The online ordering is open until 23rd December 2012, then you will have to wait for the next year. (We do not hold stock as it is to expensive to do that.)

Very easy to use and view

Prices

Short Sleeve Jersey $75

Wind jacket               $79

Knick (bib)                 $130

Running top               $59

Run Singlet                $50

Crew neck run top      $59

Tri Top                        $87

Tri Shorts                    $90

Tri Suit                       $199

Socks                         $11.20

5% Credit Card Charge on all orders

No delivery fees

1. Go to www.champ-sys.com.au

2. Click on Box that says CS Direct

3. Enter LOGIN (Exceed) and Password (Exceed)

4. Fill in your personal CS DIRECT details and click CREATE ACCOUNT

5. You will be brought to your personal CS DIRECT page. There is only one active Exceed Order, so find it (near the top of the page) and click ORDER NOW

6. Use the interactive order form to order your items.  There are a dozen or so items (the ones with artwork in the Exceed colors) that are available to order.

7. If you are asked to pick a color (for flatlock stitching) and your don’t know what to do pick black.

8. Carefully review your order there are NO returns or refunds.

9. Pay for your order with a credit card.

1. Delivery will be in February.

World Championships Auckland 2012

Stu Denton, Tineke Hancey, Katey Duffield, Alecka Patrakis, Liz Sinclair, Sarah Duffield,  and Jason Rhine.

7 intrepid souls ventured to sunny Auckland for the World Triathlon Championships. Sunny it was not and windy as Lancelin in a hurricane. With a cold water swim dodging ice bergs and penguins, they then got on to a hilly and technical bike course with few flat sections with periods of rain and after that on to flat run around the wharves of Auckland.

In the Olympic race, Stu cramped in the swim and bike to fade to 66th. Tineke had a solid race to finish 15th. Katey had bike issues and dropped back to 20th.

In the sprint  Sarah finished a great 8th and Liz finished a fantastic 9th, Alecka was 22nd and the hard luck story goes to Jason who was in great form leading into it and got a severe bout of food poisioning ( conspricay) but still managed a credible 17th.

World Championship results from Auckland

Sprints

Sarah Duffield 8th

Liz Sinclair 9th

Jason Rhine 17th

Alecka Patrakis  22nd

Olympic

Tineke Hancey 15th

Katey Duffield 20th

Stu Denton 66th

32GI are helping out the club with a discount on their products

32 GI have just set up a discount code for our club, so when any Exceed member goes to purchase from 32gi.com.au they have to simply put in the discount code “Exceed15” to get 15% off their purchase. Please note that all orders over $65 receive free postage in WA (Nic and I will deliver at training). Can you please let all the athletes know vie email or at training (I would prefer that we didn’t put in on fb just in case other clubs or non-exceed members see it)

State Sprint Championships at Hillarys.

A great day had by all.

Results and timing were out, Clair Rockliff still wins on her actual run time .

Mike Calway was denied by standing on the top of the podium by a competitor only doing 2 laps on the bike. Glenda Kirkby finished 2nd not 3rd as results show.

Cassie Mcintosh, Joe Bontempo , Laco Voskia and Aaron Robertson all raced but have been left off the official results. They did well except Joe who crashed on the roundabout. Aaron got DQ’d for a slight altercation with a technical official on course. At the time he was leading the 40- 44 age group.

Canberra 70.3

All went well with Rod and Juliana posting their PB’s for 70.3

Hard luck story goes to Nic Italiano , who got done for a dubious drafting decision, then got crashed into from behind by another competitor, hurts his knee in the crash, then gets a flat tyre. He finished which is a credit to him. His was last seen drowning the disappointment at the airport bar. Well done Nic you finished.

Exceed Swimming Timetable

As normal till

21st December , 12 days of Christmas Swim, morning only

24th December Christmas Eve, No Pool swim. Ocean Swim at Cottesloe 7am

26th December Boxing Day, No Pool swim. Ocean Swim at Cottesloe 7am

28th December Morning only swim squad

31st  December New Years Eve, No swim squad

2nd January Normal swimming morning and night sessions resume

2013 New Year Price Rise

As of January 2013 there will be a price rise in swimming fees.

Monthly fees ( as many sessions as you like in the calendar month ) $90

10 pass cards ( 10 sessions )  $90

Casual swimming  ( pay as you swim )   $10

One on One stroke correction with Anita  ( 30 minutes with ) $50

More Swim Coaches and More Lanes

We have had another coach join the Exceed swim coaching team. His name is Laco Vosika ( Latso or nickname Crazy Ivan ). He comes from a high end swimming background and we are very happy to have him join the team. He will bring new and different techniques to the squad that he learned in his native country of Slovakia.

