15 Sep '15: ATC Weekly

 

TSA Registrations – Clanwilliam Deadlines – ITU Worlds

 

If you are doing any Triathlon before Clanwilliam, or need the TSA number for a race entry, please let us know so we can prioritise your TSA License application.

The deadline for applications for TSA licenses required for the Clanwilliam Festival is Saturday 26 September.  Any applications and payments received after this the date will not be processed in time for the event and unlicensed members will have to pay the day license fees at Clawilliam registration.

 

Please note that the TSA website administrators sent out a batch of 2015 TSA numbers as a test.  This was a mistake and will show your number from last season.  If you receive such an email, kindly ignore this and wait for your 2016 number.

 

Congratulations to Trevor Hodgson and Leigh White who got married this past weekend.  Matt Knight and Jade Kannemeyer got married last weekend.  We wish these newly-weds all the best!

 

The UCT Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine is recruiting participants for a new study at the Sport Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA), Newlands.  The aim is to investigate why some female runners are able to remain lean, while others seem to gain weight with age.  The primary focus will be on metabolic and lifestyle factors.  Female runners, aged 30 to 45, who are either VERY LEAN (BMI of 18 – 21) or OVERWEIGHT (BMI greater than 25) are requested to apply.   Runners must have been running half and/or full-marathons for at least 5 years; must have completed a half or full marathon within the past 6 months and must have been running consistently over the past 6 months (30-60 Km per week).  However, runners should NOT have made a significant change to their diets within the past 6 months and should NOT have a current half-marathon time quicker than 1 hour 50 minutes.

 

For more Information or to apply, please email:  g10L0217@gmail.com

 

Congratulations to all the members who finished the Crazy Store Table Mountain Challenge!  Leg 3 once again proved to be the overall winner, taking much longer than legs 1 and 2 combined.  Team Kelfords, with Andrew Le Roux, Matthew Blake and Brett Nattrass came second in the team competition in a time of 4:53:14.  Results of the ATC Solo Runners appear at the bottom of this email.

 

Kevin Flanagan and team mate, Ryan Eichstadt completed the gruelling Trans Alpine 8-day Trail Run last week.  The stage race visits three countries, covers 270 Kilometres of running, includes 16 000 metres of climbing and took the team around 41 hours to complete.

 

SWIM:  Due to the Rugby World Cup game between South Africa and Japan taking place on Saturday afternoon, the canal swim will start at 15:00. Please arrive before 15:00 as no sign in will be allowed after this time.

 

In October, after the Clanwilliam weekend, the swim will move to Friday mornings at 06:15.  Due to limited parking and the proximity of the start to residential units, we will introduce some changes to the sign in and start procedure.  Sign-in, without a barcode tag, will not be possible for the morning swim.  It is therefore very important that all swimmers obtain a barcode tag before this date.   

 

BIKE:  On Thursday mornings we will do a Mountain Bike ride from the Point Virgin Active at 06:00.  There will be no scheduled ride this weekend due to the Cape Town Marathon and PEACE Runs.

 

RUN:  Tuesday Track will still be at the Green Point Cricket Club (GPCC) with sessions in the morning at 06:00 and in the afternoon / evening at 18:00.  Tomorrow evening (Thursday), we will do a trail run starting from GPCC at 17:45.

 

The second event in the Merrell Night Run Series takes place tomorrow night (Wednesday) at Groot Constantia.

 

This weekend is the Cape Town Marathon, PEACE Trail Runs and PEACE Fun Runs.  We look forward to a weekend of running in the City, Mountain and surrounds.  The ATC Gazebo will be set up at the common finish are in the Green Point A Track for the weekend.

 

The Dr Evil Mountain Bike Classic 3 day stage race starts on Thursday and finishes on Saturday in Knysna.  This is followed by the Karoo to Coast Mountain Bike Challenge on Sunday.

 

The Funky Fynbos Festival takes place In Gansbaai this weekend with Mountain Bike races on Saturday and Trail Runs on Sunday.

 

Good luck to Richard Murray (Pro), Henri Schoeman (Pro), Darrin Hofmeyr (35-39), Kobus Meyer (35-39) and Vivienne Williams (50-54), who will be taking part in the ITU World Triathlon Series (WTS) Grand Finale and World Championships, which takes place in Chicago this weekend!

 

Good luck to members taking part in Ironman 70.3 Pula in Istria, Croatia, on Sunday.

 

A reminder that today is the last day you can substitute your Clanwilliam Triathlon entry.

 

This new Duathlon on the calendar is taking place in Sandton, Johannesburg on 25 October 2015, as part of the EcoMobility World Festival.  This will be Joburg’s first inner-city Duathlon and will offer Standard, Sprint and Super Sprint distance events.  You can also enter in teams of two or three.  The event will also will serve as one of three qualifiers for selection into the Triathlon SA Team, who will compete at the 2016 Aviles ITU Duathlon World Championships.

For more information and to enter visit: www.discoveryduathlon.com

 

An Information Evening on the above event will be held in Sandton on the 21^st of September.  If you will be up north on this date and would like to attend, please email Savannah@worldsport.co.za for an invite.

 

Organisers of the Cape Classic 380 has offered ATC and Embark members a 20% discount on the entry fee of R3000.  So members will pay R2400 for the 3 day tour, which includes lunch but not accommodation.  This three day road cycling tour takes place in Montagu from 6 to 8 November 2015.  Please reply to this email if you would like a discounted entry.

 

Enjoy the week!

ATC