Race 4 Tannum
Another sensational turn up today….172 of you great stuff and i hope you had a great day.
What did we find out today???????
Clint Robertson had his first Podium
Gladstone/Boyne/Tannum just love their triathlon
Doug, Mark, Gert and Jono did a great job organising the event
The two Michelle’s not only had to put up with me but the the poor odour of Sue Ridgepipe 
The Bike course is harder than Capricorn resort.
There is a new kid in town and he is quick.
The Irishman found another way to fall off
Mat Jenkins from M1 Cycles gave us some great random prizes….( 2 bikes and two garmins)
Might just change Yeppoon swim to be a similar course to Tannum
Did I say we had over 170 athletes?????
Jenny Barry is no longer the slowest longcourse swimmer
I love Nev Schmidt’s race number….. permanently etched on to his singlet with niko….so easy….until next year
The dog the Irishman ran over is ok.
Jaq Smith is getting quick
So i hope you all have had a great day and that you have a very Merry and Safe Christmas.
All times have been posted to the results page.
Race 3 TUCKERS CYCLE INN SERIES
What a day at Race 3 of the Tuckers Cycle Inn Series!!!!!!
Toughest conditions for a couple of years
150 entrants
Singaporedefence chief arrive via helicopter to find 150 bikes on the helipad
Sean Peckover, Mike Squires and Lance Plahn all do the full course while everyone else get to have a shortcut due to the helicopter
Rohan Smith improved even more
Lawto is still very slippery
Kelly Spots back onto the winners dais
Raleigh Wallace can swim very well in rough conditions
Tony Barnes made it to the first marker before having to come in
Tony Barnes made it to the servo before getting a flat tyre
Tont Barnes went home early
Tony Barnes still has the worst looking togs in the club J
Nat Koeler loved the swim
Anna McMurtrie picked the wrong day to start her triathlon career
Gerry Houston Made the trip from Emerald but forgot all but her bike J
Sasha King is back and stayed upright
Rebecca McLoughlin cruised through her second race
There were a few Mo Bros out there raising funds for Movember…Special Mention to Robbo and Peter Davidson……great stuff….Dazzler, my grandma has a better mo than that J
Next Race is at Tannum Sands on the 4th December 2011, 7 am start
Race 2
No Luck of the Irish here, just hard work
Ronan Foolkes win race 2 of The Tuckers Cycle inn series.
Great Race by the Irishman, once he hit the lead he held his advantage over Dan Franceschin on each lap of the Run.
Points to ponder
O’Shaughnessy, can swim and swim fast….First out of the water.
There is a new guy in town….Great job by Aiden Trevan, 3rd in his first Frogs hit out.
How fit is Rohan Smith !!!! Lookin Great
John Raliegh is Mr consistent
Joshua Creswell runs slightly better than Robbo, POS, Dom Toole, Luke Stevens, Great race guys
Emma Balderston had more run in her legs, getting close to Lee-ann Hellberg, Great job Lee-Ann two wins on the trot.
Chris Pollock has learnt how to swim
Jenny Barry wasn’t last out of the water
Libby Hoffmann still smiles all the way around
15 Kids from Holy Spirit College in Mackay made the trip down. Great stuff
My biggest wrap goes to Rebecca Mcloughlin, Bec did the short duathlon. This was her first attempt at participating since she had a ruptured brain aneurysm and a stroke in December last year. Bec has had four brain surgeries and had to learn to walk, talk, eat and so on again after being affected by paralysis down her complete left side. Bec still has limited use of the left arm and still can not use her left hand yet. Bec rides well just a bit slower than before and cannot really run yet. Today was a special day and important day for Bec, it’s one of the major stepping stones to getting her normal life back and taking control. Well done Bec, you did a great job, WELCOME BACK
Race 1 Tuckers Cycle Inn Series
What a sensational day out we had for the first event with huge number participating.
Key points …..
- 27 duathletes , great to see this event just getting strong and stronger each race, and we changed the format with the longer run being the first leg.
- Scott Lawton is still pretty slippery
- The silver fox Peter O’Shaughnessy can swim.
- Lee-ann Hellberg as improved heaps
- 38 in the men’s long course and 19 in the men’s short course
- Some of us have had a cruizey winter !!!!!
- A few older men enjoyed the change from Long course to Short course
- 11 women participated in the long tri…great numbers
- 22 seconds between Lee-ann and Kelly in the long tri was the closest finish on the day,
- The Irishman made up some ground on Lawto in the run
- Dominic Toole isn’t far off a podium result
- 3 flat tyres for the day
- Sean Peckover has never won any race in his life….until now !!!
- Marguerite Rodgers is very very happy
If you want to be on the mailing list for emails just drop me an email on frogstri@iinet.net.au
Well done to all and look forward to seeing you at the next race…….
World Championship Results
Well the Frogs have all had their respective races in Beijing China. They have done not only themselves proud, they have done their country and club proud.
