Short and sweet this week.  The race season is in full swing, with the first race of the Australian Series in Geelong this weekend and Kingscliff next weekend, SBTC should be well represented!

 Training:

Bike TT – Wednesday 8^th February

This is a great session to improve pace, speed and time trialing.  Bring your race wheels and aero gear if you have them.

Time: 5:20am brief for 5:30am start

Location: Murarrie Track

Leader: Drew

Long Run – Saturday 11^th February

There will be a long run again this week leaving from 2xu at 5:30am.  This will be on instead of trail running.  Approx 90mins.

Time: 5:30am

Location: 2xu

Leaders: Lou and Mark

Long Ride – Sunday 12^th February

Details of this weeks long ride will be out later in the week.  Please check the facebook page before Sunday for all the details.

Bike Intervals – Monday 13^th February

This weeks bike intervals will be conducted at Mt Gravatt.  You will need to get yourself to and from the session – You can drive or ride out – look for the Red Rooster.  The hill is approximately 1.5km long and good for strength work.  The session will involve hill effort repeats.

Time: 5:25am- 6:20am

Location: Mt Gravatt Lookout climb, Shire Road (Cnr Shire Road & Logan road).

Leader: Steve

Good luck to all those out there racing!!

Cheers,

Mel 

Coaching Coordinator

The weather is not playing nice this week.  While riding is problematic in the wet, there is still plenty of training that can be done swimming, running and in the gym.  If you really need to ride, remember there is always the wind trainer!

Training this week:

The details for training sessions this week are a little up in the air due to the weather.  Make sure you keep an eye on the Facebook page for the latest updates on session changes due to the weather.

Long Ride – Sunday 29^th January

This weeks long ride will be out to Samford range.  We will ride as a group out to Samford via Settlement Road.  Once at the range we will do efforts.

This means that riders of all levels can come along to the session.  We will spend an hour or so doing efforts over the range.  You can do the efforts at your own pace and we will ride to and from Samford as a group.

Time:5:30am (brief at 5:20am)

Location: 2xu South Bank

Ride Leader: Mel

Bike Intervals – Monday 30th January

A huge thank you to Zoe for stepping in and taking the Monday sessionn this week.  Next Monday we will again be doing Anita Street hill sprints.

Time: 5:15am

Location: 2xu Southbank

A reminder of our Wet Weather Policy

Due to safety, if it is raining bike session will not go ahead.  The person in charge of the session will make the call 30mins prior to the start and post on the Facebook page if the session is to be cancelled.  If at all unsure please check the facebook page before coming along.

Dates to Remember:

Sunday 5^th February – Hell of the West and Caloundra Tri’s – due to these 2 events there will be no Saturday trail running or long ride on the Sunday.

We will have a reduced timetable over the xmas period.  While there will still be a few of us around training, the scheduled sessions won’t be on and the training will be more laid back and flexible.  If you are looking for something/someone to train with on any particular day/session, please use the facebook page to organize session.  You can also email me at sbtc_training@live.com.au as I will send out the emails each week with what is going on.  Here is a brief overview of what is on the schedule:

19^th December – 25^th December

• Swim squad as normal
• No Windtrainer/race TT sessions (Boomtime on break)

26^th December – 1^st January 2012

No scheduled sessions this week.

2^nd January – 8^th January 2012

• Boomtime still on break
• Swim squad back from mid/late week – check details with the pool
• 2xu coached runs return 9^th January – keep an eye out for alternative runs from 2xu(Tues & Thurs at 5:45am) on Facebook and through the training email.

There are likely to be changes to this and I will try to keep you up to date with these as they happen.

Upcoming Events

17^th Dec                Xmas Party

8^th Jan                   Aquathon training day

15^th Jan                 Club Champs

26^th Jan                 SBTC Australia Day Nebo Ride

26^th Jan                 Fusion Fundraising Ride www.fusioncycles.com.au

5^th Feb                  Gatorade race 5/Hell of the West

We hope everyone is winding down for the year and getting ready to enjoy some time off!!  If we can leave you all with this one thought…….

ENTER CLUB CHAMPS!!  DO IT NOW!

The year may be starting to wind down but training is still kicking along.  We have a few races left on the calender before the xmas break as well as an SBTC xmas bash (much training is required for this)!!

Long Ride – Saturday 12th November
This week also sees the return of our long ride after a few weeks off.  In sticking with the approach of making the sessions available to all levels we will be heading to Samford and doing some hill work on the range.  Meet at 2xu at 5:15am and ride out together.  Once at the range everyone can do efforts at their own pace and we will meet to ride back together.  If you have any questions about this session please let me know.
Time: 5:15am - 8:30am
Location: 2xu Southbank

Trail Running – Saturday 12^th November

This Saturday we are trail running. Sarah will be leading the group this week with a 60min run. For those who have never been to the trail running sessions, they are an out and back course based on time. We also have markers to ensure everyone knows the route. Runners of all levels and abilities are welcome and will get a lot out of this set.

When and Where:

7am from Gap Creek Reserve Brookfield – about a 30 min drive from the city centre.

Car park is about 2km along Gap Creek Road along the right hand side (if coming from Brookfield):

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Course: 60mins

Will be a simple out and back. There will be markers in place to prevent people getting lost.

Bring:

Camelbak or fuelbelt if you have one – or a small hand held bottle if you think you will really need water. It has been fairly cool so thirst won’t be a huge issue, but it’s good to have water available.

Your trail shoes or an old pair of joggers (they will get a bit dirty).

Coffee after.

Bike – Monday 14th November
Next Monday we will be doing a race style circuit around Yeronga to work on strength, power and speed.  All welcome.
Time: 5:15am
Location: 2xu Southbank

Tuesday Night Runs

Will be taking a break for a few weeks.  You can head to a core session at Fitnance or a Brick session at Langlands instead!!

Catch up on all things Fusion Cycles: http://fusioncycles.createsend2.com/t/ViewEmail/r/B701F8848732EB8D

We think it’s fair to say that everyone who knows Triathlon now knows about the South Bank Triathlon Club!

In a weekend filled with competition, cheering and good and proper celebration 64 SBTC Clubbies took part in either the individual or team events! Whilst we had some outstanding results which need to be recognised, the biggest achievement by far was the way in which we represented and gathered as a club!

Post race the Premium Beers and BBQ feast were again demolished in true SBTC style. But this year Jessa Brierty was able to take our offer to another level by provided her majestic and therapeutic hands for post race massages.

As for the on course performances it feels wrong to pick out just a few because there were so many exceptional sub 2:20:00 times. Chris Moor continued his outstanding results with a 2:07:34. This result was the 64^th of the entire field. Dan Bush took out 2^nd in his category with a 2:15:39. For the ladies, Kristy Harnett has no doubt extended her lead in the SBTC Female Triathlete of the year with another top 10 finish in a time of 2:25:01.

Whilst already mentioned on our Facebook posts, the Noosa post race celebration was a success because of the wonderful effort everyone puts in to make it a success. Be it cooking the BBQ, collecting the money for the alcohol or packing away the Marquee, Chairs, Esky.

With another Noosa down the 2^nd of SBTC’s Big 5 is the USM club vs club championship on January 15^th at Robina.

SBTC will score 1 point for everyone who lists Southbank as their club no matter where they finish. This means the competition is not just about winning but also taking part. So please, please, please be a part and help us make a statement!