Meteors going from strength to strength!

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1 Upcoming events 12 th Mar Victor Harbour Triathlon 19 th Mar Meteorites Session 7 2 nd April Silver Sands Triathlon 7 th April Bowls Night Fundraiser Meteors going from strength to strength! The 2016/17 season has been flying by in a blur of black, yellow and blue! Numbers at trainings continue to be strong and we are seeing the results at local and regional races with an abundance of Meteors racing, improving and achieving podium finishes. Plenty of Meteors have been clocking up points in the State Series at the recent Aquathlon, Australia Day Gatti, Tunarama and Kingston Triathlons. These points also become important for the Meteors end of season age group awards, so it might be time to check out how your rivals are tracking and enter Victor Harbour Triathlon and Silver Sands, the only remaining opportunities to snatch a few more points. We know there are fierce rivalries within some age groups in the club race hard and race fair! One of the most exciting aspects of the 2016/17 season has been the growth of our junior membership and their involvement in our group training sessions and Meteorites program. They have consistently experienced success in the local races. Finally, the Club Swim Championships 2016/17 were held in conjunction with the Seacliff Surf Life Saving Club on Saturday 18 th February. In extremely challenging conditions the crowns went to: Jen Sturm Female Swim Champion Adam Spratt Male Swim Champion Sarah Goodwin Junior Female Swim Champion Patrick Goodwin Junior Male Swim Champion

2 A Special Mention There were strong performances from the junior Meteors at race 3 of the National Junior Triathlon Series in Glenelg, most notably Charlotte Derbyshire winning the Youth A women s division. Read on to learn more about this rising star Way back in December, 3 of our members made the trip over to Ballarat to compete in the Ironman They all had strong races and finished with following times Roger Mangin (5:01:52), Matt McDonald (5:08:45) and Gary Hallas (5:41:33). Congratulations men, onwards and upwards! Best of luck to the Club President Roger Mangin, and Vincent Lammerse who are taking on Ironman New Zealand in Taupo on the 4 th March. Race well! Don t forget, you have the opportunity to nominate a member for the Club s 2016/17 Long Course Award Female and Male categories. This is a subjective award based on the results, effort and activity within the club since May 2016 (think Hawaii Ironman World Championships, Murray Man, Ballarat 70.3, Ironman New Zealand). So if you would like to nominate a Meteor who has gone long, please provide their name and a brief explanation of why you think they should be the Long Course Champion for 2016/17 to Matt McDonald in person or via by 31 st March.

3 Club Training News The training timetable remains unchanged for weekday sessions. Tuesday 6-7am bike Edwardstown Velodrome with Gavin Tuesday 6:30-7:30pm brick sessions Edwardstown Velodrome with Garry Wednesday 6-7am Marion Outdoor Pool with Meredith Thursday 6:30-7:30pm Flinders Uni Ovals with Adam With races and Meteorites sessions on many weekends the weekend social training has been irregular. Please keep an eye on our facebook page, and don t forget to post if you re training and looking for a buddy. Meteorites The 7 th and final instalment of the Meteorites Program is a GRAND FINAL mini team based enduro race session! One thing is for certain it will be a lot of fun! Can t wait to see what Spratty has in store for the swim leg of the race. Get out to the Edwardstown Velodrome on Sunday 19 th March from 9-11am to be a part of the action! Equipment you will require on the day is running shoes, tri suit/cycling kit, bike, helmet, bike shoes, sunscreen, drink bottle, towel. Optional items include hat, chair, body glide, socks, sunglasses.

