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ITC June Newsletter

Check out this month’s newsletter for news about the triathlon season, member news and more...

Well, it's winter - obviously every triathlete's favorite season! What's there not to love about training in the dark, sou-easter's on Swamp Rd, or wondering if you'll ever feel your toes again post swim. That hasn't stopped our ITC members from keeping active out getting out there supporting local events, and racing others like a certain Ironman up in Cairns. Read on for an update on membership renewals and a special save the date!
MEMBERSHIP UPDATE FOR 2021 - 2022 SEASON
Some important changes are here for your Triathlon Australia membership & how you sign up as a ITC members!
All ITC members registered with Triathlon Australia should now have received details from Triathlon NSW and Triathlon Australia about the move to the new GoMembership online system, and how to login and setup your account. 

Take a sec to click the link HERE to head over to log into you GoMembership account, where you'll be able to:
  • Check and update all of your personal and contact details
  • Check your membership status with TA and (this part's new!) ITC 
  • Renew your membership with TA and ITC for the 2021 / 2022 season which starts July 1
To align with TA's new tier-based membership, we've revised the price structure of our ITC membership fees. For the 2021 / 2022 Season we have the below ITC membership fees. Note that these costs are separate and in addition to those charged by TA, and go directly back to the Club. We hope all of our members appreciate how important signing up to the Club is, and where your membership fees go to through the year, from the costs of putting on Club races, to council submissions, DA approvals, etc.  

Adult Membership (20+) $50 for Premium, Standard, and Basic TA membership levels
Juniors Membership for Premium, Standard, and Basic TA membership levels:
  • 15 - 19 $30
  • 13 - 15 $15
  •  5 - 13 $1 (because we want kids involved in grass-roots sport like ours, and it should be for EVERYONE!)
Social Adults $10
Social Junior (Under 19) $1 (yes, less than a quarter of your post ride coffee)
8-Week Trial Membership $30
14 Day Club Trial Membership FREE

We've also set up a range of discounts on ITC Membership for families signing up:
Up to 6 Juniors (No Adults) = 10% discount 
1 Adult + up to 6 Juniors = 20% discount
2 Adults + up to 6 Juniors = 30% discount

And of course our Life Members remain FREE to re-join ITC (because you've earned it 😊)

Triathlon Australia also offers a 20% discount for families of 4 or more for the costs associated with TA membership. 

REMEMBER it is SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER to sign up as a member of ITC when renewing your TA membership package for 2021 / 2022.
For example, the Standard Adult Membership costs look like this:
TA Membership ONLY (non-Club) = $250 (all TA Membership costs)
Club Membership = $155 (TA Membership) + $50 (ITC Membership) = $205 

We know this is a change to how your membership has looked in the past, so if you have any questions about signing up to the Club or renewing you membership please contact itc-admin@itc.org.au.

You can find any extra info HERE if you still need a run down on the new tier-based membership packages by Triathlon Australia.
REMEMBER THERE IS NO AUTO RENEW FOR 2021 / 2022 MEMBERSHIP! CLICK HERE TO LOGIN AND RENEW YOUR TA AND ITC MEMBERSHIP NOW
SAVE THE DATE
 

Saturday 24th July


2020 - 2021 ITC Club Presentation & Social 
 
Towradgi Beach Hotel
Wouldn't it be nice to get together and talk about, ummm...triathlon!

After the shocker that was 2020 where we didn't have a Club social / presentation event, it would be great for our Club members to celebrate the 2020 & 2021 seasons together.

Please join us at Towradgi Beach Hotel's Garden Bar Deck at 2pm on til later for food & drinks Saturday 24th July. 

This is a family-friendly event free for ITC members, so we encourage you all to bring along your kids, partners, significant others, or just a mate who you want to sign up! 

We'll be sending out some reminder emails in the lead up, but also keep an eye on our Facebook page for any updates, and we'll see you there!
CLICK  LIKE and FOLLOW to keep updated at ITC's Facebook
CLICK LIKE and FOLLOW to keep updated at ITC's Facebook
We'd like to thank Peoplecare for their ongoing support of ITC for the 2021-2022 season! Head over to their website to get a quote for your health insurance today!
RACE RECAPS
Ironman Cairns
A huge congratulations to our very own Race Director Ross Schuback, and the rest of our Illawarra-based athletes on completing Ironman Cairns.

