OK, you all know the script from previous years…

In the Coach of the Year category, I finished… second. Actually one place better than I expected and I did break Andy’s stranglehold on the competition. Unfortunately, so did Simon Ward. And it seems he did it a bit better than me.

Am I disappointed? Yes. Am I gutted? No, not really. It would have been nice to win it & should you all vote me into the second round next year, we’ll try again.

So thank-you one & all for taking the time to vote for me, it really is much appreciated. And I hope you know that I will continue to work on building the best value coaching service I possibly can. And no, I will never become a large corporation, I’m a coach, not a manager!

Having said all that, and just in case you weren’t following my Twitter feed direct from the dinner on Saturday night, here are the winners again…

Women’s Age Group Athlete of the Year – Sophie Whitworth (pleased about that, she’s a good friend)
Triathlon Website of the Year – Tri247.com
Coach of the Year – Simon Ward (what do I have to do to win?)
Race of the Year, Entries <500 – Ilkley Triathlon
Running Shoe of the Year – Saucony Fastwitch 2
Men’s Duathlete of the Year – Paul Amey
Women’s Elite Triathlete of the Year – Chrissie Wellington (who else, she’s awesome!)
Innovative Product of the Year – Newton Running Shoes (with a name like that, what do you expect?)
Men’s Age Group Athlete of the Year – Hywel Davies (±20 hours for a double ironman, I voted for him)
Wetsuit of the Year – Blue Seventy Helix
Youth Triathlete of the Year – Holly Avil (well, if she wasn’t racing in the World Cup, she could race as a junior, though it might be a bit hard on the other juniors)
Distributor of the Year – Planet X
Race of the Year, Entries >500 – Vitruvian (a very popular choice and two very funny guys)
Mail Order Company of the Year – Wiggle (shall we just call it the “Wiggle” award?)
Women’s Duathlete of the Year – Catriona Morrison
Bike of the Year – Cervelo P3C
Male Elite Triathlete of the Year – Alistair Brownlee (so popular, nearly brought the house down!)
Retailer of the Year – Total Fitness Nottingham
Club of the Year – VO2 Maximum (friends & clients, I was chuffed to bits!)
Outstanding Contribution to Triathlon – Chrissie Wellington

It was a lovely evening, Tim Brabants was a superb speaker and both Rachel & I felt it more than worth the drive to Sandown – well done 220 Magazine!