Brat event *** note change

From Dingo

Please note that there is NO AQUATHON at the BRAT race.

It is a 5km run at 2:30pm, then a 1k swim at 3:30 and a 2k swim at 4pm.

I will be doing both the swims (FYI).

Weekend Training

Fri run…7:10 mckay oval…make sure u,ve done warm up first…or if doing brat aqua don’t do speed sets(see below)

Sat bike 6 am york rd gates…easy ride to kurnell via lapuruse

Sat aquathon..or swim race(see below)

Sun bike
2 options…

a) north..meet 7 am at calga time trial location..for warm up before 8 am tt start….easy after as per yr prog…please email group who,s turning up to this so they know…people going long do tt course 3x or go down bumble if u know the way..advise me if yr not sure

b) south 6:15 am york rd gates …same course as last week…via lapuruse…stop at sutho…..note lisa/damo/dingo to start u off

run after

c) Honolulu sprint triathlon… www.koolinatriathlon.com J

Please note I,ll be leaving on sat pm for Hawaii and back on the week before port maq 23rd oct…

on that w end I,ll be doing the bike show and in the middle driving to port for the expo then back to bike show… if anyone wants a free ticket for the show in exchange for helping mone on the stand saturday a bit please let me know (no selling involved)

B regards
john

Sports Illustrated article

Ok .. as part of our pre-Kona package .. time for a read of the original article on this insane and pure event by Sports Illustrated

http://www.trizilla.com/triathlon/pc/inspirations.asp

Brat Tri Oct 15

VENUE: Heffron Park Maroubra.

DISTANCE: 750m x 20k x 5k TIME : 4.00PM Start REGISTRATION CLOSES: 3.45 PM

JUNIORS: 250m/10k/2.5k

REGISTRATION TIMES:
Series Entrants & Club Members must register between 3:15 pm and 3:45pm.

Brat Aquathon - Saturday

FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH

Meet under LIFEGUARD TOWER - MALABAR BEACH.

Malabar is the 1st beach after Maroubra, heading south. Turn LEFT off Anzac Parade at Cromwell Place, right into Franklin St & LEFT into Dacre St.

· 2.30pm start for run- entries close 2.15
· 3.30pm 1km swim start- entries close 3.15
· 4pm 2km swim start- entries close 3.45
· $15 entry for each race or $20 for both

Cevelo Dual: For Sale

Red Cervelo Dual
56cm
10 speed Durace
Oval Carbon forks
Carbon seatpost
Ksyrium SLc wheels and/or Velomax Circuits
Selle San Marco Tri saddle
Carbon Profile water cages

$3,500.00
Call Damon on 0415 676 736

Wasn't it raining?

Yes it was raining .. actually pouring about 4 am. No need to feel too guilty about `sleeping in' then. Unhuh.

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR033.shtml

For Thursday: A shower or two and possible thunder, clearing to a dry, mostly sunny afternoon. Northerly winds turning strong and gusty westerly late this morning.

Forecast for Friday - fine high 24, Saturday - fine high 28, Sunday - fine high 27

Trend for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - FINE FINE FINE !!!!!!

Lots of quality training in the days ahead.

Macca's Taper Plan

In a note on his website Friday, he says he plans to fly to Kona two weeks before the race. He said he's battling a bit of a chest cold after racing in Malaysia (winning a 1/2 ironman in a course record) earlier this month and is planning a longer taper than usual.

"I think the key for me will be to be fresh and relaxed and enjoy the day. Training has been great so just let my racing take care of itself.

"I must admit I am really looking forward to competing. I love reading about all the favourites for the event and how tough they are going to be. It keeps you motiavted and eager to take them on. I love a solid challenge.

"[This] week I will do a few big tough bike sets and two more over distance runs. I have changed my approach slightly this year in the fact that I am not doing so much speed work leading into the race. I have a big base of natural speed and I think in the past this has been detrimental to me as my margin for error in pacing myself is much higher. I just need to learn to run smooth, slower and controlled. This is something that is difficult with natural speed. Your natural running rythmn is too fast for the early tempo in Hawaii and often you blow up later in the run.''

Macca

Kona Race Numbers

Tess: 1372

Steph: 1374

John: 607


What's going to happen this year? Profiles pending on these athletes.

WA live broadcast

IMG are pleased to announce that the November 27, 2005 Ironman Western Australia Triathlon, to be held in Busselton, will now be seen live around the world.

With the support of EventsCorp, Coastal Watch and Ironmanlive.com the event will be streamed live.

C' Games Volunteers

The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Sport Development Volunteers Program.

