Hello from Thailand as coaches and athletes are hard at work living and breathing Triathlon for a whole week on our training camp at Thanyapura. Half way through the week and athletes are making some real gains with plenty of time being spent on technique, form and finding those extra meters that can make all the difference come race season. We have been riding the amazing roads and taking in the scenery around Phuket with all sessions having a very specific purpose. Plenty of video analysis and encouragement is being dished out to get the best for each and every athlete. If you couldn't make it this year start planning for next year, word up your boss and get that leave locked in. The camp and facilities are world class -you will not be disappointed!

RUN MELBOURNE

What a fantastic turnout last week at run Melbourne. The coaches were chuffed to see so many guys running in the various events across the city and doing so well. By all accounts it was a personal best kind of day and credit to our athletes who have put in the hard yards over winter and were rewarded with a good day and medal. A big thank you also to Coach Kat who has worked hard with the Thursday night crew on their technique which has made some of these excellent gains possible. The social media posts and camaraderie in supporting each other I am sure made your day with some great shots and smiles all round.

Next up from a running perspective could be the Sandy Point Half Marathon Event in August or the Melbourne Marathon Festival in October. Both include varying distances so see how you pulled up, have a chat with your coach and maybe set some new time or distance goals.

RECOVERY WEEK

With this week being recovery (yes there was an ftp test and swim time-trial for some) please ensure you are dialling back your intensity and making that extra effort to adequately rest. With no running Tuesday morning and no hotties tomorrow more sleep means rested bodies. There are also no hill rides on the weekend with all rides going from Elwood at 7am. Coach Greg will set you off in the appropriate groups. Next week Thursday there will be run time trials so with run Melbourne done and dusted we expect some good solid times again.

VICTORIA'S PREMIER TRIATHLON SERIES

Our friends at SME360 have now opened registrations for the Triathlon Series which starts in Elwood on the 26th November. This year there are 6 events with a swim/run/swim/run down in Portsea giving the series that something different.

As in previous years we have the pleasure of offering paying Tri-Alliance members a 20% discount on their race/series entry which saves some cash for all that gear you still want to buy..... To get your 20% you MUST enter "Tri-Alliance" as your club and see coach Scott as the administrator when prompted. To make this easier just select the below link and complete the rego and you are in:
https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/RegistrationType.aspx?E=25784&G=53829

So head over to http://www.victoriantriathlonseries.com.au/ to check out the full list of dates and race bundles that are on offer this season. We have already seen a few very keen and committed athletes registering so you better start getting them locked in.

http://www.victoriantriathlonseries.com.au/series-and-race-budles/

FREE TRY THE TRI

Linking in with the Victorian Triathlon Series we have just opened and would love your to help share out our summer Try the Tri program. We know many of you have come through this in previous years and we are now looking forward to helping the next newbies achieve their Tri goals. That is alongside the Winter Try the Tri we have running now! So please do share the below with any friends, family or enemies (cos you want to beat them....) that you think should/will/want to join us on the Triathlon journey. It is FREE and will start on October the 14th building athletes to their first race at Elwood on 26th November.

https://vic.tri-alliance.com/mec-timetable-test/tri-alliance-free-try-tri-vic-tri-series-race-1-201718/

PRE-SEASON TRAINING CAMP QUEENCLIFF

Don't forget to book in for the Queenscliff training camp over the 8/9/10th September. Our Last Vic camp in Lorne was a great success and we look forward to seeing many of you down again to get that final push going toward the beginning of race season. To book your spot check out the below link and also read more further down in the NL.

https://triathlontrainingcamps.com.au/tours/queenscliff/