Hope you are all refreshed after the Christmas / New Year Season and ready to tackle 2012! From the talk around town there seems to be heaps of people getting ready to tackle new goals this year… whether that be competing in their first full triathlon, not walking in the 5k run of a sprint, doing a half (seems a lot of members are heading up to Cairns in June) or pulling out the big guns for an Ironman. Whatever your goals are, they’ll be heaps of things in our calendar to get you achieving them! Look out for our new calendar on the website in early February.

AQUATHON
A great way to get you going for the year is the Aquathon that we are holding in a couple of weeks. Here are the main details:

Where: Tubruk Pool, The Strand
When: Saturday 5th February, 5pm rego for 6pm start
What: Run / Swim / Run / Swim / Run format
Long Course: 2/400/2/400/1

Short Course: 1/200/1/200/1
Juniors: 500/100/500/100/500

Free sausage sizzle after the race!

Registration will be available earlier in the day between 12 and 2 at Julliettes: Look out for Mick and Kaye. We will also send out registration forms via email so you can fill out your registration prior to coming down to Tubruk.

Cost of Aquathon will be $15 for members and $20 for non members – (This includes $5 for to cover TQ race insurance, and $5 goes to the city council for holding it at Tubruk! If you are already a TQ member bring your card and get a $5 discount off your race).

Pencil in the 18th Feb for the second race of the season – to be confirmed in the next couple of days.

MEMBERSHIP

If you have not already renewed your membership please click on the following link to renew. A new email list will be finalized this week with only current members receiving the e-news so don’t delay!

http://townsvilletriclub.com.au/become-a-member

Don’t forget to continue to the payment section! If you haven’t put in payment details your membership will not go through!

Please note TTC membership does not include insurance. To cover your training and racing insurance you need to become a member of TQ.

COMMITTEE 2012

Following the AGM in December the following members have been elected onto the committee:

President: Max Fegan
Vice President: Cassandra Webb
Treasurer: Helen Hobbs
Secretary: Kaye Atkins
Race Directors: Kaye Corcoran and Lucas Hobbs
Registrar: Mick Giorgas

Other positions filled included:

Time Keeper: Cindy McCutchan
Webb Master: Cassandra Webb
Gear Steward: Lucas Hobbs
Uniform Officer: Brendan Cochrane
Race Nutritionist: Jenny Zumaran
Social Officer: Kaye Atkins
Junior Developent: Kaye Cochrane
Sponsorship Officer: Angus Vincent
Chief Marshal: Vacant

General Committee:
Danny Miles, William Dawson, Edward Dawson, Jason Selman, Brad Ryder

ADVENTURETHON
Please click on link for the Adventurethon on the weekend of the 31st March on Magnetic Island. Get a team together or go it alone, but a fun way to mix up your training this year. http://adventurethon.com.au

That’s all for now! I plan to get these wraps out every 2 weeks so let me know if you have any news / results to include.

That’s a wrap!

Cass Webb

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. – Vince Lombardi

Townsville Tri Club will be holding the last triathlon of the year on 10th December at 6:30am at Aplin’s Weir (Annandale side). Please arrive at 6am for registration. There will be two distances:

Sprint (750/20/5) and half sprint (375/10/2.5)

The distances can be done as individuals or as a team, so there is something for everyone. If you are new to the sport this is the perfect event for you!

Wearing of Christmas hats / tinsel / green and red encouraged 

The cost of the triathlon will be $30 which includes membership to the club for the 2011 season.

Following the tri there will be a BBQ breakfast. If you are planning on bringing family / fans or plan to be a hungry spectator yourself please let us know for catering purposes.

The annual AGM will also be taking place at 3:30pm  Stanton Place.There will be various positions up for nomination so if you are keen to get involved with the running of the club then make sure you stick around for the AGM.

Look forward to seeing you all there!

Date:  Sunday 28 August

Venue:  Arcadia Surf Club, The Strand

To register:  Members – Present your membership card at the Registration tent.  Non-club members – report to Non-members station at the Registration tent.

