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Trivia Night Sat 18th July 2009

Along with Craig Alexander, Chris McCormack and Actor Dan MacPherson, six more athletes from the Club have qualified for the gruelling Hawaii Ironman World Championships to be held in October. with the 3.8km swim,180km bike ride and 42km run to be contested on the Big Island of Hawaii.
In what could be the social event of the year , Hawaii Ironman Qualifiers Gary Eykhof, Kim Foster, Geoff Bramann, Matt and Kristy Craft and Mal Smith have organised a Fundraising Night of fun !
There will be Raffles, Lucky Draws , Trivia and items for Auction supplied from many local businesses including Tradies, Caltex, Quest Apartments, Endeavour Cycles, Toyota, Stone Fish, Individual Eyewear, NRL, Vision Fitness,Summer Salt , Cue, Chain Reaction, Southside Runners and also Signed Memorabilia by Carl Lewis, Craig Lowndes and the NSW 2008 State of Origin Team, so there's something for everyone, and the list is growing !

Kona bound [ 22nd June 2009]

Some people will go to any lengths to get a spot in the Hawaii Ironman, and two of those people are Mal Smith and Robbie Owens who have travelled all the way to Japan to contest the Ironman there.
Only one of them would get a spot, commiserations to Robbie, and well done to Mal who missed out on a trip to Hawaii by one spot at Ironman Australia and has persisted to become our 9th member to qualify, he now joins Craig Alexander, Gary Eykhof, Chris McCormack, Kim Foster, Dan MacPherson, Geoff Bramann, and Matt and Kristy Craft.

Sunday Afternoon Duathlon 7th June 2009

Another sunny Sunday afternoon saw a big roll up for the race despite it being a long weekend. Once again we welcomed five new faces to the races. It was good to see Doug travel from then western suburbs to race and then he was off to Cronulla to try out his new wetsuit. Peter heard about the race through his brother and nephew and ended up beating them both. Harry took on race one and his brother Jack did race two and Kean smiled all the way round in race one as well.

Harry racing for the first time took out race one and then wanted to know “When can we do it again?” Next were Claudia and Thomas who both recorded PB’s . Melissa, Kean, Ben and Callum all put in big efforts especially Callum who had a fall in the first run leg but dusted himself off and finished the race.

Gavin produced a PB to take out Race two from the newcomers Peter and Jack. Samantha beat Greg to take the bragging rights in that family battle and everyone else was pretty close to their best times. Rob also had the crowd excited as he worked his way through the field from the back mark and in doing so broke the course record by 8 seconds.

Racing will be on again next Sunday (14^th June) but then we will miss a week due to the track being booked but we will be back again then on the 28^th of June when we hope to see all the regulars and some more new faces.

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CLUB CHAMPS 1st May 2009 4th out of 35

Yes we finished 4th out of 35 clubs from all over NSW an outstanding effort considering our limited numbers who entered, 36 finally participated on the day while top three clubs had seventy five , 102 and 80 members respectively.
we had some outstanding performances -

John Bennet - 1st in age group
Chris Wooldridge - 1st in Age Group
Janice Iredale 2nd in her age group
Sharon Hulme 3rd in her age group
Peter Zietlerberger 3rd in Age Group
Ken Smith - 4th in Age Group
Dennis Pender - 6th in age group
Phil Baigent 6th in Age Group
Suzanne Greenacre - 7th in Age Group

And highlight of the Race - Dennis Cafe and Sharon Hulme finishing the Race together at the end of the field to a rousing applause !
To the new members that competed well done.Those that participated gave it their all.
Every club commented on how good our gear looked.
As far as races go too do this is one, its one the best with a flat run and protected swim so if missed out this year there is always next.
This is the one chance for you to represent your club .
It was beautiful day not too hot and the water was warm.
We also like too thank all our volunteers and Technical Officials and Supporters who gave their time for the weekend and who did such a brilliant job
A great night was had by all when all the clubs got together for the presentation night, and again we had some outstanding performances !

