DOB 14/08/1990

Born Wick, Scotland

Lives Mount Taylor, East Gippsland, Victoria

Occupation Triathlete

Nickname Char

How and why get involved in Your Sport: My Dad and older sisters competed in Triathlon & I grew up watching them, so it was only natural!

Coaches: Myself and my Dad (Frank)

Sponsors: Scody,  Xentis, Ceepo, Saltstick, Xterra Wetsuits, Winners Nutrition, CBD cycles

Trains: In the bush, trails & rivers of East Gippsland

First sporting success: 2nd in British Triathlon 11-12 age group Championships in 2002

Finest sporting moment: Winning the World U20 Xterra Triathlon title in 2008 whilst in the middle of year 12 exams

Best race: Yeppoon 2008 & Xterra Worlds

Would most like to meet: Muhammad Ali & Craig Mottram

Most Prized possession: My bike

Biggest influence My dad

Any family connections to sport : My Dad & Brother (Stephen) both do Triathlon and are very competitive in their age groups

Toughest opponent : My dad and my brother!!

 Biggest passions away from Profession sport: Mountain biking, going to the beach & shopping!

Favorite Event Xterra Worlds in Maui

Ultimate ambition in chosen sport : To win Hawaii Ironman

Favorite sport other than Profession Mountain biking

Tips to Relax: Beach

Where do you see yourself in 10 years time Winning Hawaii!

DTR Sports Management’s Sam Hume races strong to the front of the Age Group field. Please find Sam’s personal race report below:

Great to be back into it!

Shepparton was my first race back since injuring my ITB and sitting out of Hawaii. I was riding a prototype of Giant’s soon-to-be-released Trinity Advanced SL with an extremely low front-end setup. This is an amazingly slippery bike and when coupled with a disc and Bouwmeester Evo881 front deep-rim wheel I was hoping for a fast ride.

It was fantastic to see a race director acknowledge the warm water and declare wetsuits out – nothing worse than overheating whilst in the water. This suited me as I was able to use my Blue Seventy speed-suit for the first time since Hawaii 08. My swimming had been going fairly well when I was injured, but it has taken a bit of a back seat now that my knee had finally settled. After dodging traffic, I led out my wave, but was still a bit slower than the male pros.

This is the first race I had used a power-meter and I was keen to see if I could even-split my laps. That said, I have a good feel for heart rate as a guide to my pacing, and I probably need a bit more experience working with power to marry up the HR and power readings. I rode the first lap solo, and was passed fairly early by Brad Campbell, who would go on to win the age group race. I felt like I spilt the bike laps fairly evenly, and overall I was happy with my ride but a bit unsure how the legs would feel out on the run.

On the run, it took me a little while to settle in and so I was able to run each of my three laps a bit faster than the previous one. While it was hot, it didn’t really bother me too much, probably because of the hot weather in the lead up. I finished in 4 hours 4 minutes and in 12th overall, which I was pretty pleased with all things considered. Either way, it was great to be out racing after too long away! The event was well organised and a real pleasure to complete – I will definitely be back next year.

Next race for me is Canberra Dec 13 and it’s looking like a road trip for me and the girls!

Thanks to Gayf and Rudd at Giant, Mello at Bouwmeester, Guy at Blue Seventy, Antho and the Daves at CBD Cycles and Kristian at Trigger Point Therapy for all the help.

DOB 16 July 1984
Born Melbourne
LivesThornbury, Melbourne
Occupation Plumber
NicknameAttsy
How did you get into triathlon: My cousin got me interested then injury forced me to take it more serious
Coaches:triathlon: Eric Hanssen Swim: Vlad Bike: Eric Run: Eric
Sponsors:Top Gear Cycles, Winners, Saucony, Ryders, Engage Athletic, Consultive
Trains Mostly local, Like to train in remote areas over busy places such as beach road!
First sporting success Would have to be playing TAC cup footy for Northern Knights
Finest sporting moment Playing in two Curtain raisers on MCG was great! Being best on in one was even better.
Best raceShepparton HIM 2009. Was a really good field and I did a PB of under 4 hours
Would most like to meet Would like to meet Lance Armstrong. Very original I know.
Most Prized possession My house!
Biggest influence Love the way Nathan Buckley has gone and does go about business
Any family connections to sportCousin Peter was a Pro cyclist. Cousin James is a Pro Duathlete at present
Toughest opponent Cant say I have built up any rivalry as yet. Many of guys give me a touch up at the moment
Biggest passions away from triathlon At the moment it is renovating our  apartment but it is also my biggest hate!
Favourite EventWould have to say Noosa is one that I want to get back and do.
Ultimate ambition in Triathlon Become full time and be able to live off doing the sport. Would love to help build the sport in the future.
Favourite sport other than triathlon Aussie rules and athletics
Tips to Relax Got any? Don’t renovate a house, work full time and try to become a pro triathlete at the same time!
Family Live with Girlfriend Deanne. No kids to report yet.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years time Racing triathlon Full time and hopefully have a couple of kids.

