26 Mar '15: ATC NEWS

 
Ironman! – No Canal Swim – Pics of First Track Session

NEWS:

We had a fantastic turnout for the first track session at our new base at the Green Point Cricket Club!  Thanks very much to everyone who attended.  Simon Katz took some great pics of the session and we have uploaded these to the ATC Facebook Page.  Please have a look and like the page so that we can tag you.  We look forward to many exiting training and social sessions here.
 
Container Storage
We are looking at acquiring a 12 metre container, which will be placed within the GPCC to provide storage space for ATC.  This is a significant expense for ATC so if you have any contacts in the container business, please let us know.   
 

RESULTS:

We are somewhat disappointed for Jay Richards after he returned from the 31st SA Masters Long Course Gala National Championships without a single bronze medal!  It was an intense four day gala with long days and longer nights.  Below is the list of medals he did come back with:  50 m Free, Silver;  4 x 50m Mixed Medley, Gold;  50m Backstroke, Silver;  100m Backstroke, Silver;  200m IM, Gold;  4 x 50m Men’s Free Relay, Gold;  100m Freestyle, Silver;  4 x 100m Men’s Medley Relay, Gold plus a new SA Record;  4 x 50m Mixed Medley Relay, Silver;  50m Butterfly, Silver;  4 x 50m Men’s Medley Relay 2nd (Disqualified – Fly swimmer);  Dash for Cash, fastest men under 50, 4th.
Congratulations Jay!
 
Congratulations to Cobus and Caitlin Van Den Berg, from team Hammer, who were the second Mixed Vets Team at the AfricanX 3-day trail stage race.
 
David Taitz competed at the first International Ice Swimming Association World Championships in Murmansk, Russia.  David swam 1 Km in Zero degrees water and reported that it was the hardest thing he has ever done, mentally and physically.  The recovery was actually worse than the swim itself.  Russian Vodka helps with warming up though.  Well done David. 
 
Richard Murray won the New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup event in New Zealand last week!  Richard is having a great start to the season after he also placed third at the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series season opener in Abu Dhabi on 7 March.  We look forward to seeing Richard in action at the Discovery WTS event in Cape Town on 26 April.
 

TRAINING THIS WEEKend:

CANAL SWIM:  A reminder that there will be NO Canal Swim tomorrow or next Friday.  The next swim will be on Saturday 11 April at 16:00.
 
RUN:  On Tuesday 31 March there will be a track session in the morning at 06:00 and in the afternoon at 18:00.  Both sessions will be at the Green Point Cricket Club.
 
We have not scheduled any other training sessions this weekend or next week due to Ironman, Two Oceans and the Easter Holidays.
 

EVENTS: 

Well, it is that time again!  Over a hundred ATC and Embark Triathletes are heading to Port Elizabeth for the Ironman Africa Championships taking place on Sunday.  We’ve published a list of the ATC’ers taking part along with their race numbers on the on-line version of this newsletter.   Please view the list below.  SMS your athlete’s race number to 39408 to track their progress on race day. Good luck to all the ATC’ers taking part!
 
Local events include the Telkom Athletic Club’s 10 K at CPUT in Bellville on Saturday and the Spar Ladies Challenge in Green Point on Sunday.  The Dirtopia Easter Trail Run takes place at the Warwick Wine Estate, near Stellenbosch, on Sunday.  15, 10 and 5 Km routes are available.
 
FUTURE EVENTS:
If you have already entered the Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town but are not sure which club you selected, please let us know by return mail.  We will compile a list of ATC entrants for the organisers and get them to update your details.  This will help us to determine how many free entries ATC is eligible for.  We need these entries so that our development teams can take part in the event again.  WTS is offering our club one free entry for every 10 entries received.  If you have not entered yet, please do so before 7 April and use “Atlantic Triathlon Club” as your club name when you enter.  You do not have to be a TSA registered athlete to contribute to these entries.  Any ATC member entering will contribute towards our free entries. 
 
On Monday, 30 March at 18:30, Discovery WTS is hosting a talk about the event at the Olympic Cycles Shop at the River Club in Observatory.  The talk will cover, preparation, transition, drafting rules and race strategy.  Please RSVP to Savannah@worldsport.co.za.
 
