Mingara Central Coast Triathlon Club Results

Results from June Duatlon - Sunday 29/06/08

	A GRADE 3km/16km/3km				B GRADE 2km/10km/2km				C GRADE 500m/3km/500m
	Men		Women		Men		Women		Juniors
1	M Porta	50.24	H Follet	70.08	J Tucker	40.28	R McGrath	41.40	H Boyd	14.06
2	M Atmore	55.01	L Wilson	74.14	J Krishnan	43.37	K Heinke	43.47	H Longmuia	14.24
3	D Rivelli	55.42	A Sparke	78.15	M O'Dowd	45.34	A Tucker	45.05	E Boyd	15.48
4	H Shepard	55.55	M Glare	78.15	C Rigman	45.45	J Atmore	45.38	L O'Dowd	17.04
5	A Mildren	56.22	V Walker	79.13	J Peoples	49.16	A Porta	46.04	R Walker	17.18
6	P Kelaher	56.44			Z Makepeace	DNF	S Garland	54.45	K Peoples	17.23
7	S Ilgen	57.00					B Dorfling	59.52	A Walker	19.10
8	K Kirk	57.04
9	R Hekking	60.30
10	J Krishnan	61.15
11	P Walker	61.45
12	D Bell	62.54
13	I Cuthbertson	63.09
14	M O'Dowd	65.23
15	J Morris	67.05
16	G Harris	67.22
17	D Butler	68.38
18	A Collins	75.23
19	M Byrne	77.24
20	D Peoples	DNF

Handicap Results
	A GRADE 3km/16km/3km				B GRADE 2km/10km/2km
1	P Walker	46.05			J Peoples	28.06
2	S Ilgen	47.40			M O Dowd	33.34
3	A Mildren	49.52			J Krishnan	33.42
4	J Krishnan	50.00			K Heinke	36.10
5	M Porta	50.14			R McGrath	36.55
6	R Hekking	50.40			B Dorfling	39.07
7	M O'Dowd	51.10
8	K Kirk	51.14
9	M Byrne	51.55
10	G Harris	57.22
11	A Sparke	58.10

Sunday 29 June was Race #2 of the Mingara Triathlon Club 2008 Duathlon Series. Thanks to everyone for their contribution for another great event. For the competitors with great spirit, and for the support from the volunteers.

A big welcome to the new members. I hope this will be the first of many events with us.

Some of the highlights:

We had the largest field for a Duathlon since the days of Koala Park.
bumper numbers of volunteers
There were a number of PB's. If it was you then you are entitled to tell all your friends.
We had eight new members join us which was a mix of newbies to the sport and some seasoned talent.
We had about fifteen Lucky Draw prizes. If you won one you recouped you entry fee price for between one or more than a years worth of races.
The council has not yet repaired the vandalised BBQ but the caterer stepped up to the mark with an excellent soup.

A beautiful Central Coast winters day for the racing.

There is more to consider about our club races than the numbers on the results page.

The numbers can show the effectiveness of our training efforts They are also a brutally honest measure of the setbacks from injury or lethargy. Either way they are a good place to get inspiration or motivation for your next race. Your multisport goals may be short or long term. Vague or crystal clear. Your current life balance might push them to the back burner or you might be happy for them to be all consuming. We are all in the club for our own reasons.

Doesn't matter where you are at in your multisport career, every club member has the oppportunity to take something special out of this Duathlon season, and that is the Series Handicap honours. It's the Stawell Gift of Multisport. The handicap is designed so that anyone could win the series finale. A first season rookie or Age Group World Champion have equal opportunity to take the prize.

It will be a very cool thing to win. So there is the challenge to everyone. We just need to complete this three step plan:
- do a couple of races to get a handicap
- be a volunteer for one race (or have family member or friend do it for you)
- Put in a big effort on September 28 at the season finale. You will need to near or better than your PB this season and have a bit of luck on the day to be the winner. Isn't doing your best what it's about? If you have achieved your best does it matter if you don't snag some booty?

Enjoy you training and racing!

For the photo action of the day, please visit the Photos page