd  Early results from the Sussex County Xc Championships at Stanmer Park today show wins for Team Bodyworks xtc athletes in the Under 13 Girls with Rebecca Elphick taking Gold and in the Senior Mens race Olly Freeman made it three in a row with his third win in three years. Other medallists were Evie Rothwell taking bronze in the Under 13 girls and Matthew Rawbin bronze in the Under 15 Boys race.

    Meanwhile the Under 13 Girls team title was won by the Team Bodyworks xtc Girls of Rebecca Elphick, Izzy Cook and Alicia Buck. Among the races there were plenty of top 10 performances to catch up once the official results are in. Congratulations to all those who competed and set 2009 off on a high note.



    2008

    December

    Dec 31st  Happy New year to everyone hopefully you will all have a successful 2009. Have a great evening have fun and be safe. See you next year.

    Dec 29th This weekend the new year kicks off with the County XC Championships in Stanmer Park. The Team Bodyworks xtc athletes who havent been stricken by illness over the festive period will be there for the first Championships of what will be 2009.

    Dec 24th  Merry Christmas to everyone. To all those especially in Team Bodyworks xtc its amazing to look at what has happened in the past year. Through all of it results suggest that we have managed to achieve stability for the athletes the key to everything we do. From coaches, assistants to parents and relatives the strength of achievement is that of a collective which has supported the success.

    Dec 23rd  This week the Guest blog has an International flavour (no expense spared) to it. If you have been enjoying the excerpts so far then why not take a look at this new offering.

    Dec 19th  They say no news is good news well in this case its not bad as we return from the annual pilgimmage of Team Bodyworks xtc to La Santa. A big thank you to all those who supported the camp the athletes for their work on the camp and the coaches and assistants along the way. Finally to Sarah for the logistical organization on top of everything else over the past few months to make it all possible. Once again we are very fortunate to have the trip captured in the lens of Martin Ingle Team photographer who tirelessly snapped the athletes on their daily excursions. The photos are available on the gallery page for perusal at your leisure.

    Dec 10th Tomorrow is the departure date for the Team Bodyworks xtc annual training camp to La Santa , Lanzarote. Once again this year a group of over 50 will set sail (actually fly) to the Canaries for some warm weather training from Gatwick. As always not everyone can make it unfortunately but hopefully next year the opportunity will be available for more if they arent put off by the stories from those returning this time.

    Dec 3rd  This weekend attention turns to the pool where Team Bodyworks xtc athletes will be in action at the Guildford Open Meet held at the Spectrum in Guildford and the Atlantis Open Meet held in Horsham.

    Dec 1st  The latest guest blog is up and can be viewed on the following link click here. A great insight to a club administrator / director / (diet)coke supplier / coach / and much more.

    The MPAGB regional Biathlon event at Sevenoaks yesterday saw many of the team bodyworks xtc younsters in action for their relative schools. On the girls side in the Year 5 Eleonar Sullivan was 6th and Jade Buck 17th. In the Year 6 Grace Cook was 1st also having the fastest run and Samantha Cordingly was 5th. Moving up to the Year 6 Rebecca Elphick finished 1st and posetd the fastest run, Ellie Matthews 3rd, Alicia Buck 6th and Dorothy Wilson 9th. Year 8 Izzy Cook was 5th. Year 9 Alice Reed 3rd. Year 10 Emily Bignell 1st and the fastest run with Sarah Ingle 3rd and Hannah Matthews 9th. Moving on to the Boys Year 6 Niall Cheshire was 3rd. Year 7 Harrison Rolls King 10th. Year 9 Monty Wilson (Eastbourne College) 2nd with the fastest run and George Eaton (Eastbourne College) 4th. Year 11 Jamie Bradley (Eastbourne College) 4th, Sam Lowden (Eastbourne College) 7th and Harry Villa (Eastbourne College) 8th.

    November  

    Nov 30th  Team Bodyworks xtc Sophie Coleman finished 8th in the european Cross Country qualifaction race in Liverpool yesterday. In her first xc of the winter over a 4km course Sophie put in an encouraging run for this time of the year.

    Nov 25th This weekend is the Regional round of the MPAGB Biathlon at Horsham. There should be a strong contingent of Team Bodyworks xtc athletes competing for their relative schools. Qualification for the National Finals in Bath in February will be up for grabs. Meanwhile on Saturday in Liverpool is the European Cross Country Trials for Great Britain where Sophie Coleman will be toeing the line for the Team Bodyworks xtc squad.

    Nov 24th Success at the Sussex Sports awards held on Friday evening at the Brighton Metropole Hotel with Olly Freeman coming out on top in the Adult category for Sports Personality of the year and Lil Freeman ( Eastbourne College) finishing runner up in the Junior category. Some excellent recognition for the athletes, Triathlon as a sport and Team Bodyworks xtc.

