Encourage the younger members of your family to enjoy your triathlon journey with you.  We are offering all kids and teenagers 50% off if they join training sessions with their parents.  Sessions won’t be catered specifically for children, but if they are competent to join in with the adults they we would certainly encourage them to come along.

Here are some age appropriate guidelines:

• Wed afternoon track session (set shortened) 8+
• Mon and Wed swim session (squad experience required) 13+
• Cycling (TA members only) 16+

We actively encourage Triathlon Australia Membership and Atlas has a 50% off junior fee for membership.

Autumn has arrived and with it the darker mornings. It is so easy to stay in the warm bed and sleep.  So, we thought we would share 6 top tips to help get you to training during the colder and darker months!

1. Get to bed early – The best way to ensure you will get out of bed in the morning is knowing you have had enough sleep.  Power down screens early, stretch, brush teeth, read a book, etc. Setting a good bedtime routine and going to bed early will ensure you wake up more easily.
2. Set the alarm, but don’t hit snooze – the snooze button is only putting off the inevitable and can make you late.  Some people like to have the alarm away from their bed, however that might not be for everyone.  Splash some water on your face as soon as you can to help wake you up.
3. Get ready the night before – prepack your swim/bike/run gear in the car and make sure your clothes are out and ready to put on.  Plus fill up a water bottle, have a snack ready and make sure your keys are handy!
4. Let someone at training know you will be there.  When you know someone else is depending on you to be there you are less likely to let them down.
5. Partner support – A friend told me the other day that she was going to skip a swim session because it was dark and raining.  She went to roll over and tell her husband, but he was already out of bed and had made her a coffee and encouraged her to go.  If your partner is an early bird, ask them to help ensure you stick to your morning training schedule. Side note – what a man!
6. Remind yourself how great you will feel when you have finished – for most of us the early mornings are the only time when we can get our training in, so remind yourself of this and how stoked you will be after the session that you ticked it off and made time to improve your fitness, skills and taken a step closer to your goals. 

By Lisa Crowther

AIS recipe recommended by Steph Cronin from Perform Dietetics

•  PREPARATION TIME 10 MINUTES + 10 MINUTES MARINATING
•  COOKING TIME 10 MINUTES
•  SERVES 4-6

Ingredients

• 500 g trim lamb loin
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• olive or canola oil spray
• 4 rounds Lebanese bread
• 100 g low-fat hummus
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• 200 g tabouli (purchase from deli or see below)
• 130 g can corn kernels, drained
• 2 tomatoes, halved and sliced
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup MAGGI Chilli Sauce

Tabouli

• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup burghul
• 2 spring onions, chopped
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• ½ cup chopped mint
• 2 cups chopped parsley
• ¼ cup lemon juice (juice of 1 lemon)
• ground black pepper, to taste

Method

1. Place lamb, garlic, spices, honey and juice in a nonmetallic bowl, toss to coat lamb, then marinate 10 minutes.
2. Spray a nonstick frying pan with oil and heat.
3. Cook lamb in 2 batches over high heat until browned and tender.
4. Remove from pan.
5. Allow to stand for 5 minutes before slicing thinly.
6. Place bread on a flat surface.
7. Divide hummus between bread and spread evenly to cover the centre of the bread.
8. Top with lettuce, tabouli, corn and tomato.
9. Arrange lamb along centre, top with onion and roll up firmly to enclose.
10. Place wrap in a heated sandwich press and cook for 3-5 minutes or until bread is crisp.
11. Or, grill lightly on both sides.
12. Cut in half and drizzle with chilli sauce.
13. Serve with salad.

Tabouli

1. Soak burghul in boiling water for 15 minutes.
2. Squeeze out excess water.
3. Combine burghul with all other ingredients.
4. Mix well.

Nutrition

What a blast we had on the 2018 Atlas Xmas Training Camp!  Thank you to everyone who participated and we hope you feel stronger, fitter and more motivated to head towards your 2019 goals!

Click here for the Montville Time Trial Results

Let us help you give the special triathlete in your life a gift they will love.  Here are our top 10 suggestions!

1. Xmas Training Camp

2. Personalised or Customised Program

3. Atlas Cycle Kit or Tri Suit

4. Entry into the 7 Sunshine Coast Marathon 2019

5. Entry into the McDonald’s Brisbane Marathon Festival 2019

6. Entry into the 7 Cairns Marathon 2019

7.10-visit multi-pass 

8. Atlas Cooler Bag

9. One month squad training

10. Donate to their fundraising page for the Island Charity Swim

All Passes and merchandise can be mailed directly to you!  Please email info@atlasmultisports.com.au for mailing.

