More success for Yarra Tri at XOSIZE race 2 – Sandringham
The second race in the XOSIZE Triathlon Series saw a host of Yarra Tri athletes finish in the first five places in both the elite and age groups categories.
Kirsten Norden continued her good start to the season with third place in the Elite Women just 8 seconds out of second and less than a minute from the win.
In the Men’s Elite category Nick Leman had a successful debut with a 5th place finish.
The fastest age groupers overall were also Yarra Tri athletes; Bev Thomas (35-39) who was actually the second fastest woman overall and Peter Treppo (45-49)
The 30-34 women’s race was a clean sweep for us with Louise Arrigo, Christine Hughes and Ali Crichton sharing the podium.
Other in the first 5 were Josie Dow 4th (25-29) in her first sprint race, Jacinta Vines 2nd (40-44), Shaun Broadbent 5th (35-39), Michael Pratt 2nd (45-49) and Steve Squire 5th (50-54).
It was good to see a few new faces out there racing and well done to all the “Try a Tri” members who completed their first race in the mini event.
Christmas Party Time
Glam Rocks the theme, 11th December the date and Retro in Brunwick St the venue.
Under sunny skies and in perfect conditions Yarra Tri delivered the performances to match in the opening triathlon of the Victorian season.
There were wins to Kirsten Norden(female elite), Christine Hughes(30-34) and Michael Pratt(45-49). Plus Katie O'Keeffe with Gavin De Kretser in the teams race, although they did fail in their sworn mission to hold off Michael with the aid of a 4 minute head start!
Other athletes to reach the podium were Ali Crichton(30-34), Karen Hill(20-24), Jacinta Vines(40-44), Nick Leman(20-24), Shaun Broadbent(35-39) and Steve Squire(50-54). Fultz switched to the mini race to get a win but was pushed into 2nd spot!
Best of all was the atmosphere in the team marquee, with free massage from Michelle and lots of food and drink to help with the recovery (at least that was my excuse for eating so much!)
Next weekend is the 1/2 Ironman festival at Shepparton, so look out for more good performances there.
