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ETPA's biggest weekend of racing a success18.11.08 ETPA has just had our biggest ever weekend of racing. The ETPA crew, including staff from Physiohealth, made the journey up to Shepparton for the 11th annual Campbell's Shepparton Half Ironman Triathlon. Also during the weekend Andrew Wright continued his great run of form placing in the top ten overall (8th) in the Honk Kong ITU race Saturday, then backed up the following day, taking out the Asian Aquathon Championships. Some stand out performances from ETPA athletes at Shepparton include a long awaited return to racing from the ever TUFF Dennis Neal. Dennis came third in the male 40-44 age group after a three year hiatus from racing. All things look good for Dennis and his prep for Geelong 70.3 next year. All the boys going to WA for the Ironman in three weeks raced on very fatigued legs and still turned out solid performances on their home turf with PB's from Xavier, James, Ben and Stephen. The big engine of Xavier set up a great time on the bike of 2:22 which was the fastest ride of our group for the day. New athletes to our group and in their first Half IM, Georgia Vipond, Ben Pattie, Aaron Slight and Paul Field all had great races with Georgia coming in 4th in her age group. Tony Durand, from ETPA Bass Coast regional program, had a great race as well as old strong men Ian Scott (4th male 55-59) and Archie Ball. The biggest PB award of the day goes to Marcus Cook the home town boy from Shep in his second half turned out a 25min PB As with all great days we had some uncontrollable problems with two of our chargers DNF'ing due to sickness or injury...better luck next time boys. Half Ironman results Dennis NEAL Total: 4:24:52 Swim: 27:03 Ride: 2:29:24 Run: 1:28:23
Xavier COPPOCK Total: 4:27:35 Swim: 29:06 Ride: 2:22.00 Run: 1:36:02
Mark KOMARNYCKI Total: 4:35:20 Swim: 29:55 Ride: 2:30:00 Run: 1:35:27
James MONAHAN0 Total: 4:37:52 Swim: 29:58 Ride: 2:26:01 Run: 1:41:51
Ben ROBINSON Total: 4:42:43 Swim: 31:03 Ride: 2:35:24 Run: 1:36:14
Ben PATTIE Total: 4:49:14 Swim: 36:37 Ride: 2:40:39 Run: 1:31:56
Stephen HUMPHREYS Total: 4:56:45 Swim: 31:47 Ride: 2:43:03 Run: 1:41:53
Peter KEIGHERY Total: 5:01:22 Swim: 30:55 Ride: 2:47:26 Run: 1:42:59
Ron ZIESSLER Total: 5:01:59 Swim: 23:37 Ride: 2:46:20 Run: 1:52:00
Marcus COOK Total: 5:04:30 Swim: 34:56 Ride: 2:41:48 Run: 1:47:45
Damien WOOLFORD Total: 5:18:22 Swim: 36:02 Ride: 2:52:04 Run: 1:50:14
Paul FIELD Total: 5:20:23 Swim: 40:09 Ride: 3:00:08 Run: 1:40:05
Ian SCOTT Total: 5:20:46 Swim: 34:11 Ride: 2:52:16 Run: 1:54:17
James HARVEY Total: 5:22:22 Swim: 34:11 Ride: 2:54:17 Run: 1:53:54
Adrian BALL Total: 5:28:25 Swim: 41:37 Ride: 3:03:10 Run: 1:43:37
Aaron SLIGHT Total: 5:43:11 Swim: 38:51 Ride: 3:11:49 Run: 1:52:29
Georgia VIPOND Total: 5:46:53 Swim: 35:21 Ride: 3:09:01 Run: 2:02:29
Vinnie TURCINOVICH Total: 5:52:59 Swim: 34:09 Ride: 2:55:47 Run: 2:23:01
Tony DURAND Total: 6:04:17 Swim: 36:23 Ride: 3:14:16 Run: 2:13:36 Michael DOYLE DNF
Gordon SUTHERLAND DNF ETPA also had some results from the Hexman event... Sue O'Conner and Jill Stevenson waved the flag high on the day with solid outings. The "legend" award must go to Jill who came off her bike and was seen riding with one arm. Jill crossed the finish line with a smile on her face and quickly made her way to the ETPA tent for a massage and some Physiotherapy provided by Physiohealth. Also a quick shout out to Morgan Deegan, a former ETPA athlete, now under the wise leadership of Sean Foster in smashing the Hexman event in a great lead-in to WA full.
