Hi All,
The "silly season" round of social engagements has started for many of us already. Please pencil in 21 Nov 08 for Christmas Drinks with your fellow club members (venue & time to be announced shortly).
Our appeal for names of members with current Austswim or bronze medallion quals met with a resounding silence. This is now urgent. Can you help. Please see Committee News section.
RESULTS:
1. Huatulco World Cup - 1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run
Male: Kris Gemmell (NZL) 2.03.23 Female: Sam Warriner (NZL) 2.14.02
2. 2008 World Cup Champions
Male: Javier Gomez (ESP) Female: Sam Warriner (NZL)
3. 2008 XTERRA World Championships, Maui, Hawaii - 1.5km swim, 30km mtb, 10kkm run
Male: Ruben Ruzafa (ESP) 2.37.36 Female: Julie Diebens (GBR) 3.03.57
NEXT EVENT:
Sunday 9 November 08
Duathlon
Hidden Valley
7am
5km run, 20km bike, 2.5km run
Roster:
Race Director: Tim Ellison 8928 0039
Registration: Jodie McLeod / David McLeod
Timekeeping: Grant Preddy / Sandra Yee
Fruit / Ice: Peta Jeggo
JUNIORS:
Sunday 2 Nov 08
Registration opens 7am
Nightcliff Pool
Triathlon
COMMITTEE NEWS:
1. NEEDED URGENTLY: As part of pool hire process for upcoming events (senior and junior races on the 2 Nov, 6 Dec, 10 Jan and 1 Feb) we require the names of two people to put on the application for hiring the pool.
Persons listed must have a bronze medallion or be an Austswim teacher. If you have current quals please help here and forward your name and a copy of your qualification to darwintriclub@bigpond.com .
2. HIDDEN VALLEY TRAINING: The Hidden Valley track has been booked & paid for by the Club for a practice/training session on Saturday 1 Nov from 6.30am – 8.30am and Monday 3 Nov from 5.30pm until 7.30pm. This is a great opportunity to familiarise yourself with the track in preparation for the Duathlon on 9 Nov 08.
FOR SALE / WANTED ETC:
1. FOR SALE - Avanti tri bike suitable for small person $500 call Rob on 8942 0378 or 0447 641 926
2. Items for this section by Sunday 8pm please
OTHER NEWS:
1. Participants gain entry into the Ford Ironman World Championship one of three ways: by qualifying for a slot at one of more than twenty events held worldwide, by winning a slot through Ironman’s charitable eBay Auction or by being selected in the Ironman Lottery. Recognized as one of the most in-demand athletic events in the world, nearly 60,000 athletes vie for one of 1,800 coveted slots to the Ford Ironman World Championship, taking place in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, each year.
2. The 2009 Ironman Lottery Program officially opened on Wednesday, October 1 at 12:00 p.m. EST. Athletes interested in earning a slot through the Ironman Lottery must apply by Saturday, February 28, 2009 with all winning entries being announced on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. A vision of Ironman founder, John Collins, the Ironman Lottery began in 1983 as a way to provide athletes of all abilities the opportunity to qualify for the world’s most challenging endurance event. The Ironman Lottery awards 150 domestic (USA), 50 international and 5 physically challenged slots that are chosen randomly from more than 7,000 lottery entries. More info: www.ironman.com/faq/lotteryfaq
3. Club Champion Jerome Bosmans will be on hand at the junior event on Sunday to assist with distribution of packs to the kids. Jerome made a donation from his NT Sports Award prize to assist with the purchasing of some great gear for the juniors. A grant from Woolworths has also helped. Congratulations to the junior committee on the flying start to the season. The program continues to improve and registration day attracted around 60 youngsters, many of whom were returning for another season. We encourage you all to call in on Sunday and assist with the junior event. If you are out training, also swing past .. the kids love to see all the "flash" grown up tri toys.
4. The XTERRA course at Maui, Hawaii is a classic point-to-point race covering 27-miles of unyielding terrain. Conditions change radically from year-to-year, diminishing the advantage to repeat competitors and perpetuating the course's stature as the most intimidating in the series. Participants are not permitted to pre-ride the course so for newcomers, it's read and react. The bike course is full of rockstrewn paths, gnarly golf ball sized gravel, short steep and long go-forever climbs, hard packed lava and deep, dusty silt. There's more than 2,500 total feet of climbing and one can never predict how hot it might be on race day. The reputation is brutal and very well deserved. Hawaii's natural obstacles are unlike anywhere else on earth and out on the run more than a dozen different surfaces and Maui's most stunning oceanfront scenery awaits competitors. More info: www.xterraplanet.com
5. Score: Chain rings 2 Athletes 0. Mark Anzin was the latest to be attacked by those pesky little chain rings & has had to get some treatment. Good excuse for a little bit of R & R.
6. Some people are using the up and coming duathlons as an excuse to ease off the swim training. No names.
7. There are still some uniforms to be collected. Please contact Jane-Marie 0429 998 722 to arrange pickup.
8. Kerran Mudgway Memorial Club Championship splits are now posted to club website & some photos on the Flickr page.
YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRIATHLETE WHEN....
... you have already been to CycleZone or K9 Cycles & picked out the go faster toys you want your partner to buy you for Christmas
... you are always wet
... you hate it when your coach says "no way"
Safe training,
Cheers
Robyn
Robyn Stanley
Darwin Triathlon Club
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Club website: www.members.iinet.net.au/~darwintriclub
Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/darwintriclub
Facebook Group: Darwin Triathlon Club
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