900 take part in Tri North in memory of Tim Bacon

CLOSE to 900 competitors and supporters from the business and property community converged on MediaCity for the second annual JLL Property Triathlon North last Friday.

First across the finishing line in the individual races was Danny Hope from Hydrock with a time of 1 hour 2 minutes.

Jacqui Phillips of Slinky Interiors was named the fastest woman with a time of 1 hour 10 minutes.

Among the relay entries, which comprised male, female and mixed teams, WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff clocked the fastest time of 1 hour 10 minutes.

Tim’s brother, Chris Bacon and Chief Executive of Living Ventures, Jeremy Roberts, alongside Peel’s Group Development Director, James Whittaker gave out individual prizes on the day.

Jointly sponsored by JLL and The Peel Group, the event raised £25,000 for charity.  With the passing of Tim Bacon, Chairman of Living Ventures and his nephew, Jett Bacon, earlier this year, half of the fundraising total was split with the charities, The Christie and the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital that cared for them during their illnesses.

A cheque for £12,500 was also presented to JLL’s nominated charity, Starlight, which grants wishes to seriously and terminally ill children.

James Whittaker from Peel said: “Prior to his passing, Tim had agreed to deliver the next Alchemist – an iconic Living Ventures brand – at MediaCityUK, so we felt that dedicating this event to him was a very fitting tribute. The monies raised for Tim and Jett’s respective charities is a great testament to the generosity of those involved in the event.”

Steve Hogg, lead director of regional residential at JLL, said: “We were overwhelmed with the response this year with even more businesses and individual competitors taking part. We’ve had nothing but positive feedback from entrants since last Friday which is fantastic and helps us to continue building the triathlon for next year.  I’d like to thank everyone who took part, along with our organising team and volunteers for helping to establish the Property Tri North as the main industry event in the North.”

For a full list of race results, click here .