Race Updates

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