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Issue No.137 – April 2006

News by Simon Palmer

 

Welcome to new members

Stephen Kidwell from Woodbridge. Comes from a cycling background, used to be a member of IBC and will be doing the London to Paris ride this summer.

Marc Delea all the way from Romford in Essex

James Boutell from Ipswich. James has already attended many running and swim training sessions. He plays hockey.

Kimberley Zilke who is in the army based at Wattisham but at the moment is training to be a PE instructor at Aldershot. Kimberley is also a member of Stowmarket Striders.

Alison Thorne who lives at Tattingstone, near Alton Water. Alison loves running and has set herself triathlon as the next challenge.

Mark Hannay lives in London; an excellent swimmer. He trains at weekends in the Ipswich area  with Ross Welton who lives in the Ravenswood area of Ipswich. Both have entered the London Triathlon this year.

Chris Sugars from Ipswich. Chris comes from a long distance swimming background and has swum 10 k in open water so I guess 3k in an Ironman would be sprint for him. He has done a few Triathlons. Entered for Bedford, MK and Southend this year, so far.

 

Tonya would like to thanks everyone for their support and kind wishes after her accident - she is on the way to recovery, back to work but still undergoing dental treatment.

 

Bike Bags If you know the whereabouts of the club bike bags please let a member of the committee know. They were last with Ray Robertson?? Or is it Ray Robinson??

JUNIORS – by John Gabriel

Triathlon Training Day 20th May

 

In a bid to increase awareness in triathlon and to hopefully gain new junior members into ITC, John Gabriel is organising a Junior Triathlon Training Day at Woodbridge School on 20th  May.

The day will be aimed at the Tristars age groups (8-14 years) and athletes will be given coaching in all the triathlon disciplines under the guidance of qualified coaches. The day will run from 10.30 am – 4.30 pm approx.

After the day they will be well prepared to enter junior events such as our own triathlon in August at Framlingham or the many other junior triathlons locally.

The cost of the day is £5 and a maximum of 32 athletes will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Application forms are available on the club website or by contacting John at jgcoaching@btinternet.com

Interest is expected to be high so if you are interested or you know someone who may be, don’t delay, enter today. Please help the communications by passing the word around any schools, scout groups or anywhere else that have these age groups.

If you would like to help out on the day in any capacity, assistant, chaperone, refreshments etc give John a call on 01394 278473 and help to be part of this new initiative for the Club.

Training Sessions

Triathlon Training Day 25th June

John Gabriel

I can also now confirm the date for the Triathlon Training Day at Culford as Sunday 25th June, from 9.00 am - 2.30 pm. Athletes will receive coaching from qualified coaches in all the triathlon disciplines. Further details later but 24 places only available on first come, first served basis. Open to club members only up to 31 May then any places will be made available to public. Cost will be £10 per athlete. To reserve your place contact John Gabriel on 01394 278473 (you will be asked to send cheque when reserving place).

 

Swim Training at Woolverstone Girls School is suspended during the Easter Holidays due to school closure. They will resume on Saturday 22nd April and will run weekly with the exception of half term (3rd May)

Sessions are Saturday from 9.00 am until 10 am.

For more information contact Geoff or Tonya on  (01473) 412291)

 

Club Run training night at Greshams (Tuddenham Rd. Ipswich). Sessions are weekly on Thursdays; all sessions start at 7.00pm prompt and you are encouraged to bring light coloured clothing whilst the dark nights are still with us.

If you are not up for a run join us for a drink from 8.00 until 9.00 in the lounge.

 

Club Championship

New Format for 2006

The committee debated various formats for the club championship and came up with this proposal.

Seven races will count – Best total from the 7 races is overall club champion.

Scoring will be same as last year – 40th percentile calculation with a higher tariff for longer races

The seven scoring races will be-
Best scores from 2 races in Olympic distance from 3 selected races.

Best scores from 2 races in Sprint distance from 3 selected races.
Best score from 1 duathlon from 2 selected races.

Best score from any ½ Ironman

Best score from any Ironman -

making a total of 7 races.

 

For Seniors

2 Olympic distance to count chosen from Norwich  Cambridge and Clacton

2 sprint distance to count chosen from Braintree  Waveney and Grays

1 duathlons to count chosen from Cambridge or Ipswich

Any ½ Ironman

Any Ironman

3 age groups in each category for male and female     open     vet 40+    Super vet  50+

You must race in club kit in order to qualify. It is hoped that this format will encourage a high turn out at key races and raise the visibility of the club locally as well as providing a worthy all round champion.

The Ipswich Duathlon will only count as a scoring race if you have helped to set up or marshal at least one of our races during the year

For Juniors

One race to count which will be at Framlingham

5 age groups best in each age group male and female.

 

Results

Diss Duathlon 5k / 26k / 5k

This was the inaugural running of this event. It was well organised and marshalled. The run and cycle route were both on quiet lanes and fairly flat. By consensus the run route was a little over 5k.

