Robyn's E News 12 August 2013

Hi All,

Our Presentation Night Dinner was a huge success!  We managed to (over) feed a mob of hungry triathletes and their guests and acknowledge our award winners (listed below) along the way.

Congratulations to all our winners, it was wonderful to be able to celebrate our many successes from 2012/2013.

We would like to acknowledge and thank our award night sponsors – SuperSprint, Timex, AMart Sports, CycleZone, The Good Guys, Gallery 26 and Massage4Life.

Our sincere thanks to those who assisted with Presentation Night preparations.  Belinda Birk was the driving force behind the fabulous club theme; On the day, Bin was ably assisted with setting up by Russell Peacock, Bertram Birk, Daryl Stanley and Justin Tranter.  Kylie Gaffel, Lucy Thompson, Stu Fitch and Dave Croser also had input for the night which was very much appreciated. We thank you all.

Congratulations to our award winners …….

2012/2013 PRESENTATION NIGHT AWARDS:

Club Champions:  Tim Green / Stef Puszka

Aquathlon Series:  Brett Verity / Stef Puszka

Duathlon Series:  Brett Verity / Jade Williamson

Sprint Series:  1 Brett Verity; 2 Tim Green; 3 Justin Tranter

Women’s Series: 1 Emma Winterflood; 2 Jo Ellis; 3 Tara Worby

Age Group Triathlete of Year Pointscore Winners:

Under 20:  Joseph White / Isabella Hatty

20-29:  Justin Tranter / Stef Puszka

30-39:  Brett Verity / Emma Winterflood

40-49:  Ron Griep / Tara Worby

50-59:  Rob Weatherald / Corinne Fabian

60-69:  Daryl Stanley / Monica Stewart

Outstanding Junior:  Joseph White

Outstanding Ironman Performance:  Robyn Stanley

Most Improved:  David Glass / Emma Cook

Encouragement Awards:  Gerard Wong / Tori Sherrock / Graham Havens / Lisa Heames

Broken Spoke Award:  Nerida Godfrey

Dag of the Year:  Phill Hatty

IMPORTANT - NEXT EVENT:

Sunday 18 August 2013

Darwin Triathlon Club Annual General Meeting

Lake Alexander

7am

Meeting will be followed by optional 5km training run

Note:

1.  An issue with sanctioning has meant our scheduled triathlon following the AGM cannot take place.

2.  We encourage you all to still come on down to Lake Alexander, attend the meeting and complete a 5km training run afterwards.

3.  All members attending our AGM in person will receive 4 pointscore points.

NOT ABLE TO ATTEND OUR AGM?

PLEASE COMPLETE ATTACHED PROXY FORM

1.  To ensure we have required numbers for our AGM we encourage any member not able to attend in person on Sunday to complete the Proxy form attached to their email copy of this E News and email back to darwintriclub89@gmail.com

2.  It is a simple form and should only take a minute to complete and return.  You may need to click “enable editing”  at top of form.

3.  Steve Goat, John Arrigo, Robyn Stanley and Justin Tranter will definitely be attending the meeting, so we encourage you to appoint one of these current committee members as your proxy.

FOR SALE / WANTED ETC:

1.  FOR SALE:  Giant TCR Advanced SL1 2012 Small, Full Dura Ace, Carbon cages, Speedplay pedals, Bontrager women's seat, in excellent condition, only ridden a few times since last service. Suit rider about 163-173cm tall.  $2950. Contact Bec 0408 878 689

2.  FOR SALE:  Small 2XU elite women's tri suit.  Black with 'bathers style' back.  Never used, just tried on.  Very flattering.  The size would suit an 8 or a 10.  $90.  Contact Bec 0408 878 689

3.  FOR SALE:  2 x Liv/Giant black and purple cycling kits.  They look really cool and are very comfortable to wear.  Worn about 3 times (not perfect but almost brand new condition).  Brand is Champion Systems.  Small knicks and XS Jerseys.  The combination suits a size 8 or small size 10.  Let me know if you'd like me to text through a photo.  $250 for both kits or $150 for 1 kit ($600 all up brand new).  Contact Bec  0408 878 689

4.  FOR SALE:  Zipp Zed Tech 404 wheel set. 2009 model, ceramic bearings, dimpled hubs, pink stickers, Aerozine skewers, SRAM red cassette (also Shimano compatible), near new Continental GP4000 tyres and a new pre glued spare, Zipp padded double wheel bag. All in excellent condition. $1500. Contact Bec 0408 878 689

5. FOR SALE: Orca Sonar Ladies Wetsuit size Extra Small. Suit is in good condition and has been worn in maybe 4 or 5 races. Would suit a smaller lady or an older junior. $100. Contact Nic on 0438 893 115

6.  FOR SALE:  BIKES for sale.  2 x Max Lelli time trial bikes, full carbon & quality group sets (Dura Ace, FSA); one 58cm, the other 52cm. $800 each, or both for $1,500.  Contact Stu 0418 437 075

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

OTHER NEWS:

1.  Moira Wigley, Brett Verity, Rob Weatherald and Lorna Blake all won their respective categories at the Swimming NT Open Water Swim meet at the Waterfront on Saturday.