Also we have finally got more lanes. On Wednesday and Friday mornings we have 4 lanes. We still have 3 on Monday morning. Nights remain the same with spare lanes available when we need them.

Swim Coaches Time Table

Monday       Ross   (morning & evening)

Wednesday Rod    (morning)   Laco (evening)

Friday          Ross  (morning)   Laco (evening)

Finally I would just like to wish everyone a Fantastic Christmas and Wonderful New Year. Stay safe and healthy.

From all the coaching team Ross, Rod, Laco, Stu and Anita.

In our first newsletter of the year a lot has happened.

We have won Presidents Cup at the Interclub Championships making Exceed Triathlon Club the Fastest Club for the 3rd year in a row. This is a great result for us as the competition is heating up with other clubs having a real shot at trying to take us down. We will not be defeated without a fight and all Exceeders love a challenge.

We also have been to Duathlon Championships and had a great day there with 3 Exceed age group males taking out the first 3 age group placings. Also a great day for the open athletes on a race that was there for only for fun.

The new Mandurah 70.3 race was on and over 20 Exceed athletes competed and enjoyed the new course with Brad Hoskings and ‘mystery woman’ Jo Kocik having great races to lead home the Exceed crew.

The Bunbury Classic Olympic has been and what a great turn out for Exceed with the Tri Club dominating the preceedings winning an placing almost at will. It was such a commanding performance it bought a tear to a glass eye. Also special mention to Jason Rhine going one up on Lajos Varga, the competition is on!!

We have had Hawaii Ironman with Rod Marton Jason Nuttman and Amos Gollach playing on the big dance floor at Kona. They all did great with Amos going 7th in his age group.

Two new members made there way to Power Station Triathlon for their first real triathlon with Charles Bellamy placing 5th in his age group and Cassie , stating “ I was 15th out of the water and I am normally last so it was a great day”.

We had two athletes head out to Mexico for Ironman Cozumel with Clair Rockliff winning her age group by 1 hour, yep you read it right and getting a slot to Hawaii next year. For both Clair and  Ruari it was their first Ironman so a lot a was learnt.

And yesterday we have just had Ironman Busselton. A hell tough day with the wind finally coming to play, and serving up a bit of old fashioned Busselton hospitality. Also a good bit of heat on the run to cook everyone and you had the Ironman shuffle happening by teh half way mark of the run. Brad Hosking 1st, Amy Johnson 2nd  and Amos Gollach 3rd placed in the top 3 of their age groups.

Coming Events

To top it all off we have the State Sprint Championships this coming weekend at Hillarys.

Also 4 Exceeders are heading to Canberra to compete in the 70.3 over there.

Christmas coming and we have the fixie ride in the CFV ( carbon free 5th edition ) plus we have a swap meet after that to sell or swap any gear you want to move.

New kit is now able available to be ordered

If you would like some the design is below.

You order it online. It will be shipped to Exceed in a bundle then it will be picked up by you.

Online ‘self’ order open from Dec 10^th to Dec 24^th? (means delivery in February)

It is easy to order, just follow the prompts.

Prices and sizes are the same as last time.

The following will be available to order:

Cycling shorts,

Cycling bibs,

Cycling short sleeve jerseys,

Cycling long sleeve jerseys,

Cycling wind jacket,

Cycling summer jersey,

Socks,

Apex tri tops,

Apex tri shorts,

Apex tri suit.

www.champ-sys.com.au

Order ID reference is AU-07500-12.

