E News 1 June 2017

E NEWS 1 JUNE 17 We ventured down the track to Lake Bennett Resort for triathlon action at the weekend and scored near perfect conditions! It was an amazing morning to host the NT Standard Distance Championships and also our short option event. We extend a huge thank you to our volunteers: Korgan Hucent (Ray White Bayside) who was Race Director and a generous supporter of the event including bringing extra helpers;  Steve Goat who was Korgan's right hand assistant; Jo Duncan, Lucy Thompson, Tatiane Kelly et al helped with check in & finish line; John Thyne  who did a great job shopping & cutting up our much appreciated post race refreshments; all our water station helpers (some pint sized); Craig Rachow who was out longer than most looking after our timing system; Emma Host who was out at our far bike turnaround; Alan Barrett who manned bike corner at the resort entrance;  Pippa Featherstone who stepped in to lend a hand and to all those who just simply assisted when needed - thank you for making our event such a success! Thanks also to Skip Hall & crew on Water Safety and St John Ambulance for ensuring the safety of our competitors. Presentations of medals/trophies were made on behalf of Triathlon NT by club president Luke Fonsko.   All our age group and overall winners also received AMart vouchers courtesy of Ray White Bayside. Our results guru Gary is out of range for much of this week, so apologies for the delay in posting results - they shouldn't be too much longer!   RESULTS: 1.  NT Standard Distance Triathlon C'ships, 1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run Male:  1 Luke Fronsko 2 Jason Hamilton 3 Aaron Trenfield Female:  1 Jac Crofton 2  Sarah McEachern 3 Tara Worby Team:  Lucy Thompson, Glen Scholz, Tatiane Kelly NT Standard Distance Champions:  Luke Fronkso | Jac Crofton Age Category Winners: 25-29:  Luke Fronsko | Jackie Van Den Bos 30-34:  Matt Dames | Sarah McEachern 35-39:  Tom Ryan | Leanne Fidler 40-44:  Aaron Trenfield | Jac Crofton 45-49:  Glenn Grant | Tara Worby 50-54:  Michael Turner 55-59:  Chris Clohesy | Moira Wigley 60-64:  Stu Fitch | Corinne Fabian 65-69:  Graeme Parsons 2.  Short Option Triathlon, 500m swim, 14km bike, 3.3km run Male:  Daryl Stanley  Female:  Lucy Radford   JUNIOR NEWS: From our junior co-ordinators Rena Walker & Lyn Farrier: We are certainly into the full swing of the busy dry season and we hope you are all enjoying the cooler weather. Our next event will be on MONDAY, JUNE 12TH LAKE ALEXANDER @ 0730 (Please be there by 07:15 for registration). We thought we would take advantage of the public holiday to give kids and parents the opportunity to join us without clashing with weekend team sports commitments. Your kids don't have to be members of the triathlon club to participate, but non-members do pay a slightly higher fee for participation: Members $3 and Non-Members $10 This event will be a SWIM/RUN event so no bicycles are necessary, but please have the kids wear clothes they can comfortably swim and run in and don't forget goggles.  We will be providing some light snacks and refreshments but please bring your own water bottle. We will run some fun water and land based activities for the younger and less confident kids and they will be in shallow water so if your child can't swim well they can walk, blow bubbles, kick with parent assistance etc.  If your child needs assistance and close supervision in the water we ask that parents be ready to assist your child in the water activities. Depending on the ages, skill level and confidence of the kids we will do a couple of micro aquathlons with the 'swim' and run distances modified according to their ability. The older kids can choose to do a more challenging distance according to your child's confidence and capability. We generally like to finish our events with a relay with mixed teams of younger and older children and parents are welcome to join in too, if they are keen. If you are planning to attend, please let us know in advance by emailing darwintriclubjunior@gmail.com so we have approximate numbers for catering purposes. PLEASE feel free to pass this information on to friends who you think will be interested in coming along, the more the merrier. Here are some dates for our planned future events; August 13, September 10, October 15 and November 12. Hope to see you all there.   