25 Year Celebration

And what a great celebration it was beginning with the club prizegiving for our 2012/13 season. Congratulations to all our trophy winners . They will be on this website shortly.

We began our 25th year celebrations with John Lykles running us through the club's history and those early events. It all began after an ad in the paper brought along more than 70 people to the first ever meeting. 

There was plenty of interest in this weird new sport and soon there events in Opunake,Ratapiko and Ngamotu Beach.

John has outlined the history of the club in the history page on this website. It's well worth a read.  Thanks also to Graham Smith the club's first President who gave us a few more insights into those early days.

Rick Wells gave us an entertaining account of the sport's early days at an elite level...when competitors biked, swam and ran in that order and each had a support crew with an extra bike in the boot of the car. No traffic plans in those days. You just went out there and raced...on 10 speeds. Healings were good.

Thanks heaps Rick.We really enjoyed your talk.

Jeff McGrath reminded us just how many talented athletes and world beaters have come out of our club with a great race down memory lane.

It was a night enjoyed by all. A huge thanks to Jeff and John for all their organisation.

 Club Duathlon Champs

Each of our events are held in accordance with Triathlon NZ age group rules. We do this because TriNZ are our national body and these are the rules you will compete under if or when you travel to larger events.

We’ve noted that some competitors are not quite following these rules and we request your assistance in correcting this. Basic issues are being noted during transition and on the cycle course, many of which would result in time penalties or disqualification at larger events. Please note;

1.     Complete the whole course.  This means you go around all cones and markers for your event. No shortcuts!

2.      Must have helmet fastened before removing your bike, until your bike is racked again

3.     The races are draft-illegal events (stay at least 5m apart except during 15 seconds of passing)

4.     Torso should be covered from swim leg onward – must be covered on run/ at finish

To enable a safe and enjoyable day for all, it is our intention that marshals will remain on the course until all are finished and prizes will be kept for anyone still on the course.

 The link to the TriNZ rules is below and at our events the race officials (usually the race director) can assist with any questions or issues.

http://www.triathlon.org.nz/Triathlon%20NZ%20Competition%20Rules%202013.pdf