The Australian Sports Commission, on behalf of the Victorian Government, is inviting suitably skilled and motivated people to volunteer their expertise for the Sport Development Volunteers Program.This is a unique opportunity to be involved in an off-shore program associated with the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and to contribute to the development of the Commonwealth Community of Nations. Volunteers will be required to provide leadership in areas such as:
. federation management and governance. sport administrator development. talent identification and talent development programs. coach education and development. development of officials (umpires and referees). junior sport development. women's sport development. competition and event management. facility management and maintenance. disability sport (inclusive games)
Placements are between one and six months. Volunteers will receive a living allowance and will have expenses associated with the placementpaid. Applicants should possess a current passport. To apply for a specific volunteer placement or simply register your interest, visit http://www.australianvolunteers.com/

Nick Munting's New Job

In order to further develop TriNSW events and properties, Nick Munting has resigned from the TriNSW committee and accepted an appointment as Racing and Marketing Manager for TriNSW, effective from 21 September 2005.

Nick will work with the TriNSW committee to develop and run current TriNSW properties such as the TriNSW Kurnell Sprint Series, TriNSW All Women's Day, TriNSW Club Championships and to develop and coordinate a TriNSW State Championship series of events over varying distances.

Interbike on bicycling.com

Interbike is next week in Las Vegas, here's teaser from bicycling magazine

``And this year we're going one better, bringing you daily web coverage of the show at Bicycling.com. Expect to see lots of 2006's best stuff, like the radical Time RXR time trial machine, Scott's mind blowing 6.5-in. travel, sub-30 pound Ransom, Kona's sleek new Lisa road flyer and Electra's gorgeous Petro Zillia cruiser.''

Argon 18 Mercury: For Sale

hi all,

i am wishing to sell my bike due to an upgrade and if anyone is interested please contact me.
ph:0425230881

details-

1 year old black argon 18 mercury bike,

54cm aluminium frame with carbon rear triangle and forks,

dura-ace gears ,

velomax vista training wheels.

lisa marathon

Unofficial Age Group Results

Unofficial results online .. see link to Newcastle and then bring your cursor to World Championships .. the last item is `photos and results'

JH on World Duathlon

Well its sat arvo and I,m back from worlds duathlon….the info I have to date is

Me..absolutetly kicking myself for such a stupid mistake…me and damo had to do the race with no uniform(it didn,t turn up), I came in from the first run but couldn,t find my bike…I automatically thought they'd pulled me out of the race…and the official told me to go to the tent..which I did. meanwhile everyone and their uncle are either getting away or going past, I got nowhere in the tent so decided to go back….then I spotted my bag which highlites my bike position…my stomach felt sick..i,d blown it !!...and so early in the race…anyway I chipped back and got 5th or 6th I think…gutted !!...last long bike tomorrow before Hawaii..180k ouch !

Damo..chain kept falling off…in a race with so many hills(they added about 5 more from the original race)

Andrea…not sure of place etc but she smiled a lot

Mel..3rd I think

Teresa…2nd

Computer..puncture

Regards
john

Weekend Training

Sat bike….6:am york rd gates ….easy 100k to kurnell via lapuruse…please save yourself for Sunday….lisa/dingo to look after group
Sat swim…email damo to book for stroke correction squad with lisa

Sun bike…6:15 am york rd gates….
Easy via lapuruse to sutho garage

Those doing 120k with 60k hit…hit starts after sutho pool…out to wfall,down wfall hill left turn right at bottom,do 10k then u turn,go back through nato park,finish and re group at sutho garage

Those doing 45k hit…as above but start hit after wfall hill

Those doing over 120k….as above but u turn at sublime point as per last week,optional to return through park or up wfall hill return
I should be back for this, if not lisa/dingo to look after u

Sun run…after bike in cent park

Go Andrea, Alice, Mel, Teresa ...

It's one sleep (as JP would say) before the race and just wanted to celebrate those who made the Aussie team for the ITU World Duathlon Champs.

Have a great race -- Andrea, Alice, Mel and Teresa -- go the gold and greeen!!!

Team Norfolk Island

Known to many visitors as the jewel of the Pacific, this five by eight kilometre patch of land also is home to two Hillbillie world duathlon competitors - JH and Damo. (It's a small world after all.)

Norfolk Island was discovered, most people say by accident, by Captain James Cook in 1774 during his second voyage around the world. In other words, he got lost and ran aground. Here's the official version:

``Given the minute size and isolation of Norfolk Island, it's hard to imagine just how Cook managed to stumble across this Island 'Paradise'.'' source: Norfolk Island history - really!!

Anyway, it was first settled by convicts, not of their choice, as they were required to swim, run and cycle a lot and carry bricks at the same time or something. ``It was officially described as "a place of the extremist punishment, short of death". ''

When you meet JH or Damo, remember that English may not have been their first language.

''You'll hear the Islanders speaking Norfolk, a unique language derived from the speech of the Bounty Mutineers and their Tahitian wives and companions who settled Pitcairn Island in 1790.''

Psst Damo .. the island has 178 species of native plants predominant among the trees is the Norfolk Island Pine!!!

Newcastle Age-Groupers

The age-group race for the Duathlon Worlds in Newcastle begins at 7 am on Saturday. According to the official site, the time for the wave starts will be determined based on final competitor numbers and decided on Thursday.

It is a 10km run, 40km bike and a 5km run.