24 Jan '17: ATC NEWS

 

ASA Licenses – Discovery World Cup – Ironman 70.3 EL – SwimRun Results

And just like that 2017 has us firing on all cylinders!  A few events under the belt already, we are packing for East London, planning teams for the Discovery Cup, realising that the Argus is around the corner and getting serious about Ironman PE and Two Oceans! 

 

We will receive 2017 ASA Licenses tomorrow and you can collect these from the ATC Container from 17:00-19:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.  Please make every effort to collect on these two days as we will be heading for East London on Thursday and the office will not be open again until Wednesday 1 February. 

You can use your 2016 ASA license until 17 February 2017.

 

Please note that ASA has two new regulations for 2017:

1)         The paper form is back and in addition to the on-line registration, runners must also complete a registration form.  To streamline collection, PLEASE DOWNLOAD AND COMPLETE this form before you collect your license numbers.  Clich here to DOWNLOAD the form.  We will not be able to issue a license without a signed form.

 

2)         You have to wear both ASA License numbers, one on the front and one on the back of your vest.  If the race organiser provides a race number, you wear that in front, over your ASA license, but not covering the ASA sponsor’s logo, as shown in the image below.

We would like to thank Isuzu Trucks, Paul Wolff and Ironman South Africa for the great information evening hosted last Wednesday at the Protea Hotel in Sea Point.  It was informative, fun to meet the “other” Paul Wolff, and filling thanks to all the eats and drinks provided.  We look forward to a great weekend in East London.

 

ATC has booked a couple of tables at Grazia in East London for Friday (27^th, at 19:00) and Saturday (28^th, at 17:00) evenings. The restaurant is located in the Upper Esplanade, Aquarium Road, Quigney.  It is next door to the Virgin Active Club so is quite central to the hotels where most of us will be staying.  If you would like to be part of the ATC Group for these pre-Half Ironman Dinners, please reserve a spot by completing the On-Line Form.

 

The Atlantic Triathlon Club is registered as an Ironman TriClub and you can earn points for us each time you do an Ironman event.  In 2016 we came second at the European TriClub Championships held in Pula, Croatia.  It is time for us to start collecting points so that we can qualify for the Champs again.  If you are doing an Ironman event this year and have not yet registered, PLEASE REGISTER NOW!   TriClub membership is free and it only takes a few minutes to register.  The link below will take you to a page that explains the process and there is also a video with instructions.

If you have a problem with registration, reply to this email and we’ll assist.

 

All ATC Members registered with Ironman TriClub under Atlantic Triathlon Club before Thursday this week will stand a chance to win a free entry into the Discovery Triathlon World Cup Cape Town or the Discovery Duathlon Cape Town, taking place on the 11^th and 12^th of February, respectively.

The Discovery Triathlon World Cup (SwimCycleRun), which attracts 70 of the top international men and women elite triathletes, takes place on Saturday 11 February at the V&A Waterfront.  For those who don’t swim, the Discovery Duathlon (RunCycleRun) takes place on Sunday 12 February 2017 at the Green Point Athletics Track.

 

There are various distances in each of the above events that make it totally doable no matter what your activity levels were over the festive season!  You can do as little as a 2.5 Km run, or complete the full course that the Pros will be racing on.

 

The City of Cape Town has kindly made some entries in both events available to us and we will once again get as many of our development athletes to the blue carpet as possible.  We will partner with YEP Cycling Clan and Songo.Info but would also like to extend the invitation to members who would like to be part of these teams.  We need strong swimmers and cyclists!  If you have already entered one of the events, you can join a team on the other days.  Please reply to this email if you would like to be part of our teams.

 

Elsewhere in this newsletter you will find three opportunities to win an entry into one of the events!  Have a read and make sure you get in with a chance. Entries close on Sunday 29 January so this is your last week.

 

For more information on the weekend, visit:  http://www.triathlon.capetown/

If you are a TSA Licensed Triathlete you would have received an email explaining the process for selection into the Provincial team to represent Western Cape / Western Province at the TSA National Championships, taking place in the Free State on 19 March 2017.  Please Click Here to view the email with all the details and results of licensed athletes. 

 

It was an extremely difficult decision to take but we have decided to cancel the February event, which was scheduled to take place on 22 February 2017.