Hexman results
Susan O'CONNOR Total: 1:53:15 Swim:11:14 Ride: 01:04:14 Run::37:46
Gillian STEVENSON Total: 2:08:32 Swim: 17:19 Ride: 1:06:40 Run: 44:32
Morgan DEEGAN Total: 1:41:17 Swim: 11:00 Ride: 1:00:04 Run: 30:11
Andrew Wright stepped into overdrive on the weekend with two great races. The first was the Honk Kong ITU event where Andrew came in 8th overall. Andrew was in the mix all day with a great swim/ride combination setting up a 30min 10k run off the bike.
The following day Andrew turned it on winning the Asian Aquathon Championships. Andrews devastatingly quick swim opened the race up with no one able to match him on the day.
A special note to Physiohealth for keeping our athletes bodies in great shape leading into the weekend's race then repairing them after the event. The team at Physiohealth, lead by Justin McEvoy, went beyond the call of duty on Sunday treating over 40 athletes after the event. Great work guys
ETPA congratulates all athletes who participated on the weekend and look forward reading the race reports!
Orbea Tri Series Challenge Race 1 Results10.11.08 Three ETPA athletes competed in race one of the Orbea Tri Series Challenge 08/09, with some great results. Dennis Neal won his age group in the sprint race (500m/20km/5km) in a time of 1:00:55. Nerissa Stafford finished 4th in her age group in 1:13:51, and Georgia Vipond came 6th in her age group with solid time of 1:16:42. Congrats guys!
Andrew takes 3rd in 1st Asian Beach Games Triathlon26.10.08 ETPA athlete /coach Andrew Wright raced yesterday in the 1st Asian Beach games . He contested the Olympic Distance Triathlon in Bali. Andrew came an amazing 3rd overall! ANDREW WRIGHT SWIM: 19:23 RANK 1 RIDE: 1:17:58 RANK 3 RUN: 35:51 RANK 7 TOTAL: 1:54 Congrats Andrew!
Captain CrankIT tears up Kona19.10.08 It looks like we may have to move Julian “Captain Crankit” Wain off the “inactive” list of ETPA athletes! Prior to the Ford Ironman World Championships Captain sent an email: “so I'VE DECIDED on nude-ing up in T2 this year. Why am I telling you??? well, I’m wearing your race suit on the bike.... I've worn it on a few training rides both earlier this year in LANZA and here in KONA... .. I Iike it,....so I'M riding in it. T2 WILL SEE me change into a two piece for the run for better cooling. All good, Now,.. tell me how are you going to justify putting this pic on your website when I'm listed as "inactive" ;) you're a smart boy I'm sure you'll find a  way.” With the much anticipated race getting closer lots of well wishes and reports were sent back and forth from Kona to Australia. Despite his “inactive” status Captain had another smashing race in Kona and lived up to all expectations. Here is what he had to say after the race: “We'll I've finished here again, it's really just an honour to race on this iconic course with so many top athletes. Thankful to not have had any bike mechanical issues and ultimately crossed the line for another 10 hour finish,... that's 6 from 6 IM's. Although this one being my third fastest time at 10:15 and some change it was my most satisfying. TOP 100 in my age group (JUST,.. 99TH) OUT OF 237 which was one goal for the World Championships. Also wanted to go sub 10 hours with a sub 5 hour bike being a bonus,,.. unfortunately neither happened. The Island served up a brutal day weather wise, severe winds on the bike leg, oppressive humidity along Alii Dr at the start of the marathon and then hitting 40deg in the Natural energy lab which is 28ish km in with 14 to run. The tough bike conditions were evidenced by Pro's riding 10-15 minutes slower than "normal" Kona conditions, so that translates to 20ish minutes slower on the bike for "mere mortal" age groupers... so I reckon the conditions cheated me out of my sub 5 hour bike time and sub 10, 9 hour finish. