TRIBE Breaking News

04/7/10 - Cromer Xterra Results

The SportsPower Mt Barker Tribe Triathlon club cross country duathlon was held on Sunday July 4 at Cromer forest. One third of the competitors were female and they showed they were a force to be reckoned with. Zoe Dawson set a cracking pace in the first leg, a frosty 5km run that saw her gain a lead of almost 2 minutes on her nearest competitors, Andrew Loose and Darren Pollock. Kath Golding was the second female to complete the run, before taking to the mainly single track mountain bike course. Perfect conditions meant the track was fast and smooth, allowing good times to be set. Dawson was unstoppable, and flew around the track before completing the 2km final run in just 7:58. Her performance saw her take overall line honours, at 1:20:22. Golding was second female at 1:31:22, followed by Janelle White, 1:37:45. Georgie Collins put in a stellar effort to complete the bike leg still smiling after 1:48:00 on the bike course.

20/6/10 - Cromer Xterra Results

The 22 competitors enjoyed the near perfect Xterra conditions for the first of this years races. It was a great warm up to 4th of July State event. A big thankyou to Kev and his brother for setting up the track. Well done everyone. Results are up. 

1/6/10 - AGM and Awards night

Our annual night of celebration and business is this Saturday 5th of June. Please bring a salad or desert to share to Inverbrakie Community Hall. Cost $5.00 per head, children under 10 years are free. Bring your family. We start 6:00pm.

31/5/10 - Sunday's Bushland Park Results

Wet and soggy conditions didn't deter 19 competitors yesterday from enjoying our last road race for the year. Well done everyone. Results are up. 

16/5/10 - Sportspower Mt Barker 2010 Cromer Forest Mountain Bike Duathlon Entry Form Available

The entry form for the Cromer Forest race is now available. Have a look at the Cromer Home Page for all the details you need.

10/5/10 - AGM and Awards night

Our annual night of celebration and business will be Saturday 5th of June. This year we will return to Inverbrakie Community Hall near Woodside after a successful night out there last year. The club will cook you a scrumptious Weber lamb roast, vegie burgers and hot spuds and we'll be asking each family/member to bring a salad or desert to share. Cost $5.00 per head, children under 10 years are free. Kids corner, trophies to our annual winners and quiz after dinner. Bring your family; mark the date in your diary now, we start 6:00pm 5/6/10.

13/4/10 - Web Updates 

By now you'll all have hopefully looked at the winter training times and options available to you to keep fit during the colder weather. Monday night running has moved to North Adelaide under lights and Thursday spin sessions in the hills start on 22/4. The event calendar has been updated with a change in club race dates in June and August so please check your diaries carefully; we apologise for any inconvenience these changes may cause. We are running our Cromer Forest MTB race for the State again on the 4th of July and hope for a bigger and better year to succeed last year's fabulous inaugural event. Finally, our apologies must be given for the loss of data on breaking news since early Feb. We'll blame technology not operator error on this one!

3/2/10 - Hindmarsh Island , Time Trial and More Photos    

It was a great race at Hindmarsh Island with 27 competitors. At 6:30 it was a beautifully calm day – the water was mirror smooth but the wind was picking up. By the time race start came around the wind was quite strong and the swim ended up being a bit choppy. The swim for the long course ended up at just over 400m and for the short about 200m. The ride out across the island was deceptively fast, as when competitors turned around they were struck by the wind, which by this time was really blustery. The run was an uneventful 2 laps (long) or 1 lap (short) along the raised walkway. Everyone enjoyed the change of venue. Post race lunch and/or breakfast at the tavern was an enjoyable finale to the event. Results are available on teh results page.

Time Trial results have also been updated, we have results from Gatti Race 4 and there are more photos from the Christmas Tri.

1/2/10 - Welcome Little Harrison    

Congratulations to Ty and Tara on the birth of their son Harrison. Born 26 January 2010. 
We look forward to seeing you all soon.

23/1/10 - Gatti Race 3 Photos

Photos from Gatti Race 3 are now available in the Photo Album.

19/1/10 - Uniforms Sale On Now!

Much of the club's apparel is now on sale. Have a look at some of the huge discounts on many of our quality items on the Uniforms page. Contact Jo to see if we have a size to suit you. Be quick. Items are moving fast at these prices!

19/1/10 - Time Trial Hot Weather Policy

Our existing policy states if the temperature in Mt Barker, according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) website, is 36 degrees or more at 4:00pm the time trial is cancelled.  We have encountered a problem with this in that the BOM take the temperature in Mt Barker at 3:00pm (almost the hottest part of the day) and the committee feel this is often not a reflection of what the temperature is by 6:15pm in Charleston.  The committee has, therefore, decided to amend our policy in relation to time trials. Time trial training on Thursday evenings will now be at the discretion of the time trial director and will be based on the ambient temperature and conditions at the time of the time trial.  If you are unsure whether to join this training or not on any given Thursday please contact Kevin to check the likelihood of event being held.

17/1/10 - Upcoming Club race info

The next Club race will be at Hindmarsh Island on the 31^st of January.  When we last held this race 2 years ago it proved to be a very popular and enjoyable event. Registration will be from 8:00am with racing starting at 8:30am.  Long distance – 700m swim / 19km ride / 4.5km run.  Short distance – 350m swim / 10km ride / 2.25km run.  The long distance swim is 2 x 350m laps, the ride is a fairly flat and fast course out and back across the island and the run is 2 x 2.25km loops.  In the event of extreme heat the race will be modified to suit the conditions. Lunch afterwards will be at the Tavern.  The owners there are providing us with support for the race, so it would be good to return the favour and support them in turn.  If you think you might like to stay for lunch, please let Jo know – this is not a commitment to stay, it will just give us an idea of numbers.

Andrew L has booked a villa for the Saturday night before the race.  The villa costs $230.00 for the night and sleeps 8 people, with room for extras with your own bedding,  sleeping on the floor.  Currently, there are already 6 staying the night, so if you would prefer not to get up so early and are happy to throw a swag on the floor, just let Andrew or myself know.  The more we have staying the cheaper it gets for everyone.  If you’re quick there are still 2 beds up for grabs!

We are also still in need of a couple more marshals, so if you can bring along some family or friends to help and also cheer you along as you race, please let Jo know.  

Due to the clash with the Murray Man, our club championship race will now be held on the 27^th of February.  The race on the 13^th March will remain, but as a normal club event.

12/1/10 - Tour Down Under Club Ride and Jersey Collection (for those riding the Challenge event)

A number of club members will be riding in the Tour Down Under Mutual Community Challenge Ride on Friday 22 January. As part of the preparation for this everyone is invited to partake in a group ride on the morning of Sunday 17 January. Similar to last year, the plan is for all to head out in one group and ride at a pace that suits the group. We will have a course planned where people of differing capabilities can peel off and head back at suitable distances such that everyone has the opportunity to achieve a distance to suit themselves. The ride before the TDU last year was arranged like this and worked extremely well. For the more accomplished riders the pace of the pack increases as others depart and as such everyone gets a good workout. It is also an enjoyable social time with much discussion along the way. The ride is open to all, not just those doing the TDU Challenge ride. Plan on joining us this Sunday. The more the merrier. Details of start times and location will be advised closer to the time. 

Secondly, for those signed up as part of Team “TRIBE TRIATHLON” Tom will be picking up your jerseys on Monday 18th, these can then be collected from him at the time trial Thursday (21st) evening. If you are unable to make the time trial, please contact Tom and you can make other arrangements.

10/1/10 - Race results

Well done to everyone who competed in today's JT cycles race. Our current hot weather makes training and racing more tiring than usual but numerous podium places were achieved by our esteemed friends. Special mention must be made of those who came first in their categories today - Andrew L, Adam, Nick and Jo. Results are up.

