After a day of drizzle, Sunday morning (early) looked as though the weather had cleared. Many of the athletes from ITC made the trek south to Callala Beach for what promised to be a great day for the Club. There were numerous events being run, including an Enticer Race, Sprint Race (750 metre swim, 20km cycle, 5km run) and the Club distance race (1km swim, 30km cycle, 8km run).

As the athletes arrived the day became lighter to revealed good racing conditions. The ocean was fairly flat and free of seaweed (as opposed to the 2009 race). At 7am, after a race briefing and many humorous comments from Alex Price, on the microphone, the Club race was off.

The swim was calm, with a few friendly jellyfish. The bike course is undulating, providing plenty of challenges for the athletes. The run is a combination of road running and bush trails, including some difficult sand hills. The Club did well taking out the major placing in nearly all of the women's categories with our men recording some fast times.

As the athletes lined up for the sprint race, there were some big sets of waves coming through. These conditions prevailed during the race and made for a tough swim. The cycle and run were similar to the Club race, just shorter. Junior Elyse Foster had a great race to come in 1st in her category and second overall. Katrina VanGils was back in good form after having recently started training with the A team. Congratulations also to Nella Magnante and Greg

Rodgers who ventured out for their first non-club event

The final event for the day was the Enticer race. Karen Ann Donnelly returned to racing after a break over the Christmas break. New athletes Jane & Jules Cleary, Catherine Link and Tenille Brooks should all be pleased with their race efforts

Congratulations and well done to all our athletes.

Just a reminder that the next Club Race is on Sunday 27th February 2011 at Port Kembla.

Club distance Results

Sprint Results

Enticer Results