Travis Shields and Matilda Raynolds win Round one of the TriShave Sydney Triathlon Series at Kurnell – Report and Results

By Karl Hayes  Race one of the 2010-2011 TriShave Sydney Triathlon Series was won by Travis Shields and Matilda Raynolds. It was a fast race and Travis was as surprised as anyone with his result yesterday. Ben Hammond was 10 seconds back in 2nd with Mick Maroney 3rd and only 3 seconds behind Be

By Karl Hayes

Race one of the 2010-2011 TriShave Sydney Triathlon Series was won by Travis Shields and Matilda Raynolds. It was a fast race and Travis was as surprised as anyone with his result yesterday. Ben Hammond was 10 seconds back in 2nd with Mick Maroney 3rd and only 3 seconds behind Ben. Matilda Raynolds and Siobhan McCarthy showed that having someone to push you at training has massive benefits and Anel Stewart looks like she is back in the racing game with 3rd female overall.

I have race reports to post from the top girls and guys. I have most of them in and just need to compile them in to one report. Hopefully by tomorrow morning they will be here.

Full results by age group below.

This is my fourth season of Kurnell triathlons and I think the show of hands for the ‘1st timers’ was the most I have seen. Also we may have had the longest race briefing (We do love Nick but someone tell him the next race starts at 6:45am. You put on a great series Nick so thanks :)). However this was counteracted by a fast swim. So I think we ended up square for the day.

I had a few people say to me after the race to report the swim as ‘favourable tides and and everyone having trained well over winter’. I’ll go with that. Hope you are happy Euan.

The water was not as cold as we expected but was very choppy coming back in which challenged a few.

Hannelore Paxton showed that she is back in to some good form after being sidelined with injury two seasons ago. Hannelore took out the 70+ female category and has been racing a fair bit lately. Hannelore raced in the Sydney Duathlon Series and did the NSW Club Champs as well as other races recently.

Travis Shields is in some good form going in to Busselton this weekend. Even though Kurnell is at the other end of the racing spectrum Travis showed what he is capable of. Mick Maroney is also racing very fast right now. He showed two weeks ago at Penrith that he can mix it with the pros when he raced in the Super Sprint race and came 10th out of 20 in this shoot out.

It was good to see Christelle van Niekerk back racing. Christelle won the Sprint and Long Distance world champs in 2009 for her age group and dabbled with a pro licence last season. She has a big 8 day adventure race coming up in March 2011 in South Africa which is her focus now.

Anel Stewart, who is coached by Adam Radford, is back racing after having a leg injury and also having lost her father recently. Anel is a very quick triathlete and I am sure she will go a lot faster next time at Kurnell (Matilda and Siobhan… take note). Anel has also been dealing with the loss by South Africa to Scotland last weekend. I am sure this affected her training during the week.

It was great to see Holly Ranson take 3rd place in the 18-24 age group. Holly is in Busselton this week for Ironman WA. Holly will be working on the media and communications at Ironman.

Full race reults available by clicking here.

