E News 24 September 2012

Hi All,

Great reports are coming in from our race at Lake Alexander yesterday.  Our thanks to volunteer Race Director Brett Verity for setting this event up for us, much appreciated.  Also appreciated are the efforts of our many volunteers both on roster and those who stepped in on the day to help out.  Thank you on behalf of all the competitors.

Also good to see were the number of new members participating in a club event for the very first time.  Welcome J we hope you enjoyed tri-ing with us, and we hope to see you at many more of our events.

RESULTS:

1.  Triathlon, Lake Alexander, 400m swim, 13km bike, 4km run

Results up on results 2012/2013 page

2.  2012 Nancy ITU Duathlon World Championships, 10km run, 40km bike, 5km run

Male:  Emilio Martin (ESP) 1.40.40  Female:  Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (AUS) 1.52.43

NEXT EVENT:

Reverse Order Triathlon

Sunday 7 October 2012

Lake Alexander

7am

3km run, 13km bike, 300m swim

Roster:

Race Director:  Liam Johnson

Registration:    Claire Johnson / David Croser

Timekeepers:   Monica Stewart / Volunteer Required

Fruit / Ice:       Nicola Hoey

Note:

1.  URGENT:  Due to unforeseen circumstances we require a timekeeper for this event.  If you can assist please email here

FOR SALE / WANTED ETC:

1.  Items for next E News or requests for reruns by tomorrow 8pm please.

COLLECTION OF CAPS, VISORS & UNIFORM ITEMS:

1.  There are still a number of people who haven’t yet collected caps, visors and uniform items.

2.  If you would like to call in at Nightcliff to pick up, please email here to arrange a mutually acceptable time.

OTHER NEWS:

1.  You may be interested in participating in this triathlete nutrition survey.  Noosa 2013 entry up for grabs.

2.  We already know our volunteers are very special people who give enormously to the club. This includes many of our junior members.  Yesterday Lachie Hatty was spotted changing a tyre for one of our members prior to the event and thus getting her out of a spot of flat tyre bother.  Thanks Lachie. 

3.  A dead heat in yesterday’s tri – Ali Croser and Shaye Hatty crossed together.  They will share age group points.

4.  You might recognise the counter in the photo of this Bicycle Network news story regarding Super Tuesday in northern Australia – the reports with actual count numbers will be available soon.

5.  Good tri news: last year the NT (442) had more Triathlon Australia members than Tassie and SA and only two less than the ACT.  NT’s membership increased by 25% last year.

6.  In case you hadn’t yet worked it out, links in E News are now shown in red and underlined.

7.  While most of you were competing at Lake Alexander yesterday still others were participating in a training weekend at Lake Bennett.  Kona bound Kylie Gaffel was one of them and she put in 100% and then some.  Kylie’s Kona profile was recently posted by witsup.com.

8.  Graeme Parsons is extremely pleased with his efforts after knocking over his first ever 100k ride over the weekend.  Well done GP.

9.  No news yet on date for Ironman 70.3 Singapore.  Suggest the date will move out from March if/when announced.

10.  TA’s coach director Wayne Goldsmith has been in town.  Wayne did some sessions for NT Swimming and NT Athletics while he was here.

11.  Monica Stewart won the recently completed 1.2km Gatorade open water swim series. Well done Mon.  Good prep for her Auckland sprint distance campaign.

12.  Also preparing for Auckland – sprint distance: Justin Tranter, Helen Bretten and Ali Croser and Olympic distance:  Kate Robertson and Ron Griep.  Unfortunately Matt King has had to withdraw from the sprint team due to injury.  We wish him a speedy recovery.  Did we miss anyone?

13.  It’s great to listen to tri talk these days.  We have members targeting events all over Australia and around the world.  To help us keep track of who is doing what, where & when, please drop us a line at E News here if you or someone you know competing away.

14.  Interesting Facebook post just up by Ironman Asia Pacific:  “Thinking about racing IRONMAN 70.3 in Asia Pacific? BIG Announcement to be made tomorrow...things about to get even more exciting!”

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRIATHLETE WHEN …

… you have a pile of race numbers gathering dust but can’t bring yourself to throw them out

… you happily pay $9 for a pair of elastic laces

… you know the location of every accessible tap & bubbler within a 15km radius of your home

Safe training,

Cheers,

Robyn

Robyn Stanley

Darwin Triathlon Club

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E News 19 September 2012

Hi All,

Tri action takes place at East Point Reserve again this weekend.  The 400/13/4 format is a great club distance, challenging enough but doable by all our members.

Please be registered, numbered and racked asap on Sunday as Triathlon NT (peak body for triathlon in NT) AGM will take place prior to our event.  Please note because of AGM, registration will close at 6.30am sharp on Sunday.   

Our registration volunteers are often competitors themselves so be mindful that they also need to pack up and get themselves ready once registration closes.  We thank you for your cooperation.

