🍀Good Luck to our tapering IRONMAN & 70.3 Cairns Athletes🍀
Oh and good luck for the race too 😏

The time has come!  Time for our long course athletes to take on the feat of Ironman Cairns this weekend.  Cairns hosts the 70.3 and the Ironman Asia Pacific Championships this Sunday, plus with the added bonus that all athletes can actually travel to the event this year, it is sure to add another level of depth into this field.  We are so excited for our small, but dedicated crew, who have been working consistently over the last couple of months to get themselves to the start line.  HUGE good luck to them and may the seas be kind (albeit murky), the wind be at your back (or at least have the mental capacity to suck up the inevitable head wind home) and the crowds be there to lift you through the run (literally if need be!).  Check out below to see all our athletes racing.
   
Does all this talk about FNQ make you think of warmer places and escaping the Melbourne Winter?  Well, a trip to Thailand is just around the corner for many of our athletes.  And if you're still 'thinking' about it, well your time is running out.  In one last push, we've popped in some of our 2019 testimonials so you can hear it straight from the athletes who've been there.  Be warned, you MUST get your name on the list asap!  

For those staying a little closer to home (or in fact, a lot closer!), the old nursery rhyme, Rain, Rain, Go Away! come to mind.  Not sure if we are going to be that lucky.,  But did you know...
Running on any given route in the rain makes you feel 50% more hard-core than covering the same route on a sunny day. 

And what goes better with rain? Running the trails! Join us on Sunday if you haven't already done so at our Fairfield session. Trail running not only provides a beautiful scenery, but it also has a number of advantages that road running lacks. Michelle Grocock, a trail runner who got her start at one of our Fairfield sessions, owes her passion for the trails to one of our Fairfield sessions. Take a peek at what she has to say below.

A reminder that there is no swim session on Monday due to the Queens Birthday Public Holiday!

Our Thailand trip provides you the ultimate training opportunity, spending ten days at the finest Sports and Health resort at Thanyapura, experiencing and breathing the life of a professional triathlete. This trip gives anyone of all ages, abilities, and fitness levels the chance to participate in triathlon training like they've never done before. The goal is simple: to provide you with the ultimate professional training experience, jam-packed with insight and knowledge of significant valuable gains that can help you improve your overall performance and success.

Let’s hear what our latest attendees thought about their time at Thanyapura:

Live and breathe the life of a professional triathlete over 10 days at the ultimate Sports and Health resort in Thanyapura, Thailand from 29th of July to the 7th of August 2022.

"I used this camp in preparation for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Mooloolaba. This camp exceeded all my expectations. Absolutely loved it. Everything included, it really is an athlete's dream there. I was able to get my fitness to the next level and learn a few things along the way like my sweat rate/sodium losses."

We aim to give athletes the ultimate professional training experience, jam-packed with insight and knowledge into significant personal gains that can contribute to overall performance improvements and success. In addition to training for all three facets of triathlon, athletes will also undergo the rigours of sweat testing, time trials, Vo2 max as well as other high-end testing to help you achieve your fitness goals. Athletes will be broken into groups in accordance with fitness levels and abilities, allowing coaches to tailor your 10 days in Triathlon paradise.

With 4-star accommodation, all meals, coaching and testing included over 10 action-packed days, athletes are treated to the life of a professional athlete with incredible facilities to indulge in.

A few years ago, after completing a number of Ironman triathlons, I started trail running. Our TA Sunday runs with Greg at Fairfield had given me a small taster, which I loved, and a couple of friends at the time were organising some weekend trail running trips, so I decided to give it a go...