Ahlin destroys Riyadh Triathletes field to win second duathlon of season

(MENAFN- Arab News) RIYADH: Kris Ahlin won the second Riyadh Triathletes duathlon event of the season a 5km run followed by an 18.4km cycle then a 3km run in very hot conditions at Ranco Farm on the outskirts of Riyadh.
Once again the event attracted a great turnout of 89 competitors ranging in age from 8 to 72. There were junior club members who raced on a bike for the first time on a challenging and technical course. In all 55 managed to complete the full course with others completing various elements of the event.
Ahlin stormed to a 6 minute overall victory having destroyed the remainder of the field on the undulating bike course and also taking first place in all three elements of the event.
Second place overall went to Thomas Brackman as he continues in his IronMan preparation for later in the year. First Lady was taken by Anne Morrissey with a commendable time. First Female Junior went to Harriet Townhill with Taleb AlMarri with a great effort on his bike. Other category winners were: Alisdair Wild (Male Master) Paul McParland (Male Senior) Clare Scott (Female Open and 2nd overall) Maria Araujo (Female Vet).
Up for next weekend is the first full triathlon event of the season (swim 650mBike 24kmRun 4km) where the dynamics of combining all three disciplines will be very interesting on the leaderboard.
Riyadh Triathletes would like to thank main sponsors Clyde and Co ITEA International and Carrefour Tala Mall for their ongoing support this season. The triathlon season includes three types of event; biathlon (swim-run) duathlon (run-bike-run) and of course triathlon (swim-bike-run). For further information visit the website at http://www.riyadhtriathletes.com/.
Results: Kristoffer Ahlin 01:04:20 Thomas Brackman 01:10:03 Abdulmajeed Almuayqil 01:11:16 Abdulmohsin Alhashim 01:12:13 Scott Waight 01:12:40 David McNamara 01:14:38 Kieron Scott 01:15:22 Stuart Gillespie 01:16:11 Alex Gibbs 01:16:52 Jan Block 01:16:56 Chris Pullar 01:17:11 Alasdair Wild 01:17:11 David Townhill 01:18:10 Helmut Simeone 01:18:49 Stu Elliot 01:19:17 Edoardo Lando 01:19:42 Franck Guerin 01:21:01 Simon Chorlton 01:23:33 Anne Morrissey 01:24:17 Paul McParland 01:24:43 Adelfo Parades Monterrosa 01:25:05 Clare Scott 01:25:30 Ralph Chan 01:26:25 Mark Day 01:26:44 Katy Taylor 01:27:19 Teddy Eleosida 01:28:08 Ralf Orth 01:29:46 Annie Wild 01:30:07 Rico Bien Capati 01:31:30 Abdulrahman Alufah 01:31:58 Joanna Bolton 01:32:14 Georges Elkhoury 01:32:17 Naser Almutrad 01:33:07 Maria Araujo 01:34:59 Gareth Morris 01:35:28 Luigi Lando 01:36:20 Amr Moemen 01:38:23 Dragan Petrovski 01:41:39 Graeme Campbell 01:41:46 Danni Zhen 01:43:13 Julius Ranel Capati 01:44:19 Herbert Bagolbagol 01:44:50 Richard Davis 01:47:41 Cornelio Gamilo 01:48:03 Othman Albassan 01:48:29 Edrolin Claudio 01:48:34 Jose Cortes Altavas 01:49:50 Dommer Manalo 01:52:08 Ben Cowling 01:54:50 Ariel Manicdao 01:55:40 Frank Oberlaender 01:58:03 Ahmed Hamidalddin 02:02:25 Carol Pullar 02:04:11 Mohammed Negm 02:10:30 Joel Penafuerte 02:10:39 Kenan Homsi 02:36:01.