Monday, 27 May 2013

Robyn's E News 27 May 2013

Hi All,

With the drop in temperature there was a mad scramble to drag out the jeans and jackets in time for our Open Water Triathlon (and that was just the volunteers and spectators)!

We need not have worried, by race start conditions (including that of the water) were absolutely perfect.

Our thanks to RD Glen Scholz for setting up this event for us.  Thanks also to our other wonderful volunteers, again we are extremely grateful to have people like you at each of our events. 

That was our last tri format event for a little while as we now have our annual Duathlon Series coming up.  The runners among us are looking forward to that!

RESULTS:

1. Open Water Triathlon, Casuarina Beach, 500m swim, 15km bike, 4km run

Male:   Brett Verity 52.04  Female:  Belinda Birk 1.01.26

Full results here.

2.  Fiji International Triathlon, 2km swim, 80km bike, 20km run

Male:  Cameron Brown 3.47.44  Female:  Melanie Gillespie 5.03.06

3.  Ironman Brazil, 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run

Male:  Tim O’Donnell 8.01.32  Female:  Amanda Stevens 9.05.53

NEXT EVENT:

Sunday 16 June 2013
Race 1 Duathlon Series
Lee Point
7.30am
2km run, 15km bike, 2km run

Roster:

Race Director:  Ron Griep
Registration:   Justin Tranter / Corinne Fabian
Timekeeping:  Stef Puszka / Justin Tranter
Fruit / Ice:       Volunteer Required

FOR SALE / WANTED ETC:

1.  FOR SALE: Bike trainer - Minoura Rada 850 rim drive action system with remote resistance adjustment.  Very good condition. $90 Contact Stu 0418 437075

2.  Items for next E news by 8pm Sunday please

OTHER NEWS:

1.  Current F55-59 Australian Long Distance Triathlon Champion Corinne Fabian has jetted off for France & the ITU World Long Distance Triathlon Championships.  John Arrigo departs tonight.  We wish both John and Corinne the very best of luck at Worlds and hope the weather & the hills treat them kindly.

2.  Jack Wang deserves a nomination for the Broken Spoke Award after his rather painful tumble yesterday.  We wish Jack a speedy recovery.

3.  RD Glen Scholz gave a thorough race brief yesterday and swim & run course maps were up on our Facebook page but that didn’t stop a few competitors becoming creative with the course.  The brain gym workout was tougher for some J.

4.  Wow, two weeks until Ironman Cairns.  By my quick reckoning and a cursory glance of the competitor list, we have no fewer than seventeen members doing the full ironman event.

5.  In Ironman 70.3 Cairns we have almost as many, with twelve known from our club.

6.  If you are competing at either event, we would appreciate a quick email here so we can check you are on our list. 

7.  VP Steve Goat was busy testing the club’s new timing system on a few guinea pigs at yesterday’s event. Our sincere thanks to SBJV for their contribution to this new equipment.

8.  Due to increased bacteria levels, Lake Alexander is closed to swimming until further notice.  Darwin City Council is going to give it a good flush out.  Coach Daryl Stanley advises there is no Monday open water swim squad at Lake Alexander until further notice. 

9.  Do you tweet?  Follow us on Twitter.

10.  Good news for pros – IM WA has had its P2000 ranking reinstated.

11.  Congratulations to members Helen Mar and Simon Casey on the recent birth of their first child, a daughter – Erica Philomena. All well!

12.  Tickets for our annual Presentation Night Dinner (Nightcliff Sports Club, 6.30pm Saturday 10 August 2013) are now on sale here.


YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRIATHLETE WHEN …

… you put Gatorade powder on your ice cream
… the magic dry season weather has added a spring to your step
… you meant to get that "for sale" advt in for today's E news

Cheers,
Robyn

Robyn Stanley
Darwin Triathlon Club

E News


We also had a run, bike, run option at Cas Beach

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Robyn's E News 21 May 2013


Hi All,

The BoM has promised we will have some long awaited dry season weather for the weekend which is good news for those doing the Open Water Tri at Casuarina Beach. 

