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Be a part of Victoria 's favourite and longest running triathlon at the Gatorade Portarlington Triathlon's 23rd year!

Portarlington is a quiet seaside town with a beautiful, picturesque course, a band, festivities, the 'Degani Bakery Cafe Super Teams Event' (with a prize pool of $750 - Click Here), and the sensational venue! A great weekend away or day trip, with accommodation and tourist activities - Click Here for details.

Please note Portarlington Registration time on Saturday is 2pm to 4pm to allow participants more time to travel to the venue (or Sunday morning from 5:45am).

Leon Griffin (Geelong Ironman 70.3 Champion) is set to use the race once again as a warm-up for the 70.3 the following weekend! Past winners include Stephen Foster, Chris Legh (1996), Emma Carney (4 times), and Craig McKenzie (4 times). Click Here to view all past winners!

Get your entry in now to avoid missing out! We look forward to seeing you at Race 4!

Race 4 Portarlington - Sunday 1st February

 

About Portarlington

Portarlington is a quiet coastal town set on a beautiful water front, with the event easily topping the participant's favourite race venue!

"I love coming to Portarlington as it is one of your best courses. It is a great venue."
S. Jeffreson (2008 Portarlington participant)

Portarlington is located 1.5hours from Melbourne by car, in an easterly direction from Geelong (please allow ample time to arrive at the venue)

Whilst making the trip down the highway for the Portarlington Gatorade Triathlon, why not bring the family to enjoy a stay over, and experience some of the great attractions that Portarlington has to offer.

Click Here for Accommodation and Tourist Activities

Distances and Course Maps

Gatorade Sprint Distance: 800m / 26km / 8km

Brooks Fun Tri: 300m / 10km / 3km

 

 

+ Click Here for Gatorade Race 4 Course Maps

+ Click Here for Brooks Fun Tri Race 4 Course Map

Online Entry Dates

Wednesday 28th January, 2009

Please note that a late entry fee of $10 will be imposed at 12noon.

Race Day Information Sheets will be available on the SuperSprint website from 6pm, providing details of all wave starts and other important race information

Friday 30th January, 2009

Online entries close 12noon (AEST)

Competitor Start List, sorted by Surname and including wave start times will be available online by 5pm.

Saturday 31st January, 2009

Limited race entries may be available at the venue between 2pm and 4pm (subject to field limits being reached!) A late fee of $15 will be imposed - cash only!

NO race day entries!

+ Click Here to Enter Gatorade Triathlon Race 4

+ Click Here to Enter Brooks Fun Tri Race 4

Race Kit Collection - Registration

Saturday 31st January, 2009

• Gatorade Triathlon and Brooks Fun Tri:
  2pm - 4pm

Sunday 1st February, 2009

• Brooks Fun Tri: 5.45am - 7.00am
• Gatorade Triathlon: 6.30am - 8:15am

Race Start Times

Race Start Times

Brooks Fun Tri: 7.15am

Gatorade Triathlon:: 8.30am

Tri-Alliance Clinic - 2pm

• Free Beginners' Clinic at the Portarlington race venue, at 2.00pm including general Tips & Tricks and transition walk through at 2:45pm.
• To register for the FREE 2pm clinic, Click Here and select 'Race 4' from the drop down menu.

 

On Course Mechanical Support

The SRAM Mechanical support will be available in the cycle leg at all races, including a pit stop and mobile support to assist all riders with mechanical difficulties.

The SRAM Pit Stop for Race 4 will be located at the St Leonards Pier.

Competitor Showbags

WIN with your Competitor Showbag!

After completing the race, each competitor is encouraged to collect their competitor showbag to receive post-race refreshments and sponsor products & offers:

Herald Sun Newspaper, Corn Thins, Tuna-To-Go, National Confectionary Company Dinosaurs, PowerBar Gel and Fruit

This season, there will be PRIZES placed in random showbags. Race 4 Prizes:

• Every one is a winner! Each participant will receive a 2XU Mussette Bag!
• 1 of 4 pairs of Engine Goggles up for grabs!

Prizes and Awards

Thanks to our presenting sponsors SRAM, Giant and Degani Bakery Cafe. Prizes for Race 4 will include:

Gatorade Triathlon - Elite Category Winners

• First Place - $500 and medal
• Second Place - $200 and medal
• Third Place - $150 and medal

Gatorade Triathlon - Age Category Winners

SRAM Prize Pack will be awarded to all first place category winners.