NEXT EVENT: Sunday 25 June 2017 Off Road Duathlon Lee Point 7am New event details being finalised.  At this stage distances look like being Long 6km run | 24km mtb | 3km run Short 3km run | 12km mtb | 1.5km run Info & Entry available shortly.  Watch this space and/or Facebook.   OTHER NEWS: 1.  Good to see a couple of interstate competitors line up at our event on Sunday. 2.  A big thank you to those members who have already responded to the call to fill roster positions on our events scheduled up to December. There are still a number of vacancies, so please check our Calendar and email where you want to be placed. The expectation is that everyone helps out on roster at least once per season, so jump in and choose your event before we allocate you to a vacancy. You are very welcome to get a friend or partner to carry out your duty if you wish. 3.  Good luck to our members taking part in the City2Surf this weekend. 4.  Junior Kyle Farrier got a SuperLeague mention. 5.  Notice to members flying Airnorth to Cairns next week for IM Cairns & IM 70.3 Cairns: Airnorth would like to hear from any members travelling to Cairns on their flights on either Thursday (8 June) or Friday (9 June).  They are only able to uplift a certain number of bikes on each flight depending on the load of the aircraft. Please phone their reservations supervisor on 8920 4001 and advise your Booking number and weight of bike. Airnorth will then add those bikes to a high priority list. 6.  We're excited about our new events coming up.  Watch for details of the new categories to be included in our first Darwin Triathlon Club Long Course event.  Non runners and mountain bikers will love them.   DATE CLAIMERS: Sun 9 July - Enduro - Lake Alexander Sun pm 30 July - Duathlon #1 - followed by BBQ, Awards Presentation & AGM - Knuckeys Reserve Sun 27 Aug - Darwin Tri Club Long Course - Lake Bennett (with some exciting new categories)   PIC OF THE WEEK: 2017 NT Standard Distance Champions Luke Fronsko & Jac Crofton   Cheers, Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM

E News 23 March 2017

E NEWS 23 MARCH 2017  Our Cyclone Blanche delayed Sprint Series finally got underway at Lake Alex in perfect conditions (the weather gods smiled on us) on Sunday.  What an awesome lot of volunteers (members & friends) we had helping out.  A huge thank you to Race Director Brian Gallagher who was up with the sparrows and delivered a great event for our members to enjoy. Feedback was thumbs up all round! Thanks also to David Hancock who helped set up buoys, signage; Jac Crofton & Brad George who handled event check in; Tina Sanderson who organised our post event fruit & ice; Gary Wall who was one of the first there & last to leave, towing the trailer, setting up the timing system etc; Julie Gallagher & Megan Gallagher helped with our drinks station; Belinda Townend (pictured) marshalled our hot corner; Daryl Stanley, Allan Barrett & Luke Fronsko were there till stumps; and thanks also to those who pitched in where needed, we really do appreciate your help.   The assistance of our traffic management, surf lifesaving & St John Ambulance crews was also tops!! We do it all again this Sunday when our rescheduled Sprint #1 takes place (see below for details).   RESULTS: 1.  Sprint #2, 750m swim, 26km bike, 5km run Male:  Luke Fronsko 1:14:51  Female:  Ali Fitch 1:17:04 2.  Short Option, 300m swim, 13km bike, 3km run Male:  Kyle Farrier 43:50  Female:  Emma Winterflood 46:59 Full results here    NEXT EVENT: Sunday 26 March 2017 Lake Alexander  Rescheduled Sprint #1 & Short option 6:45am  (check in closes 6:35am) Sprint:  750m swim, 26km bike, 5km run Short Option:  200m swim, 13km bike, 2km run Info & Entry open here Roster: Race Director:  Barry Sullivan Registration:     Vicki Woodrow | Rowena Eastick Fruit | Ice:         Jude Murdock Water Station:   2 Volunteers required     Marshalling:  2 Volunteers required  Please email darwintriclub@gmail.com  if you can help out.  Important update: 1.  Please note the earlier start time for this event. 