29 Mar '17: ATC NEWS

Six SA Champs – Ironman SA – Two Oceans Training
 

NEWS:

Once again, this month’s newsletter is packed with results from the past month and this time we have no less than six SA Champs!   
 
Congratulations to all the mountain bikers who finished another gruelling Cape Epic, which took its toll as early as day two with many teams not making it, prompting organisers to ease off a bit on the 3rd day.  Undoubtedly, many more tough days followed with the queen stage only happening on the penultimate day.  We have not been able to download all the results and will report in more detail in next month’s newsletter.
 
The Triathletes will show their stuff this coming weekend at Ironman African Champs in Port Elizabeth whilst the runners get ready to taper for Two Oceans Ultra over Easter. 
 

Member Personal News:

Congratulations to Manuela Dias De Deus and Karl Rogers on the birth of their little girl, Eden Indigo Rogers! Eden was born on 10 March.
 
Kiki and JD Neill welcomed their second girl, Neave Neill, into the World on 13 March 2017.  We look forward to growing our membership base amongst the Neill family.

 

RESULTS:

SA Triathlon Champs
The TSA National Triathlon Championships took place on 19 March at the Aldam Holiday Resort, near Bloemfontein.  Congratulations to all the ATC Members who were part of the team and did us proud.  All our members’ results can be viewed on our Results Blog
 
Rohan Meyer was WP’s best performer at the event and is the 2017 SA Champ in the 26-29 Age Group!  Nolan Steele took bronze in the same AG.  Vicky Van Der Merwe was 3rd under the Elites whilst Michelle Krebs took Silver in the 25-29 AG.
 
XTERRA SA Champs
Richard Murray is the new XTERRA South African Champion after battling it out in Grabouw with reigning champ Bradley Weiss.  It is Richard’s 2nd XTERRA SA title after he also won in 2013.  With this, Richard qualified for XTERRA Worlds, happening on Maui in October, but he has not yet decided if his schedule will allow him to race.
Congratulations to the following Age Group XTERRA SA Champions! Matthew Daneel (30-34), Vernon Visser (35-39), Douglas Burger (50-54) and Michelle Krebs (19-24).
Chris Visser took bronze in the 19-24 Age Group.
 
In the XTERRA LITE event Tyron Ingle was 2nd in the 25-29 AG, Hayley Preen was the first lady home and won the 19-24 AG.  David Durham won the 30-34 AG, Xanri Haak won the 25-29 AG and Sharon Allen was 3rd in the 60-64 AG.
 
All our members’ results for XTERRA can be viewed on our Results Blog
 
Junior Swimmers at SA Championships
The youngsters from Tygerberg Aquatics, who regularly join us for the ATC Canal Swim, participated in the 2017 SA Open Water Swim Championships, which took place in Port Elizabeth on 3 and 4 March 2017.  These girls all raced the 5 Km and 10 Km events and placed in their respective age categories:  Abigail Meder (17-18) 5 Km 3rd; Carli Antonopoulos (14-16), 1st; Kiara Barnes (14-16), 2nd.
 
Dylan Wright (14-16) won his age category in the 5 Km Swim.
 
Rebecca Meder ended the 2017 SA Junior Age Group Championships with 6 World Junior Championship qualifying times and 9 SA Age Group Junior Championship titles!
 
Coach Bianca Marais is currently in Egypt with Dylan Wright and Rebecca Meder, who are taking part in the Junior Africa Championships.
 
West Coast WarmWater Weekend
The Vets ruled at this year’s WarmWater Weekend with four of the 6 podiums in the men’s and ladies Long Triathlon going to (young) Veterans.  Iain Mc Gregor was second overall (1st Vet) and Emma Alsop was second in the ladies race (2nd Vet).  Alice Oosthuizen was 3rd overall (1st, 18-39) and Alex Antonakis was 2nd in the 18-30 AG.
 
David Talbot (PTC) and Tania Fourie, both also young Vets, won the Short TriathlonLesyl Potgieter was the 3rd Vet, Doran Schoeman was 2nd in the 18-39 AG followed by David Petersen in third.
 