 

There is an event scheduled at the Athletics stadium on that date.  Over time, it has also become quite expensive and a strain on our resources, for ATC to host the event twice a year.  We will still host the event scheduled for 18 October 2017.

 

We always schedule two dates per year because in the past we’ve often had to cancel one due to other events in the popular area.   So then we have the other date as a backup.  The February / early March time-slot is particularly busy in that area. 

 

Unless there are other events looking for a Wednesday slot in late February / early March, we will continue to reserve this date and if the club can find a way to host twice a year, we will happily do this.

Congratulations to Ceejae Miller and Mike Shea on the birth of their second son, Bradley Shea, who was born on 19 January.

 

Wow, what a fantastic experience!  The inaugural Torpedo SwimRun was a huge success and a terrific showcase for the coastline, in and out of the water, between Sandy Bay and Clifton.  Most of us ride or run this stretch at least once a week but have never experienced the varying trail and rocky sections, not to mention the interesting water entries and exists.  Apart from the cold water, the weather was perfect with calm seas and cloudy conditions for the run.

 

There are loadS of pictures on Facebook, which will give you a glimpse of this unique event and show you why we can’t wait for the next one!

 

Congratulations to Team Vivobarefoot with Greg Goodall and Jean de Villiers, who were second overall.  Team Embark, with STeve Attwell and Megan Stephens were 4^th overall and won the mixed team category.  Team Galapagos with Josh Reinecke and Hanmarie Stadler was second mixed team.  Team Mighty Moms with Vibeke Moore and Jessica Opie was the 3^rd ladies team in.   All ATC Members’ results for the event are HERE.

 

At the first event of the series, held in the Lebanon Forest last Sunday, Evan Fortuin was 2^nd overall in the Short Course and Daniel Arendse the 2^nd Junior.

 

It’s too soon for results but we would like to congratulate all the runners who completed the Red Hill Classic (36 Km) or Marathon on Saturday.

 

The Tygerberg Aquatic kids, whom you may have seen at the ATC Canal Swim, training for SA Open Water Champs, ruled at the Around the Rock Swim on Sunday.  Top 4 overall went to: Andrew Richie (24:32), Nicholas Campbell (26:21), Dylan Wright (26:25) and Ryan Chandler (26:40).  All competing in the Boys Wetsuit category.  The Girls’ Wetsuit podium went to:  Rebecca Meder (27:25), Abigail Meder (27:27) and Caylan Bromley (30:17).   Robyn Williams (31:27), won the Female Wetsuit category and Vivienne Williams was in 5^th in a time of 32:47. 

 

 

Please note that there will be NO CANAL SWIM on Friday 27 January 2017, as most of us will be in East London for the Ironman 70.3.

 

SWIM:  Join us on King’s Beach on Saturday morning at 08:00 for swim practice on the 70.3 Swim Course.  Look out for the ATC beach umbrellas.

 

BIKE:  There will be no rides in Cape Town this week or weekend due to the Ironman 70.3 East London.  We will be doing a leg loosener in East London on the 70.3 run course on Saturday morning at 10:00.  Meet us at the Garden Court entrance.

 

RUN:  Speed interval training will take place on the Green Point Athletics Track on Tuesday morning at 06:00 and Wednesday evening at 18:00.  We will have a lucky draw at each session where one runner can win an entry into any one of the Discovery Active Weekend events!

 

The Spur CSTS continues on Tuesday with the second event taking place in Kirstenbosch Gardens. 

 

The Dan Luyt 15 Km Nite Road Run takes place on Wednesday, from the Durbanville Racecourse.

 

The Dirtopia 24 Hours of Oak Valley Endurance Mountain Biking event takes place on Saturday. Teams or individuals will complete as many of the 10 Km laps as they want or can over 24 Hours.  You can camp at the venue to take a break between laps.

 

The Porcupine Ridge MTB Challenge takes place on Saturday at the Bridge House School in Franschhoek.  Riders can choose between 52, 26 and 7 Km routes.

 

This tough, popular and spectacular half marathon takes place on Sunday.  Runners will set off from the Camps Bay High School and do the calf-stretching climb to Signal Hill and the Cable Car before enjoying the quad-breaking descend into Camps Bay.

 

This event has been re-scheduled to take place on Sunday, 29 January.  This is a tough hill climb starting from the bottom of Dido Valley road, near the Scratch Patch in Simonstown.  The climb is about 2.4 Km long and riders will start, individually, from 6:30 till 08:00 on Sunday morning.

