Happy FriYAY Team!

It seems like July is the month for Multisport Gold events!

2 weekends ago we had our Girls Day Out which was a huge success. 

Then last weekend we had a hugely successful Multisport Gold Take 3 parkrun on Tour #8 to Yarrabilba! A small group of us arrived at Logan City early to run the Rail Trail which took us all the way to Yarrabilba parkrun. Greeting us at 6.59am on the start line was not only the awesome Yarrabilba parkrun Team, but so many of the Multisport Gold Team proudly in their kit ready to take on this new adventure around Yarrabilba! And wow, what a run it was! Despite must of us almost frozen in the 6oC temps, we soon warmed up as we scooted our way around the 4 laps undulating course! Such a great atmosphere for us all! 

Of course, we headed off for breakfast afterwards, where the café was quaint, the food hot & the laughter loud! Thanks to all our Team how ventured out to Yarrabilba, it is certainly a run we will do again!

Then, this weekend we have Coomera parkruns 10th birthday celebrations! I can still remember that 1st parkrun all those years ago, meeting lifelong friends and so many incredible runs & memories over those years.

Gosh I love the community spirit and positive vibe, it truly is uplifting on so many levels. Perhaps what I love about parkrun the most, is it is for everyone! No matter what age, athletic ability, size or shape, nationality or culture, its about bringing families & the community together, and each week we are welcomed by the amazing parkrun Team.

I look forward to seeing our team out on our home course, celebrating on Saturday morning! 

Let's do This, 

Alli

Entries for the 2022-23 Queensland Triathlon Series are now OPEN and this is going to be the series we center our Club Championship on. This season, we also have the inclusion of a few of our favourite local events as well as long course options as well, so it is a series well & truly wide open! 

To kick off the season, there will be DOUBLE POINTS on offer for  QTS Round 3 Robina Triathlon in November 2022. To finish the season, there will be DOUBLE POINTS on offer for the GC Triathlon in April 2023.

Points will be calculated as follows:

• Ironman Distance Triathlon 100 points less your finish position in your age category
• 70.3 Distance Triathlon 75 points less your finish position in your age category
• Olympic Distance Triathlon 50 points less your finish position in your age category
• Long Course Triathlon (Raby Bay) 40 points less your finish position in your age category
• Sprint Distance Triathlon 30 points less your finish position in your age category
• Enticer Distance Triathlon 20 points less your finish position in your age category
• Parkrun (completion of 4 runs) 20 points less your average finish position in your age category (ie average finish position in the age category of your 4 combined Parkruns)

For those who want to be part of this Club Champs series, a few points to comply with:

• Your results MUST be input into the form to the right, after each event.
• You MUST be a member of Triathlon Queensland & MultisportGOLD.
• You MUST wear squad kit whilst racing.
• You MUST be smiling in all racing photos 

Whilst there is not much racing happening this weekend, we do have The Guzzler in Brisbane on Saturday morning. This is one knarly course, over 2500m of elevations, many technical sections and those trail runners with excellent skills are out there tackling this one! A shout out to our awesome Alan Alan Alan for a safe, strong & thoroughly enjoyable race! We can't wait to hear the stories of this 50km Ultra adventure!! 

SATURDAY 20th AUGUST

We have travelled all over the countryside with our parkrun on Tour adventures, and shared so much fun together, its now time to make #9 local with Gainsborough Greens!
Most of us have run this course so know it is flat, fast & a great course to target a pb!
In true Multisport Gold style, having our squad colours on course will be another great parkrun on Tour to remember!
There is a number of choices we have locally for post run breakfast & coffee, so lets do this Team!

• This Sunday at 6.00am, Team Gold will be rolling out from Ox Lake, heading to our favourite hill, Beechy for a few hill reps there before heading back to Ox Lake for runs off the bike for some and coffee for others! 
• Team Silver aka Party Bus will also be rolling out at 6.00am from Ox Lake as well. Captain Cooke has a new coffee shop destination so you will have to join on the train and see where this see where this adventure takes you! Looks like some undulating terrain on the return trip! 
• Swim Squad is Tuesday & Thursday morning at Coomera Anglican Aquatic Centre. Please arrive by 5.20am to go through the session and be in the water by 5.30am. 
• Track is at Griffith Uni this week again. Meeting at the Grandstand at 5.30pm for a 6.00pm main set. Passes are $4 and need to be purchased from the Uni Pool. 
• Hills is at Adidas Park on Reserve Road. Please arrive by 5.20pm to head out for the warm up at 5.30pm.  
• KOFFEE KMs Friday! Departing Highland Reserve Roundabout at 5.15am and the M&L  Roundabout 5.20am. Destination is Paradise Point.