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It's time to start recruiting for your company's teams and embark on your training programs in preparation for the NISSAN/BRW Corporate Triathlon National Series 2009!

Enhanced features include couriered race kit options for Perth and Gold Coast; and an upgraded user-friendly online entry system with details on how to enter in the following content. A great deal of detailed planning has also taken place to ensure a smooth and efficient post Gold Coast event traffic flow.

Entries for Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide teams open in 2 weeks, and Sydney and Gold Coast team entries will open in mid January allowing optimum preparation time before the events.

Guaranteed entries are still available by ordering your team uniforms through either of the preferred supplies, 2XU or SCODY (conditions apply). So organise your Corporate Colours now to ensure your teams' place in the Series! Full details can be found in the following content.

START PLANNING YOUR TEAMS NOW -
ENTRIES OPEN SOON!

2009 Key Diary Dates

2009 Race Dates

Sunday March 1 - MELBOURNE, Elwood

Sunday March 8 - PERTH, Langley Park

Sunday March 15 - ADELAIDE, West Lakes

Sunday April 5 - SYDNEY, Mrs Macquaries Point

Sunday April 26 - GOLD COAST, The Spit, Main Beach

 

Dates for your Diary

Friday 21st November - 5pm

Deadline for Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide teams to place team uniform order with 2XU or SCODY to guarantee their team entry (conditions apply)

Tuesday 25th November 9am - 5pm

2XU/SCODY uniform entries open. 50% Rule entries also open for Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide teams who competed in 2008. All 50% Rule Entries will be strictly monitored.

 

Thursday 27th November- from 9am

General entries open online for the remaining team places in Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide. Please be aware that entries fill up fast so enter early to avoid disappointment.

Friday 5th January 2009 - 5pm

Deadline for Sydney and Gold Coast teams to place team uniform order with 2XU or SCODY to guarantee their team entry (conditions apply)

Tuesday 20th January 9am - 5pm

2XU/SCODY uniform entries open. 50% Rule entries also open for Sydney and Gold Coast teams who competed in 2008. All 50% Rule Entries will be strictly monitored.

Thursday 22nd January - from 9am

General entries open online for the remaining team places in Sydney and Gold Coast. Please be aware that entries fill up fast so enter early to avoid disappointment.

+ Click Here for More Information on the 50% Rule

Secure Team Entries with a Team Uniform by 2XU or SCODY

Uniform deadlines are fast approaching for companies to take advantage of securing highly sought after places in the NISSAN/BRW Corporate Triathlon National Series. A great opportunity to get your teams kitted out in your company colours and WIN the prestigious Corporate Colours Award!

With two preferred suppliers, 2XU and SCODY, teams will have their uniforms delivered early enough for promotion and training leading up to the event.

Order Deadlines

To secure your team entries, orders must be finalised with 2XU or SCODY by the following dates:

Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide: Friday 21st November, 2008

Sydney, Gold Coast: Friday 5th January, 2009

Contact 2XU

(03) 9819 9700, www.2xu.com/customspec/ or email customspec@2xu.com.au

Contact SCODY

(07) 5508-0400 , www.scody.com.au or email info@scody.com.au

Companies ordering uniforms from either of the preferred supplier in any race of the National Series will secure guaranteed entries for those teams*.

*Conditions apply. Refer to respective supplier websites above!

+ Click Here for More Details on Team Uniforms

2009 Series Features

• Courier race kit option for Gold Coast and Perth participants
• Innovative electronic version of the Race Day Information Booklet
• Upgraded user-friendly online entry system
• Brooks Series Technical T-shirt for every competitor
• Smooth and efficient post Gold Coast event traffic flow.
• Informative website including all race details, electronic newsletters, results and photo gallery

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Entry Fees and Competitor Showbag

Main Team Entries

• Melbourne $399
• Perth $279
• Adelaide $214
• Sydney $399
• Gold Coast: $304

Sprint Team Entries

• Perth $249
• Adelaide $184

**All entry fees include a BRW Magazine subscription valued at $235
**All entry fees include GST

Each competitor receives a fantastic competitor showbag valued at over $200 including:

• Brooks Technical T-Shirt
• Space Multi-Vitamin drawstring bag
• Space Multi-Vitamins
• Terra Firma mini bike pump
• Balmain Commercial running cap
• Hotham 2 for 1 Lift Pass
• BRW magazine
• Plus much more...