Race Time:  To be advised

Cost:  $10 club members; $20 non-club members

Distances:  Run/Swim/Run format.

Hope to see you all there!

We need volunteers for our next race:

Date: Sunday 19 June 2011

Venue: Saunders Beach

Event Time: 9.30am – 1.30pm

Click here to register

Support your favourite club and deck yourself out in navy and white this season! 

Check out our Club Uniform Order

Hello All and Happy May

Hope everyone is healthy, uninjured and full of training mojo! As the rain dries up and the days get cooler, I have to say that Townsville is a pretty perfect climate for our training! Tubruk is starting to get a little nippy for the first 5 strokes, after which it is just glorious. The coffee is drinkable at Juliettes after a long ride, and no longer do you feel you have to order it on ice. And running with the Road Runners crew at 5:30pm on the red track no longer feels as though you’re doing intervals in a sauna. I hope all of you are making the most of the cool change!

SAUNDERS BEACH TRIATHLON – Get Pumped!

Sunday 19th June is the date for the Saunders Beach Triathlon. This is going to be a signature event in the TTC calendar each year. An event invite will be sent out shortly but the details are as follows:

Distance: 1k swim, 30k ride, 8k run (short distance and Jnr distances will be advised shortly)

The triathlon will be followed by a BBQ lunch and then back into town for an all ages Sunday Sesh at the Herbert Hotel! So would be great if everyone marks the whole day out of their diary!

As the majority of the committee members are keen to race, we will be calling on volunteers to help things go smoothly on the day. We will need approximately 25 volunteers so please email admin@townsvilletriclub.com.au . We have already had the Ryder family volunteer to man a water station, so would be great to get another family to man the second station. Kids love giving out water to the runners so it’s a great way to get them involved.

TRYSTAR JUNIOR RACE THIS SUNDAY

TRYstars (8-12 years) and Juniors (13-19 years) Triathlon Race this SUNDAY 8 May @ Riverway. Transition opens at 6.15 am. Race starts at 7am. $10. Please email admin@townsvilletriclub.com.au for your registration form. This is a Triathlon Queensland supported event and a special event for our juniors only. Volunteers also welcome to help out as marshals.

ALLCOMERS TRIATHLON CLINIC

It’s not too late to register for the ALLCOMERS TRIATHLON CLINIC on Saturday 7 May. Register for AM session @ Reid Park or PM session @ Riverway or attend both sessions. Email admin@townsvilletriclub.com.au to register. All details on Facebook Page Event.

MAY MOUNTAIN MAYHEM

It’s Mt Stuart time again. Tuesday hill rides will leave from Rising Sun at 5am every Tuesday of May. (I am already having nightmares about the 4:20 alarm going off). Never done Stuart? Now is your time! Great for building strength in your legs.

Push your limits on hard training days such as Stuart. You may suffer. You may be the last one up the mountain… but this kind of conditioning will make you better. The logic is to train hard enough that two things happen. First, when you recover, you will get stronger. Second, the training is so hard that the race is easier!

Mick has even promised that there will still be a Juliettes stop when we get back. (note this ride generlly does not return till about 7:15)

The Friday beginner rides are also joining in – starting from tomorrow they will be doing Castle Hill, leaving 5:15 from Officeworks.

DAM TOUGH DUALTHLON

Registrations open soon for the Dam Tough Duathlon on 22nd May. Click on the following link for details http://smarttrainqld.com.au/
Please note this is not a TTC event so any questions should be directed to Smart Train.

LIVE2PLAY EXPO

Hope to see a lot of our members through the Live2Play Expo which is taking place over the 21/22 May at Queens Park. TTC will have a tent set up and committee members will be available to answer questions, give advice and generally promote the club and out events. You can pick up our race calendar for the rest of the year, sign up as a member, buy some nutrition and tri related merchandise, and check out our up and coming uniforms all in one day!

That’s a wrap!

Cass

The starting point of all achievements is desire – Napoleon Hill

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