Pos Gender Finish Swim Cycle Run Cat
300 Heidi SWAB 1:18:37 0:12:50 0:41:27 0:24:19 F 14-17
356 Brianna POLSON 1:23:24 0:11:14 0:48:04 0:24:05 F 14-17
406 Marina HOUGH 1:34:12 0:13:15 0:55:16 0:25:40 F 14-17
423 Amie O’DONOGHUE 1:39:23 0:12:56 0:55:54 0:30:33 F 14-17
17 Matilda RAYNOLDS 1:00:56 0:09:36 0:32:40 0:18:39 F 18-24
21 Siobhan MCCARTHY 1:01:12 0:09:38 0:34:01 0:17:32 F 18-24
107 Holly RANSON 1:08:24 0:11:06 0:38:00 0:19:18 F 18-24
195 Tamara COX 1:12:57 0:12:36 0:40:19 0:20:01 F 18-24
229 Eliza DULSON 1:14:27 0:13:29 0:39:36 0:21:22 F 18-24
249 Rebecca CAMPBELL 1:15:34 0:13:01 0:38:16 0:24:16 F 18-24
346 Michelle BEATON 1:22:01 0:14:34 0:43:38 0:23:48 F 18-24
379 Vanessa POLITO 1:27:06 0:15:45 0:45:11 0:26:10 F 18-24
404 Nicole MARSHALL 1:32:15 0:15:51 0:48:38 0:27:44 F 18-24
405 Isabella STREET 1:33:16 0:17:05 0:51:39 0:24:31 F 18-24
417 Amy GREENAWAY 1:36:39 0:14:45 0:55:15 0:26:39 F 18-24
418 Hannah IRELAND 1:36:51 0:16:57 0:54:56 0:24:56 F 18-24
68 Clara BROWN 1:05:05 0:11:19 0:34:57 0:18:48 F 25-29
79 Trudi BECK 1:06:14 0:10:39 0:35:08 0:20:26 F 25-29
113 Katie GALLOP 1:08:46 0:09:45 0:37:01 0:21:59 F 25-29
199 Lauren ATLEE 1:12:59 0:12:25 0:38:15 0:22:18 F 25-29
224 Sara WOODS 1:14:02 0:12:18 0:39:08 0:22:36 F 25-29
225 Jacqueline LEVICK 1:14:07 0:12:39 0:39:01 0:22:26 F 25-29
270 Kate CONNOR 1:16:25 0:13:12 0:41:07 0:22:04 F 25-29
293 Cassandra BORDIN 1:18:15 0:11:10 0:41:11 0:25:53 F 25-29
294 Kelley TESSIER 1:18:15 0:11:15 0:41:29 0:25:31 F 25-29
297 Peta LEACH 1:18:21 0:14:41 0:42:13 0:21:27 F 25-29
321 Bronwyn NEESON 1:19:41 0:14:31 0:41:32 0:23:38 F 25-29
332 Nicole WHITE 1:20:35 0:13:07 0:42:15 0:25:12 F 25-29
333 Karen GRUNDY 1:20:47 0:12:25 0:43:34 0:24:48 F 25-29
357 Angela DOBBIN 1:23:43 0:13:39 0:44:23 0:25:40 F 25-29
368 Michelle CASSIDY 1:25:02 0:13:18 0:45:06 0:26:38 F 25-29
383 Katrina STACE 1:27:48 0:19:01 0:42:53 0:25:54 F 25-29
395 Andreane LAURIN 1:30:01 0:14:06 0:49:07 0:26:47 F 25-29
413 Shelby HOOD 1:36:09 0:14:11 0:52:41 0:29:16 F 25-29
35 Anel STEWART 1:02:22 0:09:07 0:33:24 0:19:49 F 30-34
76 Monica JUHART 1:06:00 0:10:44 0:36:01 0:19:14 F 30-34
97 Anna WOODROW 1:07:35 0:10:15 0:36:20 0:20:59 F 30-34
109 Millie HERZBERG 1:08:39 0:11:14 0:35:40 0:21:44 F 30-34
125 Penelope SINTON 1:09:34 0:10:53 0:38:40 0:20:01 F 30-34
165 Sarah DICK 1:11:07 0:09:54 0:37:31 0:23:41 F 30-34
175 Jane SHIELDS 1:11:48 0:12:25 0:38:34 0:20:48 F 30-34
221 Faith GERAGHTY 1:13:59 0:13:38 0:40:10 0:20:11 F 30-34
223 Lisa BOWMAN 1:14:00 0:13:37 0:40:14 0:20:08 F 30-34
230 Sonya VAN BEEK 1:14:31 0:13:11 0:40:18 0:21:01 F 30-34
243 Rowena MOORE 1:15:22 0:12:13 0:40:52 0:22:15 F 30-34
250 Penny CSESZKO 1:15:38 0:11:28 0:40:29 0:23:41 F 30-34
253 Belinda FONG 1:15:49 0:13:04 0:40:24 0:22:20 F 30-34
