Well done to all that raced over the weekend at Round 2 of the Queensland Triathlon Series at Raby Bay and at the Hawaiian Ironman World Champs in Kona. Some great results form the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes.

At Raby Bay for Round # 2 of QTS saw a storm and rain the day before cool the water to 18 degrees on race morning. Some decided to wear wetsuits and some different. In the long Course, Lucy Bowden led the charge in the OPEN Females with another podium with 3rd place. In the Open Males we saw Paul Marchant (9th) and SCTA / PA Junior scholarship Holder Ryan Marsh (11th) step up to the OPEN MALE for the first time. They gained some valuable experience that will be taken into future races. Nicholas Hull was 7th Open Male.

Both Alana Park 2nd (25-29) and Pauline Ashley 2nd (45-49) both had great races to land back on the podium again, while Rebecca Howell 4th (25-29) just missed the podium.

In the Super Sprint, SCTA / PA Junior scholarship Holder Ella Wooldridge led the charge with the fastest Female and winner 16-19, while it had been a hard week for the Turner Family with Michelle passing away last weekend. With the Memorial service on Saturday, it was going to be hard for them to attend their first Triathlon without Michelle there supporting. But both had great races to make Michelle proud , and taking top spots on the podium with Gary 70-74 winner and Chloe 25-29 Winner. Erin Wooldridge 4th (16-19) just missed the podium and Jorja Matthews 9th (16-19) in the top 10. It was awesome to see a huge PB to Jericho Pogany and Scott Marsh finishing off strongly both in the 14-15 Years.

In the Enticer, Mia Wooldridge had a great race to not only win her category (U/14 Female) but was the fastest female and 4th overall amongst the boys and Zoe Davis is improving all the time. In the Kool Kids we saw improvements in their races from Heidi Craig, Mia Davis and Billie Elsum.

While over in Kona, Mitch Baker has been doing some open water swimming leading up to the big dance. Mitch had a solid day out where he finished 71st in a time of 9:39:30. SCTA Club Member Carrie Lester was in the mix for most of the day in the top 5 coming off the bike. She lost her nutrition early into the race and that cost her in the back end of the run. She went on to finish 8 in Professional Female in a time of 8:58:40

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
QTS # 2 Raby Bay Triathlon - 13.10.19
Long Course - 900/25/6
Lucy Bowden - 3rd Place OPEN Female - 23rd Overall
Alana Park - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Female
Pauline Ashley - 2nd Place 45-49 years Female
Rebecca Howell - 4th Place 25-29 Years Female
Nicholas Hull - 7th Place OPEN Male
Paul Marchant - 9th Place OPEN Male
Ryan Marsh - 11th Place OPEN Male
Super Sprint - 400/15/4
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place 16-19 Years Female - 1st Female Overall
Chloe Turner - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female
Gary Turner - 1st Place 70-74 Years Male
Erin wooldridge - 4th Place 16-19 Years Female - 5th Female Overall
Jorja Matthews - 9th Place 16-19 Years Female
Jericho Pogany - 14th Place 14-15 Years Male
Scott Marsh - 30th Place 14-15 Years Male
Enticer 200/5/2
Mia Wooldridge - 1st Place U/14 Years Female - Fastest Female - 4th Overall
Zoe Davis - 15th Place U/14 Years Female
Kool Kids 100/2/500
Heidi Craig - 9th Place 10-11 Years Female
Mia Davis - 12th Place 10-11 Years Female
Billie Elsum - 28th Place 7-9 Years Female

Hawaiian Ironman World Champs - 13/10/19 - 3.8/180/41.2
Carrie Lester - 8th Place PROFESSIONAL Female
Mitch Baker - 71st 30-34 Years Male

Some great results from the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that have been in action over the past 3 weeks at QTS # 1 Robina Triathlon, Berlin Marathon, Sydney Half Marathon, Glasshouse Trail Run, ITU Osaka Asian Sprint Cup, ITU Weihai World Cup and Ventouxman.

We kicked off the first round of the QTS at Robina in perfect conditions for racing. An optional wetsuit swim, light winds on the bike and run which heated up over the morning. SCTA had 21 athletes competing that saw 15 podium results. But the most pleasing was as a Coach was one of the SCTA athletes collapsed on the run leg and quite a few stopped their own races to help her out. Once she was sorted and look after they resumed their races and still managed to podium. Great sportsmanship amongst the SCTA Crew. Very Proud Coach.

In the Olympic Distance, Lucy Bowden lead the charge in the Open Female category that saw her take out 2nd Place and some pocket money. Landing on the top of the Podium in the Age Group Categories were Paul Marchant (25-29 Male) and Alana Park (25-29 Female). Matt Billinghton (25-29 Male) and Michael Woodcock (45-49 Male) both with 2nd, while 3rd places went  to Rebecca Howell (25-29 Female) in her first ever OD race, Tania Gover (40-44 Female) and Tara Partridge (45-49) with a massive PB. Kevin Hammond (40-44 Male) Just missed the podium in 4th but had a huge PB as well.

In the Sprint Distance of 750/24/5 we saw 2nd places to Peyton Craig (14-15 Male), SCTA / PA Junior scholarship Holder Ella Wooldridge (16-19 Female), and Pauline Ashley (45-49 Female). While in 3rd place went to Jazi Coventry (16-19 Female) and Kelly Enright (35-39 Female).

In the Enticer we had Chloe Turner take the win (25-29 Female) while "Ratbag" Mia Wooldridge was 2nd (U/14 Female). Rounding out the podiums was Jayden James from SCTA sister Club Kavieng in PNG in the Kool Kids Mini Mates.
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Over in Berlin, The Binet Family, Gary, Lisa, Cameron, Ben and Jenna all lined up the famous Berlin Marathon. Its been a long prep for most of them and at times a few niggles. But they all got to the finish line in the end with Gary taking bragging rights with the fastest time of 2:47:41
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Jake Hynes embarked on his first ITU Asian Sprint Cup at Osaka Castle. With 70 Men on the start line the swim start was very important. He got belted at the first can which put him back and in ITU style racing its a matter of seconds between making packs and riding out the back. Unfortunately Jake was out the back and was with a pack of riders that didn't work well together losing valuable time. He went on to finish 52nd

SCTA Club Members where in action in a few races with Carrie Lester lining up at Ventouxman as the defending champion she stomped her authority again to take out the Win and onto her final prep for World Ironman Champs in Kona, while Brittany Dutton lined up in the ITU Weihai World Cup in China over the OD. Brittany had a good race to take out 23rd.

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
QTS # 1 Robina Tri - 29.09.19
Olympic Distance - 1.5/40/10
Paul Marchant - 1st Place 25-29 Years Male
Alana Park - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female
Lucy Bowden - 2nd Place OPEN Female - 2nd Female Overall
Matt Billington - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Male
Michael Woodcock - 2nd Place 45-49 Years Male
Rebecca Howell - 3rd Place 25-29 Years Female 
Tania Gover - 3rd Place 40-44 Years Female
Tara Partridge - 3rd Place 45-49 Years Female
Kevin Hammond - 4th Place 40-44 Years Male
Sprint - 750/24/5
Peyton Craig - 2nd Place 14-15 Years Male
Ella Wooldridge - 2nd Place 16-19 Years Female
Pauline Ashley - 2nd Place 45-49 Years Female
Jazi Coventry - 3rd Place 16-19 Years Female
Kelly Enright - 3rd Place 35-39 Years Female
Jericho Pogany - 12th Place 14-15 Years Male
Enticer - 300/8/2.5
Chloe Turner - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female
Mia Wooldridge - 2nd Place U/14 Years Female
Scott Marsh - 11th Place U/16 Years Male
Kool Kids - 100/2/500
Jayden James - 2nd Place Mini Mates

Berlin Marathon - 29.09.19 - 42.2km Run
Gary Binet - 18th Place Senior Male
Cameron Binet - 433rd Place Master Male
Jenna Binet - 1281st Master Female
Ben Binet - 1411th Place Master Male
Lisa Binet - 1507th Place Senior Female

ITU Osaka Asian Sprint Cup - 22.09.29 - 750/20/5
Jake Hynes - 52nd Place ITU Male

ITU Weihai World Cup - 22.09.19 - 1.5/40/10
Brittany Dutton - 22nd Place ITU Female

Glasshouse Trail Run - 15.09.19 - 33km
Tania Gover - 6th Place Female
Jessica Lee - 22nd Place Female

Ventouxman - 15.09.19 - 2/90/20
Carrie Lester - 1st Place Professional Female - RACE WINNER

Sydney Half Marathon - 15.09.19
Tara Partridge - 399th 45-49 Years Female

2 big weekends of Racing for the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action at the World Triathlon Champs in Lausanne, Hawaii North Shore 5km Open Water Swim, Sunshine Coast 70.3 , Run Forest Run Hondsrug and the World 70.3 Champs in France.

Sunshine Coast 70.3 and a home ground advantage saw some amazing results over the weekend. Its been a long winter for a lot of the athletes and with World 70.3 slots on the line, there was a lot at stake. we had 4 SCTA Athletes / Members secure World Champs slots for 2020 Taupo World Champs and SCTA secured 3rd place in the TriClub Podium where they took the best 5 results against every Club/Group competing.

Lucy Bowden executed her race to a tee which saw her take the 25-29 Years Female Win and 9th Female overall. Michael Hooper secured his World Spot with a 5th Place 25-29 Years Male. Matt Billington 19th (25-29) is forever improving and we saw the hard work repaid. The ever consistent Zsolt Dallos was 10th (35-39) and forgone his spot at World 70.3 and Ron Craig 91st (40-44).

Team 260 consisted of Stuart Louth (Swim), Kev "Big Dog" Hammond (Cycle) and Mick Woodcock (Run) teamed up on Friday and entered and took out 3rd Male Teams.

SCTA Club Members were in action and it was Great to see Simon Hearn stepping up in the Pro Males for the first time at Sun Coast. A great swim had him with the lead pack off the bike and a strong run set a podium position in 3rd place. Matt Wolstencroft took out the 50-54 Title and secured his spot at the 70.3 World Champs. As did Meg Hawkins with a 2nd (25-29 Female). Kierra Sansome batted a tough day in the Pro Female to finish 8th. Great racing from Mel McNiff 32nd (30-34 Female) and Luke Polkinghorne 95th (25-29).

At the World Triathlon Champs in Lausanne we had SCTA / Protector Aluminium Junior scholarship holder Ryan Marsh, line up in the 16-19 Years Sprint Draft legal race. As the youngest competitor in the Australian Team and possibly the World at this race, he lined up against Males up to 4 years older than him. He had  a great swim and transition to position himself in the 2nd pack on the bike. A hilly and technical course suited him and had a very strong run to finish in 9th place and 3rd Aussie across the line. He was less than 50 secs off 3rd place and 1min 40 secs off the winner. In a post race phone conversation I ask how it was and he said he was on the line with guys with beards and tattoos. Well done Rhino

Janelle McCosker headed over to Hawaii to compete in the North Shore 5km Open water swim and the Waikiki Rough Water Swim. First swim was the Rough water Swim at Waikiki and it lived up to its reputation with strong currents that saw even the Pro Swimmers at least 40 min slower than the year before. Janelle battle the currents where at times the swimmers were actually going backwards. Unfortunately Janelle was unable to finish and wasn't alone recording a DNF. 

