Photo: Volunteer Ernie on the turnaround corner
Hi All,
While we are all enjoying lots of exciting event opportunities, planning for our club's next season has been in full swing.
Our president John Thyne, in consultation with the committee and interested members, has been beavering away to put together an exciting calendar of events for 2010/2011.
Now it's your turn.
Please see the draft calendar for next year attached. For these races to happen we need volunteers to take on the key roles of Race Director, Registration, Time Keeping and Fruit and Ice.
Here is your chance to pick the events and dates you would like to volunteer for. Email John Thyne on john.thyne@ntairports.com.au with your requests.
Remember if you are a Race Director or Time Keeper, you will be given points towards the age group pointscore to compensate you for not being able to race.
Please get back to John by 5pm Friday 11 June. Following that date the committee will make an allocation of members to carry out any remaining tasks.
Our club is proud of its volunteering culture and that we are able to bring our members quality events for extremely reasonable event fees. Your assistance in maintaining this tradition is appreciated. Please now bombard John with the dates and duties you are happy to volunteer for.
SAFETY WARNING:
If you are riding out Lee Point way please take extra care. The bottom carpark has been resurfaced and there is lots of loose gravel. I was forewarned & survived but to the unsuspecting it could be lethal.
NEXT EVENT:
Sunday 20 June 2010
Teams Race
Lake Alexander
7.30am
250m swim, 6km bike, 1.5km run x 3
Format:
1. Relay format so one team member does a leg then hands over to the next team member.
2. Each team member has to do a swim, ride and run at some stage during the event.
3. A team member cannot do two legs in a row.
4. Team members are encouraged to dress up to reflect their team name or theme.
Roster:
Race Director: John Thyne 0423 797 401
Registration: Lauren Stephenson / Korgan Hucent
Timekeeping: Nikki Roddie / Sandra Yee
Fruit / Ice: Damien Brown
FOR SALE / WANTED ETC:
1. WANTED: Women's triathlon wetsuit (new or 2nd hand) to suit 155cm, 48kg female, Contact Ryoko: 0421 421 051
2. FOR SALE: Road bike: Apollo Giro, Aluminium frame, large frame - For a tall person 105 running gear. $350 Contact Stuart: 0401 455 789
3. FOR SALE: Time Trial race helmet. Spiuk brand KRONOS sperm-type helmet, perfect condition rarely used (2 races) size M/L (fits smaller head). Very light 390g; new price in Australia $349 - sell for $149. Contact Stu: 0418 437 075
4. ROOM TO LET: One room of a two bedroom apartment available for rent, fully furnished. $170p/w. Situated in Millner, easy access to shops, pools etc. Rooming with an athletic shift-worker. contact Grant 0418 686 172.
5. HOUSE SITTER AVAILABLE: Member available for house sitting in the Darwin area . Will look after garden pets, etc short or longer periods . Refs available Contact Vicki 0411 155 282
6. FOUND: Running shoes after last event. Contact Ron 0407 117 448
7. Items for next E News and/or requests for re runs by 9pm Sunday please.
OTHER NEWS:
1. IM Japan (13 June) attracted a record 1250 competitors and closed early this year. On Monday organisers had to make the heartbreaking decision to cancel the event due to an outbreak of highly contagious foot and mouth disease. They are looking into refunding athletes, but this will take some time to work through. Some very, very disappointed triathletes at the moment.
2. Noosa Triathlon entry was supposed to open 9am yesterday. An IT clitch had 100s of frustrated athletes banging the keys of their computers for a few hours before USM announced the problem and suspended entry. They will try again later.
3. Members may be interested on commenting on the development of the Howard Springs Reserve in a short online survey. The club would be very interested in reconstituting swimming in the pond and the mtb & running tracks. The more persons/organisations fill out the community survey the better http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/parks/manage/community/
4. Darwin Cycling Club advise that Cycling Australia has confirmed that non-CA members can race in this years Top End Tour if they complete a Day Racing Permit Form and payment of $40.00, the permit will cover the three day event. The registration period has been extended for another 24 hours to Thursday morning 3 June. They are asking for anyone interested to enter now before registration closes and say it would be unfortunate to cancel the Top End Tour! They have only 15 confirmed riders, and need at least 30 riders for the event to go ahead. See www.darwin.cycling.org.au
5. News filtering through from the Katherine Ultra Challenge that the swim leg will take place at Copperfield Dam on day prior. Swim time differences would be used to start the xcountry run. Please watch the event website for details.
6. Good luck to all those taking part in the City2Surf.
Safe Training,
Cheers,
Robyn
Robyn Stanley
Darwin Triathlon Club
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