If you are currently training for this event, post a selfie of your training session on one of the event’s social channels (Facebook, Twitter or Instagram) and you stand a chance to win a weekly hamper.  We dare you to TRI!
 
Enjoy the Weekend!
ATC

ATC
Race
Individual
Start
#
Number
Name
Category
Team
Wave
1
108
Hannie Van Huyssteen
MEN 18 - 24
ATC
WAVE 2
2
147
Werner Gerber
MEN 25 - 29
ATC
WAVE 2
3
154
Roy Hannington
MEN 25 - 29
ATC
WAVE 2
4
160
Ruan Hessell
MEN 25 - 29
ATC
WAVE 2
5
161
Roger Hitchings
MEN 25 - 29
ATC
WAVE 2
6
164
Dean Hopf
MEN 25 - 29
ATC
WAVE 2
7
165
Sean Hulley
MEN 25 - 29
Embark
WAVE 2
8
184
Willem Le Roux
MEN 25 - 29
ATC
WAVE 2
9
214
Louis Pretorius
MEN 25 - 29
Embark
WAVE 2
10
226
Curtis Samuels
MEN 25 - 29
Embark
WAVE 2
11
227
Romario Sardinha
MEN 25 - 29
ATC
WAVE 2
12
236
Justin Smith 2
MEN 25 - 29
Embark
WAVE 2
13
265
De Wet Albertyn
MEN 30 - 34
Embark
WAVE 2
14
268
Daniel Appel
MEN 30 - 34
Embark
WAVE 2
15
314
Andrew Cronje
MEN 30 - 34
ATC
WAVE 2
16
319
Marc Davidowitz
MEN 30 - 34
ATC
WAVE 2
17
327
Jean De Villiers
MEN 30 - 34
ATC
WAVE 2
18
338
Michael Eadie
MEN 30 - 34
ATC
WAVE 2
19
355
Johann Gerber
MEN 30 - 34
ATC
WAVE 2
20
385
Simon Katz
MEN 30 - 34
ATC
WAVE 2
21
392
Wouter Kriegler
MEN 30 - 34
ATC
WAVE 2
22
416
Cameron Mclean
MEN 30 - 34
ATC
WAVE 2
23
428
Jd Neill
MEN 30 - 34
Embark
WAVE 2
24
451
Leslie Pottier
MEN 30 - 34
ATC
WAVE 2
25
458
Trevor Ransome
MEN 30 - 34
ATC
WAVE 2
26
461
Cameron Richards
MEN 30 - 34
Embark
WAVE 2
27
510
Christopher Vadas
MEN 30 - 34
ATC
WAVE 2
28
531
Justin Willard
MEN 30 - 34
Embark
WAVE 2
29
542
Steve Attwell
MEN 35 - 39
Embark
WAVE 2
30
579
Grant Clark
MEN 35 - 39
ATC
WAVE 2
31
590
Dirk Dircksen
MEN 35 - 39
ATC
WAVE 2
32
594
Stephan Du Toit
MEN 35 - 39
ATC
WAVE 2
33
596
Morne Edas
MEN 35 - 39
Embark
WAVE 2
34
598
Justin Elliott
MEN 35 - 39
Embark
WAVE 2
35
604
Sean Featonby
MEN 35 - 39
ATC
WAVE 2
36
621
Brent Godfrey
MEN 35 - 39
ATC
WAVE 2
37
639
Darrin Hofmeyr
MEN 35 - 39
Embark
WAVE 2
38
647
Craig Jacobs
MEN 35 - 39
Embark
WAVE 2
39
691
Gerhard Maree
MEN 35 - 39
ATC
WAVE 2
40
698
Iain Mc Gregor
MEN 35 - 39
ATC
WAVE 2
41
735
Mitesh Pema
MEN 35 - 39
ATC
WAVE 2
42
783
Colin Timmis
MEN 35 - 39
ATC
WAVE 2
43
800
Johan Van Niekerk
MEN 35 - 39
ATC
WAVE 2
44
845
Jos Balk
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
45
851
James Bayhack
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
46
852
Simon Beamish
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
47
854
Gavin Bell
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
48
883
Albert Coetzee
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
49
896
Zoon Cronje
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
50
935
Mike Fannin
MEN 40 - 44
Embark
WAVE 2
51
987
Riaan Janse Van Rensburg
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
52
997
Daniel Joubert
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
53
1021
Philip Le Roux
MEN 40 - 44
