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Help get Mike C to the World Triathlon Champs.

  • cheers for teh donations and training camp coming up

      18 July 2013

    Cheers Neal, Lars, Pip, Chris, Jamie and Emma for your generous donations! Training in these cold months is going surprisingly well! I have a training camp this weekend up in Ca,bridge in the Waikato. I, along with 29 of the other NZ team members will be trained by a few legends of the sport - Rick Wells ? a former world triathlon champion, Commonwealth Games Swimmer, and swim coach. Rick has excelled at a number of sports, including surf lifesaving, and won the 1990 Commonwealth Games triathlon; 2. Graeme Miller ? Graeme is a legend in NZ cycling, having attended 4 Olympic and 5 Commonwealth Games. Graeme won gold at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and won a number of Tour of Southland titles; and 3. Brett Reid ? Brett has been Tri NZfs coach development manager for the past 6 years and is a Tri NZ Level 1 and Tri Australia Level 2 coach. Brettfs specialises in running and talent development coaching.

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  • Thanks for the donations & check out the London Course

      6 June 2013

    Thanks so much for your donations Kirsten, Hayden, Lisa, Kirsty & James, Tina & Justin. Believe me, this money goes a long way and will help get me to London. I'll update http://cuzbro.me soon with how my progress is going. Thanks again. BTW, you can check out the course I will be doing here: http://london.triathlon.org/event_info/races#AgeGroup Mike

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  • Thanks, and the Above or Below Rule

      27 April 2013

    Thanks so much for your donations everyone - Mike A, Oli (see you guys over there), Adrian (everyone should read his book avaliable on Amazon - (Overlords of K Street)), J&J (hope to see you guys next year, Miriam maybe this year!?). Latest blog post is up at http://cuzbro.me/ - Before training with a common cold you need to follow the basic rule of thumb ? are the symptoms above or below the neck. Below the neck, donft train, above the neck continue to train but with less intensity. Yes we all have colds in our household at the moment and yes they all seem to be below the neck ? ie chesty colds. At night, all you can hear is a symphony of coughing from Sam, Miriam, and myself. This symphony doesnft emulate one of the most popular and best-known compositions in classical music, and one of the most frequently played symphonies of all timec..continue reading at: http://cuzbro.me/2013/04/27/the-above-or-below-rule/

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  • Thanks and the true training challenges lie aheadc

      12 April 2013

    Thanks so much John and Trish, Carolyn, Ngaira, Anna, Catherine... Triathlon NZ sent my International Race License number today, I received a congratulatory video from our team manager (with recommendations to travel with HOT;), and Ifm featured on the Givealittle website! The true training challenges lie aheadcthe darkness & coldness of Winter. Bring it on!! More updates with pics at http://cuzbro.me/. Thanks, Mike

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  • thanks again

      4 April 2013

    Olle, Peter, Mary-Lou, Peter, Judy, Martha, Teresa, Nathan, Dan - cheers guys, you rock!

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  • Thanks guys, you're awesome!

      2 April 2013

    Martha, Laura, Dan, Pete and Sam, JB, MarJon, Lisa and the other mystery/guest givers. Thanks guys, you're awesome!

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  • Letter of Support from Triathlon New Zealand

      29 March 2013

    13 March 2013 To whom it may concern; Mike Cousins is a member of Triathlon New Zealand and has qualified for the Age Group Team to represent New Zealand at the World Triathlon Championships in London, UK from 11-16th September 2013. Mike has accepted the position in the team and will be with the New Zealand team in London. As an age group athlete Mike is responsible for paying the full costs involved in attending and competing at this event. Triathlon New Zealand would be grateful for any support you could offer Mike to attend this event. If you have any questions regarding Mikefs involvement in this team please donft hesitate to contact me. Yours sincerely, Helen Helen Kay Age Group Manager Triathlon New Zealand +++View the original letter online at http://cuzbro.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/world-champs-letter-of-support-1.pdf

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  • FAQs

      29 March 2013

    Click on ""help"" above if you have any other questions regarding donations. Here are a few FAQs that may help. 1. Do I need to register to make a donation? No. You can simply donate at Givealittle with a Visa or Mastercard or with a Givealittle voucher as a 'guest'. A donation receipt will be sent immediately to the email address you provide. You can also choose to create a Givealittle Giving Account. With a Giving Account you can hold a balance to donate as you wish. Giving Accounts can be topped up via Bill Payment, Visa or Mastercard or by a Givealittle Vouchers. To create an account simply register and click on the My Givealittle link to Top Up your account and manage your profile. 2. How do I know my donation has gone through? Once you receive your emailed receipt, youfll know your donation has been processed. You should also see your donation in appear on the donation feed of the page you supported. If you feel there is an unreasonable delay in receiving an email receipt please contact helpdesk@givealittle.co.nz 3. How does the donation process work? When you have found something you wish to support, hit the 'Donate' button and follow the prompts to donate by VISA, Mastercard, from your Giving Account or with a Givealittle Voucher. Once wefve verified and processed your donation, wefll email you a donation receipt to the email address you provide. We then hold the donation in our trust account until we make the monthly payment to all recipients. Givealittle is a zero fees service so this means 100% of your donation will get to the cause. 4. Can I give anonymously? Absolutely. When you make a donation you have the following choices; - Share your email address with the donation recipient; - Post your name and a comment to display on the page, or not; - Hide or publish the value of your donation; If you have a Givealittle Giving Account you can manage your privacy settings to be anonymous or create a public profile.

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  • Background - thanks for your donations!

      29 March 2013

    Hi all, thanks for visiting this page. Help me get to London to achieve my goal of representing New Zealand at the ITU World Triathlon Champs. I am a relative new-comer to triathlons but I have recently managed to qualify to represent NZ in my age group at the World Champs in London. I am working hard to raise the funds to get me there, in between training, working full time and raising my beautiful two year old daughter. I started triathlons in November 2012 and was back in the pool for the first time in 20 years last August, so I was stoked (to say the least) to find out that I recently qualified to represent New Zealand for my age group at the ITU World Triathlon champs in London in September 2013.? Part of accepting this great opportunity is that I have to pay the full costs involved in attending and competing at this event. And to help pay my way I have set up this page. If you have a spare $5, $10, $20 or more that you would like to donate to help get me to London, I would appreciate it greatly. The money will go towards the overall costs of getting to London (including the bike), paying for entry fees and the international race license, and other logistics and accommodation. Those that know me, know that I am easy going but very competitive when it comes to entering sporting events, so I will be ready for this event in September and will give it 110% representing my country, New Zealand. Thanks again for any donations. Also the opportunity for sponsorship: If you know of anyone that would like their names (business names etc) on a bike or the New Zealand uniform I will be wearing please email me at orbzuc@hotmail.com and will will send details. Much appreciated. I will do your brand proud in London. Check the images section for my letter of support from TriNZ.

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