She turned that disappointment into a winning result at the North shore 5km Open Water 6 days later having a great swim and learning the currents and tides, where Janelle took out the 55-59 Years Title, 12th Female and 23rd Overall. A great way to finish off and awesome result.

Over in the Netherlands, they run a series Called the Run Forest Run and this time was held at Hondsrug. Its a race but more emphasis is getting out and running on trails. Marion Tuin had a great run to take out the first Female across the line

Over in France for the World 70.3 Champs, Carrie Lester lined up the Pro Female against a quality field and a very tough course. She had a great race to finish 27th. She will now set herself up for a tilt at Hawaiian Ironman World Champs in Kona
 
Well done to all that raced. Full results below
Sunshine Coast 70.3 - 08.09.19 - 1.9/90/21.1
Lucy Bowden - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female - 9th Female Overall Qualified for 70.3 Worlds
Matt Wolstencroft - 1st Place 50-54 Years Male - Qualified for 70.3 Worlds
Megan Hawkins - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Female - Qualified for 70.3 Worlds
Simon Hearn - 3rd Place PROFESSIONAL MALE
Stu Louth / Kev Hammond / Mick Woodcock - 3rd Place Male Teams
Michael Hooper - 5th Place 25-29 Years Male - Qualified for 70.3 Worlds
Kierra Sansome - 8th Place PROFESSIONAL Female
Zsolt Dallos - 10th Place 35-39 Years Male
Matt Billington - 19th Place 25-29 Years Male
Mel McNiff - 32nd Place 30-34 Years Female
Ron Craig - 91st 40-44 Years Male
Luke Polkinghorne - 95th Place 25-29 Years Male

Hawaii North Shore 5km Open Water Swim - 07.09.19 
Janelle McCosker - 1st Place 55-59 Years Female - 11th Female and 23rd Overall

World 70.3 Champs France - 07.09.19 - 1.9/90/21.1
Carrie Lester - 27th Place PROFESSIONAL Female

WTS Lausanne Grand Final - 01.09.19 - 1.5/40/10
Ryan Fisher - 35th Place ELITE Male

Run Forest Run Hondsrug - 01.09.19 - 28km Run
Marion Tuin - 1st Place Female

World Triathlon Sprint Champs Lausanne - 31.08.19 - 750/20/5
Ryan Marsh - 9th Place 16-19 Years Male

Another big weekend of competition for the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action at the National Schools Cross Country Champs, Rabat African Games and Karlovy Vary ITU World Cup.

It was great to see Laurelle Brown from Zimbabwe  back on the start line after a few years off finishing her masters degree, took to the African Games and the Triathlon over the Sprint Distance. She had a great race where she had some work to do after the swim, but powered her way thru the field to come off the bike in a  group of 3. Then it was down to a running race. She came away with 2nd place only 18 seconds behind the winner. Laurelle back up on the Sunday in the mixed Team Relay that saw there team finish 5th, where she had the fastest female split.

Down at Kembla Grange for the National Schools Cross Country in warm and fast conditions, we had 4 Juniors running over the Saturday. The start was vital with a short sprint to the first corner and a narrowing course which made it difficult to overtake. Mia Wooldridge was first off the rank in the U/14 Girls lining up against 82 Girls. She had a good start and was in the top 6 for a while. she gave it her all to come away in 21st place.

Peyton Craig was in the U/16 Males 4km. It was going to be a tough assignment in a double age group and racing against boys up to and more than a year older. As the defending champion in the U/14 Boys he lined up against 81 boys on the start line. Peyton had  a strong to run to finish 28th.

In the U/18 Years 4km Girls we had SCTA  Junior scholarship Holder Ella Wooldridge and Jazi Coventry on the start line with 93 girls. It w a s fast and furious start and saw Ella lead for majority of the first lap. She faded on the 2nd lap to finish 47th, while Jazi  finished 68th. 

Always tough competition at this level racing against pure runners that don't have to worry about training for 3 disciplines. It is great experience for them all that they will learn from and will be looking forward to the start of the Triathlon Season.

SCTA Club Member Kelly Ann Perkins lined up in the Karlovy Vary ITU World Cup in Czech Republic. She was up out of the water with the lead girls and looked to have a tough day in the office to finish 33rd.

Well done to all that Raced. Full results below
Rabat African Games - Triathlon - 750/20/5 - 24-25.08.19
Laurelle Brown - 2nd Place ITU ELITE Female
Laurelle Brown 5th Place Mixed Team Relays

National Schools Cross Country Championships - Kembla Grange - 24-26.08.19
Mia Wooldridge - 21st Place U/14 Years Girls
Peyton Craig - 28th Place U/16 Years Boys
Ella Wooldridge - 47th Place U/18 Years Girls
Jazi Coventry - 68th Place U/18 Years Girls 

Karlovy Vary ITU World Cup - 25.08.19 - 1.5/40/10
Kelly Ann Perkins - 33rd Place ITU ELITE Female

A massive weekend of racing by the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action at Rainbow Beach Double Tri, Townsville Triathlon Festival, Tokyo Olympic ITU Qualification Event and Mont Tremblant Ironman. 

Each year the SCTA Athletes head to Rainbow Beach to kickstart the season off. It is a great regional event that we will support each year. As a Coach, it gives myself a good indicator to see how the winter base has been laid and the foundations set for the season ahead. We saw the results from the foundation that has been laid during the winter months.

Consistency, persistency and the willing to be better each session saw Lucy Bowden take out the Female race win both days and take the Female Title and secure a bit of pocket money, but also shows where she is heading into her "A" Race at Sunny Coast 70.3 in a few weeks. A great confidence booster for LB. SCTA / PA Junior scholarship Holder Ella Wooldridge chased Lucy on both days to secure 2nd Female Overall (some pocket money too) and the 17-19 title.

In the Overall Men, it is was a great tussle between Brodie Gardner (1st 30-34), Nicholas Hull (2nd 30-34) and Michael Hooper (1st 25-29) racing against the overall winner Luke Harvey. Brodie finished 2nd Overall 28 sec behind Luke, with Michael 3rd and Nicholas 4th Overall.

SCTA / PA Junior Scholarship Holder Ryan Marsh took both wins over the 2 days in the 15-16, after a debrief with the Coach post day 1 saw Ryan come out and implement a few changes that saw him go 1.5 mins quicker and finish 6th overall. It was Ryan's last fine tuning before heading to World Sprint Champs in Lausanne this Wednesday.

Cramping issues on the run forced Peyton Craig out of Day 1, but came back the next day to lead the swim out and put himself in a great position to start the ride with the older boys. Peyton ran strongly to take out the 13-14 and finish 8th overall across the line.

Rebecca Howell has been a consistent figure during the offseason and the weekends racing showed this  with 2 solid days of racing to take 2nd on both days and 2nd overall 25-29. Alana Park, also in the 25-29 raced well for SCTA for the first time with a 4th on day 1 and a 3rd on day 2 to secure 3rd making it a SCTA Trifecta on the podium.

The 25-29 Men didn't disappoint either with another SCTA Trifecta with Michael Hooper taking out both days and the title and 3rd Male Overall. Paul Marchant (2nd both days) and Matt Billington (3rd both days) both had solid races with all 3 boys having their sights on Sunny Coast 70.3.

It was  Quinella for the 30-34 Men with Brodie Gardner (1st both days and 2nd overall both days) and Nicholas Hull (2nd Both days with a 4th overall day 1 and 3rd overall day 2 to finish 4th overall). Ron Craig had 2 solid days of racing to take out 2nd both days in 40-44 and secure 2nd place as he also builds towards the Sunny Coast 70.3.

On Day 1 we saw a few of the SCTA Juniors race over the sprint distance and some for the first time. Some great results were achieved and gained some valuable experience racing overt he sprint distance. Erin Wooldridge was 3rd Female Overall / 1st 15-16, making it a SCTA Female 1st / 2nd / 3rd across the line. Mia Wooldridge (13-14) and Scott Marsh (13-14) both took 2nd places, while Jericho Pogany 4th (15-16) and Jorja Matthews 5th (15-16).

In the kids race we had Billie Elsum take out 2nd 7-9 Girls.

Townsville Triathlon Festival saw a few races being held over the weekend with the OD and the National Duathlon Championships as well. Townsville will be the host of the 2021 World Multisport Championships. Australian Titles were on the line and we had Tania Gover in the 40-44. Tania had a great race to land on the podium with a silver Australian Medal and was the 3rd Female overall.

In the OD we saw Jordan Gover dominate the 45-49 to take out the win, while Tara Partridge had a huge PB to finish 8th 45-49.

On Thursday and Friday, Heidi Craig ran at the Queensland Primary Schools  State Athletics Champs were she ran in the 800m and 1500m for 2 PB's. 
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SCTA Club Members in action saw Carrie Lester taking the Female Title at Mont Tremblant Ironman finishing 6th overall in a time of 8:48:26. Brittany Dutton was 2nd Female at Townsville Triathlon Festival over the Olympic Distance, while Ryan Fisher was the 2nd Aussie across the line in 18th Place at the Tokyo Test event. He also anchored home the Australian Team in the Mixed Team Relays in 5th Place. 

