Weekly Transition 30April2013

WORD FROM THE COACHES
We have seen most athletes now slowly start getting back into a normal training routine after enjoying a good few weeks down time to refresh both the mind and body. An important part of the training program.

Remember that when you do start to get back into training, your body will take time to adjust to exercise/training again, so leave the garmins at home and simply jump on the bike or pull on the runners and go by feel. Don’t stress about pace or time – your body will tell you how it feels – not the watch.

The April fun continued last week – and the weekends activities proved challenging and we imagine some athletes had sore legs on Monday! Saturday’s ride was a treat with 5 coaches on deck and a very windy ride home. Everyone should be pleased with themselves especially the few who completed their longest ride ever!! Sunday was our infamous 1000 steps session and Darren certainly delivered. We had a perfect cool and dry day and athletes managed between 1 and 4 rounds of the steps running and walking. Mountain goat Glen showed us all how it’s done and Kona bound Nathan Sims used son Joshua for some added weight training. Following a solid morning of working out athletes were treated to a gourmet BBQ breakfast at the Schonewille residence with gorgeous hostess’ Kylie and baby Emma. In case you missed it we had yoghurt pots, croissants, lollies, bacon, eggs & hash browns. Thanks goes to Ellie for making everyone coffee to order too!

FINAL CHANCE TO PURCHASE PRESENTATION NIGHT TICKETS!
Ticket sales close TOMORROW 1 MAY for our End Of Season Presentation night! If you have yet to get yours we ask you to please by COB tomorrow. We already have 90 athletes, friends and family locked in – so if you haven’t got yours yet – don’t wait of you will miss out!
We’ve had amazing results and achievements from athletes this year, with awards up for grabs including:

• Male and Female Short Course Athletes
• Male and Female Long course Athletes
• Team Player of the Year
• Most Improved Athlete
• New Comer of the Year
• And the most sought after the John Cornish Memorial Scholarship. Currently held by Marina Jurjevic.

So make sure you purchase your tickets online before 1 May (next Wednesday!).

TRI ALLIANCE NOOSA TRIATHLON TRAINING CAMP
Coaches Ollie and Sarah spent time with our Queensland Coaches and athletes over the weekend – along with TA Vic athlete Marina Jurjevic, on their Ironman Cairns Noosa Triathlon Training Camp. TA QLD held a fantastic camp in Noosa (we could think of worse places to have a camp!) including plenty of training and an exclusive chat with current Ironman World Champion Pete Jacobs. All athletes are looking right on track for a fantastic race in 6 weeks time. Click here to check out pics from the Training Camp.

IRONMAN AUSTRALIA – PORT MACQUARIE – SUNDAY 5 MAY
Best of luck to Charlie Nathan, Jeremy Williamson and Tim French with this weekends Ironman Australia in PortMacquarie on Sunday. The race kicks off with the Pro’s at 6.45am, with the age groupers following closely after. This race is a tough course, with a rough and at times hilly bike course taking th stong out of your legs. However the run follows the coast line and has one of the best town supportered events. So even though they won’t have the squad support like Melbouorne, our boys will know they will have many others out on course and will know we are all cheering them on from home.
Charlie Nathan #106, 25-29M
Jeremey Williamson #318, 30-34M
Tim(othy) French #194, 30-34M
We also wish athlete Paul ‘Irish’ O’Dowd #264, 30-34M all the best with his race.
We’ll be cheering you all on boys. Stick to your race plans, and hang in when the going gets tough! Click here for more on the race.

BUSSELTON HALF IRONMAN
Tri Alliance has just one athlete this year taking on the Busselton Half Ironman next Saturday 11 May. Best of luck to online athlete Janelle Cook on her first Half Ironman. Janelle has been training very consistently with the help of Coach Sarah and we look forward to cheering her on from Melbourne – good luck Janelle!  Click here for more on the event.

HAWAII HALF IRONMAN
David Nealon takes on the Hawaii Half for the second time this year – an amazing but tough location to take on a Half – made all the more harder when most others are taking it easy and the weather is getting colder here. So best of luck Dave in your final weeks of training leading into the race in June. Click here for more on the event.

TRI ALLIANCE WELCOMES NEW STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH
Tri Alliance Victoria welcomes Kemble Edelsten to the coaching team as our Head Strength and Conditioning Coach. Kemble is a highly qualified specialist in the fields of corrective posture and conditioning for sports performance. He holds university qualifications including a Bachelor of Teaching /Physical Education and a Graduate Degree in Sports Science.

A multiple Ironman Hawaiian finisher, Kemble has again qualified for Kona in 2013, posting a 4:35 bike split in Ironman Melbourne. With preparation severely disrupted by a serious neck injury sustained in 2012, he went about developing strength and conditioning programs based primarily in the gym. Focusing on postural strength and function, he was able to rehabilitate his injury whilst building exceptional core strength that translated to explosive power on the bike and run.
Stay tuned over the coming weeks to find out how Kemble can help increase your performance.