Emma Alsop was the first lady in the Long Swim (3.8 Km).  Brit Hyland was the first lady in the Short Swim (1.6 Km).
 
All our members’ results for the Weekend can be viewed on our Results Blog
 
Other Results
Richard Murray won the race and prize cheque of his life when he won the Superleague Triathlon, after three days of high intensity Swim, Bike and Run racing on Hamilton Island, off Australia’s East Coast.
 
Douglas Burger won his age group at the Tour De PPA on 26 February.  At the Tour of Good Hope, he was second in his age group for the Tour and also won the King of the Mountain competition.
 
Evan Fortuin won the Dirtopia Harvest 14 Km Trail Run, held on the Le Bonheur Wine Estate on 18 March.
 
Cape Summer Trail Series
At the final event, held in Oak Valley on the 26th of February, Evan Fortuin won the Short Course and Daniel Arendse was second under the Junior Boys.  Evan and Daniel also finished the series in second position in their respective categories.
 
ATC Development Results
The ATC Development team really excelled during the Athletics season with a number if the youngsters being selected for the WP Athletics Schools Teams and earning WP Colours:
Shaunica Phillips (u/12), 150m Sprints; Giovanni Simpson (u/15), 3000m; Daniel Arendse (u/17); 2000m Steeplechase; Bruzano Britz (u/17), 2000m Steeplechase.
 
Kelfords Motors
Congratulations to Kelfords Motors, who was named runner up in the Ford South Africa Dealer of the Year!  The award is based primarily on customer satisfaction so we are pleased that other customer are as impressed with their service as we are.  Makes us proud to be associated with Tristan Kelly and his team at Kelfords.
 

TRAINING:  Details here...

There will be limited training this week due to Ironman SA taking place this weekend.  After Ironman we will change over to our winter training schedule.
 
SWIM:  This coming Friday, 31 March, there will be NO canal swim.  From next week, Saturday 8 April, the swim will be on Saturday afternoons at 14:00.
 
RUN:  Track will continue as per normal on Tuesday mornings at 06:00 and Wednesday evenings at 18:00.
 
Two Oceans Training Run
On Saturday 1 April, we will do a training run on most of the Half Marathon route.  We are trying to arrange a support vehicle for the run, but please be prepared to run with your own drinks / refreshments.  If you are able to provide support the run, please let us know.
 
We will leave from the UCT Parking Area, closer to the Southern end of the Rugby Field at 06:15.  We will run along the forest side of the M3 and cross over at the Rhodes Drive traffic lights.  We will run along Edinburgh Drive and take the Travato Link Off-Ramp and then head past the Victoria Hospital.  We will then do a loop through Constantia and head up Southern Cross.  From there the run will follow the official route to UCT.

 

EVENTS:  Details here...

Ironman Africa Champs
This is the big one!  Good luck to all the members taking part in Ironman Africa Champs on Sunday.  All our members taking part are listed further down in this email.  We have included race numbers so you can track your favourites.  We have also included the TSA license numbers of registered Athletes.  If you believe you are registered but there is no TSA number next to your name, please check that your TSA License is in order.  Unlicensed entrants will have to buy a day license at registration.
 
And it will be televised on Super Sport all day!
 
The ATC Gazebo will be set up on the run route, where supporters can meet.  We will also arrange for refreshments there on the day.  Please invite your supporters to visit the gazebo and cheer loudly.  We will try and get the same position as in previous years as triathletes will pass there on the bike and run.
 
Bike Transport
If you have not arranged transport for your bike to get to Port Elizabeth yet, contact Andre Steenkamp at andre@mcvg.co.za.  He still has a couple of spots available.
 
Other Events:
The Merrell Autumn Night Run, with 8 Km and 5 Km options, takes place on Wednesday from Simon’s at Groot Constantia.  This is the second event a series of 3.  The third event is next Wednesday, 5 April.
The Maluti Double 90, a 180 Km Team Time Trial, takes place on Saturday in Clarens, Free State.
The PPA Philadelphia Mountain Bike Race takes place on Saturday from the Church Square and offers 76 Km, 39 Km and 13 Km routes.
On Sunday is the Clifton 1SOMS, starting from Clifton 4th Beach.