The Reporter - John Meacham

Sunday Afternoon Duathlon 24th May 2009

We had perfect weather yet again for our Sunday afternoon Duathlon Series. There were four new faces racing for the first time. Suzanne took the opportunity to race seeing soccer had been washed out; Davo chased his daughter around the course and was happy to record a faster time than Samantha. Welcome also to Adam who raced on the rivet the whole way and Gabby who gave up her chance to watch the Swans play to come and race.
Race One saw everybody race right up to their best. Thomas pulled out a PB to just pip Callum who also recoded a PB. Ben and Claudia were close behind and only a few seconds outside their best times. These boys and girls give it everything they have got and put on a really exciting race.
Race Two saw Suzanne slip under the handicappers guard to finish a comfortable winner. The next five places were only separated by 75 seconds. Adam took second place and recorded the fastest time of the day. Then Gavin, Col, Dave and Samantha all recorded PB's to take the next four placings.
For those of you who haven't been to one of these races it's all action.

Racing starts at 2:30pm and both races and the presentation are finished by 3:45pm.

If you have a free Sunday arvo come and give it a try. The more that race the bigger the prize pool.

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Club Duathlon No.2 Sat 16th May results -->click
CONGRATULATIONS [14th May 2009]

Congratulations to Stephen Evans, Chris Woolridge, Leslie Clerke, Karen Lethleen-Turner and the sports most dedicated Athlete - Rod Turner, on making the Australian Long Course World Championship Team to contest the World Titles to be held on our shores later this year.

This now brings us to a total of approximately 21 Athletes from our Club chosen to Represent Australia at the Sprint, Olympic and Long Course World Titles.

Well done to all Coaches and Athletes involved for the dedication you have shown to reach the top end of our great sport, you've made this Club very proud, so keep the focus, train smart and get prepared to race faster than you ever have in September !

NEW SWIM SQUADS
There are now some new Swim Squads aimed directly at Triathletes !
Under the tutelage of Level 2 Swim Coach Roz Moller, they are held on Monday and Thursday Nights 6:30pm to 7:30pm at Caringbah Pool.
Normal Squad Fees apply.

No Sunday Duathlon this weekend 10th May 2009 , you need to stay at home and look after your Mother's on that very special day of the year !
Sunday Arvo Duathlons will resume the following week.

Next week we have a Club Duathlon on Saturday morning, and Race Director Dave Allen is expecting a big turn-out !
Saturday Morning Registration 6.45am, Start 7.15am Sutherland Bike Track

Senior + Junior A (Age14+) 3k Run / 18k Bike (12 Laps) / 3k Run
Junior B ( Age < 14 ) 2k Run / 8k Bike / 1k Run, all on Track 2
Junior C ( Age 7+ ) 1k Run / 4k Bike / 1k Run, all on Track 2
Junior D ( Age < 7 ) 450m Run Track 1 / 2k Bike Track 2 / 450m Run Track 1

MORE CLUB RACING

3rd May Race Report -->click     Race Results-->click

26th April Race Report -->click     Race Results-->click

With Club Champs fast approaching below is the ideal racing to fine tune your Transition Skills. Under the watchful eye's of Coaches Gaz and Stu we will help out with advice and demonstrations post Race.
As well as our normal Monthly Club races, during Winter on Sunday Arvos we also have Handicap
Duathlon Racing.
Commencing at 2:30pm at the Sutherland Cycle Track this next weekend 19th April 2009.
The races as in previous years are shorter distances , and designed for fast paced action , and give athletes of all abilities the chance to win a race and walk away with the cash!

Rego :: 2.00pm
Race Start :: 2:30pm
Cost :: $2.00 with the Entry Fees pooled for cash prizes, more racing = more $ for winner !

Distances - 1k Run/3k Ride/500m Run
2k Run/6k Ride/1k Run

* Note all Cycling is around Track #2 only

Helpers Required from 1:30pm - Set up Bike Racks/Transition Area
- Registrars
- Timing/Results
Help Required after Race - Pack up

*Please also note that Engadine Tri Club also hold a monthly Duathlon Race
(will know dates soon),
and on those days (same time) they are more than happy for you to have a race with them.