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Race Formats

 

Main Team Entries

Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth & Gold Coast

Teams consist of three members with the race run in a relay format. Each team member completes all three legs of the triathlon in succession, i.e. Team Member 1 completes the swim, ride and run before passing the timing band to Team Member 2 in the team transition area, who completes the course and passes the timing band to Team Member 3, who completes the course and crosses the finish line.

Sydney

Due to course restrictions all three team members start together in the same wave. All team members complete all legs of the triathlon and times are added together for an overall team aggregate time.

Sprint Team Entries

Adelaide and Perth only

Teams of three compete in a relay format with one team member completing the swim, one completing the ride and one completing the run, passing the timing band to each member at the completion of their leg. Times for each leg are added together for an overall team aggregate time.

New Online Entry System - Instructions

For this years NISSAN/BRW Corporate Triathlon National Series, the new online entry process will be easy to follow and user friendly. The procedure is different from previous years, with details instructions on the link below.

NOTE:

• Every team entering the event requires a "Team Captain" who is responsible for entering their team into the selected event.
• It is recommended that each company organise willing participants into groups of 3 in preparation for the online entries, with 1 in each team assigned as the "Team Captain" who will then enter the team when entries open. We suggest each Team Captain have the email addresses of the other 2 team members on hand also.
• There will not be an email ballot for Melbourne teams as per 2008.

+ CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED ONLINE ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS

Categories and Industry Types

Team Categories

Corporate teams must consist of FULL-TIME employees all from the same company. Teams that include a student or part-time worker must enter the informal category. Teams must have three different team members to be eligible for timing and prizes.

Categories

• Corporate Male - Three full time male employess of the company
• Corporate Female - Three full time female employees of the company
• Corporate Mixed -  Three full time employees with at least 1 male & 1 female
• Informal - Three part time, casual or associated employees of the company; and social teams

Industry Types

It is important the correct industry type is completed on entry. If you are unsure, please chose the most appropriate. Industry types include:

• Accounting
• Advertising, Sales & Marketing
• Banking and Financial Services
• Construction
• Consulting and Corporate Strategy
• Engineering
• Government Services / Defence
• Healthcare & Medical
• Media & Entertainment
• Hospitality and Tourism
• HR & Recruitment
• Insurance and Superannuation
• IT & Telecommunications
• Legal
• Manufacturing / Operations
• Primary Industry, Mining / Oil / Gas
• Real Estate & Property
• Sport & Recreation
• Trades & Retail Services
• Transport & Logistics

Official Training Providers

Melbourne: Tri-Alliance

Website: www.tri-alliance.com.au
Email: info@tri-alliance.com.au

Sydney: YMCA

Email: simon.hall@ymca.org.au
Phone: 0424 23 65 44

Adelaide: Corporate Fit

Website: www.corporatefit.com.au
Email: info@corporatefit.com.au

Perth and Gold Coast

Details coming soon!

Each state has an official training provider for companies and teams interested in triathlon tips and training programs. Please contact them on the above details and get yourself and your company ready for race day!

Official Event Charity - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is the official charity partner for this year’s series and you have the opportunity to support JDRF when you register for the event.

JDRF raises funds for medical research to find a cure for type 1 diabetes, a disease impacting over 140,000 people in Australia.

Over 2000 new cases are diagnosed every year; many of these are in young children. Whilst people with type 1 diabetes have to inject themselves with insulin up to 8 times a day, insulin is NOT a cure, merely a means of staying alive.

Even with insulin, people with type 1 diabetes face a lifelong risk of health complications such as blindness, kidney failure, heart disease and limb amputation.

Your support will help find the cure.  Thank you.

+ Click Here to Create your Fundraising Page on Everyday Hero

Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens Trust

Banking on Seeds

Nearly 600 of over 6000 species of vascular plants in NSW are now listed as threatened. The NSW Seed Bank at Mount Annan Botanic Garden houses 8600 collections of threatened and non-threatened plant species.

+ Read More

Environmental Tip and What's On

The Botanic Gardens Trust is committed to conserving plants.

There are many things you can do in our own garden to help. Click on the Environmental Tip link below to learn more.

 

Native Australian seeds have been sent into space for the first time by the Botanic Gardens Trust in collaboration with NASA.

