E News 31 January 2017

E NEWS 31 January 2017 We had an amazing morning of triathlon on Sunday. Our members and our Come & Tri participants all had a blast.  Congrats to those who completed their first ever triathlon! Thanks as well to all the Come & Tri-ers who provided feedback.  Appears we are a very friendly, supportive lot and many are looking to join DTC and to participate in more of our events.  You will be very welcome. You can join us online here. You couldn't miss Sid the Seagull & Jack from Cancer Council NT who were on hand spreading the Sunsmart Awareness message #slip #slop #slap.  Thanks for coming down! Our event raised $1700+ for Cancer Council NT who will use the funds for the support of cancer patients in the Territory.  Thanks to all for your generous donations. At last, but certainly not least, a huge thank you to our volunters:  Race Director John Thyne whose race brief, humour and laid back approach quickly put the Come & Tri-ers at ease; rego volunteers Leanne Abel & Noellene Bland who excelled in getting our participants signed in, issued with timing chips etc; on post race refreshments was Richard Bland who also undertook a zillion other tasks; Lisa Payne & Callum; Tony Burns (aka Sid) and all the others who just chipped in and helped with set up and pack away. THANK YOU!   RESULTS: 1.  Triathlon, 300m swim, 10km bike, 2km run Male:  Luke Fronsko 28:25  Female:  Emily Moran 34:11 2.  Come & Tri, 150m swim, 5km bike, 1km run Australia Day Sports Carnival Medals:  Elyza Cordner & Doug Colwell Triathlon & Come & Tri results here   NEXT EVENT: Sunday 19 February 17 Off Road Triathlon Lake Alexander 7am 300m swim | 15km mtb | 3km run Info & Entry here Roster: Race Director:  Ron Griep  Registration:    Lucy Radford | Leanne Abel Fruit | Ice:        Miles Brown VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 1. Our volunteer roster has some gaps.  Please check our calendar and email darwintriclub@gmail.com if you can fill any of the spare spaces for our upcoming events. 2.  We encourage all our members to volunteer on roster at least once per season, and to assist with setting up and packing away at our events. 3.  Not racing due to injury or recovering from illness, we also welcome your assistance on race days at water stops, marshalling etc.  OTHER NEWS: 1.  Thank you to those who have already responded to our two question yes/no survey.  It only takes a few seconds and if you haven't already done so we would like your response by 5pm today here 2.  Rachel McLean did the 5km Aust Open Water Swim at the weekend.  Knocked it over in 1: 06:30 for 19th place in F14+Open.  Well done Rachel. 3.  Comeback kids Emily Moran (1st F) & Korgan Hucent (6th M) made it look easy on Sunday. 4.  Good to see Marcus Lisle back in the field at the weekend.  Marcus is back in Darwin for a short work related visit. 5.  Cape Epic in his sights, training is priority at the moment for Glen Scholz, but thanks for riding through to encourage our competitors. 6.  Jude Murdock is nursing a twisted ankle so no run on Sunday for her.  Wishing you a speedy recovery Jude!  Clare Labowitch is also sporting some road rash.  Heal quickly Clare! 7.  Club tee winners from Sunday were Peter Markey and Vaughan Janes.  Congrats. 9.  Good luck Matt Bishop who is heading over to Queensland for Hell of the West at the weekend. 8.  Next E News will be March.  Please save entry links for our Off Road Triathlon.  Better still, get your entry in now.  Check our Facebook page for updates over the next few weeks.   PIC OF THE WEEK: Club president Luke Fronsko took out our triathlon at the weekend. Cheers, Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club  WEBSITE

E News 25 January 2017

E NEWS 25 JANUARY 2017 The weather gods were kind for Race 3 of our Aquathlon Series (inc NT Aquathlon C'ships) held at the Waterfront on Sunday. A huge thank you to our volunteers including Race Director Kylie Scholz, rego team of Lucas Hayden & Tatiane Kelly and to Matthew Kelly who covered our post race refreshments and ice. Thanks also to those who jumped in and assisted with set up and pack down, helped with the water station etc Much appreciated! Action continues this weekend with our first triathlon for 2017 as well as our Australia Day Sports Carnival Come & Tri. Hope to see you tri-ing this weekend.   RESULTS: 1.  Aquathlon #3 (NT Aquathlon C'ships), 800m swim, 5km run Female:  Ali Fitch 32:24  Male:  Jamie Baldwin 33:02 2.  Aquathlon #3 short option, 250m swim, 2km run Male:  Vaughan Janes 17:02  Female:  Amy Jones 17:19 Full results here   NEXT EVENTS: Members: Sunday 29 January 2017 Triathlon Lake Alexander 7am  (check in closes 6:45am) 300m swim, 10km bike, 2km run Info & entry here Also happening this Sunday we have our Australia Day Sports Carnival "Come & Tri" Triathlon supporting Cancer Council NT Lake Alexander 7am (check in closes 6:45am) 150m swim, 5km bike, 1km run Come & Tri Info & Entry here    Roster: Race Director:  John Thyne Registration:     Richard Bland | Leanne Abel Fruit | Ice:         Noellene Bland Notes: 1.  Members please remember your DTC timing chip. 2.  Come & Tri participants will be issued a chip on race morning.  Please return to the chip bucket on completion of the event.   OTHER NEWS: 1.  Winners of club cotton tee shirt entry prizes for Aquathlon #3 - Kate Bell, Daniel Eakins, Stacey Roberts. 2.  This week our 30th and 40th members to register will win cotton tees.  Jump in with your entries now! 3.  Hearing Phil Blumberg is recovering.  Another Broken Spoke nomination for Phil. 4.  Junior lad Kyle Farrier competed in Qld last weekend.  A great experience for Kyle to see how it's done at that level. 5.  Seems many of our members are signing up for IM Cairns, IM 70.3 Cairns and IM 70.3 Busselton.  Don't forget to register as Darwin Triathlon Club at time of entry (or log back in and amend your entry to include). 6.  If you are racing away this year (or know someone who is), we would love a heads up by email. 7.  Good luck to those participating in the Australia Day Fun Run tomorrow.  Enjoy!   PIC OF THE WEEK: Winners are grinners! Cheers,  Robyn Robyn Stanley E News Darwin Triathlon Club   WEBSITE