HAWAII UPDATE [ 27th April 2009 ]

Congratulations are in order for Dan MacPherson for winning his Age Group in the gruelling China Ironman. Winner of the Half Ironman Chris McCormack saw Dan on the run and reckoned he'd never seen anybody look so unwell, but he gave him plenty of encouragement letting him know he was leading his Age Group, and all he had to do was finish to get that elusive World Championship spot !
Dan now joins fellow Club Members Kim Foster, Craig Alexander, Kristy Craft, Chris McCormack, Matt Craft, Geoff Bramann and Gary Eykhof for the Hawaii Ironman, and with a few Qualifiers left let's hope we can add to the list

Pink Run for the McGrath Foundation.

On Wednesday the 22 April, Glenn Gorick and Mal Butterfield will run from the Mt Kosiuosko Summit at 2228 metres above sea level to the lowest suburb in Australia, Sylvania Waters just .05 of a meter above sea level. They will be running in bright pink outfits and encompass a number of rural areas to raise awareness of breat cancer in young women and in memory of the late Jane McGrath AM. The run will conclude at the start of the Relay for Life at Sylvania Waters Athletic field where Glenn and a number of Cronulla Tri Club Members will then run at the Relay for Life event. Any club members who are not travelling to the Club Championships are encouraged to come down to the Relay for Life and do a few laps with Glenn and the team. Call 0419 333 336 for details for donations.
The Road Trip
It would have cost $350 to change the Airline Ticket to Mooloolaba from my son's name to mine, so I hit the road in the trusty Camry ! First stop Coolangatta, Surfs prefect, Pure Sea Pizza's going off , followed by a couple of beers. Next stop Mooloolaba, surfs bigger and perfect, I don't think they will hold the swim for the Triathlon out there. I need to test the dodgy calf muscle so I go for a 40min ride to be followed by a 40min run, oops 10mins into the run I have determined that I am to be a "swim/bike" specialist, from this point on the weather deteriorates we have torrential rain for 10mins followed by 1 hour of sunshine - it's muggy. Race day arrives and the weathers ok despite the 900mm of rain we had overnight, the swim is moved to the Canal and I swim well but it seems to take forever to swim past Grant and Lisa Kenny's mansion! I walk to the transition area and prepare for a nice ride down the Motorway , as I leave town I see Bob Southwell he has a flat - DNF , I cruise to the turnaround pushed by a big southerly and know the ride back will be tough but did not expect torrential rain for the next 20kms - it's tough but I refuse to join in the packs of 50 cheats that cruise past me, instead I offer words of encouragement.................   my race ends at the ride to run transition so I head out to cheer on the rest of the crew with fellow DNF'r Bob. Danielle does a huge PB , Birdy gets 8th, retiree Peter Holgate and Leanne Southwell win their age groups, Murray Hilder our Clubs highest ranking TO is at every event that's held at an exotic location, Super Coaches Mick and Pete get invites to the Triathlon Australia Athlete of the Year Awards with our very own Craig Alexander and Qld Emma Snowsill taking the gongs, also Pete and Mick get to meet Australia's new High Performance Coach and are very impressed,. The party's now over so I resume my road trip home in torrential rain, with the worst floods in recent memory following me home.
A two day turnaround and it's Col and Gazza's road trip to Ironman, believe it or not it's raining ! but we find that the Town Green Pub is always dry, we plan ahead and erect the Club Tent at pole position near the finish line and return to the pub, it's a great night i'm so glad we got that extra hour of daylight savings time, we use it well and stay at the Pub for an hour extra , but to Col's dismay it seems to turn into a female gay Bar after midnight !   We head home, Col to his sisters house and me to my Tent only to find my air bed floating on water, i'm so glad I parked my car a kilometre away. After a great nights sleep we head to the swim start but are confronted with major problem, the Tent looks like it's been vandalised but it was just the severe weather that turned it into Lego rubble ! It still is a great day and everybody should thank Col for buying that $7 Umbrella at Go-Lo, it did the trick and the rain stayed away. The finish line rocks, Rachel finishes her maiden Ironman and Robbie does his 10th [they will be featured in the Telecast] , Rossy has a solid race despite "those socks", Kristy outsprints a fellow competitor to take her place in Hawaii with hubby Matt Pender-Craft, Dylan Synnott [maiden]has a great race and is cheered on by his entourage of 30, Big Chris doesn't train for this one but still powered to the finish, Leanne Southwell finishes 6th woman overall racing as an age grouper, Maso runs strongly and finishes in an impressive 10:18, Peter Z...... 10:32 - how can you do that time and still fit in a leisurely stroll, Tristan gets the biggest cheers - 5 metres after he passes us - he's like the invisible man, Pete Tagg beats disqualification by pleading insanity to the race referee, Gorro 16th IM - what can I say "wholly crap" you need to speak to him one on one for the full story, and finally the story of the week Mal Smith is at Town Green Pub on Friday deciding whether to pull out of the race or not ! he's been ill and it's the type of race where you do need to be 100%, needless to say he races and clocks 10:41placing 8th in his age group , and much to Neri's [wife] disappointment misses out on an Hawaii spot by one lousy place..................