The initial login is:          Exceed

The initial password is: Exceed

State Duathlon Championships 7th October

Ryan Baugh 3rd Overall

Lajos Varga 4th Overall

James Debenham 1st 30-34  1st age grouper

Jason Rhine 1st 25-29   2nd age grouper

Mike Calway 2nd 30-34   3rd age grouper

Jamie Cartwright 2nd 35-39

Rod Atkinson 3rd 40-44

Stu Denton 8th 30-34

Tineke Hancey 4th Overall Womens

Charles Bellamy 6th 35-39

Jo Kocik 2nd 30-34

Rob Pilmer 8th 35-39

Liz Sinclair 2nd 40-44

Stu Robertson 8th 45-49

Leila Spurgeon 4th 30-34

Juliana Austin- Olsen  4th 40-44

Mike Moyle 16th 40-44

Alecka Patralakis 11th 30-34

Glenda Kirkby 1st 55-59

SHORT COURSE

Sarah Duffield 1st 20-29

Mandurah 70.3

Women

Jo Kocik 8th female overall 2nd 30-34 4.40

Leila Spurgeon    5.21

Jo D’Arcy   5.38

Claudia Dohr DNF

Men

Brad Hoskings 17th overall male  1st 40 – 44 4.05

James Debenham  24th overall male 2nd 30 -34   4.15

Ross Mclean  4.26

Aaron Robertson 4.29

Jeremy Giekie 4.31

Nic Itaiano 4.33

Justin Lang  4.39

Mal Hopkins 4.49

Greg Mitchell 4.57

Nic Ward  4.49

Al Kuipers-Chan 4.59

David Dix  5.16

Sean Edwards  5.18

Graham Haughey 5.37

Chad Marriott   5.39

Ron Villafor Finished

Justin Palmer DNF

Bunbury Classic Triathlon 18/11/12

Open Women ,Katey Gibb 2nd , Michelle Duffield 4th

Open Men , Lajos Varga 6th

Age Group  Women

20- 24 Amy Johnson

25-29 Sarah Duffield 4th

30- 34 Jo Kocik 2nd

55- 59 Glenda Kirkby 1st

Age Group Men

25-29 Jason Rhine 1st. Nic Italiano 10th , Bryce Parry 17th

30 – 34 Mike Calway 2nd

40 – 44 Aaron Robertson 2nd

Age Group Sprint

20 – 29 Nicolas Kitis 3rd

30 – 34 Ladislav Vosika 1st , James Brodie 2nd

Ironman Cozumel

Ironman Busselton

Last weekend we had athletes race at Karri Valley. It was a wet day but over the 1.2 swim 60 bike and 12 run it made it better than being boiling hot.  like previous years.

In the women Katey Gibb picked up 2nd place female and was crowned South West Series Champion, Tineke Hancey raced great to pick up 3rd before having a break to build for World Champs in Auckland, NZ. In their age groups Rod Atkinson 2nd, Bruce Matthew 3rd, Stu Denton fastest swim and Bryce Parry had mechanical problems. In the short course Jaz Dillion won with Scott Bailey taking 3rd in the Mens.

In Geraldton Triathon Rod Marton was 3rd overall, while the Mens team was 1st with Alistair Press and Shaun Edwards and the Mixed team was also 1st with Liz Sinclair, Natalie and Ross Pedlow.

Geraldton was a great country race with all athletes looking to go back next year for more.

Victor Harbour SA Triathlon

Tineke Hancey and Stu Denton travelled to Victor Harbour in SA 2 weeks ago to qualify for World Champs in NZ. They successfully did this with Tineke gaining 2nd in here age group and Stu 5th. A good wet winter of training is ahead of them

Exceed Meltdown and Presentation Night

On Saturday May 12th we have the Exceed Meltdown and Presentation Night. It is the biggest awards and meltdown on the triathlon calendar, purely because we are the fastest club with the biggest trophy ( check facebook).

We are booked in the Grand Room upstairs and will be dining on a sumptuous and massive meal which we all sampled last year. Exceed will be running a small bar tab.

The evening will start at 6pm with meal at 7pm.

The night will be $60 each person. Payment can be made to Rod or Ross at the pool. Please put money in an envelope.

Or in to Exceed Bank Account, PLEASE PUT NAME : BSB 016355  ACC 202695883

Friday 4th May before Busselton 70.3 will be the last day.

Presentations for the Night

There will be 6 trophies on offer for the year.

Exceed Triathlete of the Year.

Best 7 races with points given to top 5 finishes, then 1 point given for every other race finished, every championship race ( State, Australian, World), every race raced as in open.

Exceed Male and Female Fastest Athlete of the Year.

Consistently the fastest athlete of the year.

Exceed Clubman of the Year.

For services to the club.

Exceed Male and Female Triathletes Triathlete.

For Athletes that follow and show the ethos of the club in racing and training for triathlons.

“A key element of the Club’s success is its ethos that a positive team spirit is central to improving individual member performances. Team members provide encouragement and support to each other and developing athletes receive invaluable guidance from the more established members.”

Well, as we all know the NZ Ironman got washed out again for the 2nd time in 6 years. John Hawkins has twice been to New zealand for this race but unfortunately both times it has been washed away. They did however do a 70.3 race on the Sunday and the four athletes that went raced well and all finished in the top 15 of their age group. All athletes were able to enter another race even if sold out so Clint will be off for a race in Cairns later in the year.

Rockingham Triathlon

A bright sunny day greeted the athletes at Rockingham on the flat but slightly windy course. Some great racing was had, and it was a welcome return for Jason Rhine coming back from a broken arm. Also James Debenham was back racing and showed he has some speed in those Ironman legs.

