29/7/2015 0 Comments weekly newsletter 27 july 2015It's not long now until the start of our 2015/16 season. Lots of people have been seen out training.The first race of our season is September 13th.......7 weeks
There has been expressions of interest in a club hoodie, similar to the club champs but nicer. Michelle Clarke is investigating styles .
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30/6/2015 0 Comments weekly newsletter 26 june 2015Firstly, a short message from Griffo...
Coffs Harbour Triathlon Club 2015-2016 season races will start in September. At this stage I would just like to remind members about renewing their membership and nominating a volunteer duty. In mid June, everyone should have received an email from Tri NSW about the auto renew feature for our memberships. Of note in that email: 30/5/2015 0 Comments weekly newsletter 2nd june 2015GREAT NIGHT – ADIOS 2014/15 SEASON
Thanks to the 100+ members who attended the AGM & Presentation evening last Friday. It was a fitting finale for the year, with lots of laughs and memories of the 2014/15 season. After the business of the AGM was over, we were treated to great food, great company and lots of laughs with our comedy MCs Vicki & Griffo. Anne Grundy and Phil Benoit were inducted as life members of the club. Congratulations to you both, it was well-deserved. Although it was hard to prise Phil away from the microphone to give him the award! (Just kidding Phil – it was a great motivational speech for both junior and senior club members). The usual awards were given out for notable members of the season. 17/5/2015 0 Comments weekly newsletter 19 may 2015CHTC WINS AGAIN!!!
From the President Many thanks to all those who travelled down for the Club Champs 2015, whether you competed, volunteered, cheered, supported, took photos, babysat etc, etc. Congratulations on doing your bit for the club and contributing to a great weekend. Special thanks to Mick Maley and Michelle Clarke for organising the catering and of course to Vicki Tillot. What can we say? We are very fortunate to have Vicki in our club. We may have awoken a few sleeping bears after going so close last year, as the Sydney Clubs arrived in full flight. Still, Country Champs is another very proud moment in our Club’s history. A quick check of the records show that over the last sixteen years the competition has been in place, Coffs has triumphed nine times. A few highlights, Dr Paul Dance giving up a quite a few places to assist a distressed member from another club on the run leg, only to be passed by his “patient” a little further on. Nicole Martin’s effort in the Eno challenge at the post function. That was true commitment. And lastly our Tunnel of Love stretched for nearly twenty metres welcoming and cheering our club members and a few other clubs’ members across the finish line. Don’t forget our AGM and presentation on Friday the 29th, hope to see you all there. Additional note: Check out Triathlon NSW’s Facebook page for some great photos from the race. There are also heaps of photos on the club’s open Facebook page. Thanks to our photo contributors! 14/5/2015 0 Comments weekly newsletter 26 may 20152015/16 TA MEMBERSHIP AUTO RENEWAL
Please be aware that on 1st July 2015 your membership to TA will be automatically renewed for the 2015/16 season and your credit card will be charged the relevant fee. Junior members, members who joined as a family, and those that elected not to have their membership automatically renewed will not have their membership automatically renewed. These Members will be sent an email reminding them that their 2014-15 Membership is expiring and that Membership Fees for 2015-16 are due on July 1st. Whilst 1st July is the start of the new membership year, new members can join from the 1st June and existing members can renew early if they want to (via their portal). 13/5/2015 0 Comments weekly newsletter 12 may 2015CLUB CHAMPS THIS WEEKEND!!!
Only a few more sleeps to go before the big event. Everything has been organised, rooms booked, beds allocated, pizzas ordered & beer on its way! Room allocations as and the bus list & a general info sheet with everything you need to know about the weekend has been emailed. If anyone or anything has been missed please let Vicki know ASAP (vickimt@gmail.com). As most people are driving, if anyone has a spare seat in their car or would like a lift again please let Vicki know & she will pass on details to the others. 24/4/2015 0 Comments weekly newsletter 5 May 2015END OF THE SEASON
Well, we can’t always be blessed with perfect conditions, so nature threw us a curly one on the weekend. With wild weather hitting the area on Friday, we were unsure whether the last race for the season would go ahead at all. Fortunately, the rains eased and the race went ahead as planned. What was left of the weather made for a fun and more challenging race for those 45 competitors that took on the long course, and the 2 that did the enticer distance. The swim was shortened to 800m, but some chose to go a little longer while swimming around trying to find the buoys! The Jetty waters were not as flat as usual, but the waves gave us a nice ride back to the beach. The recent wild weather had created a nice sand ramp up to the transition area, with the timber steps almost completely covered. Made for a nice change. 22/4/2015 0 Comments weekly newsletter 28 April 2015AWESOME AUTUMN
You know winter is fast approaching when the cool westerly winds arrive and the sun sits so low in the sky you can’t see the final swim buoy for the glare. The ride leg was also a challenge with the glare from the sun keeping everyone squinting, particularly those senior members already struggling with their eyesight. However, cool conditions also means no overheating and there were some slick run splits as a result. Fastest male was again Richard Pearson with 58 minutes flat, rather slow for his standards and an indication of a long season. Leighton Rogan is in top form ahead of Port Macquarie Ironman and finished with a season best and Sam Bourke was third. Two other Ironman competitors Chrissie Lefeaux and Jen Hoyle topped off their training taking 1st and 2nd respectively among the women and run specialist Jess Dougherty continues to improve in her rookie season coming in third. Well done to junior member Jake Golding with a PB and was proudly watched by his father Sean, no doubt having thoughts of days gone by. Other noteworthy performances were Paul Dance, Peter Birch, Mel McCosker, Kerry Cameron and the colourfully dressed Charles Barnes. There was some great racing in the short course with Ky Sullivan and Rhianna Birch finishing first in the men’s and women’s divisions. 14/4/2015 0 Comments weekly newsletter 14 april 2015EVEN MORE PERFECT
It wasn’t just starting in the light that made Sunday’s race one of the best of the year, it was the beautiful, warm water with smooth waves gently helping us back to shore. It was also the slightly lower temperatures, relative lack of humidity combined with just enough breeze to keep things cool when it was heating up that helped so many of us cross the line looking fit, strong and ready to take on Club Champs! Although it was a little tricky trying to find that last buoy when swimming into the glaring sun, you just had to follow the splashes ahead to find your way there and then head home. Kudos to the scratch starters who had to navigate without the benefit of following those ahead! Then onto the bike, with barely a breath of wind to impede those increasingly fast times. While there was a fair bit of traffic on the roads and around the Jetty, everyone was courteous to drivers and largely kept to the rules of both the road the triathlon. 8/4/2015 0 Comments Weekly newsletter 7 april 2015RACING IN THE LIGHT!
How good will it be to start the race in the daylight? No torch for transition set up and hopefully not swimming into the rising sun. We only have 3 more races left for the season (not including the most important race – Club Champs!), with only 2 more in the standard distances of Sprint & Enticer. Our final race on 3rd May will be a long course to get us all ready to go the distance at Club Champs. So if you’re looking to set a PB for the season, you only have 2 more opportunities to do so! Unfortunately the weather outlook for Sunday is not looking quite as perfect as we are used to. A cool change is predicted to come through this week and morning temperatures might dip a little during the week, but they should increase slightly by Sunday. An overnight low of 16 degrees will turn into a beautiful 25 degrees. Pretty good triathlon weather! The winds should be light, the tide will be on its way out and the sea temperature is still a lovely 23 – 25 degrees! Oooh….borderline no-wetsuit swim! |
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