BREAKING NEWS [ 17th April 2009 ]
Congratulations to the 17 Athletes from our Club that have Qualified for the Australian Teams to contest the Olympic and Sprint Distance World Titles to be held at the Gold Coast in September, well done to all, and a well done to Gaille McPhee who has been a part of the National Age Group Selection Committee for many years.
Congratulations to Geoff Bramann and Gary Eykhof on winning Lottery spots to Contest the Hawaii Ironman - more arse than class, but will join fellow Club Members Kim Foster. Matt Pender -Craft, Kristy Craft-Pender and Michelle Cochrane from the Engadine Club.

Reminder about Wednesday night runs.
There has been a bit of fun lately with the Wednesday night social runs. There has been a few give aways for first back to the club, handicap and random etc. GU energy Gels and bottles of wine are the prizes so come down and support your club.

There are also three groups running nowadays, Main Group, ladies and social group and the juniors.

On March 25, we will have a special rememberance night for the late John Baker (Former club president), Sean Maroney, Billy Stafford, Jan Hood and Jason Aitken with a BBQ and a few speeches followed by a minutes silence. Friends and family all welcome.

Results for Club Triathlon Sat 21st March ---->

Sean Maroney memorial OOO Biathlon

Is on this Wed morning 25th at 10am at Brighton Le Sands Baths and Pavilion. All welcome. Come and race your Emergency Service Personnel in a 500m swim 5k flat run. $40 entry fee, lots of Prizes including a Mountain Bike as a give away and all proceeds to the McGrath Foundation.

NATIONAL ALL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP

Cronulla's Juniors have again proved just how good they are , not only are we State Club Champions, we have a National Champion as well !

Intermediate Boy's
Matt Williams has cleared out from the field to win by a full minute! He can now add National Champion to his portfolio along with his two State Titles

Senior Boy's
In a NSW clean sweep, Sam Douglas has placed 3rd with only seconds separating the top of the field.

Junior Girls

Laura Owen has placed 11th, a vast improvement on last year when she had a flat tyre !

Some past events and place,performances by Cronulla TriClub members

CALLALLA BAY TRIATHLON - LAUREEN ATLEE 3RD in age group

PENRITH TRIATHLON

DENNIS PENDER 1ST IN AGE GROUP

ACT SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIPS 11 JANUARY CANBERRA

Dennis Pender 1st in Age Group
Trevor Mathews 3rd in Age Group

In the very Competitive M16-19 age group
- Duane Ibanez - 7th
- Peter Panayiotou -8th
- Jake Eykhof -12th
F25-29 age Group - Danielle Hover - 14th

SHORT SPRINT - BRILLANT GIRLS
It was family affair
- AMY EDWARDS 1ST F 12-13
- CHLOE EDWARDS 1ST F 14-15

CANBERRA TRIATHLON

Probably the most competitive Triathlon this year with competitors (706) from all over Australia - Well done