 

Future Events:

Comrades Substitutions
The Substitution process for the Comrades Ultra Marathon closes on 14 April 2017. For details, visit:  www.comrades.com  Please let us know if you have an entry that you will not be using.
 
Outriders Cycling Festival
This festival, taking place at Killarney Race Track on Sunday, 9 April, will include various events as well as a Club Challenge, during which, clubs will compete in a 40 Minute plus 1 lap race, to determine the winning club.  Entries are just R20 and you enter on the day. Click Here for more details.
 
Sports Nutrition
Kelly Scholtz, who has produced up some brilliant and healthy dishes on the Afternoon Express TV Show, has incorporated high-level sports nutrition expertise and techniques into her Food For Sport practise.  They can offer various services, from standard individual dietetics consultations and meal planning, to metabolic testing and sodium sweat testing.  The testing provides detailed information, such as, an individual's capacity to utilize fat for fuel at various training intensities, or how much sodium an individual loses in sweat.  This information can be used to create specific nutrition and hydration strategies for individuals. 
 
If you would like more information on this, please contact kelly@foodforsport.co.za
 

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Ironman Africa Champs – Port Elizabeth – ATC Entrants

 
ATC #
Name and Surname
Category
Race #
TSA Number
 
 
 
 
MOBII List
1
Jenny Close
F 40 - 44
102
WPT/00189/17
2
Anton Du Plessis
M 50 - 54
110
WPT/00134/17
3
Dean Hopf
M 30 - 34
131
WPT/00127/17
4
Jos Balk
M 45 - 49
207
WPT/00131/17
5
Michael Grant
M 35 - 39
265
NoTSA
6
Ruan Hessell
M 25 - 29
280
NoTSA
7
Rudolph Oosthuizen
M 35 - 39
331
NoTSA
8
Alice Oosthuizen
F 30 - 34
332
WPT/00139/17
9
Nienke Van Schaik
F 40 - 44
394
WPT/00129/17
10
Jonathan Van Wyk
M 45 - 49
395
NoTSA
11
Kirsty Blackford
F 45 - 49
428
WPT_R/1043/17
12
Andre Brand
M 35 - 39
432
WPT/00218/17
13
Elena Cremasco
F 30 - 34
449
WPT_R/1015/17
14
Roy Davis
M 30 - 34
452
NoTSA
15
Xanri Haak
F 25 - 29
477
NoTSA
16
Anneri Harmse
M 35 - 39
480
WPT/00145/17
17
Marthinus Kemp
M 25 - 29
493
WPT/00256/17
18
Jacobus Kruger
M 40 - 44
500
WPT_R/1166/17
19
Andre Pepler
M 50 - 54
527
NoTSA
20
Robyn Perry
F 25 - 29
528
NoTSA
21
Mario Santana
M 40 - 44
541
WPT/00183/17
22
Morné Theron
M 40 - 44
557
NoTSA
23
Samantha Whelpton
F 30 - 34
570
NoTSA
24
STeve Attwell
M 35 - 39
577
WPT/00174/17
25
Marco Barbieri
M 35 - 39
578
NoTSA
26
Andrew Barends
M 50 - 54
579
WPT_R/1031/17
27
Everett Brown
M 45 - 49
580
NoTSA
28
