Robyn's E News 11 Nov 09

The run definitely goes that way !!

Hi All,

It's Remembrance Day today and I'm sure many of us will reflect on this come 11am and not able to get to the cenotaph.

NEXT EVENTS:

JUNIORS - Triathlon, Palmerston Pool. 8am Sunday 15 November 09. Further information: Kylie 0414 494 853

SENIORS -

Friday 20 Nov 09
Lake Alexander
Splash N Dash
6pm

300m swim, 2km run x 3

Roster:

Race Director: Kyle Gear 0437 814 892
Registration: Lauren Stephenson / Cathy Preddy
Timekeepers: Jane Marie Kerslake / Roger Decurtins
Fruit / Ice: Lauren Stephenson

REMINDERS:

1. EVENT DATE CHANGE: Xmas Splash N Dash at Nightcliff Pool - Now Saturday 5 December 2009 6pm start

TRIATHLON NT UPDATE:

1. A copy of Triathlon NT Policy Statement on Funding Assistance for 2009/2010 is attached.

FOR SALE / WANTED ETC:

1. ROOM TO RENT: Room to Rent in Parap; Own bathroom, toilet, house fully furnished with pool. $280 per week + expenses. Must love dogs,
Contact Sue 0402 795 558

2. FOR SALE: Club running caps ($13); visors ($8); Junior Girls swimmers in sizes 6,8,10 and 12 ($28); Boys swimmers in sizes 6,8,10,12,14 plus 1 size mens (about a boys 16) ($28). Contact Jodie 0417 829 619

3. FOR SALE: Bike GIANT TCR Aero2 Grey, road bike size 46.5cm (small) suit around 165cm height; Shimano rims, Shimano 105 running gear, aerobars. computer, good condition. $600 Contact Phill 0418 669 964

4. FOR SALE: Bike Avanti Monza - Blue. 51cm good condition Bargain $150.. good intro tri bike; Contact Phill 0418 669 964

5. Polaris Bike box, brand new (new price $750) Sell for $600. Contact Phill 0418 669 964

6. Items or requests for advt re runs for next E News by 8pm Sunday please.

OTHER NEWS:

1. Rod Gregg will be lining up for his 10th Ironman at IM WA in a few weeks. It's taken him awhile to get around to doing this milestone event, but we always knew with passion like his, it would happen some day.

2. Ironman 70.3 World Championships take place in Clearwater this weekend. Follow the action via athlete tracker at www.ironman.com

3. Australian cyclist and former Paris-Roubaix champion Stuart O’Grady was taken to a Spanish hospital after he collapsed following a lap on the Valencia MotoGP race course on the back of a motorcycle piloted by 2007 MotoGP champion Casey Stoner.

4. The New York City Marathon on 1 Nov 09 was the largest marathon field in the sport's history - 43,741 runners and 43,475 finishers (a 99.4% completion rate).

5. Erica Reeve was among those who did Canberra's Tour de femme last weekend. She had a seeded position to start, got swept up in the front pack and pushed super hard to hold them. Unfortunately she lost the bunch with 1km to go and came in 23 seconds behind the winner. But 25th out of 600 ain't bad! They kept an average speed of 40km on a semi-hilly course! Erica was recently in Darwin for a quick visit.

6. Entry to 2010 Mooloolaba Triathlon opens Monday 16th November.

7. Here's an ever recurring dinner table discussion point: After some recent high profile DQs in IM events (including Kona) there is a call for the female pros to be given a 30 min start on the field so they don't get mixed up with the age group men (who apparently cause all the problems .. put that's a whole different discussion !!!). I take an alternate view and would love to go back to the good old days of mass starts and "may the best man/woman win". Either that or make the draft penalty 20 - 30 mins in the box at IM events, which would pretty much mean your race is over if you get caught drafting and may discourage pros & age groupers alike from committing the dastardly deed in the first place.

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRIATHLETE WHEN...

... you know what T1 and T2 means
... you have elastic laces in at least one pair of shoes
... you find yourself using cycling signals when out for a group run.

