Hi Everyone  
Its been another busy few weeks with lots happening.
 
The Davo sisters flew the flag for Cronulla at the Junior series race at Speers Point. In torrential rain Emma 2nd, Samantha 1st and Melissa 4th all managed to stay upright on the bike in very difficult conditions and continued the good early season form they have been showing. Well done GIRLS !!!!
 
We had eleven juniors make the trip to Forster last weekend for the Multisport festival. Jack and Tom got the weekend off to a great start when they both finished on the podium in the 1k Ocean swim. Saturday morning started with the Sprint race and we had Emma, Peter Pan, Hayden and Blake competing in the Under 20 category. They all aquitted themselves well and were happy with their races. Next we had Melissa,Samantha,Olivia and Jarred contesting the mini-man events. These are non-competitive events and all four of our junior stars took the opportunity to practise their race skills. Watching these kids in transitons puts many of the seniors to shame they way they mount and dismount their bikes so skillfully. Jack and Tom took to the water in the enticer event. Jack had a minor fall in the bike leg as he pushed really hard to stay with the lead pack but he bounced back well to finish right on the heels of the winners. Tom also had a good race and when he is riding he looks like he is part of the bike.
After a short break it was time for the Pro-Tour event and we were represented by Sam Douglas. This  was an enduro format where the athletes did a 300m swim/8k bike/2k run/300m swim/8k bike/2k run. This is fantastic to watch as they race on the limit the whole way. Sam had a fantastic race finishing in seventh place overall and not very far behind some of the best under 23 triathletes in the state. Great effort Sam.
 
Monday afternoon bikes is proving popular with the juniors and we are getting good attendance levels each week. We meet at 4.30pm at Sutherland Bike track for 1.5 hours and spend time practising group riding,racing and our handling and transition skills. Wednesday nights run/swim is also going well and this is at the Club house at Gunnamatta Park at 6.30pm and goes for between 45 minutes and an hour.Bring run and swim gear for this session.
 
This Saturday (November 21st) is the second club race for the year and if the first one is anything to go by there will be plenty of athletes turning up to race. There are four different distances to race depending on your age. Dave and Bronie will be happy to help you work out which one to do. Registartion opens at 6.45am at the Sutherland Bike Track  and you need to be ready to walk to the pool at 7.15am for a 7.30am start.Cost is $4 for juniors or $12 for a family.
 
Cronulla Tri Club will be hosting Round 6 of the Tri-NSW Junior Series on Saturday 12 December. This is a great opportunity for us to race locally on our own course against kids of similar age and ability from all over the state. The swim and bike legs are similar to those used in the club races but the run is slightly different in that we run around the football and baseball fields on grass. More details and entry at http://www.trinswrace.org/default.asp?PageID=1157 These races are great experience and you make friends with athletes from other areas.We will need help from parents to run this race. We are looking for marshalls,recorders,aid station crew and people to help with setup and pack up. We usually start building the course around midday and racing usually starts about 4pm and we are packed up and gone by dark. If you can help please contact Gaz or Stu.
 
There are plenty of other races coming up before Xmas.
 
Nepean Triathlon and Enticers http://www.nepeantriathlon.com/ (These events have closed because entry limit has been reached)
 
Callala  Beach Triathlon  Sunday 6 December more info at  http://www.eliteenergy.com.au/callala/index.html
 
Cronulla Tri Club Race 2  Saturday 21 November  more info at  click me

Cronulla Tri Club Race 3 Saturday 12 December more info at   click me

Round 6 Tri-NSW Junior Series 12 December (See above for more info)   
 
Stu and Gaz

With safety in mind, due to recent escalation in bike accidents and the increase in traffic flows to the city the Cronulla Tri Club Committee have decided to implement the new Sunday pack ride course. It is a well known fact that the Sutherland Shire has the best riding in the whole of Sydney for all levels of ability. So as a committee we have decided to take advantage of our own backyard.
As safety of our club members is paramount, the new course has been designed to protect our best asset, YOU. The majority of the ride has a designated bike lane, making our ride a safer alternative.
The new coffee stop has plenty of room to sit down or you may want to stretch out in the huge grassy park across the road.
The departure time and place remains the same, 7am outside Subway Caringbah. We currently have both "A" & "B" packs, and  we will be adding a third "C" pack  to cater for new members that are transitioning from the Saturday beginner Pack to the Sunday ride, or for anyone who feels the pace of the "B" Pack may be just a bit too quick for them.
The new course will commence Sunday 6th December 2009
Description of course;
"B" and "C" Pack Course
Start at Caringbah Subway and head west along The Kingsway, left (Southbound) onto Princes Hwy to turn around point over  bridge at Waterfall, head northbound along Princes Hwy veering left onto Rawson Pde at Sutherland on to Old Princes Hwy under the overpass, turn right at roundabout onto Waratah St, turn left onto Princes Hwy, turn right onto The Boulevarde, then onto Capt. Cook Dr, turn right onto Woolooware Rd, turn left onto Sturt Rd, turn left onto Hume Rd, turn left onto Elouera Rd, turn right onto Capt. Cook Dr, turn left at roundabout onto Torres Rd, turn right onto Balboa St, turn right onto Prince Charles Pde. COFFEE STOP at Endeavour Coffee Shop.
After coffee east along Capt. Cook Dr, turn left into Kurnell Nat. Park to Whale watching platform, turnaround back to Nat. Park entrance, turn left onto Capt. Cook Dr, turn left onto Elouera Rd, official ride finishes at Dunningham Pk Cronulla.
"A" Pack Course
Start at Caringbah Subway and head west along The Kingsway, veer right at onto Pt Hacking Rd(outside hospital) to the Five ways, continue along Pt Hacking Rd northbound, turn left(Southbound) onto Princes Hwy to turn around point over  bridge at Waterfall, head northbound along Princes Hwy veering left onto Rawson Pde at Sutherland on to Old Princes Hwy under the overpass, turn right at roundabout onto Waratah St, turn left onto Princes Hwy, turn right onto The Boulevarde, then onto Capt. Cook Dr, turn right onto Woolooware Rd, turn left onto Sturt Rd, turn left onto Hume Rd, turn left onto Elouera Rd, turn right onto Capt. Cook Dr, turn left at roundabout onto Torres Rd, turn right onto Balboa St, turn right onto Prince Charles Pde. COFFEE STOP at Endeavour Coffee Shop.
After coffee east along Capt. Cook Dr, turn left into Kurnell Nat. Park to Whale watching platform, turnaround back to Nat. Park entrance, turn left onto Capt. Cook Dr, turn left onto Elouera Rd, official ride finishes at Dunningham Pk Cronulla.

