Weekly Transition 7March2013

WORD FROM THE COACHES
The team has had a great couple of weeks of solid training, including our Short and Long Course athletes preparing for Portarlington Short/Long Course races next weekend, our Ironman Melbourne team and our small Ironman team building for Port MacQuarie. For most of you the end of season is in sight, but you need to be careful not to become complacent. Short Course will keep sessions short and sharp to have you prime for the last two races of the Gatorade Series, and Ironman Melbourne – you re so close. So dig deep for your last few key sessions before you hit taper town.

TRI ALLIANCE BBQ AND FAMILY DAY – This Sunday
This weekend we are having an Ironman Melbourne BBQ and Family Day and we are inviting EVERYONE to come along. A great chance to enjoy the sunshine and wish our Ironman team best of luck as they hit taper town for Ironman Melbourne.
Further Details: Elwood Beach, Elwood 11.30am-1.30pm(ish)
$10 donation to Smiling for Smiddy Campaign for BBQ. Nibbles, Meat, Salads, Dessert and Soft Drink provided. *Vegetarians please advise
Looking for help: To help with the fundraising, we are looking for anyone who may be able to bring an extra salad or plate of dessert/nibbles. Please post in the event page so we can get a range of goodies together! 🙂
CLICK HERE for full details and to RSVP (for catering purposes)

ARE YOU NEW TO TRI ALLIANCE THIS YEAR?
Are you new to Tri Alliance or to triathlon training in general? Want to know what happens after the last race of the season? We have heaps of things happening, including Goal Setting and race planning, April ‘Fun’ Transition Training Timetable, End of Season presentation Night, Tour de Latte Rides, family funs days plus more!
If you are wanting to chat to a Coach about what your plans are for the end of the Season Emma is manning the phones to chat you through. So make sure you give us a call anytime between 10am and 3pm Monday-Friday. We would love to hear from you!

LAST TRY-the-TRI GROUP FOR 2012/2013 SEASON!
Please welcome our 5th (and final) Try the Tri group for the 2012/13 season! They’re getting ready to take on St Kilda in 6 weeks time, and got started last week kicking off with skills, drills and technique. This last group brings our total number of newbies into the sport for the season at 114! An amazing effort by Coach Bernadette and her Coaches Des, Paddy and Evalin. Top work guys. Look forward to seeing the final groups in Portarlington and StKilda. 🙂

RACE RESULTS
Well done to our athletes who had races over the weekend including Andy Wood-rich and Dean Hawkins racing in the inaugural Long Course Warnambool Sufferfest. You can read Andy’s (awesome) blog about the race here.

Ryan Bourke was in Sydney for the NSW Sprint Championships and had a cracker race, taking out his age group. Word on the street is he took line honours of the fastest bike split (the boy can ride!) and won by a considerable margin as a result. Well done Bourkey.

Well done to Lisa Dominquez who clocked up another Olympic Distance race on the weekend in Canberra putting another win to her name and sealing her spot for the Age group World Championships in London later in the year.
Dan Weekes also made the trip, but didn’t have the race he was after. Hopefully enough points in the bank will land him the spot he’s aiming for.

BIKE MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP – NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT
Next Tuesday Night Post Windtrainer (Elwood Beach) we will have the Team from Bicycles Inc down to go over bike maintenance, pre race prep of your bike and how to change tubular (singles) tyres. Session will kick off at 7.30pm immediately after the windtrainer session at Elwood Beach. We highly recommend you hang around for this – particularly if you have races still coming up this season – including Portarlington, Gatorades, Ironman Melbourne, Port MacQuarie and Ironman Cairns.

FEMALE GIANT TIME TRIAL BIKES – NOW ON SALE!
Last month the guys got a great deal on the new GIANT Composite TT Bike – now it’s the girls turn! Contact Bicycles Inc ASAP to chat about getting yourself a new bike. Limited stock available at this fantastic price – so you’ll have to be quick!

TRAINING TIMETABLE – MARCH
Make sure you are up to date with the changes to this months training timetable as there are quite a few changes due to the Grand Prix. Changes include some open water swims, Windtrainer at Elwood plus more.  Click here to view.

STAY TUNED – COMING SOON!

GOAL SETTING AND RACE PLANNING 2013/2014
An important part of your season’s planning is goal setting and race planning for the coming  season. Dates locked in for this year are:
Long Course – Tuesday 2 April
Short Course – Tuesday 9 April
Full details will be out very soon – but lock these dates in your diaries!

APRIL TRAINING TIMETABLE
Our much anticipated ‘April Training Timetable’ will be coming out VERY soon. Activities planned this year include:

• Mountain Biking
• Hiking including the famous 1000 Steps
• Studley Park Family Day
• Tour de Latte Rides
• Sunday ‘Fun Days’
  PLUS MORE!

END OF SEASON PRESENTATION NIGHT!
The biggest night of the year is our End of Season Presentation Night and this year the date has been set for SATURDAY 11 MAY 2013. 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’? Invites going out next month – so keep an eye out!

PRE SEASON TRAINING CAMP – LORNE
We are excited already about this years Pre Season 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. In the meantime make sure you lock this date in your diary and stay tuned for more details to come! CLICK HERE to read more.

PUFFING BILLY – THE GREAT TRAIN RACE!
As part of our training timetable for April, we are encouraging athletes to join us in a FUN event – the Great Train Race on Sunday 5 May!
The race route extends 13.2 km’s through the hills and fern gullies of the picturesque Dandenong Ranges from Belgrave to Emerald Lake Park. The continual popularity of this unique fun run makes the Great Train Race an event not to be missed.
Speak to anyone who has done this event and we can guarantee you will love it! So lock this date in your diary and make sure you enter ASAP as the event is popular and can sell out. We’ll make a fantastic morning of it.   Click here for more info and to enter!

SENDING WELL WISHES
Tri Alliance Athlete Tania Darvell had a mishap at home last week and is now recovering from a fractured sacrum (coccyx). If anyone has had an injury like this before you will know how painful it is. So we wish Tania all the best in her recovery process and look forward to seeing her back into light training soon.

FIT HEALTH INSURANCE – $150 CASH BACK!
With recent changes to the health system, you can’t afford to not have Health Insurance these days. FIT Health Insurance are offering Tri Alliance athletes $150 CASH BACK plus NO 2 or 6 month waiting periods of private and extras.
CLICK HERE to read more on this exclusive offer, and click here to find our why FIT Health Insurance is fantastic for sporting people – they reward you for staying fit! Offer valid until 28 February 2013. So get in quick!

SHARE OFFICE SPACE WITH TRI ALLIANCE
Tri Alliance currently shares their office/warehouse with major Coffee Company Degani Cafe who will be relocating to a larger space next month. So here is a unique opportunity for a business to share a prime office location in Port Melbourne. Upstairs office space for lease is 102 sqm and includes: Kitchenette and bathroom facilities and 3 car spaces. Asking Price base rent $21,500 + outgoings. If you would like further information please contact: George Vasiliadis georgev@degani.com.au 0418 568 088 or speak to Ollie.

HAPPY TRAINING!
Team Tri Alliance