Robyn's E News 9 May 2012

Hi All,

It’s pretty busy again in tri-land.  Amazing what goes on behind the scenes to bring you our fantastic events so regularly!

Great to see the entries flowing in for our NT Olympic Distance Triathlon.  I’d encourage those thinking about making up a team to get their entry in soon, we are about 2/3 full for those early entries to receive goodies courtesy of

RD Brian Gallagher is calling for extra volunteers to assist with the event.  If you can help out please email and also include your best contact number.

 

NEXT EVENT:

NT Olympic Distance Triathlon Championships

Sunday 20 May 2012

Lake Alexander

7am

1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run

Online entry & more information here   (Note: Age category is age as at 31 Dec 2011)

Individual Entry $25; Team of 2 $40; Team of 3 $50

First 75 entries (individual or team members) receive goodies bag courtesy of CycleZone ~ don’t miss out ~ get your entry in now

Entry closes: Midday Friday 18 May 2012 (no late entry accepted)

Roster:

Race Director:  Brian Gallagher

Registration:  Hans Bormann / Emma Muntz
Timekeeping:  Rose Stephens / Peter Stephens
Fruit /Ice:  Corinne Fabian

CHANGE OF DATE FOR DUATHLON:

1.  Please note change of date for our first Duathlon at Lee Point.

2.  We have moved forward a week to 27 May 2012 to avoid clash with City 2 Surf.

NEW CLUB WEBSITE:

1.  We are happy to announce the launch of our new website.

2.  It’s a work in progress and results are yet to be uploaded (that will be quite a task), but in the meantime you can still access results page at our old URL

3.  We invite you to check out the new website to send your feedback, suggestions here.

FOR SALE / WANTED ETC:

1. WANTED:  Windtrainer in good condition.  Contact Carlee 0439 979 564

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

OTHER NEWS:

1.  Our latest Iron Persons are enjoying a well-earned rest week.

2.  Phill Hatty and Col Smith are over in Timor to help with the Dili Marathon.
3.  Is Jenny Anderson’s new bike purple or black or does she have two?
4.  Had some suggestions for items to include in club colours.  Visors and caps are already being sourced.  Armwarmers, beanies and hoodies probably need a little more thought although given conditions at a number of recent IM events, it’s not such a bad idea !
5.  Hear Dave Croser is gathering speed. Watch out !
6.  Given the mileage done by our members who did the Argyle swims, I’ll predict there will be some fantastic category swim times posted at the Olympic Distance event.
7.  Andrew Johns was spotted out riding in Darwin over the weekend. I hear he was interested in doing our teams event, but memories are long.  He face planted the last time he participated at one of our events!
8.  Some new photos are up on Flickr from Lake Bennett and the teams events.  
9.  Some big kilometres being logged on the bike as Cairns approaches.  Alice Springs, Gove as well as Darwin athletes are heading over for the IM and 70.3 distances
10.  Enjoy the rest of your week.

Safe training,

Cheers,

Robyn

Robyn's E News 7 May 2012

Hi All,

You have to love long weekends!

It was a fun (but fast and furious) morning at Lake Alexander today.  The team themes were brilliant (if somewhat restrictive in the swim for some) and the spirit one of fun.  The results are listed but please take them with a grain of salt, given the amount of horse play and sabotage happening J

Thanks to Race Director John Thyne for all his efforts this morning, also to all the wonderful volunteers who also gave up their time to ensure this event was such a success.  The committee, competitors (and spectators) appreciate your contribution.

Our next event is our NT Olympic Distance Triathlon in a fortnight.  Entry is online and we would appreciate your assistance with early entry.  Not up for the full OD, this is a great event to get together and form a team of two or three.  Transition will be at the carpark adjacent the toilet block and the run will be three laps from stone gate to black gate.  

