E NEWS - 17 JUNE 2015
Last weekend we saw outstanding performances posted by our members at
Ironman Cairns, Ironman 70.3 Cairns as well as here at home at the annual
City 2 Surf Fun Run. Congrats to all participants particularly to those going
the distance for the first time!
Shout out to Hannah
Johnston who qualified for Ironman World Championships in
IM Cairns and will join Jac
Crofton
& Corinne
Fabian on the famous start line at Kona, Hawaii in October.
Good news also for Jim
Eadie who secured a slot for IM 70.3 World Championships in
Austria later this year.
RESULTS:
1. Ironman Cairns, 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run
Ange Castle
8th FPro 10:05:10
Hannah Johnston
1st F30-34 10:05:34
Scott Hanrahan
35th M40-44 11:16:41
Sinon Cooney
66th M30-34 12:26:13
Glen Scholz
66th M35-39 12:37:20
2. Ironman
70.3 Cairns, 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21.1km run
Tim Green
10th MPro 4:13:38
Jason Cook
4th M35-39 4:34:18
Jac Crofton
3rd F35-39 4:52:23
Michael Barrett
16th M25-29 4:56:48
Alex Wetten
39th M30-34 5:03:21
Jim Eadie
21st M50-54 5:25:20
Alex Murdock
43rd M25-29 5:27:34
Sarah Collins
2nd F50-54 5:29:05
Jemma McWiggan
20th F30-34 5:31:49
Jamie Hagan 81st
M35-39 5:52:59
Gary Wall
47th M50-54 6:02:38
Glen Imber
75th M45-49 6:22:24
Renee De Jong
56th F30-34 6:31:54
Clare Labowitch
3rd F60-64 6:57:29
Moira Wigley
10th F55-59 7:00:48
Helen Stuart
16th F55-59 7:32:20
3. City 2 Surf, 12km
Best placed club members:
Male: 5th Andrew
Hardy 47:55 Female: 2nd Rachel McLean
51:08
Results not yet available
NEXT EVENT THIS SUNDAY:
Sunday 21 June
2015
Open Water Triathlon
Casuarina Beach
7am (check in closes 6:45am)
600m swim, 20km bike, 6km run (or short option 300/14/3)
Online entry
open here
Roster:
Race Director: Vacant
- we would still like to hear from a willing volunteer to fill the RD
position on race day. Great opportunity to grab 6 points for the
pointscore! Email darwintriclub@gmail.com
Registration: Shellie
Ratahi | Tina
Sanderson
Fruit | Ice: Tina
Sanderson
Notes:
1. Wetsuits are permitted for this event.
2. Darwin Surf Lifesaving will be providing water safety for our event on
Sunday. They carry out regular netting and sweeps of the beach &
along with the Harbour Management team have assured us the area is safe.
3. The Blue Cycles team will be helping out at our event again on
Sunday. Thanks Blue Cycles.
AWARDS
FUNCTION:
1. It's that time of year when we get together for our annual dinner
and also to look back on our 2014 | 2015 triathlon season. Belinda Townend
is busy arranging some super catering for the night.
2. We will announce our various award winners including our Series
Winners, Most Improved Male & Female,
Ironman Performance, Champions, Dag of the Year, Broken Spoke Award,
Encouragement Awards etc.
3. Tickets are now available online here.
4. Member tickets are heavily subsidized so do come and join us.
Perfect opportunity to find out what people look like sans
lycra!
5. The location is same as last year & where transition has been
located for our duathlon events.
6. It will be a family friendly, casual evening for all to kick back and
enjoy! We hope you will join us.
SPONSORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES:
1. Various
opportunities exist for individuals and businesses to support Darwin
Triathlon Club and be recognised as a club sponsor.
2. Please email darwintriclub@gmail.com
for further information.
OTHER NEWS:
1. Spotted:
Stef
Puszka featured in the latest edition of Australia
Triathlete magazine.
2. Spotted: Graeme
Parsons & Ryoko
Jones in Pole Top Rescue's latest video
release.
3. Coming up: Triathlon
NT's NT
Long Course Triathlon, Sunday 5 July 2015, 2km swim,
60km ride, 16km run - which just happens to be also perfect timing for
those training for KUC. Further info and online entry now open here.
4. Sandwiched royalty: Ange
Castle and Hannah
Johnston bookended royalty in the IM Cairns finish
chute, with His Highness Sheik Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain
finishing between them.
5. Impressive podiums at the weekend also by Jac Crofton
(3rd), Sarah
Collins (2nd) and Clare
Labowitch (3rd) in their respective age categories at IM
70.3 Cairns. Congrats.
6. Entering an interstate or overseas event? Do give your
address as "Darwin" with your suburb postcode.
Announcers are familiar with Darwin and usually give us a shout out.
Helps raise our club profile and people then take a look when we have
our major events in the Top End.
7. If you know, or have heard of, a suitable nominee for our Dag of the Year
[self explanatory] or our Broken
Spoke [bike crash] awards (all nominators remain anonymous
so no fear of retribution) please email the details to darwintriclub@gmail.com. The
daggy deed or the spectacular stack needs to have occurred between 1 July
14 to now. The more the merrier!!
8. Congrats to Jo
Ellis & Jordan Phasey who recently announced their
engagement.
9. Entry for Challenge
Melbourne 31 Jan 2016 now open.
10. A top junior DTC triathlete back in the day, Joey Ryan has
been spotted around town.
11. Want to participate at our event on Sunday but not a member? Join
now now here
& you are able participate on Sunday and your membership is valid
through to 30 June 2016!
PIC OF THE DAY:
Cairns local legend Grant Patterson aka Scooter
completed IM 70.3 Cairns in 7:48:20
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