Coolangatta Gold Results

A huge congratulations to North Burleigh members who competed in the Coolangatta Gold in tough conditions on the 25th September, 2011

Results were as follows:

OPEN MALE
4th - Mitch Miller - 4.27.09
19th - Jon Locke - 5.00.50
20th - Sam Marris - 5.02.27
30th - Adam Jeffrey - 5.15.05
33rd - Sam Hoffmann - 5.18.32
39th - Julian Norton-Smith - 5.46.38

OPEN FEMALE
5th - Brodie Moir - 3.28.26
17th - Sam Johnston - 3.50.59
28th - Emmy-Rose Curtis - 4.23.34

U19 MALE
16th - Jack Raward - 3.48.20

U19 FEMALE TEAMS
3rd - Ripper of a North Burleigh Nipper - Darcy Tuite, Emma Hanrahan, Hayley Lemarseny, Gabie Keid

MIXED TEAMS
2nd - Troy Hunt, Adam Morley & Kerri Morley (non NB member)

(Please note if you are a NB member and competed with other club members in a team let us know!)

Full race results can be found at
http://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/RaceTecResults/Default.aspx?CId=1&RId=589&EId=1

Thank you to all coaches, parents, handlers, supporters, workforce.

Coolangatta Gold 2011

The Coolangatta Gold is one of the most iconic and challenging multi-discipline races in Australia. A 46 kilometre test of endurance comprising an ocean swim, surf-ski, board paddle and run – it is the longest race of its kind in the world. With age categories ranging from under-19s to masters, the Coolangatta Gold has something for everyone. Consider putting a team together to share the pain.

The 2011 Coolangatta Gold which will be held on Sunday, 25 September, starting at Kurrawa Beach on the Gold Coast. To sign up for the Coolangatta Gold e-newsletter, click here.

We wish all the North Burleigh members that are competing this weekend the very best of luck!

New Course Information

Advanced Resusitation Techniques ( ART ) and Apply First Aid courses will be commencing on the following dates:

Apply First Aid - Wednesday 28 September, Wednesday 5 October, Wednesday 12 October

Advanced Resusitation Techniques (ART) - Thursday 29 September, Thursday 6 October and Thursday 13 October

ARC and Defib as Awards cease to exist as of 31 December 2011 and you will need to have your ART award prior to this date.

This award will replace both the ARC and Defib awards. If you currently hold ARC and Defib certificates you will need only do a 3 hour refresher course.

If you only hold an ARC certificate and dont have a Defib Certificate you will need to do the 3 nights approx 9 hrs of training.

The ART training will be run over 3 Wednesday nights from 6.30pm to 9.00pm approx.

The First Aid course will be run on Thursday nights for 2-3 weeks depending on numbers.

Please forward your Expression of Interest to the Office by Tuesday 25 September and advise if you currently have both awards or just ARC.

Thank you

Steve Cooper
Chief Training Officer