Happy FriYAY Team!

Jenny Alcorn. World Champion. National Champion. State Champion. Time and time again. Head coach of Surfers Paradise Tri Club for over 30 years. She is part of Australian triathlon sporting history. Inspiration. Legend. And above all, the most vivacious, energetic, caring and beautiful person. There isn't many like Jenny. 

Despite all her successes and titles, Jenny, at the age of 64, was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 Glioblastoma (GBM) the most aggressive form of brain tumor. The survival rates are extremely low. 

I was so deeply saddened when I was told this a few weeks ago. So sad for Jenny and her partner Margo for all they are about to endure in her treatment. I was so sad for her athletes, for her friends, families, her fellow competitors. 

However, social media can work in such positive ways, and seeing Jenny still getting on with her life, posting of her lifetime highlights, of her laughter and smiles, spending time with her friends, has shown to me, and I daresay so many of her followers, that a Never Say Die attitude can make the toughest days optimistic. 

Why am I writing about something like this in the Tuff Stuff which is usually so positive? To me, Jenny has shown me so many things in my triathlon journey, but the greatest thing she has shown,  is how precious life truly is. 

Be brave, be bold, be courageous, be spontaneous. Be crazy. Laugh. Love. Have absolutely no regrets in life.....make the most of the NOW. Live life to the absolute max.

Let's Make it Happen, 

Alli

With near perfect conditions for racing last Sunday, the small but strong team of MSGold athletes hit the start lines in both the sprint & Olympic distance events! A huge congrats to Andre for being our male representative! To our hot pink spunkettes, congratulations to you all for making it to the podium! Sammie 2nd & Kath 1st in their categories, with Coach Alli 1st in her category and 1st female outright in the Olympic distance race. 

This Sunday is Kingy Tri, and with a packed field, it is going to be some fast & furious, and hectic, racing! To our representatives on the start line, Sharyn in the Aquabike and Jezz in the Olympic distance, have exciting and fun races! 

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. Sunday 10th December is the date you need to lock in! 

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! 

Details of warm up jog and breakfast have been posted on the Facebook page. 

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. Please ensure all riders are capable of covering the course comfortably. 

The Chaos Central Crew will be heading for a flat to undulating ride. Estimated distance ~80km

Coach Alli & Captain Cooke will NOT be at the Sunday rides this week, so these rides are NOT Sanctioned. 

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 this week.

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.