Happy ThursYAY Team!

Hoppy Easter, my sweet peeps! 🐰💐 

Easter is a time to spend with families and loved ones, some time to unwind and relax, a time to celebrate life over death and is a very important time of the year for many people.

According to Catholic tradition, Good Friday is a day of rest, which means no housework, including cleaning and ironing (YIPPEE!!) As the littlies prepare for the Easter Bunny on Sunday, I would like to take the opportunity to wish all of our Multisport Gold families a long weekend be filled with sunshine, giggles, and all the chocolate your heart desires. 

YOU are stronger than YOU think

Alli

After a few huge weekends on the racing calendar, we can take a breather this week and cheer on one of our fav Multisport Gold athletes as she sets out to conquer another epic event! Yes, our beautiful Kahori heads over Japan to compete in the Fuji 5 Lakes Ultramarathon. The 62km event completes 3 of the 5 Lakes. Kahori has put some strong runs in her prep for this event. A huge shout out to Eiji for being so supportive and committed to Kahori's success! Have a brilliant time back in your home country, and LOTS of photos please!  

Yes, it is getting dark earlier, and there is a chill in the air which means winter is approaching! Please remember the importance of safety in the darker morning out riding AND running. On all our group rides you will be required to have working FRONT and REAR lights. Commencing Sunday 27th April our Sunday long rides will be moving to a start time of 6.00am. Still rolling out from Ox Lake. 

The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Weekend has been organized, Thanks Kath for the millions of messages on dates and yes, we have locked in a date with some of the crew having accom booked. So if your keen for keen for another epic weekend away of running & riding, then get in on this one! DATES Friday 30th May - Sunday 1st June Accom at Esk Caravan park. For more details, please see Kath or Coach Alli

Have a think about adding some of these events to your calendar  :  Gold Coast Marathon and Sunny Coast Marathon. And looking into 2026, a definite for running enthusiasts is Tarawera, there is a distance for everyone AND Steve Jackson from Trail Trips has slots on his tour OPEN NOW! And, entries for the Dreamworld Fun Run are also now OPEN

Old Esk Railway Station Saturday 31st May

May is another month jam packed with racing every weekend, so, lets incorporate our On Tour with our Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Weekend :-)

Many of the crew are heading to Esk & staying at the caravan park, so what better way to add an O to our parkrun alphabet than running the Old Esk Railway Station parkrun!

The course starts at the Old Esk Railway Station, and is a 2 lap, southbound out & back along the concrete BVRT path, with a circular loop into the Esk Showgrounds on each return lap. 

I have no doubt this will be a really scenic and enjoyable run, somewhere completely different for us......and who knows where we will end up for breakfast & coffee! 

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

With the new 2024-2025 Triathlon season kicking off on 1st July 2024, 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, so make sure you know the rules and you MUST be wearing your Multisport Gold kit! 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, simply fill in the tabs and you're on your way! 

A change to the usually schedule for this weekend as we celebrate Easter! Please check our Facebook page for the planned training schedule over the Easter Long Weekend. For those wanting to ride on Easter Sunday, we will still be rolling out from Ox Lake at 5.30am, and definitely on the hunt for hot cross buns and hot coffee! 

Swim Squad is on Tuesday & Thursday at Coomera Anglican Aquatic Centre. Please arrive by 5.20am to go through the session and be in the water by 5.30am. 

Tuesday Track is at Griffith Uni. We will be starting warm ups at 5.30pm with a 6.00pm for the main set, remember to meet on the opposite side of the track. 

TBC Good Friday. FriYAY Koffee Kms is rolling out from Cafe 2 at 5.15am, swinging by MnL Roundabout at 5.20am, then toot tooting past Ox Lake at 5.30am, so be ready to jump on....the train will not wait!! Coffee is at Driftwood Cafe at Paradise Point.

Casual fees are to be paid in advance OR at the training session. A casual visit is $10 with pool entry additional paid upon Entry to Rackley's.