Albany Classic

A long trip was up for the athletes that traveled to Albany to one of the states best but hidden races. The best story goes to Joe who thought he had led out of the water to only find he had swam one lap short. He was out ahead of Mike and got to ride with him for all of 30 secs.  He absolutely loved being at the front end of the field though. All athletes that went were on the podium, except of course Joe who got DQ’D.

Point Walter Olympic Distance

A small but dedicated crew went to Point Walter Triathlon. It was not overly well advertised but it proved to be a great race with lots of hills as the bike was turned into a 4 lap course. Nic took his 1st podium I believe and is getting stronger each week.

Nic Italiano 2nd 2.12.16  30-34

Bill Armstrong 7th 2.23.01 40-49

Graham Haughey 10th 2.26.13 40-49

Singapore 70.3

Mike Kent started his first international race as a pro, punctured and was out of the race. I dare say it was not the start he was hoping for but triathlon is a learning experience. This race is a great race to go to as from Perth it is only a 4-5 hour flight. Well organised and on the same time zone.

Ironman Melbourne

The first Melbourne Ironman has been run and for those that did not know Craig

( Crowie) Alexander went 7.57 with a 2.38 marathon. Our Sydney based pro Todd in his 1st Ironman as a pro finished 15th with overall and posted his best Ironman time ever.

Nat (Natty) Williams had a few issues with the bike and with that Jeremy (Geeks) Geikie took the bike honours. The quality of the field over in Melbourne was amazing and far above what I have seen in any Ironman for many years.

Hillarys Race 2 and pancakes, oh the pancakes

The 2nd race at Hillarys for the Tri Events series was held on the weekend and we had a good crew racing. It was also the last race of the series with series winners also being  decided and announced. Katey Gibb won the opens womens race and with doing that taking out the series and an unbeatable lead in the TWA pointscore.

In the series Juliana Austin-Olsen 40-44, Stew Phillis 35-39, Glenda Kirkby 55-59, Jason Rhine 25-29, all won their series titles. Fil (Swedish) Johannson 30-34 came in 2nd by 1 point in a cruel blow after he lead the series for the last 3 races, and Mike Kent came 3rd in open men.

But without doubt everyone up at Hillarys will be talking about the pancakes that were being served after the race. With the help of Merredith, Rod and Claire Exceed to post race catering to a new high. The menu reads warm pancakes or crepes with a fresh mix of fruit with berry mix on top, soft vanilla icecream finished with maple syrup. It was great to see everyone enjoying the pancakes for Exceed athletes and spectators. It must be mentioned that Alistair Press was seen having 4 serves and then licking the plates afterwards.

Karri Valley and Geraldton Triathlons this weekend

Good luck to all racing at Karri Valley and Geraldton this weekend. If anyone is interested there is a spot for a cyclist on the mens team at Geraldton and there are also spots to race. Karri Valley is sold out.

Exceed Meltdown

Tickets will be available in April for the Exceed Meltdown and Presentation Night. It will be in the Grand Room at Oxford Hotel (upstairs) and the night will start at 6pm on Saturday 12 May 2012, one week after Busselton 70.3.

Trophies up for grabs are Exceed Triathlete of the Year, Fastest Male and Female Triathlete of the Year, Exceed Clubman/woman of the Year.

We are also introducing a new trophy Male and Female triathletes triathlete. This will be voted on by you the members for acts performed  by your peers during races and training.

We (the board) would like you to vote by emailing ross@exceedtriathlon.com.au and address it with Exceeds Triathletes Triathlete. Please give an explanation as to why the nominated person is up for the award.

More in the coming week.

We did it! You will get no more phone calls of harrassment, no more constant nagging, I will be silent for another 10 months ( not likely ) as a club, as The Club we did it. We won back to back Presidents Trophy, Exceed is the  FASTEST CLUB.

It was going to be a hard ask as we certainly put it out there that we thought we were the best club in the state and if you are going to jaw off about how good you are you had better be able to back it up. And we did.

To the race, Katey and Tineke lead the women being first and second across the line and they inspired everyone else to go that little harder , with 8 out of the top 15 women being from Exceed were looking in good shape. Lajos lead the Men home in second and Exceed had 5 of the top 15 men across the line setting us up for a great tilt at the only title we care about being the fastest club. We maintained great results all the way through and finished to the best of our abilities.

Arriving back at the Exceed tent we were greeted with the best post race feast, all created by Exceeds own in house Catering Consultant Rob Parry. When we asked him to go overboard he did and all who were there would have enjoyed the awesome food. Rob we all thank you so much for all the hard work you did. Caramelised Banana Pancakes with maple syrup was a winner for me and I do apologies for over doing how many I could eat, burp. And the mini quiches, 5 later, oh my , loosen the belt.

