{"id":11382,"date":"2021-03-15T15:24:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T15:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incirliseviye.com\/?p=11382"},"modified":"2021-03-15T15:24:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T15:24:24","slug":"julian-jenkinson-a-legend-of-the-british-tri-scene-remembered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=11382","title":{"rendered":"Julian Jenkinson: a legend of the British tri scene remembered"},"content":{"rendered":"

Julian was a formidable athlete, breaking and holding British triathlon records back in the 1990s, and forging a path for British athletes at Ironman Hawaii.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cHe was not just a formidable cyclist but an all round swimmer, cyclist and runner and always had a smile and time to talk before or after he\u2019d raced. I will miss him\u201d says Mark Kleanthous, another stalwart of the UK tri scene.<\/p>\n

Alongside his successful property developing, Julian was also instrumental in the creation of the Southampton Tri Club, with his amusing, insightful and colourful columns for 220<\/em> during the nineties entertaining our readers for many seasons. Below are some of Julian\u2019s first words for\u00a0220<\/em>\u00a0back in 1989, where he details his newfound love of multisport.<\/p>\n

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\u2018The 1989 Swindon Biathlon was my first-ever duathlon after my first season in triathlon. I remember spotting Richard Hobson who was the \u201cstar\u201d and thinking he was twice my size and appeared to have all the kit.\u00a0I rode in trainers. I recall an indoor transition and quite a buzz about the place. Coming from cross country running this felt like the big time; people watching and prizes!<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018I was completely unknown and ran with Hobbo. I beat him out of transition because of my trainers. I think it was an out and back course and I got caught on the way home, a few other runner types were quickly over hauled; a very young Julian Bunn and this guy called [Mike]\u00a0Trees who had run a 4min mile or nearly. Hobbo led off bike and I took second. It was a massive surprise to me and everybody there. I loved it.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018Why did I love it? Atmosphere, Exciting, Buzz, Cool. I was young cocky student and the girls and beer and everything was perfect. I did number two at Leicester meeting Dave Bellingham \u2013 mad as a hatter. I had almost learned to cycle and won the race from Steve Meads. Never won much at running, got the bug now, found something that I was half decent at.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

And half decent at multisport Julian would prove to be. He\u2019d go on to win the UK Iron-distance classic The Longest Day on\u00a0numerous occasions, and would hold the British Iron-distance record for 13 years after his 8:15:21 finish at 1995\u2019s\u00a0European Iron-Distance Championships in Detern. A year later, he recorded the then fastest British time at Ironman Hawaii after a 8:54:53 minute finish on the lava fields of Kona.<\/p>\n

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Look out for more tributes to Julian later this week. 220<\/em>\u2019s thoughts are with his wife, family, friends and the countless athletes he inspired in triathlon.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Julian was a formidable athlete, breaking and holding British triathlon records back in the 1990s, and forging a path for British athletes at Ironman Hawaii.\u00a0 Advertisement \u201cHe was not just a formidable cyclist but an all round swimmer, cyclist and runner and always had a smile and time to talk before or after he\u2019d raced. … <\/p>\n

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