 

                          5k run  26k Bike 5k run

1st    Dave Bettison  19.26    38.35    19.44    1.17.45

9th    Richard Balaam 21.55    41.56    21.43    1.25.34

14th  Will Newland    22.11    41.46    22.44    1.26.41

31st  Simon Palmer   26.50    44.48    26.37    1.38.15

37th  Amanda Mallett            27.11    47.39    28.38 1.43.28

41st  Anne Fish        27.42    50.32    27.46    1.46.00

42nd  Helen Farrow   27.10    52.09    26.45    1.46.04

45th  Grayhame Fish  28.12    50.12    29.48    1.48.09

50th  Adrian Green    31.29    55.48    35.01    2.02.18

 

 

T2 Duathlon Earles Colne 9.8k / 40k / 4.5k

1st    Ben Spashett   35.14    71.50    16.57    2.04.01 

5th    Dave Copland   38.36    75.40    19.37    2.13.55 

 

 

Running

Bury 20 / nearly 10  Sun 22nd February

Nearly 10

Winner Peter Barker                53.05

8th        Will Newland               1.02.01

46th       Les Basham                1.16.07

62nd      Anne Fish                   1.18.29

104th     Susannah Rosenberg   1.32.21

 

Bury 20

Winner  Derek Lines                 1.59.36

345th     Sue Hargadon             3.35.16

360th     Charlie Stannett          3.47.12

 

Bildeston ½ marathon

Winner  Gavin Davies               1.17.51

28th       Paul Wythe                 1.38.38

67th       Charlie Stannett          1.58.34

72nd      Kate Stannett              2.04.52

74th       Sue Hargadon             2.04.59

           

Bildeston 10k

Winner    Dave Mundle        33.25

5th           Nigel Powley        35.39

65th         Steve De Boltz      51.36

 

I believe Nigel’s time is a club record for 10k, beating Richard Tateson’s mark set 2 year’s ago. It may not be Nigel’s fastest time by a long mark but it is good to see him getting some form back  and underlines what a quality runner he is.

 

Broadland ½ marathon

242nd     Sue Hargadon             2.04.22

Cycling

Well done to Matt Donaldson. Mat finished 3rd in the Breckland CC 10 mile event based on a sporting course he clocked 24.48 Matt took the notable scalp of Martin Pyne. If you know anything about time trialling you know how good that is!

 

PLOMESGATE 10-Mile Time Trial Jeff Irving

As is customary for the Plomesgate 10 it was freezing cold and blowing a near gale, but this did not deter some of the ITC stalwarts form turning up in their winter woollies and having a blast round the very scenic Tunstall forest course. Riding out with the men’s and ladies captains (Gary and Tonya) from Ipswich to the HQ in Sudbourne against a cold headwind was enough to put you off but as the saying goes “it’s the same for everyone”, and there’s always the tea and cake at the end!

For my sins I rode the tandem event with my IBC colleague John Adams and returned a respectable 24.33 time. Lee Bark riding for Stowmarket and District CC had a phenomenally good ride taking third place overall in 23.50 being beaten by two very well established pure testers in the form of Martin Pyne (Anglia Velo - overall winner in 23.40) and Glen Taylor (API-Metrow 23.47).

Gary Matthews out on a training ride with no tri bars and several layers of clothing, fuelled by peanut butter sandwiches before the start powered round in 28.46, the up and coming female time triallist and all round deceptively tough cookie Emilie Fisher was second lady in a time of 29.06, with Spencer Wix and Karle Howard battling it out in 31.27 and 31.42 respectively. Amanda Mallett and Nik Bestow acquitted themselves well in the tough conditions with times of 32.22 for Amanda and 33.12 for Nik.

I’m sure that all those ITC members who took the plunge into time trialling on Saturday would say that they took something away in terms of training and experience, and anyone doing triathlons should consider giving it a go. The ICA promotes club 10’s throughout the season at Stowmarket, Crowfield and Henley, which are relatively low-key events and good for starters. Anyone wanting to find out more can give me a ring, drop me an email or have a look at the CTT website at www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk.

 

More success for rising tri star Will Meadows

Will Meadows finished 2nd 13yr old boy in the Suffolk County ASA Swimming Championships held in Crown Pools, Ipswich.   

In March Suffolk swimmers who had gained qualification times competed in the annual Suffolk County ASA Swimming Championships.  Will as a qualifying swimmer raced over three weekends competing over a variety of distances and strokes.  Points were awarded for his Best 50m, Best 100m, Best 200m form (Back, Breast, Fly), Best Freestyle Distance and Best Individual Medley events.  On the final day Will attended an award ceremony for Suffolk’s best swimmers.  Will competed in 13 individual events covering all strokes and distances and achieved 11 personal best times. 

Will also swum for Deben Swimming Club Relay Teams.  The Freestyle Team achieved 2nd place and the Individual Medley Team 3rd with Will swimming the breaststroke leg.

