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. New Balance Triathlon (WP Trials) 05/12/09 Brit H Well done & thank you WPTA on a great race held at Mykonos yesterday. You even managed to organise good (but hot) weather. Cold sponges and water were much appreciated, keep up the good work!!! Caroline P Thanks for a great day on Sat, I think it was incredibly well organized and very well attended. Thank you also for allowing me the chance to MC, I thoroughly enjoyed it! Dawid Visser Race was great, well organized and didn’t hear anything bad about it from anyone. One big positive I heard from my wife and friends is that the sponges was a great plus for the race and was appreciated greatly as you know it always gets extremely hot at Mykonos. Not necessarily a bad thing, but some mentioned not seeing the draft buster; I assured them that they were there. Also someone asked how you know if everyone did all the turns as there wasn’t anyone checking at the turn points on the run. I said that its up to every persons own conscience not to cheat and report if they see cheating.Thanks again to you and the crew for putting on a great race. P.S. thanks for making the run course hard, although I had a bad run, but it’s my strong leg, BEWARE! - Rowan Le Roux I hear that you put on a spectacular event on the weekend – WELL DONE. From all the athletes that were there that I have spoken to I have only heard good things Brendon L thought it was a good event, I believe you had an issue with marshalls, possibly why the 2 hill turn arounds were’nt “manned†on the run leg, but that’s to be understood. Swim: Too many corners, it felt like one could never really get a good break away from the group. Bike: Enjoyed it, get into a good gear and pace yourself without getting carried away with the flats… Run: I struggled a bit with the hills, basically half the run was hills. I know you suggested that the only alternative would be 4 loops… All in all, I enjoyed it – my first race up in Mykonos and with great weather, was a good weekend all round! Greville All actually went very well. Thanks very much for your hospitality, and it’s great working with all of you. Appreciated. Colleen Nice turnout.... Hope everyone kept some fuel in their tanks for next weekend... It’s going to be WICKED!!! New Balance Triathlon (WP Champs) 31/01/09 Tim - www.timdon.com Thanks for the cool race out in Worcester it was great fun and very well organized (again). I hope it was a success from WP point of view . I might be at the Global 11 event in early march.  Thanks again for a great race. Tim - www.timdon.com KEATON CLAIRE ODDY We are proud to be associated with WP Triathlon and it is so nice to see how this sport is growing from strength to strength. The turnout last Saturday was impressive. And we were so stoked our team came first, the medals are up in our office already. Kind Regards, KEATON CLAIRE ODDY MARKETING & ADVERTISING MANAGER New Balance South Africa Pty Ltd Bernard Wyatt I would like to congratulate you and your team for putting on a great event on Saturday. I know all the hard work that goes into staging such and event and was there on Friday to witness the physical labor that was put in by all. It was a pleasure to be a part of this event both as a sponsor (Orca) and as a participant. As a participant the race ran smoothly and was great fun (one of the better events that I have participated in for a long time), and I know that many others feel the same. Kind regards, Bernard Wyatt ORCA Debbie Dear WPTA Triathlon Family, I want to say congratulations for a job extremely well done and a very big thank you to each one of you for your contribution to the sport, your province and yesterday's event. The organization and team work was excellent and in my opinion, it was a great success. I am so proud of all of you and I am especially proud of the WPTA leadership (Paul, Tony and Wane). You guys ROCK!!! you have taken triathlon in the Western Cape to new heights and for that I am eternally grateful. I know, from experience that running any sport at a provincial/national level is not easy, nor is it easy hosting events of such magnitude with only a handful of volunteers, in fact it is damn tough. So thank you a million times over for the sacrifices you and your families make in the name of TRIATHLON. Take care and rest well Kind regards Debbie Dr D G Alexander Vice-President Triathlon South Africa Martie Thank you very much for all the effort and time you put into triathlon. New Balance Triathlon - Elsenburg 07/12/08 The race on Saturday was again a winner and well organised. Thanks for all the marshals and the referees and everyone who made the day for our athletes easy. I know it is a hard job and there is always people complaining ect ect. But never forget that there are a lot of our tri athlete’s that appreciate every effort and time that you guys put into organising such a big event. It is you that make it possible for us to compete and enjoy the day with our fellow athletes and family. Thanks again for a great event and you guys are the best. Regards, Martie Row To Paul, Wane and Tony. From an athlete on the day – WELL DONE on putting on a very well organised and professional event! Thanks to the three of you for coming together and flying the WPTA flag high. To every one else that helped on the day with admin, with refereeing, transitions etc etc – THANK YOU. Row Never been so poked in my life - the heat was insane, felt like I was doing a triathlon in a sauna. J Wano - awesome event. It was flawless. My sister who is at pretty much every major international event said this was world class. Clear transition (although I still managed to go down the wrong shoot), plenty space and clear marshalling. WPTA has raised the bar for everyone to follow. A gold star for each of you. J Debbie What can I say?? I am so impressed with the team work and the commitment to the task at hand. Thank you a million times over for a fabulous event and for lifting our game. Your efforts are appreciated and applauded at both provincial and national level. Well done too to our athletes in this team Kind regards Debbie Steve-O Very cool event.. I even got a tan!!
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