6/1/10 - Happy New Year

Well Christmas is over and the new year is here. We hope you have all enjoyed some festivities or training or racing in the numerous events that have been on. Some members have been up to extraordinary things in the past few months racing interstate and overseas, challenging themselves and competing in different events.  On the 1st of November Claudelle Martin ran in the New York City Marathon in a time of 4:36:18, thanks to the encouragemnet of Life Member Helen Roach. Claudelle raised $3000.00 for the McGuiness McDermott Foundation in her efforts. Showing the versatility of our members, on the 6^th of December, Sue Gerrie and Dave Taylor competed in the Anaconda Adventure Race in Lorne, which consists of 1.9km ocean swim, 13.0km ocean paddle,  15.0km trail run, 24.0km mountain bike ride & 1.5km beach run.  Sue teamed up with Paula Green with a total time of 6:40:56. Sue’s legs were the ocean paddle in a time of 1:44:05, trail run in a time of 2:21:40 & finishing with the team beach run in a time of 9:07. Dave teamed up with a previous club member Symen Kromkamp finishing in a total time of 5:35:40. Dave did the ocean paddle in a time of 1:46:48, Mountain Bike leg in a time of 1:26:30 & the team beach run in a time of 7:49. Well done everyone!

13/12/09 - Christmas Race Results

What a magnificent day! Thanks to everyone who came along and joined in the race and Christmas celebrations yesterday. It was great to have so many people out racing, marshalling and cheering. Special thanks to all St John's families for coming out again. We hope you all had a lot of fun. Well done to Mark's team who actually beat Nick's team yesterday - we hope you all enjoy your accolades! Results are up for all to see. 

10/12/09 - Christmas Race and Club Celebrations, New Uniforms and January Race

This Saturday (12^th) we are holding our Christmas Triathlon at the Woodside Pool. Registration from 3:30pm, race start 4:00pm.  There are two distances to choose from – Short: 200m swim/5km ride/1km run and Long: 400m swim/13km ride/3km run.  There will also be a mini/micro race for the kids, so bring their bathers & bikes along as well if they have them.  There will be an opportunity for any kids who want to race to be able to do so.  The current weather forecast for Adelaide on Saturday is a  sunny 25 degrees, so should be ideal conditions for racing. Afterwards there will be a BBQ dinner. Sausages will be provided by the club, but please bring a salad or dessert to share. There is no glass or alcohol allowed in the pool grounds.  No need to pay pool entry for yourself or family/friends on your way in, as this is covered by your race fee.  Usual race fee of $10.00 for club members applies.  Non-members race fee of $10.00 and one day licence fee of $15.00.  Kids mini race is free.  

Alison will bring all uniform items along on Saturday.  If you would like to see what is available, just follow the Uniforms link.  There will also be tubs of “Nitro” electrolyte powder available to buy at a cost of $23.00. For anyone who ordered the new tri-suits these have now arrived and will also be available for collection on Saturday on payment of the full remaining balance.

The Hindmarsh Island Triathlon will be our next club race after Saturday and is scheduled for Sunday 31^st January at Rankine’s Landing at The Marina Hindmarsh Island.  Registration from 7:30am, race start 8:00am.  The early start is to avoid the worst of the heat,  which is a real possibility at the end of January.  As usual there will be 2 race distances – Short: 350m swim / 10km ride / 4.5km run and Long: 700m swim (2 x 350m loops) / 19km ride (1 out & back loop to Grundy’s Rd) / 9km run ( 2 x 4.5km loops). Due to lack of water it has been 2 years since the club held this race, which was very popular and a great opportunity to race somewhere different so come along for a great day out.  

After the race lunch will be at the Rankine’s Tavern Restaurant. It is still a long way off, but if you plan to attend, please let Jo know, so we can book a table. The Marina owners are providing us with help placing the swim buoys and giving boat cover during the swim leg, as well as allowing us to hold the triathlon, so it is good to return the favour and support them in turn by lunching at the Tavern.

Finally, if you would like to get a help with your training, two of our club life members and very accomplished triathletes, Scott Green & Helen Roach, have set up a website dedicated to personalised triathlon coaching.  Check it out at: www.t1triathlon.com.au. If you are interested, don’t forget to mention you are with the Tribe and you may be able to negotiate a special price.

7/12/09 - Race reports

30/11/09 - Triathlon Training Weekend Report

27/11/09 - Training weekend and our next race

The training weekend commences this afternoon. Please see the Special Events Page for details. 

Our Christmas Triathlon is on Saturday 12^th December at 4:00pm at Woodside Town Pool.  Registration will be from 3:30pm.  Afterwards there will be a BBQ dinner to celebrate the festive season together.  Sausages will be supplied by the club but please bring either a salad or dessert to share.  Also BYO juice/soft drinks – alcohol is not allowed.

For added interest on the day, everyone will be racing for individual glory, as well as being part of a team.  Before the beginning of the race there will be a random draw to place everyone in teams of 3.  You will  race individually as usual, then at the end of the race all 3 team member’s times will be added together – lowest cumulative time will be the winning team!

25/11/09 - Calling all Members...we are hollering for marshals!

To be able to run safe and successful events we need to have marshals at key points during each event.  The numbers will vary, depending on the course.  The committee has requested that each competitor supplies a marshal at one event during the season.  This can be either yourself, or a family member or friend.  The roster for marshals is on the club website, so it is easy to see where gaps still exist.  To nominate your preferred event please contact Alison Ward – her details are on the contacts page of the website.

15/11/09 - Congratulations Clippingdales

Our sincere congratulations must go to Tom Clippingdale for completing his first 1/2 Ironman at Shepparton today in 5 Hours and 45 minutes. Jo also completed her 1/6 of an Ironman in the Hexman Triathlon which consists of 660m swim/30km bike/7km run. Jo finished in 1:56. If anyone else has spent the weekend competing in hot conditions in Victoria please let us know. Full results we be made available soon.

11/11/09 - Training in the Hot Weather PLUS updates to Club Events dates.

Just in case you haven't noticed - it's been a bit warm lately! In the interest of members' safety and to make it easier for everyone to know if regular scheduled training will be held on hot days, the Committee has come up with the determining factors below.

The club’s policy in deciding if Thursday night time trials will go ahead or not is as follows:
If the latest weather observations for Mount Barker at 4:00pm, according to the Bureau of Meteorology's website is 36.0°C or higher the time trial will be cancelled. If you are in any doubt at all please contact our Race Director – Kevin on Thursday afternoons - his contact details are on the contacts page.

The club’s policy in deciding if Monday running training will go ahead or not is as follows:
If the latest weather observations for Adelaide at 4:00pm, according to the Bureau of Meteorology's website is 36.0°C or higher the training will be cancelled. If you are in any doubt please contact Asha - her contact details are on the contacts page.

The club’s policy in deciding if Wednesday running training will go ahead or not is as follows:
If the latest weather observations for Mount Barker at 4:00pm, according to the Bureau of Meteorology's website is 36.0°C or higher the training will be cancelled. Similarly, contact Andrew L if you are unsure whether there will be training - his contact details are on the contacts page.

Also note that the the following Club race details have been changed on the calendar:
FROM – Sun 28 February TO Saturday 27th Feb 4:00pm
FROM – Sun 14th March TO Saturday 13th March 4:00pm

The Marshals Roster has also been updated.

10/11/09 - JT Cycles Race 1 

Congratulations to everyone who competed in Sunday's race at West Lakes. Results are now up.

9/11/09 - Hot Weather 

If you've not familiarised yourself with the Club's weather policy lately, this week's soaring temperatures seems to be a timely reminder to have a look at our Governance section. "When the predicted ambient temperature during an event is 32°C or more, the Club's race director and/or committee members will contemplate modifying, postponing, rerouting or cancelling sporting events or training". So if you'd like to be out running or riding in the extreme conditions this week, go out in the coolest parts of the day, early morning or late evening and keep in touch with committee members to find out what's happening with each training session this week.

7/11/09 - Time Trial Results

The Time Trial Results for this week (and last) are now available.

24/10/09 - Hooray, results are up to date and we've got photos to share!

At last we've caught up on results and have photos up on the album pages for time trials and duathlons. Take a look and when you're competing don't forget to stop and smell the roses (or wild flowers as the case may be). Thanks Catherine and Kevin for all the photos you keep on supplyin'.