Train safe,
Cheers,
Robyn

Robyn Stanley
Darwin Triathlon Club
E News

Club website: www.members.iinet.net.au/~darwintriclub
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Robyn's E News 9 Nov 09

Hi All,

An enthusiastic crowd of competitors, volunteers and spectators were on hand to enjoy the inaugural Splash N Dash event at the Waterfront Recreational Lagoon on Friday evening.

A huge thank you to RD Lisa Quinell, especially as setting up a brand new event requires a larger than normal input of time, thought and energy. Lisa was assisted by a fantastic group of volunteers and we are indeed fortunate that our tradition of volunteering is alive and well. All competitors appreciate and thank them for their efforts.

The many spectators doubled as competitor motivators right around the course. Friday night concept and the location given a huge thumbs up !

1. Splash N Dash, Wave Pool Lagoon, 200m swim, 2km run x 2

Provisional results:

1 Kyle Gear 24 mins 20 secs; 2 Chad Anderson 25.25; 3 Rob Weatherald 26.04; 4 Marcus Lisle 26.07; 5 Mick Outhred 26.19; 6 Ian Norton 27.13; 8 Duncan Thompson 27.37; 9 Lee Wilson 27.43; 10 John Thyne 27.46; 11 David McLeod 27.50; 12 Ian Pollock 28.08; 13 Brian Gallagher 28.19; 14 Tony Cox 28.31; 15 Tim Lewis 29.13; 16 Emma Winterflood 29.40; 17 Mark Anzin 30.07; 18 Luke Collopy 30.22; 19 Paul Bell 30.28; 20 Todd Sparrow 30.31; 21 Phil Brownscombe 30.41; 22 Shaye Hatty 30.49; 23 Vicki Woodrow 30.56; 24 Jack Forrest 31.20; 25 Julie Edge 31.24; 26 Team Rowley / Brearley 31.36; 27 Imogen Teale 31.57; 28 Nelson Rossingh 32.10; 29 Nikki Roddie 32.12; 30 Scott Bevis 32.12; 31 Daryl Stanley 32.14; 32 Rowan Barrow 32.16; 33 Phil Blumberg 32.19; 34 Nic French 32.29; 36 Phil Hatty 32.33; 37 Paul Sheffield 32.39; 38 Tara Worby 32.44; 39 Ben King 33.02; 40 Team Lachlan/Bella Hatty 33.16; 41 Ron Griep 33.16; 42 Bob Martin 33.50; 43 Luke Hansen 33.59; 44 Matt Bates 34.01; 45 Dillon Beard 34.02; 46 Monica Stewart 34.05; 47 Christine Friebel 34.58; 48 Barry Sullivan 35.12; 49 James Lugg 35.20; 50 Robyn Stanley 35.32; 51 Anthea Oorloff 35.35; 52 Bill Piper 35.39; 52 Bronwyn Rossingh 36.23; 53 Shannon McRae 36.41; 54 Simon Jeggo 36.50; 55 Peta Jeggo 36.55; 56 Karen Lewis 36.58; 57 Shelley Earle 37.27; 58 Rose Stephens 37.42; 59 Sherree Jeeves 38.04; 60 Col Smith 38.09; 61 Duncan Poulson 38.18; 62 Jane De Gault 40.43; 63 Asha Mahasuria 40.51; 64 Ernie Koch 48.52; 65 Shaun Uden dnf

2. White Rock Triathlon, Subic Bay, 2km swim, 91km bike, 20km run

Grant Preddy 3rd Overall 4.32.34

3. Ironman Florida, 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run

Male: Kirill Kotshegarov 8.24.29 Female: Sofie Goos 9.08.38

NEXT EVENTS:

JUNIORS - Triathlon, Palmerston Pool. 8am Sunday 15 November 09. Further information: Kylie 0414 494 853

SENIORS:

Friday 20 Nov 09
Lake Alexander
Splash N Dash
6pm

300m swim, 2km run x 3

Roster:

Race Director: Kyle Gear 0437 814 892
Registration: Lauren Stephenson / Cathy Preddy
Timekeepers: Jane Marie Kerslake / Roger Decurtins
Fruit / Ice: Lauren Stephenson

REMINDERS:

1. Members are invited to a family-friendly Christmas bash on Saturday 28 November 09 from 5.30 pm. Please come along to the beachside playground and BBQ area at East Point Reserve (just on from the toilet block) for some pizza, drinks, desert and great company. RSVP to trikylie@aapt.net.au would be appreciated for catering. All DTC members and their families welcome. Wearing of Santa Clause suits, tinsel and other Christmas-type attire is strongly encouraged! Hope to see you there.