Michael Fox         -21st   11TH 20-24
Michael Prince      -25th    2ND 30-34
Stephen Evans       -80th   13TH 25-29
Alexander Reithmeir -101    14tH 25-29
Matt Williams       -108    12TH 16-19
Oliver Reithmeir    -147    25TH 25-29
Phillip Baigent     - 151   5TH 45-49
Matt Bird           -       31ST20-24

KURNELL TRIATHLON RACE 2

Again it was a great day the sun was out, no wind for the bike and swim, and the water was clear.
A great roll up from Cronulla Triathlon Club
Our Best Age Group was again the 45-49 age group with Cronulla finishing 1st , 2nd and an unlucky Fourth.
Once again some of our new members produced personal bests especially Deborah Greenup improved by 10mins.
Others too that showed major improvements were Brittany Kelso ,
Leslie Clerke and Jarrod Crump by more than 4mins,
Jodie Bowman by over 3 mins Lauren Atlee ,Glen Gorick and Peter Zitzelsberger
over 2mins. Well done too all concerned, most members improved their times.

AGE GROUPS
45 -49
1st Chris Wooldridge
2nd Phill Baigent
4th Glen Gorick

14-17
1st Hanna Wrigley

18-24
2nd Peter Zitzelsberger ( he just keeps improving)
3rd Stephen Evans

14-17
3rd Peter Panayiotou

25-29
Laureen Atlee - 8th
Natasha Lee -10th

30-34
4th Donna Moore

35-39
4th Jodie Bowman

1st Belinda Soszyn

The barbque was also a continued success but we always need more help
so if your not racing or are racing and want to help before or after please let us know.
Till the next race, safe training, be consistent and uncompromising.

AUSTRALIA DAY AQUATHON WOLLONGONG
Michael Murphy 5th Overall (great effort Michael especially as the first four competitors had Wetsuits), Lee Moriceau 62nd.
Mind you these results are only financial members at the time so I would
like nothing more than to mention all of you who competed out there
because there were other outstanding results not mentioned above.

John M

NSW ALL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP

NSW ALL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP

NSW ALL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPat this weeks NSW All Schools Championships we had 17 Juniors from our Club race , with some outstanding results.

Matt Williams has successfully defended his title in the Intermediate Division to become State Champion again !

Sam Douglas has finished 2nd in the Senior Division.

Laura Owen has finished 4th in the Junior Division , with all three qualifying for the National All Schools Titles to be held in Tasmania .

Amy Edwards and Laura Owen have Won the Junior Female Teams.

Brittany Kelso and Lauren Parsons have also placed 3rd in the Female Intermediate Teams event.

PENDER AND CRAFT FAMILIES - BIG WEEKEND

At the LUKE HARROP MEMORIAL RACE GOLD COAST Sunday 1/3/09 Sprint Distance.

Matt Craft - 1st 25-29 Male
Kristy Craft - 3rd 25-29 Female

CRONULLA - 252 Points
WARRINGAH - 210 Points
PENRITH - 172 Points
GUNNEDAH - 140 Points

If we can win the State Junior Club Championships, there will be something special awarded
at the Presentation for all Juniors that have Raced and gained valuable Points
towards the State Junior Club Championship.

So it's all hands on deck for the State Titles at Mudgee !
Get online and enter now, and also book your accommodation.
It doesn't matter where you're staying we will be having a pre-race
Team Cronulla BBq at the Mudgee Valley Tourist Park on the Saturday night.

Race 8
Sunday - 8th March 2008 TriNSW Junior Triathlon Championship

Mudgee - Lawson Park, Short Street, Mudgee -
Mudgee State Junior Champs

First race @ 8.00am bike compound closes @ 7.30 for ALL competitors
Registration opens 6.30 am
Direct Contact: Nick Kastelein - Mudgee Red Devils Tri Club - Ph: 0428 650 833 Email: tanks@hwy.com.au

Just looking for accommodation in Mudgee after discussions with numerous parents.
The caravan park we normally stay at is fully booked with a family reunion for that weekend.
There is accommodation available at the Mudgee Valley Tourist Park.
Accommodation is still available for another 8 or so families.

Mudgee Valley Tourist Park
Market Street, Mudgee - (02) 6372 1236

Gaz, Stu and Michael