The Western Province Cross Country Championships takes place on Satrurday 21 August at the Peninsula Technicon in Bellville South.

A number of senior and junior ATC Running development athletes will take part.  The event is open to anyone so you can participate as well.  We will set up the ATC Gazebo at the venue so please come down and support our runners or participate.  Distances range from 4 – 12 Kms.  

The event is lap based, the pace is ferocious and it’s a lot of fun.

Programme of Events
Time	Event	Distance
08:00	u13 Girls	3 km
08:15	u10 Boys and Girls	2 km
08:30	u8 Boys and Girls	1 km
08:40	u13 Boys, u16 Girls and u17 Girls	4 km
09:00	u12 Boys and Girls	3 km
09:20	u14 Boys and Girls	4 km
09:50	u9 Boys and Girls	2 km
10:10	u11 Boys and Girls	3 km
10:30	u19 Boys	8 km
11:20	u16 Boys, u17 Boys and u19 Girls	6 km
12:00	u15 Boys and Girls	4 km
13:00	Juniors' Prize giving
12:30	Senior Men & Women	4 km
13:00	Master Men 40+	8 km
13:40	Master Women 35+	4 km
14:20	Senior Women and Master Men 35-39	8 km
15:30	Senior Men	12 km
16:45	Prize giving

You can get details about this style of racing here:  http://sportsclubs.uct.ac.za/wpa/cc.php

A map to the race venue at the Peninsula Technicon in Bellville South can be downloaded from the WPA Website here:  http://sportsclubs.uct.ac.za/wpa/events/2010/xcC.gif

Sunday 15^th August

Meeting at the Point Virgin Active parking lot at 8am, we will ride to the Tea and Coffee Beanery in Durbanville. Easy group ride,  with ride leaders.  

 We will be stopping half way at the Tea and Coffee Beanery for a Cappuccino and muffin special for R25! So bring some money with you.

Please also bring your phone and remember NO HELMET NO RIDE!

Directions for ride:

Leaving the Point Virgin Active head towards the Waterfront along beach road. Through the V&A and towards clock tower, where we turn off into the harbour.

Follow the harbour road until you leave the harbour and turn left into Marine Drive. We will go across Marine Drive and use the service road that runs parallel to the main road.

Following this road all the way to the Paddocks Shopping Centre, where we turn right Greyton Raod, keeping Paddocks on our left.

At the traffic lights at the main road (not the first set of lights), turn left. This is Koeberg Road.  We stay on Koeberg road for about 5kms.

Just before the Caltex Refinery, we turn right onto Platterkloof Road/M14.

Follow the signs at the roundabouts for Durbanville.

Then its the beautiful rolling roads past the wine farms in the area. About 13kms in total.

At the race course we turn left.

The right into Vrede Street for 500m.

Turn left at main road.

Its on the left hand side Deville centre; diagonally opposite the Virgin Active

If you are considering entering half ironman 70.3 in January 2011, or have already done so, then now’s the time to start think about training for it. If you are currently swimming a kilometre nonstop, riding 50kms on the road and running 8-10kms then you are at the level that Embark requires to begin with the group training in August. If you are not currently at this level and require some help and motivation to get there, then get in contact with us and join the existing group that is currently on the build up program. 

How the training works

Embark has been set up to guide first timers through the process of completing a triathlon. Embark runs all year round, but from August we focus particularly on 70.3. Even if you have completed the distance before, the coaching and group sessions that Embark offers will prove invaluable to your overall experience. 

Embark offers a coached swim session, run session and bike session each week, and you receive a weekly program to complete on your own, in your own time. The advantage of group training is that it keeps motivation levels up and aids in healthy competition for progression. As the sessions are coached, there is always a coach available to ask questions and answer queries.

During the months leading up to the race, we will complete single discipline races to get us prepared for the distances. For example 10km, 15km and half marathon running races, 60km-80km-100km PPA road races, and sea and dam swims. We will also train the disciplines together, back to back ie: brick sessions. 

We get nutritional experts in to give us guidance about training and preparing for race day, and we assist in correct equipment choice for the race. Although Embark takes utmost care in injury prevention, should you get injured, we are aligned with professional biokentisists , physio-therapists  and leading sports practitioners in order to recommended the best in the industry.

Should you wish to find out more about the Embark program please check out the website at www.embark.co.za 

 Applethwaite Duathlon

Fill your lungs with fresh air and experience the breathtaking scenery at Applethwaite in Grabouw, one of the model farms in the Western Cape.

Presented by the New Balance Multisport Club, this event is open to all levels of athletes from beginners to elites, individuals and teams.

