24 Jan '17: ATC NEWS

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

 

NEWS:

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! 
 
2017 ASA Licenses
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.

 

Ironman 70.3 Buffalo City

Information Evening:
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.
 
Pre-Race Dinners at Grazia:
ATC has booked a couple of tables at Grazia in East London for Friday (27th, at 19:00) and Saturday (28th, 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.
 
IRONMAN TriClub
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 11th and 12th of February, respectively.

 

Discovery Get Active Weekend

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/

 

TSA National Triathlon Championships

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. 
 

ATC Summer Sunset Team Time Trial

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.

 

Member Personal News

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

RESULTS:

Torpedo SwimRun – 15 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 4th 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 3rd ladies team in.   All ATC Members’ results for the event are HERE.
 
Spur Cape Summer Trail Series
At the first event of the series, held in the Lebanon Forest last Sunday, Evan Fortuin was 2nd overall in the Short Course and Daniel Arendse the 2nd Junior.
 
Red Hill
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.
 
Around the Rocks Swim
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 5th in a time of 32:47. 
 

TRAINING:  Details here...

 
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!
 

EVENTS:  Details here...

Spur Cape Summer Trail Series
The Spur CSTS continues on Tuesday with the second event taking place in Kirstenbosch Gardens
 
Dan Luyt 15K
The Dan Luyt 15 Km Nite Road Run takes place on Wednesday, from the Durbanville Racecourse.
 
Dirtopia 24 Hours of Oak Valley
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.
 
Porcupine Ridge MTB Challenge
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.
 
Kloofnek Classic
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.
 
PPA Dido Valley Hill Climb
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.
 
Ironman 70.3 Buffalo City
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.
 

FUTURE EVENTS:

Ironman South Africa
General Entries for Ironman Africa Champs, taking place in Port Elizabeth on 4 April, close on the 31st of January.  After that, the entry fee increases by R 1 200.  All entries close on 17 February.
 
Westcoast Warm Water Weekend
The Westcoast Warmwater Weekend will take place on 18 and 19 March 2017ATC 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
 

About ATC Newsletters

If you are receiving this newsletter for the first time, you have recently joined ATC or signed up on Tri SPaza.  Welcome and thank you for signing up!  You have been automatically added to this list.  ATC has two distribution lists for newsletters:  This one, which is sent roughly once every two months, or when we have important news to distribute.  We also have a Weekly Newsletter, which is only sent to users who specifically subscribe to it.  To subscribe to the weekly update, please Click Here.
If you wish to be removed from the list, please click on Unsubscribe at the bottom of this email.
 

Homework

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