1st to 3rd place will also receive a medal.

Click Here for more details on SRAM components

 

Brooks Fun Tri - Age Category Winners

GIANT prize pack will be awarded to all first place category winners.

 

*Note: Family and Friends category in both Gatorade and Brooks Fun Tri will not be awarded prizes or medals.

Next Races...

• Race 5 Elwood - 15th February 2009 (incorporating the Corporate Qualifier)
• Race 6 St Kilda - 22nd March 2009

 

Entries may close earlier and are not always guaranteed if field limit has been reached.
NO RACE DAY ENTRIES!

Get your entries in NOW to avoid missing out!

+ Click Here to Enter Gatorade Triathlon Races

+ Click Here to Enter Brooks Fun Tri Races

Degani Bakery Cafe Super Teams Event

Gatorade Triathlon - Degani Bakery Cafe Super Teams Event in Portarlington

Degani Bakery Cafe are proud to sponsor the 'Teams Category Race' for the 2008/09 Gatorade Triathlon Season.

Race 4 Portarlington is the "Super Teams Event" with increased prize money for team place getters! The fastest teams across all team categories at Race 4 will receive the following prize money:

• First Team Place - $400
• Second Team Place - $250
• Third Place Team - $100

 

The Battle begins in the Super Teams Event!

Get set for an exciting Super Teams Event as 1989 past individual winner Greg Stewart prepares his team to take on Race 3 winners "Team Fluid Movement" and Race 2 winners & Race 3 runners-up "Team 2XU Jason"!

+ Click Here to Enter your Team

Want to Join a Team?

If you are interested in participating in the Degani Bakery Cafe Super Teams Event in Portarlington and looking for some team-mates, please email us at SuperSprint with your name, email, and preferred leg of the race and we will put you in touch with some other enthusiastic team mates to enter the event together!

info@supersprint.com.au

Accommodation and Tourist Activities

Tourist Activities

The area has some sensational attractions such as the historic Portarlington Mill and the Portarlington Miniature Railway. There is also Melbourne's only water park, Adventure Park, situated on the Ballerine Highway,  Geelong. If golf is more your thing why not throw the clubs in the back of the car next to your bike and have a hit around the picturesque Portarlington 18 hole Golf Course after completing the race.

For more information about other attractions in the area, please Click Here for Great Ocean Road activities, or Click Here for the Portarlington Tourism Website.

Accommodation

Click Here for a list of numerous accommodation suggestions, from local motels, B&B's and campsites. Or visit the Portarlington Tourism website for more details www.portarlingtontourism.com.au

Series Points Update

After three exciting and challenging races in the Gatorade Triathlon Series, the Series Points are experiencing some close competition in all age groups!

With some fantastic Series Prizes up for grabs - you could be up on the podium come Race 6 as champion of your age group!

 

Click Here for the updated Series Points after Race 3

Click Here for Series Prize Details

Race 3 Wrap-Up

Perfect racing conditions greeted close to 2,000 competitors today as some of Victoria’s fastest and fittest converged on Trevor Barker Oval, Sandringham for Race 3 of the Gatorade Triathlon Series.

The Olympic Distance event started in emphatic fashion with the strong elite contingent leading the field out over the 1.5km swim course, 40km cycle and 10km run.

Brent Schuster and season 07/08’s series winner Madeleine Oldfield took out the male & female elite category line honors in the Olympic Distance race.

The Sprint and Brooks races also provided plenty of impressive racing with all categories pushing hard and feeling it after perhaps an over indulgent festive season!

Thank you to all participants for completing the post-event survey. The Race 3 survey winner was PAUL BUNKER - congratulations!

+ Click Here for Photo Gallery

+ Click Here for Results

Olympic Distance Brooks Technical T-Shirts

A reminder to all Gatorade Series Entrants who have not yet collected their Olympic Distance Brooks Technical T-shirt that these will be available for collection at the Registration tent at Portarlington.

Please note that names will be marked off lists!

Want to buy one of the Olympic Distance Brooks Technical T-shirts?

There are 100 remaining Olympic Distance Brooks Technical T-shirts up for sale at Race 4 Portarlington during the event, and at registration on Saturday. $30 - all sizes still available!

What Happens On Race Day

To ensure that your final preparation for the race is hassle free, please take note of the following information.

