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Tim & Laurence's London Triathlon |
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The London Triathlon took place on Sunday 23
September at the Excel arena in East London, with a 1.5km swim in
the docks, 40km cycle ride and a 10km run. Brothers Tim & Laurence Dobie
will be undertaking this grueling event, trying to raise £700 for
Pageant. If you would like to help, please click the
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Preparations |
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Tim says:
"We decided to do the triathlon together (against each other) last
year after Laurence (younger brother - now 26 years old) did it in
2011. It's probably going to end up being a fairly bitter sibling
rivalry, he did it in 2 hours 32 minutes last year, which is quick,
I'm trying to beat that (29 years old), and he no doubt will try to
beat me! We're basically a rubbish version of the Brownlee
Brothers..."
<< Laurence & Tim
in an exotic location
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Laurence comments: "Last years Triathlon was great fun once I had the swim out of
the way. Being booted in the head in a cold, murky and seemingly
endless dock is pretty grim. So I am looking forward to the
second two thirds of this year's race in a couple of weeks.
Having Tim there to endure the pain with will be great. Although
we probably won't see much of each other as soon as the race
starts because you can't really see anything once in the dock."
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Laurence adds:
"I have always wanted to raise some money for Pageant ever since Pippa started it. Hopefully this will be the
first opportunity of many. I already have ideas for my next
challenge. In the meantime though I will be cramming in some
much needed training, swimming in my local unheated lido in
Brixton gives me a good taste for it."
Some serious training >>
unfortunately
not part of a triathlon |
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Dobie brothers triathlon
Tim and Laurence Dobie completed their triathlon 'duo' today in
great style despite the truly awful conditions.
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indoor
transition area
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cycling stage
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Pageant
banner on its first outing
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Tim during the run
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Laurence during
the run |
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Tim & Laurence
crossing the finishing line
(time shown is actual clock
time not race time!)
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As
anticipated,
Tim was ahead at the end of the swim, but Laurence caught up
with him towards the end of the second of the 2 cycle laps.
Laurence maintained his lead during the 4 running laps, but
the two brothers finished within ten minutes of each other:
Laurence in 2 hours 43 minutes - Tim in 2 hours 52
minutes.
An absolutely sterling performance by
both, which was much appreciated by their group of supporters,
who managed to be at most of the correct places at the right
times! Two new Pageant banners had their debut and made it
easy for our tri-athletes to spot their supporters along the
route - they even managed a wave or two during the cycling and
a couple of high fives during the running.... All in all, it
was a great afternoon and Virgin are to be congratulated for
their organisation, which triumphed over the weather. I have
added some photos to try to give a flavour of the whole thing,
but really one had to be there to appreciate Tim's and
Laurence's achievement.
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Laurence & Tim with
their medals
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The donation page has now
closed, but we are pleased to say
that they exceeded their target of £700, having raised over £900. We
would like to thank everyone who sponsored Tim and Laurence, and
helped Pageant with our work in The Gambia.
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