Well done to all that raced. Full results below.
Rainbow Beach Double Tri - 17-18.09.19
Overall Position
Lucy Bowden - 1st Place 15-29 Years Female - FEMALE RACE WINNER
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place 17-19 Years Female - 2nd Female Overall
Brodie Gardner - 1st Place 30-34 Years Male - 2nd Male Overall
Michael Hooper - 1st Place 25-29 Years Male - 3rd Male Overall
Ryan Marsh - 1st Place 15-16 Years Male - 6th Overall
Nicholas Hull - 2nd Place 30-34 Years Male - 4th Male Overall
Paul Marchant - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Male - 7th Overall
Rebecca Howell - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Female
​Ron Craig - 2nd Place 40-44 Years Male
Matt Billington - 3rd Place 25-29 Years Male
Alana Park - 3rd Place 2-29 Years Female
Day 1 - 750/20/5
Lucy Bowden - 1st Place 15-29 Years Female - FEMALE RACE WINNER
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place 17-19 Years Female - 2nd Female Overall
Brodie Gardner - 1st Place 30-34 Years Male - 2nd Male Overall
Michael Hooper - 1st Place 25-29 Years Male - 3rd Male Overall
Erin Wooldridge - 1st Place 15-16 Years Female - 3rd Female Overall 
Ryan Marsh - 1st Place 15-16 Years Male 
Nicholas Hull - 2nd Place 30-34 Years Male - 4th Male Overall
Paul Marchant - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Male - 7th Overall
Mia Wooldridge - 2nd Place 13-14 Years Female
Rebecca Howell - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Female
​Scott Marsh - 2nd Place 13-14 Years Male
Billie Elsum - 2nd Place 7-9 Years Female
Matt Billington - 3rd Place 25-29 Years Male
​Ron Craig - 3rd Place 40-44 Years Male
Alana Park - 4th Place 2-29 Years Female
​Jericho Pogany - 4th Place 15-16 Years Male 
Jorja Matthews - 5th Place 15-16 Years Female
Day 2 - 750/20/5
Lucy Bowden - 1st Place 15-29 Years Female - FEMALE RACE WINNER
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place 17-19 Years Female - 2nd Female Overall
Brodie Gardner - 1st Place 30-34 Years Male - 2nd Male Overall
Michael Hooper - 1st Place 25-29 Years Male - 3rd Male Overall
Ryan Marsh - 1st Place 15-16 Years Male - 6th Overall
Peyton Craig - 1st Place 13-14 Years Male - 8th Overall
Nicholas Hull - 2nd Place 30-34 Years Male - 4th Male Overall
Paul Marchant - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Male - 9th Overall
Rebecca Howell - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Female
Ron Craig - 2nd Place 40-44 Years Male
Matt Billington - 3rd Place 25-29 Years Male
Alana Park - 3rd Place 2-29 Years Female

Townsville Triathlon Festival - 17.08.19
Australian Duathlon Champs - 5/20.2.5
Tania Gover - 2nd Place 40-4 Years Female - Silver Medal Australian Champs
Olympic Distance
Jordan Gover - 1st Place 45-49 Years Male
Brittany Dutton - 2nd Place OPEN Female
Tara Partridge - 8th Place 45-49 Years Female

Mont Tremblant Ironman - 18.08.19
Carrie Lester - 1st Place PROFESSIONAL Female - RACE WINNER

Some great racing from the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes over the past 3 weekends which saw athletes racing at Sunshine Coast Marathon Run Festival, Queensland Schools Cross Country, Velothon Sunshine Coast, WTS Edmonton, Yeppoon Triathlon Festival, ITU Paratriathlon World Cup and ITU Tiszy World Cup.

Over the weekend SCTA had 18 athletes compete over the Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km, 5km and 2km running events. Some great results were achieved. In the Marathon Angie Hammond completed her first ever in a cracking time of 4:15:25 and earned that well deserved post run beer

In the Half Marathon, Cameron and Ben Binet were fine tuning their preps for the Berlin Marathon with a great run with Cam in 1:18:43 and Ben in 1:32:11. Nicholas Hull took the fastest time with a 1:16:59. It was perfect conditions for running and extremely fast times.

In the 5km the SCTA Girls dominated with Mia Wooldridge the Female Race winner in 18:13. Being pushed all the way by her sister and SCTA Junior Scholarship Holder Ella Wooldridge with 2nd Female overall in 18:40. Chloe Turner 2nd (18-39) while Erin Wooldridge 3rd (U/16). Heidi Craig had a great run with a PB and 6th (U/14) with Mackenzie Ofield just behind with 8th (U/14) 

While in the 2km Billie Elsum took out the U/8 Female title in cracking time of 10:02. Well done to all that ran over all the distances

The Juniors were in action at the Queensland Schools Cross Country Championships in Toowoomba over the weekend and performed extremely well. SCTA qualified 4 members for the Qld Team for National Cross Country on 24th August. Peyton Craig led the charge with a front running performance to take out the 14 Years Boys Title. Jazi Coventry and Ella Wooldridge had a ding dong battle in the 17 Years girls with Jazi 2nd and Ella 5th both qualifying for Qld Team. The final member selected for Qld Team was Mia Wooldridge in a very competitive 13 Years Girls where she finished 6th.

The rest of the Juniors that competed and will take plenty away for future running events were Ryan Marsh, Macey Roberts, Mackenzie Ofield, Jericho Pogany and Erin Wooldridge.

Jessica Lee was the sole athlete from SCTA at the Glasshouse Trail Run where she did the 26km event and finished 30th Female.

At Yeppoon Triathlon Festival, SCTA Club Members were in action and  it was double win for Simon Hearn taking out the Open Males for the 2nd year in a row. Standing next to him on the winning dais was Kierra Sansome the Open Female Champion along with Megan Hawkins who was 2nd Open Female. 

SCTA Club Member Kelly Ann Perkins was backing up after Tizszy World Cup last weekend at the WTS Edmonton Canada where she had another solid day out with a 10th ELITE Female
 
The Velothon Sunshine Coast has been ridden for another year with the 3 day Velothon covering Day 1 - 90km, Day 2 - 103km and Day 3 - 137km. Well done to Mick Woodcock, Kevin Hammond, Tania Gover and Tara Partridge for completing the 3 day event, while Grant Elliot rode in the 1 day Velothon which was the Day 3 stage of 137km.

Brodie Gardner lined up in the ITU Paratriathlon World Cup as a guide for Gerard Gosen in the PTVI Male division ( Vision Impaired). In their 2nd race together and a bit of further fine tuning to go, they performed well to take 8th Place. 

We had SCTA Club Members in action at the Tiszy ITU World Cup is a famous race on the circuit. Held over 2 days they have Semi Final on the Saturday and Final on the Sunday. For the Men 3 semis with top 9 from each race thru to the final plus 3 fastest non qualifiers. In the Female 2 semis with top 14 going thru to the final plus 2 fastest non qualifiers.

Dominate displays in the Semis saw both Ryan Fisher and Kelly Ann Perkins take out 2nd in their respective races. Brittany Dutton scraped into the final under as one of the 2 fastest non qualifiers. Semi's were raced over the 500/12/3.2 

Next day saw the finals over the sprint distance and racing was brutal. Both races came down to sprint finishes. In the Men 2 seconds separated the top 3 with Ryan Fisher securing 2nd place. In the Females 3 seconds separated the top 5 female with Kelly Ann Perkins grounding a 3rd spot on the podium. 

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
Sunshine Coast Marathon Run Festival - 04.08.19
Marathon
Angie Hammond - 25th Place 40-44 Years Female
Half Marathon - Australian Champs
Cameron Binet - 10th Place 25-29 Years Male
Nicholas Hull - 13th Place 30-34 Years Male
Ben Binet - 16th Place 21-24 Years Male 
Michael Woodcock - 17th Place 45-49 Years Male
Lisa Binet - 66th Place 50-54 Years Female
Renee Craig - 143rd Place 40-44 Years Female
10km
Gary Turner - 4th Place 70+ Male
Paul Marchant - 7th Place 20-29 Years Male
Scott Wooldridge - 38th Place 40-49 Years Male
5km
Mia Wooldridge - 1st Place U/14 Years Female - Female Race Winner 8th Overall
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place U/18 Years Female - 2nd Female Overall
Chloe Turner - 2nd Place 18-39 Years Female
Erin Wooldridge - 3rd Place U/16 Years Female
Heidi Craig - 6th Place U/14 Years Female
Mackenzie Ofield - 8th Place U/14 Years Female
Marilyn Shrapnel - 38th Place 40+ Female
2km 
Billie Elsum - 1st Place U/8 Years Female

Queensland Athletics Cross Country Champs - Maleny - 28.07.19
Erin Wooldridge - 5th Place U/17 Years Girls
Mia Wooldridge - 7th Place U/14 Years Girls
Ella Wooldridge - 7th Place U/18 Years Girls

Queensland School Cross Country Champs - Toowoomba - 21.07.19
Peyton Craig - 1st Place 14 Years Boys - Qualified for Qld Team
Jazi Coventry - 2nd Place 17 Years Girls - Qualified for Qld Team
Ella Wooldridge - 5th Place 17 Years Girls - Qualified for Qld Team
Mia Wooldridge - 6th Place 13 Years Girls - Qualified for Qld Team
Ryan Marsh - 29th Place 16 Years Boys 
Macey Roberts - 32nd Place 17 Years Girls
Mackenzie Ofield - 40th Place 15 Years Girls 
Jericho Pogany - 48th Place 15 Years Boys

Velothon Sunshine Coast - 19-21.07.19 - 90km / 103km / 137km
3 Day Velothon
Michael Woodcock - 41st Place Masters Male
Tania Gover - 43rd Open Female  
Tara Partridge - 47th Place Open Female
Kevin Hammond - 70th Place Masters Male
1 Day Velothon - 137km
Grant Elliot - 8th Place Masters Male

Yeppoon Triathlon Festival - 21.07.19 - 2/80/20
Simon Hearn - 1st Place OPEN Male
Kierra Sansome - 1st Place OPEN Female
Megan Hawkins - 2nd Place OPEN Female

ITU WTS Edmonton Canada - 20.07.19 - 750/20/5
Kelly Ann Perkins - 10th Place ELITE Female

Glasshouse Trail Series - Flinders - 21.07.19 - 26km Run
Jessica Lee - 30th Place Open Female

ITU Paratriathlon World Cup Magog Canada - 14.07.19
Brodie Gardner (Guide for Gerard Gosen) - 8th Place PTVI Male 

Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup - 13-14.07.19
Final - 750/20/5
Ryan Fisher - 2nd Elite Male
Kelly Ann Perkins - 2nd Place Elite Female
Brittany Dutton - 15th Place Elite Female
Semi Final - 500/12/3.2
Ryan Fisher - 2nd Elite Male - Qualified for Final
Kelly Ann Perkins - 2nd Place Elite Female - Qualified for Final
Brittany Dutton - 15th Place Elite Female - Qualified for Final
Romy Wolstencroft - 26th Place Elite Female

A very successful weekend of racing from the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action over the weekend. 

Maleny was the scene for Race # 4 of the Allez Sport Cross Country Series. A very tough and hilly course where all the athletes are tested. Ella Wooldridge (U/18 4km) and Mia Wooldridge (U/14 3km) took out the wins in their respective categories. Ryan Marsh (U/18 6km) was 3rd on the podium.

The end of season trip to Byron Bay for their annual Triathlon saw a small contingent of athletes head down. Lucy Bowden (OPEN Female) continued her great racing being 2nd Female Overall and some pocket money in the Olympic Distance.

In the Sprint Distance, both Jorja Matthews (14-15) and Rebecca Howell (20-24) landed on the podium with 2nd places, while birthday Boy Ron Craig (40-44) just miss the podium in 4th Place. Peyton Craig (Cycle + Run) Teamed up with the Coach Toby Coote (Swim) where they took out the Male Teams and overall win.

At the recent QA All Schools Cross Country and Short Course Cross Country Champs on 4th May, saw some great performances from Mia Wooldridge 4th (13 Girls), Chloe Turner 10th (Open Female), Ryan Marsh 15th (16 Boys). Erin Wooldridge 16th (16 Girls) and Macey Roberts 22nd (17 Girls).

