There is something about golden girl Dominique Donner thats sure to inspire red-blooded men to poetry.

And its not just that the lithe lovely's surname (pronounced Dunner) lends itself to limericking - runner and stunner, both apt descriptions of this 28 year old professional athlete and covergirl.

It's also that the (naturally) fair Dominique will be one of the more eye-catching competitors in tomorrows Abraxas Technologies SA nAtional Triathlon Champs at Club Mykonos.

This will involve a 1.5km swim, a 40km cycle and a 20km run. How does our Western Cape contender rate her chances? "I think I can bring the gold home. I I've been training for eight weeks now and I'm really ready and psyched for this event."

It's not the gold thats the main prize for this former St Cyprians schoolgirl, but the fact that the event is an Olympic qualifyer for Sydney 2000, the first year that the triathlon will be staged at a modern day Olympic Games.

Dominiques competitive aspiration has not been fostered in isolation: she's been training over the last fortnight with the Gauteng regional winner, Kim Carter, as well as visiting international Lizel Moore from Australia. " I suppose we must look like Charlie's angels when we take to the streets of Cape Town in our training gear!" she admits. Poetry in motion indeed!