Event Date:                                           Saturday, 19 June 2010

Venue:                                                   Applethwaite Farm, Grabouw

Pre-entries close:                                17 June 2010

Contact:                                                 Jasper Coetzee (083 326 3863)

Categories:

Entry Fees

Late entries

(Above fees include sanctioning fees, insurance and a temporary license for normal entrants)

Start time

Juniors                                   09:00

Seniors                   10:00

Race Briefing:                       08:45

Registration:                         from 07:30

Distance

Seniors:

• 5    km Run
• 26  km Cycle (road)
• 2,5 km Run

Juniors:

• 2,5    km Run
• 13    km Cycle (road)
• 1,25 km Run

Registration

Registration takes place at the Applethwaite Farm entrance on race day

General Information

• Team entries (two members) are welcome
• Late entries will be accepted on the day
• Entry fee is non-refundable
• Refreshments will be on sale
• Medical services will be on standby

Rules

General:

• Any ruling by the race committee will be considered final
• Podium winners will forfeit the prize money if not present at the prize giving
• Participants declare that they agree to abide by the rules of the event. They will participate in the race at their own risk and indemnify all national and provincial bodies, local authorities, sponsors, land owners and organisers of the race against any action or claim of whatsoever nature which may result out of their participation in this event

Race numbers:

• Individual and team entrants receive one number

Cycle stage:

• The wearing of helmets is compulsory
• Draft legal
• Littering will result in disqualification
• No helmet, no top, no ride

Running stage:

• No seconding from a moving vehicle / bicycle will be allowed

Conditions of entry

• There are no substitutions
• The Applethwaite Duathlon at will take place regardless of weather conditions and will be cancelled for safety reasons only. No refunds will be made

Directions to the venue

From Cape Town follow the N2 to Grabouw. Cross the Palmiet River and turn right into Viljoenshoop Road (just after the Peregrine Farm Stall). Continue for 800m, turn right into Appletiser Road and follow the signs to the duathlon.

Contact Details

Contact: Jasper Coetzee (0833 263 863)

E-mail:                    newbalance.club@mweb.co.za

Categories and prizes

Next in the 2010 TSiBA Eden’s series of monthly fun runs through wine farms in the Cape Peninsula will be held on Saturday 17 April at Nitida Wine Estate.

Enjoy this special opportunity to run through a beautiful vineyard, taste the wines and stand a chance to win prizes sponsored by New Balance

Date:                      Saturday 17 April

Time:                      7:30am start

Venue:                   Nitida Wine Estate (Durbanville Hills ; Tel: 0219761467; www.nitida.co.za)

Cost:                       R50 per person

Entries:                 On the day from 6h00am

Distance:               +/-6km and +/-12km routes (one water table)

Queries:                Jenni Rorrison on 0832663305 or jen@synchronicityfloat.co.za
               

Free Wine Tasting   Food & drinks will be sold after the race  Dogs on a leash are welcome on the farm

All proceeds raised go to TSiBA Eden www.tsiba.org.za

We are currently about 5 members short of 80. If you are the 80th person to apply for an ATC Running license, you will receive your license number and kit for free. Kit comprises of a branded technical New Balance vest, black NB shorts, branded club socks and a running visor.

Kit is scheduled to be ready for the first week of April, in time for 2 Oceans. We will have the ATC Club gazebo up at the finish of the race on the field. Please come around and say hi.

For more info regarding ATC Running please check the site or email the club

For the first time since the event’s conception, Totalsports Challenge competitors could only complete five of the action-packed seven disciplines when strong wind conditions forced event organisers to cancel the 12km surfski and 1.5km swim in Gordon’s Bay. Gale force winds and choppy sea conditions on Saturday, 09 January 2010, prevented competitors from taking to the water and caused an adrenaline pumping race start for the 50-km road biking section of the event.

According to individual men’s Totalsports Challenge winner Dan Hugo, the cancellation of the two disciplines added a new dimension to the already exhilarating event. “I can’t think of a better way to start off the New Year. The cancellation of the surfski and swim disciplines saw the road bike discipline starting off as a serious road race. It was a new and awesome experience for me. The new mountain bike route was also much more technical, resulting in a challenging yet fun ride, while the introduction of a 3km gravel section during the road run was most welcome. I had a great day and look forward to returning next year,” says Hugo, who completed the event in 04hours58minutes19seconds. Cas van Aardenne finished 2nd, while Jacques van Rensburg placed 3rd. Van Rensburg was also crowned the first official winner in the Master’s Category, which was introduced this year for veterans aged 40 and older.

Top South African multi sport athlete Hanlie Booyens secured the top spot in the individual women’s category of the Totalsports Challenge when she crossed the finish line in 05hours55minutes13seconds. According to Booyens, she trained really hard for the surfski discipline and was a bit disappointed when it had to be cancelled. “Today’s race was much faster due to the cancellation of the first two disciplines. I love the new mountain bike route, the more technical the better for me. All in all I had a great race and am really happy with my performance,” says Booyens. Kim Rew finished second.

