Betar Lawyers Triathlon Series - Race 1 2010/2011 Season - Balmoral Triathlon Club

5/12/2010 6:16:08 PM

The weather was perfect today for the start of the 2010/2011 Betar Lawyers Triathlon Series. The race was won by Matt Palmer and Christelle van Niekerk. Cam Dinnie was 2nd male with 4 times Australian Ironman Triathlon Champion Bruce Thomas showing that turning 45 will not keep him off the podium. Lisa Cash was 2nd in the female division with Izzy Wakeling 3rd

By Karl Hayes

Thank you to Jillian Skinner MP, Member for North Shore, for coming down to start the race and support us all. We greatly appreciate it.

Matt Palmer gave us all a triathlon lesson and came home in a very fast 47:40. The swim was possibly one of the more honest swims we have had in recent years and meant that times were probably a solid minute out. Hard to know for sure but that seems to be the consensus from the pointy end of the field.

In a reversal of fortunes the balance was restored in the Stewart/Green household with David showing that his fast twitch fibers are more superior than Sarahs beating her home by 1:55.

Tim Laforest showed why he focused on swimming as a young man and not cycling. On a serious note 'ouch!'. Tim slid out around the roundabout and dropped his chain. He was back on his bike fairly rapidly and managed to catch a ride to the end.

Richard High showed his running pedigree and stormed in to 4th place with a great run.

If Shane O'Neill had not been born in Ireland he could be seriously dangerous. But as we know the words 'swimming' and 'Ireland' very rarely appear in the same sentence.

It was great to see Cam Dinnie back racing. Cam has suffered from ITB issues for a few months now and this was his first serious hit out (or so he says. He doesn't say much so you can never quite tell what training he does). Cam has one of the biggest motors around. Years of competitive rowing for Australia mean that he can go hard for a long time and this, along with dedicated training, gets him some very fast times.

And of course it would be remiss of me to not mention my boyfriend Batesy. After his horrific accident a few months ago it was great to see him back racing. He is not quite at his best but he still placed a credible 5th.

James Duffy showed that he may be struggling with the realism of turning 40. I have never beaten James before and only found out before the race that he was in 40-44. So I was a little more motivated than normal and entered the run seeing James about 100mtrs ahead.

These are all the stories I have so far. Feel free to email me with some bits and pieces from the race.

By Karl Hayes

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Race Report Triathlon Betar Lawyers