RESULTS:

1.  MetaMan Half, Bintan Indonesia, 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21.1km run

Male:  Leighton Matheson 4.33.52  Female:  Janine Willis 5.02.00

Stef Puszka 2^nd F25-29 5.12.40

Kylie Gaffel 1^st F30-34 5.22.41

Anna Goat 2^nd F35-39 5.49.10

Robyn Stanley 1^st F60-64 6.36.35

Daryl Stanley 1^st M60-64 6.45.16

2.  MetaMan, Bintan Indonesia, 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run

Male:  Brett Carter 8.43.58  Female:  Candice Hammond 9.31.08

3.  NT Open Water Swim Championships, 5km

Male:  Ben Cooper 1.09.21  Female:  Phoebe Hines 1.06.55

Brett Verity 1^st M21+ 1.13.46

Moira Wigley 1st F21+ 1.26.43

Ben Streeter 3^rd M21+ 1.29.21

4.  NT Open Water Swim Championships, 1.2km

Male:  Harrison Oakhill 16.12  Female:  Paris McCabe

Nicola Hoey 1^st F21+ 27.59

NEXT EVENT:

Sunday 23 September 2012

Triathlon

Lake Alexander

7am (Registration closes 6.30am sharp)

400m swim, 13km bike, 4km run

Roster:

Race Director:  Brett Verity

Registration:  Alison Croser / David Croser

Timekeeping:  Alex Wetten / Billy Lynch

Fruit / Ice:  Gerard Wong

Event Status:  CLUB (Must be a current 2012/2013 member to participate.  Please bring your TA card or copy of your membership receipt with you to registration).

Notes:

1.  Road will be open for this event.  All competitors must stop if traffic lights are RED. DQ if you do not stop.

2.  No drafting allowed.  Drafting is cheating and is also very unsafe.

3.  Please keep to left of road unless overtaking.

4.  We all need to be mindful that our behaviour on roads has potential to influence whether we are granted permits or not, so please - no cycling two or three abreast or riding in the centre of the lane.  Keep to left at all times unless overtaking in accordance with RCR.

5.  A copy of the basic rules of triathlon is attached – please read again before Sunday.

CLUB CAPS & VISORS

1.  I have a number of club caps & visors and also a couple of outstanding uniform orders still to be collected.

2.  If you will be at Sunday’s event and can collect please email here by 5pm tomorrow.

TRIATHLON NT NEWS:

1.  Triathlon NT  Annual General Meeting will take place at East Point Reserve prior to race brief on Sunday 23 September 2012.

2.  Triathlon NT Kids Triathlon was conducted last Sunday and report:  What a great start to the junior program at Casuarina pool with over 50 kids enjoying a morning of great activities at the Triathlon NT Come and Try event. It was really great to see so many smiling kids come across the finish line, many of whom were experiencing triathlon for the first time.  Also a huge thanks to all the volunteers that made the event happen, DTC volunteers are amazing and made the event run like clockwork, with feedback from parents really positive.  It was also great some of the TNT Development squad athletes helping all younger ones with their first triathlon. Bella, Nelson, Joseph and Louise did a great job running games with the kids and helping out in transition, great role modelling guys. This officially kick of the junior season with a great calendar line up for 2012/13.

FOR SALE / WANTED ETC:

1.  FOR SALE: 2011 ZIPP 404 Firecrest Carbon Clincher Wheel Set. Shimano/Sram compatible free hub, comes with Shimano Ultegra 12-23 Cassette, Continental Grand Prix 4000 tyres and tubes. Wheels have only been used for racing and are in excellent condition done Approx 650kms. $2000 ono Contact Justin 0412 399 150.

2.  WANTED  TO BUY:  Second hand road bike, frame size of 58cm or 60cm, up to $1500 Contact Rob 0408 425 241

3.  PHUKET 70.3 SHARE AVAILABLE:  Available, Room Sharing for Phuket 70.3 2012. Twin room Best Western Allamanda Laguna Phuket lodge. The booking is between 28NOV-05DEC. $70 per night you stay. Contact Grant  0418 686 172

4.  FOR SALE: Cannondale Caad 5 Road bike frame size 56 (sorry, no wheels or chain) purchased 2006, has 2 drink cages. Blue/Grey $100 ONO contact Danealle 0417 453 560

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

OTHER NEWS:

1.  Those attending the inaugural MetaMan in Bintan, Indonesia were impressed with the event.  The midday start time for the half iron distance made it challenging to start with. The course is a tough one, the swim was against the current, the bike course hilly and the run was over a number of different surfaces.  Finishing into the cool of the evening got a big thumbs up. 

2.  You may be interested in the National Aquathlon Championships which are being held in Victoria as part of the inaugural Yarrawonga Mulwala Multi Sport Festival on 20-21 October 2012.

3.  Organisers are reporting women are bucking the global trend at the Lake Wanaka Half in NZ with 53% of the field made up of female athletes in a sport that is usually dominated by men.

4.  Like the new “champions jersey” unveiled for Ironman World Championship. 

5.  ITU World Duathlon Championships take place this week.

6.  Witsup (Women in Triathlon) is featuring Australia’s age group competitors competing in Kona. Robyn’s is already up here with Kylie’s still to come. 

7.  Former NT Long Course winner Charlotte McShane has been named in Australia’s Under 23 team for ITU World Championships in Auckland.

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRIATHLETE WHEN …

… you check the race schedule before planning your next family holiday

… you happily wear open shoes / sandals even if you have “tri” toes

… you can function well during a five day international tri trip with just carry-on luggage

Safe training,

Cheers,

Robyn

Robyn Stanley

Darwin Triathlon Club

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