Louise Caruana took part in the Cannibal Gold Coast Half Ironman on the 5th of October.  She did the Illawarra proud by winning her age group in a very respectable time of 5h 01min. Louise also won her age group by more than 20min. Talk about fast. Lets hope this sort of speed runs in the family when Lou takes on the world in Hawaii on the 18th of October. We all wish you well Lou.

Last Sunday was the last of the Sunday Aquathons.  We again had a good turn out with a BBQ after the event. With Summer here the Sunday open water swim sessions are on again.  They start at 2:00pm at the Belmore Basin.  Also the Saturday long ride is back, a long 100+km. This will be followed by the traditional and relaxing 60km Sunday club ride starting at 7pm.  Check out the web page for further details.

Official results of the SMH 1/2 Marathon have just been received and several club members did the club proud.  Mark Scott came 3rd in the 20yrs and under with a time of 79.41, his mum Sue also ran well which enabled them to win the mother and child 20yrs+ section.  Tim and Paula Crinnion won the 35yrs+ husband and wife category while Paul Micale also helped KJ's win the all male teams section.

The Weekly Sunday 2pm Aquathlon series will continue until the 21st of September.  Each event is also a club open day to accept new memberships.  A FREE BBQ or TREATS will be held after each event. You must be a member of ITC to take part in the series, so come along and have some fun

The Weekly Aquathlon series will continue on the 31st August at 2pm.

It will also be a club open day to accept new memberships.  A FREE BBQ will be held after the event.  All events will be in training for the ITC Aquathlon Championships to be held on the 21st September over the same course.   You must be a member of ITC to take part in the series.

The September/October newsletter is now available on line. Click here for a great read.

The first of a Weekly Aquathlon series will commence on the 24th August at 2pm.  It will be a club open day to accept new memberships.  A FREE BBQ will be held after the event.  All events will be in training for the ITC Aquathlon Championships to be held on the 21st September over the same course.   You must be a member of ITC to take part in the series. So get there, become a member and join in on the action.

Once again we awoke to wet roads.  But a strong field showed with 29 members taking part in the double duathlon.  Bill McClatchie was in the battle for first again, but this time is was Mark Scott that came through the winner with Bill and Steve VanGils taking the minor places.  The ladies race was a real close event.  The first 4 ladies were all home within 2min.  Mel Sharpe made a critical error with the lap counting on the bike leg, allowing Trudi Sanders to come through for the win. Mel came through for second with Susan Russell finishing in third.

Click here for the results.

The club AGM will be held on the 13th August at 7pm at the Wisemans Park Bowling Club.  There is a rumour that Des will be buying beers for the first 10 people to turn up at the meeting.

As I sit here at 3:00am, ITC member Gareth Buckley has just finished Ironman Germany.  Swimming 1:07:44, Riding 5:29:51, Running 4:57:53,  His finish time was 11:39:13.  Gareth you can now relax and have a few stein lagers.  Well done mate!!

ITC member Nicky Joyce has been selected to represent Australia in her age group at the world championships in December.  Also new member to the club Tanya Strevens is also on the way to NZ to compete for Ireland. Congratulations Ladies!  Now that is something that we all can inspire to achieve.

Minister for Police John Watkins said today the future of road cycling events in NSW was secured, following authoritative legal advice from the Crown Solicitor. Mr Watkins said the advice would form the basis of new standard operating procedures for NSW Police, other agencies and cycling groups. Concern had been raised about the approval of some events following conflicting legal advice about previous cycling incidents, and the application of road rules during events. Read More...

The rain kept a lot of people away for the first race of the 2003/2004 season.  Despite the mid race shower the race was mostly dry.  Nathan A' Bell and Bill McClatchie battled out first and second with Steve Van Gils coming through for third.  By the end of the race the rain had gone and the Sun came out for a great day.  Click here for the results.

Dear All,

The recent news item concerning the clamp down on cycle races is the late manifestation of what happened to us last November. It is not new impediment. Our race course at Port Kembla is a "sterile ' course and conforms to the police requirements.  This was as a result of the effort put in buy your committee and especially Carolyn Dews.

President

Des

Compulsory Membership

Triathlon was previously the only Olympic sport that did not insist on compulsory membership. Triathlon, as a sport needs to increase its members. In order for Triathlon to have a 'voice' for government funding, to help overcome the 'sterile road' issues, to seek sponsorship, to seek cheaper insurance and for the sport to grow and develop, it is imperative that every triathlete plays a roll in contributing to the sport. Triathlon NSW recognizes that is is important to encourage new people into the sport. Therefore Triathlon NSW has implemented the following distance or less to be exempt from compulsory membership. this will enable, juniors and those just starting out, to have a 'try' first. 400m Swim 15km Cycle 4km Run This distance will however still incur the Triathlon Australia 'one race membership' fee of $5.00 per race. Any triathlete competing in a triathlon over this distance must have compulsory membership

Female- Trudi Barnes