Happy FriYAY Team!

I recently finished listening to a podcast with Lucy Charles-Barclay as the guest. Lucy is the current Female World Ironman Champion & record holder of the Kona Course. What a humble and down to earth human she is! Despite her British accent (LOL!) I could've listened to her speak all day, I found her story so interesting & gutsy. She is an athlete full of grit, determination and courage covering many years in sport. 

Lucy comes from a swimming background, she is so good in fact that she has made a number of qualifying times to race for the UK at the Olympics in the 1500m freestyle. She also recently made the qualifying time for rowing!!! She declined these slots as her passion is in triathlon! I am confident there isn't many current female elite athletes that could qualify at the Olympics for a range of sports, and be crowned World Champion in another! 

Lucy however, over the years in triathlon, has suffered from numerous injuries and stress fractures which have had her sidelined time and time again. And as some of us know, coming back from a stress fracture is not a short process, it months and months and strength work and rehab! However, not once did she loose sight of her drive to win Kona.

Lucy has won the IM 70.3 World Championship in 2021, the World Triathlon Long Course Championships in 2022 and has been 2nd at Kona for the previous 4 years. Each time being run down in the final 10kms. This year, she was the 1st female in the history of Kona, to lead from start to finish AND set a new course record along the way. 

My take away from this podcast was the old saying, "If you fail, try, try again". If you keep believing, keep fighting for what you want and fully back yourself, then you can achieve anything you set out to. Lucy has overcome so much in her sporting life, and despite the incredible wins she has had, she has also cried many tears. 

Whilst many elite athletes appear to be super human, it is those like Lucy who are so open & honest, down to earth and humble, giving us all the courage to follow our goals & dreams. Next time I find myself in a super tough training session or wanting more from myself, I will be drilling in to my Inner Lucy!!!

Let's Make it Happen, 

Alli

Well, the Noosa Tri weekend certainly did deliver on so many levels.....probably most importantly is we missed out on the rain!!!! Only a very short light rain with the rest of the race under sunshine and mild conditions! Kudos to our entire team who raced last Sunday. Whilst Coach Alli was hooting around on the back of a Moto, there crew was proudly racing in their kit! 

Keep 18th November free on your calenders! Our very own Captain Cooke has his 1st offical morning as Run Director at Coomera parkrun, so the more Multisport Gold Crew we can have there will be a huge way to show our support! 

17th November is the On Running Squad Relay held down at Broadwater Parklands. Teams have been allocated so please check out our Facebook page for all the information.....Lets Go Team, this is going to be EPIC with some fast and fun teams representing Multisport Gold.  

The date & details for the most important event of the year have been released on the Facebook page! That is of course, our Multisport Gold Christmas Party & Awards. This is going to be another awesomely hilarious year, with the Urban Street Sports making a comeback. We did this a few years back and OMG....I think we all went home with cheeks sore from laughing! The trophies are being engraved and there is a New Life Member being inducted this year. 

Multisport Gold 2024 Port Mac Training Camp is SOLD OUT! Yes, thats right, sold out within the 1st week! If you were wanting to come along to the Camp, please contact Coach Alli as we may be able to secure additional accomodation. 

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!

SATURDAY 25th November

OK, so who needs an L in the parkrun alphabet? Who has never run Logan River parkrun before? Its time to head north and tackle the course at Logan, which is a really pretty course weaving its way along the Logan River. So team, its time to get our colours on & be on that start line ready to light it up! 

Of course a warm up jog before AND breakfast afterwards are TBC closer to the date!

MultisportGOLD is all about community and encouraging members to push (safely) individual limits and become stronger athletes.

With the new 2023-2024 Triathlon season kicking off on 1st July 2023, NOW is the time to start logging in your race results. Every parkrun, every race is worth valuable points, so be in it to win and lets see how is going to be our new Club Male & Female Champions!

We have modified the points system, and make sure you know the rules, we are making the Club Championship to fully acknowledge the commitment and effort required by all MultisportGOLD athletes in getting to the start line and completing any one of the event categories. So it doesn't matter if your a triathlete, or a runner, this series is inclusive for us all!

It is super easy to log your points. Just head to the website here. Simply fill in the tabs and you're on your way! 

Sunday Rides with the weather warming up & the sun rising early, our Summer rides now start at 5.30am, rolling out from Ox Lake as usual. 

The Sunday Social, estimated distance of ~60km 

The Chaos Central Crew will be heading for an undulating ride. Estimated distance ~100km

Robina Final Hit Out will be rolling out from Cadence Cafe at 5.45am and heading to Lake Hugh Muntz. There will be transport to take gear to the lake, and the racks will be set up for some fast & furious racing in prep for Robina Tri. 

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 is NOT on again until AFTER Robina tri. 

FriYAY Koffee Kms ride rolls out from Cafe 2 at 5.15am and rolls past the MnL Roundabout at 6.00am SHARP. This is a casual group ride heading to Paradise Point for coffee and return. This is an unsanctioned ride.