Balmoral Triathlon club will be holding 4 club races at Obelisk Bay, Mosman during the 2007/2008 season. The races comprise of a 400 metre swim, a tough 15 k.m. bike ride followed by a cross country 4 k.m run course. Entries are limited to BTC members only and are capped at 75 participants. The races will be held on the 9^th December 2007, 3^rd February 2008, 2^nd March 2008 and 30^th March 2008.

Below is a race report and results of each race as they become available.

CLUB CHAMPS 2008!

Club champs are on and BTC are going for top 3. As usual it is an afternoon race on Saturday 3rd May with a distance of Swim 1km, Cycle 30km, Run 8km at the new one mile beach location. Then a big party after the race at Soldiers Point Bowling Club.

Details of the race here:

http://www.trinswrace.org/default.asp?PageID=1163

Enter here: http://www.trinswrace.org/default.asp?PageID=1163

BTC have put together a 2-night accommodation package next that includes a club merchandise and breakfast on the Saturday and Sunday morning for only $90.

There are 3 options available:

Athletes Package: which includes 2 nights accommodation, Saturday and Sunday breakfast and club merchandise (T-Shirt etc). All this for $90. The athletes package is only available to existing BTC members.

Club Merchandise package: This is ideal for BTC members who do not plan to stay for the weekend or have organised their own accommodation. Package includes club merchandise etc for only $30.

Partners package: This is available for partners of BTC members who have purchased the Athletes package (non BTC Members). It includes 2 nights accommodation, Saturday and Sunday breakfast for $90.

You can purchase the BTC club champs accommodation/merchandise package by going to the following link.

https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?ID=1049

We hope that you can all participate.

Northside Runners 5km Time Trial 21 Feb 2008

Below are the results for the Northside Runners 5km Time Trial held on Thursday 21 February 2008.

Great to see Merri Mack pick up yet another age group win – this time at round 2 of the Sydney Triathlon Series at Kurnell.

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Looks like we have a lot of keen local racers this season with over 70 at the December triathlon at Obelisk Beach despite an unusually big swell and plenty of chop, although the weather was excellent for racing and not too bad at our transition post (usually freezing there). The total road closure we had for the bike leg made it all a really safe and pleasant expeience for all our racers, oh, except for the hills? Don’t forget our next tri on Sun 3 February. Come along and earn yourself some points towards BTC season awards.

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The Chandler McLeod aquathlon attracted 39 starters on our first night of the resurrected series; again despite a serious wind and chop which had both dropped by the time we had finished our debriefing drinks. Our second of eight short, sharp swim/run events will be on 18 Jan, with a week off on Australia Day eve. We’ll resume the series on a weekly basis from Friday 1 February.

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Our coaches, Bruce and Christina Thomas, have started up split training sets to cater for long course hopefuls with the NZ and Port Mac Ironman races are coming up. The sessions will continue to provide for developing our short course specialists as well as beginners and slowies like me. These sessions are, as always, held at Alan Border Oval 6:30pm Thursdays and brick (bike/run) in Centennial Park 7am Saturdays.

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If you are at a loss for something to do on the weekend after the Port Mac Ironman on 13 April and would not mind a ride, Head across the Great Divide for a beaut cycling event staged by the Bathurst Cycling Club: the B@B – Blayney to Bathurst – with 110km and 7okm options the highlight and braggability bonus is the finish of both up the famous Mt Panorama race circuit; yes up the esses, the opposite way to the big cars.