A huge weekend of racing for the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminum Junior Athletes that were racing at the Super Sprint Race Weekend for Round # 1 of the Triathlon Australian Junior / Youth Series.

It was held over 4 days with racing on each day with Youth B competing in 5 races over 3 days. Youth A competing in 5 races over 4 days and Juniors competing in 6 races over 4 days. The aim is to gain as many points as possible to try a and make the "A" Final in each category. They take the top 16 into that final. Then there is a "B" Final and "C" Final

Day # 1 was 1500m Track run for all categories.

Day # 2 consisted of for Youth A + B Hyper Sprint 200 / 4 / 800, while Juniors did Ultra Sprint 300 / 6 / 1.2 and Aquathlon. Youth B 200 / 800 while Youth A + Juniors did 400 / 1.2

Day # 3 Started off with Mixed Relay Format with Junior 300 / 6 / 1.2 and Youth A + B over 200 / 4 / 800. Juniors had Hyper Sprint Tri over 200 / 4 / 800. The Day ended with the Finals for the Youth B 

Day # 4 were the Finals for the Youth A and Juniors.

From a coaching point of view I love this weekend as it gives us a chance to watch, identify areas of improvements and then implement into the next race. The way all of the SCTA athletes took on my advice and worked on those little changes in each race, I couldn't have asked for anything more. The commitment and determination in each race could not have been faulted. I am very proud to Coach each one of you all.

SCTA Junior Scholarship Male Holder Peyton Craig had a dominate weekend of racing with 4 x 1st Places and a 4th Place and taking out Round # 1. Leading into the final, not much had gone wrong and he improved on each race. Out of all his races, the last one was the toughest. He had to dig deep into this one to come away with the win. He had had a battle with Ethan Close for the whole weekend. But what I thought was the best moment of the weekend was when one of Peyton's competitors that was sitting in the top 3at the start of the final lost his bike shoe and crashed on the course, the gesture from Peyton and a few of his competitors to console him after the race and walk him in shows true sportsmanship above the their ages. Well done Bushie a credit to yourself, your family and proud to have you as an ambassador for the Scholarship program.
2017 - Result - 7th Pointscore / 7th "A" Final
2018 - Result - 1st Pointscore / 1st "A" Final 

SCTA Junior Scholarship Female Holder Macey Roberts  this year has had a few changes with new school, but the way in which you conduct yourself in training, around the squad and in competition I couldn't ask for a better role model of the scholarship program. Macey has been a training with SCTA for 4-5 years and the growth and development we see each year is due to her determination and commitment. She is the most talented out there, but one of the hardest workers I have seen. You do it with a smile and appreciation for what the program is about and what your family does for you. Keep up the great work Macey. 
2017 - Result - 33rd Pointscore / 1st "C" Final Youth A
2018 - Result - 25th Pointscore / 6th "B" Final Junior

Ryan Marsh what a difference a year makes in growth and development. For the first time we are starting to see that aggression that we have been searching for. In a very competitive age group that has you chasing in each race, is not easy, but you embraced it this year and we saw the vast improvements from the year before. You did everything right in that final. You chased the whole way and gave yourself the opportunity to get into that race. Could not be more prouder of the effort shown. Keep up the great work. It is coming and it is being rewarded.
2017 - Result - 30th Pointscore / 9th "B" Final Youth A
2018 - Result - 10th Pointscore / 10th "A" Final Youth A

Ella Wooldridge what an amazing weekend of results and development in a short period of time since moving up and joining SCTA. The way you conduct yourself in and out of the competition arena is a credit to yourself and your family. The sister bond you have with Erin and Mia shows how close nit you all are. You do it with a smile and love of what you do. Once again you found yourself in by yourself in that final and fought your way thru the back end of the field. The swim changes put in motion and the improvement we have seen will only keep moving forward. In your first year in Juniors and to Make the "A" Final shows the work ethic you have. Exciting times ahead
2017 - Result - 12th Point score / 11th "A" Final Youth A
2018 - Result - 10th Point score / 10th "A" Final Junior

Erin Wooldridge another great experience and learning curve. There are a lot of good things to come out of the weekend. With a  massive improvement in the swim putting you closer to the front girls, it will only be a matter of time till we are knocking on the door. The way you listened, implemented and then executed what we were searching for is a credit to the mental toughness you have. The confidence is coming back and you are starting to grow into your body since that growth spurt. Keep up the great work and learn from those experiences.
2017 - Result - 18th Point score / 3rd "B" Final Youth A
2018 - Result - 16th Point score / 14th "A" Final Youth A

