Hi All,
We had a
great turnout and the absolute best conditions for our Off Road Triathlon on
Sunday. It was perhaps the driest the single track has ever been for
us!
A huge
thank you to RD Emma Winterflood (assisted by course architects Aaron Caden,
Nic French and Luke Fronsco) for bringing us this very popular event.
Thanks also
to all our other volunteers including those who jumped in to lend a hand with
set up and packing away. We also give a shout out to the Blue Cycles NT team
who were spotted everywhere helping out.
Thanks to
you all for making this popular event a huge success!
We are
appealing to all members to ensure they use the correct club membership number
(starts with DAR and is issued at time of joining up & is also listed on
your TA card) and also that you give the correct chip number when entering
events. Not too hard, surely??
Also note
that for the timing system to record your splits you need to actually go over
the timing mats not around them. A number of you missed out on
splits at the weekend due to missed mats.
RESULTS:
1.
Off Road Triathlon, 300m swim, 15km mtb, 4km run
Male:
Matt Hubber Female: Jac Crofton
Results
posted here.
2.
Ironman 70.3 Geelong, 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21.1km run
Male:
Craig Alexander 3:46:26 Female: Liz Blatchford 4:19:34
Dan
Revie 116th M35-39
5:56:51
NEXT EVENT:
Sunday 22
February 2015
Off Road
Triathlon #2
Lake
Alexander
7am
300m swim,
15km mtb, 4km run
Online
Entry open here.
Roster:
Race
Director: Aaron Caden | Emma Winterflood
Registration:
Rena Walker | Vicki Woodrow
Fruit |
Ice: Tori Sherrock
Note:
1.
Please help our already busy volunteers by ensuring you enter using your
correct club DAR number and your correct timing chip number.
JUNIOR UPDATE:
Our next
junior event is being held this Saturday 14 February
2015, 4pm at the velodrome. Multiple events to suit all ages and
distances. Sausage sizzle also.
BEGINNERS SESSION:
Are you new
to Triathlon? Interested in learning more about setting up for a race,
getting on and off your bike, what to wear or want some transition practice?
Then come
along to an Introduction to Triathlon session this weekend.
Date:
Sunday 15 Feb 15
Location:
Carpark end of Lake Alexander
Time:
5.30 – 6.30pm
Bring:
Your bike (mountain or road bike), helmet, running shoes, swimmer/racing gear
and goggles
Cost:
No charge
Registration:
Contact John Thyne and let him know you are coming along on john.thyne@ntairports.com.au or 0423 797
401
TRY A TRI OPPORTUNITIES:
1.
Good news for those wishing to try a tri before they join Darwin Triathlon Club
– our short options (300m swim, 13km bike, 3km run) of Race 1 & 2 of our
Sprint Series will include a “Come and Tri” category open to non-members.
TRI GEAR ORDERS:
1.
Have been dispatched. Email with collection details will be sent when
delivery is received. Thank you for your patience.
OTHER NEWS:
1.
Are you ready? Not long now until our Sprint Series gets underway.
Race #1 is Sunday 1 March 2015, Race #2 Sunday 22 March and Race #3 is
incorporated in the Ray White NT Sprint Distance Championships
hosted by Triathlon NT and scheduled for Sunday 12 April 2015.
2.
Great to see club member Korgan Hucent of Ray White Bayside is again
sponsoring Race #3 and is also part of Triathlon Australia’s national sprint series.
3.
Congratulations to Damien Brown and Lizzy Grylls on the recent arrival of their
second tri baby. Lucy is a little sister for Felix. All well.
4.
Good to see Dingo Hall back tri-ing. Been far too long.
5. We
have a couple of volunteer vacancies on our events roster. Please check here and email if you can help out at any
of the events indicated.
6.
Some people have mentioned they would be happy to be Race Director but they
wouldn’t feel comfortable doing the race brief. That’s OK, if we know in
advance we can always arrange for someone else to conduct the actual
brief.
7. Happy
training!
Cheers,
Robyn
Robyn Stanley
Darwin Triathlon Club
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