2. Date for Xmas Splash N Dash at Nightcliff Pool has been changed - Now Saturday 5 December 2009 6pm start

FOR SALE / WANTED ETC:
1. FOR SALE: Club running caps ($13); visors ($8); Junior Girls swimmers in sizes 6,8,10 and 12 ($28); Boys swimmers in sizes 6,8,10,12,14 plus 1 size mens (about a boys 16) ($28). Contact Jodie 0417 829 619

2. FOR SALE: Giant OCR1 Road Bike. 44" suit rider 5'4" or over. Carbon forks. Blue. Shimano 105 gearing. 18 gears. Profile Design aerobars. Cleats. Excellent condition. $950. Phone 0407 078 068.

3. FOR SALE: Bike GIANT TCR Aero2 Grey, road bike size 46.5cm (small) suit around 165cm height; Shimano rims, Shimano 105 running gear, aerobars. computer, good condition. $600 Contact Phill 0418 669 964

4. FOR SALE: Bike Avanti Monza - Blue. 51cm good condition Bargain $150.. good intro tri bike; Contact Phill 0418 669 964

5. Polaris Bike box, brand new (new price $750) Sell for $600. Contact Phill 0418 669 964

6. Items for next E News by 8pm tomorrow please.

OTHER NEWS:

1. Disappointment for Heath Porter who has had to pull out of IM WA with a fractured scapula.

2. Bicycle NT ’s annual general meeting (AGM) will be held on Sunday 6th December 2009, at 10.30 am at the Nightcliff Electorate Meeting Room, Shop 5, Pavonia Way, Nightcliff (ie Jane Aagard’s office, where the Sunday Nightcliff markets are held). All interested people welcome.

3. The National Road Running Championships will take place in Melbourne on Sun 29 Nov 09. Further information: www.greataustralianrun.com.au

4. Triathlon ACT have a "Winter Triathlon: Quick Survey" happening and would like as many contributions as possible. If you have a spare five minutes you may like to complete what you can at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=iL_2bIeoVx6HvEgaJM8icpZg_3d_3d

5. Thinking about a new bike or go faster gear for yourself, partner or kids for Christmas? Now is the time to get into CycleZone, K9 Cycles or NT Elite Cycles ... they are stocked up now but leave it much longer to order and you may be disappointed that they are unable to get what you want up in tme for Santa to wrap.

6. Vicki Woodrow enjoyed her recent visit to Darwin & packed a mini "training camp" in between family commitments. She mentioned that we don't appreciate enough just how good the club is until you no longer have access to it's friendly, action packed calendar and training opportunities. Unfortunately Vicki has gone back to NSW to face yet another lot of flood damage.

7. The 20th annual Tour de Femme cycle race was held in Canberra over the weekend. Over 700 females of all ages and abilities took part. I was lucky enough to take part in the a few of the very early Tour de Femme events and it was a fantastic experience. Hey, maybe we need to adopt the concept here in Darwin !

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRIATHLETE WHEN...

...you are racing away & meet a fellow competitor for the first time & they can tell you what events you have done and what time you did them in (and you can reciprocate)

... you still don't know the last name or occupation of some of your training mates, but you do know what events they are targeting and how much their average times have improved.

...you realise you don't have enough annual leave to cover the races you want to do this season

Safe training,
Cheers,
Robyn


Robyn Stanley
Darwin Triathlon Club
E News

Club website: www.members.iinet.net.au/~darwintriclub
Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/darwintriclub
Facebook Group: Darwin Triathlon Club
Blog: http://tribloggingntnews.blogspot.com/