Alternative rides will be added in the coming weeks incorporating Helensburgh, the Royal National Park and Sublime Point.

Happy and Safe riding to all

Simon Mason
Bike Captain

71k with Coffee at Kurnell at 55k.

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The triathlon season is under way, with our first club championship race in a couple of weeks.
The Club Championship trophies are awarded to the top three members from each age group at our yearly presentation.

The rules for this are as follows:
- 4 out of 7 races count
- To obtain race points you must
        a) be a financial member of Cronulla Tri Club at the time of each race
        b) do 2 or more point score races
        c) do a club race or help at either a club triathlon event, Kurnell BBQ or club race
        d) race as a Cronulla member at Club Champs for this race to count towards points
- Where there is more than one member on equal points in an age group, Club Champs will be the deciding factor.

Club Championship Races:
29/11/09 Nepean
17/01/10 Kurnell Race 2
21/02/10 Huskisson Long Course
28/02/10 Kurnell Race 4
07/03/10 Cronulla Triathlon
28/03/10 Port Macquarie Ironman
01/05/10 Club Champs

Cronulla Tri Club Races:
Triathlons                                     Aquathlons                                     Duathlons
24/10/09 Club Tri Race 1                08/01/10 Club Aquathlon 1                10/04/10 Race 1
21/11/09 Club Tri Race 2                12/03/10 Club Aquathlon 2                15/05/10 Race 2
12/12/09 Club Tri Race 3
23/01/10 Club Tri Race 4
20/03/10 Club Tri Race 5

Other Races by Cronulla:
12/12/09 State Juniors Triathlon
13/02/10 Richie Walker Aquathlon

Club triathlons rego from 6.45am at Sutherland Cycle Track
Club duathlons rego from 6.45am at Sutherland Cycle Track
Club aquathlons from 6.00pm at the Club House

 Kylee

What a fantastic , but unusual start to the Season we've had with World Championships over Sprint, Olympic, Long Course , Ironman and Aquathlon the Club has excelled with Belinda Sozyn, Michael Maroney and Craig Alexander all becoming World Champs, with Sam Douglas, Michael Prince and John Bennets all making the Podium as well.
Congratulations are also in order to all our clubmates that competed in Long-course Worlds held at Perth recently, Leslie Clerke 35th, Steve Evans 25th, Bernadette Berlyn 16th, Rod Turner 14th, Karen Lethleen-Turner 13th, Chris Wooldridge 10th, Kim Russell 7th and Michael Hely 5th.
Hawaii Ironman was as expected - very tough but all our members and Engadine Members [Michelle Cochrane and Chris Southwell] did their best and came home with some great results with Crowie 1st, Macca 4th, Geoff, Kim, Matt, Kristy, Mal, Dan Mac all finishing with your's truly rounding out the end of the field. Unfortunately Bob Southwell completed the Swim and Ride but was unable to continue out on the Run, but some of the pain was taken away with son Chris 2nd in his Age Group, and Daughter in-law Leanne making the podium.
In the State Junior Series the Davidson sisters are causing some damage with Melissa and Samantha winning both the State Aquathlon and State Time Trial , with big sister Emma placing 2nd in both events.
In the Coolongatta Gold Jon Brookes and Brett Davidson competing in the 30-39 yrs Division managed to finish 7th and 10th respectively.
With the high level of fitness in the Club at the moment it augers well for the season and i am really looking forward to seeing some great results and PB's at events like Kurnell, Forster, Huskisson, Ironman Australia and Club Champs.

And in a secret mission to Las Vegas, Michael Prince has married his sweetheart Claire - all the best for the future guy's.

In other Sports news Jodie Bowman competed at the World Masters Games and managed to fit in the 8km Cross Country Run and grab a Silver Medal (winner in the age group for the cross country run was from South Africa)., whilst still playing in the soccer competition with Shire United (played soccer Sat/Sun/Mon then run on Tue, then soccer Wed, Thur, Fri and grand final sunday) and managed to grab another Silver Medal !