    Nov 23rd  A new guest blog appears on the guest blog page or by clicking here

    Nov 22nd  Please remember entries for the Tom Handley Open Swim Meet in January close on Tuesday 25th November. Entries to Linda Ingle. Any queries on entries direct to Glenn. This will be one of the last (if not the last) opportunity before the County championships starting in February to gain some race experience.

    Nov 21st  Any orders for Team Bodyworks xtc Hoodys and T shirts need to be into Sarah by Sunday 30th November. Preferably by email or text. In the meantime anyone who has previously asked for an order if you could RECONFIRM with Sarah to make sure then that would be great. Details of sizings are on the email that Sarah has sent out today.

    Nov 17th This week we have kicked off the Guest blog feature where someone from the club will have the opportunity for a week to give an insight to their past 7 days training, life and anything else they may wish to share. Just click on the Guest blog to read more.

    Nov 16th  Amit Hirsch wins the Israeli National Duathlon title which took place yesterday.

    Nov 14th Tomorrow is the latest of the MTB sessions from Butchershole Car park @ 9.00am with Chris and Stu. Please remember to bring the appropriate kit.

    Nov 13th Tomorrow is the last day to vote for the Sussex Sports Awards 2008. If you havent already vited please click on link which is under Nov 7th.

    Nov 12th  Entries for the Tom Handley Open swim Meet in January are now being taken by Linda Ingle. This will be a last opportunity to compete before the sussex County Championships start in February. Also the entries for the Sussex County Cross Country Championships at Stanmer Park on the first weekend in January are now also being taken by Sarah. Please have the courtesy to assist those who are helping collate the entries by having your entries in on time with the correct monies. A great deal of time and effort goes into this task for events not only with the collecting but the collating and in some cases the verifying of details before they can be submitted. Thank you.

    Nov 11th The second round of the Speedo League on Saturday saw East Grinstead sc our partner club once again finish in third place. This now means we have finished 7th in the league just missing out on the top 6 last round gala. It does mean that the club has secured its place in the same division for next season providing there are no mishaps in the last round at Horsham on the 13th December.

    Latest results from the Preston Park races on Sunday suggest Team Bodyworks xtc athletes combined well in the Under 17 girls with Camilla Freeman, Rebecca Eaton (both Eastbourne College) and Yasmin Coleman took 1st place and the Under 15 Girls team of Alice Reed, Beth Fitzpatrick and Emily Bignell took 2nd place.

    The Under 11 Girls Team Bodyworks xtc athletes from the Phoenix AC Preston Park race with their matching gongs.

    Nov 10th  The Phoenix Ac Preston Park races on Sunday were a great success for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes. A great turn out in less than perfect conditions was excellent to see from the Under 9s all the way through to the Senior Men. Those in the medals included Under 11 girls Grace Cook 1st (also taking the course record by 13 seconds lowering the time to 7.09). In the Under 13 girls Eve Rothwell took 2nd place and Izzy Cook 3rd. Whilst in the Under 17 girls Camilla Freeman (Eastbourne College)won in 6.35 ( 1 second shy of the course record) and team mate Ruby Eaton ( Eastbourne College) was 3rd. In the Under 20 women Sophie Coleman finished 1st whilst taking 2nd overall also in the Womens event. For the Boys in the Under 15 Matt Rawbin came 1st with Monty Wilson ( Eastbourne College) finishing 3rd and in the Mens event Todd Leckie came a close 2nd place.

    Hopefully later we will have the team results along with the medallists + anyone who may have been missed from the medallists.

    Nov 8th  If you havent seen the BBC piece on Sophie there is no excuses now as you can  Click here to view

    Nov 7th  Later this month Team Bodyworks xtc has two athletes nominated for the final three of the Sussex Sports Personality of the year awards 2008 to be held at the Brighton Metropole Hotel. In the overall section Olly Freeman and in the Junior section Camilla Freeman (Eastbourne College). You can register your votes for them by clicking on the following link. Click here

    Nov 6th Saturday is the second round of the Speedo League with some of the team swimming for East Grinstead our partner club. After a third place in round 1 hopefully we can consolidate our position in round 2.

    Nov 4th  Anyone who requires a club running vest can purchase them from the Tristore in Grove Road where there is a stock available. Hopefully there will be plenty of vests out on Sunday at Preston Park for the Phoenix road races.

    Nov 3rd  Finally we have the results through of the Beachy Head Marathon Kids Fun Run held on Oct 25th. However the results appear to be possibly somewhat innaccurate in places. However a mention to Team Bodyworks xtc athletes Harrison Rolls King, Harry Stacey, Elinor Sullivan, Samantha Cordingly and Anna Lumb.

    Nov 1st    First the BBC and now tri247 Team Bodyworks xtc,s Sophie Coleman is in the news  click here to read more.

             

           Sophie winning the World Duathlon Championships in Rimini

                             

    October 

    Oct 30th If you would like a Hannah Stacey red wrist band Izzy Cook still has a few left at £1.00 each. All proceeds go to the Hannah Stacey trust. If you would like one then just let Izzy know when you see her.