Team ‘Totalsports All Stars’ took top honours in the 7-member men’s team category of the event when they crossed the finish line in 04hours14minutes30seconds. Team ‘New Balance Pro’ came in 2nd, while Team ‘ATC Multisport All Star’ finished 3rd. For the first time in seven years, team ‘New Balance Women’s Pro’ beat team ‘Totalsports Ladies A’ to the finish line crossing it in 05hours18minutes18seconds. Team ‘Hot Spots’ placed 3rd. Team ‘New Balance / My Training Day 1’ placed first in the 7-member mixed team category when they crossed the finish line in 04hours41minutes06seconds. Team ‘Contego’ came in 2nd, while team ‘New Balance / My Training Day 2’ finished 3rd.

Gavin Noble placed first in the individual men’s category of the Totalsports Terra Firma Challenge when he crossed the finish line in 04hours09minutes05seconds. Nico Pfitzenmaier came in 2nd, while Raoul de Jongh placed 3rd. Team ‘Rock Care Titans’ placed 1st in the four member male team category of the event, followed by team ‘Oscar’ in 2nd place and team ‘Atlantic Storm’ in 3rd place.

Participants in the 2010 Totalsports Challenge had to complete a 50km road bike (from Gordon’s Bay to Kleinmond), 13km road run, 13km K1 canoe, 25km mountain bike and finally a 9km beach run, while Totalsports Terra Firma Challenge athletes had to complete a 50km road bike (from Gordon’s Bay to Kleinmond), 13km road run, 25km mountain Bike and 9km beach run.

Source: Cycle Lab

During race week, downtown Kona was a feast of activity, excitement and nervous energy. Every morning hundreds of lean mean skinsuit athletes were swimming part of the course at the Kailua Pier whilst we had breakfast at our favourite spot – Lava Java (it’s worth traveling 46 hours just to taste it!) You have never seen so many beautiful bodies and bikes. Ripped guys and very fast girls were running and biking everywhere. I tried to keep my cool in more way than one…

The weather conditions for the Hawaiian Ironman World Championships on 10 October 2009 would have been perfect for a windsurfing world champs what with 100% humidity, an average temperature of 32.2ºC, and the unmistakable presence of the brutal Kailua-Kona wind. As it happened, there was no sail in sight and I went head-to-head with the elements sporting and a head cold!

It was a surreal, and yet a very genuine experience, to stand on the shores of Kailua bay beside 1800 of the best athletes in the world. I was about to start the holy grail of triathlons, the race I have dreamed about, sacrificed for and focused on. The gun went off way too suddenly, no counting or warning, just the noise and the white and fight. The kicking, pushing and shoving was much worse than any other race I have ever done, but I was mentally prepared for this. My main aim was to preserve energy and slip as much as I could; this I managed to do, but it was at the expense of my own speed and rhythm. I actually left the water with some sense of excitement and in high spirits, as I did not stop swimming once and never freaked out (for those who have shared my swim journey will know how huge this is). My ecstasy was short lived as the 1h17 on the clock and my lonely bike made it clear that I will spend the next 5+ hours playing catch up.

Other than the coughing and the constant internal battle, it all went according to plan until about 90km into the bike when I hit the climb to Harwee; it dawned on me that I have not eaten any solids! I took two sips of my Herbal Life/Pronutro shake and realised this is a South African winter training drink and I lost the bottle as I was not going to carry any unnecessary weight up the climb. Yes, you sometimes loose your head when you are doing the most important race of your life? The 17km climb was tough and I did not know it then, but the best 17km of my race was upon me. I flew down Harvee and the people around me seemed stationary. When I took the turn to take the last 55km back to Alii drive the infamous Kona wind hit me. There were times when I thought I should stop to check the breaks on my wheels. It was brutal to bike your heart out staying below 20km/h; seeing with each slow kilometre the sweat, training, commitment and my sub 11h goal slip away. At 170km all guns blazing my inner thighs started to cramp – I took 4 salt tablets and earnestly prayed for a cramp free marathon. I finished the bike in just under 6hours.

The run plan was to walk every water point until 21km and after that only the ones I needed…it turned out that every single water point until 42.2km was desperately needed. It seemed I could never get enough ice – in my sport bra over my head; constantly rubbing my face and arms with those magic little blocks – the only solution I had to combat the excruciating heat with. The black tar and the black lava fields crept in and there was no colour – inside or out. I was certain they moved the energy lab as I was waiting, anticipating, praying for that turn around point which did not seem to come. Getting there was like reaching an oasis (albeit short lived) plus seeing Sarah made me feel that it was not all lost and I was not totally alone in my agony. It was about 2km out of the energy lab on my way “home” when I realised I had absolutely nothing left. Deep down I somehow still believed my fighting spirit will come back and I will end the race like any other – fast and in high spirits. The rest of the way was the toughest 15km of my life it was a constant internal battle for survival. I had to keep convincing my body  that I did not hate it I just hated what I was doing and I promised myself I will never ever do this again. I was searching for the reason I was there, the reason I ever took up the sport, the reason I have gone crazy and thought I ever liked this, not to mention love it. And obviously I was searching for that fighting spirit… I could not pick myself up and run the way I trained countless hours for. Taking the last turn onto Alii drive hearing the 20,000+ American fans shouting “good joab” did put a smile back on my face and that feeling you only get on the Ironman red carpet did cloak me with a feeling of victory and gratefulness. I finished the marathon in 3h58 and the race in 11h18 with tears of agony and joy, and not true to myself I have to admit – a deep sense of disappointment.