260 Leanne PRATT 1:16:07 0:11:13 0:39:38 0:25:16 F 30-34
261 Jo BRIGHT 1:16:08 0:12:53 0:37:59 0:25:15 F 30-34
280 Kristy WALKER 1:17:20 0:12:45 0:41:51 0:22:43 F 30-34
290 Amy DUTCH 1:18:10 0:12:34 0:40:18 0:25:18 F 30-34
336 Erica FISHER 1:20:57 0:13:57 0:42:28 0:24:31 F 30-34
352 Danielle RADNIDGE 1:23:06 0:13:43 0:42:28 0:26:54 F 30-34
353 Yuen SU 1:23:12 0:15:51 0:44:33 0:22:48 F 30-34
354 Michelle FERRIS 1:23:13 0:18:28 0:37:24 0:27:20 F 30-34
361 Toni SINCLAIR 1:24:17 0:14:29 0:43:15 0:26:32 F 30-34
364 Kathryn DUNKLEY 1:24:30 0:14:53 0:43:36 0:26:00 F 30-34
365 Tatum MURPHY 1:24:38 0:14:02 0:47:03 0:23:32 F 30-34
366 Rachael PERIDIS 1:24:52 0:14:58 0:44:51 0:25:03 F 30-34
374 Suzanne HAYDEN 1:26:21 0:15:58 0:44:22 0:25:59 F 30-34
380 Lisa HANLEY 1:27:09 0:14:51 0:44:41 0:27:37 F 30-34
384 Catherine BAILEY 1:27:53 0:16:04 0:44:23 0:27:26 F 30-34
386 Helen PLANT 1:28:12 0:13:02 0:44:39 0:30:30 F 30-34
388 Charlene DAMPIER 1:28:22 0:14:09 0:45:07 0:29:05 F 30-34
389 Mel ANDERS 1:28:32 0:14:21 0:45:32 0:28:39 F 30-34
396 Amy HAYDEN 1:30:06 0:15:05 0:47:32 0:27:29 F 30-34
400 Emma FINNERTY 1:30:29 0:12:38 0:47:19 0:30:31 F 30-34
42 Christelle VAN NIEKERK 1:03:00 0:09:48 0:33:25 0:19:45 F 35-39
74 Dayna DAVIDSON 1:05:49 0:10:49 0:35:53 0:19:07 F 35-39
128 Katherine MORRIS 1:09:42 0:12:25 0:35:41 0:21:35 F 35-39
153 Melanie HEADLEY 1:10:36 0:11:21 0:38:49 0:20:25 F 35-39
168 Joanne HORNIMAN 1:11:22 0:11:49 0:37:18 0:22:13 F 35-39
189 Niki HALE 1:12:46 0:12:11 0:36:54 0:23:39 F 35-39
201 Sarah KOEN 1:13:02 0:10:14 0:38:51 0:23:56 F 35-39
248 Liz SYMMONS 1:15:34 0:12:31 0:41:12 0:21:50 F 35-39
265 Nicole POLLITT 1:16:18 0:12:49 0:42:15 0:21:12 F 35-39
268 Louise HARVEY 1:16:19 0:12:48 0:40:47 0:22:43 F 35-39
269 Nicole COX 1:16:24 0:12:47 0:41:01 0:22:35 F 35-39
298 Susan STANTON 1:18:35 0:11:20 0:42:10 0:25:04 F 35-39
301 Corinne RAPP 1:18:38 0:13:32 0:42:30 0:22:36 F 35-39
310 Kelli FISCHER 1:19:03 0:15:07 0:40:35 0:23:21 F 35-39
312 Emma BROWN 1:19:07 0:13:53 0:41:40 0:23:33 F 35-39
371 Jenny BROWN 1:25:33 0:15:11 0:43:01 0:27:21 F 35-39
382 Kim MASON 1:27:35 0:13:24 0:43:00 0:31:10 F 35-39
414 Megan ROSS 1:36:13 0:16:42 0:52:04 0:27:26 F 35-39
430 Justine SHEARD 1:50:03 0:15:12 0:55:41 0:39:09 F 35-39
144 Tracey SPINDLER 1:10:17 0:11:17 0:37:04 0:21:55 F 40-44 
170 Michele PEZZUTTI 1:11:29 0:11:40 0:36:58 0:22:51 F 40-44 
186 Lucy SKINNER 1:12:38 0:12:24 0:39:29 0:20:44 F 40-44 
234 Lyndell VAN DE WALLE 1:14:38 0:13:12 0:39:17 0:22:08 F 40-44 
281 Penny NOLTON 1:17:26 0:14:22 0:39:18 0:23:45 F 40-44 
292 Leslie CLERKE 1:18:14 0:12:42 0:40:51 0:24:40 F 40-44 
311 Kylie THOMAS 1:19:05 0:12:53 0:42:20 0:23:51 F 40-44 
320 Emma COWLEY 1:19:31 0:14:26 0:42:55 0:22:09 F 40-44 
322 Robyn WALKER 1:19:51 0:11:33 0:40:44