Kayleigh Foster gutsy is one word to describe your never give up attitude out there in each race. The way you listened and took on advice in each race and implemented it in the next. I could not have asked anything more from you. I knew what I was getting. But its the supporting of your fellow competitors and the excitement that you show for each of them shows your true character. You are a pleasure to have in the squad and competitive arena. That smile shown thru all weekend. well done Shorty
2017 - Result - 31st Point score / 10th "B" Final Youth A
2018 - Result - 33rd Point score / 8th "B" Final Youth A

Jorja Matthews it wasn't the ideal prep leading into the is race with house moving, changing squads and schools. The good thing about the weekend is we have identified what we need to work on and have a platform to build from. It will come in time and we will see that progression in a years time when you go back into this race format. You listened after each race and implemented the changes needed over the weekend. Same with Shorty, your enthusiasm for your fellow team mates doesn't go unnoticed. Keep up the great work and the results will flow.
2017 - Result - 39th Point score / 7th "C" Final Youth A
2018 - Result - 45th Point score / 11th "C" Final Youth A

Jazi Coventry while you don't train with SCTA, but come under the SCTA Banner it was great to be able to help and guide you over the weekend in each race. There is huge potential here with you and still plenty of work to come. Never easy like Ella moving up form Youth A into the Juniors. The way you embraced the advice I gave you in each race and see you grow and implement in each race is a credit to yourself. When you relaxed and enjoyed yourself we saw the results flow. Well done and look forward to seeing the growth in the future.
2017 - Result - 6th Pointscore / 8th "A" Final Youth A
2018 - Result - 4th Pointscore / 6th "A" Final Junior

Mia Wooldridge I wanted to leave you last here. Otherwise known as Ratbag. This little gutsy pocket rocket just blows me away in everything she does. Her first attempt at this race weekend and it didn't overwhelm her at all. She fought against girls twice as big as her in height and development, but rest assure your heart is bigger than any one of them. Her attitude and swagger may throw a few, but being your Coach the way in which you embrace what I tell you, the way you implement what I have asked you to do and the way in which you pick up the skills I teach you blows me away. For such a youngster you show qualities way above your age. You are so raw in your ability, but embrace the challenge each time. A little champion in the making but doing it with smile, enjoying the fun and experience. Keep up the great work Ratbag. 
First Attempt - 2018 - Result - 6th Pointscore / 11th "A" Final Youth B

Full results from the weekend below. Well done to all that raced
Super Sprint Race Weekend - Australian Junior / Youth series - Race # 1 - 13-16/12/18
Jazi Coventry -  4th Place ITU Junior Female
Race # 1 - 1500m - 1st Place 
Race # 2 - Ultra Sprint Tri - 8th Place
Race # 3 - Aquathlon - 1st Place
Race # 4 - Mixed Relay - 6th Place 
Race # 5 - Hyper Sprint Tri - 6th Place
Race # 6 - "A " Final - 6th Place
Ella Wooldridge - 10th Place ITU Junior Female
Race # 1 - 1500m - 4th Place 
Race # 2 - Ultra Sprint Tri - 9th Place
Race # 3 - Aquathlon - 20th Place
Race # 4 - Mixed Relay - 10th Place 
Race # 5 - Hyper Sprint Tri - 11th Place
Race # 6 - "A " Final - 10th Place
Macey Roberts - 25th Place ITU Junior Female
Race # 1 - 1500m - 21st Place 
Race # 2 - Ultra Sprint Tri - 24th Place
Race # 3 - Aquathlon - 22nd Place
Race # 4 - Mixed Relay - 24th Place 
Race # 5 - Hyper Sprint Tri - 23rd Place
Race # 6 - "B " Final - 6th Place
Ryan Marsh - 12th Place ITU Youth A Male
Race # 1 - 1500m Run - 10th Place
Race # 2 - Hyper Sprint Tri - 7th Place
Race # 3 - Aquathlon - 16th Place
Race # 4 - Mixed Relay - 10th Place
Race # 5 - "A" Final 12th Place 
Erin Wooldridge - 16th Place ITU Youth A Female
Race # 1 - 1500m Run - 16th Place
Race # 2 - Hyper Sprint Tri - 13th Place
Race # 3 - Aquathlon - 33rd Place
Race # 4 - Mixed Relay - 13th Place
Race # 5 - "A" Final 14th Place 
Kayleigh Foster - 33rd Place ITU Youth A Female
Race # 1 - 1500m Run - 37th Place
Race # 2 - Hyper Sprint Tri - 28th Place
Race # 3 - Aquathlon - 24th Place
Race # 4 - Mixed Relay - 25th Place
Race # 5 - "B" Final 8th Place 
Jorja Matthews - 45th Place ITU Youth A Female
Race # 1 - 1500m Run - 49th Place
Race # 2 - Hyper Sprint Tri - 43rd Place
Race # 3 - Aquathlon - 45th Place
Race # 4 - Mixed Relay - 43rd Place
Race # 5 - "C" Final 11th Place 
Peyton Craig - 1st Place ITU Youth B Male - Overall Winner
Race # 1 - 1500m Run - 1st Place
Race # 2 - Hyper Sprint Tri - 1st Place
Race # 3 - Aquathlon - 1st Place
Race # 4 - Mixed Relay - 4th Place
Race # 5 - "A" Final 1st Place - Race Winner
Mia Wooldridge - 6th Place ITU Youth B Female
Race # 1 - 1500m Run - 2nd Place
Race # 2 - Hyper Sprint Tri - 11th Place
Race # 3 - Aquathlon - 6th Place
Race # 4 - Mixed Relay - 8th Place
Race # 5 - "A" Final 11th Place 