 

Last but not least, this is the event many Triathletes have been focusing on for the past 6 months!  Including many rookies who have been training with Embark since August 2016.  Good luck to all the ATC Members taking part on Sunday!  You can find all the names and their race numbers, at the bottom of this email.  The list also includes TSA License Numbers of those athletes who are registered with WCTA / TSA.  If you do not have a TSA License you will need to buy a temporary license at registration.  If you believe you have registered for 2017 but your license number does not appear below, please contact us so we can look into it.

 

General Entries for Ironman Africa Champs, taking place in Port Elizabeth on 4 April, close on the 31^st of January.  After that, the entry fee increases by R 1 200.  All entries close on 17 February.

 

The Westcoast Warmwater Weekend will take place on 18 and 19 March 2017.  ATC Members will receive 15% off the entry fee and we have also reserved some spots in the stables.  There is no additional charge to camp or stay in the stables for Members entering for both days.  To receive the discount, enter the voucher code, WWW5963, when you enter on-line.  For more information and to enter, visit:  www.electricink.co.za

 

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This was a long newsletter so we will repeat the five actions you may have to take:

1)       Ensure that your TSA License is in order for 70.3 Registration.

2)       Register with Ironman TriClub under ATC.

3)       Book your pre-race dinner at Grazia.

4)       Collect your 2017 ASA License.

5)       Get in line to win an entry to the Discovery Get Active Weekend.

 

Then, have a great week!

ATC

 