At Wide Bay District Cross Country Jericho Pogany was 2nd (16 Male)

SCTA Club Members in action over the weekend included Carrie Lester Race Winner Gulf Coast 70.3 in Panama City, while in Chengdu China for the ITU World Cup Brittany Dutton  was 12th and Romy Wolstencroft 20th in ELITE Female

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
Allez Sport Cross Country Series Race # 4 - Maleny
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place U/18 Years Female 4km
Mia Wooldridge - 1st Place U/14 Years Female 3km
Ryan Marsh - 3rd Place U/18 Years Male 6km
Erin Wooldridge - 6th Place U/18 Years Female 4km
Jericho Pogany - 8th Place U/16 Years Male 4km

Byron Bay Triathlon - 11.05.19
Olympic Distance - 1.5/40/10
Lucy Bowden - 2nd Place OPEN Female
Sprint Distance - 750/20/5
Toby + Peyton - 1st Pace Male Teams - 1st Team Overall
Jorja Matthews - 2nd Place 14-15 Years Female
Rebecca Howell - 2nd Place 20-24 Years Female
Ron Craig - 4th Place 40-44 Years Male

Gulf Coast 70.3 - 11.05.19 - 1.9/90/21.1
Carrie Lester - 1st Place ELITE Female - RACE WNNER

Chengdu ITU World Cup - 11.05.19
Brittany Dutton - 12th Place ELITE Female
Romy Wolstencroft - 20th Place ELITE Female

Wide Bay district Cross Country - 08.05.19
Jericho Pogany - 2nd Place 16 Years Male

QA All Schools Cross Country Champs and Short Course Cross Country Champs - Yatala 04.05.19
Mia Wooldridge - 4th Place 13 Years Girls 3km
Chloe Turner - 10th Place  OPEN Female 
Ryan Marsh - 15th Place 16 Years Male 4km
Erin Wooldridge - 16th Place 16 Years Girls 4km
Macey Roberts - 22nd Place 17 Years Girls 4km

Been a very hectic 2 weeks of racing for the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action at World ITU Multisport World Championships in Spain, National Schools Triathlon Championships at Lake Kawana, Port Macquarie and Busselton 70.3, Challenge Riccione, Milne Bay Run Challenge, Allez Sport Cross Country series race # 3, WTS Bermuda, Gladstone Harbour Festival Run and Sunshine Coast District School Cross Country.

At the World Championships in Spain, we had 2 athletes racing. One in the Duathlon, Margo Mackintosh and one in the Aquathlon and Aquabike, Jordan Gover. Margo had a great day out in the Sprint distance Duathlon 5/20/2.5 where she was the fastest female on the day and taking the World Title in the 35-35 Years Female. Unfortunately for Jordan he torn his calf while being a guide in Para Tri Milan World Cup the week before the race, but was able to get to that start line to finish 9th 45-49 Years Male. The winner of his race was 2nd overall. Jordan lined up in the aquabike, but unfortunately 2 punctures put him out of action and his day was over early into the bike leg.

On home Turf the SCTA Juniors used the home ground advantage to take on the other juniors from around the country at the National Schools Triathlon and Aquathlon Championships at Lake Kawana. From a  coaching point when it comes together it is great tom see. All 3 of them executed their races to the best of their ability. After 16 years of athletes at the National Schools Champs, we not only got 1, but 2 National Schools Titles. We had gone close before with 6 podiums. 

Peyton Craig led the charge with the first race of the day and set the proceedings for a ripper start. A great swim had him 2nd onto the bike and a small group rode together and were eventually caught by the 2nd pack. So the front pack contained about 8 riders. It was going to come down to a run race and we knew we had done the work and had the speed on the opposition. Once onto the run Peyton stamped his authority and went straight to the front. Established a 10 sec lead and controlled the race from there taking out the National Title as the current SCTA Junior Scholarship Holder. well done Peyto

Both Jazi Coventry and Ella Wooldridge lined up in the Senior Female race. 2 contrasting athletes where Jazi is a dominate swimmer and Ella the swim her weakest leg. Jazi went straight to front and led the swim. Ella had a good start but got caught up in a bit of turbulence with other swimmers and got out of the water 1.15 behind Jazi.

Onto the bike and Jazi was controlling out in front. She was joined by a Victorian and the 2 of them worked really good over the 5 lap technical bike course to exit together with a lead over the 2nd pack.

​Ella had to make up and push the bike course. After the first lap she was 40 secs down to Jazi and only 20 sec off the 2nd pack. She was taking time out of all the riders on the course. Unfortunately she came down just after the start of the 2nd lap. Just pushed it too hard and paid the consequences. At this stage she was in 13th spot. In true Ella style back on the bike and continued to chase hard. 

Onto the run and both Jazi and Ella had great runs. Jazi had the fastest run of the day to consolidate her lead and was never in trouble out the front and went on to take out the National Title. Ella had the 2nd fastest run, only 3 sec behind Jazi, to end up in a sprint finish to take out 6th place. Well done Jazi and Ella

In the Mixed Team Relays, Peyton added another National Title with a win in the Junior Mixed Team, while Jazi 2nd All Age Mixed Team and Ella 3rd Senior Mixed Team. In the Aquathlon Mixed Team Relay, Heidi Craig was 12th.

It was great to see so many SCTA athletes and families come down and support Peyton, Jazi and Ella. it made a huge difference for them out racing. I am very fortunate to have a great culture within SCTA where they came down and support each other. Yes it is an individual sport but these results are from the support and help, not just from the sidelines, but also from the training environment. A massive Thanks from the Coach

Massive weekend of racing for the 70.3 athletes with them at 3 different races with Port Mac 70.3 where Zsolt Dallos had a great race to claim 8th 35-39 and Scott Gross 32nd 30-34. Over at Busso for the Australian 70.3 Champs saw SCTA Club Member Kierra Sansome take on a quality field to come away with 7th Pro Female, while Marion Tuin lined up at Riccione where the day had a bit of everything with Sun, cold temps and a Hail storm in the mix where she came away with 11th Pro Female in a very strong European Field

At the Milne Bay 7km Run Challenge, SCTA / PA Junior scholarship Holder Macey Roberts took the charge for the females to take out the win on a very tough course where she was 2nd overall. In the Teams challenge, Macey's Team finished 3rd Overall

The rain fell for the Bermuda WTS where SCTA Club Member Ryan Fisher finished 19th in a very competitive field.

At the QUT 5km Classic Run, Chloe Turner lined up against a very talented female field to record one of her fastest 5km since resuming back racing to finish 6th Elite Female in 19.22

Ewen Maddock Dam was the venue for Race # 3 of the Allez Sport Cross Country Series. Michael Hooper continued his strong running with a 2nd U/40 10km, while the birthday Girl Maddi Dutton was 5th U/40 6km and Jessica Lee was 7th U/40 10km.

Over the Easter weekend the Craig Family went back to Gladstone for Easter and competed in the Gladstone Harbour Festival Fun Run over the 3km distance. Coach Toby set a handicap time with Heidi getting a 2.5 min time allowance. Peyton took the race win out with a 9.47, which meant Heidi needed to run faster than a 13.17 in which she did 12.57 to take out 1st Sub Junior Female and 3rd Female overall. Heidi has the bragging rights till next years run.

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
World ITU Multisport Championships - 28.04.19 - 05.05.19
Duathlon Sprint - 5km Run / 20km Cycle / 2.5km Run
Margot Mackintosh - 1st Place 35-39 Years Female - Fastest Female Overall - WORLD CHAMPION
Aquathlon - 1km Swim / 5km Run
Jordan Gover - 9th Place 45-49 Years Male

National Schools Triathlon Championships - Lake Kawana - 03.05.29 - 06.05.19
Senior Female - 750/20/5
Jazi Coventry - 1st Place Senior Female - National Champion
Ella Wooldridge - 6th Place Senior Female
Junior Male - 300/10/2
Peyton Craig - 1st Place Junior Male - National Champion
Mixed Team Relays
Peyton Craig - 1st Place Junior Mixed Team - National Champion
Jazi Coventry - 2nd Place All Age Mixed Team
Ella Wooldridge - 3rd Place Senior Mixed Team
Heidi Craig - 12th Place Aquathlon Mixed Team

Challenge Riccione - 1.9/90/21.1
Marion Tuin - 11th Place ELITE Female 

Port Macquarie 70.3 - 1.9/90/21.1 - 05.05.19
Zsolt Dallos - 8th Place 35-39 Years Male
Scott Gross - 32nd Place 30-34 Years Male

Busselton 70.3 - 1.9/90/21.1 - 05.05.19
Kierra Sansome - 7th Place PROFESSIONAL Female

District Schools Cross Country Champs - 28.04.19 - 03.05.19
Mia Wooldridge - 1st Place 13 Years Girls 3km
Erin Wooldridge - 2nd Place 16 Years Girls 4km
Ryan Marsh - 2nd Place 16 Years Boys 4km
Ella Wooldridge - 3rd Place 17-19 Years Girls 4km
Kayleigh Foster - 4th Place 16 Years Girls 4km
Thomas Clarke - 5th Place 17-19 Years 6km

Milne Bay 7km Run Challenge - 28.04.19
Macey Roberts - 1st Place Female - 2nd Overall
Macey Roberts - 3rd Place Teams Challenge

Gladstone Harbour Festival 3km Fun Run - 19.04.19
Peyton Craig - 1st Place Junior Male - RACE WINNER
Heidi Craig - 1st Place Sub Junior Female - 3rd Female Overall

QUT 5km Classic Run - 28.04.19
Chloe Turner - 6th Place ELITE Female

WTS Bermuda - 28.04.19 - 1.5/40/10
Ryan Fisher - 19th Place ELITE Male

Allez Sport Cross Country Series Race # 3 - 28.04.19
Michael Hooper - 2nd Place U/40 Years Male 10km
Maddison Dutton - 5th Place U/40 Years Female 6km
Jessica Lee - 7th Place U/40 Years Female 10km

Another big weekend of racing that was very successful by the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes.

Moreton Bay Triathlon doubled as the Oceania Championships for the Elite and U/23 Athletes while in the OD it was the Queensland Championships. For the Clubs it was Club Championships as well. Lucy Bowden continued her dominate with 2 wins from 2 races with both being the first female Overall home. She took out the State Championships 25-29. Other State Champions included Peyton Craig (U/14), Brett Stalley (55-59).

In the Sprint Distance Jazi Coventry (16-19 and Fastest Female), Rebecca Howell (20-24) and Ron Craig (Clydesdale 90-99) all landed on top of the dais with Category wins. Just missing the podium was Ella Wooldridge (16-19 and 6th Female Overall) and Ryan Marsh (14-15) with 4th places.

SCTA Club Members in the OTU Oceania Championships saw Kelly Ann Perkins take out the Race Win and Oceania Elite Title, while Brittany Dutton claimed the U/23 Oceania Title and 6th place in the Elite. 

