Happy FriYAY Team!

There has certainly been some amazing stories come out of the running community this week. Oh course, we had the amazing GC50 last Sunday, where runners of all abilities came together to compete over 5km, 12km, 25km & 50km.....and wow, there certainly was some huge success stories! Most outstanding was from Marnie Parton who smashed the Women's Australian 50km road record in a time on 3:15:46!!! That's an incredible 3.54 pace! WOW

Then if we look internationally over the weekend, Sunday AM // Australian PM was the Valencia Marathon in Spain. 4 of our top women marathon runners were on the start line for this event, each of them hoping to run times under the Olympic Qualifying standard & secure a place on the Australian Marathon team for the 2024 Olympics. Qualifying time is 2:26:50. Can you believe, ALL 4 women came UNDER the qualifying time, running times between 2.23.08-2.24.18. WOW WOW WOW!!!!! 

I am blown away at the depth of Australian Women's running right now. For so long the running scene remained stagnant with only a handful breaking qualifying times & records over many years. Now, we have 5 women who have qualified for the Olympic marathon.....with there is only 3 slots for Australia. Yes, a lot can happen between now & next May when the team is selected, but gee whiz.....I wouldn't want to be one of those selectors!

Bring on the future of running, particularly for women, and setting  a blazing trail for our future distance runners. 

Let's Make it Happen, 

Alli

Last Sunday at Coolangatta, saw super hot conditions for the GC50km Run Event. Its always such a tough time of the year to run because of the conditions, so a HUGE congratulations to our team who were on the start line. In the 50km we had Matty B with a HUGE PB, as well as Mr Machine Jezz with a blistering pace. For the 25km we had Neill, Danny and Maty T, all of whom had exceptional races.  We also had young Claire & Kaelan in the 5km on Saturday PM...with Claire running such a strong race to be 2nd female overall! 

Up on the Sunny Coast, Coach Alli was scrambling, sliding and surviving the Beerwah at Daybreak 25km Trail run. A very testing course in super hot conditions, happy to finish without stacking it and a 2nd place in the category! 

This Sunday is QTS Round 4 at Raby Bay where we are proudly represented by Andre & Jo! Have a great race up there, we will all be sending our fast vibes! 

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 December.....The Christmas Edition

HO HO HO and Merry Christmas to one & all! This is our final On Tour for 2023, so lets embrace the Christmas spirit and head to our parkrun home at Coomera to celebrate Christmas Day together. Captain Cooke with be RD that day, so its going to be one VERY crazy way to start the day!! 

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. 

There will be NO Sunday rides this week due to the Christmas party at 7.15am on Sunday morning!

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 will start up again mind January 2024.

FriYAY Koffee Kms ride rolls out from Cafe 2 at 5.15am and rolls past the MnL Roundabout at 5.20am SHARP. This is a casual group ride heading to Paradise Point for coffee and return. This is an unsanctioned ride. 

CHRISTMAS BREAK. 

We will be taking a break from structured sessions from Thursday 21st December and returning Thursday 4th January. There may be some casual group sessions organized during this time so please keep an eye on our Facebook page.