Congratulations to our 2018 Atlas Award Winners!

The wait is over. . . Six-month membership has arrived. Becoming a member of Triathlon Australia has never been easier or more affordable. This new six-month option is available to anyone that hasn’t previously been a Triathlon Australia member and who want to join our tribe and set their fitness goals for 2019. The six-month option commences on January 1, 2019, and will run through until June 30, 2019, and with a whopping 35% off the regular membership price, it’s the perfect way to kick-start your New Year’s resolutions!

The six-month membership provides you with all the benefits of an annual Triathlon Australia membership, including full insurance while training and racing. An overview of the other great member benefits can be found here.

A Membership also eradicates the *One Day Membership you currently purchase every time you participate in a triathlon.

*A One Day Membership fee is a component of your race entry fee; the amount differs depending on the distance of the event.

** Save $50 based on industry average of 3 events annually.

PLEASE NOTE: This offer is only available for NEW TRIATHLON AUSTRALIA MEMBERS who want to purchase an Adult or Junior Membership, with a Family option also available. Coaching, professional, and development memberships are not included in this offer.

Learn the following from Physiotherapist David Castle-Burn

• How to avoid the most common and frustrating injuries triathletes suffer from.
• Improve your performance from identifying and correcting key areas of weakness that already hinder your current performance and potential.
• Learn how to treat and recover from injuries fast.
• Hosted by our resident triathlete and Physiotherapist David Castle-Burns.

Location– Physio Professionals Buderim

Shop 4/72 Burnett St, Buderim Q 4556

When – 6 pm Thursday the 25th October 2018

How to book – Ph 5408 0158 or book right here on Eventbrite.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/triathlon-injury-prevention-performance-seminar-tickets-50471640034

www.physioprofessionals.com.au/tri

 Or Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/events/566039193815376/

Well done everyone who completed the swim/bike/run time trials this week.  We hope you are seeing  progress!

20km Cycle 02/10/2018

• Casey 30:43
• Jase 30:43
• Mick 31:37
• Helen 31:47
• Tim 31:57
• Kim 32:17
• Greg 32:17
• Jo 35:23
• Ginny 32:47
• Paul 37:36
• Susan 36:23
• Leona 38:30
• Susie 41:18
• Brenda 38:41
• Kat 37:50
• Fiona 40:55
• Fiona 43:30

1km Swim 03/10/2018

• Susan 19:30
• Kaitlyn 21:20
• Grant 15:50
• Alex 19:30
• Paul 18:18
• Helen 18:50
• Lisa 20:20
• Susie 21:40
• Ginny 17:10
• Leona 19:15
• Fiona 20:50
• Fiona 23:50
• Gaye 20:08

5km Run 03/10/2018

• Fitzy 18:45
• Jase 18:45
• Kim (4.75km) 18:45
• Greg 20:25
• Mick 22:05
• Helen 21:38
• Krista 21:45
• Alex 23:05
• Justin 23:37
• Jonah (3km) 20:35
• Kaitlyn (3km) 18:04
• Susan 25:39
• Leona 25:41
• Fiona 25:40
• Susie 27:39
• Paul 27:16

August was a busy month in the Atlas Calendar with the completion of our two major events; the McDonald’s Brisbane Marathon Festival on August 5 and the 7 Sunshine Coast Marathon on August 19.  We want to thank all of our squad for their patience with us over this time.  We would like to make special thanks to some Atlas members; Inna Atkinson and Susie Bardsley for the hours they spent at registration, Ruth D’hennin for organising all of the Rockers for Knockers team and volunteers (plus all of the Atlas vols who supported her), Helen Greenfield, Nathan Fitzakerley and Dave Ogg for pacing, Dave and Kate Price for managing the elites, Grant Edwards, Dave Matthews, Jack Matthews and Paula Free for lead bikes, Kim Alexander for hosting, Mark Laforest (M1) for commentating both events, Vanessa Ng for her podiatry expertise and of course Greg Biggs for his tireless energy and helping with both the Brisbane and Sunshine Coast.  We are very grateful to everyone who rolls up their sleeves for the events and we thank you.