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. My running has come along nicely since 2007 so although I did slow mid-marathon I ran the final 14 km in 1 hour 11 minutes which is JUST about 5 minutes per k. Crossed the line for a 3:40 marathon which I'm wrapped with - ALL GOOD. AWESOME spectator support from Nicole, BAB'S, Komo and Traeges,- HUGE THANK YOU.. AND great support from the numerous other Aussies spectating and randoms that took a liking to the "Captain Crank it" across my butt. SWIM BIKE RUN OVERALL 1:08:03 5:19:30 3:40:46 10:15:41 Now time to kick back and eat ice cream,...my next challenge will be keeping off the pud'n. Will be back in London Monday 20th. OVER AND OUT” All ETPA’rs were stoked to hear that he had another successful campaign in Kona and all envy Captain “living the dream”. He managed to pull off another quality finish which can be viewed here http://ironman.com/events/ironman/worldchampionship/?show=tracker&rid=172&year=2008 type in race number 1214 and click ‘watch me finish’.
Big Weekend for ETPA'rs!14.10.08 It was a jam-packed weekend for ETPA'rs, with athletes competing in the Ironman World Championships, the Melbourne Marathon and group of athletes put in a solid weekend of training at the ETPA & Bass Coast Barracudas' Training Camp 08. As results and race reports come in, look forward to more information being posted!!
Cannibal Gold Coast Half Ironman Triathlon Results06.10.08 Sunday saw great performances from all ETPA'rs competing, with Ken Purves and Gordon Sutherland both doing PBs on the day. New athletes to our group Nerissa Stafford and Marcus Cook had great races, with Nerissa having a top 15 finish in her first race in ETPA colours. Nerissa Stafford 05:34:15 35-39 Female 14th 00:36:01 02:56:39 02:01:33 Marcus Cook 05:31:50 30-34 Male 86th 00:36:27 02:45:34 02:09:47 Ken Purves 04:59:44 35-39 Male 37th 00:31:45 02:39:03 01:48:54 Gordon Sutherland 04:52:08 30-34 Male 29th 00:31:58 02:33:28 01:46:40
Great racing in tough conditions guys!
Victoria Duathlon Series Results
06.09.08 Some solid results from ETPAr's at last weekends Victorian Duathlon Series race. Andrew Wright came 3rd overall in 57:42. Ian Scott came 2nd in the Male 50-54 age group in 1:18. Aaron Slight put in a great performance is his second race in three weeks coming in at 1:15. Well done guys!
Mallard Cycles Winter Triathlon Results28.09.08 Last weekend a contingent of ETPA'rs raced in the Mallard Cycles Winter Triathlon, run by Latrobe Valley Triathlon Club. All put in good performances but some standouts were:
Archie Ball - 1st in his age group
Andrew Wright - 2nd in his age group And some new athletes in the group:
Lauren Haylock and Georgia Vipond both had great races in their first events in ETPA colours.
Xavier, Ben, Aaron and Dennis also made the journey up and came home with solid results. View full results here
Great work Team
VRR 10k and half Marathon Results26.08.08 New Guys to ETPA, Andrew Wright and young Jamie Edwards had great runs in the 10k event. Andrew cleaned up taking the win in an impressive time of 32:30 and young Jamie came in second place in a time of 37:30 which is also a PB
In the Half Marathon Nerissa Stafford and Paul Field both had great races with Paul running a 14 minute PB in a time of 1:31:53. Nerissa also had a solid day out in her lead up to WA IM with a time of 1:40 in her first Half Marathon in ETPA colours. Both athletes are happy with their races and enjoy the benefits of the changes in running style that ETPA have made with them.
