Robyn's E News 4 Aug 2010

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Hi All,

We have a very busy triathlon time coming up over the next few weeks with a number of major events happening (Finlay's NT Long Course Triathlon, Junior Come and Try Day, Fernwood All Girls Tri and Australian Duathlon Series NT Duathlon) as well as our "normal" club events.

There will be lots of calls for volunteers and we hope we can rely on our members to put up their hands when they can.

NEXT EVENT:

Finlay's NT Long Course Triathlon
Sunday 15 August 2010
Lake Bennett Resort (80 km south of Darwin)
7am
2km swim, 60km bike, 16km run

Race Director: Col Smith
Registration: John Thyne/Jane Marie Kerslake
Timekeeping: Christine Friebel / Karen Wilson
Fruit / Ice: John Thyne

Notes:

1. Online entry at www.triathlonnt.com.au for individuals and teams
2. Entry closes 5pm Wednesday 11 August 2010
3. Definitely no late entries accepted
4. Accommodation bookings are still available at Lake Bennett Wilderness Resort for Saturday 14 August at negotiated triathlon rates. Please mention triathlon if you ring to book. Late checkout has also been arranged. Contact Lake Bennett Wilderness Resort; (08) 8976 0960 www.lakebennettwildernessresort.com.au

VOLUNTEERS - Fernwood All Girls Tri:

1. Needed to help out for the Fernwood All Girls Tri (Sunday 5 September 2010)

2. If you can assist please email allgirlstri@gmail.com

3. Please add t shirt size (small, medium, large or xlarge)

TRIATHLON IN DARWIN:

The Annual General Meeting of Darwin Triathlon Club will take place Sunday 29 August 2010 at 7.15am
Venue: Casuarina Surf Club (prior to event)

With our Club AGM happening soon and calls for interested persons for the position of President and committee, we are being asked how things work. All Darwin Triathlon Club activities are carried out by members and friends of the club on a voluntary basis.

We have always had a great volunteer culture and it enables you to enjoy events at an extremely low cost. All we ask is that you join our club and be placed on the roster occasionally (or more if, like some people you are happy to do so) and that everyone assists with setting and/or packing up at events.

The Committee, race Directors, timekeeping, results, website, pointscore, technical officials, permits, equipment maintenance and EM News etc etc etc are all done on a voluntary basis.

FOR SALE / WANTED ETC:

1. Items for E News and requests for re runs by 8pm Sunday please.

OTHER NEWS:

1. Heath Porter, Chad Anderson and Jason Jones are now less than six weeks out from ITU Age Group World Triathlon Championships in Budapest. Wow, that's come around fast.

2. Also means that Stu Fitch, Ali Croser and yours truly are less than ten weeks out from Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. Ahhhhhh !

3. For those of you struggling to get up for the Club’s events on Sunday mornings, spare a thought for Miroslav Vlastil, of the Czech Republic. Miroslav is a mate of club member Stu Fitch, and at age 59 is attempting a world record for the number of Ironman’s in a year. So far he has completed 13 Ironman races, with podium placings in 8 of them, including a first in China. His times have ranged from 10:49 to 12:36. He has seven races left. Good luck Miroslav!

4. Following in the footsteps of cycling, the International Triathlon Union initiated a biological passport testing program last month, designed to catch blood doping.

5. Watch for more details on our club presentation night soon. Mark Friday 10 September 2010 in your calendar.

6. Registration for the Around the Bay, Darwin to Mandorah in a day ride Sunday 8 August, MUST be received 4pm sharp tomorrow, Thursday 5 August 2010. More info: www.darwin.cycling.org.au

7. Our annual awards include our infamous Dag of the Year trophy and Bike Crash award. As we are more than a month into the new season and there have been some rumours of daggy deeds and crashes, don't forget to forward details now for mention next year. All nominations to darwintriclub@bigpond.com will be filed to resurface again next year !

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRIATHLETE WHEN ...