Yesterday we all raced in Wade Kellys memory and he would have relished winning, I will be passing on our great result to his wife, Kate. On that note please look out for depression among clubmates, friends and family and just ask them to talk about it and get some help for an easily treatable condition.

Exceed Club racers were, Katey, Tineke, Liz, Sara, Juliana, Clair, Jasmin,  Racheal, Glenda, Marie, Merredith, Lajos, Jason, Rod, David, Fillip, Alistair, Scott, Jamie, Stuart, Joe, Ross, Rod, Stew, Bruce, Reyn,  Bryce, Jeremy, Andrew, John, Sean, Laco, John,Nic , Ron Thank you to all the people who came and supported the club. I hope I have not left anyone out.

On top of that I would like to thank all the Ironman athletes who raced as I know how hard it would have been, also the people who were at parties and a weddings the night before, big effort and you can now look at the trophy and know it was all worth it.

** A few mistakes were made in the final race results, they will not win us the other trophy but we will try to get them rectified.

A warm welcome to new and existing Exceed Triathlon Club members.  We are in the best shape of our short existence and we are changing all the time.  We hope this year will be a great year.  It’s going to be hard to match last year’s successes, but we are going to try.

Above you will see the names of businesses that have come on board to help out the club.

• Business Oxygen is a business consultancy firm.
• Proteus is an engineering company.
• Conquest Roofing is a metal roofing company.
• CPL Legal is a personal injury law firm.

All these businesses have athletes in the club and are people you may swim, ride or run with.  Exceed cannot thank these businesses enough for their help.  If you need to use one of these services check them out.

Exceed is now on Facebook!!  We are endeavouring to keep it up to date.  Checkout Exceed Triathlon Club and join up as a friend.  It’s a lot quicker than waiting for me to type up a newsletter.

Races Done

Hawaii Ironman

Exceed had 4 athletes going to Hawaii this year in Jason Nuttman (9.49), Alistair Press (10.12), Rod Marton (10.22) and Michelle Duffield (10.54).  They had a great time and picked up more free stuff than you can imagine.  A race report from them will be coming soon and we will publish it as soon as we can.

State Duathlon Championships

The State Duathlon Championships at Champion Lakes were on again last weekend and an Exceed member won again.  Mike Kent smashed the opposition to take the overall win!!  The pressure was on him to win, with others plotting to beat him.  But he showed his new found class, leaving everyone on the bike then running away even further in the final run for the win.  Four of the top 11 in the Open Mens Field were from Exceed.  Here are the results:

Mike Kent 1st overall; Lajos Varga 4^th; Brynt McSwain 8^th; Ryan Baugh 11^th; Dave Wrighton 3rd 40-44; Stu Denton 4th 30-34; Nic Italiano 25-29.

Liz Sinclair 1st 40-44 and 1st female age grouper; Jo Kocik 1st 25 -29; Racheal Stentiford 4th 20-24; Glenda Kirby 2nd 55-59.

Races to come

Busselton 70.3

The triathlon season is just around the corner.  This week you will have to sign up for the Busselton 70.3 early!!  Wednesday 19th October at 10am is the time and day. It sells out quick so if you want to do it, get in and get your spot. It is the biggest 70.3 in Australia.

Club Championships December 11th Mandurah

This is our big chance to do something special. We plan to take out the fastest club and overall trophy. Last year we won the President’s Trophy and we were 3 people short of doing the double.  So we need all our members to participate in the race.

This year we are not just doing the race for Exceed.  We are dedicating the race to a club member who lost his life at the end of last season.  Depression took Wade Kelly’s life and although we cannot do anything for him, we can certainly help other people who are suffering in silence.   It’s a huge problem that until Wade’s death I had no idea about.

Since that day club members have come forward with their own stories of depression.  I do not want to go to another friend’s funeral.  He loved winning races and being with winners and I know he helped out a lot of people in the club with their affairs and words of advice.  Pre-race we will be taking a short time to remember him – short because he would have hated the fuss.

All Exceed members will be expected to race and the Board and I will be chasing up everyone to be a part of it – and yes all the board members will be racing.  It will be a fully catered event for Exceed members and family.

Exceed Triathlon Club has made it through its first year and is looking forward to its second year of existence. From the outset the club was formed for athletes wanting to improve their own performances. With Exceed it’s simple, train hard and smart, test yourself and race.

Club Championships will be a big focus this year and we will be going with the purpose to win both the trophies on offer, Fastest Club ( which we won last year ) and overall Champion Club. We will be dedicating the race to Wade Kelly who lost his battle with depression and also bringing the very common problem out in the open within the club. I do not wish to bury another good friend. We are looking for all Exceed athletes to race this event.