2.  We are aware more members than mentioned in the last E News completed the Katherine Ultra Challenge.  With results not yet posted, we unable to confirm all our member results. Well done to all those who competed individually and/or in teams. Full results will be posted here.

3.  Phill Hatty won the Dag of the Year award for the second time. Mmmmm.

Check the size of Phill against size of wetsuit. 

How he even got it on, remains a mystery!

4.  Reminder: Entry for Finlay’s NT Long Course Triathlon Championships closes 21 August.  Not up for individual? Team options for 2 and 3 person teams are available.

Cheers,

Robyn

Robyn Stanley

Darwin Triathlon Club

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Robyn's E News 7 August 2013

Hi All,

It’s been busy, busy this week for committee members.

We have had our Presentation Night to arrange and we are in for a great night - President Phill Hatty is looking forward to welcoming those attending our dinner.

Your committee has also conducted a Special Meeting to address the very important issue of event sanctioning. We need to ensure all our events are covered and this may mean a few minor changes to our calendar so that course documentation can be standardised.  Our thanks to Steve Goat and John Arrigo who are crossing “Ts” and dotting “I’s” for our next block of events.

Speaking of our calendar, we are still missing some volunteers in upcoming events & want to particularly encourage those who have a couple of years tri experience under their belt, to step up and take on a Race Director role.  We can provide mentoring if you need.  

RESULTS:

1.  Katherine Ultra Challenge

Individual members (please note official results not yet available apologies to any members missed)

1st solo, 1st male open, Silver finishing time - Jason Cook – 6.41.35

2nd solo, 1st male masters, Gold finishing time - Tony Cox – 6.58.18

3rd solo, 2nd male open, - Peter Novak – 7.04.42

4th solo, 3rd male open, - Billy Lynch – 7.13.55

1st 4-6 Open team - Team Ellison – 6.07.47.  Tim also had fastest cross country run and kayak

2nd overall, 2nd 4-6 open team - The Ring-Ins – 6.33.21 - with John Thyne swimming a very fast 3.2 km in the gorge

3rd overall, 1st 2-3 open team - Tyred and Cranky - Brian Gallagher, Bill Pettit and Ron Griep – 6.40.46

Also competing and finishing:

One more time - Robbie Weatherald and Bill Piper – 8.01.49

Team Tiger - Tony Burns, Amy Brady and Peter Brady – 8.16.53

NEXT EVENT:

Saturday 10 August 2013

Presentation Night Dinner

Nightcliff Sports Club

6.30pm

Note:

1. Please allow a few extra minutes to be signed in as you enter the Nightcliff Sports Club.

FOR SALE / WANTED ETC:

1.  FOR SALE: Orca Sonar Ladies Wetsuit size Extra Small. Suit is in good condition and has been worn in maybe 4 or 5 races. Would suit a smaller lady or an older junior. $100. Contact Nic on 0438 893 115

2.  FOR SALE:  BIKES for sale.  2 x Max Lelli time trial bikes, full carbon & quality group sets (Dura Ace, FSA); one 58cm, the other 52cm. $800 each, or both for $1,500.  Contact Stu 0418 437 075

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

AMART COMMUNITY KICKBACK SCHEME:

1.  Darwin Triathlon Club recently signed up for AMart Sports’ Community Kick Back scheme.

2.  Members can fill out a simple form in store or at our next event.  Please request that your card is linked to Darwin Triathlon Club.

3.  5% of any purchases made by members will go to our club and we will also be listed on their club contact board in store.

OTHER NEWS:

1.  The scramble is on for the last few pro spots for Kona 2013. 

2.  President Triathlon NT Phil Blumberg has suggested that those who have rooms booked at Lake Bennett Resort for Finlay’s NT Long Course, should ring the resort to confirm their booking & mention that they are with triathlon.

3.  Don’t tell Ron Griep in case it goes to his head, but the Dutch have cycling nailed.  Read about it here.

4.  Good luck to our members participating in the Gran Fondo on Sunday. 

5.  We have door prizes to draw on Saturday night at our dinner.  Members will be in the running for a number of items including vouchers from Cycle Zone, The Good Guys, Massage4Life and Gallery26.

6.  Thanks also to Super Sprint and Amart who have provided prizes for some of our awards.

7.  Committee member Tony Cox is nursing a broken hand/wrist as a result of his gold medal time & Ultra Challenge adventures.  We wish Tony a speedy recovery.

8.  Reminder: Entry for Finlay’s NT Long Course Triathlon Championships closes 21 August.  Not up for individual? Team options for 2 and 3 person teams are available.

9.  We have had a post on our Facebook page that Alice Springs Triathlon Club will be running a half iron distance event in April 2014. 

10. NT Duathlon Championships take place at Simpson’s Gap, Alice Springs on 1 September 2013 - 5km run, 20km bike, 2.5km run (a short option is also available).

11. Not going to our dinner? Watch this space on Monday to find out who gets awarded the Dag of the Year for 2012/2013!  

Cheers,

Robyn

Robyn Stanley

Darwin Triathlon Club

E News