Round # 2 of the Allez Sport Cross Country Series was held at Ben Bennet Park. Michael Hooper claimed 3rd place (U/40) with Jessica Lee 5th (U/40 Female) in the 10km, while Maddi Dutton 6th (U/40 Female) in the 6km.

Down at Challenge Melbourne, Paul Marchant had a strong race to finish 13th (25-29) while SCTA Club Member Kierra Sansome lined up in the ELITE Female to claim 10th Place

SCTA Members dominated the Triathlon Queensland State Series Point score with Age Category wins to Peyton Craig, Ryan Marsh, Ella Wooldridge with 2nd Places to Jazi Coventry, Romy Wolstencroft and Paul Marchant while with 3rd Places to Mia Wooldridge

Congratulations to Coach Toby Coote, for being named Triathlon Queensland Junior Coach of the Year 2018-19.
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Well done to all that competed. Full results below
Moreton Bay Triathlon - 14.04.19
Olympic Distance 1.5/40/10 - OTU Oceania Championships - Elite / U/23
Kelly Ann Perkins - 1st Place ELITE Female - Oceania Champion
Brittany Dutton - 1st Place U/23 Years  Female - Oceania Champion
Romy Wolstencroft - 6th Place U/23 Years Female
Jake Hynes - 34th Place U/23 Years Male

Olympic Distance 1.5/40/10 - Queensland Championships
Lucy Bowden - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female - First Female Overall - Queensland Champion
Brett Stalley - 1st Place 55-59 Years Male - Queensland Champion

Sprint Distance 750/20/5
Jazi Coventry - 1st Place 16-19 Years Female - 1st Female Overall
Rebecca Howell - 1st Place 20-24 Years Female
Ron Craig - 1st Place Clydesdale 90-99kg Male
Ella Wooldridge - 4th Place 16-19 Years Female - 6th Female Overall
Ryan Marsh - 4th Place 14-15 Years Male
Erin Wooldridge - 10th Place 14-15 Years Female
Lance Weatherburn - 10th Place 35-39 years Male
Jorja Matthews - 15th Place 14-15 Years Female

Enticer - 300/10/2.5
Peyton Craig - 1st Place U/14 Years Male - 1st Overall - Queensland Champion
Mia Wooldridge - 9th Place U/14 Years Female
Finn Barlow - 20th Place U/14 Years Female
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Kool Kids - 100/2/500
Heidi Craig - 8th Place 10-11 Years Female
Pipi Barlow - 11th Place 10-11 Years Female
Billie Elsum - 17th Place 7-9 Years Female

Allez Sport Cross Country Race # 2 Ben Bennet Park - 14.04.19
Michael Hooper - 3rd Place 10km U/40 Years Male
Jessica Lee - 5th Place 10km U/40 Years Female
Maddison Dutton - 6th Place 6km U/40 Years Female
Mark Corocoran - 16th Place 40-49 Years Male 

Challenge Melbourne - 1.9/90/21.1 - 14.04.19
Kierra Sansome - 10th Place ELITE Female
Paul Marchant - 13th Place 25-29 Years Male

Triathlon Queensland Junior Coach of the Year 2018-19
Toby Coote

Triathlon Queensland State Series Point score
Peyton Craig - 1st Place 12-13 Years Male
Ryan Marsh - 1st Place 14-15 Years Male
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place 16-17 Years Female
Jazi Coventry - 2nd Place 16-17 Years Female
Romy Wolstencroft - 2nd Place 18-19 Years Female
Paul Marchant - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Male
Mia Wooldridge - 3rd Place 12-13 Years Female
Erin Wooldridge - 4th Place 14-15 Years Female
Kaya Shults - 4th Place 16-17 Years Female
Gary Turner - 4th Place 70-74 Years Male
Macey Roberts - 5th Place 16-17 Years Female
Tania Gover - 7th Place 40-44 Years Female
Pipi Barlow - 8th Place 10-11 Years Female
Finn Barlow - 8th Place 12-13 Years Female
Brett Stalley - 8th Place 55-59 Years Male
Lucy Bowden - 10th Place 25-29 Years Female
Wade Scougall - 10th Place 40-44 Years Male
Heidi Craig - 11th Place 10-11 Years Female
Jake Hynes - 11thy Place 18-19 Years Male
Chloe Turner - 11th Place 25-29 years Female

 Another massive weekend and awesome results from the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action at the Luke Harrop Memorial Gold Coast Triathlon with both the Australian Sprint and Aquathlon Championships, Xterra Rotorua and Cliff to Club Swim.

On Sunday, Perfect Conditions greeted the athletes at The Luke Harrop Memorial Gold Coast Triathlon​ doubling as the Triathlon Australia​ Australian Sprint Champs. The Ladies dominated proceedings with 3 in the top 4 Overall with Lucy Bowden Fastest Female, Jazi Coventry 3rd Female Overall and Ella Wooldridge 4th Female Overall.  National champions included Lucy Bowden (25-29)​,  Jazi Coventry (16-19)​, SCTA / PA Junior Scholarship Holder Peyton Craig (U/14 Enticer Race Winner) Picking up Silver medals to Ella Wooldridge (16-19)​ , Mia Wooldridge (U/14 Enticer), Brett Stalley (55-59)​ and Bronze medal to Paul Marchant (25-29)​ and Gary Turner (70-74). Ron Craig (Clydesdale 90-99Kg) was 3rd but not a championships category.

Erin Wooldridge (14-15) was unlucky again to just miss the podium with 4th. SCTA / PA Junior Scholarship Holder Macey Roberts (16-19) had a very strong race to take 6th place.

Jake Hynes​ missed a start in the OTU draft legal but turned that into a positive to take out the OPEN Male title. SCTA Club Members Kelly-Ann Perkins​ Elite Female Champ taking out the OTU Oceania Sprint Cup and Romy Wolstencroft​ Bronze Medal Elite Female finishing 5th Overall.

On Saturday SCTA Athletes lined up in the Triathlon Australia​ National Aquathlon Championships with newly crowned Australian Champions to Jazi Coventry (16-19)​ and SCTA / PA Junior Scholarship Holder Peyton Craig (U/14 Enticer). Silver Medals to Lucy Bowden (25-29)​, Ella Wooldridge (16-19)​,  Mia Wooldridge (U/14 Enticer) and Rebecca Howell​ (20-24) with a bronze. Both Erin Wooldridge (14-15) and Heidi Craig (10-11) both in 4th places just missing the podium.

Great job from the SCTA crew with tally from the weekend with 6 x Australian Champions, 5 x Silver Medals and 5 x Bronze Medals. From a coaching perspective I couldn't have asked for better performances than what we saw over the weekend. The hard work and consistency over the past months have paid off. and we have seen the results from the weekend. A few more races to go till end of the season. Keep up the great work and well done to each of you all.

At the Cliff to Club Swim, Janelle McCosker lined up in the 2.5km Swim where she had a great race to come away with 2nd 50-59 Years Female.

Across the ditch in NZ, Brodie Gardner was lining up for his 2nd race within a week at Xterra Rotorua . The travel took its toll from Taiwan last week back to Australia and then out to NZ. He didn't have the best of races but battle his way to finish in the Top 10 in 10th Spot in the Elite Men.

Monday saw fast and furious short course Mixed Team Relays on the Gold Coast post Luke Harrop Memorial. 16 teams lined up in 2 heats of 8, with 8 teams in the "A" Final and 8 teams in the "B" Final for their second race. Distance of 300m Swim, 7km Cycle and 1500m Run. Chloe Turner was in Team Australia Blue while Jazi Coventry was in Team X-Border. Chloe's team made the "A" Final where they finished 8th. While Jazi's Team won the "B" Final

On Friday Night The Event Crew launched the Luke Harrop Foundation. SCTA Coach Toby Coote and Junior scholarship Holders Macey Roberts and Peyton Craig were in attendance supporting the initiative from The Event Crew. While on Sunday Night at the Triathlon Australia Awards Night Mia Wooldridge was awarded Youth B Female Series Champion while Peyton Craig was awarded Silver Youth B Male Series 

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
Gold Coast Triathlon - Luke Harrop Memorial 06-07.04.19
OTU Oceania Sprint Cup - Doubling as Australian Elite Championships
Kelly Ann Perkins - 1st Place ELITE Female - Australian Champion
Romy Wolstencroft - 5th Place ELITE Female - Bronze Australian Champion
Brittany Dutton - 13th Place ELITE Female 
Chloe Turner - 43rd Place ELITE Female
Australian Sprint Championships - 750/20/5
Jake Hynes - 1st Place OPEN Male - Race Winner
Lucy Bowden - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female - Australian Champion - Female Race Winner
Jazi Coventry - 1st Place 16-19 Years Female - Australian Champion - 3rd Female Overall
Ella Wooldridge - 2nd Place 16-19 Years Female - Silver Australian Champion - 4th Female Overall
Brett Stalley - 2nd Place 55-59 Years Male - Silver Australian Champion
Paul Marchant - 3rd Place 25-29 Years Male - Bronze Australian Champion
Gary Turner - 3rd Place 70-74 Years Male - Bronze Australian Champion
Ron Craig - 3rd Place 90-99kg Clydesdale
Macey Roberts - 6th Place 16-19 Years Female
Erin Wooldridge - 4th Place 14-15 Years Female
Ryan Marsh - 7th Place 14-15 Years Male
Jorja Matthews - 7th Place 14-15 Years Female
Rebecca Howell - 7th Place 20-24 Years Female
Charlotte Durand - 7th Place 25-29 Years Female
Enticer 300/6.7/2.5
Peyton Craig - 1st Place U/14 Years Male - Australian Champion - Race Winner
Pauline Ashley - 1st Place 45+ Years Female
Mia Wooldridge - 2nd Place U/14 Years Female - Silver Australian Champs
Kool Kids 100/2/500
Heidi Craig - 12th Place 10-11 Years Female
Billie Elsum - 17th Place 7-9 Years Female

Australian Aqauthlon Championships - 750m Swim / 5km Run
Jazi Coventry - 1st Place 16-19 Years Female - Australian Champion - Female Race Winner
Ella Wooldridge - 2nd Place 16-19 Years Female - Silver Australian Champion - 5th Female Overall
Lucy Bowden - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Female - Silver Australian Champion - 7th Female Overall
Rebecca Howell - 5th Place 20-24 Years Female - Bronze Australian Champion
Erin Wooldridge - 4th Place 14-15 Years Female
Enticer 300m Swim / 2.5km Run
Peyton Craig - 1st Place U/14 Years Male - Australian Champion - Race Winner
Mia Wooldridge - 4th Place U/14 Years Female - Bronze Australian Champs
Kids Aquathlon - 100m Swim / 500m Run
Heidi Craig - 4th Place 10-11 Years Female
Billie Elsum - 5th Place 7-9 Years Female

Mixed Team Relay Invitational Gold Coast - 07.04.19
Chloe Turner - 8th Place "A" Final
Jazi Coventry - 1st Place "B" Final
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Xterra Rotorua - 06.04.19 - 1/26/11
Brodie Gardner - 10th Place ELITE Male

Cliff to Club - 07.04.19 - 2.5km Swim
Janelle McCosker - 2nd Place 50-59 Years Female

Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium athletes were racing at Kingscliff Triathlon, Battle on the Balonne, ITU World Cup New Plymouth, Wishlist Charity Run and Allez Sport Cross Country # 1.