Rydges Capricorn Half Ironman Results26.08.08 A great day was had up in Sunny Yeppoon for the Rydges Capricorn Half Ironman. The ETPA crew waved the flag high. The biggest of them all Xavier, weighing in at 90kg, did another PB with an explosive ride time of 2:23. Xavier Stopped the clock in an impressive overall time of 4:35 and is certainly becoming a force on the bike. Only in his first year with ETPA, and deep in volume for WA IM, this result was a little unexpected and sets an impressive bench mark for the upcoming season.
James Duncan again had a solid race with three strong disciplines and a controlled effort throughout. As with Xavier and all the other boys who raced Yeppoon James is deep in volume for WA and had a controlled race stopping the clock at 4:37. Improving speed over the third lap of the run course puts him in a great place for WA.
Ben Robinson and Ian Scott also made the long journey up to Yeppoon and both had cracking races. Talking with Ben post race he indicated that his PB time of 4:51 was not up to standard for him...he, as with all ETPA'rs, has high standards and is continually looking for big gains each time he races. Ian Scott again as impressive as ever in the first Half IM he has controlled from start to finish. Ian raced the event like a seasoned athlete controlling is HR and leaving the door open for big IM in December. The analysis of the HR data suggests Ian was only at 80% all day and had lots more "gas" when required. This is truly a great result for the "Big Boy" moving forward.
Special note to Craig McKenzie, who Mat does some training with, coming in Third Overall. Great effort mate. Xavier Coppock M30-34 4:35:38 29:15 2:27:20 1:39:00
James Duncan M30-34 4:37:33 26:55 2:34:09 1:36:28
Ben Robinson M35-39 4:51:53 32:41 2:39:13 1:39:57
Ian Scott M55-59 5:28:26 32:17 2:57:44 1:58:22
MEDIA RELEASE19.08.08 Elite Triathlon Performance Australia (ETPA) and Physiohealth have combined their resources to develop a program that will be a first in Australia - an integrated screening system for athletes. It is an exciting time for the evolution of Physiohealth partnering with ETPA to develop screening, treatment and rehabilitation programs for beginner and elite level triathletes. This partnership will be a win for sport in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne. Both ETPA and Physiohealth are looking forward to being able to increase the level of sport participation in the West.
Physiohealth has an elite outlook in the way it assists athletes perform and has shown that in the past with it's close relationship with Swimming Australia, soccer, badminton, boxing, gymnastics and dancing. Physiohealth has three of its staff currently in Beijing at the games.
ETPA share a similar vision of sports coaching and its Triathlon program is widely regarded as industry leading. Working together, both organisations have developed a screening package that reflects the specific needs of triathletes. The screening assessment conducted by Physiohealth will cover all issues that relate to a triathletes performance and their general wellbeing. It will assist new athletes entering the sport safely and keep existing athletes injury free for longer.
An athlete who takes part in this program can start the process from their own home or wherever best suits them. All that is required is an email to ETPA who will then coordinate booking the athlete an appointment with Physiohealth for a screening assessment. Once the appointment has been completed Physiohealth will email the results back to an ETPA coach with a specific plan designed around that person's strengths and weaknesses. The coach then is able to email the athlete a summary and new training program that best suits their individual needs.
ETPA offers email based training programs, venue based group training programs, online customer interface, online product sales and a well defined triathlon and multisport coaching network with access to the worlds leading specialist providers.
Physiohealth provides a holistic approach to prevention and rehabilitation in the following areas: physiotherapy, dietetics, myotherapy, massage, exercise physiology and Pilates.
Since 2002, ETPA has transformed itself from a sole trader, operating with only a handful of personal clients to a company that employs six staff who coordinate three venues and services approximately 150 athletes. ETPA is looking forward to working closely with Physiohealth who has been treating patients at the highest level for over 20 years and who has 14 physiotherapists working out of 6 locations across Melbourne.