Exceed has athletes this year going to World Championships in China, Las Vegas and Hawaii, and next year with the World Olympic and Sprint Distance Champs in New Zealand there should quite a few wanting to go there. We of course have the Triathlon WA racing season which Exceed athletes dominated in,  and plan to again.

Swim training will be as normal in the morning and in the evening squads. In addition we will be starting a higher end evening swim squad for athletes who need that little bit more.

Bike sessions on Tuesday and Thursday will now be more open and available to more athletes. These sessions are known to be high end and the athletes who train them know the commitment needed. Saturday bike rides are out of the North Side Car Park at the Narrows on Mounts Bay rd. Theses bikes rides are open to all and will have a variety of rides going out depending on our racing schedule and the athletes ability.

Run sessions are being conducted by Brad Hoskins on Tuesday night at the Challenge track and Raf Baugh on Thursday at Yokine Reserve. These are interval sessions.

Overall we have a great training program and Exceeds on the day race tent is the envy of all other clubs.

We look forward to training and racing with you in the 2011/12 season.

Ross Pedlow

Exceed Triathlon Club

Presentation and Meltdown

On Saturday 21^st May we held the most prestigious triathlon awards in WA – the Exceed Triathlon Club Awards.

The award night was held at the Oxford Hotel.  Although there was a mix up with the room it was still a great night.  No small portion of cheap food for Exceed athletes, as we all enjoyed one of the biggest and best dinners any award night has ever had. Brad Hoskings was seen having 3rds and the very lean Katey Gibb was noted having 3 desserts – that is what the off season is about.

After the awards Kenty led the charge to the night clubs in Leederville. Lajos was last seen at 3.30 ish in the morning on the dance floor asking for money for a kebab for his long walk home (unconfirmed). A few people were known to be licking their wounds from the night on the tiles.

Awards

Rod Marton won the Clubman Award. This was presented to Rod for his work around the races, especially his ice bath at the City of Perth race. James and I gave the idea no credit at all but, come the end of the race in near 40 degree temperatures, it was the only thing that anyone wanted.

Lajos Varga won the Fastest Male and Michelle Duffield won the Fastest Female.

Katey Gibb won the First Annual Exceed Triathlete of the Year, achieving the highest number of points in the following: the top seven races; extra points for high end and international races; and races in the open and age group divisions.  Only two (2) points separated the top four (4) athletes.

Ironman Houston and Lanzarote

Rod Marton went to Houston Ironman and had a race to remember and forget. After a rough (read lots of people in a small space) swim he exited transition to find that his wheel was rubbing on his brake. After stopping twice he then got down to business on the bike and set the fastest bike time in his age group of 4hrs 51 mins.  He exited T2 with a 10 minute lead!!  However 10 km down the road on the run the wheels fell off – he was a walking, shuffling mess. He managed a 4.04 run and ended with a 10 hrs 10 min finish. For 12 hours he thought he had blown it, with all those people in his age group passing him by.  But in reality only 6 did and so he finished 7^th and picked up a spot to Kona.  He sent a picture of himself picking up his slot wearing his Exceed t shirt. We are the international club !!

John Cooke went to Lanzarote Ironman and found out what hills were.  After exiting with his best swim time by 6 mins he got on the bike where he spent the next 7.30 hours battling winds, hills, heat and cold. He then struggled though the run and finished with a 13 hour Ironman. In his words 2 years ago he would not have finished the race. It was the hardest race he has done.

Raf Baugh – Not the forgotten Duathlete

Just a mention of one of our athletes or should I say duathlete Raf Baugh.  Raf has been travelling the world racing duathlons in Europe. He does get slightly forgotten even by the Australian Triathlon Management and should be treated better.  But although duathlon does not have the highest profile, the racing is no less intense. He has recently returned home after a win in the Basque region of Spain and 3^rd place in the European Championships. He will be heading back overseas to compete in more duathlons, finishing with racing the World Championship in Spain for Australia in the Elite Division, later in the year. He is a great bloke and a world class duathlete, and all of us at Exceed TC wish him the best.

Hawaii Ironman World Championships Bound

Michelle Duffield, Alistair Press, Jason Nuttman and Rod Marton have qualified for Hawaii Ironman. They will be competing on the big island come October. They will have to endure long rides, cold mornings, the darkness and loneliness all to go to Kona and race with the legends. Well done and I hope after Ironman Korea we will have more going with these four (4).

Beijing Olympic and Sprint World Championships Bound

Elizabeth Sinclair, James Brodie and Ross Pedlow are heading to the ITU World Championships in China. Liz is racing the Sprint while James and Ross are racing the Olympic Distance – to be held over the Beijing Olympic Triathlon course. These three (3) will also have to combat the same elements of weather in training, but while the Kona crew will battle heat for their race we may be battling smog.