The Conditions in China were terrible with rain falling and cold conditions, just what you need on a hilly course for both ride and run.
Our best placed triathlete was Thomas Lindblom. Racing for Sweden the Emu Park resident finished 8th in the 50-54 Male group. The Olympic distance of 1500 swim, 40k ride and 10 k run, Thomas was 3rd out of the water but moved into 2nd with a fast transition. With a strong bike Thomas was just pipped by the end of the bike to be out on the run in 4th place. from here it was hang on and hang on hard he did Finishing with a top 10 position. A time of 2 hours 22 min and 1 sec.
His wife Helen racing the women’s 45-49 age group was 23rd out of the water however it was the same problem that hit the Australian elite men with a dose of the local bug sidelining Helen and begrudgingly Helen had to pull the pin.
Mick Busby was Finished 21st in a time of 2:19:04. Buzz was 32nd out of the water moved his way to 25th by the end of the bike then motored on home to be 21st by race end. To say he was happy was an understatement.
Tannum’s big man Clint Robertson raced the 30-34 age group and also had a ripper race finishing in 2:20:38 to be 35th. Great Job , Robbo was 40th out of the drink, then 36th off the bike to move into the 35th position by the end of the run.
The day before Scott Saunders was racing the sprint distance of 750/20/5. Killer was 23rd out of the lake and had moved into 16th after the first lap of the bike before a flat tyre ruined his race and regrettably the little fella had a DNF….Last i heard from Scott he was chasing the others Frogs number, so i could only imagine they were heading for a party somehwere.
Commiserations to Helen and Killer and Congratulations to Thomas, Buzz and Robbo
If your want to suss out their results further jump on here http://www.triathlon.org/live/
Race Dates announced
We have now settled on most race dates for the upcoming Tuckers Cycle Inn Series
The Series Will be an 8 race series with all but the December race to be held on Sunday mornings at the Capricorn resort Yeppoon. Races start 7 am
1. September 25th
2. October 23rd
3. November 20th
4. December to be advised and held at Tannum sands
5. February 5th
6. February 26
7. March 18
8. April 15
We will again cater for Triathletes and Dualthletes. At this stage the Tadpole races dates have not been set.
Triathlon……Longcourse will be 750 meter swim, 24klm ride & 5k run
Shortcourse will be 375meter swim, 15k ride and 2k run
Duathlon…..Longcourse will be 2k run, 24klm ride & 5k run
Shortcourse will be 1k run, 15k ride and 2k run
We have a link for you to register before hand here and everyone will need to again complete a Frenchville membership form here.
We look forward to another great season.
Race Series 2011-2012
Watch this space……On the 15th of August we will be able to advise everyone of the 2011-2012 Tuckers Cycle Inn Triathlon series……I know you just can not wait
Australian Representation
Well, we have another one to join Scott Saunders and Mick Busby in China. Clint Robertson has made the Olympic distance team….Great stuff Robbo and i am sure you are head down and butt up. Be proud to wear the Green and gold.
Annual Awards
After the last race we had our annual presentation day and the award winners were;
PETER POWER TRIATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Kelly Spottiswood and Scott Saunder (Joint Winners)
Male long course …. Ben Wreide 1st, Ronan Foolkes 2nd and Scott Lawton 3rd
Female long course ….Kelly Spottiswood 1st, Leah Cheal 2nd, and Rachel Breen 3rd
Most Improved …. Mick Busby and Dan Franceschin
Junior Triathlete… Sheridan Spark
Male short course…. James Ferris 1st, Ben Cumming 2nd and Riggardt Kruger 3rd
Female short course…. Sheridan Spark 1st, Jacqueline Smith 2nd and Natalie Koehler 3rd
Duathlon long course female…. Catherine Keohane 1st, Andrea Johnson 2nd, Cathryn Waterhouse and Stephanie Schoeppe joint 3rd
Dualthlon long course male…. Neale Pease 1st, Chris Pollock 2nd and Peter Melville 3rd
Dualthon short course female… Catherine Armstrong 1st, Janelle Day 2nd
Duathlon short course male…. Lance Plahn 1st, Peter Day 2nd and Bernard Van Heerden 3rd
Encouragement awards…Stephanie Schoeppe and Lindsay Greer
Representative awards… Thomas Lindblom Sweden
Moore Optomertrist longest on the course award….George Pezaros 9 and a half hours on the course.
Handicap Results
Jim Griggs slipped away with the win on Sunday morning in the last race of the Tuckers Cycle inn series. The handicap wheich was over 1 k run, 15 k ride, 800 m run , 300 m swim and 155m run was well attended with 62 athletes greeting the judge.
Jim won from Aaron Walton and Chris Vines. The Duathlon went to Stefano Odorico ahead of Catherine Armstrong and Andrea Johnson. The duathlon was a change being as 1k run, 7k ride, 1k run, 7k ride and 1k run.
The 5 k run was well attended with Dan Baros winning in a time of 23 minutes
Full results can be found here
