Race 3 of the season began with a chill in the air and a steady breeze. Just under 70 competitors made the effort to get out of bed to a much darker sky now that Day Light Savings has returned to haunt us once again. Lights front and back are always a safety essential and this morning they were especially important for the Wave 1 competitors who were out on the road well before the sun popped up over the horizon. Thanks again for your patience filling out your details using the QR code scanner so that we can comply with our Covid Plan.
It was great to see the Juniors return to racing this week with 20 new members to begin the season. By the looks of things we have quite a few budding triathletes in the making!!
Double Distance Next Week
Next week will be our annual Double Distance event. There will be one DD wave beginning at 5.30am so those competitors need to arrive by 5.00am to allow plenty of time to ‘Covid Scan’, pay and set up. All other waves will go off at the usual times. Remember to register online before 7pm on Thursday. No entries will be accepted before the race on Saturday. DON’T FORGET TO CHARGE YOUR LIGHTS.
Marshalls
Thank you to Bec Vaughan, Rob Gillies, Jeff Stella and Lisa Warner for doing the marshalling duties this week.
Please be aware that it is NOT the Marshall’s job to direct traffic. They are there as a reminder for cyclists to 
slow down as the roundabout is approached and not to stop vehicles to allow you right of way. Please remember your safety and that we are out there for fun and not to win an Olympic Gold Medal.
Next week marshalls are; Terry Simpson on Fraser, Jo Colja at Woodlands Drive, Judy Murray at Lochlomond RAB and Jeff Murray at the Tooloona RAB.
A reminder that you have until Race 5 to select a preferred date to do your Marshalling duty before you are allocated with a date randomly. Available dates can be found on the ‘Marshall Roster & Events’ page found in the menu bar at the top of this post. It is a requirement of the council and police that we provide 4 Marshalls each week or we are unable to hold the event. Thank you in advance for helping out!
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- Covid Marshall Alex making sure everyone behaves
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- Relaxed before racing
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- Great to see Heidi Sowerby back racing at Twinnies after an absence of quite a few years. Welcome back to Rowena Smith as well.
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- Vaughn, Craig and Ben discussing race strategies…
Have a great week everyone and see you bright and early next Saturday morning!
Tracy 🙂