Engadine Triathlon Club (ETC) is a club of like minded people who share a passion for triathlon and an active lifestyle. The club prides itself on its spirit of having fun, where people of all ages and abilities can enjoy learning new skills, racing, training and socialising in a friendly and laid back atmosphere.
The club has many organised training and racing events throughout the year, which caters for juniors, masters, and those who are enjoying triathlon for the first time.
The club is run entirely by volunteers, is a not-for-profit organization, and is accredited with Triathlon NSW. If you are new to the sport, or want to meet likeminded people, then please do not hesitate to contact myself or any of the Committee Members.
We look forward to meeting you and sharing our excitement for this sport.
Club President
CLUB NEWS
KEEP THIS DATE FREE ... put it in your diary now
Engadine Tri Club Presentation Night will be held on Saturday, 28 July 2012 at Engadine Bowling Club. More details will be provided soon with an invitation.
Training sessions for May and June now available - refer to the 'Club Info' tab.
Port Macquarie Ironman - Sunday 6 May
Engadine Tri Club had a stellar field in the Port Macquarie Ironman race held this weekend just gone ... 10 awesome finishers. Many of you would already know the results having spent most of the day tracking how everyone was going. Here are the results:
Michelle Cochrane 11.54 (Michelle placed 4th in her age group)
Jason Cain 9.53
Glenn Cochrane 12.18
Pete McDonnell 12.41
Bob (Poppy Bob) Meers 11.41
Matt Miller 11.19
Ben Sadlier 12.32
Chris Southwell 10.22
Steve Tudjman 14.42
Mark Warzuger 11.11
This year Engadine Tri Club joined forces with Cronulla Tri Club to form Team TOSS (Triathletes of Sutherland Shire) with the goal of challenging team PIS (Penrith Institute of Sport). There is a trophy on offer and this will be awarded followsing the beer mile event ... I will post an update once the beer mile has been run and won!!!
It appears that team TOSS was robbed in the beer mile and PIS declared the winners even though the timing chips say it was a dead heat!
Club Championships at Forster - Saturday 28 April
Five ETC members headed up to Forster two weeks ago to participate in Club Championships; unfortunately Paul Donoghue was unable to swim due to injury but he completed his bike and run in great times. The four members who were out amongst it at Forster included:
Leigh Gilbert 2.00
Laurel Rogers 2.07
Deb Clements 2.08
Kerri Small 2.17
On Saturday at Club Forster there was a great celebration with Balmoral Tri Club winning the overall pointscore. Engadine Tri Club came in 7th out of 8 Clubs in our category. The band and atmosphere was fantastic and there were a few sore heads the morning after!!
Relay for Life - 5 and 6 May at Sylvania Track
A big thank you to Greg Thompson for once again organising representation of Engadine Tri Club at the annual Relay for Life event held this last weeked. Unfortunately due to a large representation of Club members heading to Port Macquarie the number of participants were down this year but those that did get out there included Greg, Neil Bartlett, Leigh Gilbert, Kim Tudjman, Ethan Tudjman and 9 or so of his mates, Justine, Lili, Jean and Miri Maroney (apologies if I have missed anyone). We did however manage to keep our team on the track for the full 24 hours and its seems they completed over 350 laps which is a great distance. The final fund raising tally is yet to be provided but if anyone is still interested in making a donation to this fabulous cause, please contact Greg Thompson 0408 274 443 to arrange.
Final Club Triathlon Race
Congratulations to Bob Meers and Rachael Kennedy for winning the male and female seniors race and Nicholas Middleton and Miri Maroney for winning the male and female juniors (overall). Thanks to our wonderful sponsors Maroney Swim Team (pool entry fees), Interdependent Motor Auctions (sponsor juniors' race fees), Endeavour Cycles and SouthSide Runners for vouchers for the raffle. The winners of the vouchers were Michelle Cochrane, Lili Maroney, Paul Weppler and Matt Nealon.
All points from the six club races will be collated award the male and female Senior Club Point Score champions at our Club presentation night on SATURDAY, 28TH JULY at Engadine Bowling Club .... put this date in your diary
There will also be a junior presentation at Engadine Leisure Centre in early August with a date to be advised shortly.
Melbourne Ironman 2012
Congratulations to both Karen Malone and Steve Tudjman for a fantastic effort in Melbourne on 25th March - you both did an awesome job out there.
Announcing a name change .... Challenge Cairns is now known as Cairns Airport Ironman Cairns and will be held on Sunday, 3rd June 2012. For more information go to http://www.ironman.com
Chris Southwell competed in the Falls Creek Long Course Championships last weekend and finished first in his age group ... another fantastic win for super run coach Chris.
Both Glenn Cochrane and Matt Miller finished the tough Challenge Wanaka in January with great times and big smiles - congratulations to both these fine young men!!
Congratulations to all club members that competed in Kurnell Sprint Race on 12th February - notable finishes include Mick Maroney - 2nd overall and 1st in age group, Steve McKay - 3rd in age group and Katherine Morris - 3rd in age group.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS are on Saturday 28th April in Forster - please let Kerri Small, Secretary know if you will be participating or volunteering via email kezzasmall@optusnet.com.au - we will have the Club tent at the event and organise a get together for those at the event.
ETC COMMITTEE
The Club Committee is made up of elected volunteer Club Members who stand for 12 months. The Committee for 2011/12 is:
President - Debbie Clements
Secretary - Kerri Small
Treasurer - Greg Thompson
Membership & Uniforms - Matt Nealon
Race Director - Stephen Tudjman
Training Co-ordinator - Leigh Gilbert
General Members - Michelle Cochrane and Matt Miller
2011/2012 Membership Renewals
A reminder to all those that haven't yet done so ... your ETC membership renewal is now due. http://www.engadinetri.com.au/HowToJoin.aspx
You will continue to support and be a part of a vital and active Triathlon Club.
You now must be a member of Tri NSW or pay a one-day license fee to participate in Engadine Triathlon Club Races.
This year TriNSW is offering a reduction in your membership and including:
- An individualised membership card which is recognised in races all around Australia
- 24 hour personal accident insurance. This covers you not only when competing at a triathlon event, but also if an accident occurs when training for the event, or when travelling to and from the event
- Discounted entry prices for all sanctioned races throughout Australia
- Priority entry into major triathlon races
- Invitations to attend training camps, triathlon events and seminars
- Regular TriNSW newsletter with updates on all things triathlon
- Access to coaching and technical official courses
- Eligibility to represent Australia in the ITU World Championships including Age Group World Championships in Duathlon, Aquathlon, Sprint, Olympic and Long Course Triathlon and Para-triathlon.
To join TriNSW click here http://www.trinswrace.org/