E News 21 September 17

E News 21 Sept 17 The weather is definitely warming up and so is the water at the pool.  Great for the cold frogs among us.   Also warming up will be the competition as our Super Sprint Series which continues this weekend with #2 taking place on Sunday. We will be aiming to get this event underway on time, if not a little early. See you there!   Coming Up: Sunday 24 Sept 17 Super Sprint Series #2 Lake Alexander 7am (check in closes 6:45am) 300m swim | 15km bike | 3km run Info and Entry here Roster: Race Director:  Moira Wigley Registration:     Jo Duncan | Matt Jong Fruit | Ice:         Tina Sanderson Note: 1.  There's a club cotton tee shirt up for grabs for our 35th and 45th entrants  (some sizes are limited).   Club Tri Gear: 1.  We have a quick sale happening of our remaining tri gear - these include men's tri shorts, ladies tri tops, junior tri shorts & tops (reduced), a medium light run shirt and our new design run shirts.  All offered at cost or reduced prices.   2. For details and to order click here. 3.  Orders placed by midday Sat can be collected at event on Sunday. 4.  Don't miss out, our new run design shirts (black) won't last long.   Other News: 1.  A Year 12 student is completing a research task on mountain biking, you can assist by completing the survey here. 2.  Congrats Zandra & Tim Wolf (now in Cairns) on the birth of their twin boys. 3.  Just married, Felicity Molan and Dale Cooper, congrats. 4.  Our quickest at Tour de Timor - Stage 1 84km Jon Clark 4:34:52 & Rowena Eastick 5:35:34 Stage 2  81km Jon Clark 5:11:56 & Rowena Eastick 5:47:25  Stage 3 today was 114km, results yet to come. 5.  Mitchell Street Mile Crit - A Grade Men won by Matt King.  In the A Grade Women Rachel McLean was 2nd and Kia King 3rd.  Well done! 6.  Mitchell Street Mile - Sarah Jones grabbed 3rd in Masters F & Kirsty Cooper 1st in Open.  Well done! 7.  Mitchell Street Mile & Crit photos. 8.  Thanks to those who have volunteered for our roster.  Still some vacancies for events up to Christmas and we'd like to get those filled asap.  Please check the Calendar and let us know where you can be placed. 9.  On our calendar, the committee is working on events Jan - June.  They will be up on our website asap. 10.  Bring some $$$ on Sunday, we'll also have mens and womens cotton tees on sale at $10 each (usually $15).  You need to measure your half chest size against the chart below and know your size on Sunday.   Pic of the Week: Matt getting airborne at Mitchell Street Mile  Cheers, Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club   WEBSITE

