Team Mtn-X

Adventure Racing

Matt Hammerton:
2nd National Triathlon Team Relay Champions 2005-6
World Triathlon and Duathlon Championships Age Group 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006 & 2007 Highest Position 14th
3rd 100 mile Lake Taupo Cycle Relay Challenge 2003
3rd and 4th GB National Triathlon Ranking 2005 and 2006 respectively

Phil Westmorland:
World Triathlon Championships Age Group 2003, 2006 & 2007 Highest Position 14th
1st Maraetai Beach Triathlon NZ 2006
3rd 100 mile Lake Taupo Cycle Relay Challenge 2003
7th Auckland Bay Swim 3.8km 2006

Oli Mytton:
3rd Original Mountain Marathon C Class 2007
National Triathlon Team Relay Mixed Champions 2007
World Triathlon Championships Age Group Hamburg 2007
European Duathlon Championship Age Group Edinburgh 2007
Half IM PB 4hr29 (Tauranga, New Zealand, 2006)

Upcoming projects:
Saab Salomon Mountain X Race 21st - 26th July 2008-05-30

Various triathlons, running races, cycling challenges etc. over the next few months. Some events are being used as preparation for the adventure race and others are different focuses to the race season. We’ve then got the Welsh 3000s at the end of June and some kayak training.

Et cetera:
As triathletes, we have competed at National and International Age Group level for several years and have raced everything from sprints up to Half Ironman (Ironman may come at a later date..). Phil is the fish among us and with no fear when it comes to mountain biking, while Oli and myself are the more natural runners. Having said this, Phil has been working hard on his running over the last few years and is beginning to get worryingly close to our heels when competing in running races.

With the MountainXRace involving a little bit more than just swimming, cycling and running, we all have a thing or two to learn. For instance, none of us have really done much kayaking (apart from the mad 5 day George Sound trek Phil and I did in New Zealand where we had to kayak 35km into and out of the start of the route). Nevertheless, over the years, we’ve all been involved in adventurous activities in one form or another and so our expertise, or lack of it, isn’t our biggest worry.

Preparation is going well, and we are all excited about the challenge. We’re all in separate locations in the UK which makes meeting up a little bit more challenging. However, we’re planning on getting some kayaking experience on grade 3 white water soon plus we’re hoping to do a long mountain filled run in June to give us an idea of what we’ve got ourselves in for! There’s also the matter of numerous Olympic and Half Ironman triathlons to be completed at destinations around the UK.