21 Feb '17: ATC News

 

Get Active Weekend – Ironman 70.3 EL - Results – WP Triathlon Team

Another busy and exciting month has passed with some fantastic results and achievements from our members.  One Ironman 70.3, two Marathon qualifiers and many miles of swimming are behind us.  Next up is XTERRA SA Champs, March will see the Cape Town Cycle Tour, Cape Epic, SA TRI Champs and frantic training for Ironman SA and Two Oceans.  

 

We are receiving a lot of emails from members asking where they can collect their licenses and gear from.  So, firstly, a reminder, that the ATC Office is open in the ATC Container on Tuesday mornings from 06:00 till 07:30 and on Wednesday evenings from 17:00 till 19:30.  You can also collect licenses and gear at the Friday morning canal swim or any other scheduled training session.  The information on our website is current and (mostly) accurate.

 

Please note:

YOU MAY NO LONGER WEAR YOUR 2016 ASA LICENSE.  Please collect your 2017 license from us before your next event.

YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO WEAR BOTH 2017 LICENSE NUMBERS.  You can put the event race number over the ASA Bib, as long as it does not cover the sponsors’ name at the top of the bib.  See the image further down in this email.

 

The following communique was received from WPA on 13 February 2017, with respect to objections rasied about 2017 ASA Licenses:

 

 

 

 

WPA have instructed officials at sanctioned events to exercise utmost restraint when applying the new ASA rules.

 

Congratulations to Tarryn and Kyle Brown, on the birth of their son, Ethan.  Ethan was born on 11 January.

Justin and Candice Willard welcomed their first born, Joshua, into the World on 1 February 2017.

The weekend in East London did not disappoint and we had a great time with all the ATC’ers!  After some adverse weather and sea conditions on the days leading up to the event, race day arrived with near-perfect conditions (well, for East London).  The sea wasn’t particularly rough but the swim seemed slow.  The bike demanded its dues on the way out but there was some pay-back tailwind on the return.  The run was, as always, hot and tough! 

Congratulations to Rohan Meyer (4:45) and Olivia Bird (5:23) who are the ATC Ironman 70.3 Champs for 2017!  Henry Wolstenholme (5:18) was 3^rd in the 50-54 AG.  Jenny Close (5:29) was 3^rd in the 40-44 AG and Arné Van Rensburg (5:44) won the 18-24 AG.  Sharon Allen (8:16), doing her 2^nd triathlon ever, was 3^rd in the 60-65 AG. 

 

Rudi Oosthuizen (5:20) accepted his slot for Wolds and will be joining his wife Alice Oosthuizen at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships, to be held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in September.  Alice qualified last year at Ironman 70.3 Pula.

 

All the ATC’er’s results are further down in this post.  You can also view more detailed results on the ATC Blog

 

Embark Atlantic Sea Board held its post Ironman 70.3 DisEmbark function on 4 February.   Amongst many fines issued for peculiar behaviour during the training, the following triathletes were rewarded for their performances at the race:  Rudolph Oosthuizen (Best Performing Male Athlete), Genine Manchip (Best Performing Female Athlete), Kelly Styane (Most Improved) and Kevin McKinney (Dark Horse).

 

The Discovery Cape Town Triathlon and Duathlon made for a very exiting weekend of Multisport.  Making up a quarter of the field in the Triathlon, dominating the team placings and winning both ladies standard distance events, means ATC had a fantastic weekend at the races.  The cherry on the top was watching Richard Murray and fellow South African’s Henri Schoeman and Wian Sullwald, fill the podium at the Pro’s ITU World Cup race on Saturday afternoon.

 

Our individuals and teams performed as follows:

Standard Triathlon: Rohan Meyer (19-29) was 3^rd overall and won the 19-29 AG.  Michelle Krebs won the ladies race.  Dean Hopf was 4th overall (2^nd, 30-39) and Iain McGregor won the 40-49 AG.  Alex Antonakis was 3^rd in the 30-30 AG and Emma Alsop was 2^nd in the 40-49 AG with Lesyl Potgieter in 3^rd.  Venetia Landman was 2^nd in the 50-59 AG and Neil Morgan was 2^nd in the 60+ AG.

Team Atlantic Triathlon Club with Jay Richards, Jarryd Haley and Evan Fortuin was second in the team competition.

 

Sprint Triathlon:  Team ATC Sprinters, with Darrin Hofmeyr, Colin Van Zyl and Daniel Arendse was the fastest team.

 

Standard Duathlon:  Rohan Kennedy won overall and Kelly Styane won the ladies race.  Henry Wolstenholme won the 50-59 AG and Brenton Ashby was 3^rd in the 40-49 AG. 

Team Atlantic Triathlon Club with Evan Fortuin and Emce Van Zyl was the fastest team.

 

Sprint Duathlon:  Nolan Steele was 3^rd overall and Colin Van Zyl was 2^nd in the 40+ AG.

Team ATC Multisport, with Bruzano Britz and Coenraad Hefer was the fastest team. Team ATC Sprinters, with Owen Jansen and Darrin Hofmeyr was 2^nd, followed by Team ATC Sprint 5 (Gabrian Prins and Jon-Luca Del Fante) and Team ATC Sprint 3 (Estin Everts and Nick Turner)

 

Super Sprint Duathlon:  Daniel Arendse, doing his first Duathlon ever, came 3^rd overall.  Daniel only received the bicycle he used, which was kindly donated to us by Phillip Lotter, the day before the event.