The launch of the partnership and screening assessment will be celebrated with ETPA and Physiohealth providing a free running singlet for any athlete who participates in a screening assessment conducted during the launch week beginning 1 September. To make a booking or for more information please contact Mat Tippet - Director, ETPA via email mat@etpa.com.au call the ETPA office directly on 9399 3958 or visit http://www.etpa.com.au/ You may also contact Physiohealth directly on 9317 8999 or footscray@physiohealth.com.au  
Good luck to ETPA'rs in Yeppoon14.08.08 Good luck to ETPA'rs - Ian Scott, Ben Robinson, Xavier Coppock and James Duncan, who are racing this weekend in the Rydges Capricorn Half Ironman. All have been putting in some solid training and we hope to see great results. Smash it up guys!
Physiohealth have joined ETPA in a ground breaking two year partnership 19.07.08 This partnership is the first of its kind for the triathlon industry. The partnership will assist ETPA athletes in staying injury free and on the training track for longer. ETPA are delighted to be aligned with a company like Physiohealth and look forward to the partnership growing Stay tuned for more details and the official launch shortly
WSTC Duathlon Results01.07.08 Congratulations to the ETPA young guns, or should we say one old gun and a few new young guys who raced at the WSTC Duathlon on Sunday! Young Jamie Edwards put in a solid effort in his first race in ETPA colours, clocking an impressive three and a half minute PB. Jamie is only 10 weeks into his ETPA program and the results are starting to come. Aaron slight, also a new athlete, had a great race in his first ever Duathlon, stopping the clock at 1:18 with three solid legs. Let's not forget Gordon Sutherland's great performance after a 6 hour ride in the hills the day before. This was Gordon's first race with ETPA and he had a solid hit out. We expect big things from Gordon so stay tuned! Last but not least Archie Ball again won his age group with two solid run legs. Archie almost chased down the younger guys in the last few kilometres...again he just keeps getting faster! | Jamie Edwards | 1:10:51 | | Gordon Sutherland | 1:12:22 | | Aaron Slight | 1:18:12 | | Adrian Ball | 1:13:11 |
Good Luck Sarah03.06.08 ETPA are wishing Sarah Egan all the best at these weekends Olympic distance world titles. Sarah is racing in the female 30-34 age group and has come off her last overload phase well....She is currently in the US and has just started her taper. Coach Mat is expecting big things from Sarah's run leg and hope she can motor into a top 15 finish!
Hobos Fun Run Results18.05.08 In cold and wet conditions a bunch of hardcore athletes competed in the Hobos 5km and 10km Fun Runs. A number of ETPA'rs competed, putting some solid performances. In the 5km, 1st overall was Archie Ball in a time of 19:20. In the 10km, 1st overall was Jarrod Holcombe in 37:14 and 3rd overall was James Duncan in 38:06. Congratulations to ETPA athletes, Jamie Edwards, Ken Purves, Peter Keighery, Ron Ziessler and Ross Hardy who all had Pb's on the day! Also a special mention to the Crew from Tri Mental Edge who came down in the horrible conditions and smashed out some very solid times...not to mention Gina's great effort overcoming some knee issues to complete the 5k event!
Busselton Half Ironman Results04.05.08 The results are in for the Busselton Half Ironman! The ETPA'rs had some solid results. James Harvey: Swim - 00:32:08, Bike - 02:34:24, Run - 02:03:53, Total - 05:15:30. James gets Coach Tippet's ' encouragement award for the day', he rode himself into the ground, clocking a 15min PB for the 90k time trial...then found out what life on the "wrong side" of the pain line is like with a 2:05 half marathon. Good learning experience in his second half IM. James Monahan: Swim - 00:31:57, Bike - 02:23:16, Run - 01:42:44, Total - 04:42:12. James clocked a 12m PB...left his race on the track. Great effort after only 12weeks in the ETPA program
Sarah Egan: Swim - 00:40:03, Bike - 02:37:24, Run - 01:46:14, Total - 05:09:30. Yet again Sarah steps up and has a PB race on fatigued legs in her lead in for world titles in a few weeks. Great results guys!