22/10/09 - Duathlon Results and Time Trial

Sunday's results from our Loby duathlon are now up. It's great to see some new faces mixing it up with the old ones. Welcome to everyone who has joined us recently; we hope you are having some fun!

Tonight's time trial just may be the night for a stack of new records and PB's. With warmer weather and little wind predicated we hope you all have a good session. If you've not joined us yet come along at 6pm for a 6:15pm start.

17/10/09 - TRIBE's Weekend Away 27-29 November

If you haven't heard.... we are going away and you can come too! Visit the Special Events Page to read all about our weekend at Victor Harbor! We are planning a two-night weekend of fun for all the family with some group training, events and plenty of socialising!  Most of us are staying at the Beach Front Caravan Park (www.victorbhp.com.au). If you want to join in the fun please let Jo Clippingdale know ASAP.

16/10/09 - Time trial results 

The cold and windy conditions last night didn't deter the brave. Des enjoyed a PB and we welcomed the return of Ralph to our club - his speed put him at the top of the list last night and second thus far for 2009-10. What a summer we're going to have!

15/10/09 - Racing and Training 

The next club race is coming up this Sunday 18^th October.  It will again be a road duathlon at Bushland Park in Lobethal. It looks like the weather gods might smile upon us, as the forecast at this stage is for a sunny 18 degrees. Long distance is 4km run / 18km ride/ 2km run. Short distance is 2km run / 9km ride / 400m run.  Registration from 9:00am and race start at 9:30am. There will be a free sausage sizzle afterwards so please stay on afterwards. 

A number of Tribe members are meeting at the Burnside Pool at approximately 4:30pm on Sundays for a casual swim.  Cost is $5.80 for a single adult swim (it's cheaper if you buy a book of tickets or season pass). Some of the swimmers go out to dinner afterwards. All welcome.

Andrew Loose will be at the Laratinga Wetlands in Mount Barker on Wednesday evenings at 6:00pm for a 6:15pm start for his usual run session. Anyone interested in joining him is welcome. Meet in the car park off Bald Hills Rd.

14/10/09 - Updates to our web 

There have been a few updates to the web site this week so have a look around. With the end of winter upon us (surely it's coming) we've had good turn outs at the club events and there have been some impressive performances nationally too since the end of August. Summer time trials have begun and last week's results are now up. You can expect to see the latest club news in your inbox from Jo whilst we catch up on all that's been happening. The tri season is only weeks away so stay tuned and stay safe as you train for the summer ahead :)

12/10/09 - Summer Program 

It may not feel like it but along with daylight savings we've started the summer program. Take a look at the Training Calendar for up to date locations and times. 

29/08/09 - Adelaide Marathon 

Good luck to all those competing tomorrow in the SARRC Adelaide Marathon festival. We look forward to some pleasing results.

21/08/09 - X-terra results 

The results from the final x-terra for 2009 are now up. The next club event will be a road duathlon in Lobethal on 27 September.

12/08/09 - Welcome Samuel Colla 

Congratulations to Kevin and Catherine on the healthy arrival of Samuel Charlie Colla. Born 12th of August at 12:12pm weighing 3.5kg.

Everyone is well. Welcome little man.

4/08/09 - Mountain Bike Ride 

There will be a mountain bike ride this Sunday, organised by one of Kev's mates, Jesse. Sounds like lots of fun. Details as follows:

Kidman trail between Echunga and Meadows. This section of it is 19 kilometers long and runs to Kuipo Forrest. The ride itinerary is

- Start at 55 Fletcher Road Mount Barker - 7:20am Sunday morning

- Ride to Echunga via Flaxley (6ish kilometers)

- Ride the Kidman trail to Kuipo

- Ride to the Meadows Bakery

- jump back on the trail back to Echunga and then back to Mount Barker 

Estimated ride time - 3.5 hours with coffee and pastry stop in Meadows. You will probably get muddy with all the rain we've been having. If you are interested contact Jesse on the details below. The more the merrier so pass the word around. 

ph: 0428 858 677 or jmortensen@dcmtbarker.sa.gov.au

26/07/09 - Photos from the Fabulous Forest (Cromer) 

Sorry for the delay. There are now lots of photos from the Cromer race available via the Photo Album page (just click on the Duathlons & Xterras link). Best things about these photos are all the smiles. 

16/07/09 - Membership Fees Due 

All club fees are now due.  If you wish to become a Triathlon Australia member please pay your club subs when paying your TA membership, this can be done via a link on the TriSA website.   Club fees are $30 for adults, $20 for juniors and $80 for families.  For those without TA membership the fees are $40 for adults and $25 for juniors.  

Membership fees  for the Army pool at Woodside are now also due.  These have been currently left at an annual fee of $160.00 or a 6 month fee of $80.00.  The committee has also agreed to a new third option of a monthly EFT fee payment of $15.00.  The usual $1.00 per swim will still apply.  Our current contract to use the pool expires in October so these fees are subject to a new contract being signed, under the same terms as the last one.  If these conditions are not met then there may have to be a surcharge for those wishing to continue to use the pool. 

Click on the links on the left hand pane and print and sign your form, regardless of how you pay your fees, and return it to us ASAP.

15/07/09 - Web Site Host Server Crashes 

Apologies to all that have been trying to access the Tribe Web site. Unfortunately the server upon which our site is hosted crashed and we have only just resolved the issues with the company that hosts our site. We're now going through the process of ensuring that everything is restored. Oh the joys of technology!

12/07/09 - Fabulous Forest First 

The inaugural Cromer Forest MTB Duathlon was magnificent. Congratulations to Kevin and his long line of helpers and support personnel. Thanks too to all club members and relies who helped over the weekend. First past the post was Mark "Blooming Brilliant" Bloomfield in 1:19:00 with Matty White winning the Elite Male category in 1:27:59. First female home was Meadows talent Zoe Dawson stopping the clock in 1:30:48. The sun shone on us all to warm our fingers and toes mid-morning and the post-race BBQ and presentations rounded it all of well. A few comments to bring a smile to your memories of the morning: "That was awesome", said Cameron, 15 years old, entering T2 all covered in mud; "I'm scared" said White, strapped to his mountain bike in road shoes, off on his second bike loop and "that was truly the best course ever", said Bloomfield, filthy and elated with his win. We hope you all had a great day out. Results are up and photos will be available soon. For the complete set of results go to the State Events page.

10/07/09 - Cromer Forest MTB Duathlon    

Sunday is shaping up to be a great day out with entries flowing in for our inaugural Cromer Forest duathlon. Bring your running shoes, mountain bike and warm clothes for a choice of two distances: 2/9/2km or 5/18/2km. Just an hour from Adelaide its a great location with lots to do and see. Registration closes at 8:30am Sunday and there are prizes and trophies to be won!

5/07/09 - AGM celebrations

Thanks to everyone who helped put a great night of celebration together for another year. Congratulations to our annual award winners and our two new Life Members, Mark Taylor and Lin Green.

15/06/09 - Duathlon drizzle deters no-one

A terrific field of competitors turned out for the first winter race today in fresh conditions. The rain, which has since set in, started to fall as the last entrant ran to cross the finish line! Thanks to Kevin and Mark for a challenging and fun course. We look forward to seeing you all at Cromer next month. Results are up.

28/05/09 - AGM and Awards night

Our annual night of celebration and business will be Saturday 4th of July. This year we are going to Inverbrakie Community Hall near Woodside for a change of scenery. The club will once again provide the BBQ meat, vegie burgers and hot spuds and we'll be asking each family/member to bring a salad or desert to share. Mark the date in your diary now, 6pm 4/7/09.

21/05/09 - Winter racing

If you haven't recently had the ear of a committee member you've probably been waiting for news on our club races over the next few months. The race calendar is now up to date so have a look at What's On. We will be going to Blackwood Forest Recreation Park for two races in June and August and we are putting on a State race in July as part of TriSA's duathlon series at Cromer Forest near Birdwood. See the Cromer Entry Form here.

