E News 11 February 2016

E NEWS 11 FEBRUARY 2016   The rain stayed away for the first of our Off Road Triathlons held on Sunday at East Point. This resulted in participants going home much cleaner than in previous years.  I think some found this disappointing! Race Director Aaron Caden, assisted by the guys from Cycle Zone, set a challenging but fun course and there was a collective air of achievement present at the finish line! Big shout out to Aaron, Kevin Wells, Nic French, Emma Winterflood, Shaye Hatty, Tina Sanderson, Graeme Parsons, Kylie Scholz, Benita Bitner, as well as all those other fantastic volunteers who assisted at this event. We really appreciate the time & effort put in by all our volunteers which enables our members to continue to enjoy our events.   RESULTS: 1.  Off Road Triathlon #1, 300m swim, 15km mtb, 3km run Male:  Brett Verity 53:41  Female:  Kia King 56:47 Results 2.  Ironman 70.3 Geelong, 1.9km swim 90km bike 21.1km run Heath Porter 22nd M35-39 4:38:02 Marcus Lisle 31st M35-39 4:43:29 Luke Fronsko 22nd M25-29 4:43:51 Rachel McLean 3rd F25-29 4:51:17 Nick Hubbard 99th M30-34 5:49:42 Sarah Collins 6th F55-59 5:51:44 Phil Blumberg 15th M60-64 6:16:12 Corinne Fabian dnf 3.  Coles Classic 2km swim Sydney Clare Labowitch 9th F60-64 36:09 4.  Brighton Jetty Classic 1.5km swim Adelaide Tim Green 1st 30-39 21:19   NEXT EVENT: Sunday 21 February 2016 Off Road Triathlon #2 Lake Alexander 7am 300m swim, 15km mtb, 4km run (approx) Online entry now open here Roster: Race Director:  Luke Fronsko Registation:      Helen Stuart | Kathryn Fuller Fruit | Ice:         Volunteer required   OTHER NEWS: 1.  Some bargains and even some freebies have been posted to the DARWIN TRI - BUY SWAP SELL WANTED Facebook page recently.  Check it out and ask to join if you haven't already done so. 2.  Great news following the Geelong event at the weekend - Rachel McLean has a slot for Ironman 70.3 World Championships.  Congrats Rachel! 3.  Don't forget juniors can use their Sport Vouchers to purchase tri gear.  Check with Mel Lind re available junior stock. 4.  We managed to reunite a backpack & phone with their owner following our event on Sunday.  Please always check you have all your gear before you leave the venue after our events. 5.  Check out upcoming local cycling events. 6.  Are you missing the lollies?  We have made a conscious effort to provide healthier options at our events this year.  Your feedback on post race refreshments is always welcome. 7.  We are still on the look out for a person (or persons) to assist with the Equipment Officer role.  Please email if you can help out with this. 8.  Pointscore has been updated. 9.  We need a volunteer for fruit | ice for our next event.  Please email if you can help out.  Members are asked to keep receipts for reimbursement.   PIC OF THE WEEK:   Synchronized cycling    Cheers, Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club   WEBSITE