Busselton Half Ironman this weekend03.05.08 Three ETPA'rs are racing this weekend in the Busselton Half Ironman Triathlon. James Monahan, James Harvey and Sarah Egan have all put in some hard training and the weather is looking to be perfect racing conditions with some clouds and nice moderate temperatures. We will expect some quick times and hopefully personal bests. Good luck guys, crank it!
Woodend BMC 100km Cross Country Mountain Bike Marathon Results25.04.08 ETPA athlete Bec Locke raced in a mountain bike marathon during the weekend, finishing with a great result. Bec reported back: It was in it's first year and was awesome! Held in the trails around Woodend (Cammery Waters) it was a very tough course full of single track with logs, berms, log bridges and topped off with an hour or so of pine trails and lots of climbing right near the end.
We had great weather and with a staggered bunch start it was easy to find your position without to much pushing and shoving.
I had a good race coming in 2nd elite female around 2mins behind the leader in a 5hr 30min race. Considering my technical skills need a little work I was quite happy.
Will be looking forward to the race again next year. Well done Bec!
Hobo's Fun Run21.04.08 ETPA are proud to be associated with the Hobo's Fun Run on the 17th of May at Newport Running track. The event has a 10k fun run and a 5k run/walk. ETPA are sponsors of the event and hope as many ETPA athletes and family members as possible will participate. The day will be full of fun and activities for the whole family including face painting for the kids and a BBQ. Registration is via the Hobson's Bay Running Club at www.http://hobos.org.au
Panthers Ironman Australia Results12.04.08 Congratulations to the contingent of ETPA athletes that raced in Port Macquarie. Ironman Australia was a huge event and the day looked to be a horrible one weather wise. The skies opened up as the athletes were doing final prep in transition. Luckily for athletes and spectators alike the weather at race start cleared up and stayed pleasant for the rest of the day (reports are that the rain stuck around out the back of the bike course making the ride a little more uncomfortable for the athletes). ETPA'rs threw down some solid efforts with a number of great personal bests and some impressive leave it all on the race track racing. In no particular order the results were:
Peter Keighery:
Swim - 01:04:26, T1 - 3:47, Ride - 05:45:22, T2 - 3:09, Run - 4:20:18, Total - 11:13:53. Peter improved on his previous PB by 2hours!
Ken Purves:
Swim - 01:10:20, T1 - 4:44, Ride - 05:48:13, T2 - 3:10, Run - 4:24:45, Total - 11:23:19. Ken improved on his previous PB by 55min!
Deb Rielly:
Swim - 01:11:00, T1 - 4:08, Ride - 06:06:25, T2 - 3:29, Run - 4:39:18, Total - 11:56:44. Deb improved on her previous PB by 10min.
Sue O'Conner:
Swim - 01:18:32, T1 - 6:57, Ride - 07:09:11, T2 - 4:27, Run - 4:48:13, Total - 13:15:57. Sue had a great race in her first Ironman in her first year in the sport!
Gavin Slavin:
Swim - 01:10:50, T1 - 4:16, Ride - 05:22:33, T2 - 3:15, Run - 4:06:07, Total - 10:39:32.
Gavin was competing in his second Ironman in the space of 4-5 weeks and he suffered three punctures on the ride and still posted a solid time!
Mark Komarnycki:
Swim - 01:03:09, T1 - 3:59, Ride - 05:13:51, T2 - 1:52, Run - 3:49:56, Total - 10:06:56.
Mark pushed all day and certainly left his race on the track - great effort!
Rick Cooke:
Swim - 01:17:47, T1 - 6:32, Ride - 05:56:37, T2 - 8:26, Run - 04:08:54, Total - 11:23:19.
Rick was looking solid all day and had a blinding sprint finish with another guy, almost cleaning up Ken at the finish line! Great work guys!
Good Luck ETPA'rs racing at Panthers Ironman Australia21.03.08 Ironman Australia is fast approaching and a strong contingent of ETPA athletes are in the final few weeks of preparation for the big day. Some serious PBs look to be on the cards with all athletes looking strong and focused. ETPA'rs heading to Port Macquarie in April are: Gavin Slavin - Gavin just came off a strong race at Ironman NZ less than three weeks ago, He will be doing two Ironmans in four weeks!
