Wight Tri member Sean Williams took on the Rempstone Roast MTB off-road triathlon, held near Corfe Castle, Swanage, on Sunday.
It was a cold, chilly start for the 2.3-mile run and 11.5-mile bike course – the bike course being held on exposed heathland.
Sean completed the first run in 15:38 and in 4th position, 43 secs behind the leader, even with taking it easy with a calf strain.
Using his new 29er MTB bike, Sean posted the second-fastest bike split of 35:23 and was soon into 2nd place on the final run.
A solid run of 16:40 saw Sean finish in 2nd place overall, just 61 secs behind the winner, in 1 hour 7mins 40 secs.