E News 14 September 17

E NEWS 14 SEPT 17 Our 2017 Super Sprint Series got underway on Sunday in perfect conditions.  It was great to welcome our Come & Tri participants and good to hear we will be getting some new members in the future as all enjoyed our unique club atmosphere. A big thank you to Lucas Hayden who took to RDing like a duck to water and did an awesome job in overseeing this event for us.  It was Lucas' first time as volunteer race director, and he received lots of help and encouragement as do all our RDs.   Our amazing volunteers also included Moira Wigley and Emily Moran on registration, ably assisted by Claire Labowitch & Craig Rachow; Jo Duncan shopped and chopped our post race refreshments, Elliott Bolitho manned hot corner for us and Moz Bronjes was on hand for technical duties.  Thanks to Gary Wall  we got those results out in super quick time.  Thank you! We also appreciated the efforts of everyone who helped set up and pack away.  We were done and dusted and sipping lattes by 9am!!     Results: 1.  Super Sprint Series #1 and Come  Tri, 300m swim, 15km bike, 3km run Male:  Luke Fronsko  36:13  Female:  Rachel Mclean 40:39 Full Results here 2.  Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast, 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 2.1km run Brad George 27th M40-44 4:50:55 Jac Crofton 4th F40-44 4:57:58 Stu Fitch 5th M60-64 5:21:20 Next Event: Super Sprint  Series #2 Sunday 24 September 2017 Lake Alexander  7am 300m swim | 15km bike | 3km run Info & Entry here Roster: Race Director:  Moira Wigley Registration:    Jo Duncan | Matt Jong Fruit | Ice:        Tina Sanderson Velodrome Use 1.  Please be aware that Darwin Cycling Club have athletes training for National Track Championships at the Velodrome. 2.  Their main session is currently Tuesday evenings from 4:30pm onwards, so if using the velodrome,  we'd suggest you avoid that time.     Other News: 1.  There are a few Roster spots to be filled for our upcoming events.  We really would like to get those sorted asap.  Take a look at the Calendar and let us know where you can help.  We do ask that all members volunteer to do a Roster duty at least once each season. 2.  Hearing the number of members heading for Busso 70.3 in December has risen over the past couple of weeks. 3.  Got a couple of verbal Dag of the Year nominations from the weekend.  Email them in so we have them on file.  Confidentiality assured. 4.   Rachel Bament is among the Darwinites heading for the Sydney Marathon this weekend.  Good luck! 5.  Seems we have heaps heading over for the Tour de Timor starting next week.   Stay upright you all, and enjoy! 6.  Good luck to our members taking part in the Mitchell Street Mile and/or Criterium on Sunday. 7.  On drafting .... we know our course is a little tight, that traffic impends the flow at times, that there are a couple of sharp turns and speed bumps ... but ... how about we try and keep Super Sprint #2  draft free - safety and fairness are the aims here. 8.  Our co-ordinator Rena Walker put on a swim run activity for our juniors on Sunday and they had a ball. Thanks also to Tatiane Kelly for helping out.  Our next junior event takes place on 15 Oct 2017, pop it in your calendars. 9.  Our Instagram account is now under @darwintriclub,  you can follow us there or #darwintriclub on your posts.  Lines up nicely now with our Twitter account @darwintriclub. 10.  Most of you will have received your Triathlon Australia membership cards in the mail.  Suggestion -  Why not grab a marker and add your DAR number (needed to enter our events) and your Chip Number and have all your tri info in the one handy place.   Pic of the Week:   Cheers Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club

