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Sep 05 - Autumn Training Weekend
12-13 Nov at RAF Cosford
It is already looking like
we are going to get a great attendance at the Autumn Training
Weekend. The fun starts at 0930 at the Pavilion.
If you would like to come, all you need to do is drop a
line to Brad on brad raftri.org.uk with your name, service
no. and accom requirements. We are hoping to arrange
food on Sat night for which there may be a nominal fee payable
on the day. The exact programme of events will be
issued nearer the time but we are still hoping to get a
visiting speaker. This weekend is especially suitable
for anyone who fancies trying a triathlon for the first
time next year.
Committee
members please note that there will be a meeting early Sat
evening. Sec will issue Agenda soon. After the
meeting, we'll probably all head down for a curry.
16
Sep 05 -
Inter-Service Long Distance Championships - Vitruvian
Congratulations to Mat Stephenson
who won the Inter-Service Long Distance Champs at the Vitruvian
on Saturday. Also congrats to the RAF Team which came
second to the Army. Looks like we're building up a good
base of middle to long distance triathletes. RAF results
as follows:
6
Mat Stephenson
4:14:28
23
Martin Ball
4:28:01
49
Andy Reardon
4:39:29
57
Brett Edgeworth
4:40:34
70
Mark Saggers*
4:44:27
85
John Crewe
4:48:13
116
Andy Fraser
4:53:31
132
James Waller
4:57:06
323
Debs Pratley*
5:38:04
334
Sean McHugh
5:40:13
Photos
here
* first time at this distance
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Sep 05 - 2006 URGENT
Tour News:
There are now 27 interested individuals on
the Lanzarote 06 tour list. The provisional
booking has been made for 21 places. It is now imperative
that deposits are forthcoming -
a deposit secures your place. Club La Santa will
only hold our places for 4 weeks without deposits.
Deposits of £100 should be made
payable to RAF Triathlon and sent to:
Flt Lt Mark Saggers
Nimrod IPT NIM(ES)Av(IS)2
Bazalgette
RAF Wyton
HUNTINGDON
Cambs
PE28 2EA
Deposits are not refundable. However, they
are transferable, should individuals
withdraw. If anyone requires an advance selection letter to
obtain time off (note that the tour is classed as duty),
please let me know. Any queries
to sec raftri.org.uk
Dream of the sunshine........... ignore the
wind.......
Mark Saggers
M J SAGGERS
Flt Lt
NIM (ES)AV(IS)2
95371 5754
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Sep 05 - RAF Triathlon Team
for Inter-Service Long Distance Championships
The following
are representing RAF Triathlon at the Inter-Service Long
Distance Championships at the Vitruvian Triathlon on Saturday.
Martin
Ball
Brett Edgeworth
Andy Fraser
Sean McHugh
Mat Stephenson
John Crewe
Mark Saggers
Andy Reardon
Mick Pullin
Debs Pratley
That's a
great turn out and we've got a good chance of putting one
over on the Army this year. Good luck to all.
7
Sep 05 - Race Fees.
Check this
spreadsheet and let Mark
know about any errors on sec raftri.org.uk. Also,
he needs to know prices of races etc.
7
Sep 05 - Very Important Info
on RAF Tri Tour 2006
here.
10
Aug 05 - Possible mini tour to Cyprus
- who's interested?
Read this from
Mark Saggers our Sec.......
9 Aug
05 - New Address for Saucony Orders.
All RAF Tri Saucony
Orders should be 'phoned through to:
Sqn Ldr Steve Warner on 01249 896715 or 95481
ext 6715
His address is now:
OC FDS
RAF Lyneham
Chippenham
Wilts
SN15 4PZ
Well done Steve for getting
promoted -many congratulations!
9 Aug 05 - National
Relays.
My thanks to Mark Saggers
for the following write up on the National Relays.
We had 3 teams:
The morning event was for mixed and Vet teams.
We had a mixed team: 53rd out of
155 teams. Consisted of Debs Pratley, Adam Barton (stand in
for Vicky Webb), Ian Hall, Brett
Edgeworth. A good result for this team. Vicky
had to withdraw at late notice so we grabbed a 'ringer'
from a civilian tri club! Well done
to Debs for getting this team together, even
though she is based in Germany!
The afternoon event saw 94 teams compete.
We had 2 teams:
Team 1: Ed Headford, Martin Ball, John Crewe,
Pete Russell. Finished 17th out
of 94 teams. Good performance with Ed Headford exiting the
water in 4th place on
the first swim leg.
Team 2: Ben Livesey,
Neill Gowans, Mark Saggers, Steve Cruttenden. Finished
26th out of 94 teams. Another good performance with
what must have been one of the swiftest
run times of the day coming from Ben Livesey.
Good to see the RAF Vests at this level and we certainly
held our own!
9 Aug 05 - IS
Results. Some of you may
have noticed that before I went on leave I reported below
the ladies as 3rd and not 2nd. This was incorrect and
has now been changed. Boy - am I in trouble!!!!
Has anyone written a race report yet?
29 Jul 05 - IS
Results. The IS results
can be found on Stu Steele's website here.
Team Results
as follows:
Mens
1st Army
2nd RAF
3rd Navy
Ladies
1st Army
2nd RAF
3rd Navy
The webmaster
is currently on leave and mostly away from a computer.
If anyone is willing to write a short write-up on the
IS, he'll publish it next weekend. Also, we should have
the phots by then too. Well done to the Army for their
well deserved win and congrats to the RAF team for their 2nd
place in the men's and ladies.
20 Jul 05 -
IS Triathlon - RAF Guest Racers
Guest confirmations for the
IS Triathlon have been received from Mick Pullin, Neill Gowans,
Ian Hall, Phil McNeill, Jonny Briggs, James Waller and Paul
Breeze. Therefore, there are 9 guest places still available
for the race. Please contact John Crewe ASAP if you
wish to race as a guest.
5 Jul 05 - More
bad news on the kit front. Sadly,
the kit has been very late in arriving. It has now finally
arrived but they have missed off the logo of our main sponsor
SIMPLER. The committee is currently considering what
to do. However, as the kit will take 3 weeks to fix,
it would then not be available for the IS. Therefore,
we are probably going to have to deliver it and then try and
get iron-on transfers at a later date. I can only apologise
on behalf of the RAFTA committee for the total ineffective
way in which Freedom Sport has dealt with this order.
The committee will need to reconsider using them for future
orders. I give you the assurance that if we find another
supplier the kit will be designed to match existing kit and
therefore not render it obsolete. If anyone can suggest another
reliable supplier then please write to me webmaster raftri.org.uk.
4 Jul 05 - So
much news, so little time!!
- Mat
Stephenson Qualifies for Kona. Mat Stephenson
finished Ironman Austria in a stunning time of 9hrs 19mins.
He has also qualified for the Ironman World Championships
in Kona, Hawaii. Other RAFTA finishers in this race
were Neill Gowans 12,08 and Paul Breeze 12,43.
- IS
Selection Letter here.
- IS Admin Order - Admin
Order - Course
Map (1.8Mb)
- IMPORTANT
- Volunteers required for IS Tallington Lakes 27 Jul 05.
If you would like to help out at the IS this
year, please contact Mat Stephenson on
eastrep raftri.org.uk, particularly if you are a
RAFTA member and not racing. It'll be a duty day out,
food and probably a goodie bag too.
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