Hi All,
What a
weekend! Dry season madness continues and so does tri season madness J
We kicked
off a huge three weeks of tri at Lake Alexander yesterday. Our
enthusiastic participants scored perfect conditions for the 500m swim, 13km
bike, 5km run event.
We had
Simon Cruickshank ably performing the volunteer Race Director duties and we
thank him sincerely for his efforts. Simon was assisted by other brilliant
volunteers, some rostered on and others just stepping in on the day. It
is heartening to have someone out of the blue say “Is there anything I can do
to help” and we thank those people for stepping up. We have a great bunch
of members!
Last night
we headed into il Lido at the Waterfront for our annual Presentation Night
function which was conducted in a very relaxed atmosphere and enjoyed by all.
Darwin
Triathlon Club sincerely thanks our Awards Night sponsors , Timex and Blue Cycles as
well as Jane Perkin at Massage4Life, David Hancock of Gallery Two Six and
Everest Sports for their support.
Our new
club custom made caps and visors were unveiled last night and were a big hit
with award winners.
Thank you
to Lauren Stephenson, Kylie Gaffel and Nathan & Alexandra Dwyer for their
assistance with Presentation Night function arrangements and also to our
juniors Bella & Jack Hatty and Jemima, Harry & Ella Croser helping with
presentations.
RESULTS:
1.
Darwin Triathlon Club Annual Awards:
Kerran
Mudgway Memorial Club Champions: Brett Verity / Claire Johnson
Aquathlon
Series: Brett Verity / Ali Fitch
Duathlon
Series: Brett Verity / Stef Puszka
Sprint
Series: 1 Brett Verity, 2 Tim Green, 3 Glenn Woodrow
Women’s
Series: 1 Claire Johnson, 2 Emma Winterflood, 3 Ryoko Jones
Age Group
Triathlete of the Year Pointscore:
Under
20: Joseph White / Louise Jettner
20-29:
Justin Tranter / Kylie Gaffel
30-39:
Brett Verity / Ryoko Jones
40-49:
Glenn Woodrow / Peta Jeggo
50-59:
Robbie Weatherald / Vicki Woodrow
60-69:
Daryl Stanley / Monica Stewart
Most
Outstanding Junior: Joseph White
Outstanding
Ironman Performance: Marcus Lisle
Most
Improved Triathlete: Tim Green / Stef Puskza
Encouragement
Awards: Dale Berk, Emmett Hartung / Amy Pallentine, Angela Librio
Broken
Spoke Award: Belinda Birk
Dag of the
Year: Emma Winterflood
Life
Membership: Allan Stancombe
2.
Triathlon, Lake Alexander, 500m swim, 13km bike, 5km run
1 Brett
Verity 46 mins 04 secs; 2 Derek Cross 47.14; 3 Michael Varga 48.59; 4
Justin Tranter 49.12; 5 Team Tim/Trent Ellison 49.39; 6 Robbie Weatherald
49.41; 7 Ron Griep 50.05; 8 Chris Jessop 50.35; 9 Jason Cook 50.46; 10 Stef
Puszka 51.04; 11 Tony Cox 51.21; 12 Korgan Hucent 51.47; 13 Joseph White 52.34;
14 Brian Gallagher 52.44; 15 Chris Mennie 53.01; 16 John Thyne 53.20; 17 Damien
Brown 54.13; 18 Bill Pettit 54.42; 19 Carlee Mark 54.56; 20 Adam Brown 54.57;
21 Nikki Roddie 55.16; 22 David Glass 55.43; 23 Shaye Hatty 55.49; 24 Sue Parora
56.11; 25 Jo Ellis 56.40; 26 Vicki Woodrow 56.48; 27 Tony Burns 57.27; 28 Emma
Cook 57.33; 29 Alex Wetton 57.46; 30 Tom O’Neil 58.14; 31 Gary Wall
58.21; 32 Anna Goat 58.50; 33 Bec Ellison 58.55; 34 Phil Blumberg 58.58; 35
Robert Pederson- McLaren 59.28; 36 Nathan Dwyer 59.37; 37 Daryl Stanley 59.57;
38 Col Smith 1.00.05; 39 Monica Stewart 1.00.19; 40 Paul Tilbrook 1.00.25; 41
Peta Jeggo 1.00.59; 42 David Hancock 1.01.16; 43 Corrine Fabian 1.01.24; 44
Damian Kulmar 1.01.37; 45 Rosie Sullivan 1.02.11; 46 Geri Ford 1.02.32; 47 Tass
Liveris 1.03.31; 48 Joy Glass 1.05.04; 49 Bianca May 1.05.24; 50 Bella Hatty
1.06.15; 51 Barry Sullivan 1.07.03; 52 Renee de Jong 1.07.08; 53 Phill Hatty
1.07.26; 54 Priscilla Lenne 1.10.34; 55 Helen Bretten 1.10.44; 56 Moira Wigley
1.11.19; 57 Rose Stephens 1.12.10; 58 Tori Sherrock 1.12.18; 59 Cath Meng
1.13.14; 60 Asha Mahasuri 1.14.40; 61 Claire Labowitch 1.15.31; 62 Barry Smart
1.23.39; 63 Kate Robertson dnf; 64 Ben Streeter dnf; 65 Louise Jettner dnf; 66
Hamish Wiltshire dnf; 67 Matt King dnf
3.