12/04/09 - Cromer Forrest Xterra is a Go

An Xterra will be held at Cromer Forrest on the 12th of July. Kev will be setting up the day before (I'm sure he'd like some helpers). This will be mostly fire track for the Run and 80 % single track for the ride. If anyone wants to camp the night they are more than welcome. More details to follow. 

11/04/09 - Bike For Sale - Price slashed

Giant Trinity Alliance A2 TT/Tri bike for sale now priced at $1600.00.

21/04/09 - Bike For Sale

Giant Trinity Alliance A2 TT/Tri bike for sale
Alliance technology means carbon and alloy frame for smooth ride and strong power transfer.
55.5 frame set w/ Shimano 105 group set and Shimano R800 wheels
Recently purchased, less than 500k on frame/tyres.
Perfect if you want a fast, smooth affordable ride/race
$2000 or best offer.
Available to take out for a short ride with appointment, weekends preferrably.
Contact Cris at 0416 847 332

7/04/09 - Sunday's Duathlon

Results from Sunday's duathlon are now available on the results page. The club pont score has also been updated.

5/04/09 - Winter training

Summer might just be over! With colder weather and sunset earlier than of late we have changed our training routines for the next few months. Please see what changes affect you under What's On.

3/04/09 - Last Time Trial for the season and TalkTriathlon.com

Results from the last time trial for the season are now available on the results page.

Also - there's a new Triathlon website that may be of interest. It's been described as a triathlon blogging site which hopefully provide many fellow triathletes with useful information and help to boost the popularity of the sport. A link has been added to the links page or just go to http://talktriathlon.com/.

21/03/09 - Club Championship Photos

Photos from the Club Championships are now available via the Photo Album pages.

9/03/09 - Level 1 Coaching Course

The next Level 1 coaching course is to be held on 18&19 April. Please contact TriSA for registration details.

2/03/09 - Club Championships

And the winners are.....

Bailey (10-12), Emily and Nick (13-15), Alison and Carl (20-29), Tara and Adam (30-39), Jo and Mark (40-49) and Andrew L (50-59). Congratulations to you all.

Well done to everyone who competed, we hope you had a great day out. A huge thank you to everyone who lent a hand in making the 2009 Club Championships a success.

We've got lots of photos too (thanks Lachlan, Kevin and Catherine). We'll get them up onto the web as soon as possible. Photos of juniors will be available to parents (but not published on the web). 

26/02/09 - Club Championships

Our annual hurrah will be held on Saturday at 5pm at the Woodside Town Pool. The weather should be magnificent for racing. Please register by 4:30pm for a 4:45pm race briefing. If you have supporters coming along please ask them to help out - there's plenty to do whilst cheering! We will be having dinner at the Woodside Hotel from 7pm if you'd like to stay on for a meal and chat. All welcome.

23/02/09 - Results

Some terrific State and National results by our colleagues are now available under results. Congratulations to all who finished Race 5 by Gatti and JT cycles on Sunday. Don't forget their bonus race on 29 March.

Tara, Griff and Kevin all completed the Snap 70.3 (half) Ironman in Geelong two weeks ago in fabulous times and Andrew L and Alison brought home silver and bronze medals respectively from the Victorian State Champs on the weekend. Well done!

1/02/09 - Burnside Tri

Today's Burnside Tri went ahead, and went well, despite the "warmth". Plenty more heat was generated by Mark B's feet as he scorched around the course in a blistering time of 51 minutes for the long course. Millie completed the short course in 48 minutes and 43 seconds for first place.

24/01/09 - Time Trial Results and TDU

The Time Trial results from the past few weeks are now available.

The Challenge Tour of the TDU was held yesterday and the Tribe was well represented. Thanks to Ty for organising the team.

12/01/09 - JT cycles Triathlon Results

Congratulations to everyone who participated yesterday in the third JT Cycles race at West Lakes. The results are impressive with several PB's! Have a look at the State results.

10/01/09 - Time Trial Results

Welcome to 2009; our training program is back in full swing. Last Thursday we had the first time trial for the year and the results are now available on the Time Trial Results page. 

24/12/08 - Time Trial Results and Merry Christmas

Time trial results from last week are now on the web.  

Merry Christmas to all and remember to take extra care when out on the roads during the holiday period.

15/12/08 - Club Point Score, Time Trial Results and Bicycle Express Summer Time Trials

The club point score has now been updated to include the Christmas Tri.

Time Trial results from last week are available on the Time Trials results page.

Looking for some extra cycle training. Why not try the Bicycle Express Summer Time Trials. See the Training Calendar (under Cycle Sessions) for more details

14/12/08 - Christmas - New Year Training
Please note that over the next few weeks there will be no training on the following days:        
- No running at Mt Barker on Christmas Eve
- No swimming at Burnside Pool on Christmas Day
- No cycling time trial at Charleston on Christmas Day
- No running at Kensington Park Reserve Monday 29 Dec 
- No running at Mt Barker on New Year's Eve 
- No cycling time trial at Charleston on New Year's Day

All other training events will be scheduled as normal.

9/12/08 - Woodside Christmas Triathlon Photos

There is a selection of photos now available on the Photo Albums pages. Just follow the links under Tribe Extras in the left had pane of your browser.

7/12/08 - Woodside Christmas Triathlon

Congratulations to everyone who competed on Saturday in the Club's Christmas Triathlon. Special thanks to all who joined us for the first time, we loved having you with us and would be delighted to see you out training or at our next race. Results are available on the Club Aquathons & Triathlons page (just click on the link in the left hand pane).

Cpl Hayley Walker has been accepted as a Nursing Officer in the Army! She will finish her Nursing Degree at Curtin Uni in Perth and then a two year grad program at a Civilian Hospital before venturing back out to an ADF unit 'til 2015! We wish her all the best and hope to see her again when she's in SA visiting.

1/12/08 - Club Tri and Christmas BBQ

The next club tri is on this Saturday in Woodside. We're holding a late afternoon race at 5pm and everyone is welcome to join us in our Christmas BBQ celebrations afterwards. Registration from 4:30pm, BYO BBQ meat, drinks, chairs, plates, cutlery and a salad to share in the meal afterwards. Asha will bring pavlova for dessert for everyone :) Come and join us if you are racing or not. NB: GLASS IS NOT ALLOWED WITHIN THE GROUNDS. 

30/11/08 - Challenge Series Results

The weekend's results are now available from http://bluechip.racetectiming.com/default.aspx. Well done to all who competed. It was great to see Helen Roach back in town and racing to first place in her age group in the Olympic distance triathlon having been stuck in Brisbane airport only hours earlier. A good contingent of Tribesters entered the various events and club member results will be on our web later this week.

29/11/08 - Time Trial Results and Christmas Tri

The results of this week's time trials are now available.  The club Christmas Tri and BYO BBQ is coming up on Saturday the 6th of December, race starting at 5pm. Join us from 4pm at the Woodside town pool. Bring your families, drinks, food and chairs. No glass please.

25/11/08 - Triple Tri Results

What a turn out we had of Tribesters at last weekend's TriSA triple sprint event! We hope you all had a great day out. Congratulations on all of your results, everyone had a top 10 finish! Special mention must be made of Emily who one the Elite female race. Emily has also won the TriSA scholarship to attend the Runaway Bay ITU junior race weekend in Qld too. Keep up the great work Emily!

20/11/08 - Cycling Course Record Falls!

The Adelaide Hills Cycles Charleston Time Trial record has fallen under 27 minutes for the first time in club history. The size and enthusiasm of the Thursday training group helped 10 people to new PB's tonight. Lachie si the new leader having taken an impressive 1 minute and 16 seconds off his last season's best to finish in 26:30. What a terrific summer we're in for!! Results are up.

18/11/08 - Tribe Tour Down Under Team

Now's your last chance to enter the Mutual Community Challenge Tour ride as a Tribe Team member. If you haven't already registered you have until Friday 21/11 to do so. Contact Team Captain Ty Manning for details. 