Another big weekend of racing for the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action over the weekend at QTS # 4 Raby Bay, National Schools Athletics Champs in Cairns, Challenge Daytona, Indian Springs 70.3, GC 30km and Beerwah @ Daybreak Run.

Marion Tuin lined up at Challenge Daytona, where bad weather changed the start time and distances where amended to accommodate the conditions. In her 2nd Pro race, Marion had a solid day to go top 10 once again with a 7th place.

Round 4 of the Queensland Triathlon Series at Raby Bay was a happy hunting ground for the crew. Cooler conditions with a windy cycle course did see some fast times. With 4 distances to choose from. In the Long Course we had wins to Michael Hooper (20-24 and 6th Overall) and Paul Marchant (25-29). Jordan Gover rounded out the other podium with 2nd (45-49). Chloe Turner stepped up into the OPEN category for this round to finish 4th. 

Super Sprint saw wins to Ella Wooldridge (16-19 and 2nd Female Overall), Erin Wooldridge (14-15 and 4th Female Overall) and Gary Turner (70-74). Maddi Dutton just missed the win with 2nd (20-24) with 3rd places to Jorja Matthews (14-15), Carol Wooldridge (45-49). Just missing the podium in 4th was Rebecca Howell (20-24). 

In the Enticer, Mia Wooldridge continued her podium performances with a 2nd (U/14 and 2nd Female Overall).

Cairns was the venue for the Australian Schools Athletics Champs. Conditions were quite windy and rainy. Jazi Coventry lined up in the U/18 1500m where she finished 4th.

Marion Tuin lined up at Challenge Daytona, where bad weather changed the start time and distances where amended to accommodate the conditions. In her 2nd Pro race, Marion had a solid day to go top 10 once again with a 7th place.

There were a few run events on the weekend with Toni Weller lining up in the GC 30km Run where she was 5th (40-49) and 15th Female overall. On the same day, the Beerwah @ Daybreak was held in muddy conditions. In the Half Marathon the Shults family had a run with Scott 2nd (40-49),  Jazzy 7th (U/29) and Jen 8th (40-49) while Erin Reid lined up in the 10km to finish 2nd (40-49) and 4th Female overall.
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SCTA Club member Carrie Lester lined up at the Indian Wells 70.3 in her last race of the year. She had a solid raced that landed her in 3rd spot on the podium in Professional Females.