... about half the shirts you own have at least a dozen logos on the back of them
... you don’t find the word “Fartlek” in the least bit amusing
... you cried during the television coverage of the Hawaii Ironman

Safe Training,
Cheers,
Robyn

Robyn Stanley
Darwin Triathlon Club
E News

Robyn's E News 2 August 2010

Hi All,

For such a busy long weekend, the roll up of participants and spectators at our triathlon yesterday was great to see. A special welcome to all our new members who raced for the first time with us, you certainly picked a good day to come on down.

Our thanks to Race Director Ron Griep for organising the event for us. Thanks also to all those who helped out on the day. We really appreciate the efforts of all our volunteers, from RD right through to those who helped push the trailer back into the shed ! Our events couldn't and wouldn't go ahead without the willingness of all our members to volunteer their time.

Our attention is now firmly focussed on the Finlay's NT Long Course Triathlon at Lake Bennett in a fortnight. We are endeavouring to help with team matching this week, see below.

RESULTS:

1. Triathlon, Lake Alexander, 750m swim, 26km bike, 5km run

1 Heath Porter 1 hr 10 mins 27 secs; 2 Team Sullivan/Anzin 1.15.48; 3 Stu Fitch 1.16.02; 4 Tim Green 1.16.45; 5 Team Stewart/Brearley 1.17.00; 6 Rowan Beggs-French 1.17.49; 7 Emma Winterflood 1.18.12; 8 Tobias Barnes 1.18.16; 9 Chris Jessop 1.18.35; 10 David Crane 1.19.27; 11 David Croser 1.19.58; 12 Ben Brady 1.20.02; 13 Russell Peacock 1.21.24; 14 Peter Brady 1.21.35; 15 Lachlan McKenna 1.21.51; 16 Belinda Birk 1.21.54; 17 Steve Goat 1.22.36; 18 Rebecca Thyne 1.22.41; 19 Shaye Hatty 1.22.43; 20 Phill Hatty 1.25.11; 21 Jamie Tomlinson 1.25.54; 22 Daryl Stanley 1.26.26; 23 Team Worby/Tilbrook 1.26.29; 24 Bertram Birk 1.26.36; 25 Phil Blumberg 1.26.41; 26 Monica Stewart 1.28.45; 27 Damien Brown 1.30.22; 28 Graeme Parsons 1.33.58; 29 Jo Duncan 1.35.32; 30 Glen Scholz 1.36.07; 31 Adrian Mitchell 1.36.18; 32 Robyn Stanley 1.36.21; 33 Team Jones/Fox 1.38.58; 34 Brian Hannon dnf

Short Option: 300m swim, 13km bike, 3km run

1 Rob Weatherald 39 mins 23 secs; 2 Col Smith 47.07; 3 Hans Bormann 47.42; 4 Daniel Vanderlaan 49.20; 5 Andrew Castle 49.42; 6 Leigh Milne 49.54; 7 Samantha Hamilton 50.51; 8 Gail Hiatt 51.24; 9 Joe Mettam 52.17; 10 Christine Friebel 57.42; 11 Megan Kelly 58.25; 12 Bronwyn Rossingh 58.37; 13 Erin Mettam 1.05.47

2. Alpe d'Huez Long Course Triathlon, 2.2km swim, 115km bike, 22km run

Male: James Cunnama (RSA) 5.36.33 Female: Jodie Swallow (GBR) 6.20.01

3. Ironman 70.3 Steelhead, Michigan, 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21km run

Male: James Cotter 3.53.19 Female: Kelly Williamson 4.15.41

4. ITU Long Distance World Triathlon Championships, Immenstadt, 4km swim, 130km bike, 30km run

Male: Sylvain Sudrie 6.24.57 Female: Caroline Steffen 6.55.21

5. Ironman UK, 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42km run

Male: Fraser Cartmell 8.40.17 Female: Yvette Grice 10.01.02

6. Ironman Regensburg, 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42km run

Male: Faris Al-Sultan 8.13.37 Female: Sonia Taisich 9.09.46

7. Ironman 70.3 Calgary, 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21km run

Male: Kieran Doe 3.58.45 Female: Mirinda Carfrae 4.21.32

NEXT EVENT:

Finlay's NT Long Course Triathlon
Sunday 15 August 2010
Lake Bennett Resort
7am
2km swim, 60km bike, 16km run