E News 7 September 17

E NEWS 7 SEPT 17   Happy to report that our  very first TRIFEST, held weekend before last, was a huge success.  Our sincere thanks go to our hard working TRIFEST Race Director Tony Cox for overseeing this event for us. Tony was assisted greatly that weekend by Brian Gallagher and Elliott Bolitho who helped out with set up and swim course marking. Also helping out were our wonderful volunteers on registration, Jac Crofton and Sally Broadley; on Fruit | Ice we had Chris Monahan, Kerry Sullivan and Deanne Jewell; Rob Spiers & Barry Sullivan manned the far road bike turnaround; aid station angels included Spy, Christine Dames, Glenn Grant, Joe Librio, Brett, David Hancock, Belinda Townend & Ange Librio; finish line numbers were taken mostly by Deanne and Rena Walker assisted with presentations. We sincerely appreciate our amazing volunteers including all those who pitched in to help in various other ways as required! President of Triathlon NT Aaron McMahon was on hand to present the awards for the 2017 NT Long Course Triathlon Championships. Thanks to Aaron for coming down to Lake Bennett and to Triathlon NT for supporting the event. Our friends at Wicked NRG and Cafe Central contributed to our lucky draw prizes and we'd also like to acknowledge their support of TRIFEST.   Results: 1.  TRIFEST NT Long Course Triathlon, 2km swim, 60km bike, 16km run Champions: Luke Fronsko and Rachel Mclean Age category winners: 20-24: Olivia Stormon 25-29: Luke Fronsko | Rachel McLean 30-34: Jason Hamilton | Jessica Symonds 35-39: Chris Monahan 40-44: Brad George | Jac Crofton 45-49: Aaron Trenfield 50-54: John Thyne 55-59: Sarah Collins 60-64: Greg Broadley AquaBike Short 500m swim, 15km bike: Kylie Scholz  AquaBike Long 1km swim, 60km bike  Gary Wall | Jo Duncan BikeRun Short 15km bike, 4km run: Matt Jong | Megan White BikeRun Long  30km bike, 8km run: Craig Rachow | Emma Winterflood Short Option Triathlon 500m swim, 15km bike, 4km run: Andrew Hardy | Pippa Featherston MTB Triathlon 1km swim, 30km mtb, 8km run   Billy Lynch | Sharon Impey  Full results here    2. Lake Argyle Adventure Race, 2km swim, 1.5km run, 13km inflatable kayak, 6.7km road & xc run, 18km mtb Nigel Doyle 5th Male 4:41:01   Next Event: Sunday 10 September 2017 Super Sprint Series #1 and Come & Tri  Lake Alexander 7am 300m swim | 15km bike | 3km run Info & Entry here Roster: Race Director:  Lucas Hayden Registration:     Moira Wigley | Emily Moran Fruit | Ice:         Jo Duncan Transition Flow Map:   Junior News: Rena reports our next junior event will be this Sunday 10 Sept 17, also at Lake Alexander with an earlier 7am start time to align with the Super Sprint event (Please be there by 06:45 for registration). Juniors are to register and pay on the day but, if you are planning to attend, please shoot Rena a quick email in advance so she has approximate numbers for catering purposes darwintriclubjunior@gmail.com PLEASE feel free to pass this info on to friends who you think will be interested in coming along, the more the merrier. Fee for participation: Members $3 and Non-Members $10  Please note: Club membership for juniors does not auto renew.  To check out and pay membership please click here.  You will notice Darwin Triathlon Club portion of the membership has stayed the same as last year. The kids will be doing a "swim" run event while the adults are competing in the super sprint event.  Please bring goggles and running shoes, no bikes this time.  If your child needs assistance and close supervision in the water we ask that a parent be ready to be involved in the water activities. We will be in shallow water so if your child can't swim well they can walk, blow bubbles, kick with parent assistance etc.  We will be running some fun water and land based activities for the younger and less confident kids.  Then they will do a couple of micro events with the 'swim' and run distances adjusted according to their ability.  The older kids 9+ can choose to do slightly longer distances according to your child's confidence and capability. Rena likes to hear from parents and kids if you have any feedback on how we can improve the events we are running, especially if you have any new ideas we can try.  If you would like more information on our junior events please feel free to email Rena at darwintriclubjunior@gmail.com    Other News: 1.  Relay for Life, 5pm Fri 15 Sept to 8am Sat 16 Sept 17 2.  Mitchell St Mile, Sun 17 Sept 17 3.  Bali International Triathlon, 15 Oct 17 4  Congrats to Stacey & Kent Murray on the recent birth of their baby daughter Summer. 5.  Hear Matt Bishop has all but recovered from his injuries sustained after being blown off his bike in the road ride leg of Katherine Ultra Challenge. 6.  Good luck to members lining up at Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast this weekend including Jac Crofton, Stu Fitch, Ali Fitch and Brad George. 7.  As the Tour de Timor approaches, noticing there are some members out there who are very, very mtb fit!! 8.  Our Super Sprint event on Sunday kicks off our Super Sprint Series. Good luck! 9.  Thanks to those who volunteered for Super Tuesday Bike Count this week and nominated the Club.  Do let us know if you did that, so we are able to follow up and receive your donation. 10.  Know someone who would like to tri?  Our Come & Tri category on Sunday is open to non members, so why not bring a friend! 11.  Haven't renewed your membership this season?  Why not Come & Tri this weekend,  say hi and perhaps kick start your comeback to the sport!!  We'd love to see you tri-ing again.   PIC OF THE WEEK:   A push in the right direction at TriFest Cheers, Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club   WEBSITE

