Tuff Fitty Triathlon Club

The Frosty Aquathlon is a great swim/run race organised by Tuff Fitty and is open to everyone.

The event is very successful, held annually and 2005 saw the tenth anniversary of the event. The Frosty is traditionally held on the first Sunday in March each year and as the name implies we have seen frost and also snow as well as fine sunny weather. Many competitors view this as a curtain raiser to their new season and with it the chance to see how successful their winter training has been. Frosty Funday covers two Aquathlon races:

The swim takes place in Littlehampton Swimming Pool (Littlehampton. West Sussex) which is a 25m Pool. The run takes in a circuit around the local boating lake and then out onto the seafront promenade. Subject to weather conditions the course is flat and can produce some fast times. Competitors receive a memento for completing the course & there are awards for individuals, and in the longer race, a team award.
Frosty 2010 Results   Frostbite 2010 Results Teams Result

Previous Years Results:

Frosty 2009 Results   Frostbite 2009 Results Teams Result

Frosty 2008 Results   Frostbite 2008 Results Team Results

FROSTY AQUATHLON

Always on the first Sunday in March the Frosty Aquathlon can throw up some extreme weather conditions for the run course along Littlehampton Promenade on the Sussex coast. A clear blue sky greeted the competitors but they had to contend with freezing temperature.

This was the 15th year of the race which attracts many competitors back every year as they commence their multisport season.

In the Frostbite race, a 400m swim and 5k run, Matt Lambert was the first competitor home to retain his title from 2009 a minute quick than last year, in 24:21. Another returning competitor was Pavan Rooprai who won the Junior title last year. Pavan, from Thames Turbo, cut 1.5 minutes of his time to retain his junior title finishing second overall in 24:30. He also attained the fastest swim split for 400m in a time of 5:31 – a super time which also included transition. The ladies race was won by Claire Nichols from Southampton Tri Club. She returned the quickest 5k run leg of the day to come home in 25:08 – a time just 5 seconds outside the course record.

The main race, the Frosty an 800m swim and 10k run, was a close race with seven competitors emerging together clearing 12 minutes for the swim and transition. Olivier Pinchard was the first out of the pool in 11:30. The run soon settled with Olivier (Ful-On-Tri) and Kev Pearson (Tuff Fitty Tri) running side by side along the seafront, a position maintained until the last 1/3rd of a mile. Oliver dug deep to pull away and win in a time of 49:30. Kevin finished just 6 seconds behind in second and first Male Vet home. Kevin & James Stewart (T.H.E) both had strong run splits matching each other in 37:51. However by 1 second Liam McNally from Brighton Phoenix had the fastest run split and came home third followed by Paul Payne. The first Male supervet was Pete Wallis from Raw Energy Pursuits.

The ladies race also started off closely with Polly Mosley from Tuff Fitty Tri leading last years winner Kate Everley out of the pool by 1 second. (11:46) Kate had a good race improving her time over last year by 2 minutes. However Polly showed great running form to pull away and return home as the new female champion in a time of 51:04, with Kate second in 53:24. Third lady home was Erica Martin from Brighton Phoenix. The other category winners were regular Frosty competitors; Martine Burke from A2 Tri Club as the first female vet and Debbie Evers from Brighton Phoenix as first supervet.

The team event comprising four competitors with at least one female is always a keenly contested event between local clubs. A good showing from the host club Tuff Fitty Tri with two key wins was not enough to prevent Brighton Phoenix from regaining the team prize that they had lost last year to restore their long tradition of the team prize in this event

A successful event with competitors returning home with their goody bag which included a Frosty Aquathlon embroidered towel.