17/11/08 - JT Cycles Triathlon Results 

Congratulations to everyone who competed in the first state race of the season yesterday. An outstanding start! Your results are now available.

15/11/08 - Results and Photos

Results from the last two Time Trials, last weekend's Aquathon and the Club Point score are all now available on the results pages. Photos from the Aquathon and last week's Time Trial are also available.

7/11/08 - Sunday's event

We will be holding an Aquathon on Sunday at the Burnside Pool Complex in Hazelwood Park. There'll be both long and short courses. Meet us in the park. Registration from 8:30am and we'll start at 9:00am.

5/11/08 - Calendar changes

If you haven't yet looked at the calendar it's been updated to include our summer races. The April event has had a date change so please look carefully at any records you may have to reflect this :)

3/11/08 - Time Trials

Reminder to all - please make sure you have a flashing red tail light for when you are riding in the time trial. Results of last weeks time trial are now on the results page.

2/11/08 - Big Kev Scores at Eagle Mountain

Kevin achieved 4th place in Round 1 of the Mountain Bike National Series. Well dome Kev!

27/10/08 - Hi from Canada

We received this short note from Des and Penny who are holidaying in Canada...

Hi Tribesters, Penny and I are having a great time away. Nearly come to an end. We are visiting our daughter in Jasper, Alberta for a few more days then heading home via Vancouver and Sydney. Hope to be back on the training track in a couple of weeks. About 2 degrees max today so my half hour run on the trail was a character building experience!!! Good wishes to all. See you in a couple of weeks.
Des & Penny

21/10/08 - 100km Walk and Time Trial Photos

Well done to Antony B who completed the 100km walk in 29:30 last weekend. Quite an achievement.

Take a look at the Photo Album for the photos from the latest Time Trial.

17/10/08 - Wow - PBs fall in the first time trial of the season

Last night we had the first time trial for this season and you could see who had kept up their training over winter with a number of big Personal Best set. Take a look at the results pages. 

12/10/08 - Lobethal Duathlon

What a great day for a race through beautiful Bushland Park. For those of you that didn't make it, take a look at the photo album to see what you missed!!!

11/10/08 - Lobethal Duathlon

Our final duathlon at Bushland Park is starting at 9am tomorrow. The weather looks to be terrific so don't forget your sunscreen. If you have a relative that can come and marshal please bring them along as it'll be a busy day in Lobethal with the town's carnival festivities starting at lunchtime. We hope to see many of you there.

27/9/08 - National Ride to Work Day, Changes to the Training Program and Tour Down Under

The 15th of October is National Ride to Work day. If you register before September 30 you have a chance to win one of four holiday vouchers. Just go to http://www.ride2work.com.au/ and follow the links.

The winter season training program is coming to an end on the 4th of October BUT please note that the cycling spin sessions (both in the hills and in town) have now finished. The Thursday night time trials will start about two weeks into daylight savings. Run and swim training will continue as normal. Details will be on the Training page soon.

The big news this week is that Lance Armstrong will be competing in the Tour Down Under so if you haven't already registered you better do so soon but don't forget to enter as part of the Tribe team. Contact Ty Manning for details.

25/9/08 - Duathlon Results and City to Bay

The club duathlon results are now available on the results page. At the bottom of the page you'll also find a link to the point score tables.

Well done to all those that ran in the City to Bay last Sunday. There were some really great performances and a good turnout overall.

14/9/08 - Club Shirts

The new club shirts have now arrived and, for those that ordered them, are available for collection from Alison or Asha (for the townies). Have a look at the uniforms page for what's available.

11/9/08 - Club Duathlon this Sunday

This Sunday, September 14, is the first of the road duathlons for the year. The run is on fire and single tracks through beautiful native vegetation and the ride is on road. Registration at 8.15 for a 9am start.

Don't forget every event you enter now goes towards your overall points tally for the end of the season.

Look at the Tribe Race calendar for details including location and course map.

6/9/08 - Adelaide Marathon

Last weekend saw the running of the Adelaide Marathon Festival. Mark Bloomfield put in a fantastic effort to complete the full marathon distance in 2:56:54 getting placing him 6th overall and 5th male. Great result! There were also some excellent results by Tribesters in the half marathon and 8.5km distances. Results for club members are on the State results page. Well done to all who competed.

28/8/08 - Last Days for TriSA Membership Discount and Adelaide Marathon

The 31st of August is the last date for discounted TriSA memberships. From 1st September, all fees will increase by $10, so for those who haven’t yet renewed, now would be a good time!.
The quickest and easiest way to join or renew membership is on-line through the TriSA website.

The Adelaide Marathon festival is on this Sunday so good luck to all those that are taking part.

26/8/08 - Father's Day Challenge Bike Ride

The Father's Day Classic is only a couple of weeks away now.

You might like to know that one of our team sponsors, Asparona, has offered to refund the entry for the first ten people to sign up with our team. The entry is $60, plus an extra $10 if you want to do the time trial.
The refund is on a first-come first served basis - and there are still quite a few spots left. Contact Ian.Rogers@Asparona.com to claim your refund.
The link to register for the Father's Day Classic is http://sa.cancercouncilfundraising.org.au/TeamPage.aspx?teamID=20512&LangPref=en-CA 

If you can't make it for the ride why not sponsor the team for cancer research. Just go to the link above.

23/8/08 - Point Score System for 2008/09 Championship

With the new club year under way we're introducing a point score system for our various club events. You'll get 2 points for every event you start and an additional 2 points for every event you finish. You'll also get points for placing up to 10th starting at 20 points for first down to 5 points for 10th as described in the table below. So good luck in earning your points....

15/8/08 - Congratulations Club Champions & Xterra Photos

Congratulations to all the 07/08 Club Champions (most of whom are pictured below). Also, photos from the last Xterra are now available in the photo album.

3/8/08 - Thursday Night Wind Trainer Sessions & Today's Xterra

There will not be a wind trainer session in town this Thursday night. It will be back to normal though for the following Thursday night and all sessions are now under cover. All welcome.

Today saw another successful Xterra event at Fox Creek. Thanks again Kev. Results are now available on the results page. 

2/8/08 - Club Membership

Club membership's are now due. If you join TriSA your Tribe membership is included in the one fee. You can join TriSA by going to http://www.triathlonsa.org.au/, clicking on Becoming a Member (at the top of the screen) and then following the prompts. Please note you will still need to read and fill in and sign a Tribe membership form.

20/7/08 - AGM and Awards Night

Last night's AGM and Awards night was a great success. We hope you all enjoyed yourselves. Congratulations to everyone who went hope with some bling or prizes. The executive of the new committee is Andrew L (Pres), Asha (Sec), Allan (Tres). The new committee members are - Alison, Andrew K, David, Hayley, Kevin, Lin, Mark, Steve and Ty. 

The first committee meeting will be at 8pm on the second Tuesday in August (12/8) at the Loose residence. If you need directions to get there please ask.

The contact details section of the web will be updated after the first meeting.

Life Membership was awarded to the following club members:
    Bruce Cox
    Brett Hart
    Scott Green and
    Helen Roach

Awards were presented as follows:

    Club Champions 2007-2008
    10-12    Female Zoe Clippingdale
    13-15    Male Nick Clippingdale
    13-15    Female Emily Mahomet
    16-19    Male Lachlan Ambose
    20-29    Male Daniel Schaffner
    20-29    Female Alison Ward
    30-39    Male Ty Manning
    30-39    Female Tara Manning
    40-49    Male Mark Bloomfield
    40-49    Female Leonie Proctor
    50-59    Male Andrew Loose

    Annual Awards

    2007 X-Terra Overall Series Winner:    Tara Manning

    Running Points Score Winner (winter and summer):    Mark Bloomfield

    Cycling Time Trials 
    Fastest Male: Russell Johnstone in a time of 26:45
    Fastest Female: Lynette Collins in a time of 28:40

    Outstanding Achievement: Mark Bloomfield (2nd in the Adelaide Marathon in a time of 2:49:54)

    Most Improved Triathletes 
        Male winner       Nick Clippingdale
        Female winner    Emily Mahomet

    Junior Triathletes of the Year 
        Male winner:        Daniel Clohesy
        Female winner:     Emily Mahomet

    Senior Triathlete of the Year
        Female winner: Tara Manning
        Male winner: Griff Weste

10/7/08 - X-terra Results and New Membership Form

The 2008-09 membership form is now available on the web (click on "Membership Form" under "Tribe" in the panel to the left.