My findings of my 10 October 2009 Hawaiian Ironman World championships are summed up by Lee Gruenfield: “Experience is a harsh teacher – she gives the test before she gives the lesson”.

And those lessons are invaluable and good and I would love to share them with any athlete who wants to be bored. But above all I have the pure joy of knowing that I passionately love it all – the test, the pain, the suffering, the success, the disappointment, the searching, the defying of all natural laws and the knowledge that impossible is just a big word…impossible is nothing!

To you Ironmen, prospective Ironmen, promising Ironmen, loyal supporters and invaluable friends – I look forward to meet you on Hoby beach on 25 April 2010 for yet another lemming in the pursuit of what we love.

To my AMAIZING sponsors: PricewaterhouseCoopers, CareCross, the Ackerman Family Foundation, BioAnabolics and Cadence; I will never be able to thank you enough!

I wish you a blessed active and safe festive season!

Love and peace, Martha

From early on Saturday morning, ATC’ers were at the dam, supporting and competing in all the day’s events, looking the part in their supporter’s t’s and awesome new kit!! The newly branded NB gazebos were a buzz of excitement, the meeting place, a shelter from the blistering sun, bike “shop”, changing rooms, place of siesta and an awesome eyesore to anybody wanting to deny who deserves the club award..

The day started with the long swims (3km, and 1.5kms), the biathlon, duathlon and finally the triathlon in the afternoon. Not even the extreme heat and very choppy (triathlon) swim could dampen anybody’s spirits. For a few of the ATC’ers, Clanwilliam was their 1^st taste of the wonderful world of multi-sport, and definitely a highlight!

'Seeing as it was my first triathlon I was thrilled that my experience at Clanwilliam exceeded all expectations! What a great weekend and an awesome event for beginners to get started. It definitely helped to have the support of friends from ATC to encourage me and get me across that finish line!' Michelle Adler

Very good performances from Jayde Gower-Jackson, Viv Fenton, Tristan Kelly, and Steve Attwell in the tri, Wane Rossouw, Stewart Rew and Kim Rew in the 3km swim, Tarryn Anelli, Philip Emslie and Tristan Kelly in the 1.5km swim, Gilbert Lucas in the duathlon and Gert Legend Wilkins winning his age category in the Biathlon!! To only mention a few…

Congratulations to everybody who competed and thank you to everybody who was there to support!!

The expanded Fairbairn Private Bank Cycling Team, supported by ATC Cycling, has had significant victories at the recent Karoo to Coast MTB Challenge and the Western Province Mountainbike Championships.  Dominic Calitz and Craig Boyes were the 1^st and 2^nd Juniors and 3^rd and 8^th overall respectively at the recent Karoo to Coast Mountainbike Race.  The tough 100km race is from Uniondale to Knysna.

There was further success at the last leg of Western Province Mountainbike Championships in Somerset West, where Dominic and Craig once again took the top two positions.  Well done guys!

Join or renew your ATC membership now and get free stuff!

The new membership year for ATC starts on 1^st September 2009. You can join or renew online by visiting the link http://web.atlantictriclub.co.za/applicants/new. The annual cost is R250 for full members, R150 for students and out-of-town members, and R100 for juniors.  There are great member benefits, including discounts with New Balance and Olympic Cycles, regular training sessions, free membership to Olympic Cycles Cycling Club, and of course great camaraderie.  If you join or renew in the month of September only you will get a free 6-month subscription to Go-Multi Magazine.

New membership year and exciting changes to ATC

Since we launched The Atlantic Triathlon Club three years ago, we have grown to be one of the biggest multisport clubs in South Africa, thanks largely to your support. As a dynamic club, we need to adapt to our members requirements, and with this is mind we will be repositioning the Club into an organisation that is more encompassing of a range of sporting disciplines. Although triathlon has always been our core focus, our new format club ATC Multisport will now cover the following:

·         Triathlon, Duathlon & Xterra through the Atlantic Triathlon Club

·         Road running and trail running through ATC Running

·         Road cycling and mountainbiking through ATC Cycling

That’s right, we aim to be your “one-stop” sporting Club.  We will continue to be affiliated to Western Province Triathlon; but also hope to shortly receive our Western Province Athletics/ASA license; and have joined forces with Club Olympic Cycles to offer Cycling South Africa affiliation.  We will have unique kit for all of the disciplines, which will be unveiled soon.  Full details will be up on the website soon.