Will says, “Cyclocross is well and truly over and the swimming season is drawing to a close so now I can now concentrate on my triathlon and road racing season.  Team Ipswich have helped support me with accessing help and advice and Dave Parry World Start Coach has written me a training programme to complete in school PE lessons.  He has also rescheduled my training and competition demands and this is helping me a lot as I am getting more rest in the evenings.  My first event is the Rayleigh Aquathlon on 2nd April and I am really looking forward to this.  My first triathlon is on 3rd May and I really hope to do well in the Eastern Region Series this year.  I have been accepted into the Eastern Region Triathlon Youth Academy training days and I also have some British Cycling training days on the Eastway Circuit and Welwyn Track during the Easter Holidays.  I am going to Newport to get some more track experience then I am going to have a go at the National Road and Track series. Thanks to all of you for all your support and advice”.

 

Will’s Suffolk County Championship individual race positions and times were;

50m Freestyle             2nd      29.25 PB

50m Breaststroke        2nd      36.88

100m Breaststroke      2nd      1m 19.64

800m Freestyle           2nd      10m 07.64 PB

Boys Freestyle Relay    2nd      29.22 PB (Relay split                                    time 50m Freestyle)

200m Breaststroke      3rd      2m 58.68 PB

100m Freestyle           3rd      1m 04.42 PB

Boys 200m IM Relay    3rd      35.77 PB (Relay split                                                                            time 50m Breaststroke)

400m 4x100m IM        4th      5m 50.11 PB

200m Freestyle           5th      2m 21.03 PB

 

Charlie & Kate, London marathon & team SIA Charlie & Kate Stannett are once again using the London marathon as an opportunity to raise money for the Spinal Injuries Association – this year joining forces with Striders’ Ronel Van Der Merwe to form “Team SIA - Suffolk branch”. All donations & pledges gratefully received – but, if you can, please use the website at www.justgiving.com/sia so that tax can be reclaimed    Many thanks.

Karle Howard writes…
I am taking part in a charity cycle ride from London to Paris in July, finishing on the eve of the finale to this year’s Tour de France. The ride is in aid of ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCH and their 'TOUCHING TINY LIVES' campaign which is aiming to raise £3 million for further research into pre-mature birth, pre-eclampsia and other serious conditions that threaten unborn babies and expectant mothers. I need to raise a minimum of £1000.00. I have an online sponsorship page at www.action.org.uk/~karfle

 

For Sale  / Wanted

 

For Sale Reebok spikes, suitable for cross country /distance track work, size UK 9, EUR 43, black & green, hardly used - £10, Contact John Gabriel 01394 278473

 

TeknoFuel   for Sale  Graham White Bars, (£1 - 85g) sodium phosphate(£7.50 -100g) and protein powder,(£10 - 500g) as well as the drink. 5kg box of TeknoFuel is £20.00. Club discounts available. Phone 01206 263545 or e mail for details. GCWNay@aol.com.

 

 

Diary of events

April

Sun 2nd          Bungay ½ and Full Marathon

Sun 2nd          Ongar Children’s Aquathon

Fri 14th           Sudbury Fun Run 5 miles

Fri 14th           Roger Wing 10k  Bungay

Sun 23rd         London Marathon

Sun 30th         Cambridge Duathlon

 

May

Wed 10th        Bungay 10k

Sun 14th         Woodbridge 10k

Sun 14th         Basildon Off Rd Triathlon 400m/10k/4k

Sun 14th         Waveney Valley Triathlon 400m/20k/3k

Fri 26th           Kirton 5 mile race

Mon 29th        T2 Duathlon Colchester

Mon 29th        Brandon Forest ½ marathon

 

June

Fri 2nd            Bury Friday 5

Sat 3rd           Rayleigh Junior Triathlon

Sun 4th           Braintree Triathlon 400m/22k/5k

Wed 7th        Bungay 10k

Fri 9th             Ipswich Friday 5

Sun 11th         Norwich Junior Triathlon

Sun 11th         Norwich ½ marathon 10.00 am

Fri 23rd           Stowmarket Friday 5

 

July

Sun 2nd          Norwich Olympic Distance Triathlon

Sun 2nd          Newmarket 10k

Wed 12th        Bungay 10k

Sun 16th         Grays Triathlon

Sun 23rd         Ekiden Relays Woodbridge

Club Committee 2006

Chair -                     Nick Collinson (01394) 380337

Secretary -              Simon Palmer (01449) 711906

                                e-mail: simon.palmer@talk21.com

Treasurer -              Nik Bestow (01473) 625070

Mens Captain -        Gary Matthews (01473) 431572

Ladies Captain        Tonya Antonis (01473) 412291)

Communications and Webmaster     Charlie Stannett

                                (01206) 298888
                                email charlie@ipswich-tri.org  

Development           John Gabriel (01394) 278473

Race Coordinator    Jeff Irving (01473) 412291)

Non Committee Officers

Honorary President    Ron Bareham

Eastern Area Rep.  Dennis Spashett (01473) 270573

Kit Coordinator        Heather Collinson (01394) 380337  heathercollinson@hotmail.co.uk

Club Championship Coordinator Nick Collinson email NickCollinson@woodland-trust.org.uk

Cross Country Captain  Steve Robinson (01284) 760392

                               

Website  www. ipswich-tri.org 

Deadline for next issue of ITCH  April  28th