ATC #	Name and Surname	Category	Race #	TSA 2017 #
1	Ariel Rubin	M 18 - 24	288	NoTSA
2	Alex Cox	M 25 - 29	471	NoTSA
3	Raees Dalvie	M 25 - 29	475	NoTSA
4	Auren Freitas Dos Santos	M 25 - 29	498	NoTSA
5	Wouter Hanekom	M 25 - 29	511	NoTSA
6	Ruan Hessell	M 25 - 29	101	NoTSA
7	Roger Hitchings	M 25 - 29	518	NoTSA
8	Tyron Ingle	M 25 - 29	247	WPT/00163/17
9	Chris Jacobs	M 25 - 29	519	NoTSA
10	Marthinus Kemp	M 25 - 29	527	WPT/00256/17
11	Lee Kotze	M 25 - 29	532	NoTSA
12	Rohan Meyer	M 25 - 29	549	WPT/00138/17
13	Curtis Samuels	M 25 - 29	291	NoTSA
14	Simon Starck	M 25 - 29	595	WPT/00149/17
15	Ed Beukes	M 30 - 34	653	WPT_R/1030/17
16	Hudson Chevallier	M 30 - 34	675	NoTSA
17	Gavin Cilliers	M 30 - 34	679	WPT_R/1147/17
18	Haazim Daniels	M 30 - 34	690	NoTSA
19	Roy Davis	M 30 - 34	212	NoTSA
20	Rickus Ferreira	M 30 - 34	715	NoTSA
21	Oliver Hagan	M 30 - 34	736	NoTSA
22	Paul Jacobs	M 30 - 34	757	NoTSA
23	Mohamed Mansura	M 30 - 34	813	NoTSA
24	Gerhard Maritz	M 30 - 34	263	NoTSA
25	Charl Pienaar	M 30 - 34	853	NoTSA
26	Bjorn Pienaar	M 30 - 34	856	NoTSA
27	Rustum Robertson	M 30 - 34	873	NoTSA
28	Anthony Rogers	M 30 - 34	875	NoTSA
29	Jaco Smith	M 30 - 34	886	NoTSA
30	Donovan Stoop	M 30 - 34	894	NoTSA
31	Sean Tait	M 30 - 34	904	WPT/00215/17
32	David Taylor	M 30 - 34	908	WPT/00154/17
33	Serge Witkowsky	M 30 - 34	947	WPT_R/1141/17
34	STeve Attwell	M 35 - 39	956	WPT/00174/17
35	Marco Barbieri	M 35 - 39	958	NoTSA
36	Graham Barratt	M 35 - 39	961	NoTSA
37	Crispin Barrett	M 35 - 39	188	WPT_R/1070/17
38	Logan Baynham	M 35 - 39	963	NoTSA
39	Nicol Carstens	M 35 - 39	984	WPT/00126/17
40	Alistair Chivell	M 35 - 39	988	NoTSA
41	Christo Coetzee	M 35 - 39	991	NoTSA
42	Euan Jonker	M 35 - 39	251	NoTSA
43	Nichol Jordaan	M 35 - 39	1062	NoTSA
44	Ryan Mccarthy	M 35 - 39	1106	NoTSA
45	Gakeem Mohamed	M 35 - 39	1118	NoTSA
46	Rudolph Oosthuizen	M 35 - 39	134	NoTSA
47	Zameer Osman	M 35 - 39	1136	WPT_R/1098/17
48	Trevor Ransome	M 35 - 39	1146	NoTSA
49	David Sullivan	M 35 - 39	1168	NoTSA
50	Schalk Van Der Merwe	M 35 - 39	1188	NoTSA
51	Johan Van Niekerk	M 35 - 39	1196	NoTSA
52	Bradley Voges	M 35 - 39	1211	WPT_R/1143/17
53	Mujahid Adams	M 40 - 44	1228	NoTSA
54	Saar Ben-Tovim	M 40 - 44	1245	NoTSA
55	Derek De Vries	M 40 - 44	216	NoTSA
56	Justin Elliott	M 40 - 44	1307	WPT_R/1101/17
57	Mike Fannin	M 40 - 44	1313	NoTSA
58	Sean Featonby	M 40 - 44	1314	NoTSA
59	Paul Gordon-Brown	M 40 - 44	1332	NoTSA
60	Daniel Hayes	M 40 - 44	1347	NoTSA
61	Trevor Hodgson	M 40 - 44	1353	WPT_R/1057/17
62	Werner Kannemeyer	M 40 - 44	1365	NoTSA
63	Brian Kennedy	M 40 - 44	1371	NoTSA
64	Reza Khan	M 40 - 44	1373	WPT_R/1040/17
65	Jacobus Kruger	M 40 - 44	255	NoTSA
66	Philip Le Roux	M 40 - 44	1388	NoTSA
67	Sean Mcculla	M 40 - 44	1412	NoTSA
68	Francois Olivier	M 40 - 44	1435	NoTSA
69	Jacobus Oosthuizen	M 40 - 44	1436	NoTSA
70	Aashiek Parker	M 40 - 44	1440	WPT_R/1114/17
71	Mario Santana	M 40 - 44	292	WPT/00183/17
72	John Smith	M 40 - 44	1484	WPT/00239/17
73	Marco Stichini	M 40 - 44	1489	WPT_R/1154/17
74	Andro Theart	M 40 - 44	1498	WPT/00171/17
75	Jos Balk	M 45 - 49	69	WPT/00131/17
76	Nigel Bowley	M 45 - 49	1571	NoTSA
77	David Chapman	M 45 - 49	1583	NoTSA
78	Mark Cliff	M 45 - 49	1588	WPT_R/1012/17
79	Zoon Cronje	M 45 - 49	210	NoTSA
80	Robert Damerell	M 45 - 49	1600	NoTSA