After the deferral of Ironman Australia from May to September, it was the first full distance of 2021 with a sell-out field lining up at the Palm Cove swim start. As usual for Cairns, athletes were greeted with rough rolling swells to start off their day, and many reported taking on a good dose of the warm Coral Sea before making it back to T1.

Out on the Captain Cook Highway for the two lap out and back course, the wind really started to make it presence known around the 100km mark, or the third time back up Rex Lookout, depends you ask. The scenery along the coast though more than makes up for what is a very tough "flat-not-flat" ride.

Back to Cairns for the run leg, past the marina and along the foreshore where "hot and windy, but incredible crowd support the entire way" was par for the course. A tough run, but like any Ironman it's never going to be easy toward the end. 

Well done to everyone who completed, rest your legs, and we now get ready for Port in September!
Mark Scott 5k
Thank you to all of our club members who turned out in support of Mark Scott and the inaugural Wollongong Running Festival. Proceeds from the event go to help support the ongoing care and recovery of former ITC athlete Mark Scott who was seriously injured while out training in 2011.

We had a great number of ITC and Project M athletes participating over the range of distances on offer. Perfect bluebird skies, sun, what more could we want for a run!
Congratulations on ITC athletes Kye Robinson who was 1st U18's and 3rd Overall in 16:43, and James Alexander 3rd Adults and 4th Overall in 18:19. Good job fellas! 
The first round of Triathlon NSW South Coast Interclub Series kicks off with the Elite Energy Goulburn Duathlon on July 17. From the last two seasons of the Interclub series what we've learnt is the key to success is turning out in numbers at events, rather than individual results. There are a few registered already, so if you'd like to put those winter hours to good use this is a great chance for ITC to rack up some early round points for the 2021 / 2022 South Coast Interclub Series. Don't forget to register as part of Illawarra Triathlon Club when registering.

The event is also the first qualification race for those looking to make the Australian Age Group Team at the 2022 Multisport World Championships in Townsville. We have a very strong history of ITC athletes putting on the green and gold, so let's get out there and run-bike-run!
Club Uniforms
We have a number of ITC triathlon uniforms still available from our last merch batch
  • 1 x Womens Endurance 2 piece tri suit - S = $85.00
  • 1 x Womens Endurance 1 piece tri suit - L = $75.00
  • 1 x Mens Endurance 2 piece tri suit - M = $85.00
  • 1 x Mens Endurance 1 piece tri suit - S = $75.00
  • 2 x Mens Endurance 1 piece tri suit - M = $75.00
  • 1 x Mens Endurance tri speed suit - L = $145.00
Examples of the suits can be viewed on the clubs web site under Members and then Uniforms  www.itc.org.au/itc-clothing
Contact is Doug Simpson at douggsimp@gmail.com
ITC Committee
There a still a number of positions vacant, so if you'd like to become involved with the Club's Committee drop a line to itc-committee@itc.org.au or james.alexander@itc.org.au. We are SURE James would like to lose a few of the hats he's juggling!

Jye Cajar President
James Alexander Vice President
Gavin Campbell Secretary
Alessandro Ioppolo Treasurer
Des Comer Marshall Coordinator
Doug Simpson Public Officer
Ross Schuback Seniors Race Director
Shannon Mulder Infection Controller
Rob Barber
Doug Simpson
Race Day Set Up
James Alexander Timing Officer
(Vacant) Juniors Director
James Alexander Registrations Officer
James Alexander Website & Communications Officers

Send us your feedback

Do you have ideas for the club? Any feedback or requests? We're keen to hear from all of our members about what you want to see more of and how you'd like to engage and socialise with the club. Let us know what you think by sending us a note at itc-newsletter@itc.org.au.

 

Race Calendar

What's coming up to look forward to?
Don’t forget, ITC members get discounted entry for all ITC Club races. 
Upcoming Events Calendar
JJuly 17 Elite Energy Goulburn Duathlon
September 5 Ironman Australia 

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