* Approachable, genuine, supportive, people-person
* Great person to inspire others in the squad.
* Consistently at training sessions, friendly, energetic, positive mindset & inclusive.
* She’s very consistent with her training and is always very friendly to others. When I started with TA she was one of the squad who made an effort to make me feel welcome. She’s a great role model.

Here's what some of you had to say about Gaz:
* I think Gary would make a good ambassador because he is friendly and funny and because he has a lot of knowledge and insight about the sport and is very good at explaining it.
* Steadfast, knowledgeable and happy to share
* Experienced athlete, shares all the values from the club, is friendly/kind to everyone, always looks after everyone on the sessions. Truly a role model.
* Gary has developed as an athlete and a person significantly over the past few years. His recent trip to Kona and his presence around the club demonstrate consistency and kindness whenever you need it.

We look forward to hearing more from them soon!

A key social event on our calendar!
Christmas is the festive season – and triathletes are no different than everyone else (well, maybe……) but we all still celebrate Christmas and this event is looked forward to each year. It’s a time to get together, (outside of lycra), relax, have fun and be merry!

Lawn bowls, BBQ nibbles and festive drinks (LFBs for many of us) at St Kilda bowling club from 3pm onwards.

Due to the popular success of Secret Santa last year, we are expanding this year to include the lads.  So if you would like to partake in a bit of fun and nonsense, send Bondy an email to get all the details
[email protected]

For those new to the concept, Hell Week – as the name suggests, is a week-long period of completing a run, ride and swim every day. In a nutshell, you’ll be competing a triathlon every day for one week, which replaces normal timetable sessions in late December at MSAC, Elwood and Albert Park.

It is simple:
6am – Group Ride from Elwood Lifesaving Club every day (Apart from Christmas Day)
6pm – Group open water swim from Elwood Lifesaving Club (if you didn’t swim in the AM) also apart from Christmas Day

The aim of Hell Week is to provide athletes with a serious spike in their training, running from December 22-29, with the exception of Christmas Day (Or go ahead and do Christmas day if you’re feeling exceptionally hell-ish!).

In preparing for Hell Week (or for any of our upcoming cycling sessions), you'll read that we will be enforcing a No Jersey, No Ride policy on organised group rides. Put simply, this means if you plan to roll out on a group ride departing Elwood on any day during Hell Week, the expectation is that you are wearing a Tri-Alliance jersey. 

Safety is priority.  And to keep our group safe, we need to keep you togehter.  This is much more easily achieved when we are all wearing the same kit.  It's simple to spot who doesn't belong, when they don't match...us!  

So, head to the TriShop ASAP.  Look for jerseys, vests, jakets, singlets, knicks, whatever you can to identify yourself a TA athlete.  Arrive without one at your peril, as you’ll end up riding alone. 

Due to conflicting commitments at MSAC, we are moving one of our pool swim sessions to Elwood for an open water session.

WHEN:  Wednesday 19th December
TIME: 5:45am - 7am
WHAT: wetsuits, caps, goggles, fins, paddles, bands