Wednesday, 23 March 2016

E News 23 March 2016

E NEWS 23 MARCH 2016



We had an amazing turn out for the second of our Sprint Series which included a Come & Tri event.

Feedback has been extremely positive and we have welcomed a number of new members from the Come & Tri ranks and we hope to see more in the future.

A huge thank you to Michael Spry for stepping in to undertake the RD role when we put the call out.  Michael took the initiative and read the RD Guidelines on the website and said "I can do that" and got in touch.  He did a fantastic job with assistance from those on sign in Roster: Moira Wigley, Clare LabowitchHeath Porter (fruit/ice feedback - best fruit ever) and Phil, Dave, Cain and the water station superstars as well as the setup & back away crews who all volunteered on the day.  We thank you, we had lots of happy participants on the day!
 

 

Results:

1.  Sprint Series #2, 750m swim, 26km bike, 5km run

Male:  Brett Verity 1:09:34  Female:  Rachel McLean 1:13:08

2.  Short Option #2, 300m swim, 13km bike, 3km run

Male:  Christian O'Malley 42:44  Female:  Jennifer Turner 43:59

3.  Come & Tri, 300m swim, 13km bike, 3km run

Male:  Julian Whitty 46:48  Female:  Kathryn King 45:12


All results here
 

Coming Up:Kids Tri Entry Links here


NT Sprint Entry Link here

 

For Sale | Wanted | Etc:


1.  Worth checking our DARWIN TRI - BUY | SWAP | SELL | WANTED Facebook page, lots of bargains featured.

2.  FOUND:  At last event - pair of goggles.

3.  LOST:  At last event - tyre lever and a multi tool.
 

NT Sport & Active Recreation Master Plan:


1.  Good news:  The deadline to submit feedback on the Sport & Active Recreation Master Plan has been extended to 4pm Friday 1 April 2016
 

Other News:


1.  Lucky Entry Competition Winners: Club Tshirts to  Melissa Lind, Leana Watermayer and Tony Burns

2.  Volunteer Prize:  Clare Labowitch

3.  Lucky Draw:  Tina Sanderson, Moira Wigley, Hannah Johnston

4.  Thanks to Wicked NRG for adding prize packs for our draws, much appreciated.

5.  Hearing Phil Gabel will be on the physio team at the Rio Olympics.

6.  Nice to see Life member Ernie Koch cruise through to say hello on Sunday

7.  Congrats to Jamie Baldwin, now officially an Australian citizen!

8.  We have members training the house down at the moment for upcoming events including Lake Argyle Swim, Ironman 70.3 Port Mac, Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya, Ironman 70.3 Cairns, Ironman Cairns etc.  Would love to prepare a list of who is going where for future E News editions so asking you to please confirm your (or someone you know if they are shy) upcoming event & distance by email darwintriclub@gmail.com .

9.  Graeme Parsons had a recent scary moment when out riding.  If you have any dog problems we urge you to report to City of Darwin here.

10.  Good luck to all our members heading to Alice Springs tomorrow for the Easter in The Alice Mountain Bike Muster.

11. Adam Hartley popping up in a cycling team.

12.  Tim Green is training the house down for his first Ironman (Cairns) and raising funds for Beyond Blue at the same time.  His Story here - donations of any size welcome.

13.  Great to hear Vision Money is sponsoring an Athlete Breakfast following the NT Sprint Championships.
 

Pic of the Week:

Flashback to 1999 ITU Montreal Triathlon World Championships -
Robyn Stanley, Katrina Skellern, Jenny Turner, Jo Warden representing Oz & NT
Also on that team were Daryl Stanley, David Crane & Tim Ellison

Our upcoming 2016 NT Sprint Triathlon is a qualifier for Sprint Distance for
2016 Mexico ITU Triathlon World Championships 11-18 September 2016

For further details on 2016 qualifying events, how to lodge expressions of interest, Selection Policies etc check here
 


Cheers,
Robyn


Robyn Stanley
E News
Darwin Triathlon Club

 

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Wednesday, 16 March 2016

E News 16 March 2016

E NEWS 16 MARCH 16



As we head into Sprint #2 this weekend, we have an urgent call out for a willing volunteer to act as Race Director on the day.

The paperwork is all done, we can promise lots of assistance and will even cover the race brief if it's not your thing!  Please get in touch if you are willing & able to help out.

