Kalgoorlie Women’s Tri 2008
Congratulations
to all the ladies who participated on the week end in the fifth
annual women’s triathlon. The weather was kind, perhaps a little
windy, but certainly a beautiful day. Every one arrived nice and
early for registrations (except Sarah who arrived at 7.57am) with
numbers, arm bands and waves all sorted and a quick bike check every
one was ready. The first wave in the pool was off and racing with
the rest of the competitors and crowd cheering them on. First out
the pool was Caroline Cross with a nifty little swim and then out
onto the bike. The pool was incident free and every one made it
safely to their bike. I would like to mention the very graceful and
some what amusing exits from the pool; we had some lovely launches
and body rolls out of the water. Very nice ladies.
The bike again
was incident free, I did hear that one lady was having so much fun
on the bike she started on her third lap, lucky some one was able to
let her know two was definitely enough. Chonny Sommersby managed not
one but two flat tyres with-in the nine kilometer course, how’s your
luck? With the bike leg over, it was off on the run.
The run went
well, with most ladies remembering which way to go. We only had one
misdirection, which was quickly rectified and Aggie who was heading
to the front car park of the Oasis before the run, she was sent in
the right direction, but I’m wondering if she was actually heading
for home. Once the run was completed, every one crossed the line,
most were still smiling and happy to receive their medal of honour –
GOLD for all the winners you are.
So now the event
is over – What now? Well… you can come and do it all again. As a
part of this program you are entitled to one more triathlon with the
club over the next few handicap races. So check out the club
calendar on this web site and choose which weekend will suit you and
we will see you down there. Our web site also has all our training
information and a TWA link, so check it out if you think you are
ready to join the ranks and become a regular triathlete.
I would like to
thank our major sponsors for this year’s event:
Reliance Petroleum
Mitsubishi
Kalgoorlie
Down Hole Survey
I would also like
to thank every one who has helped out for the duration of this
program and those who helped out on the day. I would also like to
thank you – the competitors, with out you there is no event. So, if
I don’t see you out and about training or down at the club, I wish
you well with your fitness and personal goals.
Cheers Tanya
Gibson.