E News 15 January 2015

Hi All,

Happy New Year to you all.

With many of  our members still in holiday mode or not yet back in Darwin, this is a quick E News to remind you our first event of 2015 is coming up soon.

RESULTS:

1.  Sam White Memorial Aquathlon, SA, 250m swim, 1.7km run x 3

Male:  Zac Wheaton 32:33  Female:  Fern Davis 37:01

Rob Weatherald 1^st M55-59 38:15

2.  Gatorade Triathlon #2, St Kilda, 1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run

Male:  Luke Whitemore 2:01:09   Female:  Amanda Wilson 2:17:12

Graeme Parsons 1^st M65+ 2:50:35

NEXT EVENT:

Sunday 25 January 2015

Aquathlon #2

Lake Alexander

7am

750m swim, 5km run (or short option of 250m swim, 3km run)

Online entry now open here.

Race Director:  Barry Sullivan

Registration:    Diane Napier | Emily Heames

Fruit | Ice:       Billy Lynch

CLUB TRI KIT ORDER:

1.  To go ahead we need a couple more of you to order so we have extended the closing until midday this Monday 19 Jan 15. 

2.  You can order your tri shorts, tops, tri suits, caps or our updated design tshirt online here now.

3.  Details, size chart links etc available at above link 

4.  As a rule we don’t hold stock (unless only one or two items are required to get minimum numbers) so we recommend you have a think about your tri training and racing needs for the next six months or so and get your orders in.

FOR SALE | WANTED | ETC:

1.  Items for next week’s E News by Monday 8pm please.  

2.  You can also POST your items to buy, swap, sell or simply giveaway to a good home at DARWIN TRI – BUY | SWAP | SELL Facebook page. Request to join and feel free to add your posts & include photos if you wish. If your item sells, please comment sold in your post.

OTHER NEWS:

1. Entry for Mooloolabah Triathlon 15 March 15 still available.

2. For those planning ahead, Katherine Ultra Challenge date is 2 August 2015.

3.  Racing away or know someone who is?  Do send us a heads up email so we can mention in results.

4.  If you know someone who is interested in joining our club, let them know membership fees for the remainder of 2014-2015 have been significantly reduced. Further details and link to join Darwin Triathlon Club can be found here.

Cheers,

Robyn

Robyn Stanley

Darwin Triathlon Club

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E News 22 December 2014

Hi All,

Darwin Triathlon Club president Tony Cox and committee would like to thank all our members who have participated at our many events this year; all our wonderful volunteers who have given up their time to help out at our events; our coaches who have assisted members to achieve their goals and our supporters who have contributed to our events … we have had another brilliant year of triathlon in 2014 and now we look forward to some down time before bringing our members more swim, bike, run & fun in 2015. 

Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year! 

Stay safe out there on the roads if you are riding (or driving), and we look forward to seeing you all again at our first event in the New Year – Race 2 of our Aquathlon Series at Lake Alexander.

NEXT EVENT:

Sunday 25 January 2015

Aquathlon #2

Lake Alexander

7am

750m swim, 5km run (or short option of 250m swim, 3km run)

Online entry now open here.

Race Director:  Barry Sullivan

Registration:    Diane Napier | Emily Heames

Fruit | Ice:       Billy Lynch

CLUB TRI GEAR ORDER:

1.  Order is now open online here for our club tri gear.

2.  Our new design club t shirt was a popular request, don’t miss this opportunity to order yours.

3.  Details, size chart links etc available at above link.

JUNIOR UPDATE:

The final junior session for 2014, the Christmas Come and Tri, was held on Sunday at Lake Alexander. The youngsters had an obstacle course, jumping mats, rolling, running and bike skills stations for the start of the morning and then finished off with two triathlon races, BBQ and lolly bags. There were prizes for the best fancy dress and also five lucky name draws won gifts kindly donated by the team at Blue Cycles NT who also helped out on the morning.  A huge thank you to Steve Goat (DTC junior coordinator) and all those who assisted on the day.

FOR SALE | WANTED | ETC:

1.  WANTED:  Room / Shared accommodation required from early January for triathlete.  Contact Luke 0418 219 203

2.  POST your items to buy, swap, sell or simply giveaway to a good home at DARWIN TRI – BUY | SWAP | SELL Facebook page. Request to join and feel free to add your posts & include photos if you wish. If your item sells, please comment sold on your post.

OTHER NEWS:

1.  For those of you who like to plan ahead, recent announcements that ITU Worlds heads to Mexico in 2016 and Rotterdam in 2017 will be of interest.

2.  Congrats to Tom & Louise O’Neil on the arrival of their baby daughter Amelie (3.19kgs & 51cm).  All well.

3.  Tom & family are off to Newcastle in the new year and wanted to say thanks for the last few years of racing in Darwin. Tom says, “We have had some great fun and met some lovely people during our time, I'll keep an eye out for the DTC kit at future races and say hi. I wish you all, all the best in the future with life, training and racing”.

4.  Consensus that the water feels “faster” now at Nightcliff Pool.

5.  Racing M Dot Ironman or 70.3?  List your club/team as Darwin Triathlon Club as 2015 kicks off new IM club point scores.

6.  Appreciate an email heads up if you or someone you know is racing away over the Xmas/January break.

7.  This is the last E News for 2014 – hope you have enjoyed receiving it and thanks to those who have given feedback during the year.  Any news or announcements over the holiday season will be posted to our Facebook page and website, so check in regularly.

Enjoy your Christmas & New Year,

Cheers,

Robyn

Robyn Stanley

Darwin Triathlon Club

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