2.  Transition for this event will be in the carpark on the far side of the toilet block as you drive in.  3.  The earlier start should have the majority on the run before expected traffic to a mid morning festival event commences.   COMING UP:  Sunday 9 April 17 Lake Alexander Sprint #3 (Inc NT Sprint Distance C'ships) 7am  750m swim, 26km bike, 5km run Info & Entry here   For Sale: 1.  TRAILER:  Due to upgrading our club trailer, our old trailer is now for sale.  Recently rewired and registered until August, we are now offering our old trailer for sale $3000 ono.  Please mention to anyone who may be interested.  Contact darwintriclub@gmail.com  2.  CLUB TRI GEAR:  Limited items of club custom tri gear available for purchase (subsidized) as well as some club cotton tees to clear at reduced prices.  We also have a new order of popular sizes available in our club cotton tees. See Info and to purchase here Pick up for early orders can be arranged for Sunday's event if that suits.    OTHER NEWS: 1.  Pointscore has been updated. 2.  Glen Scholz & Luke Hansen tackle the 4th & longest stage at Cape Epic later today.  Guys are going well. 3.  Some junior sizes in our club custom tri suits are still available.  NT Sports Vouchers can be used for these.  Email darwintriclub@gmail.com if interested 4.  Triathlon NT has opened entries for Kids Triathlon, NT Junior C'ships (15 April) & Darwin Careflight (16 April) events. 5.  Photos from Sunday's Sprint here & here   6. Lots of  training chit chat around with so many of our members targetting IM Australia, IM 70.3 Busselton, IM Cairns, IM 70.3 Cairns and Busso this year. 7.  See you all bright and early Sunday.  Don't forget your timing chip and that we have a slightly earlier than usual start.   PIC OF THE WEEK:    Our sprint event was so good, even Gary smiled! Cheers, Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club WEBSITE

E NEWS - 3 FEBRUARY 2016 Although it was very wet on Sunday, we still had close to 30 young participants for our first junior event of 2016 at Lake Alexander - a swim, run - which was able to go ahead between showers. A big thank you coordinator Melissa Lind and all the helpers including Rena Walker, Denise Dunn, Luke Hansen, Lucy Thompson and Tim Ellison as well as all the mums and dads who braved the torrential rain to bring their children down. The kids had a blast running around in the rain before they started and then having their warm up in the water as it was warmer in there than outside in the rain.  Lots of fun! We head into the first of our Off Road Triathlons this weekend.  The guys from Cycle Zone are busy working on the off road course and, as always, it's bound to be challenging but doable for all levels. So get your off road wheels sorted and we will see you all at the weekend.   RESULTS: 1.  Challenge Melbourne, 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21.1km run Tim Green 7th Elite M 4:08:42 Ali Fitch dnf   NEXT EVENT: Sunday 7 February 2016 Off Road Triathlon #1 Lake Alexander 7am (check in closes 6:45am) 300m swim, 15km mtb, 4km run Online Entry open here Roster: Race Director:  Aaron Caden Registration:    Tina Sanderson | Graeme Parsons Fruit | Ice:        Kylie Scholz Note: 1.  You are almost certain to get muddy so leave the snowy whites at home for this one.   OTHER NEWS: 1.  We heard the sad news this week of the passing of Barry Smart.  Our sympathy to Barry's family and friends. 2.  Many of you will have heard about Clare Labowitch's scare getting sweep away in Rapid Creek.  We are so relieved that Clare is OK and heading off this weekend for some running events. 3.  Clare's recent experience is a timely warning to stay out of pipes & drains and waterways particularly during and following storms - always! 4.  We have Phil Blumberg, Sarah Collins, Corinne Fabian, Luke Fronsko, Nick Hubbard, Marcus Lisle, Heath Porter & Rachel McLean among those on the start list for Ironman 70.3 Geelong this weekend.  Good luck! 5.  Two new Ironman 70.3's announced for China. Hefei (16 Oct 16) and Xiamen (13 Nov 16).  There are Kona 2017 slots up for grabs but read the fine print on those. 6.  No dates yet for Western Sydney or Mandurah 70.3s.  