Astronaut Dr Gregory Chamitoff has taken the seeds with him on the Discovery Mission to the International Space Station launched on 31 May 2008. Over 2500 seeds of Golden Wattle, NSW Waratah, Flannel Flower and Wollemi Pine from the NSW Seed Bank at Mount Annan Botanic Garden are due back at the end of November. They will be studied for the effects of microgravity and ionising radiation.

+ Read More about the Environmental Tip

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Sponsor Offers

Nissan

To get your sports adventure fix before the triathlon check out the new Nissan Sports Adventure website at www.nissan-sportsadventure.com.au Nissan Sports Adventure brings you the all-action world of adventure sports. From the films of Warren Miller to the action of the Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. You'll find us wherever free spirits are taking performance to the limit.

+ Click Here for Nissan Sports Adventure Website

BRW

BRW magazineis Australia's leading weekly business magazine, examining the opportunities and insights shaping Australian business. A subscription to BRW will assist you to stay on top of the latest news, business and investment in this uncertain economic climate. Along with your weekly magazine, you will also receive full access to the new BRW.com.au, a daily newsletter update and the all new BRW TV!

+ Click Here for BRW website

Brooks

Brooks NEW BioMoGo midsole will biodegrade 50 times faster than conventional athletic shoes and save 30 million pounds of landfill waste over a 20-year period. Brooks NEW Trance 8 running shoe is the 1st shoe to feature BioMoGo technology and is available in all leading sports stores. Happy Runner, Happy Earth, Run Happy. Visit the Run Green Website!

+ Click Here for Brooks Run Green Website

Terra Firma

Terra Firma is a national, full-service business consulting organisation. We are dedicated to supporting our clients develop and implement their strategy and deliver results in Business Transformation, Business Analysis, Project Management and Learning and Development.

We are a growing and dynamic company whose culture and brand increasingly stand for superior service, professionalism and value to our clients.

+ Click Here for Terra Firma - Business Consulting Website

Space Multi-Vitamins

Become a fan of Space Vitamins! Facebook is a great way to get in contact with the Space team - join in this month’s discussion on magnesium and iron and discover why these minerals are critical to achieving optimal health and peak performance. Get all the latest information on Space products, events and special offers, share training tips, check out Space photos and videos and see what other Space fans have to say. And if you have any questions or feedback about Space we’d love to hear from you!

+ Click Here for Space website

Balmain Commercial

Balmain delivers the most effective property funding solutions from simple residential loans to commercial property investments to complex multi stage construction projects.

The combination of our unique funding lines, business scale, skilled people and innovative products has made Balmain a market leader in the commercial property finance sector.

+ Click Here for Balmain Commercial Website

Michael Page International

In the lead up to this year’s triathlon series Michael Page International, specialists in global recruitment, will be putting you through your paces – from the comfort of your own desk. So make the most of every opportunity to train and check out the full programme on the link below.

#2 the staple exercise:

• Tuck your elbows into your sides
• Clasp a stapler in each hand
• Lift your right stapler
• Lift your left stapler
• Repeat

+ Click Here for Deskercise program

Hotham

Located in North East Victoria, Hotham Alpine Resort is perched way above the snowline. Boasting over 360 ha of skiable terrain, more than 20 bars & restaurants, loads of extra adventure activities including kat skiing, snow kiting, kids snowmobiling, snow shoeing and heaps of ways to relax...there is truly no better place to holiday 24 -7 in the snow! For more information visit our website!

+ Click Here for Hotham Website

Preferred Supplier - SCODY

SCODY specialises in custom made team clothing for all sports. Promote your brand, enhance your staff morale and make sure that your team has the right clothing delivered on time. SCODY produces performance garments with distinctive and original designs so that you perform at your best and look your best.

+ Click Here for SCODY Website

Preferred Supplier - 2XU

2XU is delighted to be a Preferred Uniform Supplier of this year's NISSAN/BRW Corporate Triathlon National Series. As one of the world's fastest growing high performance sporting apparel brands, 2XU offers corporate teams the opportunity to kit up in the finest apparel the industry has to offer. Proudly worn and developed in consultation with numerous World Champions including the likes of Emma Snowsill! Check out the 2XU website to find your nearest dealer!

+ Click Here for 2XU Website

Sponsors