The results and photos from last Sunday's Xterra, a most excellent event, are also now available.

3/7/08 - AGM and Awards Night

Our family friendly AGM and Awards night is fast approaching. The Club is putting on a night of food, fun and entertainment and there'll be efforts to raise money for brakes for our club trailer. Bring your family and a salad or dessert to share and save up your spare coins for the raffles, prizes and games on the night. Sat 19/7, Anembo Park, Littlehampton, 6:30pm.

1/7/08 - X-terra this Sunday 6 July

The next Fox Creek X-terra is on this Sunday. This fabulous course of one, two or three laps is brought to you by Colla Team Events through the forest near Lenswood. Registration and membership will be from 9:00am, we start at 9:30am. 

26/6/08 - Wind trainer sessions

By all accounts everyone seems to be enjoying the spin sessions on Thursday nights at Linden Park and Mt Barker. If you'd like to join in give Asha or Digby a call. There won't be cycling at Linden Park tonight to if you're planning to ride drive to Mt Barker and join in there.

8/6/08 - Xterra Results and Photos

Results and Photos for the Fox Creek Xterra (another fantastic event brought to you by the Colla Events Team) are now available via the results and album pages. Unfortunately no photos of the cup cakes. Those of you that weren't at the event will just have to get to the next Xterra and hope Kevin has been baking again.

4/6/08 - Tribe News

Apologies to those people wondering where the website went on the weekend; it was missing in action. News from our web host broke late Sunday that an explosion in one of their US offices blew out three walls of a room and their ability to host our site was somewhat interrupted. Thankfully, no one was injured in the accident. Thanks for waiting patiently to see us up and running again.

X-terra results will be available soon and the next event will be at Fox Creek again on July 6.

There'll be no Monday night running training in North Adelaide next week due to the public holiday. Enjoy your long weekend if you get one.

30/5/08 - Fox Creek X-terra

This Sunday we're having the first of three x-terra events at Fox Creek (near Lobethal). Theses are fun courses consisting of cross country running and mountain biking. There are two distance to choose from, registration at 9am and we'll start at 9:30am. See the race calendar for more details.

19/5/08 - AGM and Awards Night - UPDATE

The club's Annual General Meeting and Awards Night will now be held on Saturday 19 July at Anembo Park, Littlehampton (no suitable venue was available for the originally planned date of the 14^th of June). This is always a terrific night on the club calendar so put the date in your diary. Details to follow in the coming weeks.

10/5/08 - AGM and Awards Night    

The club's Annual General Meeting and Awards Night looks set to be held on Saturday 14 June. Pencil the date into your diary as we plan on having a terrific night of food, fun and celebrations following the meeting. The club is known for having the biggest turnout for an AGM, for any state tri club, and it would be great to have a good turnout again this year. Watch this space for more news on where, when and what to bring. Raffles, games and goodies are but some of the things planned! 

8/5/08 - Training Rides

There have been some changes to cycle training sessions of late. Please note that the Saturday morning rides will start at 8:30am and please phone Haley on the Friday night before if you intend to ride.

Also - don't forget the Thursday night spin sessions alternating between Digby's and the Ketteridge residence. Some club wind trainers are available for those that don't have their own.

See the Training Calendar for full details.

7/5/08 - Eagle Duathlon Results

The results are now available for Sunday's Eagle Duathlon. Just click on the Duathlons & Xterras link in the left hand pane. 

4/5/08 - Eagle on the Hill Duathlon

Today we had the first club duathlon of the winter season. It was a great event at Eagle On The Hill with a choice of two distances. Kevin had the fastest time for the long course with Nick and Tom not far behind whilst Allan was the fastest individual in the short course. Next month we'll have an x-terra at Fox Creek (cross country running and mountain biking). 

1/5/08 - Spin sessions

Many of you may have taken a break from intensive tri training over the past few weeks but now that the wintry months are here it's time to get back on the bike. Spin sessions this month are at Linden Park on Thursday the 1st, 15th and, 29th and Mt Barker on May 8th and 22nd. Come along and enjoy some hearty winter training with some Tribesters to build up some strength and endurance and improve your running for the winter races!

1/5/08 - First Club Duathlon

This Sunday we'll hold our first winter race at Eagle On The Hill. If you tried this course last year you'll know of the spectacular views on the run and the exhilarating ride down to Devil's elbow and back again! We start at 9am and it's $10 to race. We'll also have the new shirt samples available for a final time. If you'd like to order a new Tribe polo shirt please come and try a sample on and pay your deposit on the day.

16/4/08 - Winter season of racing

The winter race programme starts early next month with a Duathlon at Eagle On The Hill. Have a look at our race calendar for details. We'll add further races when TriSA make their calendar available.

12/4/08 - End of season racing

The aquathon results are now available. Best of luck to everyone heading to Loxton today for the final race of the summer. Travel safe and race well :)

5/4/08 - Winter training and racing

The last of our summer events was held today in the form of an aquathon at the Mt Barker State Swim Centre and the Loxton triathlon next weekend up the river is the final hurrah until Spring. Our Winter programme starts tomorrow (Sunday 6 April) with the first duathlon only four weeks away at Eagle on the Hill on May 4. Have a look at the training programme to find swimming, riding and running sessions available near you. 

31/3/08 - Winter programme

With the end of summer and our wonderful warm weather we find ourselves at the end of our summer training too. Daylight Savings Sunday is our official change over day for our winter training programme to kick in. Please note there will be no hills run or time trial this week. Keep an eye out for the winter training details on the web later in the week under "What's On".

29/3/08 - Teams Time Trials and Web Site Repairs

This week we had our final time trial for this season. It was our second only teams time trial format and this time covered the full two laps. It was a more challenging event for some than others but fun for all. The Clippingdale family kindly hosted a BBQ after the ride for a great end to our summer cycling programme. Photos should be up soon.

If you've been looking at the web site over the last few days you may have noticed a few glitches caused by technical difficulties (a disk crash). Hopefully all is fixed now but if you notice any problems (missing photos, broken links, etc) please e-mail the Web Master.

21/3/08 - Time Trials and Club Championships Photos

Yesterday's time trial had greatly reduced numbers, probably because everyone was so surprised to see some rain they stayed home to watch it! There were some brave soles that faced the conditions but Lachie, Russell and Kevin all had falls on the second lap. Results will be available soon. Photos from Sunday's Club Championships are also now on the web. 

16/3/08 - Club Championships

Today's Club Championship events were very competitive with some closely contested age group racing. Well done to all and thanks to the marshals who gave us their time. Results are now available on the Club Tri's Results page. Rest well everyone.

14/3/08 - Time Trial

Not surprisingly numbers were down for last night's time trial. The heat kept many away from the event and "technical difficulties" (a flat tyre) put an end to Emily's ride for the night. Results are available in the usual place.

12/3/08 - Club Championships

This Sunday, 16 March, the club championships are being held at the Woodside town pool. Three races will be held - long, short and micro with club champions being awarded their medallions at the AGM in June. The committee is putting on breakfast afterwards so bring a hat and chair if you'd like to hang around after the events. 

10/3/08 - Victor Harbor Triathlon

Despite extreme heat and wind, yesterday's Victor Harbor Tri was a great success for the Tribe. Hayley Walker, Rob A, Matthew B and Antony completed their very first Olympic distance triathlons in very respectable times, Tara won first place in her age group and we had numerous second places. Well done to all and keep those fluids up! Photos are now available under Tribe Extras.

