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37 – Mazda Blenheim Triathlon

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Finished! L to r: me with the far fitter and quicker Steve Jellis and Graeme Fudge from Mazda

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25 June 2008

 

Team Mazda participants in the Blenheim Triathlon beofre the swim
Team Mazda: wet suits on for the swim section

I think I’ve recovered sufficiently from my first triathlon to actually write about it.

Mazda Blenheim Triathlon
Glorious setting of Blenheim for excellent event

This was my first every triathlon: the Mazda Blenheim Triathlon. A swim in the lake; a cycle around the estate; followed by a run around the estate.

I was part of Team Mazda, a group of journos assembled by pr director Graeme Fudge, to be put through this torture.

Surviving the challenge of a triathlon

Blenheim is a fabulous setting; the day was gloriously hot; and I managed a time under 1hr 45mins (my target had been to get below 2hrs).

Team Mazda members Ralph Morton, Steve Jellis, Graeme Fudge
Finished! L to r: me with the far fitter and quicker Steve Jellis and Graeme Fudge from Mazda

Best of all thanks to the generosity of many, I raised over £1000 for charity (but I’m still waiting a couple of cheques, ahem!): Cancer Research and BEN.

I’m not doing the Mazda London Triathlon this year, but intend to enter it in 2009. Better start training, then!

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Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton is an award-winning journalist and the founder of Business Car Manager (now renamed Business Motoring). Ralph writes extensively about the car and van leasing industry as well as wider fleet and company car issues. A former editor of What Car?, Ralph is a vastly experienced writer and editor and has been writing about the automotive sector for over 35 years.

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