2001 HALF IRONMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS ANNOUNCED
Triathlon New Zealand advises that Queenstown will host the 2001 NZ Long
Distance Triathlon Championships on January 27th
The SBS/Millbrook NZ Half Ironman Championship will be held on Saturday 27
January 2001 at Lake Hayes.
The course largely incorporates the World Championship course and involves
Lake Hayes and Millbrook Estate.
There are likely to be a significant number of international competitors
coming from Australia and Japan.
The race director is Arthur Klap.
Entry forms and other details will be available shortly.
This is a Tri NZ Sanctioned event
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DOCHERTY & REED IN TOP 5
Kiwis featured prominently in the latest round of the ETU triathlon Cup
raced over a sprint distance
In the men’s race, Rasmus Henning (DEN) was first off the water in 9.14 min,
closely followed by Germany’s pair Dirk Bockel and Thorsten Abel, Cup leader
Kiwi's  Bevan Docherty and  Matthew Reed followed by Czech star Martin
Krnavek, and Kazakh Dmitry Gaag.  Gaag  recently placed 4th at the Sydney
Olympics triathlon.
A group formed in front, from which Docherty managed to emerge in the last
lap, to start the 5km run (two laps through downtown Funchal) with a 20-s
lead over Gaag, Henning and Krnavek. Docherty almost made it,
only yielding to Gaag’s phenomenal run in the finish straight.
Docherty still leads the ETU series going into the grand final scheduled in
Alanya/Turkey on October 18.
Results of ETU Cup Madeira:
Men
1- Gaag, Dmitry (KAZ) 55.52
2- Docherty, Bevan (NZL) 56.00
3- Krnavek, Martin (CZE) 56.37
4- Henning, Rasmus (DEN) 56.55
5- Reed, Matthew (NZL) 57.40
Women
1- Spirig, Nicola (SUI) 1.03.12
2- Emmerson, Annie (GBR) 1.03.17
3- Cave, Leanda (GBR) 1.03.27
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TRAINING PARTNER REQUIRED
from Lee Jones
I'm over in New Zealand from the UK and am looking for someone to  team up
with  and train to  do  some multisports events or a duathlon.
Haven't  done a duathlon before so  a bit  of a novice on that  front, but
have done a couple of multi sports in the UK, nothing very  big. I  am
currently  living in East  Auckland having been here for about 6 weeks so
email me and maybe we can meet  up and do  a bit of training.
Contact leejones31@hotmail.com
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KIWIS HEADED FOR KONA
Brown, Rob M35-39 Taupo
Buchanan, Paul M45-49 Auckland
Bunting, Ian M45-49 Northland
Cato, Paul M40-44
Cornelius, Benjamin M25-29 Wellington
Docherty, Ray M50-54 Taupo
Foster, Andrew M35-39 Hamilton
Gilbert Michael M35-39 Auckland
Gillard, Paul M45-49 Auckland
Hori, Yoko F30-34 Auckland
Lawn, Joanna F25-29 Auckland
Methven, Ali M25-29 Cambridge
Relph, Stewart M20-24 Wellington
Sims, Stacy F25-29 Wellington
Steinemann, Daniel M35-39 Auckland
Thorpe, Keith M45-49 Auckland
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Taupo on the world stage
The Air New Zealand Ironman has been screened several times on ESPN in
recent weeks, showing off the great race and the splendor of Taupo to a
worldwide audience of over 70 million homes.
The feedback from our international links has been wonderful - Taupo is a
venue the worldwide Ironman community is now talking about.
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EBOP TRIATHLON DATE ANNOUNCED
from Marina Fowell
Eastern Bay Of Plenty Triathlon club advises that it's annual sprint
distance triathlon will be held on Saturday February 11th 2001.
The race is a TriNZ Approved event
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WHAT's HOT
See what's hot at Interbike
http://www.duathlon.com/interbike2000_part2.htm
there is proof that Peter Clode was working - see the photo of Clodey
http://www.duathlon.com/interbike2000_1.htm
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The Royal Oak Tavern Lake Hayes Triathlon is on again at Queenstown on 27
December 2000.
Distances 750km swim, 21km cycle and 5km run.
The race traverses a significant part of the course for the 2003 World
Championships.
Entry fee $10 per head for individuals and teams.
Start time 1.00pm - all entries taken from midday on the day at Lake Hayes .
Further information  phone (03) 2144069 or email Tom Pryde
tom.pryde@cplaw.co.nz
The race is a TriNZ Approved event
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BUT I'M TOO YOUNG TO TAKE UP COACHING
Don't kid yourself -  many top coaches are younger than you think.  Brendon
Downey is one of NZ's top coaches and is still in his 20's.  At the last
TriNZ level 1 coaching course the average age was well under 30.
You could be doing some coaching and still compete yourself.
32 year old Lance Watson has received a lot of attention since an athlete he
coaches, Simon Whitfield, won the Olympic Gold Medal.
Lance's Current Athletes include:
Simon Whitfield, Olympic Gold Medallist
Lisa Bentley, Ironman New Zealand Champion 2000
Melissa Spooner, three Ironman victories including  Ironman New Zealand 1999
Greg Bennett, Australian Triathlon Champ
Sharon Donnelly, Olympian and Pan Am Games Champion
Jamie Cleveland, Canadian Olympic Distance Champ
Tereza Macel, Canadian Olympic Distance Champ
Andrew Noble, 1999 USTS Champ, World Duathlon Champ
Mark Bates, Canadian Long Course Champ
Cheryl Murphy, Canadian Duathlon Champ
So what is preventing you from becoming a coach.  Age is not the answer so
why not think about getting onto a level 1 Triathlon coaching course in teh
near future.
If you are interested in doing a coaching course let us know your name and
where you live.  We will collate the list of interested names and forward on
to TriNZ.  Notify your interest to riverpro@wave.co.nz  or to
admin@triathlon.org.nz
Thanks to www.duathlon.com for the info on Lance Watson
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Powerman Japan/Komatsu
Sunday, September 24.  Japan
10k/60k/10k
Men
1. Olaf Sabatschus (GER) 3:10:30
2. Daniel Keller (SUI) 3:11:12
3. Henrik Svarre (DEN) 3:13:00
10. Graeme Pearson(NZL)  3:25:01
Sabatschus spent the summer of 98/99 training and racing in New Zealand with
a focus on the Air New Zealand Ironman
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RECORD ENTRIES PREDICTED
An encouraging early response to the Air New Zealand Ironman 2001 means
entries are approximately 30 percent ahead of the same time last year.
Remember the 2000 race had record entries.  It looks like it is only a
question of when the record will be broken.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
Things I gave up for Ironman:
20 lbs of fat, booze filled weekends, hangovers, 30 bpm on my resting pulse,
a weak image of my physical self and a lot of body hair
Savour the journey. It's not what you give up, it's what you gain!
Gordon Bryn
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