E News 24 August 17

E NEWS 24 AUGUST 17 Numbers are looking good for our TRI FEST this weekend. The NT Long Course Triathlon C'ship (supported by Triathlon NT) is the feature event and currently has the most entrants. The Short Course Triathlon is  proving popular and the new events of AquaBike, BikeRun and MTB Triathlon have also attracted interest. We are grateful to those who have volunteered to assist at TRI FEST and it looks like being a top day! Good luck to all those participating on Sunday.   RESULTS: 1.  Ironman 70.3 Bintan, 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21.1km run Brad George 7th M40-44 4:56:15 Jac Crofton 1st F40-44 5:03:28 Lyn Farrier 18th F40-44 7:20:15 2.  Our fastest finishers at Top End Gran Fondo: Male: Andrew Hardy 3:01:39 Female: Rachel McLean 3:01:53   NEXT EVENT: Sunday 27 August 2017 TRI FEST  (entry open for members and non members) Lake Bennett Resort, Chinner Road 7am NT Long Course Triathlon - 2km swim, 60km bike, 16km run Short Option Triathlon - 500m swim, 15km bike, 5km run MTB Triathlon - 1km swim, 30km mtb, 8km run AquaBike Long - 1km swim, 60km bike AquaBike Short - 500m swim, 15km run RideRun Long - 30km bike, 8km run RideRun short - 15km bike, 4km run Team Options - NT Long Course Triathlon, MTB Triathlon, AquaBike Long and RideRun Long. All participants will go into post event lucky draws valued at $1000 with chance to win if present when drawn, so please stay for award presentations & lucky draws. Info & Entry HERE  Early bird entry closes tomorrow Friday 25 Aug 17. Roster: Race Director:  Tony Cox Registration:     Jac Crofton |  Sally Broadley Fruit | Ice:         Chris Monahan Note: 1.  If you are driving down on the day and not staying at the Resort please drive past the gates and park off road on the right hand side.  Please do not park on either side of the road before the resort gates as this is part of the bike course. 2.  Remember to bring snacks, water etc.  The bore water used down there is not the tastiest. We transport water down for use on aid stations.  Please ensure you bring enough water to fill your water bottles for the bike leg.  There is a small koisk shop at the resort with very limited stock. 3.  Please note all Lake users other than competitors, are now required to wear life jackets.  There is also a $5 insurance fee charged for Lake use.  Those staying at the Resort have this covered in their accommodation, and we will be providing a list of our competitors and covering this on their behalf.  Any other day users will need to attend Reception and organise this individually. 4  There are various accommodation options (including camping, dorm, and resort rooms)  available at Lake Bennett Resort if you are wanting to stay down and enjoy the tranquility.  Let them know you are coming for the triathlon and want the triathlon rate.    OTHER NEWS: 1.  Congrats to Kia King, winner of Stage 5 of the Mongolia Bike Challenge. 2.  Congrats to Kyle Farrier, winner IronKids, Bintan Indonesia. 3.  Thanks to those who have volunteered to assist at TRI FEST on Sunday.   Race Director Tony Cox has been in touch with you directly and we very much appreciate your offers of help! 4.  We can always use extra hands to assist with set up, on the day & especially with packing up, so if you are available come on down, please email darwintriclub@gmail.com or check in with Tony Cox on  Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. 4.  See you all down at Lake Bennett on Sunday.   Cheers, Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club   WEBSITE

E News 17 August 17

E NEWS 17 AUGUST 17 Our very first TRI FEST is coming up! A week from this Sunday in fact. So it's all go at Darwin Triathlon Club. You can help our hardworking volunteers by submitting your entries early, or if not participating in one of the various formats, let us know if you are happy to help out at Lake Bennett on the day.   Many hands and all that!   NEXT EVENT: Sunday 27 August 2017 Lake Bennett Resort TRI FEST 7am Open to members and non members NT Long Course Triathlon C'ships: 2km swim | 60km bike | 16km run Short Option Triathlon: 500m swim | 15km bike | 4km run MTB Triathlon: 1km swim | 30km mtb | 8km run AquaBike Long: 1km swim | 60km bike AquaBike Short: 500m swim | 15km bike BikeRun Long 30km bike | 8km run BikeRun Short 15km bike | 4km run Teams entry available: NT Long Course, MTB Triathlon, Aquabike Long and Bike Run Long Info & entry HERE We were alerted to a glitch in the Teams entry, this has now been rectified. Roster: Race Director:  Tony Cox Registration:     Sally Broadley | Jac Crofton Fruit | Ice:         Volunteer required Drink Stations:  Volunteers needed Cycle Course Marshalls:  Volunteers needed Please email darwintriclub@gmail.com if you can assist.   OTHER NEWS: 1.  Congratulations to Luke Fronsko - elected President of Darwin Triathlon Club for a second term. 2.  Our committee has had its first meeting and is busy planning our events for the Jan - June period next year. 3.  Committee details and list of all our Award Winners can be found on our website. 4.  Those prizewinners who weren't at presentation BBQ will receive an email next week with collection options. 5.  Good luck to those competing at Ironman 70.3 Bintan including Jac  Crofton, Lyn Farrier and Brad George.  6.  Good luck also to those participating in Top End Gran Fondo.  Don't waste that cycle fitness, form a team and head on down to Lake Bennett the following weekend for TRI FEST! 7  And among those competing at the weekend, Leanne Fidler at Sunshine Coast Marathon.  Have a good one! 8.  Signing up for Darwin or Palmerston Parkrun?  You can register as Darwin Triathlon Club.   Cheers, Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club