Maybe on the way out??  Watch this space. 7.  Another goodbye last week, this time Rob Taylor and his wife who are heading back over the ditch.  Rob wanted me to pass on this message: "I want to say thank you to you and the club for the awesome events the club put on and the great camaraderie the Darwin athletes have.  Its been a wonderful couple of years for us both up here and we'll have to keep an eye out at future events for Darwin athletes." 8.  Pointscore updated. 9.  Those Triathlon NT beginners sessions start this weekend.  Do pass on the info to anyone you think may be interested. 10.  Feeling adventurous?  Sungailiat Triathlon (23 Apr 16) offers half, Olympic & sprint distances. 11.  Also surrendering his timing chip this week - Bernie Wilson, heading off to the wilds of South America.   FOR SALE WANTED ETC: 1.  Check our DARWIN TRI - BUY | SWAP | SELL | WANTED Facebook page 2.  FOR SALE:  Limited club tri gear stock available: men's medium tri suit $160; men's medium tri shorts $77; men's medium & large tri top $66; ladies medium tri shorts $77; ladies medium tri top $66 please emaildarwintriclub@gmail.com   PIC OF THE WEEK:  This one from the recent Lorne swim.  Imagine having ocean you can swim in!     Cheers, Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club                                                                          WEBSITE

E News 4 November 2015

E NEWS 4 NOVEMBER 2016 We have thunderstorms predicted over the coming days so it's no surprise that our wet season Aquathlon / Splash N Dash events get started this weekend with the running of our popular 200m swim, 2km run x 2 format at the Waterfront. You don't need your alarm clock (start time 6pm) and you can leave your bike at home, so how easy is that? We know some of our members may not be up for the x 2, but don't be shy, form a team or just enter and let us know at check in that you are only doing 200/2.   RESULTS: 1.  Noosa Triathlon, 1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run Rob Taylor 13th M30-34 2:12:05 Greg Bush 1st M60-64 2:19:58 Tim Wolf 47th M30-34 2:20:36   COMING UP: Aquathlon #1 Saturday 7 November 2015 Waterfront 6pm (check in closes 5:45pm sharp) 200m swim, 2km run x 2 Entry now open here As we have a 6pm start on Saturday, entry for this event will close at 8pm Friday evening. Why wait?  Get your entry in for any of the next three events now using the above link. Roster: Race Director:  Roger Decurtins Registration:     Louise Lamb | Amy Declouett Fruit | Ice:         Russell Peacock Notes: 1.  Torso must be covered during the run leg. 2.  Being at the Waterfront, this event puts us in the public eye a little more than usual and we ask your assistance in making sure we leave the area rubbish free.    JUNIOR EVENT: Saturday 7 November 2015 Waterfront Lagoon Our juniors are also having a swim/run event on at the Waterfront this Saturday. Event details will be forwarded by email from our junior co-ordinator Mel Lind or you can contact her at darwintriclubjunior@gmail.com   FOR SALE, WANTED ETC: 1.  A number of new bargain & found items have been added to our DARWIN TRI - BUY | SWAP | SELL | WANTED Facebook page.   OTHER NEWS: 1.  Have you completed the NT Sport & Active Recreation Master Plan Survey yet?  Let them know what you would like to see!  I'm dreaming big - wouldn't it be awesome if we had a designated triathlon centre with an open water swimming area, a cycle course that could be closed to traffic and varied terrain running tracks. 2.  A number of our former members were in action at Noosa including Jason Cook 2:11:46; Emma Cook 2:42:00; Angelika Hannon 2:59:58; Bertram Birk 2:53:36; Julia Gaudin 2:54:15 and Stephen Tapsall 2:51:12 3.  Speedy recovery wishes to Ron Griep who is sporting some multi-coloured road rash after a tumble at the weekend. 4.  Yes, if you thought it looked like him, Ian Norton has been in town. 5.  More info on Parap Pool redevelopment. 6.  Hearing Blue Watt will be Ironman training through the UK winter. 7.  Spotted: Jason Cook using Darwin as an Melbourne Cup excuse - view here 8.  Did you or your team get a spot at the Lake Argyle Swim?  Hearing Stu Fitch is doing the 20km solo! 9.  Up for a challenge?  Check out the Australian Alpine Ascent (3km swim, 130km ride, 30km run) 19-20 March 2016, 2 handlers & one support vehicle required. 10. Next Bali Ocean Swim - 3 July 2016 11. See you all Saturday evening.  Don't forget there are plenty of dinner options available afterwards if you want to be social later.   PIC OF THE WEEK: Lucky we don't need bikes this Saturday! It's getting hotter, so please make sure you well hydrated prior to our event  Cheers, Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club   WEBSITE

