Well, we are still waiting for summer! Rob Gillies- life member of Twin Towns Triathlon Club, member of the over 300 races group, you name it he has either done it or knows someone that has. Well he was heard to utter, “… that should have been a wet suit swim”. Then at the run turn around, someone was heard to say as the sun poked its head out from behind some clouds,”…the sun feels nice”. Lets hope that next weeks race offers better racing conditions.
Remember, Christmas Eve healthy breakfast. This year there will be no break over the festive season, unlike last year where we had a mid season break of two weeks because a chrissy day and new years day fell on Saturdays!
The latest uniform order is ready for collection, so bring your money and catch up with either Julie’s next week. Also on offer at a reduced rate is a mens size medium Tri Suit, see Des if your interested – you might get it a heavily discounted price.
Congratulations to Jeanette Annett who was the leading point scorer at the end of November and is now the recipient of a Russ Evans Memorial towel.
A big farewell to Brett Jones as he follows his heart and heads down to Melbourne, he certinally left his image embedded in some following the bus trip home after the christmas party. I caught up with Brett on the pool deck and had a short conversation;
Stu “Hey Brett, got some great photos on the bus trip”
Brett ” I’ll sue your arse”
Stu ” Thats all I could see”
I believe that a few female travellers got more than they expected. And a big thanks again to all those involved in organisng the trip to Mavis Kitchen, those that donated prizes and finally to all those that went along and had a great night.
Doctor Bike was again sharing his wealth of knowledge with us. It started as we got there as he was encouraging us to make sure that we racked our bikes alternately. It was going well for some time until he got called away and then some either do not know what alternate racking means or generally do not care. Please remember, if someone has got their bike racked you must either leave a gap for someone to rack their bike on the other side, or you place your bike on the other side.Paul spoke on pressure points on bikes- feet, the difference between road bike and mountain bike cleats and the different styles of shoes. Stiff shoes with carbon fibre soles are more efficient. Cleats will make pedallingf 30% more efficient than no cleats. And remember the most important thing on a bike is to look forward.
We are considering a services page where those that would like to promote their business through our web site to club members would be able to supply either a logo with contact details and or a link to their business for a yet to be determined fee. If you are interested send a email via the link on the contacts page.
Marshalls for next weeks race are
Mary-Ann Shuker and Ian Curnow.