Soap Box

After what seemed like an impossible task Exceed Triathlon Club is off the ground, and we will be back again next year, which was goal number one. Goal number two was to win the Fastest Club at Club Championships Mandurah and we were only 4 people away from wining both titles. Goal number three was to help Exceed athletes on targeted races with pre and post race refreshments and encouragement. The fourth goal was to create a club were athletes could come and race and feel free to race to the best of their abilities in a culture that encouraged this. I feel we achieved all these goals well.

I would personally like to thank the Exceed Board of James Brodie, Paul Mckeirnan and Ben Talbot for being great board members and coming up with and knocking down some of the most hair brained ideas a triathlon club has ever heard of. Without these three people Exceed would not be here.

I would like to thank all the Exceed Members and families for putting up with the crazy sport of Triathlon. We do it because we love it, because we get it and because it is fun. I look forward to seeing you all again next year when we raise the bar even higher.

Finally, I would like to thank my wife Cherie and son Joshua for allowing me to indulge my passion for Triathlon.

Enjoy the break and see you next season.

Ross Pedlow

President

Exceed Triathlon Club

Hillarys Tri 10^th April

After the previous newsletter you would have known we were denied the chance to have a BBQ by the race organisers, so in true Exceed fashion we set about having better catering for the event than anyone else. Jesters Pies came on board to sponsor Exceed’s food for the day and it was fantastic. We almost had too much food, but thanks to the big eaters we were fine. It was a windy day at Hillarys and it was a little funny having Stadium’s tent fall down and break while our members were eating lovely warm fresh food. We eventually felt sorry for them and gave some of their athletes some food (Exceed helps others).

On the race front Exceed had another great day and being that it was the final race of the series we had people winning and placing in both the race and the series.

Results are below

Tri Events Series Results

25-29 Males Justin Lang 2^nd Jason Rhine 3^rd

30-34 Males Jason Nuttman 3rd

35- 39 Females Julia Austin – Olsen 3^rd

40 -44 Females Liz Sinclair 1^st

40- 44 Males Alistair Press 2^nd

50 -54 Females Di Scott 1^st Merredith Douglas 3^rd

55-59 Females Glenda Kirkby 1^st

55 – 59 Males John Hawkins 2^nd

Open Females Katey Gibb 2^nd

Open Males Brynt McSwain 3rd

T- Shirts and Hoodies

Thanks to Wade Kelly for organising the T-Shirts and Hoodies. We have sold out except for 2 small ladies t-shirts. They look great and other athletes wishing they were in a kit like ours gave many a sullen look.

Busselton 70.3

Exceed Athletes destroyed the Busselton 70.3 race with so many people on the podium and doing personal bests it is hard to keep up. Exceed almost had someone on the podium from 55-59 down to 18-24 and then took out 4 of the 6 podium places in the open section.

Lajos Varga brought the race to life being the fastest Western Australian and coming from the open field after being denied pro status. Brynt McSwain took 3^rd place in the Open category. Michelle Duffield won the open women’s with Katy Gibb taking 3^rd.

Brad Hoskings on his retirement race blew the run apart to win 40-44 with Alistair Press 3^rd. Mike Kent was 2^nd in the 25-29 as was Jason (new Dad) Nuttman in 30- 34. Simon Biddle showed the class that we all had seen on the training track to go sub 4.30. Jason Rhine had a day to forget but at 4.30 and change I would have liked a day like that. The list is endless but special mention should go to Clair Rockcliff who was denied 2^nd place in the 18 – 24 age group due to a computer hitch. The chance to stand up on stage was denied to her and being she was at Club Champs it is twice she has been denied.

Exceed also had people on the podium in the teams events in each category.

As a Club we were easily the best Club in the race and as a supporter the best club supporting. Thanks to Rod for his music equipment and to Bruce, Mal and Liz for having to put up with Ross on the microphone for 4 hours.

Exceed Presentation and Meltdown

This Saturday night 21^st May, is the biggest night in Triathlon in Western Australia due to Exceed having the fastest club in Western Australia.

The Awards presented are Clubman, Fastest Male and Female Triathlete and the big one EXCEED TRIATHLETE OF THE YEAR.

No newsletter article will be put out about what went on except the results as

“ Whatever happens on the night stays on the night”.

Exceed Winter Training

Swimming continues all year round

Cycling is having a break but on Saturday people will be going out and looking for people to ride with

Running, Brad’s track session is having a break till August

Raf’s Yokine session is going all winter

Ironman Houston and Lanzarote

Exceed Athletes Rod Marton ( Houston ) and John Cooke (Lanzarote) are overseas this weekend racing Ironman races and will be competing as we are partying. We wish them well.

