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25.01.2022 WEEKEND CLUB TRAINING SATURDAY 21ST MARCH Meeting at Elwood SLSC at 6:00am for 6:15am start time IRONMAN SPECIFIC Ride 125-140kms at 55-80%mhr, Run 50-70mins off the bike See ind. programs for efforts schedule.... 70.3 / SPRINT Want to work on riding Ride 90-100kms in total. Run 35mins off the bike See ind. programs for efforts schedule. Want to work on running Ride 75mins in total. Long Run 1:30-1:45hrs at 65-83%max See ind. programs for efforts schedule. SUNDAY 22ND MARCH Meeting at Elwood SLSC at 8:00am start time OPEN WATER SESSION - Fluid / JaraSport / ETPA

24.01.2022 WEEKEND CLUB TRAINING SATURDAY 19TH DECEMBER Meet at Elwood SLSC at 6:15am for 6:30am start time Main Program Need to Work Ride - Ride 90km. Run 45mins off the bike... Need to Work Run - Ride 75mins. Run 1:30-1:35hrs Ironman New Zealand Ride 130kms. Run 60min off the bike SUNDAY 20TH DECEMBER Rest day Note : There will be a few programs with short aerobic sessions, but mostly full rest day ahead of Super Adapt start. Photo : MTC engine room right there

24.01.2022 Please note the most recent update regarding the remaining races of the 2XU series, both race 5 and 6 will be postponed. In light of this, Saturday training will just have the one session running - long ride meeting at 6 for 6:15 from PM SLSC. Sunday will be a long run from Studley Park Boathouse, Kew at 7:45 for 8 am start

24.01.2022 Nothing better than crossing the finish line with your mates! Not confident taking on the tri alone? Sign up as a team today | Link https://buff.ly/38Xx1VU #ChallengeShepparton

23.01.2022 Eh up, Race 4 of the #TVRaceSeries is here! Get to know Yorkshire’s Royal Pump Room 8 course with this week's pre-race meetup. In preparation for Satur...day's race, Sean Foster from Fluid Movements will take athletes around the course and provide tips to help you navigate Race 4. If you're a coach, please feel free to join. Thursday, October 22. 6:30am To join, head to the Zwift Companion App and follow Robbie Wallace (SAS) by 9:00pm on Wednesday to ensure you get an invite. Our pre-race meetup is a great way to test out the Zwift platform if you're new to virtual racing.

22.01.2022 Great to see our club contributing to the return of racing in Victoria

22.01.2022 Are you on Strava? If so make sure you add yourself to the MTC group, so we can support each other while were completing our solo / virtual training sessions : Heres the link - https://www.strava.com/clubs/melbourne-tri-club

22.01.2022 OK MTCrs, time to dust off the TT gear for a recon roll round Saturdays Triathlon Victoria TT course for race 1, the Fan Flats. We will discuss how it works, race tactics and just familiarise ourselves with the course. Dets below

22.01.2022 WEEKEND CLUB TRAINING SATURDAY 16TH MAY Own venue flat or hill ride 2:00-3:30hrs SUNDAY 17TH MAY... Meeting at Port Melbourne SLSC at 7:45am for 8:00am start Long Flat Run 1:15-1:45hrs at 60-70%max [65-77%FTHR] Open Water Swim following Run 45-60mins in total, easy aerobic or building to moderate.

22.01.2022 Great work MTCérs, consolidating our lead in the series. Look forward again to your support in Race 4

22.01.2022 NEW KIT DAY It’s with great pleasure we launch our new 2021 Club training and race kit with our new supplier Cannibal Australia Awesome to be back onboard with this Aussie based company. Cannibal is known for its durable, comfortable tri gear and we can wait to get our hands on the new kit. .... . Cannibal Australia See more