The outgoing committee led by Paul Gripper and Wane Rossouw built a superb platform for the new committee to launch their new initiatives off.

Triathlon is one of the fastest growing sports in the country and relies heavily on the support of WPTA.

Once again, ATC was close to the action as members Brett Chilcott and Jayde Gower-Jackson were voted in as Vice-Chairman Triathlon and Treasurer respectively.

The first event on the WTPA is the NB Duathlon incorporating WP Trials which takes place at Boland Landbou on the 24^th of May 2009.

Norman Brookes who headed up the British Triathlon for a number of years, brings a wealth of international knowledge to the team as Chairman.

ATC wishes WPTA all the best of luck for the coming year.

Full race results are available under the Events tab - How did we do.

As spring approaches and days get longer and warmer, so the triathlon season swings into action. Triathlon training keeps you in excellent shape, and because you are focusing on three different sporting codes, you are much less likely to pick up an injury as often happens when training for just one sport. This is just one reason, why triathlons are becoming immensely popular in South Africa.

To help you on your way to a great triathlon season, the Sports Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA) and New Balance are hosting a highly informative workshop entitled “Getting into triathlon gear”. It is sanctioned by WP Triathlon Association (WPTA) and in fact is combined with the opportunity to register with WPTA/TSA for the 2008-2009 season. The workshop is aimed at triathletes with some sprint distance triathlon experience, who are looking at participating in Olympic distance triathlons.

It will be held at the SSISA in Newlands, Cape Town, Monday 1 September 2008 and to motivate, inspire and inform you, there will be some key speakers. These include Richard Woolrich (Biokineticist and former professional SA triathlete and All Africa Triathlon Champion in 2002), Dr Lize Havemann (registered dietician and Ironman finisher), Viv Williams (Triathlon World Champ, for her age-group in 2007), a current elite SA triathlete and Kathy Mc Quaide (sports scientist at the SSISA who represented SA in her age-group, World Tri Champs 2008). Topics include key principals for training for each discipline; tips for a speedier transition; nutritional nuggets of information as well as inspirational messages from triathletes of all calibres. MSM and Atlantic Triathlon clubs will say a few words during the workshop.

The evening starts at 18h00 for 18h15 with registration for both the workshop and WPTA/TSA, who will be able to answer any queries. There will also be a lucky draw with excellent prizes from New Balance, Hammer Nutrition, Runner’s World and Bicycling Magazine and the SSISA. The workshop fee is R35 per delegate and this includes notes and light snacks. 

Seating is limited so to avoid disappointment, contact SSISA on (021) 659 5725 or email ccoupar@ssisa.com to secure your place.

                                    Sports Science Institute of South Africa

Tel:      (021) 659 5600

Email: kmcquaide@ssisa.com

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Entries are now open, so go online at www.entrytime.com to secure your spot for the 2nd race in the USN New Balance X-Roads Series. We are capping the race at 300 and if we have reached this limit by the 25th September, there will be no 'one-the-day' entries available.

TRIATHLON
Date	Athlete	Event	Event Time	Channel
18 August	Marie Rabie	Women's Final	04:00 - 06:20 (SA time)	SA5/SS5A/SS6/SS7/SS10
18 August	Kate Roberts	Women's Final	04:00 - 06:20 (SA time)	SA5/SS5A/SS6/SS7/SS10
Date	Athlete	Event	Event Time	Channel
19 August	Hendrik de Villiers	Men's Final	04:00 - 06:10 (SA time)	SS6