Also a massive thanks to all the Volunteers that helped at Triathlon Pink Sunshine Coast. 10 came and supported the event by giving up their time and the donation that SCTA will gain from it goes back into equipment for the Squad. A big thanks to Lucy Bowden, Rebecca Howell, Tania Gover, Anna Eaton, Jan Wanklyn, Wooldridge Family and Matthews Family.

Down at Kingscliff for the Triathlon where they had Olympic Distance and the Sprint Distance which doubled as the Queensland Sprint Champs where we had Ryan Marsh compete in the 13-15 Years where he took out 2nd place and was 5th Overall. Leading into the race Ryan was leading the Triathlon Queensland State Series in his category. In the Olympic Distance Brie Murphy had a great race to take out her category win in 25-29 Female.

In Taiwan, Brodie Gardner headed over for the Xterra Asia Pacific Championships. On a very tough course, Brodie had a great race to come away with 8th Place Elite
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Battle on the Balonne saw the return of SCTA Club Member Kierra Sansome for her first race in a while and she put it out there and had a great race to take the Female Race Title and some cash with a  7th Overall.

The first round of the Allez Sport Sunshine Coast Cross Country was run at the Corbould Park where the recent rain made it a true cross country with muddy and slippery conditions. Both Jericho Pogany and Jessica Lee had solid runs. While at the Wishlist 5km Run Charlotte Durand took the category win in senior Female and 2nd Female overall.

Across the ditch in NZ for the ITU World Cup New Plymouth saw SCTA Club Members Kelly Ann Perkins 11th Elite Female while Ryan Fisher was 16th Elite Male

Well done to all that raced. Full Results below
Kingscliff Triathlon - 31.03.19
Olympic Distance 
Brie Murphy - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female
Sprint Distance - Queensland Champs
Ryan Marsh - 2nd Place 13-15 Years Male - 5th Overall

Xterra Asia Pacific Championships - 1.5/26/10 -  30.03.19
Brodie Gardner - 8th Place ELITE Male
Battle on the Balonne - 1.5/40/10 - 31.03.19
Kierra Sansome - 1st Place OPEN Female - 7th Overall

ITU World Cup New Plymouth - 750/20/5 - 31.03.19
Kelly Ann Perkins - 11th Place ELITE Female
Ryan Fisher - 16th Place ELITE Male 

Sunshine Coast Cross Country # 1 - 31.03.19
Jericho Pogany - 5th Place U/16 Years Male 4km 
Jessica Lee - 8th Place U/40 Years Female 10km

Wishlist 5km Run - 31.03.19
Charlotte Durand - 1st Place Senior Female - 2nd Female Overall

Another weekend of racing from the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action over the weekend with the Finale of the Bribie Triathlon Series # 4, Queensland Little Athletics Championships in Townsville and at The Super League Qualifier in Bali.

At Bribie perfect conditions for racing greeted the athletes. Only a small contingent racing with SCTA Club Member Romy Wolstencroft taking out the OPEN Female Title and 3rd overall. Jessica Lee continued her consistency at these events with another top 5 in her category with 5th. 

In the Just Tri It Thomas Clarke took another win in the 15-16 as did Marilyn Shrapnel in the 70-74. Jorja Matthews took out the Female 1500m swim win the day before.

Up in Townsville for the Queensland Little Athletics Championships saw Jericho Pogany PB in both his medal events where he finished 3rd in the 1500m and 800m.

SCTA Club Member Ryan Fisher headed to Bali for the Super League Qualifier in Bali. Some hot, humid conditions and the racing was explosive. Ryan won both days of racing and cemented his spot in the Super League Series. 

The points were added to the National ITU Junior / Youth Series for 2018-19 where Mia Wooldridge took the win ITU Youth B Female Series, while SCTA Junior Scholarship Holder Peyton Craig was 2nd ITU Youth B Male Series

In the Queensland Triathlon Series point score for 2018-19 saw Ella Wooldridge (16-19), Michael Hooper (20-24) and Paul Marchant (25-29) take out their respective category wins. 2nd places went to Jazi Coventry (16-19) and Gary Turner (70-74).  Just missing the podium with 4th was Rebecca Howell (20-24) and Mia Wooldridge (U/14 Enticer). Well done to all that raced the series. Some great results throughout the year. SCTA finished 6th Place in the Clubs Point score.

Well done to all that Raced. Full results below
Bribie Triathlon Series Race # 4 - 24.03.19
Long Course 750/20/5
Romy Wolstencroft - 1st Place OPEN Female
Jessica Lee - 5th Place 35-39 Years Female
Short Course 300/10/3
Thomas Clarke - 1st Place 15-16 Years Male
Marilyn Shrapnel - 1st Place 70-74 Years Female
Open Water Swim - 1500m
Jorja Matthews - 1st Place Female

Queensland Little Athletics Championships - Townsville - 22-24.03.19
Jericho Pogany - 3rd Place 1500m
Jericho Pogany - 3rd Place 800m

Super League Triathlon Series Qualifier Bali - 23-24.03.19
Ryan Fisher - Day 1 Race Winner
Ryan Fisher - Day 2 Race Winner - Qualified for the Super League Series

Triathlon Australia Junior / Youth Series 2018-19
Mia Wooldridge - 1st Place ITU Youth B Female
Peyton Craig - 2nd Place ITU Youth B Male
Ella Wooldridge - 9th Place ITU Junior Female
Jazi Coventry - 11th Place ITU Junior Female
Ryan Marsh - 11th Place ITU Youth A Male
Erin Wooldridge - 17th Place ITU Youth B Female

Queensland Triathlon Series  2018-19
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place 16-19 Years Female
Michael Hooper - 1st Place 20-24 Years Male
Paul Marchant - 1st Place 25-29 Years Male
Jazi Coventry - 2nd Place 16-19 Years Female
Gary Turner - 2nd Place 70-74 Years Male
Rebecca Howell - 4th Place 20-24 Years Female
Erin Wooldridge - 5th Place 14-15 Years Female
Brett Stalley - 5th Place 55-59 Years Male
Peyton Craig - 6th Place U/13 Years Male
Ron Craig - 6th Place 90-99kg Clydesdale 
Jordan Gover 6th Place 45-49 Years Male
Ryan Marsh - 7th Place 14-15 Years Male
Kaya Shults - 7th Place 16-19 Years Female
Lucy Bowden - 8th Place 25-29 Years Female
Chloe Turner - 9th Place 25-29 Years Female
Tania Gover - 10th Place 40-44 Years Female
Jorja Matthews - 10th Place 14-15 Years Female
Enticer
Mia Wooldridge - 4th Place U/14 Years Female
Peyton Craig - 7th Place U/14 Years Male

The 27th running of the Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival had everything over the weekend with fast and furious racing, Australian Titles on the line, storms and heavy rain and hot and humid conditions. It had it all.

The Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium athletes raced extremely well with a new Australian Champion with Jordan Gover taking out the 45-49 Years. We added another 3 Australian silver medals as well to the Honour Board making it 81 Australian Championships Medals with Michael Hooper 20-24 (First Sunshine Coast Local Home), Nicholas Hull 30-34 and Brett Stalley 55-59. 

Carol Wooldridge in her first Mooloolaba and OD race took 2nd Athena's, but unfortunately there is no Australian Medals for this category. Lucy Bowden just missed the podium in 25-29 with a 4th. Not bad as she had to change her tyre due to a puncture and could of possibly have been on that podium. SCTA took out 2nd place Tri Podium Point score where they took your best 5 results. Awesome job from the Team. 

While SCTA Club Members Romy Wolstencroft was 3rd Open Elite Female and in the ITU World Cup Kelly Ann Perkins was 8th in the Female while Ryan Fisher was 15th in the Men. Kaya Shults was 4th 15-19

The addition of the Sprint Distance Draft Legal Triathlon was successful for not only the race, but SCTA Athletes with Tania Gover 1st 41-50, Chloe Turner 2nd 21-30 and 3rd places to Pauline Ashley 41-50 and Gary Turner 61+. 5th places to Mick Glover 31-40 and Rebecca Howell 21-30.

The 1km Titan Ocean Swim was run in perfect conditions with a few waves but a lot of running. There were a handful of SCTA athletes swimming with SCTA / PA Junior scholarship Holder Peyton Craig 7th Open Male. SCTA Club Members Romy Wolstencroft 1st Junior Female while Brittany Dutton 6th Open Female.

On the Friday a lot of the SCTA Juniors were laced up to run the 5km Twilight run, but a massive storm hit prior to the run start and the race had to be cancelled due to safety reasons. The right call was made as it didn't clear for hours afterwards. 

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival - Australian Age Group Championships - 15 - 17.03.19
ITU World Cup - 750/20/5
Kelly Ann Perkins - 8th Place Female
Ryan Fisher - 15th Place Male
Mooloolaba Triathlon - 1.5/40/10
Jordan Gover - 1st Place 45-49 Years Male - Australian Champion
Michael Hooper - 2nd Place 20-24 Years Male - First Sunshine Coast Male / Silver Australian Champs
Brett Stalley - 2nd Place 55-59 Years Male - Silver Australian Champs
Nicholas Hull - 2nd Place 30-34 Years Male - Silver Australian Champs
Carol wooldridge - 2nd place Athena's
SCTA - 2nd Place Tri Club Podium Point score
Romy Wolstencroft - 3rd Place Open Elite Female - First Sunshine Coast Female
Lucy Bowden - 4th Place 25-29 Years Female
Kaya Shults - 4th Place 15-19 Years Female
Ella Wooldridge - 5th Place Mixed Teams
Kitouli Wood - 8th Place 15-19 Years Female
Ron Craig - 9th Place Premium Mates Wave
Maddison Dutton - 11th Place 20-24 Years Female
John Maunder - 13th Place 25-29 Years Male
Janelle McCosker - 13th Place Female Teams
Wade Scougall - 17th Place 40-44 Years Male
Jake Hynes - 18th Place Open Elite Male
Norm Marsh - 28th Place 50-54 Years Male
Grant Elliot - 33rd Place Premium Mates Wave
Jessica Lee - 41st Place 35-39 Years Female
Greg Rhebock - 52nd Place 30-34 Years Male
Drew Walker - 63rd Place 40-44 Years Male
Lance Weatherburn - 76th Place 35-39 years Male
Ella Craig - 76th Place Mixed Teams
Mark Corcoran - 106th Place 45-49 Years Male
Sprint Distance - 750/20/5 Draft Legal
Tania Gover - 1st Place 41-50 Years Female
Chloe Turner - 2nd Place 21-30 years Female - 5th Female Overall
Pauline Ashley - 3rd Place 41-50 Years Female
Gary Turner - 3rd Place 60+ Years Male
Rebecca Howell - 5th Place 21-30 Years Female
Mick Glover - 5th Place 31-40 Years Male
Toni Weller - 7th Place 41-50 Years Female

Mooloolaba 1km Ocean swim - 16.03.19
Peyton Craig - 7th Place OPEN Male
Ron Craig - 19th Place Legend Male

The Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Juniors have been going to the Queensland Schools Triathlon Championships for the past 15 years, where we have had at least 1 athlete be selected for the Qld Team each year. Prior to this weekend 49 had been selected. In the 16th Year, SCTA had 3 more athletes added to the Honour Board of making the Qld Team.

