WEEKLY TRANSITION 8th MARCH 2017

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WEEKLY TRANSITION
8th MARCH 2017 – SWIM, BIKE, RUN, READ

The great Tri Alliance Vic read that everyone stops for!
Get all the latest news, weekly specials from our other great sites and the all important weekend sessions.

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1. WORD FROM THE COACHES

SAFETY ON OUR ROADS

We start this week with a message regards safety on the roads after a number of separate accidents last week involving our athletes. Unfortunately three team members ended up in hospital, two being discharged with bumps and bruises but a third has spent a number of days in and has had an operation to fix broken bones with another still to be scheduled.

This is not meant to scare but to serve as a reminder to respect the roads, share with all users and to be predictable in your use whilst riding. We want to enforce a rule of large group rides being no more than 15 strong and splitting where appropriate if this becomes too large. This is not just the responsibility of the coaches but we want to empower athletes to do this as and when they see fit whilst out riding. We also require all athletes on Tri-Alliance group rides to be wearing team kit to distinguish and provide identification to other users that we are riding together as well as making the ride safer in that others do not just jump in.

With that said it was great to see the network of support during and after the incidents and athlete thoughts being posted. We know that this was very much appreciated by those involved and shows the true team spirit we have in the club even in adversity.

We wish those injured a speedy recovery and hope to see you at training as soon as you have recovered if not before to say hi.

RACE RESULTS

In happier news we had a great set of results down at the sufferfest event in Warnambool with athletes racing across Half, Olympic and Sprint Distances.

Malise S – 3rd Female Open Category (Half)
Pam T – 2nd in AG (Half)
Andy W – 7th in AG (Half)
Fik S – 4th in AG (Olympic)
Megan C – 1st in AG and 3rd Female Overall (Sprint)

We also had a good number of crew racing in the Corporate Triathlon at Elwood some racing for their companies or being asked to help out as a new recruit! The day was short sharp and fast with some great training/racing preparation for upcoming races. Great to see so much Tri-Alliance out on the course and well done to all those who took part.

NO SWIM SQUAD SESSIONS ON MONDAY

REMINDER

Remember that Monday 13th March is The Labour Day public holiday in Victoria so there will be no coached swim session at either St Michael’s or MSAC. Sessions will return with our run at MSAC Tuesday morning from 545am and swims are back on Wednesday 545am MSAC and 7pm St Michael’s.

GATORADE RACE 4 PORTARLINGTON

Enter Portarlington

Race News

Portarlington is this weekend with the iconic pier being central to the event though with a swim course change likely something different for everyone racing. The scenic swim ride run is an athletes favourite and with it being a long weekend there is more time to celebrate post race.

For those coming down on Friday or very early Saturday we will be running our pre race session at the race venue from 730am. This will then be followed by helping SME360 with transition set up and getting the TA Taj up for your use come Sunday morning.

Our normal post race BBQ will take place at 2pm (location tbc) giving time for a little recovery and pack-up before celebrating as long as you want with many spending Sunday night in Portarlington and not working Monday. Food will be provided but BYO drinks.

THE NEW TRI ALLIANCE NETWORK FOR YOU

Tri-Alliance.com

We have spent over 18 months developing the new network with every individual site a tool to help new and existing athletes with resources that are helpful and free to use to better your multisports experience.

Below are the links to the each site in the network. Please use them to add resources for yourselves and others to use.

Triathlon Recipes for Athletes – TriEating.com

Athletes don’t diet and exercise – they train and eat. Triathletes need optimal nutrition to fuel their bodies, get the most they can out of each session, replenish energy reserves and to recovery adequately between training. Good, healthy and nutritious food choices will help bodies perform at their best. TriEating is a library of the best meals, snacks, fluids and fuel for athletes. It’s real recipes by athletes – for athletes.

EDITOR’S PICK

Featured Recipe – Sweet Potato Toast

Simple and tasty. Cut a sweet potato into 5-10mm strips length ways then toast in sandwich press or toaster until a little tender but not too soft (otherwise you’ll have trouble getting it out of toaster!). Top with whatever you want…suggestions below:

Avocado, parmesan cheese and balsamic glaze
Basil pesto dip and cheery tomatoes
Cottage cheese, strawberries and mint leaves
Peanut butter, banana, blueberries and muesli

Triathlon Mart -TriBuySwapSell.com

Once you fall in love with triathlon, you’ll inevitably fall into the lure of needing all the latest and greatest equipment. And let’s face it, there is always going to be bike-envy, carbon-envy, aero-envy, speed-envy, technology-envy…you get the point. TriBuySwapSell is your one-stop-shop for all your triathlon gear needs. You can browse the marketplace, advertise no-longer-needed items, swap your belongings for just the right gadget or find the perfect piece of equipment to complement your triathlon training and racing.

EDITOR’S PICK

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Triathlon Social Network – Triathlon-Forum.com

Triathletes love to chat – especially to other triathletes who get what they’re all about. And more importantly, they understand triathlon speak. TriChat is the office water cooler, the round table, the locker room and the chat room all rolled in to one. Here you can join a community of like-minded people, share experiences, research information, ask questions, offer advice and be part of the conversation about the sport we all love.

Tri Alliance – TriShop

Tri-Alliance Tri Shop has everything you need for triathlon training and racing. The shop stocks a large range of apparel, merchandise and triathlon training and racing clothing. There is a range of swimming gear, equipment, nutrition, services and programs for all levels of athletes.

ANY TRISHOP ORDERS OVER $100 ARE FREE!

Simply order any item or number of items over the value of $100 and select free shipping.

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Tri Alliance Tri Suit 2016, Limited Sizes

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Cheapest Shotz Nutrition Online

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WEEKEND TRAINING SESSIONS

Saturday 11th of March 6:30am

Elwood – Long Course Ride
Various distances + a run off the bike

Saturday 11th of March 6:30am

Elwood – Short Course Combo
Bring all swim/bike/run gear, Starts with a ride

Saturday 11th of March 7:30am

Portarlington Pre-race Session
Bring all swim/bike/run gear. Starts with a ride around part of the course. We will also help SME set up the transition area as well as get the TA TAJ ready for race day.