8/3/08 - Upcoming events

Tomorrow 9/3 - Victor Harbor Triathlons and Fun Run/Walk
Next Sunday 16/3 - Club Championships
Thursday 27/3 - Teams Time Trial and Social BBQ

8/3/08 - Time Trials and Slice

Thursday night's time trial had a new flavour, "Kev slice" to celebrate Mark and Ty's birthdays. Once again there were some fantastic performances with Nick carving a massive 1:40 off his PB and & Emily a huge 1:15 off her PB. Well done! Times and photos are now available.

4/3/08 - Time Trials and Murray Man

Last week's time trial and the Murray Man results are now available on the results pages. We're still seeing some good turnouts for the time trials and some great times. In the Murray Man, Lin, Dave T & Mark B put in a great team effort whilst Dave W was the first individual Tribester home.

24/2/08 - Tri results

We had another huge Tribe turnout at the final race put on by Gatti Sports today. Well done to all who competed and the race winners. Special mention must be made of the Tribesters who won their series age-groups: Allan, Catherine, Tara and possibly Ty.

19/2/08 - Bruce and Sue's open house social BBQ

All are welcome to Bruce and Sue's new home this coming Sunday 24 February from 1pm. BYO BBQ food, a salad to share, drinks, chairs, bathers and hat. Please ask for directions if you are unsure of where to go.

8/2/08 - Time Trial

Another Thursday has passed and so too has another fun time trial. We had another night with a testing headwind but Big Kev (with his new equipment) showed us how to take on the wind as he finished only 14 seconds off his PB. Ty and Tara Manning both put in great efforts to be the only riders in the long course to achieve PBs on the night. Well done! Results are up.

3/2/08 - Club Handicapped Tri

Today we had 15 competitors for the Woodside triathlon. The race was a handicapped event and in great conditions we saw some fantastic performances. Jo, Jess and Zoe finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd over the line in the short course and Carl, Allan and Nick finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in the long course. The fastest times of the day went to Dani, Kevin and Tara in the long course and Trent in the short course. In the mini, Curtis beat Sean and Tate home, whilst Hayley and Ella made up the tail end of the little race. 

Results have been uploaded. Next month we have the club championships on the 16th of March, again at the Woodside town pool, register from 7:15am, we will start at 8am.

2/2/08 - Time Trials

Thursday night's time trial saw a number of new PBs set despite challenging conditions. Times are now available on the time trials results page. 

27/1/08 - Tour Down Under

The Tribe put together a team this year for the Tour Down Under Challenge Ride. We were all keyed up the night before with some members collecting their jerseys at Thursday night's time trial. Des still did the time trial before the 138km ride from Mannum through Mount Pleasant, Woodside, Callington, Langhorne Creek and finally finishing in Strathalbyn. 

Helen Roach returned from northern NSW to join our team (missing from photo). She has obviously got used to the warmer conditions interstate and set the quickest finishing time for the club, 4hrs and 3minutes for the long course. Several other club members started in Woodside to complete a 74km ride to Langhorne Creek and Strathalbyn also. The Tribesters were only a few of the 3000+ cyclists who joined in The Challenge Rides. It was a fantastic event and great fun was had by all. 

19/1/08 - Time Trial & TDU

This week's time trial saw 21 riders pushing themselves to the max in another individual time trial. Results are on the results page.

Don't forget the Tour Down Under starts this Sunday, 7pm at Glenelg. You can meet up with other Tribesters near the 200m to go sign on the outside of the track on Colley Tce from 5:30pm. Full Tour details area available at www.tourdownunder.com.au/2008/.

Other TDU info is now on the Social Calendar.

18/1/08 - Tour Down Under Activities

The Tour is here and once again the Tribe will meet to watch some of the stages. 

Sunday 20 Jan - Down Under Classic 50km street race at Glenelg. Meet near the 200m to go sign (north of finish line) on the outside of the track on Colley Tce from 5:30pm. Race starts 7pm.

Sunday 27 Jan - Stage 6 Adelaide City Street Circuit. Meet near the 200m to go sign (east of finish line) on the outside of the track on Rundle Rd from 12noon. Race starts 1pm.

BYO chairs, food or $ to buy and taste some of the best SA has to offer. Families of course are welcome!

13/1/08 - State Series Triathlon and Teams Time Trial

Today's State Series event saw a great turnout from the Tribe. The weather provided a surprise for the day with heavy rain which cleared before the first event started. That familiar old head wind on Military Road provided a challenge but we still saw some great achievements with Allan, Asha, Catherine, Emily, Emma, Jess, Kay and Tara all winning their age groups. The Clippingdale family had entries in the Mini, Tinman and Challenge distances and several new club members gave the West Lakes course a go for the first time. Well done to everyone who competed.

Thursday's teams time trial was shortened to one lap due to the heat and proved to be a really fun event. Thanks to Allan, Denise and Carl for their hospitality for the BBQ that followed, it was a terrific night to eat outdoors. Expect another teams time trial before the end of the season. 

9/1/08 - Teams Time Trial

Tomorrow night we will be holding our inaugural teams time trial at Charleston. The expected warm conditions should aid some terrific times! A BYO BBQ will follow at Allan's home in Woodside. Please bring meat, drinks, chairs and a salad to share. It should be a great night out!

6/1/08 - Club Tri at Woodside

Today's club event saw a good turnout for some competitive and fun racing. Mark Bloomfield took out the long course event with a narrow (28 sec) win over Andrew Loose. The short course was won by Catherine Clohesy with a similarly close margin (20 sec) over Trent Manning. 

The next Club Tri will be on the 3rd of February.

4/1/08 - Back on Track

This week we had our first run at the wetlands for 2008 with a group run into Mt Barker & back. Our next run is 09/01/2008 @ 6.30 pm @ the Oakbank racecourse members car park.

Last night we had the first time trial for the New Year. With only 30 seconds between riders at the start it made for some great riding and good times despite the testing conditions. Next week we'll be having a teams event followed by a BBQ. Let Kevin know if you'll be coming along.

02/01/08 - Happy New Year

Training sessions have recommenced as normal except you'll have to wait until the 15th for swimming at the Woodside Barracks. The next club triathlon is this Sunday 6 January at Woodside. Race starts 9am, fee $10. Photos from the last cycling time trial are now available from the Tribe Photo Album (under Tribe Extras) and the Race Calendar has been updated with some changes in venues and start times to upcoming events - please read this carefully. We hope you all have a safe, healthy and happy 2008.

17/12/07 - Christmas-New Year Training

Several training events will not be held during the festive season. Please read the following carefully:   
- No swimming at Woodside Army Barracks Pool between Fri 21 Dec to Fri 11 Jan inclusive
- No running at Kensington Park Reserve Christmas Eve 24 Dec 
- No swimming at Burnside Pool on Christmas Day
- No running at Mt Barker/Oakbank on Boxing Day 26 Dec
- No cycling time trial at Charleston Thurs 27 Dec
- No running at Kensington Park Reserve New Year's Eve 31 Dec 

All other training events will be scheduled as normal.

16/12/07 - Tremendous Triathletes

Griffe Weste has just won the 60-64 age group in the Canberra Half Ironman. Griff completed the course in 5:19:10 and Dani Schaffner, in his first half ironman event, just beat Griff home in 5:18:24. Congratulations to you both! 
In news closer to home, another terrific turnout at West Lakes saw a handful of trophies head home with Tribesters from the JT cycles triathlon race. Well done to everyone who competed. Full Tribe results and photos from both events will be up on the web when they're available.

13/12/07 - Good Luck in Canberra

Best Wishes to Dani Schaffner and Griff Weste as they tackle Lake Burley Griffin and the hills of Canberra in their Half Ironman race on Sunday. We look forward to seeing your results!

13/12/07 - Terrific Time Trials

The time trials at Charleston continue to be popular with 14 riders and a handful of spectators turning out last night. Several PB's were set in the warm and still conditions. With Christmas break nearing a teams time trial and post-training BBQ are being organised to welcome people back to Thursday night training in January. Stay tuned! The results have been uploaded. 