Mike Brown
M 35 - 39
581
WPT/00283/17
29
Lara Browne
F 30 - 34
582
WPT_R/1013/17
30
Adrian Buddingh
M 55 - 59
583
NoTSA
31
Marc Davidowitz
M 30 - 34
584
NoTSA
32
Andrew Fogg
M 45 - 49
585
WPT_R/1132/17
33
Debbie Hibbert
F 50 - 54
586
WPT/00204/17
34
Patrick Lawson
M 45 - 49
587
WPT/00209/17
35
Gerhard Maree
M 35 - 39
588
WPT_R/1053/17
36
Ben Nortier
M 35 - 39
589
NoTSA
37
Russell Smedley
M 35 - 39
590
WPT_R/1061/17
38
Donovan Stoop
M 30 - 34
591
NoTSA
39
Gert Wilkins
M 55 - 59
592
WPT/00124/17
40
Paul Hough
M 60 - 64
598
NoTSA
41
Werner Kannemeyer
M 40 - 44
609
NoTSA
42
Francois Olivier
M 40 - 44
610
NoTSA
43
Matthys Lourens
M 45 - 49
658
NoTSA
44
Marc Lesven
M 25 - 29
774
NoTSA
45
Nicolas Cardenas
M 30 - 34
829
WPT/00155/17
46
Brendon Leask
M 30 - 34
901
NoTSA
47
Jonty Low
M 30 - 34
904
WPT/00251/17
48
Peter Mcewan
M 30 - 34
913
WPT_R/1097/17
49
Sean Tait
M 30 - 34
952
WPT/00215/17
50
Daniel Zagoria
M 30 - 34
970
WPT_R/1156/17
51
Terry Gillespie
M 35 - 39
1027
NoTSA
52
Matt Knight
M 35 - 39
1050
NoTSA
53
Ryan Mccarthy
M 35 - 39
1072
NoTSA
54
Grant Clark
M 40 - 44
1199
NoTSA
55
Deon Coetzee
M 40 - 44
1202
NoTSA
56
Alun Darwood
M 40 - 44
1207
WPT_R/1017/17
57
Sean Featonby
M 40 - 44
1221
NoTSA
58
Jacques Fourie
M 40 - 44
1228
NoTSA
59
Daniel Hayes
M 40 - 44
1254
NoTSA
60
Reza Khan
M 40 - 44
1273
WPT_R/1040/17
61
Kevin Kotze
M 40 - 44
1276
NoTSA
62
Sean Mcculla
M 40 - 44
1301
NoTSA
63
Thinus Meyer
M 40 - 44
1304
WPT_R/1047/17
64
Hp Muller
M 40 - 44
1309
NoTSA
65
Anton Neethling
M 40 - 44
1311
WPT_R/1045/17
66
Stephan Pienaar
M 40 - 44
1324
NoTSA
67
Trevor Rolfe
M 40 - 44
1342
NoTSA
68
Andro Theart
M 40 - 44
1366
WPT/00171/17
69
Colin Timmis
M 40 - 44
1368
NoTSA
70
Eduard Van Den Heever
M 40 - 44
1375
WPT/00172/17
71
Gabriel Wessels
M 40 - 44
1394
NoTSA
72
Thomas Barlow
M 45 - 49
1414
NoTSA
73
Mark Cliff
M 45 - 49
1443
WPT_R/1012/17
74
James Frazer
M 45 - 49
1479
NoTSA
75
Thabo Khojane
M 45 - 49
1512
WPT_R/1016/17
76
Shaun Matthews
M 45 - 49
1543
NoTSA
77
Kevin Mckinney
M 45 - 49
1544
WPT_R/1170/17
78
Gareth Metzler
M 50 - 54
1699
NoTSA
79
Marius Tinney-Crook
M 50 - 54
1724
WPT_R/1022/17
80
Simon Van Der Linden
M 50 - 54
1728
WPT_R/1103/17
81
Hans Sukel
M 55 - 59
1797
NoTSA
82
Robyn Leigh Elford
F 30 - 34
1855
NoTSA
83
Kate Neill
F 30 - 34
1872
WPT/00159/17
84
Claire Cowan
M 35 - 39
1895
WPT_R/1086/17
85
Astra Van Der Westhuizen
M 35 - 39
1926
NoTSA
86
Vibeke Moore
F 40 - 44
1965
WPT_R/1059/17
87
Christina Thomas
F 40 - 44
1976
NoTSA
88
Bennii Van Rooy
F 40 - 44
1981
NoTSA
89
Annalie Smith
F 45 - 49
2015
NoTSA
90
Genelle Van Der Riet
F 50 - 54
2040
NoTSA