What a day!  Thank goodness the swim was not cancelled and the final race for this season was able to go ahead as a triathlon!  We had a huge number of athletes racing, and lots of newbies completing their very first triathlon….whoo hoo!

Shout out this week to Clare, Annie and Catriona for their top 10 placings in the Fun Tri.  To Chloe, Yvonne, Leona, Steph and Gaz for their podiums in the Sprint.  And in the Olympic distance to Soph for her podium and Johnny, Riccardo and Karen for their top 10 places.

Check out the link below for a full list of results.  And for an added bit of fun this week, they are listed by placings and by time!

And equally, we were thrilled with the reports coming out of G-Town on Sunday.  Our crew did themselves proud with their efforts, not only getting to the start line but for having a real crack on the day.  First shout out to Daniel Staffeiri for getting himself around the course with virtually one arm.  For those who haven’t heard, he had a fall during his pre-race ride on the Saturday and had to fix himself and his bike up before even getting to the start line.  Big congrats to Dan Godino for the fastest race of the day and to Hayden for going sub 5hrs in his first 70.3 attempt.  Cuzzy had the fastest swim of the morning, with Paul next in right on 30min.  The speedsters on the bike included Cuzz, Dan, Tilders and Hayden, with not much in it between the next bunch.  And then the run…came down to Dan, Hayden, Alan and Sebastian all going under 1hr40.  Great to have so many first-timers down there, great to hear the stories and pb’s coming out and even greater to see all the smiling faces in the pics!  We have loads to share with you all soon.  Check out the full results below.

For the majority of our athletes, April is the month to recover and have some time off from triathlon. Recovery at the end of a racing season is extremely important and will have a direct impact on your training and more importantly - racing, over the next season.

WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF A RECOVERY AND TRANSITION PHASE?

• Physiological Recovery
• Psychological Recovery
• Immune System Recovery
• Recovery from recurring or niggling injuries

We will be looking to put together a line up of activities for the month of April, which are aimed at allowing you to have a break from ‘normal’ triathlon training and have some FUN while still maintaining fitness.  Keep an eye out on the socials for further details.

We have quite a few athletes heading up to Shepparton to take part in the Challenge Shepparton event weekend.  Here are the details:

Date: Sunday 11 APRIL 2021
Venue: Victoria Park Lake precinct, Wyndham St, Shepparton, Victoria
Distances and times:
Sprint Distance: 500m / 20km / 5km starting at 6:50am
Olympic Distance: 1.5km / 40km / 10km starting at 8:45am
Half Distance*: 1.9km / 90km / 21.1km starting at 7:35am
* Half Distance Bike Check is Saturday 10th April 10am to 4pm (unless arranged otherwise via [email protected]) 

You will receive a 10% discount when entering as part of Tri-Alliance.

As a result of this late-season race, we will be continuing with the combo sessions at Elwood on Saturdays and Thursdays until after this event.  If you are not racing and starting your recovering month now, you will have scheduled coffee and cake rides…yay!  And you can come along Thursdays for some fun and fitness.

Looking to upgrade now is the time with some amazing April specials!

April Garmin deals on current and end of life models. 

If you are looking at any of these Garmin Multisport wearables that will do more than you will need, contact us for more information or to place an order.

All Garmin's now are with free shipping.

Neda is on the hunt for shoes!  She collects shoes every 6 months that have been worn but not runable for a charity that will with send them to PNG or commission housing, etc.  She currently has 80 pairs in her car, but still wants more.  If anyone wants to drop them off this Thursday night or next Thursday night, she will gladly take them.  Neda will also be at most other sessions this week. This offer is for 1 week only….Neda cannot take any more after that time.  Click the link to read more about how this great initiative.