Kona - The Long & Winding Road

Long, long, long post, no apologies
Back in 2002 my work colleagues Belle and Louise convinced me to have a try at the then called BRW Corporate Tri. 400m Swim, 10km Bike Ride and 4km Run. We were part of the BP team. I was overweight, unfit and had no idea what I was doing (some may say that’s still the case). Of course, we did the corporate thing, dressed in the team uniform, this ungodly Lime Green two piece that just so happened to be tight and see through when wet. I can’t recall the exact time, it was either 1:15 or 1:17, what I do recall was doing the obligatory Triathlete ritual of trawling through the photos to see myself crossing the finish line. As I said two
piece lime green see-through Lycra outfit, with this beetroot red, sweating profusely, exhausted overweight bloke collapsing over the finish line. One of my better looks.

Hi Team,  

We are looking for volunteer data to help us on our crusade to improve our coaching services to you.  One of our new projects is to develop a machine-learning process that helps us develop an accurate method of prescribing your run workouts and forecasting potential race results, based on ongoing training data.

In the first instance, we can punch out all your training zones (TZ) and run times based on those zones.  As we collect more data this can be defined more accurately and you will have a more personalised experience in regards to your run training. 

It will also help us develop a user-friendly add-on for our dashboard (currently under development). We urge as many of you to participate as possible. 

Elwood LSC Community Shred Day

The Community Shred Day hosted by Elwood Life Saving Club is this weekend, so get out your old bank statements and tax returns. The extremely well-liked project, which has been delayed for the last two years because of Covid-19, attempts to stop criminals from obtaining personal documents like financial statements, tax returns, medical information, and expired passports. This Saturday, October 15, between 10am and 1pm, a shredder truck will be parked outside the club to trash private papers there and then. Paper waste is pulped and repurposed to make products like pizza boxes and egg cartons. Since the first Community Shred Day in 2015, more than $11,000 has been raised and about 22 tonnes of private documents have been securely destroyed.

Bendigo Community Bank Elwood is again supporting the event along with Port Phillip Council, which has provided grant funding as part of this year’s Seniors Festival. Shredding costs $5 a box with all proceeds going to the club. There is a maximum limit of five boxes a person. For further information head over to the Elwood LSC website. 

My name is Jackson, and I am a PhD student at Deakin University.  I am also an accredited sports dietitian for the Western Bulldogs AFL Women and VFL men’s teams.

My research team is launching a study investigating the impact of a novel whey protein on the sleep of active (training >3 times per week) male and females that struggle to fall asleep (i.e., ≥15 minutes). As sleep difficulty can negatively impact an athlete’s mood, cognition, recovery, and sporting performance, I believe that this study investigating a practical nutrition strategy to improve sleep may be of interest to triathletes. 
We have been granted approval from the University to reimburse participants with a $450 e-gift card following completion of the study.