SWIMMING
Date	Athlete	Event	Event Time	Channel
(Morning Session)
9 AUGUST	Riaan Schoeman	Men's 400 IM Heats	12:30 - 12:56 (SA time)	SS6
9 AUGUST	Lize-Marie Retief	Women's 100 Butterfly Heats	13:01 - 13:24 (SA time)	SS6
9 AUGUST	Mandy Loots	Women's 100 Butterfly Heats	13:01 - 13:24 (SA time)	SS6
9 AUGUST	Jean Basson	Men's 400 Freestyle Heats	13:28 - 14:14	SS6
9 AUGUST	Kathryn Meaklim	Women's 400 IM Heats	14:21 - 14:40 (SA time)	SS6
9 AUGUST	Jessica Pengelly	Women's 400 IM Heats	14:21 - 14:40 (SA time)	SS6
9 AUGUST	Cameron van der Burgh	Men's 100 Breaststroke Heats	14:45 - 15:08 (SA time)	SS6
Date	Athlete	Event	Event Time	Channel
(Morning Session)
10 AUGUST	Riaan Schoeman?	Men's 400 IM Final	04:00 - 04:07 (SA time)	SS6
10 AUGUST	Lize-Marie Retief?	Women's 100 Butterfly Semi Final	04:10 - 04:18 (SA time)	SS6
10 AUGUST	Amanda Loots?	Women's 100 Butterfly Semi Final	04:10 - 04:18 (SA time)	SS6
10 AUGUST	Jean Basson?	Men's 400 Freestyle Final	04:08 - 04:21 (SA time)	SS6
10 AUGUST	Kathryn Meaklim?	Women's 400 IM Final	04:39 - 04:46 (SA time)	SS6
10 AUGUST	Jessica Pengelly?	Women's 400 IM Final	04:39 - 04:46 (SA time)	SS6
10 AUGUST	Cameron van der Burgh?	Men's 100 Breaststroke Semi Final	04:27 - 04:31 (SA time)	SS6
(Evening Session)
10 AUGUST	Melissa Corfe	Women's 100 Backstroke Heats	12:30 - 12:49 (SA time)	SS6
10 AUGUST>	Jean Basson	Men's 200 Freestyle Heats	12:54 - 13:38 (SA time)	SS6
10 AUGUST	Darian Townsend	Men's 200 Freestyle Heats	12:54 - 13:38 (SA time)	SS6
10 AUGUST	Gerhard Zandberg	Men's 100 Backstroke Heats	14:08 - 14:35 (SA time)	SS6
10 AUGUST	George du Randt	Men's 100 Backstroke Heats	14:08 - 14:35 (SA time)	SS6
10 AUGUST	Wendy Trott	Women's 400 Freestyle Heats	14:40 - 15:07 (SA time)	SS6
10 AUGUST	Melissa Corfe	Women's 400 Freestyle Heats	14:40 - 15:07 (SA time)	SS6
10 AUGUST	SOUTH AFRICA	Men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay Heats	15:11 - 15:20 (SA time)	SS6
Date	Athlete	Event	Event Time	Channel
(Morning Session)
11 AUGUST	Melissa Corfe	Women's 100 Backstroke Semi Finals	04:00 - 04:08 (SA time)	SS6
11 AUGUST	Jean Basson?	Men's 200 Freestyle Semi Final	04:10 - 04:19 (SA time)	SS5/SS5A/SS6
11 AUGUST	Darian Townsend?	Men's 200 Freestyle Semi Final	04:10 - 04:19 (SA time)	SS5/SS5A/SS6
11 AUGUST	Lize-Marie Retief?	Women's 100 Butterfly Final	04:21 - 04:25 (SA time)	SS5/SS5A/SS6
11 AUGUST	Amanda Loots?	Women's 100 Butterfly Final	04:21 - 04:25 (SA time)	SS5/SS5A/SS6
11 AUGUST	Cameron van der Burgh?	Men's 100 Breaststroke Final	04:27 - 04:31 (SA time)	SS5/SS5A/SS6
11 AUGUST	Gerhard Zandberg?	Men's 100 Backstroke Semi Final	04:53 - 05:11 (SA time)	SS5/SS5A/SS6
11 AUGUST	George du Randt?	Men's 100 Backstroke Semi Final	04:53 - 05:11 (SA time)	SS5/SS5A/SS6
11 AUGUST	Wendy Trott?	Women's 400 Freestyle Final	05:24 - 05:30 (SA time)	SS5/SS5A/SS6
11 AUGUST	Melissa Corfe?	Women's 400 Freestyle Final	05:24 - 05:30 (SA time)	SS5/SS5A/SS6
11 AUGUST	SOUTH AFRICA?	Men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay Final	05:33 - 05:39 (SA time)	SS5/SS5A/SS6
(Evening Session)
11 AUGUST	Melissa Corfe	Women's 200 Freestyle Heats	12:30 - 13:04 (SA time)	SS5/SS5A/SS6
11 AUGUST	Jessica Pengelly	Women's 200 IM Heats	13:36 - 14:08 (SA time)	SS5/SS5A/SS6
Date	Athlete	Event	Event Time	Channel
(Morning Session)
12 AUGUST	Melissa Corfe?	Women's 200 Freestyle Semi Finals	04:00 - 04:10 (SA time)	SS6
12 AUGUST	Jean Basson?	Men's 200 Freestyle Final	04:13 - 04:17 (SA time)	/SS6
12 AUGUST	Darian Townsend?	Men's 200 Freestyle Final	04:13 - 04:17 (SA time)	SS6
12 AUGUST	Melissa Corfe?	Women's 100 Backstroke Final	04:20 - 04:25 (SA time)	SS6
12 AUGUST	Gerhard Zandberg?	Men's 100 Backstroke Final	04:28 - 04:32 (SA time)	SS6
12 AUGUST	George du Randt?	Men's 100 Backstroke Final	04:28 - 04:32 (SA time)	SS6
12 AUGUST	Jessica Pengelly?	Women's 200 IM Semi Finals	05:23 - 05:33 (SA time)	SS6
(Evening Session)
12 AUGUST	Lyndon Ferns	100 Freestyle Heats	12:30 - 13:10 (SA time)	SS6
12 AUGUST	Ryk Neethling	100 Freestyle Heats	12:30 - 13:10 (SA time)	SS6
12 AUGUST	Amanda Loots	Women's 200 Butterfly Heats	13:14 - 13:40 (SA time)	SS6
12 AUGUST	Kathryn Meaklim	Women's 200 Butterfly Heats	13:14 - 13:40 (SA time)	SS6
12 AUGUST	William Diering	Men's 200 Breaststroke Heats	13:44 - 14:11 (SA time)	SS6
12 AUGUST	Neil Versfeld	Men's 200 Breaststroke Heats	13:44 - 14:11 (SA time)	SS6