Sue O'Conner
Deb Reilly
Mark Komarnycki
Peter Keighery
Ken Purves
Rick Cooke We will all be supporting you guys on April 6th either on the course or online. Crankit!
Cape Paterson Olympic Distance Results20.03.08 ETPA'rs James Monahan, Ron Ziessler and James Duncan (me) raced the Cape Paterson Olympic Distance Triathlon on Sunday 16th March. It was a super hot day with temperatures in the high 30s. The race was great fun and well organized for a small local event. James Monahan had a solid race after riding 140km the day before coming 1st in his age-group and Ron was on track for a great result till he succumbed to not one but two punctures! He repaired them both and carried on to finish strong. James Duncan had a solid swim and run, fading in the heat to finish 6th overall. Good work guys.
Bonita Ironman New Zealand Results01.03.08 A Huge congratulations to three ETPA athletes who raced the Bonita Ironman New Zealand today. On what looked to be a wet day from the live online coverage, all three had cracking races!
Egan, Sarah: Swim - 01:15:48, Bike - 05:50:06, Run - 03:59:30, Total - 11:13:54. Sarah came 5th in her age-group!!
Scott, Ian: Swim - 01:13:28, Bike - 05:59:19, Run - 04:29:48, Total - 11:56:21. Ian came 9th in his age-group!!
Slavin, Gavin: Swim - 01:00:49, Bike - 05:09:17, Run - 03:59:38, Total - 10:20:44 Great work guys, looks like some great results as payment for the efforts put into training for the race.
ETPA'r Bec Locke 6th place Woman at
Lowam Otway Odyssey 100km Mountain Bike Race24.02.08 Congratulations to ETPA athlete Bec Locke who had a great mountain bike race during the weekend. Here is what Bec had to say about it: Lowam Otway Odyssey 100km Mountain Bike Race. What an experience I couldn't have imaged that the race was going to be that hard ( The climbing felt endless).The weather was very average making the course an absolute mud pit . All I can say is that I'm glad I was in the top 60, as all the climbs in the first 20km once into the bush where unrideable . I can't imagine what it would have been like when the 1250th person came through. The race started off well for me. I managed to get to the top of the first 10km climb equal 1st girl and I was in 3rd position by about the 45km mark .Unfortunately this is where all the technical section started and my mtb skills leave a little to be desired at the moment (nothing a little bit of practice won't help) . I held on to 5th place for the rest of the race until I snapped my seat post, leaving me to ride the last 12km out of the saddle . At that time of the race it wasn't much fun at all . If I had enough energy I probably would have cried . I finally got to the end in 6th place feeling a little sore and sorry for myself after I had a couple of really good crashes. The race took about 7hrs and the course was slower by about 45min to last year overall. I can't say I'm unhappy with my race as I gave it all I had and came 6th place in a pretty hot field ( 2 commonwealth riders an American world cup rider ) and I had a seat malfunction. It Was ok. With a bit of technique riding who knows for next year.
Well done Bec!!
Message from Big Boy24.02.08 ETPA'rs and others, THE TIME HAS COME It is now time to do what the early mornings / late afternoons / weekends and other training sessions have all been leading towards. The now - 4 years of pain and experience will be used to its max. I'm off to that Island of New Zealand to tackle what they say is the oldest IM race - Saturday 1st March. Ian Scott Race No.1132 see ya Big Boy
Snap Ironman 70.3 Geelong13.02.08 A huge congratulations to the large ETPA contingent that tore up the Snap Ironman 70.3 Geelong course on Sunday. I am sure most will agree it was a tough course that tested everyone. Some of the ETPArs were using the race as prep for bigger things, i.e. Ironman, while for others this was the goal race of the season. There were some rock solid performances and some tired looking finishers on the day.