The committee has decided to offer a run, bike, run option as well on Sunday, check the attached map for details on how that will work.  The cycle course will be the usual laps up to Tambling Terrace roundabout.

RESULTS:

1.  North Face 100

Male:  Brendan Davies 9.16.12  Female:  Beth Cardelli 11.01.08

Jason Jones 268th M Open 16.50.16
Shaye Hatty 72nd F Open 18.46.22

2.  North Face 50

Vlad Shatrov 4.15.21  Female:  Kylie Murray 5.19.50

Shoanne Labowitch 43rd F Open 7.25.42
Kirrily Jones 73rd F Open 8.06.48
Clare Labowitch 10th VetF 10.52.55

NEXT EVENT:

Sunday 26 May 2013
Open Water Triathlon
Casuarina Beach
7.30am (registration closes 7.15am sharp)
500m swim, 15km bike, 4km run

New option:  1.5km run, 15km bike, 4km run

Roster:

Race Director:  Glen Scholz
Registration:    Lisa Heames / Ron Griep
Timekeeping:   Ron Griep / Chloe Kay
Fruit / Ice:       Jacqui Brown

Notes:

1.  In line with our previous other club open water triathlons, TA rule compliant wetsuits will be allowed for this event.

2.  New option has been added.  Pointscore points awarded on scheduled swim, bike, run event.  Participation point for run, bike, run option.

3.  Map attached shows 500m swim in blue, 1.5km run option in green and 4km run in yellow.

PRESENTATION NIGHT DINNER:

1.  Our social event of the year is coming up.  We know how busy we all are at this time of year, so please assist our volunteers and purchase your ticket now to ensure you are in.

Saturday 10 August 2013
Nightcliff Sports Club
6.30pm

Tickets now available online here.

FOR SALE, WANTED ETC:

1.  LOST:  During the Olympic distance tri, a singlet at start of the run, left on the grass on the corner of bike turn around. It was a Ron Hill singlet, grey with yellow trim. Belongs to Rose Stephens if anyone has found it.

2.  FOR SALE:  newish [excellent condition] Cervelo P3 [2012].  The bike has done very few k’s and has the following  - Zipp 808 tubulars, Pro Missile bars, Sram Red [2012] components and is a size 54cm. Hoping it could go to a good home as it’s been very well looked after and maintained. $4500 ono. Contact  Darren 0417 847 092

3.  FOR SALE: 2007 Trek 1500 WSD, XS frame, suit rider <163cm, Aluminum Frame, Carbon Forks & Seat post, Ultegra Gears, Chain set & Brakes, 105 Shifters & Pedals, Bontrager Select Wheels, Gatorskin Tyres, bike computer & cages included, In good condition, $500 Contact Asha 0437 810717

4.  Items for next E News by Sunday 8pm please.

OTHER NEWS:

1.  New member Tahnee Coonan did her first full triathlon out at Jabiru at the weekend and won the women’s division.

2.  Disappointment for Dave McLeod and Angelika Hannon at North Face 100 with dnfs, but both got to the 54km mark before calling it a day.  That’s a mighty effort in anyone’s language.

3.  Some of our members were spotted training at Lake Bennett at the weekend.  They included some from Katherine who have “Katherine mob” gear to wear at Ironman Cairns.  Looks good, they will be easy to spot as will DTC members wearing our very distinctive colours.

4.  Good luck to John Arrigo and Corinne Fabian who head for Europe later this week to compete in the 2013 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in France. Wish them luck before they go over to join the TA Age Group team.

5.  Looking forward to Ironman Australia with breakfast tomorrow.  IM OZ will be on OneHD tomorrow at 8am and repeated again on the weekend. Check local TV guides.

6.  No stopping Javier Gomez who has now added a half iron distance win to his list of achievements.

7.  Seems half iron distance is now the new “short” race. 

8.  Moira Wigley is happy to do the swim for a team on Sunday.  Anyone want to ride, run?

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRIATHLETE WHEN …

... you finally find a gel flavour you look forward to consuming
... your running and cycling shoes live under the fan
... you think of two or three races as being a big year (those ironpersons can relate to this one)


Cheers,
Robyn

Robyn Stanley
Darwin Triathlon Club
E News