1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: Bit of a change of pace because the Darwin Triathlon 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: Club is hosting a com and try event this weekend. 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: It's the first in a series of three races with 4 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: various sprint distances. As I said, happening this weekend at 5 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: East Point. I've gotten myself caught up in triathlons on 6 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: the weekends at different times, unintentionally at east Point now 7 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 1: joining me in the studio to tell us a little 8 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: bit more about what is happening. And well somebody who 9 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: comes back to the Northern Territory to take part in 10 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 1: some of our events. The Darwin Triathlon Club race director 11 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: for this weekend, Neil Rustall, good morning to. 12 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 2: You, Good morning, kat. 13 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: Lovely to have you on the show. And also well 14 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 1: a Nooser triathlete, Vicky Woodrow, Good morning to you, Vicky, 15 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: morning Katie. Lovely to have you both in the studio 16 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: now Neil, this weekend happening at east Point. I've accidentally 17 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: joined the triathlon a couple of times at East Point 18 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: when I've been out for a long run, and I'll 19 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: tell you what looks like a lot of fun. 20 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 2: They're a great time. Everybody's really good and everyone's encouraging 21 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 2: and we do we wrap up runners as we go 22 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 2: past them, or they join in and just tag along. 23 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: It's great, It is wonderful. Now, what can people expect 24 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: for this weekend's event? 25 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 2: This weekend, we've got two different races, So we've got 26 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 2: the long course and we've got a short course. And 27 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 2: the long course is a seven hundred and fifty meter 28 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 2: swim in Lake alex so it's from starting at one end, 29 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 2: up to the other end and back. They're a twenty 30 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 2: six kilometer ride and a five kilometer run which will 31 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 2: probably wrap you up in again. 32 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: Might do. I'm actually going away this weekend to run 33 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: a half marathon, so I might be there this weekend. 34 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: What about the shorter one? 35 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 2: The short course which is for the come and try people, 36 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 2: so the people that haven't done a triphon before or 37 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 2: they not ready to give any distance. It's a short course, 38 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 2: so it's a three hundred meter swim, a thirteen kilometer 39 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 2: bike right, only a two and a half kilometer run. 40 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: Awesome, Like, it's very attainable right for your first time, 41 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: particularly if you want to give it a go. I 42 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: think it's a wonderful event to. 43 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 2: Do, absolutely, and people don't want to do all three 44 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 2: we can get them in a team. 45 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: Yes, So this is what I did. A couple of 46 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,359 Speaker 1: years ago. I did one of these triathlons and they 47 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: teamed me up with this young fellow his name escapes 48 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: me at the moment as my cyclist. He was an 49 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: absolute gun. I was like, this is a great team 50 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: to be. It's the kind of team you want to 51 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: you want to join. Now, Vicky, you've come up for 52 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: the event. Is it something that you do each year? 53 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 3: Hi, Katie, Yes, I do come up as often as 54 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 3: I can. I find excuses to come up to Darwin 55 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 3: in the dry season and to race with any of 56 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 3: the races the Darwin Try Club has on. So I 57 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 3: was super excited to see that there will be three 58 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 3: races that I'll be able to experience when I'm up 59 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 3: here this time. 60 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: Oh how awesome. So so do you like how often 61 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: do you take part in triathlons? 62 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 3: Imas season triathlete have been around the game for a while. 63 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 3: I compete back on the East Coast, but I do 64 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 3: love coming back to the Darwin tri Clup events. Obviously 65 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 3: the dry season the weather is perfect, but the comraderie 66 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 3: of the club and the welcoming of new people, along 67 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 3: with all of the old guard, just make it such 68 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 3: a vibrant club and I really really love coming up 69 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,519 Speaker 3: to the club and racing with them when they both 70 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 3: races up here in the dry season. 71 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: It is an awesome vibe. I reckon the Darwin Triathlon Club. 72 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: Everybody's very encouraging, you know, everybody, even if you like 73 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 1: even if you've never done one before, people are really 74 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: welcoming and want you to have a go right. 75 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 2: Absolutely, yep. And the largest cheesy often a person that 76 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 2: comes over the line last, because everybody knows how much 77 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 2: effort they're putting in just to get there and motivate 78 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 2: themselves to do it. So it's great. It's really good 79 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 2: to see. 80 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: Now tell me you two both seasoned triathletes, what's the like, 81 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: what kind of distances have you raced in before around 82 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: Australia or indeed overseas. 83 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 3: I've nowhere gone the distances that Neil has. I stayed short, 84 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 3: and I maintain that's one of the reasons I'm still 85 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 3: doing the sport. Stays short, never done any longer iron Man, 86 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 3: but I prefer the short distance sprints and Olympics, which 87 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 3: is helpful for aging bodies as well. 88 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: How good I reckon, it's fantastic and you know the 89 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,119 Speaker 1: like the longer you can do it, the better. 90 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 3: Right, Absolutely, I believe it keeps me young. 91 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, I love that. I think it's really wonderful. And Neil, 92 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 1: what about you? Have you done some of the you know, 93 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 1: the the iron Man distances? 94 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 2: I have I ticked over my tenth Men. 95 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: Whereabouts? 96 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 2: That was a port mcquarie's Iron menestrata. 97 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: Well, now, just for our listeners who don't know the 98 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 1: distance of an Ironman triathle on, how far are you going? 99 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 2: So it's a three point eight kilometer swim, one hundred 100 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 2: and eighty kilometer bike ride, and then a full marathon. 101 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 1: It's a good effort, mate, very good efforts. 102 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 2: Nots of walking involved in that. 103 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: But of course this weekend if people do want to 104 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 1: take part, just remind us when and where it is happening. 105 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 2: So Sunday morning, the race starts at seven am. We 106 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 2: ask for people to get down there at about six o'clock. 107 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 2: Take your bike there and if you want to learn 108 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 2: how to rack your bike and yeah, ask a few questions. 109 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 2: Six o'clock is perfect time to come and see me. 110 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 2: Entry closers online it's about lunchtime on Saturday noon, but 111 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 2: other than that, the race will start at seven am, 112 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 2: just as the sun's coming up. What's sun coming up? 113 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 2: Is here enjoying your swim? And that's it. We usually 114 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 2: finish around about eight thirty nine o'clock. 115 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: Wonderful And where can they go for a bit more info? 116 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 1: Should they try? And should they jump online here to 117 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: the socials and search do and triathlon club or is 118 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: there a website? 119 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 2: There is a website, Yeah, you do and try club website. 120 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 2: Just google Darwen Trithlon Club and it'll be the only 121 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 2: one that comes up. 122 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: And VICKI to anybody out there listening this morning that's 123 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,239 Speaker 1: wondering whether they should give it a go, what would 124 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: you say to. 125 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 3: Them, Katie, Look, absolutely give it a try. It is 126 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 3: a come and try it to short distance certainly achievable, 127 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 3: but the energy and the comaraderie at the club will 128 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 3: then get you seeing doing more than the one. So 129 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 3: certainly encouraging anybody that's thinking about doing a swim bike 130 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 3: round or even one of those legs and getting the 131 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 3: club to help them out with the other leg or 132 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 3: two legs. Absolutely, it's a beautiful time of the year 133 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 3: to be doing it, come out and have a go. 134 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: Wonderful stuff. So good to have you both in the studio. 135 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for joining us, Thanks for having me, 136 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: thank you, thank you.