During the night a massive downpour occurred at Hervey Bay, but we woke to dry roads, a light breeze and cloudy conditions. The Senior Male and Female were up first starting at 8:00am followed by the Intermediates and then the Juniors. SCTA had 12 racing which included the Junior Scholarship Holders of Macey Roberts and Peyton Craig.

In the Junior Female (36 athletes) over the distance of 750/20/5 Jazi Coventry led the swim out and had a strong bike to come off with the leader, while Ella Wooldridge had a strong swim by her behalf and rode thru the field to come off the bike in 3rd. Ella ran well to take 2nd place with Jazi in 3rd place only 12 seconds behind. SCTA Junior scholarship holder Macey Roberts (Darling Downs) had a strong day out finishing off with a very strong run to move herself into 11th Place.  

​The progression from last year to this year saw all 3 girls move into the Seniors from Intermediate
Jazi Coventry - 2017 3rd Place Intermediate Female / 2018 3rd Place Senior Female
Macey Roberts - 2017 16th Place Intermediate Female / 2018 11th Place Senior Female
Ella Wooldridge - 2017 - NSW / 2018 2nd Place Senior Female

In the Intermediate Males (68 athletes) was held over the 500/15/4 and was a very competitive field. Anyone of 10 athletes could have taken the title out on their respective day. And we saw that that with a large group coming off the bike together. Ryan Marsh had a good swim and had one the fastest rides to put himself in contention with the top 8 off the bike. On exiting the run he ripped his shoe slightly open. He had been battling a chest infection for the past 2 weeks which has happened his breathing. He finished off in 10th. Jack Dann (Darling Downs) put a strong swim and cycle together and ran strongly for him to hold on to 29th place, while Jericho Pogany (Wide Bay) who does a lot of his training at home via a program made his debut at this level with a  strong showing to finish 36th and learnt some valuable lessons as well.

The progression from last year to this year
Ryan Marsh - ​2017 17th Place Intermediate Male / 2018 10th Place Intermediate Male
Jack Dann - ​2017 45th Place Intermediate Male / 2018 29th Place Intermediate Male
Jericho Pogany - 2018 36th Place Intermediate Male

The Intermediate Females (69 athletes) was no different to the Males. A very competitive field and some very close racing. Erin Wooldridge led the charge in the girls and was riding well to be up there in the front, however was done for drafting which meant a 3 min penalty!!   She put it behind and ran extremely well to finish 10th. Kayleigh Foster had a great swim and run to finish 27th, while Jorja Matthews rode well and worked thru the run to finish 31st.

The progression from last year to this year
Erin Wooldridge - 2017 NSW - 2018 10th Place Intermediate Female
Kayleigh Foster - 2017 13th Place Intermediate Female / 2018 27th Place Intermediate Female
Jorja Matthews - 2017 38th Place Intermediate Female / 2018 31st Place Intermediate Female

In the Junior Male (85 athletes) over the 300/10/2, SCTA Junior scholarship Holder Peyton Craig had a strong swim and then fastest run to take the title after being 30 seconds down off the bike. He turned the tide on the 2 competitors that beat him the week before. Scott Marsh battle his way to the end after a recent operation on his nose and just getting some fitness back to finish 84th.
The progression from last year to this year
Peyton Craig - 2017 8th Place Junior Male / 2018 1st Place Junior Male
Scott Marsh - 2017 67th Place Junior Male / 2018 84th Place Junior Male

While in the Junior Female (74 athletes) Mia Wooldridge racing girls a year older than her, had a strong swim for her, worked her way on the bike and then had the fastest run overall, with only 2 Junior Boys running faster than her. She ran herself into 10th place. This was her first year being able to compete in the Triathlon

We had 3 Primary School Juniors that lined up in the Aquathlon with a 1km Run / 200m Swim / 1km  Run . In the Females (85 Athletes) Heidi Craig had a great race to take out 43rd and 4th Sunshine Coast while Zoe Davis was 75th. In the Males (86 Athletes) Jake Hammond was 54th  and was 5th Sunshine Coast.

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
Queensland Schools Triathlon Championships - Hervey Bay 08-09.03.19
Senior Female - 750/20/5
Ella Wooldridge - 2nd Place - Qualified for Queensland Team
Jazi Coventry - 3rd Place - Qualified for Queensland Team
Macey Roberts - 11th Place
Intermediate Male - 500/15/4
Ryan Marsh - 10th Place
Jack Dann - 29th Place
Jericho Pogany - 36th Place
Intermediate Female - 500/15/4
Erin Wooldridge - 10th Place
Kayleigh Foster - 27th Place
Jorja Matthews - 31st Place
Junior Male - 300/10/2
Peyton Craig - 1st Place - Qualified for the Queensland Team
Scott Marsh - 84th Place
​Junior Female - 300/10/2
​Mia Wooldridge - 10th Place
Aquathlon Primary School Male - 1km Run / 200m Swim / 1km Run
Jake Hammond - 54th Place
Aquathlon Primary School Female - 1km Run / 200m Swim / 1km Run
Heidi Craig - 43rd Place
Zoe Davis - 75th Place

A massive weekend of racing from the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes racing in various parts of Australia and across the Ditch in NZ

Devonport was the backdrop for the Oceania Elite, U/23 and Junior Sprint Championships and was the Australian Sprint Championships for Youth "A" and "B" and the finale of the Australian Junior and Youth National Series. Under perfect conditions for racing on the Apple Isle, SCTA had 6 athletes competing and 3 SCTA Club Members.

Mia Wooldridge is SCTA newest Australian Champion taking out the Youth "B" Female Title. SCTA Junior Scholarship Holder Peyton Craig didn't have the best of races to come away 4th Youth "B". Ryan Marsh was under the weather with a chest infection, but fought on the bike to pull the second pack up to the front pack to give himself a chance and be in the mix. He struggled to breath on the run course but dug deep to come away with 9th place only 50 seconds off the winner in Youth "A"

Erin Wooldridge was having a great race in Youth "A" and bridging the gap to the front girls when she punctured on the last lap the furthest part away from transition and was unable to finish. Ella Wooldridge raced in her first Oceania Junior Champs and giving up experience and strength to girls up to 3 years older than her. She finished ion 12th place and 8th Australian. Future looking good to all the SCTA Juniors that raced in Devonport as we turn our eyes to the Queensland Schools Triathlon Champs in Hervey Bay on Friday.

In the Elite Female we had Chloe Turner back for her first race at the Elite level after a few years away from the sport and finished 28th Female. SCTA Club members in the mix included Ryan Fisher 5th Elite Male, Romy Wolstencroft 6th U/23 and 10th Elite and Brittany Dutton 10th U/23 and 15th Elite

Under heavy skies and rain, Jake Hynes and Lucy Bowden made the trip down to Coffs Harbour for their annual Triathlon. Lucy had a great race to take the win in 25-29 and 4th Female overall behind 3 professional female. Jake Hynes took out 2nd place 16-19 and 10th overall in a very competitive Male field.

Raby Bay was the finale of the Queensland Triathlon Series held over 7 races. With so much racing on this weekend numbers were down, but the results were just as good with 9 athletes racing, 8 were on the podium with 4 category wins. Wins went to Alana Park (20-24 LC), Brett Stalley (55-59 LC), Thomas Clarke (16-19 SS) and Gary Turner (70-74 SS). 2nd Places went to Jorja Matthews (14-15 SS and 4th Female Overall) and Paul Marchant (25-29 LC) while rounding out the podium with 3rd was Rebecca Howell (20-24 LC) and Pauline Ashley (45-49 SS). They did announce the Series winners but hasn't been posted on the website yet. Will update once I get results.

Across the ditch for the New Zealand Ironman and 70.3, SCTA had 3 athletes racing. In the IM was Tara Partridge and Kevin Hammond. In the 70.3 was Angie Hammond. It was a cool swim for the athletes and the first part of the bike was quiet chilly. As the day progress the temps increased slightly around the 20 degrees. The wind did its usual self over the there and swung around throughout the ride leg. It was a tough day out there for all the athletes. Kevin was home first in 59th 40-44 and 11:51:16 and Tara was 15th 45-49 and 13:10:38. Angie had a solid day out in the 70.3 to finish 8th 40-44 and 6:02:00

Mooloolaba was the scene for the World Swim Series. The Saturday's race was shortened due to the waves and chop. Was supposed to be 2.5km but ended up being around the 1200m where Gary Latimer was 8th 35-39. Next day saw the 1600m swim where Janelle McCosker took out the win 55-59.

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
Coffs Harbour Triathlon - 03.03.19 - 1.5/40/10
Lucy Bowden - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female - 4th Female Overall
Jake Hynes - 2nd Place 16-19 Years Male - 10th Overall
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QTS # 7 Raby Bay Triathlon - 03.03.19
Long Course - 900/25/8
Brett Stalley - 1st Place 55-59 Years Male
Alana Park - 1st Place 20-24 Years Female
Paul Marchant - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Male
Rebecca Howell - 3rd Place 20-24 Years Female
Super Sprint - 400/15/4
Thomas Clarke - 1st Place 16-19 Years Male
Gary Turner - 1st Place 70-74 Years Male
Jorja Matthews - 2nd Place 14-15 Years Female - 4th Female overall
Pauline Ashley - 3rd Place 45-49 Years Female
Kool Kids - 100/2/500
Billie Elsum - 36th Place 7-9 Years Female

Australian Youth Championships - 02.03.19 - 400/14/3
Mia Wooldridge - 1st Place ITU Youth "B" Female - National Champion
Peyton Craig - 4th Place ITU Youth "B" Male
Ryan Marsh - 9th Place ITU Youth "A" Male
Ryan Marsh - 3rd Place Mixed Team Relays - Youth

ITU Oceania Sprint Champs - 02.03.19 - 750/20/5
Ryan Fisher - 5th Place ITU Elite Male
Romy Wolstencroft - 6th Place ITU U/23 + 10th ITU Elite Female 
Brittany Dutton - 10th Place ITU U/23 + 15th ITU Elite Female
Ella Wooldridge - 12th Place ITU Junior Female
Chloe Turner - 28th Place ITU Elite Female

New Zealand Ironman 02.03.19 - 3.8/180/42.2
Tara Partridge - 15th Place 45-49 Years Female
Kevin Hammond - 59th Place 40-44 Years Male
70.3 - 1.9/90/21.1
Angie Hammond - 8th Place 40-44 Years Female

Mooloolaba World Swim Series - 02-03.03.19
Janelle McCosker - 1st Place 55-59 Years Female Mile
Gary Latimer - 8th Place 35-39 Years Male 2.5km

Over the weekend we have had Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy Athletes in action at Bribie Triathlon # 3, Husky Triathlon and the previous weekend we had at Tweed Coast Enduro.

