Mark Stephenson checks his watch, then went on to win the 2021 Steelman Triathlon title By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway Mark Stephenson didn’t let a bad hamstring slow him from winning his first BVI Steelman title, while Johanna Murphy successfully defended her crown and beat her 2019 course record by three minutes, in the Olympic Distance event held Sunday on Beef Island, organized by the BVI Triathlon Federation. Stephenson covered the 1.5K Swim, 40K bike and 10K run in 2 hours 37 minutes and 44 seconds. Murphy was timed in 2:45.58. “I really didn’t have any expectations today because three days ago, I pulled my hamstring and I thought that’s it, there’s no way I’d be able to do this,” Stephenson told Island Sun Sports. “I’ve been hobbling around for the last couple days, icing and elevating. I just woke up this morning and though I can give it a try so I came out, did the best I could without pushing myself too hard because I didn’t want to pull anything. I guess it was good enough to keep going and I felt pretty good after. No real pain.”