Squad sessions are on winter break from Sunday 24th June – Sunday 15th June.  Online programs will continue during this time.

Triathlon Australia’s membership season starts on July 1st.  From June 17th, you can join as a new member, or renew your existing membership.  If you are already a member, your state association will be sending you an email mid-June specific to the type of membership you have, with detailed instructions on how to renew.  Triathlon Australia have compiled all information you will need to know about memberships here.  Don’t forget to select Atlas Multisports as your club when you join or renew!   Atlas membership packs will be mailed out in July.

We will be placing an order for Atlas Hoodies with Scody.  Please place your online or through lisa@atlasmultisports.com.au. Orders will need to be placed and paid for by Thursday 14th June 2018.  We will then receive and distribute the hoodies approximately 4 weeks after order date.

We will be selling Ride for Russ wristbands at Atlas squad sessions for the next 2 weeks.  Please bring your $2 coins to grab one!

Alternatively you can donate to the Ride for Russ Fundraising Page here.

Any donation big or small would be greatly appreciated for the Ride for Russ!

THANK YOU.

1. Where do you live? I’ve been in Peregian Beach for about 8 years, however I previously lived in Brisbane and briefly in Melbourne. I love living in Peregian because it is a small community where people actually talk to each other! I also like it because it allows me to train in Noosa and Mooloolaba – being not too far from either. 

2. Who does your family include? I guess I’m a bit unconventional here. My immediate family includes my dad and his wife Jean and her children who are all my age. They are all in Brisbane, my brother is in FNQ and my nephew is in Tassie. I have “Cinder” my black GSD and I have friends that I consider part of my family. Then there’s my police family and of course my Atlas family!

3. What keeps you busy during the day – What keeps me far too busy during the day AND night for my liking is my job. I’m a Detective Senior Constable in the QPS – based at the Nambour Criminal Investigation Branch. 

4. Your Hobbies… Trying new restaurants, Travelling, guitar, singing, Geocaching, learning languages. 

5. Why do you do triathlon? I like the cross training of the three disciplines and the beautiful destinations you get to travel to for races. I also love the like minded people you meet through this sport that you may not normally get to associate with. 

6. Favourite food and drink? Now that’s a hard one. If I had to pick one – I’d pick Japanese or Thai. My favourite drink changes with the time of day and company I keep!

7. If I won the lotto… I would quit work quicker than I’ve just typed this sentence… then start ticking off some bucket list races like Roth, London Marathon, Great Wall of China Marathon, Marathon du Medoc, and Escape from Alcatraz. I’d donate a portion to charity and do heaps more travel!

8. Favourite book and song? So so many. I love a book called “The Wave” by Susan Casey that examines big waves from different perspectives and all of the Game of Thrones books. Music always has been a big part of my life as I sang with a few bands in another lifetime. I’m getting back into watching live music these days and I love it. 

9. Your favourite race/triathlon moment. I absolutely loved the NY Marathon and am proud of my IM finishes …. but my proudest and most favourite moment was finishing the Ride for Russ in 2016. To have an idea and see it become so much bigger than you could ever have imagined is an amazing feeling. I cried like a baby at the finish line and don’t think that any other race experience could ever come close. 

10. Your advice for anyone wanting to start the sport – Don’t get caught up in what others are doing. Everyone has different goals, experiences and personal situations. Run your own race and chip away at the goals you (and your coach) have made for yourself. Mostly though … remember to factor some fun times along the way. A lot of people take this sport waaaay too seriously!

We would like to introduce Accredited Sport Dietitian, Steph Cronin, from Perform Dietetics.  An athlete herself Steph has worked with many athletes over the past four years.  

If you are looking for a sports dietitian on the Sunshine Coast we are recommending our athletes try Steph.  She can be contacted on 0432 202 826 and stephcronin@outlook.com.  

Enjoy these two fact sheets to help you understand the importance of your diet when training and racing:

Short Course: https://www.sportsdietitians.com.au/wpcontent/uploads/2017/03/FFYS_TriathlonSprintOD_2016.pdf 

Long Course: https://www.sportsdietitians.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/FFYS_LongCourseTriathlon_2016.pdf

1)  Where do you live? 

I’ve been on the Sunny Coast this time around for 4yrs . I was an underground coal miner for 13yrs and lived mainly on the Coast or Central Queensland. But I’m a proud New South Walshmen and you can tell because unlike Queenslanders I have all my own teeth. I love living on the Coast because it’s full of Queenslanders which means I’m smarter than most people around here .  

2)  Who does your family include?

My son Bj 7yrs old & Violet 4yrs old 

3)  What keeps you busy during the day?

I own a concrete truck 

4)  Your Hobbies…

My main hobby is spending time with my little tribe mainly beach we are all water babies. I also have a Harley and when I go for a ride it’s Dave time.

5)  Why do you do triathlon?

After 26 years of playing rugby league I had become a rather fat midget – but still an extremely attractive one . My friend hassled me for years to have a go I knew I could swim a bit so I entered a novice tri and was hooked . Next race in 3 mths and 20kg Canberra Half Ironman and qualified for Australian Ironman at Forster (back then you had to qualify) 

6)  Favourite food and drink?

Thai and beer in any order 

7)  If I won, the lotto I would…

Get off tinder and buy a wife (with a watertight pre-nup)

8)  Favourite song?