12 AUGUST	SOUTH AFRICA	Men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay Heats	14:15 - 14:42 (SA time)	SS6
Date	Athlete	Event	Event Time	Channel
(Morning Session)
13 AUGUST	Lyndon Ferns?	100 Freestyle Semi Final	04:00 - 04:08 (SA time)	SS6
13 AUGUST	Ryk Neethling?	100 Freestyle Semi Final	04:00 04:08 (SA time)	SS6
13 AUGUST	Melissa Corfe?	Women's 200 Freestyle Final	04:11 - 04:15 (SA time)	SS6
13 AUGUST	Amanda Loots?	Women's 200 Butterfly Semi Final	04:25 - 04:35 (SA time)	SS6
13 AUGUST	Kathryn Meaklim?	Women's 200 Butterfly Semi Final	04:25 - 04:35 (SA time)	SS6
13 AUGUST	William Diering?	Men's 200 Breaststroke Semi Finals	04:47 - 04:57 (SA time)	SS6
13 AUGUST	Neil Versfeld?	Men's 200 Breaststroke Semi Finals?	04:47 - 04:57 (SA time)	SS6
13 AUGUST	Jessica Pengelly?	Women's 200 IM Finals	05:09 - 05:13 (SA time)	SS6
13 AUGUST	SOUTH AFRICA?	Men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay Final	05:16 - 05:26 (SA time)	SS6
(Evening Session)
13 AUGUST	Suzaan van Biljon	Women's 200 Breaststroke Heats	13:40 - 14:11 (SA time)	SS6
13 AUGUST	Darian Townsend	Men's 200 IM Heats	14:17 - 14:59 (SA time)	SS6
Date	Athlete	Event	Event Time	Channel
(Morning Session)
14 AUGUST	William Diering?	Men's 200 Breaststroke Finals?	04:00 (SA time)	SS6
14 AUGUST	Neil Versfeld?	Men's 200 Breaststroke Finals?	04:00(SA time)	SS6
14 AUGUST	Lyndon Ferns?	Men's 100 Freestyle Final?	04:39 - 04:43 (SA time)	SS6
14 AUGUST	Ryk Neethling?	Men's 100 Freestyle Final?	04:39 - 04:43 (SA time)	SS6
14 AUGUST	Amanda Loots?	Women's 200 Butterfly Final	04:39 - 04:43 (SA time)	SS6
14 AUGUST	Kathryn Meaklim?	Women's 200 Butterfly Final	04:39 - 04:43 (SA time)	SS6
14 AUGUST	Suzaan van Biljon?	Women's 200 Breaststroke Semi Final	04:53 - 05:01 (SA time)	SS6
14 AUGUST	Darian Townsend?	Men's 200 IM Semi Finals	05:07 - 05:17 (SA time)	SS6
(Evening Session)
14 AUGUST	Roland Schoeman	Men's 50 Freestyle Heats	12:30 - 12:58 (SA time)	SS6
14 AUGUST	Gideon Louw	Men's 50 Freestyle Heats	12:30 - 12:58 (SA time)	SS6
14 AUGUST	Wendy Trott	Women's 800 Freestyle Heats	13:03 - 13:36 (SA time)	SS6
14 AUGUST	Lyndon Ferns	Men's 100 Butterfly Heats	13:40 - 14:14 (SA time)	SS6
14 AUGUST	Melissa Corfe	Women's 200 Backstroke Heats	14:19 - 14:40 (SA time)	SS6
Date	Athlete	Event	Event Time	Channel
(Morning Session)
15 AUGUST	Roland Schoeman?	Men's 50 Freestyle Semi Finals	04:00 - 04:06(SA time)	SS6
15 AUGUST	Gideon Louw?	Men's 50 Freestyle Semi Finals	04:00 - 04:06 (SA time)	SS6
15 AUGUST	Suzaan van Biljon?	Women's 200 Breaststroke Final	04:09 - 04:13 (SA time)	SS6
15 AUGUST	Melissa Corfe?	Women's 200 Backstroke Semi Finals	04:23 - 04:33 (SA time)	SS6
15 AUGUST	Darian Townsend?	Men's 200 IM Final	04:45 - 04:49 (SA time)	SS6
15 AUGUST	Lyndon Ferns?	Men's 100 Butterfly Semi Finals	05:16 - 05:24 (SA time)	SS6
(Evening Session)
15 AUGUST	Lize-Marie Retief	Women's 50 Freestyle Heats	12:30 - 18:53 (SA time)	SS6
15 AUGUST	Troy Prinsloo	Men's 1 500 Freestyle Heats	12:57 - 14:31 (SA time)	SS6
15 AUGUST	SOUTH AFRICA	Women's 4x100 Medley Relay Heats	14:36 - 14:54	SS6
15 AUGUST	SOUTH AFRICA	Men's 4x100 Medley Relay Heats	14:58 - 15:16	SS6
Date	Athlete	Event	Event Time	Channel
(Morning Session)
16 AUGUST	Melissa Corfe?	Women's 200 Backstroke Finals	04:00 - 04:04 (SA time)	SS6
16 AUGUST	Lyndon Ferns?	Men's 100 Butterfly Finals	04:07 - 04:10 (SA time)	SS6
16 AUGUST	Wendy Trott?	Women's 800 Freestyle Final	04:13 - 04:23 (SA time)	SS6
16 AUGUST	Roland Schoeman?	Men's 50 Freestyle Final	04:36 - 04:39 (SA time)	SS6
16 AUGUST	Gideon Louw?	Men's 50 Freestyle Final	04:36 - 04:39 (SA time)	SS6
16 AUGUST	Lize-Marie Retief?	Women's 50 Freestyle Semi Finals	04:51 - 04:57 (SA time)	SS6
Date	Athlete	Event	Event Time	Channel
(Morning Session)
17 AUGUST	Lize-Marie Retief?	Women's 50 Freestyle Final	04:00 - 04:03 (SA time)	SS6
17 AUGUST	Troy Prinsloo?	Men's 1 500 Freestyle Final	04:06 - 04:25 (SA time)	SS6
17 AUGUST	SOUTH AFRICA?	Women's 4x100 Medley Relay Final	04:37 - 04:43	SS6
17 AUGUST	SOUTH AFRICA?	Men's 4x100 Medley Relay Final	04:55 - 05:01	SS6
Date	Athlete	Event	Event Time	Channel
(Morning Session)
Date	Athlete	Event	Event Time	Channel
20 AUGUST	Natalie du Toit	Women's 10km Marathon	04:00 (SA time)	SS6
Date	Athlete	Event	Event Time	Channel
(Morning Session)
21 AUGUST	Chad Ho	Men's 10km Marathon	04:00 (SA time)	SS6