Ironman 70.3 Steelhead, Michigan, 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21.1km run
Male:
Daniel Bretscher 3.57.17 Female: Jessica Jacobs 4.24.43
Michelle
Mitchell FPro 5th
4.34.21
4. Ironman
70.3 Yeppoon, 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21.1km run
Male:
Tim Reed 3.49.42 Female: Lisa Marangon 4.17.27
5.
Ironman Sweden, 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run
Male:
Jan Raphael 8.04.01 Female: Lisa Lundstrom 9.13.27
6.
Ironman 70.3 Timberman, New Hampshire, 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21.1km run
Male:
Joe Gambles 3.48.30 Female: Heather Wurtele 4.20.48
7.
Ironman Mont-Tremblant, 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run
Male:
Romain Gullaume 8.40.48 Female: Jessie Davoran 9.30.46
8.
Challenge Vichy, 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21.1km run
Male:
Stephen Bayliss 3.59.57 Female: Martina Dogana 4.35.57
9. Couer
d’Alene Triathlon, 1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run
Male:
Matt Seeley 1.59.20 Female: Annie Warner 2.13.26
Stu
Fitch 2nd
M50+ 2.25.17
NEXT EVENT:
Sunday 26
August 2012
Finlay’s NT
Long Course Triathlon
Lake
Bennett
7am
EVENT
STATUS: Must be a current TA member to compete as individual or in a
team.
Entry
Online HERE
Entry
closes Wednesday evening. No late entries accepted.
2km swim,
60km bike, 16km run
Race
Director: Jason Jones 0439 885 797
Registration:
Alan Day / Nathan Dwyer
Timekeepers:
Claire Labowitch / Moira Wigley
Fruit /
Ice: Someone volunteered at Presentation
Night and I’ve had a mental block, can you let me know again please.
Note:
1.
Please note we are using the carpark at the Resort as transition. If you
aren’t booked at the Resort for the night, you will need to park outside. On
the way in, it will help if you drive past the Resort gates before
parking. Please do NOT park on the highway side of the Resort.
2. We
ask that you consider the safety of competitors prior to parking and make sure
you are well off the road.
3.
Please ensure you are well hydrated prior to this event.
4.
Bring your own water … it is not recommended that you drink the local bore
water.
5.
There is a small shop at the Resort selling drinks/icecream so you may wish to
consider bringing snacks.
6.
Toilet facilities are located on the pool deck area at the rear of the Resort
reception. Please consider guests if you make use of Resort facilities.
7.
Triathlon NT will be sending event info direct to registered competitors this
week.
FOR SALE / WANTED ETC:
1.
FOR SALE: Avanti Vivace road bike frame size 56.5cm with shimmano 105
running gear. Bike in excellent condition and hardly used, perfect entry level
bike. $650 ono Contact Steve 0407 865 011
2.
WANTED: Lift to Lake Bennett (and back) wanted for female interstate
competitor and bike next Saturday/Sunday. Please contact Kylie 0407 942 066 if
you can help out
3.
Items for next E News by 8pm tomorrow please.
OTHER NEWS:
1.
Ben Streeter needed six stitches in his knee after hitting a rock early on the
bike leg yesterday. It was game over for Ben before he got his feet in
his bike shoes. We wish him a speedy recovery.
2.
Helen Bretten travelled up from Katherine to compete yesterday. She got a
puncture on the bike, but wasn’t going to give up. She repaired and got back on
the road quickly. Way to go Helen.
3.
Who was that competitor with their shoes attached to the wrong pedals.
Our first Dag of the Year nomination for 2012/2013 for sure. Photographic
evidence obtained.
4.
Speaking of Dag of the Year, Emma Winterflood got the award last
night. A recap on her nomination:
Emma ended
up in the male change tent in T1 at Cairns, at her bike she then realised she
had lost/forgotten her sunglasses and had to go back to retrieve them. She
searched through race bags to no avail.
With
another trip into the tent she located them on the ground in said male change
tent. Lucky the sunnies were pink and therefore could only belong to the
only female in the male change tent!
If it
weren't for that little incident and a pit stop later on, Emma would have
easily cracked the 5hrs for the 70.3!
5.
Fernwood All Girls Tri is just two weeks away. Entry sold out quickly,
but we managed to find a little bit more rack space & have reopened entry HERE . If you, or someone you know
missed out first time around, be quick as these spots are also filling fast.
6.
John Thyne is running some beginner training sessions for those doing Fernwood
or anyone else interested. See attached details.
7. A
quick check of the Awards List above shows that our club champion Brett Verity
had an enormous year and scooped the prize pool. Congratulations Brett.
8.
Congratulations also to our Most Improved, Tim Green and Stef Puszka. The
winners of these awards are sometimes hard to pick, but this year the pair were
definitely stand out improvers.
9.
Allan Stancombe was made a Life Member of our club last night. Allan has
been largely invisible for a few years now but contributes enormously in the area
of results compilation an, up until recently, was our website guru. He
has served on the committee in the past and was also a fiercely competitive
triathlete until a dodgy knee forced him to pull the pin on running. Congrats
Al.
Safe training,
Cheers,
Robyn
Robyn
Stanley
Darwin
Triathlon Club
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