E News 30 October 2015

E NEWS 30 OCT 2015 Appears you all loved the Handicap Super Sprint and want to see it on the calendar again!  Thanks to those who gave feedback, it's always great to hear from our members! A huge thank you to RD on the day John Thyne, handicappers Brett Verity and Gary Wall as well as all the fantastic volunteers who helped out last weekend.  Together we do amazing things! Urgent:  We still require a volunteer RD for our next Aquathlon.  Please email darwintriclub@gmail.com if you can assist.  If public speaking isn't your thing, we can easy arrange for someone to cover this for you. Important:  Please note our remaining 2015 events are in 6pm Saturday evening time slots and event close of entry has been set at 8pm Friday.   RESULTS: 1.  Super Sprint Handicap, 300m swim, 13km bike, 3km run First across the line Male:  1 Col Smith, 2 Glenn Grant, 3 Steve Goat Female:  1 Marnie Weatherald, 2 Moira Wigley 3 Tori Sherrock Results  2.  Bali International Triathlon, 1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run Male:  Mitch Robbins 2:08:58  Female:  Kylie Scholz 2:43:37 Rob Brooks 1st M50-54 2:31:34 Kylie Scholz 1st F30-34 2:43:37 Cath Hood 2nd F30-34 2:59:39 Phil Blumberg 2nd M60+ 3:02:53 Daryl Stanley 3rd M60+ 3:05:01 3.  Bali International Triathlon, Sprint, 750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run Leanne Fidler 2nd F30-39 1:30:28 Robyn Stanley 1st F50+ 1:39:41   COMING UP: Aquathlon #1 Saturday 7 Nov 2015 6pm Waterfront Lagoon 200m swim, 2km run x 2 Online entry open here   (you are  able to enter our next three events ie Aquathlon #1, Aquathlon #2 & Christmas Splash n Dash at same time if you wish) Roster: Race Director:  Volunteer required Registration:     Louise Lamb | Amy Declouett Fruit | Ice:         Russell Peacock Notes: 1.  This is the first event of our annual Aquathlon Series.   JUNIORS: 1.  Next event for our juniors is a swim, run at the Waterfront also on Saturday 7 Nov 2015. 2.  Juniors keep an eye on your inbox for details in upcoming email from Mel Lind. 3.  Please note:  DTC committee has checked insurance and sanctioning conditions and confirmed that all junior must be 5 years as at 31 December 2015 to be able to participate in our club events.   OTHER NEWS: 1.  Official confirmation through of the cancellation of Ironman Melbourne in 2016.  Hawaii slots will be redistributed to IM Cairns, IM Australia (Port Mac) and IMNZ. 2.  Have your say on Parap Pool redevelopment 3.  NT News 28 Oct 2015 4.  Jakarta Post 26 Oct 2015 5.  Hearing Jamie Baldwin is recovering from his tumble at the Super Sprint handicap and will be watching those speed bumps from here on in. 6.  Swimming NT is conducting a Come & Try Swim Meet at Parap Pool tomorrow (Sat) at 4pm.  $10 - register on the day. 7.  Athletics NT wet season track meet at Marrara tomorrow may or may not include being chased by zombies. 8.  Update on our tri gear order - due to a slight manufacturing delay our order is likely to be dispatched this time next week.  Watch this space! 9.  Life Member Allan Stancombe left Darwin earlier this week. Safe travels! 10.  Good luck to Tim Wolf  who lines up at Noosa Triathlon this weekend.  Tim says he has ridden his decked out TT rig along Hastings St and feels there's nothing left to achieve! 11.  Due to high tides we are being warned of another peak in salt marsh mozzie numbers from next weekend.  Extensive spraying of breeding grounds is being undertaken but do cover up folks & avoid being bitten.  12.  Nightcliff Pool upgrade   PIC OF THE WEEK: Bali International Triathlon winners Mitch Robbins & Kylie Scholz Cheers, Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club WEBSITE