WORD FROM THE COACHES
With the last of the Melbourne triathlon races completed on the weekend at StKilda, 95% of our athletes have now finished racing for the season – this does however leave 5% who ARE still com

Leading into the last race of the Season and our athletes were pumped for a big days racing. Coming off the back of Ironman Melbourne two weeks earlier everyone was inspired and ready to draw strength and give

Sunday 24 March 2013

‘Pain is temporary, but memories will last forever ‘ The prefect quote in what was to be my first (and what I had planned as my last) Ironman race.

Ironman for me was more than completing a

I have been reflecting on last week’s race today. Rather than share with you all a traditional race report, I thought I’d share some of my reflections on the more unusual or unexpected aspects of training for an

IRONMAN MELBOURNE SPECIAL EDITION

WORD FROM THE COACHES
Busy weekend gone, busy week/weekend ahead! Right at the pointy end of the season with Gatorade Race 5 and Mooloolaba Olympic Qualifier last weekend and

Portarlington is host to one of the most scenic triathlon’s in Victoria. Laid back seas side town, beautiful coastal views, friendly locals. You couldn’t pick a better location for Race 5 of the Gatorade Active

IRONMAN MELBOURNE THIS SUNDAY 24 MARCH 2013

The day is nearly here for the biggest triathlon (Ironman) race to hit Australia – Ironman Melbourne, for the second year running. Race will kick off at 7.25am for pr

Racing Form Guide By Greg ‘Zoolander’ Nugent

Welcome to the pre race form guide for Tri alliance athletes racing the Asia Pacific Ironman Championship (Ironman Melbourne) on Sunday 24 March. A potential field of

WORD FROM THE COACHES
Thanks to everyone who came along to our Ironman BBQ and Family Day on Sunday. A huge turn out with close to 60 athletes, friends and family enjoying great food, great company and sunshine at

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

RECOVERY AND TRANSITION PHASE

For the majority of our athletes April marks the end of the season and time to recover and have some time off from triathlon. A chance to have a break from the ‘norm’, catch up with

WORD FROM THE COACHES
We are fast approaching the last few races of the season – where did the season go?! Over winter it seems a long time for the season to come around, and then when it’s here it seems to fly by

Coles Bay, TAS 16 February 2013
By Adam Murone

What a beautiful course to do a half!

With an 11am start on Saturday it was a different approach to race day and nutrition.  A little sleep in and a big breakfast

WORD FROM THE COACHES
Considering we are inching towards the back end of the triathlon season in Victoria, the energy, enthusiasm and motivation amongst athletes seems to be at an all time high at the moment. With

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Another week – another race! This time the Geelong Multi-Sports festival incorporating the Olympic Distance qualifier and Long Course events. Tri Alliance had 59 athletes racing in Geelong

The popular Geelong Multi-sports Festival was out to impress and so were our athletes out on course. With our new Tri Alliance race gear now in full circulation, it was a pleasure cheering from the sidelines and

WORD FROM THE COACHES
A great week of training last week from athletes, some solid performances and consistency is bringing some good results on the training track and racing. Torrential rain Thursday Night meant

By David Stoke – Tri Alliance Online Athlete

What an awesome day and easily the toughest day I’ve had on the bike since I started riding about 18 months ago.

The morning of the ride was looking perfect – o

Going into Race 4 of the Gatorade/Active Feet Series and we had a few more nerves than normal, as some athletes took the challenge to complete their first Olympic Distance Race. This is a big step up for a short

WORD FROM THE COACHES
The team has a busy few weeks ahead with racing and events most weekends. This is where it can be hard finding the balance between training, tapering, racing and recovering and where it