Keen to get involved in a 'beginners girls-only' weekend road-riding schedule (aimed towards the Argus)? We are looking at starting at around the beginning of August. 

We know a lot of you are very experienced riders and triathletes, but we also know about the intimidation factor for beginners, especially the girls, to start riding. With this in mind, ATC are setting up a routine ride for the weekends in preparation for the Argus. Although these rides are primarily aimed at the girls, everyone is welcome!  

You do not need to commit to every weekend, but we will be setting up a schedule so that there are always a few experienced riders joining the rides. It would be great if the inexperienced riders would attend weekly so that you can get into a routine which will improve your cycling.

We have a new member on board (Gabi Rosario) who will take charge of this ride and co-ordinate it weekly, but being very new to the sport she will rely on the experienced athletes to help (the boys will come down the first few weeks to offer assistance too!).  

Once we have a better idea of numbers we will contact interested parties and arrange the schedule. In time, Gabi will explain to you the reason behind her being so passionate about training towards the Argus. Within the weekly schedule, Gabi (and all the group riders) will be following a structured program geared towards the Argus. The program has been developed by the Sports Science Institute specifically for Gabi's training.  

Please email us at the Club - we look forward to your feedback. Please feel free to invite anyone that you feel might benefit from this cycling group.

The Atlantic Triathlon Club is proud to once again present their X-Road Duathlon (run-bike-run) event.  This year it will be bigger and better with 3 events making up a series and new sponsors who together bring you the 2008 USN New Balance X-Roads Series.  Each event takes place at the same great venue over the same course, approximately one month apart, which enable you to gauge your improvement or race against your friends.  The event is open to all levels of athletes (over the age of 16) from complete beginners to elites, and there will be great prizes.  The format is run/bike/run with a 5km run on dirt road, and then a choice of 18km moutainbike or 25km road bike, then finishing off with a 2.5km run. The event is designed such that road bikers can race mountainbikers, and the cycling distances may be adjusted slightly to make the overall cycling times almost exact for each discipline.  The moutainbike route is jeep track and the road route is an undulating straight tar road.  Numbers are limited so enter quickly!

CALLING ALL 10min/km, 8min/km, 5min/km LADIES.  OUR AIM is to create a running environment that is friendly, non competitive, informative and fun.