RESULTS:

1.  Teams Event, Lake Alexander 250m swim, 6km ride, 1.5km run x 3

1. Team Ray White 1.06.22; 2. Team A Class 1.08.03; 3 Team The Commandos 1.08.35; 4 Team Daddy Day Care 1.08.35; 5 Team Come Fly With Me 1.09.43; 6 Team The 3 Wiggles 1.10.51; 7 Team The Trigyptians 1.11.22; 8 Team Super Funky 1.13.12; 9 Team The Bees 1.13.53; 10 Team The Longgrassers 1.15.35; 11 Team Blue’s Farewell 1.15.49; 12 Team Santa in May 1.18.59; 13 Team The Geriathletes 1.21.00; 14 Team Magic 80s 1.21.46; 15 Team The Desperate Housewives 1.22.42; 16 Team The WOF 1.24.57

2.  Ironman Australia, 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run

Male:  Paul Ambrose 8.17.38  Female:  Michelle Mitchell 9.34.57

Marcus Lisle 24^th M30-34 9.54.43

Kylie Gaffel 14th F30-34 11.18.33

Glen Scholz  134^th M30-34 11.50.27

3. Ironman 70.3 Busselton, 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21.1km run

Male:  James Hodge 3.55.08  Female:  Felicity Sheedy-Ryan 4.21.27

Jim Eadie 19^th M45-49 4.56.35

Steve Goat 55^th M30-34 5.07.49

Simon Casey 59^th M30-34 5.10.41

Haydn Whitty 38^th M25-29  5.12.53

Helen Mar 23^rd F30-34 5.34.07

Sinon Cooney 78^th M25-29 5.45.15

Damien Staunton 101th M35-39 5.56.32

4.  Ironman St George, 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run

Male:  Ben Hoffman 9.07.04  Female:  Meredith Kessler 10.12.59

Jac Crofton F35-39 dnf

5.  Ironman 70.3 St Croix, 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21.1km run

Male:  Andy Potts 4.03.31  Female:  Angela Naeth 4.28.12

NEXT EVENT:

NT Olympic Distance Triathlon Championships

Sunday 20 May 2012

Lake Alexander

7am

1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run

Online entry & more information here

Individual Entry $25; Team of 2 $40; Team of 3 $50

First 75 entries (individual or team members) receive goodies bag courtesy of CycleZone ~ don’t miss out ~ get your entry in now

Entry closes: Midday Friday 18 May 2012 (no late entry accepted)

Roster:

Race Director:  Brian Gallagher

Registration:  Hans Bormann / Emma Muntz

Timekeeping:  Rose Stephens / Peter Stephens

Fruit /Ice:  Corinne Fabian

CHANGE OF DATE FOR DUATHLON:

1.  Please note change of date for our first Duathlon at Lee Point.

2.  We have moved forward a week to 27 May 2012 to avoid clash with City 2 Surf.

FOR SALE / WANTED ETC:

1.  LOST & FOUND:  Taken in error from Nightcliff Swim Squad last Tuesday – fins (clearly marked Robyn).  I have pair that were left (larger size).  Contact Robyn 0448 206 121

2.  WANTED:  A Kayak suitable for the Katherine Ultra Challenge.  Contact Ben 0427 155 400

3.  FOR SALE:  Forza 100mm carbon tubular wheelset $1200 ono.  Contact Ben  0427 155 400

4.  FOR SALE:  1 X L Ladies DTC Bra Top. $40 Contact here

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

OTHER NEWS:

1.  Congratulations to Michelle Mitchell on her win at Ironman Australia.  Michelle was a late withdrawal from Ironman Melbourne following injury & surgery to insert pins in her hand.  A great comeback !

2.  Lance Armstrong has a bit more work to do on his run.  Dropped to 3^rd at IM 70.3 St Croix

3.  Blue Watt was tackled and “wedged” at the teams event this morning as a farewell gesture from his mates.  Blue and Christine head to the UK next week.  We wish them all the best.

4.  Congratulations to Jessy Young ~ married at the weekend.

5.  Appears nature beat a lot of the competitors at Ironman St George at the weekend including Jac Crofton.  The conditions in the swim were so bad it meant that Jac and over 60 other women and many of the guys didn’t make the swim cut off.  The horror day didn’t stop there as the wind, gusts at times of 70km an hour, saw even more abandon their race or not meet the bike cut off.  Understandably Jac is feeling grateful to be alive at this stage.  Hats off to Jac who was coming back from breaking her collarbone so worst possible scenario for her.  She now has the horror ironman story of all time to tell at dinner parties.