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
Queensland Triathlon Series Race # 4 Raby Bay - 09.12.18
Long Course - 900/25/6
Michael Hooper - 1st Place 20-24 Years Male - 6th Place Overall
Paul Marchant - 1st Place 25-59 Years Male
Jordan Gover - 2nd Place 45-49 Years Male
Chloe Turner - 4th Place OPEN Female
Jason Palmada - 6th Place 45-49 Years Male
Super Sprint - 400/15/4
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place 16-19 Years Female - 2nd Female Overall
Erin Wooldridge - 1st Place 14-15 Years Female - 4th Female Overall
Gary Turner - 1st Place 70-74 Years Male
Maddison Dutton - 2nd Place 20-24 Years Female
Jorja Matthews - 3rd Place 14-15 Years Female
Carol Wooldridge - 3rd Place 45-49 Years Female
Rebecca Howell - 4th Place 20-24 Years Female
Jericho Pogany - 7th Place 14-15 Years Male
Enticer - 200/5/2
Mia Wooldridge - 2nd Place U/14 Years Female - 2nd Female Overall
Kool Kids - 200/2/500
Jayden James - 26th Place 10-11 Years Male
Thomas Beaney - 27th Place 7-9 Years Male

Moana Triathlon South Australia - 09.12.18 - 750/20/5
Ryan Marsh - 1st Place U/19 Years Male - 7th Overall

Australian All schools Athletic Champs - Cairns - 07-09.12.18
Jazi Coventry - 4th Place 1500m U/18 Years Female

Challenge Daytona - 09.12.18 - 1.9/90/21.1
Marion Tuin - Place Professional Female

Indian Wells 70.3 - 09.12.18 - 1.9/90/21.1
Carrie Lester - 3rd Place Professional Female

GC30 - 30km Run - 09.12.18
Toni Weller - 5th Place 40-49 Years Female 

Beerwah @ Daybreak 2018 - 09.12.18
21.1km Run
Scott Shults - 2nd Place 40-49 Years Male
Jazzy shults - 7th Place U/29 Years Female
Jen Shults - 8th Place 40-49 Years Female
10km Run
Erin Reid - 2nd Place 40-49 Years Female - 4th Female Overall

Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes were action in the West and South of the border with the Western Australian Ironman + 70.3 and Kingscliff Triathlon.

Over in the West we had a contingent of 10 athletes make to trip across the continent to compete in the 15th running of the Busselton Ironman. As with any Ironman the IronKids start the proceedings and the little pups (not so little) of Jake and Zak Hammond led the charge and had some great races. Nice work boys.

Race day came and not without any hiccups for a few of the crew, they were greeted with perfect conditions for racing with a new swim course. Kevin Hammond lined up in his first Ironman and had a great day out in the office. Just missing the 11hr mark he finished with a time of 11:00:56 and 42nd 40-44.  Well done mate let the recovery holiday begin.

Tara Partridge was to be the other to race the IM. A hard decision needed to be made and she did it on Friday. With a severe case of bronchitis that she contracted the weekend before the race. Sher has her sights on Taupo IM on 3rd March. 

In the 70.3, Mick Woodcock led the charge with a great race despite picking up a vomiting and diarrhea bug the afternoon before the race. So to finish just missing the podium with 4th 45-49 and 42nd Overall made this performance even more remarkable. Tania Gover was 5th 40-44 and 28th Female overall, This lady does it with a smile and doesn't whinge. The crazy schedule she has with work and travel and a dodgy body at best, the way she gets in and gets it done. Awesome effort.

Norm Marsh was 11th 50-54 had a strong race while Kelly Enright topped it off with a 15th 30-34. Emily Baker took on a Team event where she did the swim and her first ever 90km ride. She had a great day out to record 8th Mixed Team called BUS (Broke Uni Students).

To round out the crew in her first ever 70.3 Angie Hammond took on a challenge head on to finish 34th 40-44. During the lead up, Angie questioned herself numerous times and I know she loved the 5.15am Swim starts, but the hard work paid off and you got the result you were looking to achieve.

At Kingscliff over the Olympic Distance, we had a small crew head south for this annual event. Kaya Shults led the way with a  2nd place on the podium in 16-19, while Mitch Baker was 4th 25-29 and Jessica Lee rounded out the positions with a 14th 35-39. 

Well done top all that raced. Full results below.
Western Australia Ironman - 02.12.18 - 3.8/180/42.2
Kevin Hammond - 42nd Place 40-44 Years Male - First IM
70.3
Mick Woodcock - 4th Place 45-49 Years Male
Tania Gover - 5th Place 40-44 Years Female
Emily Baker - 8th Place Mixed Teams Relay
Norm Marsh - 11th Place 50-54 Years Male
Kelly Enright - 15th Place 30-34 Years Female
Angie Hammond - 34th Place 40-44 Years Female - First 70.3