In the pro field, defending Ironman 70.3 World Champion Mirinda Carfrae dominated the women's event while in the men’s race, Australia’s Leon Griffin powered home to take the Snap Ironman 70.3 Geelong title. ETPA results (in no particular order): James MONAHAN T4:54:11 S0:33:33 B2:34:17 R1:46:20 James is a new guy on the ETPA block, great first up effort! Dallas HARVEY T6:33:00 S0:45:48 B3:24:44 R2:22:27
Sue O'CONNOR T5:45:43 S0:39:47 B3:07:24 R1:58:31
James DUNCAN T4:48:24 S0:29:30 B2:35:50 R1:43:03
Ian SCOTT T5:24:21 S0:36:09 B2:57:09 R1:51:03 Ian placed 7th in his age-group, well done! Jarrod HOLCOMBE T4:33:06 S0:30:10 B2:26:13 R1:36:41 Jarrod placed 10th in his age-group, great work! Mark KOMARNYCKI T4:42:16 S0:32:41 B2:30:20 R1:39:14
Damien WOOLFORD T5:26:02 S0:37:20 B2:51:38 R1:57:03
Ben ROBINSON T4:53:43 S0:33:15 B2:41:12 R1:39:15
Archie BALL T5:44:19 S0:43:08 B2:59:37 R2:01:33
Morgan DEEGAN T5:25:18 S0:39:28 B3:02:41 R1:43:07
Megan CARTER T5:44:10 S0:39:09 B3:06:29 R1:58:32
Ross HARDY T5:20:39 S0:32:45 B2:53:10 R1:54:43 Ross’ 1st Half IM – congratulations! Rick COOKE T4:57:14 S0:38:26 B2:44:44 R1:34:02
Ken PURVES T5:04:19 S0:35:47 B2:44:48 R1:43:43
Debbie RIELLY T5:38:56 S0:35:08 B2:55:08 R2:08:40
Peter KEIGHERY T5:02:35 S0:33:03 B2:42:58 R1:46:34
Ron ZIESSLER T5:00:30 S0:26:29 B2:38:32 R1:55:29 Ron had 2nd fasted age-group swim! Gillian STEVENSON T6:20:19 S0:52:43 B3:09:13 R2:18:22 We can look forward to their race reports in the coming weeks!!
Geelong 70.3 Coming up! 03.02.08 Good luck to the large contingent of ETPA athletes racing at the Geelong 70.3 race next weekend. For most it will be part of their build up for coming Ironman distance races, for others it will be the main race of the season. A special note to those competing in their first Half Ironman distance race. Smash it everyone!! We can look forward to some great race reports in the coming weeks.
WSTC Enduro results28.01.08 Some of the ETPA Athletes had a smashout at the WSTC Enduro race during the weekend, which consisted of the shortcourse triathlon race twice through. It was a fun event and there looked to be some pain on the faces of some of the competitors. From ETPA racing were: Mat Tippett 4th overall Jarrod Halcombe 5th overall (1st in age-group) Mark Komarnycki Archie Ball 3rd in age-group Dallas Harvey Emma Hardy had a cracker of a race in the short course race also. Congrats guys!
Port of Tauranga Half Ironman14.01.08 Congratulation to ETPA athlete James Duncan on racing in the Port of Tauranga Half Ironman last weekend and getting married to the lovely Fay. James clocked a PB time of 4:34 coming in 6th in his age group. We look forward to reading his race report when he gets back from his holiday.
Ironman Western Australia Results05.12.2007 Huge congrats! to the ETPA athletes who raced last weekend in Ironman Western Australia in Busselton. Notable mention to Ron in his first triathlon had the second fastest age group swim overall. Morgan came 3rd overall in her age group. James Harvey also had a great race in his second triathlon ever with a controlled 10:51. Darren Brown in his first IM also finished off strongly with a solid 13:18. Darren BROWN | 13:18:51 | M4044 | 109 | 1:22:18 | 6:22:33 | 5:33:59 | Morgan DEEGAN | 12:23:41 | F1824 | 3 | 1:15:25 | 6:07:15 | 5:01:01 | Ron ZIESSLER | 11:48:39 | M4044 |
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