Embark
WAVE 2
54
1048
Robert Mcgaffin
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
55
1051
Thinus Meyer
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
56
1064
Anton Neethling
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
57
1066
David Nel
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
58
1084
Stephan Pienaar
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
59
1094
Deon Prinsloo
MEN 40 - 44
Embark
WAVE 2
60
1105
Trevor Rolfe
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
61
1118
Costa Saridakis
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
62
1136
Marco Stichini
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
63
1154
Rudolf Van Den Berg
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
64
1155
Schalk Van Der Merwe
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
65
1172
Theron Van Wyk
MEN 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 2
66
1185
Stephan Weyers
MEN 40 - 44
Embark
WAVE 2
67
1229
Everett Brown
MEN 45 - 49
ATC
WAVE 3
68
1249
Robert Damerell
MEN 45 - 49
Embark
WAVE 3
69
1290
Conrad Greer
MEN 45 - 49
ATC
WAVE 3
70
1319
Simon Kneel
MEN 45 - 49
ATC
WAVE 3
71
1331
Matthys Lourens
MEN 45 - 49
ATC
WAVE 3
72
1364
Stephen Peirce
MEN 45 - 49
ATC
WAVE 3
73
1375
Brian Pyle
MEN 45 - 49
ATC
WAVE 3
74
1386
Ian Ross
MEN 45 - 49
Embark
WAVE 3
75
1387
Wane Rossouw
MEN 45 - 49
ATC
WAVE 3
76
1424
Omri Thomas
MEN 45 - 49
ATC
WAVE 3
77
1431
Cobus Van Den Berg
MEN 45 - 49
ATC
WAVE 3
78
1458
Michael Williams
MEN 45 - 49
ATC
WAVE 3
79
1483
Adrian Buddingh
MEN 50 - 54
ATC
WAVE 3
80
1513
Grant Goodwin
MEN 50 - 54
ATC
WAVE 3
81
1563
Michael Mey
MEN 50 - 54
ATC
WAVE 3
82
1574
Andre Pepler
MEN 50 - 54
ATC
WAVE 3
83
1602
Piet Viljoen
MEN 50 - 54
Embark
WAVE 3
84
1606
Gert Wilkins
MEN 50 - 54
Embark
WAVE 3
85
1630
Derek Evason
MEN 55 - 59
ATC
WAVE 3
86
1670
Ian Ross
MEN 55 - 59
Embark
WAVE 3
87
1755
Susan Duckitt
FEMALE 25 - 29
ATC
WAVE 3
88
1770
Stephanie Smit
FEMALE 25 - 29
Embark
WAVE 3
89
1779
Paula Armstrong
FEMALE 30 - 34
ATC
WAVE 3
90
1797
Kirsten Hopwood
FEMALE 30 - 34
Embark
WAVE 3
91
1809
Candice Morrison
FEMALE 30 - 34
Embark
WAVE 3
92
1818
Larisa Smuts
FEMALE 30 - 34
Embark
WAVE 3
93
1838
Rosa Cilliers
FEMALE 35 - 39
Embark
WAVE 3
94
1847
Marilyn Fischer
FEMALE 35 - 39
ATC
WAVE 3
95
1857
Karla Kik
FEMALE 35 - 39
ATC
WAVE 3
96
1868
Jenny Nel
FEMALE 35 - 39
Embark
WAVE 3
97
1872
Hanja Oosthuizen
FEMALE 35 - 39
ATC
WAVE 3
98
1877
Chantel Rall
FEMALE 35 - 39
Embark
WAVE 3
99
1879
Jacqueline Roberts
FEMALE 35 - 39
ATC
WAVE 3
100
1901
Nienke Van Schaik
FEMALE 35 - 39
ATC
WAVE 3
101
1917
Karin Coetzee
FEMALE 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 3
102
1947
Lara Resnick
FEMALE 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 3
103
1956
Kirsty Thompson
FEMALE 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 3
104
1963
Janine Van Zyl
FEMALE 40 - 44
ATC
WAVE 3
105
2001
Maria Silverman
FEMALE 45 - 49
ATC
WAVE 3