Over the weekend the imminent threat of Cyclone Oma threw a lot of scenarios out from the BOM. But fortunately we were spare apart from very strong gusty winds and huge surf which saw all beaches closed which also included the Pumicestone Passage. Due to this the swim was cancelled for the Bribie Triathlon which saw the format as run cycle run.

The long Course at Bribie was held over a 3km Run / 30km Cycle / and 8km Run while the short course consisted of 2km Run / 10 km Cycle / 3km Run. SCTA had a small contingent of athletes racing. Leading the Charge with category wins included Ron Craig (Clydesdale LC), Brett Stalley (55-59 LC) and Marilyn Shrapnel (70-74 SC). 2nd place on the podium went to Jessica Lee (35-39 LC) and Alana Park (20-24 LC) and in 3rd place was Pauline Ashley (45-49 SC).

Down at Husky Triathlon we had 3 athletes . In the 70.3 Simon Hearn lined up against some quality men in the Professional field. Simon finished 5th while Hannah Blanchett was 4th 25-29 years Female while Margo Mackintosh lined up in the 1/60/10 where she won 30-39 Years Female, was 1st Female and 8th Place Overall.

The previous weekend saw the Tweed Coast Enduro on where Nicholas Hull got some redemption from a puncture at Hell of the West. Nic lined up in the OPEN Males to finish 5th in a very competitive field. Also backing up from HOTW was Paul Marchant as well where he went 2 places better to land on the podium in the 25-29 with a 2nd Place. In the Enduro Teams where a team consisted of 3 members that did the full distance and times added together where we had Gyuhwang Lee have a great race coming in 14th place. In the Sprint Distance we had SCTA Club Member Kelly Anne Perkins dominate the female field to take the overall win and finish 4th overall.

Well done to all that Raced
Bribie Triathlon Series # 3 - 24.02.19
Long Course 3km R / 30km C / 8km R
Ron Craig - 1st Place Clydesdale Male
Brett Stalley - 1st Place 55-59 Years Male
Jessica Lee - 2nd Place 35-39 Years Female
Alana Park - 2nd Place 20-24 Years Female

Short Course 2km R / 10 km C / 3km R
Marilyn Shrapnel - 1st Place 70-74 Years Female
Pauline Ashley - 3rd Place 45-49 Years Female

Husky Triathlon - 24.02.19
70.3
Simon Hearn - 5th Place Professional Male
Hannah Blanchett - 4th Place 25-29 Years Female
Classic 1/60/10
Margo Mackintosh - 1st Place 30-39 Years Female - 1st Female Overall

We had a small group of Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes head out to Goondiwindi for the Annual Hell of the West Triathlon over 2/80/20 and doubling as the Triathlon Queensland Long Course Championships.

The day before a sand storm rolled in followed by a thunderstorm just to let you know it is the Hell of the West. Race day was hot and humid and the racing was fast and furious.

SCTA Club Members Simon Hearn and Nicholas Hull lined up in the OPEN category chasing the $2500 winners cheque. Simon had  a great day to just miss the podium in 4th place. Nicholas not so lucky after just getting on the bike he got a puncture and was forced to DNF

In the Age Group Paul Marchant (25-29) was another to just miss the podium in 4th but gained 3rd in Qld Long Course Title. Bragging rights in the Mr and Mrs Big Dog title went to the Mrs with Angie Hammond 6th (40-44) and Kevin Hammond 9th (40-44). Grant Cunning  25th (30-34) had a fun time out in his race. The emphasis is a little different these days for GC where he went out and enjoyed the experience with the family. Waving and high fives on the course to his girls.

The day before saw the Big Dog Pups in action in the Kids race. Both Jake and Zak Hammond had some fun out on the course. No results for them just a participation event for them.

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
Hell of the West - 10.02.19 - 2/80/20 Queensland Long Course Champs
Simon Hearn - 4th Place OPEN Male
Paul Marchant - 4th Place 25-29 Years Male - 3rd Qld Long Course 
Angie Hammond - 6th Place 40-44 Years Female
Kevin Hammond - 9th Place 40-44 Years Male
Grant Cunning - 25th Place 30-34 Years Male

A great weekend of racing from the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action at Noosa World Series Swim, Cradle Mountain 85km Ultra Run and at QTS # 6 at Caloundra.

1200 athletes converged on Caloundra for Round # 6 of the Queensland Triathlon Series. The wind was blowing, we had a few rain scuds come thru during the race and we had sunshine. Anyone thought we were in Melbourne!! 

SCTA had a very strong showing in the races and dominated quite a few of the Age Categories. There was no Open Field in this round so the Open Competitors were back in their respective categories. SCTA recorded 6 x Age Group Wins / 2 x 2nd / 1 x 3rd / 3 x 4th / 4 x 5th. First 3 Overall Females and 6th and 10th Male. 5 female in top 20 and 2 male in top 20.

Leading the charge with Age Group wins went to Lucy Bowden (25-29 / 3rd Female Overall), Vicki Woodrow (60-64), Gary Turner (70-74) Team of Tania Gover, Emma Hogan, Kelly Enright (Female Team and 3rd Team Overall) and SCTA Club Members Romy Wolstencroft (16-19 / 1st Female Overall) Brittany Dutton (20-24 / 2nd Female Overall).

On the podium in 2nd was Chloe Turner (25-29) and Kitouli Wood (16-19 Enticer) while in 3rd was Maddison Dutton (20-24). Best Overall Male went to Michael Hooper in 6th place and 4th (20-24) just showing how strong his category was. Just missing the podium with 4th Places as well went to Ron Craig (90-99 Clydesdale) and Jan Harvey (55-59). 5th places went to Jake Hynes (16-19 / 10th Overall), Rebecca Howell (20-24), Orla Gallagher (35-39) and Heidi Craig (10-11 Kool Kids).

Top 10 finishes went to Norm Marsh 6th (Caloundra Tri Club), Ella Wooldridge 7th (16-19), Carol Wooldridge 7th (45+ Enticer), Erin Wooldridge 8th (14-15) and Angie Hammond 10th (40-44).

While in Tasmania, Kate Gazzard took on the Cradle Mountain 85km Ultra Run. It was going to be touch and go with the fire outbreak in Tasmania, but the weather gods came good and they were allowed to run. Kate said it was a tough slog with a cloud / mist cover and the course itself wasn't conducive to being able to run for a majority of the trail. Kate still soldiered on to finish 6th female and 24th overall in a time of 11:58.
 
Over the weekend we had a few Athletes at Noosa Main Beach for the World Series Swim Events over a variety of distances. Ryan Fisher took out the 2km 25-29. Other podium performances in 2nd were Janelle McCosker (3km 35-39), Jake Hammond (300 10-14) and Sam Penny (5km 45-49) with 3rd place to Zak Hammond (300 10-14).

On Saturday Night the Shults Family hit up Beerwah for the Beerwah @ Night Trail Run. Jazzy Shults was 2nd Female in the 10km, while in the Half Marathon Jen Shults was 10th Female and Scott Shults was 23rd Male.

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
QTS # 6 Caloundra Tri - 03.02.19 - 750/20/5
Lucy Bowden - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female - 3rd Female Overall
Brittany Dutton - 1st Place 20-24 Years Female - 2nd Female Overall
Romy Wolstencroft - 1st Place 16-19 Years Female - 1st Female Overall
Gary Turner - 1st Place 70-74 Years Male
Vicki Woodrow - 1st Place 60-64 Years Female
Tania Gover / Emma Hogan / Kelly Enright - 1st Female Teams - 3rd Team Overall
Chloe Turner - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Female
Maddison Dutton - 3rd Place 20-24 Years Female
Michael Hooper - 4th Place 20-24 Years Male - 6th Overall
Jan Harvey - 4th Place 55-59 Years Female
Ron Craig - 4th Place 90-99kg Clydesdale
Jake Hynes - 5th Place 16-19 Years Male - 10th Overall
Rebecca Howell - 5th Place 20-24 Years Female
Orla Gallagher - 5th Place 35-39 Years Female
Norm Marsh - 6th Place Caloundra Tri Club 
Ella Wooldridge - 7th Place 16-19 Years Female
Erin Wooldridge - 8th Place 14-15 Years Female
Angie Hammond - 10th Place 40-44 Years Female
Emma Dann - 12th Place 16-19 Years Female
Macey Roberts - 13th Place 16-19 Years Female
Jack Dann - 14th Place 14-15 Years Male
Jessica Lee - 15th Place 35-39 Years Female
Toni Weller - 16th Place 40-44 Years Female
Tahlea Corcoran - 17th Place 16-19 Years Female
Mark Corcoran - 17th Place 45-49 Years Male
Jorja Matthews - 18th Place 14-15 Years Female
Grant Elliot - 18th Place 45-49 Years Male
Jericho Pogany - 20th Place 14-15 Years Male
Kayleigh Foster - 20th Place 14-15 Years Female 
Lance Weatherburn - 24th Place 35-39 Years Male

Enticer - 300/10/2
Kitouli Wood - 2nd Place 16-19 Years Female
Carol Wooldridge - 7th Place 45+ Female
Mia Wooldridge - 14th Place U/14 Years Female

Kool Kids - 100/2/500
Heidi Craig - 5th Place 10-11 Years Female - 5th Female Overall
Jake Hammond - 12th Place 10-11 Years Male
Zak Hammond - 14th Place 7-9 Years Male
Mia Davis - 38th Place 7-9 Years Male

Cradle Mountain 85km Ultra Run - 02.02.19
Kate Gazzard - 6th Place Female - 24th Overall

Noosa World Series Swim - 02.02.19
5km
Sam Penny - 2nd Place 45-49 Years Male
3km
Janelle McCosker - 2nd Place 55-59 Years Female
Gary Latimer - 6th Place 35-39 Years Male
2km
Ryan Fisher - 1st Place 25-29 Years Male
Angie Hammond - 14th Place 40-44 Years Female
1km
Jake Hammond - 4th Place 10-14 Years Male
Zak Hammond - 6th Place 10-14 Years Male
300m
Jake Hammond - 2nd Place 10-14 Years Male
Zak Hammond - 3rd Place 10-14 Years Male

Beerwah @ Night Trail Run - 02.02.19
Half Marathon
Jen Shults - 10th Place Female
Scott Shults - 23rd Place Male
10km
Jazzy Shults - 2nd Place Female