4 Junior Spotlight Charlotte Derbyshire is undeniably a rising star in the sport of triathlon. She has performed consistently throughout the season locally and her recent accolades include winning both of the female State Series races (13-16 yrs) at Moana. On a National Scale Charlotte is attracting attention for her performances in the National Junior Series where she has placed 7 th in the Youth A women s division at Runaway Bay, QLD and an impressive 1 st at Robina, QLD. Most recently she put together an outstanding race to run home the winner of race 3 at Glenelg, SA in front of a home crowd. Charlotte was happy to share some of her thoughts on her season, so far. Charlotte, a massive congratulations on winning the youth A division at the Australian National Junior Triathlon Series. What was it like racing on your home turf? It was really great. I have had lots of support from family, friends and the Meteors, so for them all to actually be at the race was special. The Glenelg course was also great. I am local to the area and I think it's ideal to hold a national triathlon race there. The bike course was challenging as it had some technical elements, and it was great for viewing most of the race. I hope SA will be included as a venue each year in the national series.

5 What are the next 'big' races on your radar? The Australian Junior (Youth) Triathlon Championships are coming up in Perth on March 4th. It is the championship race, and it's worth double points in the final race of the series. I am currently leading the series by only 2 points, so the win would be handy! It would be great to win the championship and point score back to back, but the competition is tough, all the girls are in good form. What ever the result though, I am happy with how I have gone this season. What is your weekly training schedule? I've been working hard all season generally doing 4-5 swims per week, 4 runs, and 3 bike sessions plus some strength and conditioning sessions. I've also been lucky enough to do some intensive camps with my training group, Tempo Systems, coached by Ross Young, at Mt Hotham and Lorne. It has been great to have you out at the Tuesday morning velodrome sessions, how do you think these sessions have been of benefit to you? I can't thank Gavin, Adam and the Meteors crew enough. Their knowledge and technical coaching has been really appreciated this season and I think my cycling has improved because of it. I also think the Meteors are doing a great job with the juniors and it's great to see so many out at the Velo on Tuesdays and Triathlon growing in our State.

6 Get Social Calendar Update Save the Date! Save the Date! Save the Date! The Meteors Annual General Meeting and end of season presentation night will be held on Friday 28 th April at the Avoca Hotel. More details to come. Please consider whether you may be able to volunteer on the Meteors Committee for the 2017/18 season. All positions will be up for nomination, including President, Vice president, Secretary, Treasurer and general members. The Committee meets once per month, usually on a Wednesday evening. If you would like to nominate yourself, please contact the club via Lawn Bowls Night Fundraier Friday 7 th April Edwardstown Bowls Club, Raglan Avenue Edwardstown From 5:30pm We encourage all club members to put together a team of four for a fun night of bowls! Bring along your friends and family, the more people we get the more we can raise for the club. There will be a silent auction, gold coin donation games and other great prizes. Tickets: Adults $15pp, under 18s $10pp This includes bowls and a drink upon arrival Payment is required prior to the event BSB Acc Reference: (your surname) Bowls RSVP: To the club or to Matt McDonald by 31 st March. Please BYO nibbles/picnic to share and wear flat soled footwear, bare feet is also ok.

7 Meteors Uniforms We are excited to announce that in partnership with Titan Performance Group, the club have created a new online portal, where uniform can be ordered at any time directly online. The process: 1. Members go to the TITAN website ( and create their own individual accounts 2. Once on the home page, go to the top right of the page and click on my account 3. Click on create new account 4. Once you have created an account, wade@titanperformancegroup.com.au to advise that you would like access to the (MTC) page; he will provide you exclusive access to the MTC client group. 5. Next time you sign in you will see Meteors Tri Club listed on the left-hand side of the header 6. Click on Meteors Tri Club and you will be directed to the unique club portal and club specific page 7. From the club page you will be able to browse, select and order Meteors apparel, as well as being able access to the entire TITAN website with club product discounts (eg 20% on XTERRA Wetsuits and XTERRA Boards, etc) At TITAN Triathlon Multisport s shop; Shop Brighton Road, Brighton you can try on the Nimblewear garments to ensure a proper fit and also look at the examples of the different levels of materials that are on offer as part of our kit. Get online today and order some fabulous club kit!! Emma Franks, Uniform Co-ordinator

8 Thanks to our Club Sponsors for the 2016/17 Season