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NT Athletics CEO Leanne Chin says a record number of people have registered for the City 2 Surf which gets underway in 2 weeks time · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: If you enjoy a run like I do, will you
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  Speaker 1: be getting geared up and having to remind yourself that
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  Speaker 1: you need to make sure you register for the NT
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  Speaker 1: City to SERF that is happening, Well, it's just days away.
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  Speaker 1: And joining me on the line to tell us a
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  Speaker 1: little bit more is the CEO of athletics here in
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  Speaker 1: the Northern Territory. Lianne Chin, Good morning.
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  Speaker 2: Leanne, good morning, Katie, Good morning listeners.
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  Speaker 1: Wonderful to have you on the show. And lean all
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  Speaker 1: systems go, of course, as we get ready for the
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  Speaker 1: City to Serve, it's just days away.
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  Speaker 2: It is just goes away. We're less than two weeks now,
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  Speaker 2: where all systems that go. We're checking all the boxes,
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  Speaker 2: will make sure we've got our beautiful cold wet towels
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  Speaker 2: for the finish line, making sure everybody's got a drink
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  Speaker 2: along the way. So and maybe a few surprises along
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  Speaker 2: the way as well.
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  Speaker 1: Oh that sounds interesting, and Leanne, no surprise is the
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  Speaker 1: beautiful metal that you're going to get if you complete it.
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  Speaker 1: I saw a photo on this socials yesterday.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm pretty proud of that one. It's you know,
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  Speaker 2: we needed something special for our fiftieth edition, and I
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  Speaker 2: think our designer, who is also named Katie, I think
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  Speaker 2: she really crushed this one. It's beautiful. We've gone back
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  Speaker 2: to metal to celebrate the fiftieth and yeah, it's lovely.
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  Speaker 2: I got to say, yeah, it.
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  Speaker 1: Does look really nice, Leanne. Tell us how many people
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  Speaker 1: are you expecting to potentially take part this year?
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  Speaker 2: Well, look where our stats are. We're beating our twenty
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  Speaker 2: twenty one numbers, which we had roughly eighteen hundred people.
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  Speaker 2: So based on our current entries, we are going to
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  Speaker 2: crush that number. Always you know, been the nt we
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  Speaker 2: have those last minute people that leave it till the
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  Speaker 2: week of the event. Online registrations are open until Thursday evening,
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  Speaker 2: but then of course you can still register at Race
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  Speaker 2: Pac pickup o.
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  Speaker 1: Hollyanne, was that a little reminder to me that I
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  Speaker 1: haven't registered yet?
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  Speaker 2: Perhaps a new search yesterday and you have not registered yet?
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  Speaker 1: Oh? I need to register myself and my children and
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  Speaker 1: make sure that I do that this afternoon, Leanne. It
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  Speaker 1: is always a wonderful event. Just a reminder to those
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  Speaker 1: who haven't taken part before, there's a few different races
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  Speaker 1: that they can take part in as well. Isn't there
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  Speaker 1: that is correct.
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  Speaker 2: So we have our traditional twelve point seven kilometers starting
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  Speaker 2: at Double Tree Hilton in the city on the Esplanade,
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  Speaker 2: finishing at Nightcliff. Then we have our four kilometer Administrators Run,
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  Speaker 2: starting and finishing at Nightcliffe Foreshore, our four kilometer RFDS Walk,
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  Speaker 2: and our marathon for kids which is one point two
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  Speaker 2: kilometers starting and finishing at Nightclif offer.
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  Speaker 1: All good stuff. Kids love the one point two kilometers.
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  Speaker 1: I know that plenty of schools take part or get
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  Speaker 1: involved as well, which is always fantastic to see.
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  Speaker 2: That's right. And the great thing about the one point two,
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  Speaker 2: of course, is the kids can run it independently. Mum
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  Speaker 2: and dad can of course always follow along. Is that
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  Speaker 2: is Mum and dad are feeling nervous, but it is
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  Speaker 2: It's a safe course. The kids can just go like
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  Speaker 2: that's out of hell. And of course coming under the
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  Speaker 2: awesome finish line arch and getting one of those medals
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  Speaker 2: at the end is always pretty exciting to see those kids.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, it really is leanne Where can people go if
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  Speaker 1: they're listening this morning and thinking, yep, I do want
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  Speaker 1: to make sure that I nominate, So running a bit behind,
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  Speaker 1: I need to make sure that I do it this week.
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  Speaker 1: Where do they need to go?
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  Speaker 2: Okay, If you're going to register online, it's ntcity Serve
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  Speaker 2: dot com dot Au our website and then, as I said,
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  Speaker 2: up until five pm next Thursday, you can register online.
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  Speaker 2: After that, please come and visit us at Race Pack
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  Speaker 2: collection at the Double Tree Hilton, Yes, from ten am
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  Speaker 2: to three thirty pm on Friday, the second of June,
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  Speaker 2: and then the Saturday, the third of June ten till
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  Speaker 2: four pm.
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  Speaker 1: I just got an angry message from athletics coach Roger
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  Speaker 1: saying why haven't you and the kids registered yet? So
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  Speaker 1: I've been notified, Leanne, I've been told I've got to
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  Speaker 1: do it.
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  Speaker 2: Well. I'm sure he will pick you up on that
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  Speaker 2: on Saturday when you come to train.
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  Speaker 1: I reckon he will too.
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  Speaker 2: Lian Chin.
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  Speaker 1: Always great to catch up with you, and good luck
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  Speaker 1: for the remaining couple of weeks getting organized for the
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  Speaker 1: big run. It'll be fantastic as it always is.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you, Katie. I look forward to seeing you at
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  Speaker 2: the finish Fine all Hot this week.
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  Speaker 1: Hopefully I make itsh I'm sure I will. Thanks Lend.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks