Robyn's E News 7 July 2010

ONLINE ENTRY NOW OPEN FOR FINLAY'S 2010 NT LONG COURSE TRIATHLON 15 August 2010 at www.triathlonnt.com.au

Hi All,

We have a little of the brrr factor happening again and what's with the rain in July? I got drenched (x 2) while riding on Monday and last night we had to grab our plate & glass and scurry for shelter at the wharf !

Lots happening on the tri front with training in full swing for Finlay's NT Long Course Triathlon coming up in a few weeks (see details this E News).

NEXT EVENT:

Sunday 18 July 2010
Lake Alexander
Triathlon
7.30 am
400m swim, 13km bike, 3km run

Roster:

Race Director: Phill Hatty
Registration: Jason Jones /Ryoko Jones
Timekeepers: Jason Jones / David Crane
Fruit / Ice: Shaye Hatty

FINLAY'S 2010 NT LONG COURSE TRIATHLON:

1. Please see event information attached.

2. Online entry only accepted. Closing date for entry is Wednesday 11 August 2010 (strict - as system locks down).

3. Teams need to enter all member details at once.

4. Most of us are familiar with the Lake Bennett course but we will get a course description posted asap.

5. Please assist event volunteers by getting your entries in early.

FOR SALE / WANTED ETC:

1. GIVE AWAY: Shimano sh-r061, entry level tri show (Ladies, Black) Brand new in box. Size 40 or US7. Contact Gerard: 0431 367 044 or 8942 2846

2. FOR SALE: Under-used, Zipp 404 (tubular) Weight ~1.2kg. Price: $2000 (includes 2xVittoria Evo Corsa 320 TPI, RRP: $170 each).
Contact Gerard: 0431367044 / 8942 2846

3. OOPS: One of our members mixed his sizes on uniform order and now has a pair of men's Large tri shorts ($66) and a medium tri top ($65) for sale. Contact Chris: 0400 732 161

4. FOR SALE: Last of DTC uniform stock. Men's Swimmers: 1 x M $32.00; Mens TriSuit: 1 x M $150; Mens Tri Singlet: 2 x M $65
Womens Tri Pants: 1 x S $66; Womens Tri Singlet: 1 x S $65; Womens 2 piece: 1 x M 1 x S $55 Contact: darwintriclub@bigpond.com

5. Items for next E News by 8pm Sunday please.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL NOW OPEN:

2010/2011 Membership is now due. Please join or renew online at https://www.securedvirtualnet.com/SMA/Triath/.

During your payment process you may see a box which reads: "Please be advised that you will be required to pay a club fee at a later date" please ignore this. Your fees ($110 Senior, $40 Junior, $220 Family) cover club, Triathlon NT and Triathlon Australia and includes insurance for 24/7 training and racing at sanctioned events.

OTHER NEWS:

1. The stork did get airborne on Monday and landed out at the Sheffield's place at 10.30pm Kylie & Paul's baby girl was born safely at home, weighing 6 lbs 8 and a half ounces (3.104 kilos). Mum, baby and family are all doing well. For the next couple of weeks Kylie will be hanging at home and enjoying a well-earned ‘babymoon’ with close family.

2. The thrills and spills of the Tour de Crash just keep on happening.

3. Paul Bell leaves chilly Alice Springs this week, heading for Challenge Roth.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:

My piece in Monday's E News sent many down memory lane including Dan McIntyre. Dan remembers that first club ride and says Ernie Koch rode his carbon fibre Look bike, and only a few had aerobars and clipless pedals. Jason Jones was one of the very early members of the club, and Keith Hansen was the perennial runner-up to Greg Bush in most of the races.

In those days, Nightcliff Pool was the centre of the Darwin triathlon scene - Greg Bush was the manager of the pool and the head coach of NC Swimming Club. The first place to sell Power Bars in Darwin was at the pool. Daniel Hill was the first to use the Scott clip on bars, and Dan was himself the first to use the Profile clip-ons. He thinks Phil Gabel brought the bars over from France for Daniel.

The old Rosetto's Sports Centre in the city was the top bike shop of its day. John DaCosta used to sell all the top-end gear - Zipp wheels, Giro helmets etc. John was then the manager of the bike section of Rosettos (before opening Bikes to Fit). Paul (top mechanic at Cycle Zone) was the other mechanic at Rosettos.

Dan's parents were able to convince Keith Kemps in Casuarina Square (also now closed) to stock Scott Tinley Performancewear - all the rage in tri fashion back then.

Safe Training,
Cheers,
Robyn

Robyn Stanley
Darwin Triathlon Club
E News