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Team Sydney wishes to congratulate
Jim Box of Sydney Frontrunners.
Jim posted the best time in his age-group
at the World Championship Sprint Triathlon in Canada recently
and is bringing home Gold.
Wayne Morgan (Secretary, Frontrunners) has forwarded Jim's
emailed description of his event.
" A brief report of the
race:
Conditions were atrocious. Air
temperature was 8C with a 10km/h wind. Water was 11.8 C
and it was raining.
The swim was close to 1000m (not the 750m it's supposed to
be). My hands were almost non functioning so it took me
over 4 minutes in T1 and I forgot to put cycle gloves on.
The cycle course (21 km) was
technical and challenging. I wore a cycle spray jacket
so my upper body was OK but it took 2 laps before my
legs warmed up. My hands were very cold and I couldn't
release my helmet strap so had to loosen it from the
back and drag it over my head. This has been a common
problem and some competitors have had to do the run in
their helmets.
I enjoyed the run (5.2 km) even
though my feet were numb for most of it.
Times: Overall: 1.27.58 - 1st in M60
Swim: 18.54
T1: 1.17
Cycle: 42.01
T2: 2.31
Run: 20.15 "
Membership
Opportunities at the Federation of Gay Games.
We are aware that the
Federation of Gay Games (FGG) is actively canvassing for organisations in
the Australasian region to apply for membership. We ask for your
understanding if we are duplicating information you have already received.
For some time Team Sydney has
been the only FGG member in our region and we have taken a position of solid
support for the FGG and Gay Games events. We intend to continue our
membership and include the Gay Games in programs that support our members
and member clubs in their intended activities.
Because of a change in
structure within the FGG there is now opportunity for representation from
our region to be increased. Membership of the FGG?s general assembly is now
open to all sports organisations that meet the membership criteria. Multi
sport organisations which are members additionally gain the right to vote
for site selection of Gay Games? events.
Team Sydney would like to see
the Gay Games move from strength to strength, become financially viable and
world oriented. We view every Gay Games as a major and important event on
the GLBTI sports calendar; they are focus points for training and enormously
exciting excursions.
We believe increased membership
from Australasia will widen the global appeal of the FGG; more members will
result in more opinions being heard and knowledge from diverse markets will
strengthen the organisation. Whilst Team Sydney would like to see our local
voice at the FGG grow we encourage you to consider a course of action that
is right for your own organisation; we will continue to represent your
interests to the FGG and assist your members in preparing for participation
at the Gay Games as might be required.
Please visit these links: at
www.gaygames.com/en/membership/index.htm there is information about
membership, an A4 brochure and membership application form available for
download; broader information about the FGG can be found at
www.gaygames.com/en. We will be pleased to respond to any enquiries or
comments you wish to make regarding the FGG and its membership. Should you
wish to refer to it, the text of this letter is on the News page of our
website.
For
the board of Team Sydney Inc.
Geoffrey Radford - President
president@teamsydney.org.au
http://www.teamsydney.org.au
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