Ironman Lanzarote is said to be the hardest Ironman in the world. The bike course is very tough with a hilly course and very strong winds along with high heat. Our very own Paula Dewar competed on May 23rd winner her age group in just under 13hrs qualifying for Ironman Hawaii in the process. With a fantastic swim, paula worked hard on the bike to stay hydrated and keep her energy high so when the run, a 4 x 10km course, was approaching she knew she could give it everything she has.All the VO2 Maximum crowed is very please for Paula and we can’t wait to see her race in the legendary event in Kona. 

  East Grinstead tri is one of our local events. A great event that is very well organized and is fun to race. This year they had a top 12 race, the fastest 12 all started together in the pool with two to a lane. I was lucky enough to be in the race. I have a good swim but then ran outside to be met with a rain storm. I was in 5th place out of the swim and pulled my self in to 3d with 2nd in sight.With the wet conditions I had a machanical where my back wheel slipped in to the frame. This can happen with horizontal drop outs. I had to stop and fix it and found my self well down in 9th place. I ran my heart out to be one of the quickset on the day but was still only good enough for 9th. My bike has now been set up properly! 

What a great weekend we have had for the racing team. Tonbridge Triathlon is our local event and one we all enjoy taking part in. Our result was fantastic for the team but for all our athletes.Neil Harris 1st, Jimmy George 3rd, Stefan Stone 7th. Three in the top 10!http://www.tri247.com/results_7191.html Other members raced  in the new forest, a hard olympic event to kick of the season. Keith Brown 18th, Paula Dewar 3rd female 40-49http://www.racenewforest.co.uk/results_NFTRI%20MAY09.htm Another great result was at the Stenying Triathlon  Sian Buckingham 4th female http://www.racenewforest.co.uk/results_NFTRI%20MAY09.htm 

On Saturday February 9th we launched out triathlon team, Team VO2. The objective of the team is to give our athletes an identity as many were unattached and VO2 was their only link with the triathlon world apart from when at events. We wanted to make a team that would bring all our athletes together and create an environment that motivated and excited the athletes to achieve their personal goals.

We are proud to boast that we have athletes at every major championship including the National Duathlon series, National triathlon series, Duathlon World championships, Triathlon World Championships, World Long course championships. Not bad of an 8 person team. We are looking to be a successful and popular team based at VO2 Towers, The Walled Garden, Hildenborough, Kent.

The team is building nicely and are all looking very cool in the new kit! Most of the team will be on our weekend so come along and meet them!