As always with our more popular events, we require some extra hands to man the drinks stop and to do some marshalling around transition.  If that's something you can help with we would also love to hear from you.
 

JUNIOR NEWS:

An enthusiastic group of juniors were in action at the velodrome at the weekend in the second of their Ride | Run events.  The youngsters were set a new reverse direction course that challenged their skills to the max!
 
Junior velo action
A big thank you to our junior co-ordinator Melissa Lind and helpers Luke HansonLeanne Abel, Denise Dunn, Rena Walker, Anthony Lind, Jamie Baldwin, Lucy Thompson and all who assisted with the juniors on the day, the smiles would have told you your efforts were appreciated by all the participants.  
 

RESULTS:

1.  Victor Harbour Triathlon (SA Standard C'ships) 1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run

Luke Fronsko 11th MOpen 2:10:19

2.  BCU Coffs Harbour Triathlon, NSW, 1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run

Lisa Payne 18th F45-4-9 3:38:5
 

NEXT EVENT:

Sunday 20 March 2016
Lake Alexander
7am (check in closes 6:45am sharp)

Sprint #2 750m swim, 26km bike, 5km run - members only
Short #2 300m swim, 13km bike, 3km run - members only
Come & Tri - 300m swim, 13km bike, 3km run - non members (sorry, due to popular demand entry for Come & Tri slots has now sold out)

Online entry now open here

Roster:

Race Director:  Important - Volunteer required 
Registration:     Clare Labowitch | Moira Wigley
Fruit | Ice:         Heath Porter

Note:

1.  We have club tshirt prizes for the 15th & 25th entry received for our Sprint #2 and for our 10th entry in Short #2.

2.  Come & Tri-iers look for an email with event info ahead of the weekend.
 

COMMITTEE NEWS:


1.  Work is starting on our 2016-2017 Calendar of Events.

2.  We are seeking a couple of members to assist with the task of producing the calendar.  If you would be interested in a position on the Calendar subcommittee please email darwintriclub@gmail.com

3.  The committee would also like to hear your ideas/suggestions for formats, venues and/or extra activities to be added to the calendar.

4.  Would you like midweek activities?  Single discipline events?  Off road? Swim, run?  Pool or open water? We would appreciate your input.  It's your club and your feedback is appreciated.

5.  As a start to further recognising the efforts of our amazing volunteers, we will be introducing a volunteer draw at each event.  The draw will be from those on roster duty for the event (RD, Registration & Fruit | Ice).

6.  We will also have a lucky draw on the completion of our events.  The committee would like to see more of our members stay until the last competitor has crossed the line and those that do stay will be eligible to win one of three prizes on offer.

7.  Kerran Mudgway Memorial Club Championships date confirmation - Saturday 21 May 2016, 4:30pm Lake Bennett Resort.  Book your rooms & camping spots now.  Let them know you are with Darwin Triathlon Club.

 

OTHER NEWS:

1.  Hearing Bernadette White has a spot for this year's New York Marathon.

2.  Our members continue to train through all conditions, all year, and know a thing or two about Territory toughness so I'm sure we all appreciate the effort it would have taken Craig Percival to complete his #8in8in8 (8 ironmans, 8 days, 8 states) earlier this week.

3.  Shout out to our treasurer Lisa Payne who completed her first standard distance event last weekend. 

Well done!

4.  Clare Labowitch, Diane Napier, Angela Librio, Asha Mahasuria, Rose Stephens, Phil Lewis, Karen Lewis and Tori Sherrock now recovering from their Tassie Trails adventures.

5.  Some notables in the Mooloolaba Triathlon results:  Jason Cook 8th M35-39 2:13:75; Kyle Hanna 23rd M35-39 2:25:32; Clint Doolan 59th M30-34 2:36:37; Emma Cook 2:39:52

6.  Bali International Triathlon 14 August 2016 - new venue & course change announced.

7.  Gran Fondo date 14 August 2016

8.  Fannie Bay Swim date 26 June 2016

9. City2Surf date 5 June 2016

10.  Katherine Ultra Challenge date 31 July 2016

11.  Loving the rain and hoping there is more on the way.
 

PIC OF THE WEEK:

Craig Percival got his #8in8in8 underway in the Darwin heat - with a little help from locals -
and finished 8 days later in Melbourne
Photo:  Michael Turner


Cheers,
Robyn


Robyn Stanley
E News
Darwin Triathlon Club

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