DOB – 09/05/1977
Born – UK
Lives – Adelaide SA
Occupation – Pro Triathlete and Fireman
Nickname – Whitey
How and why get involved in Your Sport: Involved at school level and was attracted by the challenge of the sport
Coaches: Self
Sponsors:Scody, Merida, TRAK Cycles, Winners, Blue Seventy, Saucont, Ryders Eyewear
Trains: Hard!
First sporting success: Winning the BP junior triathlon in 1995
Finest sporting moment:Winning my first Pro Race at Yeppoon in 2009
Best race:Ironman Korea 2003 2nd place
Would most like to meet:
Most Prized possession: My Wife
Biggest influence:Brad Beven winning everything
Any family connections to sport: Nil
Toughest opponent:Tim Berkel
 Biggest passions away from Profession sport: Golf, Gardening
Favourite Event: Bike
Ultimate ambition in chosen sport:Top 5 Hawaii Ironman
Favourite sport other than Profession: Golf
Tips to Relax:get a good masseur
Family:

Where do you see yourself in 10 years time: Still enjoying me sport while encouraging my kids to take up tennis or golf!

DOB 13/10/1984
Born Canberra, Australia
Lives Melbourne, Australia
Occupation Living the dream
NicknameHalvo
How and why get involved in Your Sport: Deluded impression that chicks dig skinny triathletes. Started through a school program.
Coaches: Jonathan Hall (VIS)
Sponsors: Mum and Dad
Trains Regularly
First sporting success Running 2kms nonstop when I was 4
Finest sporting momentWatching the TeamQUON boys dominate the Canberra cycling scene…happens often!
Best race US National Championships 2007
Would most like to meet Victoria’s Secret Models
Biggest influence Mum + Dad
Any family connections to sport Old man was a gifted soccer player
Toughest opponent Lactic Acid                                                                                                         
Favourite EventMooloolaba Triathlon
Ultimate ambition in chosen sport Olympic Games Glory
Favourite sport other than Professional triathlon Tie between Rugby League, Golf and Cycling
Tips to Relax Coffee and the newspaper at a quiet cafe
Where do you see yourself in 10 years timeProbably finishing up with tri’s and starting up with Golf

DOB
02/02/1981
Born
If I told you, I’d have to kill you! (Most embarrassing passport ever)
Lives
Montmorency, Affectionately know as Monty
Occupation
Firefighter
Nickname
In the past, Whitty and everything that rhymes with Whit.

How and why get involved in Your Sport:
 A girl I was trying to impress was in to tri’s. I thought I’d give a crack as I was a good distance runner in high school.
Coaches:
Eric Hansen
Sponsors:
Degani Cafe’ Bakery
Saucony
Ryders Eyewear
Winners Sport Nutrition
Consultive Recruitment
Trains
Melbourne and surrounding areas, Eltham Pool, Reservoir Velo, Aquareena, Yarra Trails.
First sporting success
u/12 Premiership Junior Football (Didn’t get a kick)
Finest sporting moment
Finishing Kona / Breaking 9 hrs for Ironman for the first time.
Best race
Port Macquarie Ironman 2009

Most Prized possession
My two dogs Ziggy and Mocha if you count them as possessions.
Biggest influence
My Parents

Any family connections to sport
Donuts
Toughest opponent
Myself

 Biggest passions away from Profession sport
Coffee, Food, Beach, Wine
Favourite Event
Ironman, everything else is just training

Ultimate ambition in chosen sport
Race Kona as a Pro
Favourite sport other than Profession
Football
Tips to Relax
Smile because the wind might change
Family
Wife – Tarryn
Baby on the way
Two dogs
Two sisters
Mum and Dad
Plus the In-Laws

Where do you see yourself in 10 years time

Happy father, enjoying life what ever path it takes!