Greatest rock & roll band in the world Rolling Stones Gimme shelter . 

9)  Your favourite race/triathlon moment…

I always liked Forster my grandparents had a house on the beach the growing up so a lot of my childhood was spent there .

Favourite moment was finishing Ironman China in 50 degree heat , longest race time just under 15hrs but came 6th in my age group because 60% of the field dropped out.  Bonus was crossing the finish line without a sh#$*t hanging out of my race kit unlike 40% of the field left . 

10)                   Your advice for anyone wanting to start the sport…

Keep it real – remember we aren’t racing for sheep stations – have fun. Get a good coach and squad that make it fun (atlas free plug). You will make some great friends that I now have from all over the world . Waxing your legs doesn’t make you go faster but damn they look pretty.  Wear Lycra because red neck Queenslanders love to see you in it. Stay safe out on the roads . 

Where do you live? 

For the first 18 years of my life I have lived in a small village  in the vicinity of Stuttgart in Germany, close (for Australian standards) to the Black Forest. Then off to the UK as an au-pair, followed by university which included living half a year in Los Angeles.

In my last year of uni, I met Mick and moved – to my parents despair- to the UK where I finished my degree in a town called Leicester which is bang on in the middle of England. Then we moved to Derby, where all three kids were born. After 20 years of fog and rain, Mick decided to move his family to a nicer  and warmer place… et voilà here we are. After overcoming my initial withdrawal sypmtoms of family and friends and near heat strokes, we acclimatised and have finally settled in Buderim and are very happy here.

• Who does your family include?

Mick and our three kids Calvin (19), Nina (15) and Leyla(12) and our dog Alfie (7). In Germany I have my parents and one brother.

• What keeps you busy during the day?

When we came here, Mick still continued to work  and live in the UK, so I never started teaching full time again (I am a Secondary school language (French, Italian, German) and Geography teacher ) because of the kids, but I started straight away with voluntary teaching work in our kids’ school. I teach mainly German and I also do some language tuition for adults at home.

• Your Hobbies…

My hobbies are triathlon, skiing, I love reading and I play the piano ( badly) and teach myself Spanish at the moment. I also love to be creative with paper, paint and poems (again no talent, just like doing it). As a family we play a lot of board- and card games on weekends.

• Why do you do triathlon?

I did gymnastic until I was about 18 and then I got a bit tired of it and needed a change. So first, I was a bit lost and tried different things until my dad saw an advert in the newspaper and entered us into our first tri. And the rest is history. I love the variety of three different sports and it takes me to interesting places in the world.

• Favourite food and drink?

I love Thai and Mexican food and salads, chocolate, not keen on meat. Favourite drink is def. vodka with lemonade!

• If I won, the lotto I would…

If I won the lotto, I would import all my family and friends to the Sunshine Coast and have them live near me. And then I would also help to save tigers and build a school for girls in Afghanistan.

• Favourite book and song?

Very difficult one as I love so many… but I have repeatedly read a book called “London” by E.Rutherford, it tells you about the very first beginnings to modern age, but unlike a history book it is very interestingly written. I have a German  and an English version, if anyone is keen to borrow either of them.

My favourite song depends on my mood at the time, but “Adesso tu”  by Eros Ramazzottii is my all time favourite.

• Your favourite race/triathlon moment…

Finishing my first ironman  in Roth in 2000, together with my dad, brother and Mick.

• Your advice for anyone wanting to start the sport…

Set yourself little achievable goals and don’t compare yourself with others and their training volume as you might panic and start to overtrain, get injured and maybe give up before you really started. And prepare yourself for early mornings!

Triathlon Qld is hosting an LTO (Local Technical Officer) course on –

Saturday the 3^RD of March 2018

Brisbane CBD

9am – 1pm

Morning tea and a light lunch supplied

Local technical officials (LTO) operate on site at triathlons throughout Queensland and nationally to ensure events are run safely and fairly for all competitors. Technical officials work on the field of play to enforce the Triathlon Australia Race Competition Rules.

Through volunteering as an official, you’ll gain a unique insight into how triathlons and major sporting events are managed, and learn valuable transferable skills. All training is offered free of charge and you’ll also receive a financial contribution each time you volunteer to cover your costs.

The requirements to become a TO include –

• Complete an online Introduction to Officiating course offered by the Australian Sports Commission
• Attend a three to four hour training course and pass a written exam
• Participate in a practical assessment on the field of play (events can be found on the TQ website http://www.triathlon.org.au/State_Associations/QLD/qld/Events/Find_Events.htm
• Become a member of Triathlon Australia (free of charge as a volunteer)
• Sign a code of behaviour agreement
• Attain a Blue Card for child safety
• To maintain your accreditation you need to officiate at least three events a year (these can be local club events whereby a club committee member validates official attendance)

For more information on QLD Triathlon officials please follow this link http://www.triathlon.org.au/State_Associations/QLD/qld/Get_Involved/Officiating.htm

If you are interested or know someone who may be interested please email Tracey Zammit: technical@qld.triathlon.org.au no later than Friday the 16^th of February 2018.

We are very excited to announce that we will be the new event organisers of the Brisbane Marathon Festival.  We are looking forward to continuing the wonderful work of the team from Intraining.  Lock this event into your calendars in 2018!

Click here to read the Sunshine Coast Daily online article.