Not knowing exactly what you need to do can be daunting, so SuperSprint has put together a step by step guide to event day, including all aspects from parking to exiting the bike compound after presentations.

Most of the information required for the day including wave starts can be found on the Race Day Information Sheet which is available to download from the Gatorade and Brooks homepage by 6pm on the WEDNESDAY prior to each race.

+ What Happens On Race Day

+ Portarlington Parking and Road Closures

Pro For A Day - Race 4 Winner

Congratulations to Andrew Talbot who is our Race 4 "Pro For a Day" winner!

 

Race 3 " Pro for a day" Peter Chapman looked the part in his top-class racing gear as he battled out the Olympic Distance event.

The promotion will see one series competitor selected at random for each of the six races of the series to be completely decked out with the latest and best triathlon equipment and nutritional products on the market, valued at over $1500!

Competitors will be measured and fitted by our sponsors and will receive:

• Use of a new GIANT Racing Bike set up for them by CBD Cycles
• One months supply of Gatorade bottled product
• 2XU Wetsuit, competition suit and compression tights
• Engine Eyewear goggles
• Brooks Running shoes fitted by Active Feet
• Oakley sunglasses
• PowerBar nutrition pack

Winners will also be given the star treatment with a post race interview and accompanying article on the SuperSprint website. Competition open to Gatorade and Brooks Series entrants only.

SuperSprint Schools Cup

After Race 3 Hailebury College has steamed ahead in the SuperSprint Schools Cup! Xavier, Trinity, Lauriston & Carey all have their work cut out for them with only three races to go!

Congratulations to Hailebury College also for taking out the 10 bonus points for their outstanding participation!

 

Top 3

School	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Total
Haileybury College	26	10	40	76
Xavier College	18	24	25	67
Trinity Grammar School	41	1	0	42

Click Here for Full SuperSprint Schools Cup Leaderboard

All Schools are invited to participate! You'll need to arrange 20 or more students into one of the races to be eligible for a discounted entry fee.

To ensure that you are eligible to gain points for your school please enter your school name in the ‘company name’ field when creating a profile. If you have an existing profile or entry, simply click ‘edit profile’ and update this information

For group entry queries and discounted schools entry procedures, please contact SuperSprint on (03) 9596 2340 or info@supersprint.com.au

+ Click Here for More Details on the SuperSprint Schools Cup

SMS Results

Don't forget that you can sign up to received SMS results straight to your phone after the race. For only $1 per race you will receive your full splits and overall time! (note: no transition times for Brooks at Race 4)

Please ensure your mobile number in your profile is correctly listed as 10 digits only, eg 0412 345 678

Optional Race Cancellation Refund Levy

Click Here for details regarding the optional race cancellation refund levy offered to Gatorade Triathlon Series and Brooks Fun Tri Series participants.

Melbourne Corporate Qualifier

There will be a Corporate Qualifier event held in conjunction with Race 5 of the Gatorade Triathlon Series, to secure one of the last places in the Melbourne NISSAN/BRW Corporate Triathlon National Series 2009:

 

When: Sunday 15th February 2009

Cost: $150 per team of 3

Format: Team time is an aggregate of all 3 individuals who'll compete together in the same wave. It is not a relay format.

How: The top 30 teams will qualify to enter the Melbourne NISSAN/BRW Corporate Triathlon National Series 2009 event. This will be allocated across the categories - Male, Female and Mixed.

Entries are NOW OPEN online at www.supersprint.com.au

Entries will close 12noon on Friday 13th February 2009!

+ Click Here for More Details

+ Click Here to Enter

Medical Coverage

SuperSprint provides the highest level of medical coverage at our events, with one of Australia's leading sports medicine Doctors, Dr Jeanne McGivern, our medical director, sports trainers and a metropolitan ambulance.

Ironman 70.3 Geelong – race with the world’s best!

Sunday 8 February 2009

With one of the hottest fields assembled for any Ironman event in Australia for years, Geelong will be the only place to be on Sunday 8 February.  Craig Alexander, Jason Shortis, Luke Bell, Mitch Anderson, Leon Griffin, Luke McKenzie, Belinda Granger, Rebekah Keat, Charlotte Paul, Pip Taylor…it’s literally a “who’s who” of Australia’s top triathletes.  Ironman 70.3 Geelong is also the final race of the 2008/09 Australian Half Ironman Series, so expect to see some great competition amongst the age groupers.