DOB 06/12/1982
Born Geelong
Lives Reservoir
Occupation former Chef, now Master Bicycle Builder
Nickname Cyclone Jaguar
How and why get involved in Your Sport: I started riding my first bike at 3 love riding fast. but didn’t get to join a club til i was 15 due wasn’t aware there was a club in geelong that time which i play Football and Cricket. didn’t like it.
Coaches: Mark Neiwand
Sponsors: Neways International. VicDeaf and bit from Bicycle Superstore
Trains everywhere north and south of Melb central. Mainly Kinglake
First sporting success Winning the Golden Mile Wheelrace at Bendigo in 2003
Finest sporting moment 2005 Melbourne Deaflympic Games bring home 2 Gold
Best race 2009 Deaflympic Taipei me and jarrod trying make the perfect plan in the 100km Road Race and 50km Points Road race.
Would most like to meet Jan Ullrich and Bjarne Riis
Most Prized possession None
Biggest influence None
Any family connections to sport My Cousin Philip Orr who was a MTB competive now works at Navajo formerly own by my uncle. My Great Uncle was involved cycling as well. however my blood family comes from Holland. My Grand Father was involved with speed skating so it’s similar to cycling.
Toughest opponent Gerald G from German at the 2005 Deaflympic Games in the 32km IRTT. I’ve watched him in 1997 and 2001 Deaflympic with him winning 2 Gold in the IRTT. now i defeated him by 47 secs. then Nick defeated me in USA 2006 now I defeated him again by 40sec
Biggest passions away from Profession sport Always Bikes, and 4 of my classic jaguar cars. of course Trance Music.
Favourite Event Tour of Bright, Deaflympic Games, Any track events.
Ultimate ambition in chosen sport Winning a National Road IRTT and Road Championship defeating those hearing guys.
Favourite sport other than Profession Speed Skating Ice Long Distance
Tips to Relax Stretching, Ice Cream, watch DVD.
Family ??
Where do you see yourself in 10 years time no more racing. just training, Own a Bicycle Shop. New House.

DTR Sports Management’s Matt White pulls a strong race together of the back of Kona 2009. Please enjoy Matt’s personal race report:

Shepparton Race Report 2009

Sorry about the delay with the race report but have had some computer problems. Finally my legs are starting to recover from the long drive home after the race, this is the 3rd time we have driven home straight after and each time I say NEVER AGAIN as my hamstrings and back muscles slowly contract into balls of aching muscle on the long 9 hr drive back… not the best recovery but work commitments prevailed this time and we had to hook it back.

The race for me went great, I was not entirely sure how things were going to pan out as I really have not had a hard hit out since Kona. The field was crackerjack as is the norm these days on the half ironman circuit but I felt I could mix it with the guys and stay at the pointy end of the field. The swim went well as I came out on the tail of the lead pack with Tim Bekel and Jim Johnson, Jimmy then exploded out of transition at a speed neither Tim or I could match quickly building a 5 minute lead heading into T2. I got caught by a group of athletes at the end of lap 1 on the bike who stayed together for the rest of the ride.

On the run I managed to stay in touch with Tim Berkel for the first lap and settled into a good pace with Rick Thompson, I thought there was no chance of catching Johnson so it was just a matter of trying to hang on to a podium. As Tim ran out of sight on lap 2 I was left in a tight tussle with Thompson who ended up out kicking me on the last lap to take 3rd.

Overall things went quite well and my confidence is high for Ironman Busso in 3 weeks. I usually dont race well straight after an Ironman so this result is encouraging.

I have another few hard weeks on the track then I will back it off and hopefully produce the goods at Busso in December.

Congratulations Matty,

DTR Sports Management’s Charlotte McShane breaks through with a 3rd place finish behind Rebekah Keat and Lisa Marangon.

Please find below Charlotte’s personal race report:

On Sunday I raced in the Shepparton Half Ironman. The course was pan flat, and hot weather was expected.

The water temperature was 26°, so was a non wetsuit swim. This didn’t bother me though as I have worked really hard on my swimming for the last 4 months, and I knew that with the help of my Xterra Speedsuit, I could pull out a good swim. I was determined to stay with the top girls in the swim.
We started with the pro guys in the swim, which meant it was pretty rough, and I got quite a few kicks in the face! I managed to hang on with the main bunch though, and I felt great and I knew I was having a good swim -but I couldn’t believe it when I got into t1 and realised I was the first female out the water! Those big swim weeks are really starting to pay off. Unfortunately they called me Charlotte Paul out of the water… I guess they didn’t realise there was another Charlotte in the race

Onto the bike, and it took about 25k before I started to feel good. At this point I was 2nd, with Lisa Marangon out on the front, and Bek Keat just behind. Bek caught me just before the 2nd lap(30k), and my goal was to then try and not let her out of my sight. I knew that if I let her go, I would become complacent. I felt really strong & comfortable on the bike, but tried to ride more conservatively than I normally do – This was a lot easier than usual as I didn’t have to play catch up like normal!