6.  Many of our members were involved in the Lake Argyle swim.  Hear that Ron Griep and Moira Wigley set a new record in the 20km teams event and Adrienne Willing was 2^nd in the individual but haven’t located official results in time for this E News.  

7.  Kylie Gaffel is celebrating her 5^th Ironman Australia finish as well as a new IM PB.

8.  Rumours abound at Port Mac today with some changes to events in the pipeline. Also new events coming up in WA including this one at Albany.

9.  For avid M Dot race followers some good news; the athlete tracker is actually not broken. What is happening is that under some browsers it doesn’t refresh, even when you reload the page. By manually clearing the cache it will be OK.  Of course not everyone knows to do that, so they are looking to rectify that area of the program, hopefully in time for Cairns.

10.  Speaking of Cairns, we have a large number of athletes heading over and that is evidenced by the number of athletes out there training the house down.

11.  Congratulations to Justin Tranter, Monica Stewart, Ali Croser, Matt King & Helen Bretten plus Dave Croser at Reserve 1 named in the Sprint Team for Auckland. Also to Kate Robertson and Sue Parora who have made the Olympic Distance Team.  Dave will be hoping someone opts out now it is pay up & finalise nomination time.

12.  It was good to see many of the interstaters who raced our selection points events also made the TA Age Group teams for Auckland.

13.  We will be launching our new look club website soon.  

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRIATHLETE WHEN …

… you have your ear to the ground for new IM and 70.3 events

… you enter our NT OD event online today

… your body clock has an inbuilt Gu alarm

Safe training,

Cheers,

Robyn

Robyn Stanley

Darwin Triathlon Club

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Robyn's E News 2 May 2012

Hi All,

With our Teams Event moved to this Monday morning instead of Sunday, it’s giving you all an extra day to put some thought into your team theme.  It can be as simple or as elaborate as you wish.  Might be a colour theme, might be superheros although I do warn you that swimming in a superman cape is dicing with danger J….

… and it’s worthwhile tucking your cape in for the bike ride !

NEXT EVENT:

Monday 7 May 2012

Teams Event

Lake Alexander

7.30am  (registration closes at 7.15am)

It will assist if the whole team registers at the same time.

Event Status:  CLUB

Entry:  On day

250m swim, 6km bike, 1.5km run x 3

Roster:

Race Director:  John Thyne

Registration:  Ben Sanders / Paula Monaghan

Timekeeping:  Stef Puszka / Renee De Jong

Fruit / Ice:  Shaye Hatty

Note:

1. Teams will be made up of 3 people. 

2. Each team member has to do a swim, ride and run but cannot do more than one leg at a time.

3. Dressing up or team theme is compulsory.

4. So get your teams together and organise your theme.  This is a fun, fast and furious event.

TEAMS MATCHING:

1.  We have quite a few people wanting teams.  Thanks to those who have sent in requests.  After 5pm I’ll match you up, email and give details of how to get in touch with your fellow team members to arrange themes.

2.  Still needing a team?  Please email here by 5pm.

FOR SALE / WANTED ETC: 

1.  WANTED:  A Kayak suitable for the Katherine Ultra Challenge.  Contact Ben 0427 155 400

2.  FOR SALE:  Forza 100mm carbon tubular wheelset $1200 ono.  Contact Ben  0427 155 400

3. FOR SALE:  1 X L Ladies DTC Bra Top. $40 Contact here

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

CLUB UNIFORM ORDER:

1.  There have been a number of requests for us to do another uniform order.

2.  Is there an item you would like to see in club colours that we don’t yet provide that you would be interested in purchasing?  Please let us know here.

ANNUAL PRESENTATION NIGHT DINNER:

1.  It’s that time of year again when your Committee starts looking ahead.

2.  Our annual Presentation Night Dinner is traditionally held around July/August.

3.  We are seeking volunteers willing to undertake the task of organising venue, menu, themes etc.

4.  If you would like to volunteer to help stage our big night, please let us know by email here, we look forward to hearing from you.

