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Paul Attard's Shep Half Ironman |
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Written by Paul Attard
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 09:37 |
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Well, its been a while since my last race report and there is a good reason for that - I haven’t raced in a while!
Since my disappointment in the Gold Coast Worlds I set my short term goal to doing a PB at the Shepparton Half Ironman on 15th Nov 2009. I had good form leading into Worlds in September but unfortunately didn’t get to show that form to everyone. (Ed.s note: In mid September on the Gold Coast, Paul was involved in a multi person crash on the cycle leg of his race which left him injured and with a broken bike frame. Finding he could not continue himself, he gave his front wheel away to a fellow competitor in need – great to see sportsmanship like that alive and well). This was the motivation that got me through preparation for the Shepparton Half Ironman and kept me working hard.
Two weeks ago we had a training camp in Shepparton run by club Tri Coach Eric Hanssen. This was a quiet opportunity for me to test a few things that I wanted to try on race day without the pressure of the race.
We had some great weather in Melbourne over the three weeks leading into the Separation Half Ironman race. Usually we have ordinary weather this time of year then bang on race day the temperature exceeds 30. So this year, we were confident that the heat was not going to have such a big affect on us, as the fine training weather allowed us to be well prepared for a hot race day.
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Written by Eric Hanssen
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Friday, 30 October 2009 20:51 |
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The Club Series heats up after the last Golden Slipper race: After the fantastic participation of 24 club members in the GS event (club series race 2), the club series leader board looks set for a shake up. In the age group female category, Tarryn Whitmore has now to share the lead with Nicole Blythe (for those who do not know Tarryn is probably the fastest pregnant woman in Australia at the moment!). While Kate Murphy won this category on the day a little debacle in the series first race is costing her an early series lead. In the age group male category Dan Roberts is leading the way closely followed by D’Wayne Hogan and David Priest. Ryan Scannell won this category in the GS event but missed the first race of the series. It was his chance to make a mark on the race while Cameron Simon was absent. In the open male category the duel is cruel with Paul Attard and Luke Whitmore (named here in alphabetical order ;) ) sharing the lead while Simon Carey (who won the GS on the week-end, thanks to his gun swimming) and Steve Hadley are sharing the minor placings. In the junior race Ethan Neyland blistered thru the course and now shares the Series lead with the absent of the day, Tristan Priest. Looking forward to see everyone at Race 3 of the club series. Eric
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Written by Andrew Evans
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 06:48 |
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What a fantastic turn out for the Golden Slipper Race last Sunday 25th October at Latrobe Uni with 37 participants out racing in good conditions. A further 15 assisted with marshalling on the day and numerous friends and supporters were on hand to help make the day fun and successful. Conditions were excellent for the race start with high overcast, no wind and a tolerable 16 degrees, near ideal race conditions. During the race the temperature dropped and a light rain shower kept everyone cool without making the cycle course too slippery. The Juniors lead the day off at 8am on the Dash course 200m/4k/1k with Ethan Neyland running home to a convincing win ahead of James Foster and Alexander Malcolm. In the Junior girls, Claudia Williver ran down Ellis Evans, reeling in Ellis’ 60 second lead coming out of T2 to just clinch a photo finish win with Megan Bellman running in third. Well done girls! In the women Kate Murphy stamped out a convincing win on the Sprint course 400m/10k/3k to take out the Golden Stiletto on the day from Nicole Blythe and Tarryn Whitmore who is still travelling more than fast enough for two! In the men Simon Carey lead from start to finish managing to hold off Paul Attard with a strong run leg to cap his very convincing swim and bike, with Luke Whitmore in 3rd place. Simon is one of the youngest ever winners of the Golden Slipper and one of a very few to stand ahead of Paul and Luke at the end of a day’s racing. Place getters were: | Juniors | | | | 1st | Ethan Neyland | | | 2nd | James Foster | | | 3rd | Alexander Malcolm | | Women | | | | 1st | Kate Murphy | 42.16 | | 2nd | NicoleBlythe | 45.56 | | 3rd | Tarryn Gooding | 47.23 | | Men | | | | 1st | Simon Carey | 36.4 | | 2nd | Paul Attard | 36.59 | | 3rd | Luke Whitmore | 38.12 |
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