81	Jeremy De Tolly	M 45 - 49	1606	NoTSA
82	Paul Hough	M 45 - 49	1657	NoTSA
83	Paul Ingpen	M 45 - 49	1660	NoTSA
84	Thabo Khojane	M 45 - 49	1675	WPT_R/1016/17
85	Gerhard Kotze	M 45 - 49	1682	NoTSA
86	Patrick Lawson	M 45 - 49	1687	WPT/00209/17
87	Ryk Lochner	M 45 - 49	1691	WPT/00162/17
88	Feroz Mahomed	M 45 - 49	1697	NoTSA
89	Shaun Matthews	M 45 - 49	1702	NoTSA
90	Riaan Meintjes	M 45 - 49	1706	NoTSA
91	Ashraf Orrie	M 45 - 49	1723	NoTSA
92	Ian Ross	M 45 - 49	1735	NoTSA
93	Jonathan Van Wyk	M 45 - 49	168	NoTSA
94	Marc Wilson	M 45 - 49	1802	WPT_R/1038/17
95	Dirk Coetsee	M 50 - 54	1827	NoTSA
96	Michael Du Toit	M 50 - 54	1841	NoTSA
97	Peter Hartmann	M 50 - 54	1862	WPT_R/1024/17
98	Gareth Metzler	M 50 - 54	1893	NoTSA
99	Malcolm Rapson	M 50 - 54	286	NoTSA
100	Daniel Roberts	M 50 - 54	1905	NoTSA
101	Frank Van Asperen	M 50 - 54	1921	NoTSA
102	Vasili Vass	M 50 - 54	1930	WPT_R/1025/17
103	Henry Wolstenholme	M 50 - 54	1940	WPT/00225/17
104	Adrian Buddingh	M 55 - 59	1959	NoTSA
105	Michael Byron	M 55 - 59	1962	NoTSA
106	Malcolm Harrington	M 55 - 59	1980	NoTSA
107	Hans Sukel	M 55 - 59	2021	NoTSA
108	Gert Wilkins	M 55 - 59	2033	WPT/00124/17
109	Alesia Ruthven	F 18 - 24	2104	NoTSA
110	Tara-Lynne Smith	F 18 - 24	2106	NoTSA
111	Arné Van Rensburg	F 18 - 24	322	WPT/00192/17
112	Shannon Croney	F 25 - 29	2133	NoTSA
113	Ashleigh Crosland	F 25 - 29	2135	NoTSA
114	Nikita Fensham	F 25 - 29	2151	NoTSA
115	Xanri Haak	F 25 - 29	237	NoTSA
116	Lindsay Jolly	F 25 - 29	2163	NoTSA
117	Genine Manchip	F 25 - 29	2174	NoTSA
118	Robyn Perry	F 25 - 29	279	NoTSA
119	Kelly Styane	F 25 - 29	2212	WPT_R/1120/17
120	Elena Cremasco	F 30 - 34	209	WPT_R/1015/17
121	Michelle Flowers	F 30 - 34	2264	NoTSA
122	Jessica Griesel	F 30 - 34	2269	NoTSA
123	Caronne Jones	F 30 - 34	2281	NoTSA
124	Elzane Lotz	F 30 - 34	2298	WPT_R/1121/17
125	Danielle Mascher	F 30 - 34	2305	WPT_R/1112/17
126	Sally Misplon	F 30 - 34	2307	NoTSA
127	Kate Neill	F 30 - 34	2309	WPT/00159/17
128	Alice Oosthuizen	F 30 - 34	135	WPT/00139/17
129	Jessica Rohman	F 30 - 34	2326	WPT_R/1113/17
130	Mirella Biagioni	F 35 - 39	2369	WPT/00260/17
131	Corneli Dittrich	F 35 - 39	2384	WPT_R/1160/17
132	Anneri Harmse	F 35 - 39	239	WPT/00145/17
133	Claire Moorhouse	F 35 - 39	2422	WPT_R/1134/17
134	Nicola Schmitt	F 35 - 39	2432	WPT_R/1119/17
135	Astra Van Der Westhuizen	F 35 - 39	2442	NoTSA
136	Madele Van Heerden	F 35 - 39	2443	NoTSA
137	Madelein Van Zyl	F 35 - 39	2448	NoTSA
138	Natalie Willemse	F 35 - 39	2453	NoTSA
139	Jenny Close	F 40 - 44	33	WPT/00189/17
140	Nikki Crous	F 40 - 44	2472	WPT_R/1074/17
141	Karen Du Preez	F 40 - 44	2482	WPT_R/1034/17
142	Lesyl Potgieter	F 40 - 44	2526	WPT/00220/17
143	Nienke Van Schaik	F 40 - 44	167	WPT/00129/17
144	Lara Fury	F 45 - 49	2570	WPT/00166/17
145	Elizabeth Kotze	F 45 - 49	2588	NoTSA
146	Esther Patience	F 45 - 49	2600	WPT_R/1014/17
147	Karla Ray	F 45 - 49	2602	WPT_R/1095/17
148	Annalie Smith	F 45 - 49	2612	NoTSA
149	Karen Trotman-Pitt	F 45 - 49	2616	WPT_R/1068/17
150	Leigh White	F 45 - 49	2624	WPT_R/1117/17
151	Debbie Hibbert	F 50 - 54	2635	WPT/00204/17
152	Tricia Maslin	F 50 - 54	2644	NoTSA
153	Genelle Van Der Riet	F 50 - 54	164	NoTSA
154	Tina Van Wyk	F 50 - 54	169	WPT/00104/17
155	Dawn Clarke	F 55 - 59	203	WPT/00110/17