Weekly Transition 9 April 2014

WORD FROM THE COACHES
We’ve had a great start to our April Transition Timetable, with relaxed session including a bit of fun along the way. Tonight we have the first of our Goal Setting Sessions with Coach Greg and the weekend ahead includes our GIANT Guys Ride and LIV/Giant Girls Only Social Rides on Saturday and our famous 1000 Steps and BBQ Breaky on Sunday with Coach Darren. If you haven’t RSVP’d to either of these events, make sure you click on the links.
Our April 28 Day Tri Challenge started yesterday, with some great footage of athletes in their challenge already posted. So if your not involved, make sure you jump on it. It’s been a great laugh so far, and it’s great to see athletes of all levels challenging themselves while being able to have fun at the same time. Keep it up guys. We’re loving it!

Sessions in the pool this week will be light on, but remember if swimming is your weakness, it will be the first thing that goes when you have time out of the pool. So time to get back in and enjoy some fun sessions in the pool while maintaining some base fitness and ‘feel’ for the water. PLUS learn how to tumble turn!  You will also meet Coach Chris this week who is one of our Brisbane Coaches who has moved down to Melbourne recently. So make sure you introduce yourself!

View our full April Timetable here.

CONGRATULATIONS & FAREWELL!!
For those who haven’t heard the good news (or bad news depends on which way you look at it!), 😉 we’d like to firstly congratulate Coach Emma and her hubby Adam on the news they are expecting a little bub early October. We are absolutely thrilled for them both!! And the farewell part? On the other side, they will both be relocating their lives up to the warmth of Brisbane at the end of this month. So Emma will be with us in the office until the last week of April, and then moving her headquarters to Brisbane as part of Adams work. She will be continuing part of her role in Brisbane and we look forward to ‘Team Meetings’ being held up there! 😉
In all seriousness, Emma is a pivotal part of the Tri Alliance team, and we are lucky to have her in both a Coaching role over the years and as our Athlete Support Manager in the office. Any new athlete that comes into our squad will appreciate the effort Emma goes to to help them settle in and make them feel welcome, and our older athletes who seek advice, guidance or sometimes simply a chat and a laugh! So thanks again Emma and we look forward to sharing more of that with you from Queensland!
From Ollie, Sarah and the whole team at Tri Alliance

OFFICE CLOSURES
Please note the office will be closed over the following period:
Friday 18 – Monday 21 April (Easter)
Friday 25 April (Anzac Day)

GOAL SETTING – WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU???
We have two great nights planned to help you review and set your goals for the 2014/2015 season. This is a must for every athlete! Ensure you have RSVP’d for one of our two Goal setting sessions:

• Introductory to Goal Setting – TONIGHT Tuesday 8 April
• Advanced Goal Setting – Tuesday 15 April (RSVP’s Close TOMORROW!)

Unsure which session is best for you or want to speak to a Coach personally? Give us a call in the office anytime – 9645 2223. We love to chat!

LAST RACE OF THE MELBOURNE TRI SEASON
An extra race on the calendar for a group of athletes as we joined in the last race of the Team Up Race Series at Mordialloc with our Partners Bicycles Inc, GIANT, LIVGiant and Mizuno. And what a great day our athletes had!! We had around 30 athletes race over the Sprint and Olympic Distance races, and our athletes collected 8 podiums. There were some stand out performances also from those who had great races including Barry Gilbertson and it was great to see some athletes back out races after some time off including Mark McDonnell, Daniel Shap, Daniel Brueckner and Andrew Livingstone. And a few of our IM Melbourne athletes also suited up and got out there. Not a bad effort – although judging by some of their faces, the bodies didn’t like it as much as they would have liked! 🙂

Olympic Distance Results:

• Will Pullin 1st M30-34
• Geoff Taylor 1st M55-59
• Belinda Griffiths 3rd F35-39
• Barry Gilbertson, 6th, Daniel Shap 10th, John Noel 13th, Daniel Brueckner 14th, Jessie Smith 15th, Martin Sammut 20th, Al O’toole 20th, Blake Henry 24th, James Tyler 24th, Paul deMan 24th Scott D’Aucourt 27th, Simon Gronow 28th, Glen Smith 39th.

Sprint Distance Results:

• Amy Giannotti 1st F20-24
• Michelle Grocock 1st F40-44
• Sharyn Cairns 2nd F40-44
• Sheridan Brown 3rd F35-39
• Leanne Merrett 3rd F45-49
• Ellie Stubbs 5th, Lenna Krooglik 5th, Renee Kiley 10th, Mark McDonnell 13th, John Watts 13th

Apologies to anyone I have missed!!

Click here for full results. Click here for pictures from the race.

SOCIAL COMMITTEE – DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
Do you love the social aspect of triathlon? Do you love organising? Or always wanted to?
If so – we’d love to hear from you! We are looking for 2-4 people who would like to be part of our social organising committee for the 2014/2015 Season. Social events include:
– Monthly dinners
– Christmas Party
– Post Race Celebrations
– IM Melb functions
– End of Season Presentation Night
(we’re a social bunch aren’t we!!)
So if you are keen to put your hand up, or would like to know more on what would be involved, please post here AND/OR email [email protected]
PS – we promise that it won’t be arduous, boring, or too time consuming! And there are some benefits that might come along your way throughout the year….

OFF-ROAD TRI FOR FUN!
Why not try something different in April and give an OFF-ROAD Triathlon a go! With a ‘mini’ ‘sprint’ and ‘long course’ event available, why not come and join us for a bit of fun! There are a handful of athletes heading to Lysterfield for the event on Sunday, all you need is a mountain bike, the rest is easy. 🙂 A Click for more information and to enter.
If you are planning on going, email [email protected].

END OF SEASON PRESENTATION NIGHT! SAT 3 MAY!
The biggest night of the year is our End of Season Presentation Night! In what is touted as THE Social Event of the year, it’s one you won’t want to miss! The date has been set as SATURDAY 3 MAY and we have a NEW venue booked!!
BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE to avoid missing out!

TRIATHLON TRADING POST – FIND YOURSELF A BARGAIN!

ADAMO PROLOGUE SADDLE
Details available at http://www.ismseatsaustralia.com/
Came brand new with TT bike purchased in November 2013.
Used for 3 months for training but never raced on.
Australian RRP $239.95. Sale price negotiable.
More than happy for you to “try before you buy”.
Contact Narelle on 0433 304 941

BOARDMAN RACE WHEELS
Boardman branded deep rims – similar to the new Zipp Firecrest. Very fast and stable. Selling with tubular tyres and cassette. Asking $1300 for the pair.
Contact Josh Rix for more info [email protected]