I went into T2 just behind Bek, and Lisa had made up 4 mins on the both of us. I knew that this would be the last time I would see Bek – She is such an awesome runner! I could tell straight away that I was going to have a good run – My legs felt great and not heavy at all! As temperatures were expected to reach 36° + I thought it was vital to get in as much water/sports drink/coke as I could on the first lap (7k) and also took a couple of Saltstick Tablets.
I could see Charlotte Paul & Julia Grant  were approximately 5 minutes behind on the first lap – which seems a lot, but I knew Charlotte Paul is such a great runner and anything was possible, so I tried to not get complacent and keep up my pace. They both looked really strong and were battling it out between them, so I knew they wouldn’t slow down.
On the 2nd lap it started to really heat up. Luckily, I felt even better than I did on the 1st lap! I picked up the pace again and just focused on not letting the girls behind catch up! By this time, Bek had caught Lisa Marangon. I realised that Charlotte Paul and a few of the other girls hadn’t actually made any time up on me – this gave me a confidence boost and I actually started to believe I could hold onto 3rd place!
Going into the last lap, the annoucers finally stopped calling me Charlotte Paul, and the support from all the spectators was awesome. I was told Lisa was just 1min 42 secs up front. So now my goal shifted to trying to catch her. I didn’t have anything to lose, so I went out hard.
In the last couple of k’s, I caught sight of her and she was just seconds ahead. I guess she realised this and picked it up. I had nothing left in the tank to go for it. This is probably the only race where I wished there was an extra km in the run!

I finished 3rd Pro Female, in 4 hours 24 mins, with all 3 of us breaking the previous course record. This was also a 7 min P.B for me – Not bad for a non wetsuit swim!
I’m very happy with my result and it was great to be able to pick it up again after a disappointing race at Worlds just 3 weeks ago. Thanks to all my sponsors & also to Shepparton Tri Club for putting on such a great, well organised event. Pictures will be posted on my website soon.

Thanks,

Charlotte

From all at DTR Sports Management congratulations Charlotte great result.

DTR Sports Management’s Paul Attard has a break through Pro race to finish 5th in a full field.

Please see Paul’s personal race report below:

Hi all,

Its been a while since a last did a race report and there is a good reason for that. I haven’t raced in a while!

Since the disappointment of the Gold Coast worlds I set my short term goal to doing a PB at Shepparton Half Ironman.

I had good form leading into worlds but unfortunately didn’t get to show that form to everyone. This was my motivation that got me through to Shepparton and kept me working hard.

Two weeks ago we had a training camp in Shepparton run by Eric Hanssen. This was great for me to try things that i wanted to try on race day without the pressure of the race.

We have had some great weather in Melbourne for the three weeks leading in the race. Usually we have ordinary weather then bang on race day it exceeds 30. So luckily we were confident that the heat was not going to have a big affect on us as we were as prepared for it as we could be.

With the warm weather the water in Lake Kialla went up to 26 which means definitely no wetsuit. Usually this would bother me but for some reason i was not to bothered by it. I never do expect to come out in front but  like to get some good feet. I did miss some good feet on the weekend and ended up swimming most of the 1.9k swim on my own. This was still ok by me because i was only 1.30 down on the main players like Berkel White and Thompson.

On the bike this was where i wanted to improve most and set about doing my own ride and not paying a lot of attention to what was going on up the road. When i came around the end of lap 1 of 3 30k loops i noticed Jimmy Johnson was way ahead of the main group of about 6 or 7 and i was still only 1.30 down and still on my own. At the end of lap 2 it was still the same gap and i was very happy to see that they did not put any time into me. It wasn’t until the 75k mark when David Meade rode up next to me. He came out of the water a fair way behind me so he had put in a fair effort to come up to me. It was good at that point of the race to have someone to help you to concentrate on keeping up the pace.

Once in transition I left in 9th place and knew that not everyone ahead of me was going to run very well. I set myself a goal at the start of getting myself into 5th place which I thought was achievable. By the end of the 2nd lap I was in 5th place and slowly closing in on White and Thompson who were battling for 3rd place. This made it hard for me to get them on the last lap as those two guys were going pretty hard to get that 3rd spot. As it turned out I didn’t catch them and finished the half marathon in 1.18 with an overall time of 3.58. This was a PB for me by 4 minutes and i could not have asked for more really. I again learnt a few things about racing at this distance and look forward to making some more improvements.

Paul Attard

From all at DTR Sports Management congratulations Paul.