Did you hear the exciting news!!!  Tri-Alliance is sitting on TOP of the leader board after 3 races of the 2XU series!!!! Woo Hoo....How bloody awesome.  That's a hats off and a pat on the back to ALL our wonderful athletes who have contributed with their blood, sweat and tears (but mostly with gritty smiles) to make this our BEST season yet.
BUT....we're only half way through and we're not ready to rest on our laurels just yet.  Plus....ever heard of Tall Poppy...yah...we know it's a massive target and rightly so, but that's only going to make us dig deeper and try harder, right?
It's close...and I mean, real close!
SO...we wanna see EVERYONE signed up to the last 2 races to help bring home the bacon.  That's right, WE NEED YOU.

C'mon, get behind the amazing TA spirit and BRING IT HOME!

We're thrilled that our CoachingMate V2 software is up and ready to go!  As the programs ticked over this month, the switch was flicked and we are GO LIVE.  But what does this mean for you? 
Well, you now get the freedom to select your own athlete level and planner (*insert excitment here*), by selecting a specific planner to align with your ongoing goals.
Let's take a look at the FEATURES of your persoanl planner:
* A yearly overview with a linear bar graph (colour coded into phases)
* Planner showing current week, recovery weeks, A Race countdown, A, B, & C races flagged on the dateline.
* All items have popup information.
* Summary totals by distance, time & load. 
* Color-coded sessions with symbol for quick identification.
* Glance view showing title, distance, time and load of the sessions.
* One click to see session details (level of session, rate of perceived effort of the session breakdown, session description & any video content associated to the session).
* Option to add 'Task Done' or 'Not Done' to add meta data to your training dashboard (If we scan you in at a session, it will be automatically selected as a completed session).

So what are you waiting for?  Get linked up now!

"So, if you think you’re starting to get a handle on what makes me tick, let me know, cause I certainly have no idea!   Anyway, two questions for you to ponder as you read further!
1) Why is it that as soon as they lay a new section of road, they immediately start digging holes in it?

2) How do fish know that they look like another fish? So, there’s a fish swimming along and it sees a school of fish all exactly the same and thinks to itself,” I might join in with them cause I’m the same”.

I have lots of these conundrums which I occasionally pose to the LC Windtrainer people, but so far their answers have been underwhelming!"

Just in time for race day, they are back in stock!!!  If you've been waiting for a pair, thinking about getting a pair or need to upgrade your pair of goggles, now is the time.  There are only 14 pairs left with no more due until end of March (at least!).

RRP $42.....TA Membership price $33.60.

Get in contact with ORCA asap to grab yourself some Killa's!

"Liv’s all-new aero road racing machine equipped with sleek and powerful disc brakes was unveiled in September, and ever since team riders, fans, and critics have all been drooling over EnviLiv Advanced Disc’s undeniable good looks.

After getting the chance to put EnviLiv’s tires to pavement, editors from cycling publications across the globe are raving. Here’s just some of what they have to say"

Grand Prix set up has well and truly commenced around the Albert park precinct, with more and more trucks and infrastructure rolling in each day. Please be mindful of the increase in traffic, hazards on and around the park and the road closures.  Allow extra travel time to and from sessions and also if you have an appointment at Lakeside.  Full details in the PDF below.

MultiSport GPS Watch With Maps, Music, Metrics and More

• Premium multisport GPS smartwatch with wrist heart rate technology¹ and colour TOPO maps featuring Trendline^™ popularity routing to help you find and follow the best paths
• Fit for adventure with rugged design that features stainless steel or diamond-like carbon (DLC) titanium bezel, buttons and rear case
• Easily store and play up to 500 songs on your watch, and connect with Bluetooth^®  headphones (sold separately) for phone-free listening
• Garmin Pay™ contactless payment solution² lets you make convenient payments with your watch
• Built-in navigation sensors include three-axis compass, gyroscope and barometric altimeter as well as multisatellite (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) network capability to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone
• Battery performance: up to 10 days in smartwatch mode and 8 hours in GPS mode with music (depending on settings)

This offer is NOT available to the public.  
Must email Ollie on link below to secure this deal

It's back to building this weekend, so let's aim for some solid training sessions.  Know where to be, what time, what to bring and what to expect from each session #TrainingWithPurpose
Quick overview of the weekend ahead:
THURSDAY
Hot Laps @ Albert Park 5:45am (int/adv athletes only)
+ 
Combo or Run @ Elwood 6pm
TTT 6:30pm

FRIDAY
Swim @ MSAC 5:45am

SATURDAY
LC Ride @ Elwood 6:30am (refer to programs for details) 
SC Combo @ Elwood 7am
TTT#5&6 @ 9:30am
 
SUNDAY
Open Water Swim @ Elwood 7am*
+ 
Long Run @ Elwood 8am*

* The General is looking forward to seeing all long course athletes at this session!