9/12/07 - Christmas Chaos!

Saturday's Christmas Triathlon was well attended by club members. Six teams of three contested line honours over three races. Captains Kevin, Dani and Dave all worked their teams well to each secure a first placing in one of the races whilst Andrew K, Mick, Ty and Mark, Ian and Brett showed consistency amongst their 3rd and 4th placings. Well done to everyone who knew what they were doing! A pleasant BBQ evening followed in perfect conditions. Results from the races are under Club Tri Results. 

7/12/07 - Move over Movember Christmas is coming!

Last weekend several Tribesters and friends said goodbye to their Movember four week growths! The seven Mo Bros raised more than $1000 between them. Congratulations to Brett Hart and Mark Taylor for organising the charity drive and thanks to all their supporters. Have a look at their photo on the social page in the photo album (under Tribe Extras)!

6/12/07 - Time Trial

Tonight's wild and warm weather kept most cyclists at home whilst a few brave faces turned out to consider facing the conditions. Committee, however, did not support training in the wet and blustery winds so everyone went home early! 

5/12/07 - Congratulations Emily

Congratulations to Emily Mahomet for her outstanding performances so far this season. These have been recognised by TriSA and she has been upgraded to the Junior High Performance Squad. Best of luck for the rest of the summer Emily!

5/12/07 - Summer Points Run report

This week we ran at Laratinga Wetlands on a flat dirt and bitumen track, with each lap being 2.2k. Mark B completed 4 laps, all others did three, except Allan who ran two. First finisher was Haley 27.32, next in was Carl in 29.05, third Mark B in 31.02. It'll be great to see more runners out next week at Oakbank Racecourse at 6.30pm .  

3/12/07 - Christmas Tri this weekend

This weekend will see the Tribe Christmas Tri taking place at the Woodside Pool. The event starts at 4pm so get there in plenty of time to register, rack your bike and get ready for a fun competition.

No glass is allowed within the pool facilities so please leave your crystal (and glass bottles) at home. BYO meat, drinks and salad to share. A chair might also be nice to rest those weary bones.

30/11/07 - Points Run and Time Trial

Wednesday evening we had a handicap run at the Oakbank racecourse. We ran twice around the course & once around the houses, Mark Bloomfield was first with the fastest time 22.12 for the six k run. 2nd Ty Manning good time 28.4. 3rd Carl Rofe 27.52. Best female Tara Manning 27.49. Next run is at the Laratinga Wetlands on Bald Hills Rd Mt Barker 6pm 05/12/2007- Distances 6 or 8 or 10 k.

Last night we had another record turnout for the Time Trial with 21 riders having their times recorded. The warm weather brought out some more PBs. Results and photos will be available soon.

26/11/07 - JT Cycles Series Race 1

The first state series triathlon of the season was held at West Lakes yesterday and it was great to see 26 Tribesters competing and four achieving 1st places in their age group. A summary of their results is on the results page or for full the results go to http://gattisports.4t.com/.

23/11/07 - Time Trial

Last night saw the largest turnout for the time trials yet this season with 18 riders completing the course - a new record! There was a bit of wind making the ride a little more challenging but there still plenty of PBs - well done and welcome to all the new riders. Results are now available. 

18/11/07 - Hindmarsh Island Triathlon

Today saw the first ever Hindmarsh Island Club Triathlon. The weather and course were reportedly excellent and 21 Tribesters turned out for the competition. There was strong competition throughout the long course event with Rob first out of the water and Emily in hot pursuit. However, Mark B put in a strong ride and then a blinder of a run to take the out the race in 1:03:12. The short course saw a great comeback from Carl who, despite a less than desirable lead-up to the event, took the lead from start to finish. Well done to all those completing their first triathlon and thanks to all the volunteers that helped out today.

16/11/07 - Time Trial

Last night saw some more new starters and PBs. The results are now available along with a course profile.

9/11/07 - Blistering Times at the Time Trial

Last night's time trial saw plenty of season's PBs and with 16 riders in the field there was bound to be some extra efforts to keep ahead of the pack. Russell was the pace setter for the night, starting off last and finishing with the fastest time for the night of 27:14. Full results and photos are available on the results page.

YOU'VE NOT GOT LONG - JOIN THE TRIBE PRO TOUR TEAM IN THE TOUR DOWN UNDER
Join us in the Mutual Community Challenge Tour in the tour down under. Enter before the 20th of November 2007 and nominate Tribe Triathlon club as your team (Mark Bloomfield is the Captain) . There are 2 rides - either Mannum to Strathalbyn (134km) or Woodside to Strathablyn(73km). This is the best organised ride in Australia , 
your chance to ride one section the course of the First Ever Pro Tour outside Europe and a chance to feel part of the action -not to be missed.

6/11/07 - Wednesday Night Runs Start Tomorrow

Tomorrow at 6.30pm the first run of the summer season starts at the Laratinga Wetlands on Bald Hills Rd Mt Barker. This will be three 2k runs with handicaps on the last two based on the first. After the run you are welcome to stay for a BBQ, byo drinks & salads, the club will supply the rest.

1/11/07 - Summer Time Trials

The first Time Trial for the season was held last night starting from and finishing at Charlston. There were 12 starters putting in some great efforts with Lachlan completing the long course in a blistering 28 minutes 6 seconds. That's the time to beat this season! Results and photos are available from the results page.

28/10/07 - Movember is coming!

Join other club members in rasing funds for men's health by growing a Mo during Movember. Go to www.movember.com and register. Contact Brett Hart for further details.

20/10/07 - Hills summer runs and cycling.

Running - The last Sunday run is this weekend 21/10/07 from the Oakbank racecourse car park. The first Wed night run will be 7/11/07 at 6:30pm at Laratinga Wetlands, Mt Barker. A BBQ is being offered after the Wed night run, please let Brett know if you plan on attending for catering purposes! 

Cycling - Time trials will start 1/11/07. A new course will be trialled on this first night 6:15pm start from tennis courts car park in Newman Rd, Charleston � not Woodside Lutheran Church. Feedback on the �double loop� course will be sought on the night. See you there!

14/10/07.

A club duathlon was held for the first time at the Eagle On the Hill on Sunday. This was a very successful event organised by Kevin Colla where we welcomed two new members, Matthew Beard and Tony Hull. The weather was perfect for the event and great time was had by the 12 competitors in the short and long courses. Results are available under Club Results.

In the random draw, Steve Georg-Dent won a $50.00 voucher from club sponsor Adelaide Hills Cycles.

20/9/07.

Congratulations to Kevin & Catherine Colla and Andrew & Asha Ketteridge on the births of their daughters.  Rachel May Colla born 18/9/07 and Emily Hannah Ketteridge born 19/9/07.

 13/9/07.

The club will be holding a  duathlon 14/10/07 at Eagle on the Hill. Full details of distances, map and contact are up on the calendar.

12/8/07.

The results for today's Xterra are up on the website under Club Results. All up there were 11 tribesters competing, three in the short course, and seven in the long course. There were two DNF's Alastair Loose had a run in with a log and team Rofe had a flat tyre. Weather conditions were perfect for the race which was held at Fox Creek. New comer Wendy Leadbeater made an impressive debut in the short course.

9/8/07.

This Sunday the 12th there will be a club Xterra at Fox Creek. Details on the calendar. 

25/07/07.

There will be a club farewell BBQ this coming Saturday night for Scott and Helen who are moving to Tweed Heads, N.S.W. The farewell will be held at Allan Rofe's house in Woodside starting at 6.00pm. Please bring; own food, plates, chairs, drinks, warm clothes etc.

24/07/07.

Results for the TriSA awards and presentation night are now up on the website under Club Results. Congratulations to Lin Green who was elected to be the new president of TriSA! 

16/07/07.

Twelve tribesters turned out for Sunday's  Xterra at Fox Creek. The duathlon was run as a handicap event based on the June event results. The weather was excellent and competition by all accounts was quite intense. the splits and final times are up on the website under Club results.