 

If you’re not ready to take on the full 1.9km-90.1km-21.1km challenge, why not get together a team, or even sign up as a volunteer?

Both individual and team entries are filling fast, so to guarantee your place on the start line, enter now! 

For everything you need to know about Ironman 70.3 Geelong, please visit www.ironmanoz703.com

Triathlon Victoria

Interested in becoming a Triathlon Coach?

Triathlon Victoria provides Level 1 coaching courses. The next course is due to run over the weekend 31st January and 1st February 2009 at the South Yarra Sports Centre. This is a great opportunity for individuals interested in:

• Developing their knowledge of triathlon for personal growth
• Help athletes of all ages hone and develop their skills and abilities
• Earn extra income
• Network with other coaches

For information about prices and availability please email info@trivic.org,au or call Gavin on 8616-0538.

Sponsor Offers

 

SRAM

SRAM, the shifting experts, have already taken Road shifting to the next level with the worlds first sub 2000 gram; SRAM RED. To further complete the product range and answer Time Trial and Triathlon needs, SRAM has developed state of the art TT shifters and brake levers.

Featuring the highest quality materials and breathtaking design, the new SRAM TT shifters are the only shifters on the market using full carbon fi ber levers.

With black and red anodized aluminium plugs, the pair of shifters weighs is at an incredible 138g.

To maintain quality shifts across a variety of chainring sizes, front shifting is operated on a friction mode; while the rear shifter is indexed to maintain precise and rapid shifts in all circumstances. An internal mounting system is used to make sure the new SRAM TT shifters can fit all industry standard TT bars. Only compatible with SRAM Force and Rival rear deraillleurs, SRAM’s new TT shifters will offer high performance to anyone driven to beat the wind.

To match the TT shifters to perfection, SRAM offers for the very first time TT brake levers. The sleek design combined with a full carbon fi ber blade drop the weight to an incredible 99g for the pair. The very low profi le and extremely light blade, does not compromise on strength or durability. The ergonomic full carbon lever maintains the natural hand position while offering you a comfortable feel for enhanced control.

2XU

Awesome 2XU Compression Offer at the 2XU Race Day tent! 

Hit the 2XU tent on Sunday Feb 1 to take advantage of an exceptional compression deal.  Purchase any two compression items and receive a free pair of 2XU beige Compression Calf Guards valued at $60.  As per usual, the 2XU tent will also be selling items from the high performance brand's summer 08-09 collection too.

Don't miss out!

+ Click Here for 2XU Website

PowerBar

RECOVERY: Build strength and speed up muscle recovery by consuming one Power Bar ProteinPlus Bar with 400mL of water after exercise. Each bar has 18 grams of protein and 16 vitamins and minerals.

PowerBar is used by the world class athletes of the AIS

Visit our website or call 1300 851 312

+ Click Here for PowerBar Website

Engine

Get your goggles! Buy online direct or visit the Engine display on race day. Goggles to suit all faces, great product – great price.  Perfect for the ocean and training is the New Ocean Emperor: Wide vision, anti fog, UV lens, quick release strap buckle and built tough.

+ Click Here for Engine Website

GIRO

Giro is celebrating the launch of the Australian Standards approved Giro Ionos, the most technologically advanced road cycling helmet Giro has ever created. Come visit the Giro tent at the Gatorade Triathlon to check it out and try one on.

The Giro Ionos’ revolutionary in-mold composite sub-frame provides the strength to support 21 of the largest vents ever carved into a helmet.
These vents combine with a network of internal exhaust ports to make the Ionos the coolest, best-ventilated helmet anywhere...perfect for keeping the champion riders from pro teams Astana, Garmin-Chipotle & Rabobank cool and comfortable during even the hottest days of the Tour de France.

+ Click Here for Giro 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. • Available in 6 models this season and in all Brooks footwear by the end of 2009. Happy Runner, Happy Earth, Run Happy. Visit our website!

+ Click Here for Brooks Run Green Website

active feet Podiatry Tip

By Rick Osler, Podiatrist

Running is hard enough on the body, don't let your shoes contribute to it.  Drop into active feet (Camberwell, Prahran, Heathmont), and we will assess your shoes and running biomechanics free of charge.

+ Click Here for active feet Website

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