SPRINT/OLYMPIC DISTANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
A big congratulations to the following athletes on securing a place to represent Australia for the International Triathlon Union World Championships in London this year. Click here to view the full teams list.
Sprint Distance: Lisa MacFarlane 40-44F, Paddy Fitzgerald 40-44M
Olympic Distance: Natalie Methven 25-29F, Lisa Dominquez 30-34F, Sheridan Brown 35-39F, Tracey Linquey 45-49F, Jill Sultan 50-54F, Geoff Taylor 55-59M,
Long Course: Adam Murone 30-34M

Fort those athletes who are inspiring to represent Australia in the World Championships, we will be holding a discussion shortly for anyone who is interested in qualifying for next year (2014) in Edmonton, Canada. So keep an eye out for this. We’ll be chatting about what it takes to qualify, qualifying races and more.

NOOSA MULTI-SPORTS FESTIVAL – GROUP ACCOMMODATION
In previous years Tri Alliance has secured a few apartments for athletes heading up to the Noosa Multi-Sports festival in late Oct/early Nov. We currently do no have any accommodation booked, however if any athletes are looking for a room/apartment to share OR have booked a place and looking for athletes to fill the beds please let Sarah know and we will get you in touch.

END OF SEASON PRESENTATION NIGHT- LAST CHANCE TO PURCHASE TICKETS!
In what is touted as THE Social Event of the year, it’s one you won’t want to miss! Invite your friends, parters, family – the more the merrier. Big questions this year – Who will be this years John Cornish Scholarship holder? Who will win the ‘Zoolander Award’?
RSVP’s CLOSE THIS WEDNESDAY 1 MAY! PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS TODAY! 

LORNE WINTER TRAINING CAMP – 60% SOLD, DON’T WAIT!
We are excited already about this years Winter Triathlon Training Camp. Held every year over the Queens Birthday Weekend (7-10 June 2013) in Lorne. And we have some exciting developments and additions to this years camp that we can’t wait to share with you.  CLICK HERE to read more and to book your place!

CYCLING SKILLS & TECHNIQUE COURSE –STARTING THIS SATURDAY!
Are you in need of better cycling skills and technique? It’s now the off season and that means its time to make big improvements in your cycling. Tri Alliance has designed a beginner – intermediate 6 week specific program that will have you feeling more confident and technically efficient on the bike. Limited to just 15 riders, with 90% capacity already. CLICK HERE to learn more and reserve your place.

BEGINNER RUN TECHNIQUE COURSE – ONLY 8 PLACES REMAIN!
Would you like to improve your running technique and efficiency? It’s now the off season and that means its time to make big improvements in your running. Tri Alliance Victoria has designed a beginner specific program that will have you running  more efficiently in 6 weeks. CLICK HERE to learn more and to reserve your place.

UPCOMING EVENTS OPEN

With goal setting completed, we hope that most athletes have now locked in their race plans for the season. It’s important for your direction and focus in training, but also because entries for races open well in advance now and you have to be organised. Here are just a few that are open that we are focusing on this season:

• RUN MELBOURNE Sunday 21 July. 5km, 10km, 21.1km. Click here for more info.
• MELBOURNE MARATHON Sunday 13 October. 5km, 10km, 21.1km, 42.2km. Click here for more info.
• YARRAWONGA MULTI-SPORTS FESTIVAL 19 & 20 Oct. Sprint & Olympic Distance. Click herefor more info. (early bird special).

TRAINING THIS WEEKEND:

SATURDAY 4 MAY – LATTE RIDE

• STAGE 3 ‐ St Kilda > Mordialloc (OR) Station Street Return
• Meet: West Beach Bathers Pavillion (end of Catani Gardens)
• Time: 8.00am roll out
• Distance/s:
  Mordialloc, 50km,(pace 20-25km/hr)
  Station Street, 65km (pace ~30km/hr)
• Latte/breakfast: West Beach Bathers Pavillion (post ride)

SUNDAY 5 MAY – FUNDAY! TRAIL RUN, YOU YANGS
Meet Coach Emma in Port Melbourne near Spirit of Tasmania and a convoy will leave for the You Yangs at 7.30am sharp! If you are meeting at the you Yangs, enter by turning right off Branch Road and park in the first Carpark on your left.

• Trail Run – You Yangs
• Time: 7.30am roll out from Port Melbourne, 8.15am at You Yangs Carpark.
• Distances: 6km or 12km.
• RSVP’s: CLICK HERE to RSVP and for full details.
• Post Lattes/breakfast:  Xpresso – Shp 2/ 48-50 The Centreway, Lara which is 12ks from the You Yangs and right on the freeway to head home.

Happy Training
Team Tri Alliance