NEWS (Updated July 9)

Folks

It’s over, Junior Presso is done.  A big thank you to all the people that came. We had a few awards, namely:

Junior Female Triathlete of the Year : Emma Davidson

Junior Male Triathlete of the Year:       Liam Rapley

Most Improved:                                           Samantha Davidson

Well done to the winners and a special thanks to all the juniors for their contribution over the last 12 months.

A big thanks to all that raced at our first Duathlon for the year, a very competitive field of all comers that included a pro triathlete and the President of TriNSW. The endurance format went off a treat in the main race and kept everyone at maximum heart rates for the entire time. We will again be doing the enduro format next time for the last race.

The next Duathlon will be on Sunday afternoon, 3 August, 2008 at 2pm so mark it in your calendars.  Again, it will be a three race day with race for everyone, whether Junior or Senior. There will be free coke for everyone and the odd prize from Fosters Brewing which will be randomly drawn from the competitors on the day. I need to thank Stuart Ludington for his contribution so thanks and also Glenn Rapley for timing our races.

A reminder that membership renewals are now open and should you want to partake in our uniform offer, please have them back to the club by July 24, 2008.   Same applies to new members reading this and we welcome all the new members that have joined.

Saturday training, this week (July 12) see’s a beach run from Wanda Surf Club to Boat Harbour and return, a great out and back course and a great opportunity for new members to catch up with old members.

I really want to thank our sponsors for past 12 months, without their support we could not give the best uniform deal of any Tri Club in Sydney and probably Australia, we are also about to release an opportunity to buy gear at wholesale prices to members and I will supply details of that shortly but the prices will be second to none. The sponsors are all listed down the side of this email, so take the time to click on their links and see what they are offering. We have done a very deliberate strategy of not having two sponsors from the same core business type which adds value to the sponsor and means the club doesn’t have any integrity issues.

The club is also exploring the idea of two social aquathons to be held at Woronora and Como once daylight saving comes round on a Friday night, more details will follow on that.

Sutho to Surf, its not far away and just a reminder that the club meets at the gear caravan behind the Civic Centre (think its called the Entertainment Centre these days) prior to the race.

The T3 events Scody Australian Teams Triathlon Championship – Matt McEwan is the principle organisor for our 2008 campaign. This race is the pinnacle of Club triathlon in Australia and we really try and support it each year (as an aside, club member Brett James is one of the organisors through T3 events). If you want to go in this let Matt know, he is organizing things like teams, baby sitting and a special Engadine t shirts. If you are new to the club, don’t be afraid to put your hand up for this event, Matt will seed you with like triathletes and it really is a show piece event on the Australian Triathlon scene. If you haven’t his contact details, hit the Parkside Physio link on the side of this email.  

Lastly, its your club, so if you want to raise anything or have any suggestions, go for it.

Matt

Upcoming Races (Updated July 9)  

• 27 July, Sutho Bike Track, Club Duathlon 2pm start
• 27 July, Sutho to Surf.
• 23 August, Sutho Half Marathon, Sutho Athletics Club