E News 26 July 17

E NEWS 26 JULY 17 We have had some much enjoyed cooler mornings and I've seen some of us (my hand is up) shivering in the shadows  but we know it won't last, so enjoy it while you can. Our next event takes into consideration the time of year and is an afternoon event and there is no need to get wet!  Bonus. The Duathlon Series kicks off this Sunday afternoon, followed by our usually quick AGM, a relaxed BBQ and we also have our annual awards presentation (with our refined speed version) happening as well as some lucky draws.   Hope to see you all there.  NEXT EVENT: Sunday 30 July 17 Duathlon #1 and Kids Dash AGM | BBQ | Awards Presentation Knuckeys Recreation Reserve, Brandt Road 4:30pm 2.5km run | 15km bike | 1.25km run Info & Entry HERE RSVP for BBQ (whether competing or not) is required. Please complete RSVP HERE  asap to assist our volunteers organising catering. Roster: Race Director:  Sally Broadley  Registration:     Alice Wade | Scott Howard Fruit | Ice:         Alice Wade | Scott Howard Notes: 1.  Parking is limited within the Reserve and the road way in, is part of the bike course, so please be mindful of that when parking. 2.  We would appreciate some help with our BBQ.  If you have a pair of BBQ tongs and would be happy to assist with the cooking please email darwintriclub@gmail.com 3.  BYO chairs & drinks 4.  This is a great opportunity to kick back after the event, relax and socialise as well as celebrate the achievements of our members during 2016 | 2017. 5.  If you haven't yet renewed your membership and aren't competing on the day, you are still very welcome to attend the function afterwards.  Please complete the RSVP HERE.   COMING UP: TRIFEST  Sunday 27 August 2017 Lake Bennett Resort 7am NT Long Course Triathlon (supported by Triathlon NT) 2km swim | 60km bike | 16km run and Short Option Triathlon  500m swim | 15km bike | 4km run MTB Triathlon 1km swim | 30km bike | 8km run AquaBike Long 1km swim | 60km bike AquaBike Short 500m swim | 15km bike BikeRun Long 30km bike | 8km run BikeRun Short 15km bike | 4km run Team categories also available to those longer events highlighted above. Open to members and non members Lucky draws to take place after event. Info & Entry HERE Please share event details with your friends. On Facebook?  You can share our TRIFEST Event Page.   Committee News 1.  We are taking offers on our old club trailer.  It's got six months rego and was recently rewired.  Interested?  Email darwintriclub@gmail.com 2.  If you are a current member and unable to attend our AGM, we ask that you complete the proxy form to be circulated later this week.  Watch your inbox for that. 3.  Great to receive our first TRIFEST entries. 4.  We are looking for someone to head up our TRIFEST team and act as RD on the day.  Sounds like you?  Please get in touch via email. 5.  We apologise to those who have had difficulty renewing their memberships manually and we hope those with queries are now sorted.  It may help to read the FAQs is you are still to renew. 6.  Please note, if you had your membership set to auto-renew but have changed credit cards in the last 12 months, your membership may be still outstanding.  You should have received emails if this has happened. 7.  FYI Junior memberships do not auto-renew.   Other News 1.  Congratulations Lucy Thompson and Dale Berk on your recent marriage. 2.  Farewells continue.  Gayle Viney and Alan Barrett are on the move and we'll be sorry to see them go. Both have been awesome volunteers during their time at the club and will be missed. 3.  Tom Ryan is also among those who have headed down south. 4.  Our Treasurer Lisa Payne is also another on the move shortly.  Lisa has been an amazing volunteer and as well as keeping our finances up to date,  RD'd no less than five events on the last calendar.  Thanks Lisa for your valued contribution to our club. 5.  It's not a one way street out though, we have welcomed back Chris Monahan recently. 6.  Good news!  We now have a new supply of ladies cotton club tees in sizes 12 & 14.  Also stock in size 6, 8 & 10.  These & the men's sizes (inc XL not shown below) are available at $15 or 3 for $40.  Kids Sizes are $10. If you would like to pay for and pick up at the Duathlon on Sunday, please email your half chest size and I'll let you know colour availabilty.   Stocks in some sizes are limited.  First in best dressed.   PIC OF THE WEEK Cheers Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club WEBSITE