We've just heard from The Hedge Fund Journal's Rod Sparks about the annual Hedge Fund Journal Indoor Triathlon which took place last week. With 37 teams and over a hundred competitors in total it sounds like they had quite a day. Of course this is a great charity event as well, and all their efforts managed to bring in a fantastic $pound;40,000 for Hedge Funds Care UK. Good work!

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Last Wednesday evening 37 teams (111 competitors) took part in The Hedge Fund Journal Indoor Triathlon 2011 in support of Hedge Funds Care UK.

Prizes went to the following people/firms. Thames River Capital (Mike Downer, Mike Woolley and Rob Mclean) were the quickest team (2:18:59), Hedge Funds Care UK Invitation III (Sarah Ledger, Dan Larcey and Rob Booth) were the quickest mixed team (2:23:34), TT's Victorious Secret (Alison Huang, Bronwyn Middlebrook and Jo Peck) were the quickest all-girls team (2:47:46) and Edwin Datson (Team Nansen - Effie Datson/Deutsche Bank) was the quickest individual (0:43:09).

The evening raised £40,000 for Hedge Funds Care UK.

You can view some pictures of the event by clicking on the following link - http://www.thehedgefundjournal.com/events/thfj-indoor-triathlon-2011/thfj-indoor-triathlon-2011-image-gallery.php

I would like to thank the following people/firms who either entered a sponsored team or made a donation which was used to sponsor invitation teams. Alison Crichton and Addleshaw Goddard; Ted Frith and Aspect Capital; Georgios Ouzounis, Mark Flanagan and AXA Investment Managers; Philippa Aylmer; Rob Kelly, Shyam Moorjani and Baronsmead; Sally Moore and Broadgate Mainland; Lars Forberg, Dave Henderson and Cevian Capital; Diana Arakelyan, Peter Quinn and Citco; Michael Rummel and CQS; Damon Ambrosini, Jorge Morley-Smith and Deloitte; Effie Datson and Deutsche Bank; Richard Ashton and Eiger Securities; Jon Hanifan and Ernst & Young; Rachel Greenway;

Paul Graham, Richard Acworth at Henderson Global Investors; Eoin Brophy, Steve McCool, Rob Condon and Hume Brophy; Elena Ambrosiadou and IKOS; Martin Cornish, Philip Morgan and K&L Gates; Sue Fendt and Kinetic Partners; Rob Mirsky, Tim Fundell, Giles Barton and KPMG; Katherine Priestley, Morag Law and Lincoln Vale; Tatziana Paraguacuto-Maheo, Sarah Lummis and Maples & Calder; Rachel Smith and Martin Currie; Sally Todd and MHP; David Nile, Adam Roberts, Dan Hinxman and Newedge; Jessica Johnson and New Approach PR; Henrietta Hirst and Par Excellence PR; Duncan Webster and Phoros; Philip Bland and Polygon; Tim Friedman and Preqin; Doug Bendle and PwC; Johnny Moulsdale and Rees Pollock; Melissa Hill and Sabre Fund Management; Carol Brown and the Sigma Partnership; Richard Perry, Tim Pearce and Simmons & Simmons; Victoria Younghusband, Verity Ellis and SJ Berwin; Sudha Bharadia, Bruce Harington and Stenham Advisors; Laura McBride, Simon King and Thames River Capital; Andrew Rubio and Throgmorton; Fiona Carpenter and TT International; Tony Chedraoui, Charles Hopkinson-Woolley and Tyrus Capital; Louisa Gjertsen, Emma Watkins and Winton Capital; one anonymous donor.

I would like to thank the following invitation athletes. Joanne Quittner, Anthony Flamos, Will Bellamy, Liz Merkin, George Johnson, Jack Barkham, Sarah Ledger, Dan Larcey, Rob Booth, Evan DeBarra, Imran Majid, Simon Bomford, Jasper Jolly, Tristan Goodfellow, Zander Whitehurst and Henry Armes, and the following Hedge Funds Care UK 2011/12 grantees - Beat Bullying (who entered a team) and CSV and Barnardo's who sent representatives.

Finally, I would like to thank the following people/firms who helped with the event organization. Scott Shearwood and the Reebok Sports Club, Niall Gardam and Concept2; Ben Addison, Matt Moran and Wattbike; Pete Ebbutt and Parkway Fitness; Avril Watson, Linda Byrne, Dele David Oginni, Paul James and Larry Irving and IgnitePT; all the timekeepers; Richard Jolly; Simon Rostron and Rostron Parry; Martina Edwards, David Stickels and DS Charity & Event Solutions; Rob Clayton; Leah Burwood and Natural Kitchen; Laura Kirkwood; Rob Mirsky and Louisa Gjertsen for presenting prizes; Erica Shery, Agata Sznerch, Laura Swartz, Bill McIntosh and Renaud Cohard.

Regards

Rod Sparks Publisher The Hedge Fund Journal