Olympic Distance Triathlon Championship
The Olympic distance triathlon is normally run on a Sunday in mid September of each year as a 'wind-down' to the end of the triathlon race season.
Distances & Course
The distances consist of a 1.50 km (0.94 mile) swim, 38.65 km (24.02 mile) cycle and 10.0 km (6.20 mile) run.
The swim takes place in Farnham Sports Centre's 25 metre swimming pool and consists of 60 lengths. Starts are normally staggered so as to allow the use of half the pool for normal swim training. It also allows slower competitors to start earlier and finish at the same time as the faster ones. (Click here for a location map of Farnham Sports Centre).
The transition area is outside the pool. The cycle route is and 'out-and-back' loop through Farnham town centre, and along the A31, with the turn at the A32 roundabout south-west of Alton. (Click here for a map of the Olympic Distance cycle route).
The run is in Farnham Park and takes in one large loop of the park and one small loop of 'The Avenue' before returning to the Sports Centre. (Click here for a map of the Olympic Distance run route).
Event Rules
1. Individual must be a 'paid up' FTC member.
2. All BTF competition and technical rules apply, in particular use of an cycle helmet (No helmet = no race!)
3. The overall winners are decided by the fastest time over the course.
4. Age categories for awards can be found here.
Current and Recent Champions
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Year |
Name |
Time |
Category |
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2001 |
N.B. Prior to 2002 the Olympic championships were not run (Click here for previous winners of the combined FTC Championships) |
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2002 |
Dave Lodge |
02:06:26 |
Male Open |
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Ian Howard |
02:12:13 |
Male Veteran (40+) |
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n/a* |
n/a* |
Male Super-Veteran (50+) |
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Hannah Bussey |
02:30:19 |
Female Open |
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Helen Kennedy |
02:59:42 |
Female Veteran (40+) |
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n/a* |
n/a* |
Female Super-Veteran (50+) |
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2003 |
Mathias Cartailler |
02:02:12# |
Male Open |
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Ian Howard |
02:04:39 |
Male Veteran (40+) |
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n/a* |
n/a* |
Male Super-Veteran (50+) |
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Trudy Dixon |
02:34:07 |
Female Open |
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n/a* |
n/a* |
Female Veteran (40+) |
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n/a* |
n/a* |
Female Super-Veteran (50+) |
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2004 |
Carl Atkinson |
02:08:32 |
Male Open |
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Nigel Notley |
02:12:23 |
Male Veteran (40+) |
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n/a* |
n/a* |
Male Super-Veteran (50+) |
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Lindsay Bamford |
02:42:46 |
Female Open |
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Ali Wigg |
03:22:46 |
Female Veteran (40+) |
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n/a* |
n/a* |
Female Super-Veteran (50+) |
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2005 |
Jason Harris |
02:08:08 |
Male Open |
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Nigel Notley |
02:13:29 |
Male Veteran (40+) |
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Ian Howard |
02:12:45 |
Male Super-Veteran (50+) |
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Trudy Dixon |
02:48:08 |
Female Open |
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Helen Kennedy |
02:50:16 |
Female Veteran (40+) |
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Ali Wigg |
03:11:01 |
Female Super-Veteran (50+) |
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2006 |
Jason Harris |
02:09:46 |
Male Open |
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Mark Richardson |
02:18:09 |
Male Veteran (40+) |
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John Bennison |
02:46:25 |
Male Super-Veteran (50+) |
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Philippa Hunter |
02:39:28 |
Female Open |
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Helen Kennedy |
02:52:53 |
Female Veteran (40+) |
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Ali Wigg |
03:01:59 |
Female Super-Veteran (50+) |
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2007 |
Rob Hunter |
02:02:36 |
Male Open |
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Mark Richardson |
02:15:39 |
Male Veteran (40+) |
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Ian Howard |
02:11:21 |
Male Super-Veteran (50+) |
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Philippa Hunter |
02:27:30 |
Female Open |
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Lindsay Bamford |
02:41:35 |
Female Veteran (40+) |
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Ali Wigg |
03:11:18 |
Female Super-Veteran (50+) |
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2008 |
Rob Hunter |
02:07:05 |
Male Open |
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David Tiplady |
02:24:06 |
Male Veteran (40+) |
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John Bennison |
02:43:34 |
Male Super-Veteran (50+) |
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|
Lucy Chittenden |
02:24:55 |
Female Open |
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n/a* |
n/a* |
Female Veteran (40+) |
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Ali Wigg |
03:07:50 |
Female Super-Veteran (50+) |
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2009 |
Karl Chandler |
02:05:55 |
Male Open |
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Haydn Jones |
02:14:14 |
Male Veteran (40+) |
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Mike Billups |
02:25:25 |
Male Super-Veteran (50+) |
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Nic Vaughan |
02:32:00 |
Female Open |
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Lindsay Bamford |
02:39:26 |
Female Veteran (40+) |
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Claudia Shand |
02:52:38 |
Female Super-Veteran (50+) |
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2010 |
Andy Tomkins |
02:12:02 |
Male Open |
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Rob Hunter |
02:05:10 |
Male Veteran (40+) |
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Chris Roberts |
02:30:05 |
Male Super-Veteran (50+) |
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Lucy Kershaw |
02:22:25 |
Female Open |
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Allie Richardson |
02:50:29 |
Female Veteran (40+) |
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Claudia Shand |
02:56:33 |
Female Super-Veteran (50+) |
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* Not awarded. # Championship record.
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