Happy FriYAY Team!

As life gets back to normal & routines start to take shape again, this week has seen the return of the Elite Junior Squad I swim with. The kids have all had a full month out of the water after a huge swim season which all came to an end at the beginning of April. 

When we returned to squad this week, to see their smiles, hear their laughter and feel part of this group again, it really made me appreciate not only how much these kids love their chosen sport, but how necessary it is to have a break from training and come back refreshed.

Some of the elite kids swim anywhere from 6-8 squads per week, 6 days a week, and is actually a very similar to the load we have all been under over recent months. We train so hard, flog our bodies week after week and expect to be on point for many months of the year! This doesn't include life stresses which comes with being an adult LOL

Over the coming weeks it is so important to really embrace some easier weeks at training and know there is a time and place for fun and enjoyment to come back into your training, and to be a big part of kicking off the off season!  

Just like the kids at squad, we need to enjoy the process, laugh, and love what you are doing right now. It is OK to recover, rejuvenate, refresh, as the tri season is a long one! The time will come when we need to step it up a notch, but for now, let your mind and body thrive on keeping it simple and pleasurable!

Let's do This, 

Alli

With the weekend of racing just gone with  some outstanding results by our Team......a congratulations to Caitlin & Trinny for their Female teams win at the Moreton Bay Long Course Tri. This is Caitlin's 1st race back after some time off racing and then a cycling injury where she was hit side on by a car. Her swim/bike combo was really strong, enabling the master runner Trin to power home, more than an hour ahead of the 2nd placed female team....Way to go Girls!

Michelle had an epic day in Katoomba over the UTA course plenty of smiles in her race photos! Kudos Michelle, that is one insanely hard race done! 

Mary was a last minute entry into the Byron Bay Tri, coming off Port Mac had a stella race and proudly stood on the podium in 3rd place in her category! Really great racing Mary, you should be so proud!

This weekend....yes more racing incoming LOL we have the GC30 Run Festival at The Spit. This is such a popular local event run over various distances and terrain and always producing some cracking runs! A shoutout to Neill as he represents on the 15km start line, and Kahori & Eiji as they make their way to the 30km run in prep for the GCM Double in 6 weeks time! Neill, Kahori & Eiji, have really solid races & soak up the amazing atmosphere! 

Entries are now OPEN for Port Mac 2024....so who is in and for what distances? Had FOMO this year.....then don't miss out being part of the action next year!

Entries also opened for GCM on Wednesday, make sure you use the Team Name Multisport Gold and Team Pin MSGold123 to be part of our Team over the race weekend! It is going to be interesting to see who is tackling various distances this year!

SATURDAY 20TH MAY

We did it! We survived! Friends, families, athletes of Multisport Gold, lets all get together and relive, embellish, glorify and share of our stories and achievements at Port Ironman & 70.3 for 2023. Our parkrun on Tour will be at Paradise Point today, its always a squad favourite! Rather than wear your Multiport Gold kit, lets all wear our Port Mac 2023 merch.....no doubt plenty was purchased LOL!!! The squad tents will be up, so bring your rugs, your chairs, BYO Breakkie or buy it after parkrun, lets sit around and chin-wag about our Port Adventures as one huge & very proud family.

Sunday Rides are rolling out from Ox Lake at 6.00am for an easy spin towards Main Beach and south of the Spit. Option to turn early & coffee location of either Main Beach or back at the lake depending on what suits people :-)  No pressure, super chilled & no one gets in trouble LOL its just an enjoyable spin in the great outdoors again!  

Swim Squad is on Tuesday & Thursday at Coomera Anglican College Aquatic Centre. Please arrive by 5.20am so we can go through the boards & be in the water at 5.30am. 

Tuesday Track is on at Griffith Uni Track, meeting at the Grandstand for a 5.30pm start for warm up & drills with the Main Set kicking off around 6.00pm. Passes are $4 fee paid at the Uni Pool Entrance.

Thursday Hills at Adidas Park on Reserve Road Coomera, parking at the Skate Park. Please arrive by 5.20pm to head out for the warm up at 5.30pm.

FriYAY KOFFEE KMs Departing Highland Reserve Roundabout at 5.15am, the M&L  Roundabout 5.20am and then Ox Lake at 5.30am. Destination is Driftwood at Paradise Point.