    Oct 30th  Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Todd Leckie has been awarded his University of Brighton Triathlon Full Colours for his 2008 season which included winning the BUSA Triathlon Championships and finishing 4th in the Under 23 World Championships. Todd is now into his third year at the University where he is studying Medicine. Todd follows in the footsteps of Tom Sargeant who was the first Team Bodyworks xtc athletes to win his University Full Colours in Rowing when he won the BUSA Indoor championship Lightweight Division in 2003.

    Oct 29th We still have club water bottles in stock only £4.00 each if people are looking for one. A useful stocking filler for Christmas at the very least !

    Oct 28th The Phoenix Road Races at Preston Park are on Sunday 9th November traditionally we have a strong turnout at the event. Hopefully this year we will have a strong squad across the various events and distances from the 8 year olds through to the Seniors. In each category there are individual awards as well as team prizes.

    Oct 27th With the ITU World Cup coming to a close this past weekend in Mexico with the final World Cup rankings  now being finalised. After the season long competition Team Bodyworks xtc athlete Olly Freeman finished 6th ranked in the World.

    Izzy,Rebecca and Grace leading the way

    Oct 26th The County xc league meet at Goodwood produced some early season strong runs from some of the young athletes. In the under 13 Girls Team Bodyworks xtc girls took the first four places with Grace Cook 1st, Rebecca Elphick 2nd and Izzy Cook 3rd. Eve Rothwell was 4th and Alicia Buck 17th. This also made the Girls top team on the day. The Under 13 Boys finished fourth team with Tyler Capon 12th, Griff Morgan 14th and Luke Howard 15th. Moving up to the Under 15 Girls again fourth team on the day with Beth Fitzpatrick 7th, Emily Bignell 9th and Sarah Ingle 21st. In the under 15 Boys Matt Rawbin took 3rd, Patrick Hough 9th and Monty Wilson (Eastbourne College) 13th. The Under 17 Girls Yasmin Coleman was the sole representative for the team finishing 8th whilst in the Under 17 boys Aaron Capon was 14th and Jago Leckie 19th.

    Meanwhile at the Beachy Head Marathon Jackie Rolls King and Bev Morgan  accompanied each other around to a 5.36 finish over the full 26.2miles xc event.

    Oct 24th   A new order for Team Bodyworks xtc hoodies and t shirts will be going in shortly. If you need to place an order then contact Sarah asap to make sure you are not disappointed. An ideal christmas gift !

    Oct 23rd Yesterday the first round of the local schools xc qualifiers took place with Team Bodyworks xtc athletes taking a 1,2,3,4 in the Inter boys through Henry Jarvis, Anthony Rawbin, Patrick Hough and Jago Leckie. Good job guys.

    Oct 21st Thanks to Chris Hough for leading the bike session last Saturday in Friston Forest. Hopefully it will become a welcome addition to the training programme over the upcoming months.

    Oct 20th This weekend is the first round of the Sussex Xc League at Goodwood on Saturday and on Sunday the Sussex County Devevelopment Swimming Championships in Brighton.

    Oct 13th  Yvette Grice turned in a 37.55 clocking for 10km at the Ashford 10km before jetting off on holiday for a week.

    Oct 12th   Congratulations to Sarah Lovelock on finishing her first Hawaii Ironman. Hopefully it has left a taste for more and plenty learnt from the trip for the future.                             

    Oct 5th The County XC Relays produced many good runs for the Team Bodyworks xtc athletes with top honours going to the Girls U13 team of Rebecca Elphick, Izzy Cook and Grace Cook taking the Gold with an emphatic victory on the day.

     

    Oct 2nd  With the Triathlon season over its time to recover , reflect and refocus for the challenges ahead. The 2008 has been a busy and exciting season with achievements popping up from many different athletes. those that stand out are Olly Freeman making a World to 5 ranking and making a world Cup podium in Hamburg. Todd Leckie taking 4th at the World under 23s and winning the BUSA Champs. Sophie Coleman winning the World Junior Duathlon Champs and National Junior Triathlon Champs. Camilla Freeman ( Eastbourne College) winning National Youth triathlon Champs and along with Rebecca Eaton (Eastbourne College) making the GB Youth Team. Rebecca Eaton (Eastbourne College) and Barney Reed for success in National Duathlon Champs and James Adams for making World Juniors Team. all those involved in the IRC victory Alicia Buck, Nick Rawbin,Josh Pankhurst,Emily Bignell,Chloe Cook (Eastbourne College), Patrick Hough,Matt Rawbin, Camilla Freeman (Eastbourne College), Rebecca Eaton (Eastbourne College), Barney Reed,John Ingle and Aanthony Rawbin.On the swimming front Josh Pankhurst for his 5th in the 200m Back.

    Last but not least seeing all those athletes turning out at the various events having fun.

     

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