E News 13 October 2016

E News 13 Oct 16 Our Super Sprint Handicap last weekend was judged by participants to be an all round success! A huge thank you to our Treasurer Lisa Payne who stepped up as RD when no one else put up their hand. Lisa and her mini crew got us all organised and ready to go with the help of rego volunteer Tina Sanderson & fruit & ice was sorted thanks to Jo Duncan. We had plenty of committee members on hand to help as well and we are also grateful to those who just pitched in on the day to assist.   Results: 1.  Super Sprint #3, Handicap First over the line: Male:  Daryl Stanley  Female:  Ryoko Jones Full results here 2.  Ironman World Championships, Hawaii, 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run Kevin Coyle 125th M30-34 10:21:23 Jac Crofton 31st F40-44 11:04:34 Fiona Coyle 54th F30-34 11:28:01 Sarah Collins 17th F55-59 12:43:46 3.  Chicago Marathon, 42km Richard Bland 1529th M35-39 3:58:14 4.  Alice Springs Masters Games, various Results to hand:   20km Time Trial - cycling Vicki Woodrow 4th F55-59 39:06 Criterium - cycling Steve Goat 1st M35-39 Vicki Woodrow 4th F55-59 Half Marathon Lyn Triess 4th F40-44 1:55:29 MTB Telegraph Station 25km Night Race: Steve Goat 3rd M35-39 5km x-country run Steve Goat 1st M35-39 20:52 MTB Criterium Steve Goat 35rd M35-39   Junior News: Our next junior event will be Sunday 23 October 2016 Triathlon Lake Alexander 7:30am (Register 7:15am) This time activities will include a swim, so make sure the kids are ready to get wet.  If your child needs assistance and close supervision in the water we ask that parents be ready to be involved in the water activities.  After seeing the enthusiasm the kids jumped in the water last time we expect that water activities will be popular. Again we will be having some fun activities for the younger kids 5-9, including practising transitions, entry and exit from water and a short obstacle course.  Then we will do a couple of mini triathlons with fun being the main focus. For the older kids 10+ they can choose to do a more structured triathlon where the child and parent can choose the distances they wish to participate in, according to their individual capabilities. Time permitting we would like to do a relay again with teams mixing younger and older children and parents too.  The kids seem to enjoy racing against parents so if you feel up to it, we would love for you to participate. If you are planning to attend, please email darwintriclubjunior@gmail.com and let us know in advance so we have approximate numbers for catering purposes. Fee for participation: Members $3 and Non-Members $10 ANY type of bike can be used but please make sure your child has a helmet.   Next Event: Sunday 30 October 2016 Off Road Triathlon #1 Lake Alexander 7am 300m swim | 13km mtb | 3km run Info & entry here Roster: Race Director:  Luke Fronsko Registration:     Louise Lamb | Diane Napier Fruit | Ice:         Sarah Huddlestone   Other News: 1.  Know someone keen on getting started in triathlon?  Let them know about Triathlon NT's beginner sessions 2.  Good luck Brad George, competing at Melbourne Marathon this weekend. 3.  Our Kona crew are either home or heading this way.  Thanks for a great day's tracking! 4.  Official results are not yet up but it appears Kevin Coyle and Fiona Coyle (fresh off the plane from Hawaii) have taken out the Alice Springs Masters Games Duathlon! 5.  Also hearing there were gold medal results posted in the duathlon by Vicki Woodrow and Steve Goat. 6.  Tom Marsh is doing a little fundraising for cancer research.  Find out more & donate here. 7.  NT News 8 Oct 16 8.  Appears the bike lane on the Esplanade is to stay.  But then again it may not be. 9.  Ten best photos from Kona   Pic of the Week: There's an "Oops" moment in this - can you pick it? Cheers, Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club   WEBSITE

E News 6 October 2016

E NEWS 6 OCTOBER 2016 Our very popular Super Sprint Series Handicap event takes place this Sunday. To give our volunteers time to sort out the various start groups, entry for this event will close at 6pm tomorrow (Friday) and there will be no late entry.  Thanks for your understanding and early entries.   Results: 1.  Ironman Taiwan, 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run Stef Puszka 5th FPro 11:27:11 Ali Fitch 7th FPro 12:42:58   Next Event: Super Sprint #3 Handicap Sunday 9 October 2016 Lake Alexander 7am (check in closes 6:45am) 300m swim, 15km bike, 3km run Info & Entry here Reminder:  Entry closes 6pm tomorrow (Friday) to allow time for handicap groups to be organised. Roster: Race Director:  Lisa Payne Registration:     Louise Lamb | Tina Sanderson Fruit | Ice:         Jo Duncan   Thank You: To those wonderful committee members who participated in a storage shed clean up & equipment marking day.  More behind the scenes contribution to the smooth running of our club.   Other News: 1.  Our Ironman Taiwan competitors & supporters had to sit through Typhoon Megi with associated cancelled flights & scary moments before finally making it to Penghu where the race was held. 2.  Great to see Stef Puszka make it on to the prize winning pro podium again.  Congrats! 3.  New postings to DARWIN TRI - BUY | SWAP | SELL | WANTED  4.  Register for Ride2Work Day - Wednesday 12 Oct 16 5.  Good luck Richard Bland, lining up for Chicago Marathon this weekend. 6.  Alice Springs Masters Games kick off this weekend.  Good luck to our members going down to participate in various events. Registrations close tomorrow - duathlon & triathlon both included. 7.  Good luck Kyle Farrier competing at National Summer Track Series in Sydney. 8.  Kyle has also gained a spot in the 2017 Australian Youth | Junior | U23 Series and has set up a gofundme page to assist with travel costs.  Help if you wish. 9.  Nice to have Bertram Birk back for a quick visit & making time to catch up with members at Nightcliff swim squad. 10. Many of you will remember Roland Muench.  Roland's been back in Darwin for a while now & is quite an artist these days. 11.  Well it's finally here!  The big one! On the Big Island!  Ironman World Championships, Hawaii takes place on Saturday (Sunday our time) and we have four members in the line up.  Jac Crofton is back for the second time and Sarah Collins, Fiona Coyle and Kevin Coyle are all first timers.  The excitment is mounting and the Parade of Nations done.  We wish them good luck and total enjoyment of the day they have worked so hard to qualify for and then put in all the hard training yards since.  Race day is fun day reward!! 12.  Our custom tri gear order has been submitted.  Allow 3-4 weeks.  Will send an email regarding collection opportunities when they arrive. 13.  Date saver for our next junior event - triathlon - Sunday 23 Oct 2016 7:30am 14.  Juniors Fynn Goat & Poppy Goat are among those taking part in the NT BMX titles in Alice Springs. Good luck.   Pic of the Week:   Cheers, Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club WEBSITE