Team ATC Super Sprint 3, with Casedy Rudolph and Rudi Oosthuizen was the fastest team.  Team ATC Super Sprint 2, with Shamodean Koonthea and Russell Smedley was 2^nd followed by team ATC Super Sprint 1 (Junior Beukes and Gert Wilkins).

 

All the ATC’er’s results are further down in this post.  You can also view more detailed results on the ATC Blog

 

Congratulations to the following members, who were selected to represent WP / WC Triathlon at the TSA National Triathlon Championships, to be held at the Aldam Holiday Resort, near Bloemfontein, on 19 March:

Juniors:  Angelique Moller, Caylan Bromley, Hayley Preen, Jaco Wolstenholme, Matteo Greyling and Samuel Courts.

25-29:  Alexander Krebs, Marthinus Kemp, Megan Stephens, Nolan Steele and Rohan Meyer.

Older:  Anneri Harmse (35-39), Lesyl Potgieter (40-44), Lara Fury (45-49), Henry Wolstenholme (50-54) and John Van Onselen (55-59).

 

The weekend will also include a Cross TRI Event on the Saturday and the 2017 ATU Triathlon African Cup (Sunday).

For more information, visit:  http://www.triathlonsa.co.za/2017-sa-triathlon-championships-info_19-march/

 

At the second event, held at the Kirstenbosch Gardens on the 24^th of January, Evan Fortuin was second overall in the Short Course.

 

At the third event, held at Meerendal on the 8^th of February, Evan Fortuin was second overall in the Short Course.  Daniel Arendse was the second Junior (15-17) and Junior Beukes won the Minimee (11-14) Category.

 

At this meeting, held on the 20^th of January, our development team performed as follows:

John-Dean Links won the Boys u/17 100m; Human Beukes was 3^rd in the Boys u/11 100m; Tamryn Beukes won the Girls u/13 800m followed by Jayline Sevieres in second; Shaunica Phillips won the Girls u/12 800m and 100m; Jenedean Rudolph won the Girls u/10 800m.

 

At the Realtors International TSiBA Trail Run, held on the Simonsig Estate, on 28 January, Evan Fortuin won the Long Course event and Barry Goliath won the Short Course event.

 

Esrie Loock-Bezuidenhout won the Inter-provincial Biathle, held on 4 February in Oudtshoorn and set a new South African Record in her age category!

 

At the Midmar Mile event, held on 11 and 12 February, Lauren Justus swam 16 Miles (that’s 25.6 Km) to raise funds for the Duzi Umngeni Conservation Trust (DUCT).

 

At the BATRUN, held on Saturday night, Dunya Ansems was the first lady home, followed by Daniel Feldman in Second.

 

SWIM:  The canal swim will be on Friday morning at 06:00.

 

BIKE:  On Thursday morning, at 05:30, we will do a road bike ride from Point Virgin Active. 

On Saturday we will have a support vehicle accompany us on our training ride.  All members are welcome to join in but please bring R50 to contribute towards fuel and the driver. 

Please arrive at the Paddocks Shopping Centre by 05:30 and be ready to ride at 05:45.

 

We will ride from the Paddocks through Durbanville, past the Silos, along the R312 to Klein-Joostenberg and then along the R101 to Klapmuts.  From there we will follow the familiar Simonsberg road route to Franschoek and turn around at the Huguenot Monument.  We will return the same way.

 

The support vehicle is the ATC Ranger.  Please ensure that you have ATC Admin (0733083127) on WhatsApp.  This route is 180 Kms:  http://www.mappedometer.com/?maproute=587772

 

If you are doing the brick, bring a lock to secure your bike during the run.  The support driver will leave after the ride so there will not be anyone watching the bikes.

 

RUN:  We will have a Track session on Tuesdays at 06:00 and on Wednesdays at 18:00.  Sessions will be on the Green Point Athletics Track unless events are taking place there.  In that case, track will be at the Green Point Cricket Club (across the road).

A reminder that the ATC Summer Sunset Team Time Trial, originally scheduled for this Wednesday, has been cancelled.

 

There are two events in the SCR Biathle Series still coming up this summer.  These will take place on the Friday evenings of 24 February and 3 March, at the Rustenburg Girls High School in Rondebosch.  For more information, contact: viv.williams0806@gmail.com

 

Good luck to all doing XTERRA this weekend.  The Full event is on Saturday and the Lite and Trail Run on Sunday.

 

The final event in the Spur Cape Summer Trail Series takes place on Sunday in Oak Valley, Elgin.  There is also the longer distance XL event, from the same venue.

 

The Cango Caves Marathon takes place on Saturday in Oudtshoorn.  Please note that there will be no late entries for this event on the day.  Good luck to all the runners using this event as a qualifier for Two Oceans.

 

On Saturday there is also the Old Mutual 10K Run in Pinelands.

 

The Dirtopia French Flair Trail Run takes place on Sunday at the L’Avenir Estate, near Stellenbosch.

 

The Tour de PPA, a road bike event, takes place on Sunday from the Durbanville Racecourse.

There are still charity entries available for the Cape Town Cycle Tour (Argus).  Entries, in aid of St Luke’s Hospice, are available for R1500, which can be paid off over time.  Reply to this email if you are keen.  Substitutions for entries close this Friday, 24 February.

 

With the Cycle Tour around the corner, bike shops are getting busy and it will become difficult to get a booking for a bike service.  Bike Fix, the mobile bicycle maintenance company who assisted us on Saturday before the Discovery Triathlon, will collect your bike, do the necessary and deliver it back to you.  This is done at a preferential rate to ATC Members.   For more details or to book a service:  www.bikefix.co.za  info@bikefix.co.za

 

Have a great week!

ATC