Intrinsic slays marathon demons to end on season high

A self-confessed fish out of water over the marathon distance, Intrinsic-sponsored athlete Matthew Cox found his feet at the Beachy Head marathon and put in an end of season performance to be proud of. Matt completed the punishing 26.2 mile course in 03:13:16 running through from 10th at the halfway point to take fifth on the line in Eastbourne.

Team Intrinsic concluded its 2019 tri-season with a convincing win in Minehead despite an unscheduled ‘pause’ for a local steam train. In pursuit of an imaginary competitor throughout, IFE-sponsored athlete Matthew Cox successfully defended his event title and finished the Minehead Triathlon more than a minute ahead of his nearest rival.

It takes more than wet and wild weather to throw Team Intrinsic triathlete Matthew Cox off track. The Intrinsic FE-sponsored athlete battled the elements to add to a string of late season successes with a fourth at the Ben Nevis Triathlon and a respectable top five at Hever Castle against a field of seasoned heavy-hitters. He recounts how he weathered the autumn storms.

Intrinsic-sponsored athlete Matthew Cox celebrated a cheeky birthday win at this year’s West Bay Triathlon 2019 followed by a category second at the Pippingford TrailX Triathlon. The consecutive weekend celebrations come as training builds towards Ben Nevis Braveheart where he’ll be joined by teammate and IFE Director Chris Roberts. Matt took time out between mouthfuls of cake to bring us up to speed with his late season success …

Team Intrinsic’s Matt Cox celebrated Shark Awareness Day limbs intact by coming 3^rd overall at the ‘plastic-free’ Croyde Ocean Triathlon.

He completed the Olympic distance course in 02:27:52.7 to achieve a top three category and gender ranking. Moreover, Matt shaved more than 4 minutes off the previous year’s finish despite getting snarled up in traffic and a minor mechanical on the bike.

Team Intrinsic’s Matthew Cox finished 2nd overall at this year’s JLL Property Triathlon, jumping from fourth in 2018 despite early season injury and a potentially costly error in transition.

Team Intrinsic’s Matthew Cox has an unquenchable thirst for pushing the boundaries, but who can blame him when racing is this much fun. First in category – 2nd overall – at the Immortal Wimbleball Classic, he has the kindness of strangers to thank for surviving an unconventional taper into the JLL Property Triathlon …

Team Intrinsic’s Matthew Cox has enjoyed a convincing win in his first multi-sport race of the year setting a new course record at the Killerton Sprint Duathlon. His victory came as something of a relief after early season injury and shows the young triathlete is back on winning form ahead of this month’s prestigious JLL Property Triathlon.

Intrinsic Facilities Engineering (IFE) has announced its ongoing sponsorship of triathlete Matthew Cox following another successful competitive season with Team Intrinsic in 2018.

We join Team Intrinsic’s Matthew Cox and Chris Roberts, MD of Intrinsic Facilities Engineering, as they take stock of another successful year of racing and plan their 2019 competition diary.