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TA announces 2011 Triathlon Selection Events

Posted by Al Bieber, 31 August 2010, 9:46 PM

Triathlon Australia has today announced the 2011 Australian National Triathlon Series, along with dates and locations for other Selection events for the 2011 World Championship triathlon events over the Sprint, Olympic, and Long distances.

A summary of the information is shown below, however you should visit www.triathlon.org.au for additional information and changes.  

The 2011 Australian National Triathlon Series
Will be represented by a three race Championship Series that will incorporate races for both elite and age group
competitors where where competitors will earn points for World Championship team qualification.

1. Victoria: Geelong 20th February 2011 – Elite sprint distance and age group Olympic distance
2. Queensland: Mooloolaba 26th & 27th March 2011 – Elite and age group Olympic distance
3. New South Wales: Sydney mid April 2011 with date to be confirmed – Elite and age group Olympic distance

Geelong will be the National Elite Sprint Championship and Mooloolaba will be the National Elite and Age Group Olympic Distance Championship.

2011 Australian Age Group Qualification Series
In addition to qualification points earned from Australian National Triathlon Series Races, age group competitors will be able to earn points toward qualification in Australian Age Group World Championship Teams from the following Qualification Series Races:

Olympic Distance
1. Tasmania: Devonport 15-16th January 2011
2. Australian Capital Territory: Canberra 23rd January 2011
3. Western Australia: Perth 30th January 2011
4. Victoria: Geelong 20th February 2011 (Australian Championship Series Race)
5. South Australia: Victor Harbor 13th March 2011
6. Queensland: Mooloolaba 27th March 2011 (Australian Championship Series Race)
7. New South Wales: Sydney mid April 2011 with date to be confirmed (Australian Championship Series Race)

Sprint Distance

1. South Australia: Coomealla 12th December 2010
2. Western Australia: Rockingham 19th December 2010
3. Australian Capital Territory: Canberra 9th January 2011
4. New South Wales: Kurnell 16th January 2011
5. Queensland: Redcliffe 20th February 2011
6. Victoria: Sandringham 27th February 2011
7. Tasmania: Seven Mile Beach 6th March 2011
8. Northern Territory: 27th March 2011

The age group sprint distance race in Canberra on the 9th January will be Age Group Sprint Distance National Championship.

Long Distance

1. Queensland: Capricorn Resort Half Ironman 15th August 2010
2. Australian Capital Territory: Canberra 12th December 2010
3. New South Wales: Huskisson 13th March 2011
4. Tasmania: Coles Bay 27th February 2011
5. Western Australia: Busselton Half Ironman 7th May 2011
6. Victoria: TBC
7. South Australia: TBC

2011 Australian ITU Junior Series
The 2011 Australian ITU Junior Series will be made up of the following races:

1. Queensland: Gold Coast Runaway Bay 17-19th December 2010 
    (Friday-Sunday racing – be aware that first event commences around midday on Friday).
2. Tasmania: Devonport International Triathlon 16th January 2011
3. Victoria: Australian ITU Junior Championships Geelong 19-20th February 2011
4. New Zealand: Wellington ITU Oceania Championships 12 March 2011

Age for ITU Juniors for the 2011 series is in accordance with the ITU rules - Athletes must be aged between 16 and 19 as at 31 December 2011 (i.e. born in the years 1995, 1994, 1993 or 1992 only!)

New Cycling/Duathlon Events Posted

Posted by Al Bieber, 11 July 2010, 10:41 AM

Several new events have been posted on the club's event Calendar in recent weeks which would be good training opportunities.  The latest being the Fidler Sports/Spike Tri Crit Series to be held at the Nundah track. This would be a great training event for anyone who wants to get a bit of extra cycle training in on a Saturday afternoon at a reasonable cost ($10-$15). And a chance for a prize in each of the three grades.

This event is in addition to the Club Croc Duathlon series, and the Fusion Games which includes a Duathlon and Cycling events.

Club members are also reminded that their 09-10 TQ memberships expired 30-Jun-10 (if they had one).  You can save $30 (or more) off your TQ membership by first joining Tri-Fit for $25 (or less).  Refer to the Join page for details.

NZ to host 2012 ITU WTC

Posted by Al Bieber, 29 June 2010, 9:50 PM

The ITU has announced that New Zealand will host the 2012 World Triathlon Championships for Elite and Age Group athletes. It will be held in Auckland, Oct 18-22, 2012.  Read the full story on the ITU Website

This will likely make for another big Aussie team given the proximity.

The 2010 event is being held in Budapest, Hungary, has 157 named on the Australian OD team (details from the Triathlon Australia website), compared to the 555 Australian team members registered for the Gold Coast event.

The 2011 event will be held in Beijing, China.

TQ Membership / TQ Club Points / TQ Individual Winners

Posted by Al Bieber, 27 June 2010, 3:01 PM

The end of the TQ season upon us and we have received details on the upcoming season with regards to TQ Memberships.  The current membership season ends 30-June (for TQ and Tri-Fit), and the good news is that fees will be the same as last year.  Refer to the Join TQ page for details on the benefits of joining TQ and a link to join/renew your membership. 

Tri-Fit has again renewed its TQ Affiliation so if you have a Tri-Fit membership you can save $30 - $70 on your TQ membership. Refer to our About and Join page for details if you are not currently associated with a TQ Affiliated club. 

Tri-Fit was also well represented at the recent TQ Awards night where triathletes and clubs were rewarded for their participation in the TQ State Championship series. The results below show the final Club Standings as well as the Individual Awards by age group. (extracted from TQ Event News).

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AGM News

Posted by Al Bieber, 27 June 2010, 9:54 AM

At the Tri-Fit AGM held 20-Jun a new committee was elected for the upcoming season. The new names will passed on to TQ when we renew our TQ Affiliation.

Our 2010-11 seasons committee will include the following members:

President:  Natasha Gilmour  natasha@trifit.org.au
Vice President: Mike Brett  mike@trifit.org.au
Secretary/Treasure: Allan Bieber allan@trifit.org.au 
Committee Member: Dave Thomson dave@trifit.org.au
Committee Member: Drew Westbrook drew@trifit.org.au

In other AGM news, the achievements of Tri-Fit members this season were noted.

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