OTHER NEWS:

1. Triathlon Mixed Relay -ITU’s exciting mixed gender format - continues its rapid growth, with the announcement by the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Committee that it would be included on their sports programme for 2014.  Triathlon Mixed Relay consists of teams of four athletes: two men and two women, who will compete in the order of woman, man, woman, man. Each athlete completes a super-sprint triathlon of swimming, biking and running, before handing over to their next team mate. The first team across the finish line is the winner.

2. There is a lot of packing going on with our members taking off for different corners of the country (and overseas).  And that’s only the one’s we know about !  If you (or someone you know) is competing in an upcoming event we would appreciate hearing about it to make our athlete spotting in results so much easier.

3.  Returning to racing this weekend for the first time after having pins inserted in a broken hand that saw her miss IM Melbourne, Michelle Mitchell will be hoping for a good hit out at Ironman Australia.

4.  Entry for 2012 Ironman 70.3 Laguna Phuket is now open here.

5.  Some rumblings that we may see a return of IM to Malaysia.  Still, that’s what they were saying last year too !  Ironman Malaysia at Langkawi was one of my all-time favourite events so I’d like to see that.

6.  Online registration for our NT Olympic Distance Triathlon (20 May) will open soon.  Watch for details. CycleZone (Cavanagh St, opposite the Post Office) will be supporting this event and are providing a number of prizes.

7.  Not up for Olympic Distance yet?  Think about getting a team together instead for this event.

8.  Those dry land lovers are eagerly awaiting the start of our Duathlon series which kicks off soon.   

9.  Entry for IM 70.3 Cairns is now full.  Limited spots for IM Cairns still available.

YOU KNOW YOU ARE AREN’T A TRIATHLETE WHEN …

… you can’t remember the last time you got up at 5am

… you don’t own a water bottle

… your cupboard doesn’t have a high percentage of lycra &/or coolmax items on the top of the pile

Safe training,

Cheers,

Robyn

Robyn Stanley

Darwin Triathlon Club

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Robyn's E News 30 April 2012

Hi All,

How about this fantastic weather?  It’s way too nice to be inside (read, means reason for a shorter & later than usual E News)

We have so much to do these days it’s hard to fit it all in.  With another long weekend coming up, we have members participating across the country (and overseas).  There’s Ironman Australia, Ironman St George, Ironman 70.3 Busselton, Argyle Swims and of course our own Teams Event.  Good luck to all our members, where ever you may be participating.

URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT RE TEAMS EVENT:

1.  Due to the clash with the Heart Foundation Fun Run our Teams Event has been shifted to Monday 7 May 2012.

2.  Haven’t got a team organised yet?  Email here and we will attempt to team match you.

NEXT EVENT:

Monday 7 May 2012

Teams Event

Lake Alexander

7.30am

Event Status:  CLUB (Novelty event for pointscore purposes)

Entry:  On day

250m swim, 6km bike, 1.5km run x 3

Roster:

Race Director:  John Thyne

Registration:  Volunteer Required / Paula Monaghan

Timekeeping:  Stef Puszka / Renee De Jong

Fruit / Ice:  Shaye Hatty

Note:

1. Teams will be made up of 3 people. 

2. Each team member has to do a swim, ride and run but cannot do more than one leg at a time.

3. Dressing up or team theme is compulsory.

4. So get your teams together and organise your theme.  This is a fun, fast and furious event.

FOR SALE / WANTED ETC:

1. FOR SALE:  1 X L Ladies DTC Bra Top. $40 Contact here

2.  FOR SALE:  Pair small riding gloves.  Garneau Ergo Air, black. New, never worn, wrong size. $10 Contact Robyn 0448 206 121

3.  Items for next E News or repeat requests by Tuesday 8pm please.

OTHER NEWS:

1.  Badmann living proof that 50 is the new 40?  Read more here.

2.  If you want to support or ride along with Adam Richards at the Mitchell Centre on Friday 4 May 2012 as he raises funds for the Heart Foundation, give him a buzz at 0409 493 833.

3.  Katherine Ultra Challenge registration is now open here

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRIATHLETE WHEN …

… you take full advantage of the fabulous dry season conditions

… you have your team theme sorted for Monday

… you wish they would get the bike path finished at the Leanyer Water Park

Safe training,

Cheers,

Robyn

Robyn Stanley

Darwin Triathlon Club

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