Hillarys Sprint 20th February

A surprisingly cool morning met the athletes at Hillarys – a pleasant change from the heat that has been unrelenting on us all.  A great swim, bike and run  course at Hillarys makes going there a treat and good viewing, with spectators being able to see the full swim, 3 laps of the bike and out and back on the run. In the swim stingers met the athletes, which is always unwanted.  But after the initial few stings it was head down and go as fast as you can, then a breeze on the bike and as I said a cooler run.

Results are below

Perth Criterium Series

Exceed Athletes Justin Lang, Mike Kent and Ross Pedlow joined with Chris Fisher to represent Wembley Cycles in the Perth Criterium Series. It is a 4 race cycle series held over 4 days around the streets of Northbridge, Victoria Park, Leederville and Fremantle. Justin Lang faired the best with a 3^rd place at Victoria Park. He also picked up a few dollars for winning a couple of intermediate sprints. The 4 riders would like to thank all the triathletes who came out to support us, as it was hot in weather and fast in racing.

Rottnest Channel Swim

Jasmin Dillon joined an exclusive and elite list of solo swimmers by completing the Rottnest Channel Swim. A couple of minutes after 7 hours Jaz emerge from the water to complete the swim. Her number plates are ordered so expect to see them driving around Perth soon. Rod Marton was her boat skipper and while he was not swimming he deserves to be thanked for the thankless task. Thanks Rod. J

Justin Lang and Jade Turner competed in a duo and although tough completed the swim in just under 6 hours.

Luke Neuwert (swim coach) Jamie Janiki, Michelle Duffield all completed the swim in a team of 4.

This is one of the best sporting events in Australia, so if you get the chance to do it next year, take it up.

Albany Olympic Distance

A small but happy crew went down to Albany and enjoyed a good race, including a new course for the bike. Katey Gibb, who was a shoe in to win the Open women’s, came down with a stomach bug and could not start. John Hawkins who came 2^nd in his age group 55-59 decided to check out the asphalt on a roundabout by lying on it. On the up side Brynt Mcswain is on the come back and is rounding the corner to some good form. Joe, Simon, Di and Merredith are getting better each race and special mention to Jeremy for finishing his first Olympic distance since a bad bike crash and Ron in doing his first Olympic distance race.

Results below

New Zealand Ironman

March 6^th was the New Zealand Ironman and two (2) Exceed Athletes crossed the channel to race it. Jason Nuttman finished in 7^th in the 35-39 age group with a time of 9.23 and got a slot for Hawaii, running a 3.13 marathon – freak!!

Tania Stone came in 12 hours and 5 mins, coming 8^th in her age group 45 – 49. The conditions were typically New Zealand, it rained all day and was cold. I know Tania does not like the cold at all and would have been happier with plus 30 temperatures.

Jason joins  Alistair and Michelle for the winter training sessions in preparation for Hawaii.

Abu Dhabi International Triathlon

Alistair Press, Jamie Cartwright and Aaron Robertson (N/C) went to Abu Dhabi to do the International Triathlon of a different distance – 1.5 km swim 100km bike and 10 km run. Humidity was high and Jamie’s hair played up but their results were great.

Aaron 2^nd and Alistair 4^th in the 40 -44 age group and Jamie 9^th in the 35-39 age group. Out of 540 competitors they were 18^th , 23^rd and 36^th . A great result!!

Jamie then led them to the pub which they stayed in till closing time (got kicked out about 2 am). A great trip was had by all.

Soap box

As I write this newsletter I look forward to being at Hillarys Triathlon on the 10^th April. Exceed was planning to have bacon and egg rolls after the race, given the expected cooler conditions, but have been informed by Trievents that we will not be allowed a BBQ to cook them on. They are allowing North Coast to have a BBQ and they will be trying to charge Exceed Members and the public $5 for a Bacon and Egg roll. Exceed would have supplied them for free. We have emailed and spoken on the phone with Trievents and they have told us they will not allow Exceed, Fremantle, Stadium or any other Club to have a BBQ at the race, with the exception of North Coast. Initially we were told this was because of City of Joondalup regulations, however the City actually promotes BBQs – we could have gone into a prize pool to win a new BBQ if we held one in the park. Reference was also made to it being a safety issue; however advice from a high level safety officer in our club revealed this to be a dubious proposition.

Obviously this is not good, but Exceed will be there providing our members with food and drinks after the race, as well as a friendly and supportive place to hang out.

This is a great race and works well for the build to Busselton Half so we hope to see you all there and enjoying the race and post race at the Exceed tent.