Race Director: Col Smith
Registration: John Thyne/Jane Marie Kerslake
Timekeeping: Christine Friebel / Karen Wilson
Fruit / Ice: John Thyne

Notes:

1. Online entry at www.triathlonnt.com.au for individuals and teams
2. Entry closes 5pm Wednesday 11 August 2010
3. Definitely no late entries accepted
4. Accommodation bookings are still available at Lake Bennett Wilderness Resort for Saturday 14 August at negotiated triathlon rates. Please mention triathlon if you ring to book. Late checkout has also been arranged. Contact Lake Bennett Wilderness Resort; (08) 8976 0960 www.lakebennettwildernessresort.com.au

Long course team Matching:

1. A number of people have indicated they would like to head down to Lake Bennett and participate in a team. If you would like to be part of a team for Finlay's NT Long Course Triathlon, please let me know which leg/s you would like to do & a contact number.

FOR SALE / WANTED ETC:

1. WANTED: Female looking for a road bike around the $1000 mark. She is 5”6 and has been riding a 52cm Trek until now. If anyone is looking to upgrade and to move their bike onto a new home she promises to take good care of it! Contact Nell: 0451 505 494

2. FOR SALE: Club uniform 1 x M Men's bathers $32; 2 x M Men's tri top $65; 1 x L Men's Tri Shorts $66; 1 x Ladies M 2 piece $55; 1 x S Ladies Tri Pants $66; 1 x S Ladies 2 piece $55 (Refer attached size chart) Email: darwintriclub@bigpond.com

3. STOLEN: It would be appreciated if you can keep a lookout for mountain bike stolen from Nightcliff shops. It is a Kona Kikapoo, brushed silver aluminium frame, size large with dual suspension. (The only one in Darwin). Has a mix of XT and XTR gear and clipless shimano pedals. Stolen from outside Nightcliff barber shop yesterday at 4.30pm (it was locked to a bench seat). Any info, please contact Nikki 0412 030 950

4. Items for next E News or requests for re runs by 8pm tomorrow please.

NOTICE TO MEMBERS - DARWIN TRIATHLON CLUB AGM:

The Annual General Meeting of Darwin Triathlon Club will take place:

Date: Sunday 29 August 2010
Time: 7.15am
Place: Casuarina Surf Club (prior to event)

OTHER NEWS:

1. Anyone thinking about participating in the Around the Bay, Darwin to Mandorah in a day ride Sunday 8 August, is reminded that a registration and payment must be in by 4pm sharp Thursday 5 August 2010. More info and forms at www.darwin.cycling.org.au

2. Interested in joining the Darwin Surf Life Saving Club and getting your Bronze medallion? Course starts soon. Please email alucas@scottcorp.com.au or phone 0428 278 155

3. Media Hound: How do they do it? The Croser and Hatty couples made it into the social pages again !

4. Those with the adventure racing bent might be interested in the Lake Argyle Adventure Race on 26 September 2010. 3km swim, 28km paddle, 40km cycle, 10km run. More info: www.karunjie.net.au

5. Lee wishes to advise that Marrara track has closed for the refit. Friday track session will recommence in the coming weeks at the new venue of Alawa Ovals next to CDU University. Please keep an eye on enews for the recommencement date. Lee is still working with NT Athletics on lighting possibilities and hopes to have this resolved in the next week or two. Thank you for your patience during this time. In six months we will have access to a brand new running track so it will be worth the wait. If you have any questions on the new venue please contact Lee on 0437 700 422

6. The course for the ITU Long Distance Worlds was by all reports, a toughie. A climb of 18% got a mention. Interestingly, no Aussie pros in the field.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:

The first ever triathlon championship event outside Darwin was the Sprint Championships held in Alice Springs, 2 February 1997.

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRIATHLETE WHEN...

... you have to have completely separate meals from your friends because they are all on low-carb diets.
... your bicycle is in your living room.
... you know how far you cycled and ran last year, to one-tenth of a kilometre.

Safe Training,
Cheers,
Robyn

Robyn Stanley
Darwin Triathlon Club
E News