22.01.2022 Our inaugural Club trivia night was a big success last night and a great way for us all to connect socially A big THANK YOU to Lawrence (Quizzy Rascal) and Lesley (Quiztema Aguilera) for being our hosts We had 23 teams, with some very imaginative team names and close to 50 people take part!! ... Chris Henry won best dressed (wore his cycling kit and aero helmet ) and Juan won best undressed And we all got to meet the Speeds brand new little addition - Annabelle, the baby : Here are the winners of each round Round 1) Donald Stumped - Eloise, Simon and Bryan Round 2)Tenolly - Tenille and Holly Round 3) 5 cs - Barry, Ryan, Lockie, Adrian, Annie & Sasha. Round 4) Detective Trivia Benson - Pheebs, Abel and Em Round 5) Quiztopher Columbus - Juan and Laura Overall quiz winners - on final review, we actually had a draw as we realised after the quiz had finished that 2 points had been mistakenly allocated to the 5 cs team (more info in this in the next e news) SO, OUR WINNERS WERE..... 5 Cs AND Donald Stumped. Prizes of Club socks and caps will be distributed soon. Thank you to everyone who got involved.

22.01.2022 WEEKEND CLUB TRAINING SATURDAY 14TH NOVEMBER Meeting at Green Point, Foreshore Reserve Brighton (near Cnr South/Beach Rd) at 6:30am for 6:45am start time. MAIN SESSION RUN 25-30mins, RIDE 30kms, RUN 23-25mins, RIDE 20kms, RUN 35-40mins. Efforts schedule at squad briefing... LONG COURSE SESSION Ride 100-125kms. Run 45-65mins OTB. Efforts schedule at squad briefing SUNDAY 15TH NOVEMBER Rest Day OR Run 40-55mins easily (please refer to ind. program for details) Photo : Flashback Friday to the Races and MTC tent in 2005

20.01.2022 Not the most flattering pic of some of us but we had our first meeting as a new committee today. Weve been brainstorming different ideas to stay connected as a Club during lockdown. If anybody had any ideas to share, please let us know

20.01.2022 TRIATHLON VICTORIA CLUB RACE SERIES RESULTS So proud of our MTC club members who flew the flag in last Saturday Zwift Club series road race. What a result for the Club with so many members getting involved. The Oldest Tri Club in Victoria still showing the way, well done MTCrs

20.01.2022 We held our Club AGM this afternoon via Video link. Thank you to Amanda Taylor for all her hard work over the last 2 years, she will be finishing up in her role of Vice President : Our committee for the year ahead are : President - Barry Curran... Vice President - Kate Joiner Treasurer - Gillian Turnbull Secretary - Lyndsey Foster Steve Makin Sally Frazer Tenille Oien : A big thank you to all those who got involved and joined the meeting

20.01.2022 Triathlon Victoria Club Race Series Race 1 in the books and MTC has a big lead in the series Race 2 is this Saturday, another chance for MTCrs to fly the flag. For more details go to https://www.triathlonvictoria.org.au/tvraceseries Good luck to all our awesome MTC members that are racing!

18.01.2022 Tri Vic Award nominations for 2019-20 are currently open until midnight on Thursday 30 April. The purpose of the awards is to recognise the achievements of club members. Please get your nominations in to ensure our awesome Club is involved. Heres the link below...

17.01.2022 WEEKEND CLUB TRAINING SATURDAY 20TH JUNE Meeting at Foreshore Reserve, Brighton (near Cnr South / Beach Rd) at 6:30am for 6:45am MAIN PROGRAM Ride 35-40kms, Run 20-25min, Ride 25km, Run 30-35min... Please see Coach on morning for intensity schedule IRONMAN SPECIFIC Ride 60-75mins easily LONG RUN 2:00-2:20hrs at 60-70%max on a Looped course - Rehearse 30-45grams of carbs and around 350-500ml of fluid per hour. Gels, bars, energy drink, water etc. SUNDAY 21ST JUNE Rest Day. Or easy short aerobic options PHOTO : MTC member Bryce Leigh with his game face on pre race at the MTC tent

17.01.2022 Details below re Saturdays race. Note - it is now a road race so make sure you enter early, cut off is Fri arvo, and you are on a road bike as its a drafting event

17.01.2022 WEEKEND CLUB TRAINING SATURDAY 30TH MAY Meeting at Elwood SLSC at 6:15am for 6:30am start time RUN 20-30mins building RIDE 70-80kms Inc efforts schedule.... RUN 35-45mins off the bike Inc efforts schedule IRONMAN SPECIFIC RIDE 110-120kms Inc efforts schedule RUN 45mins off the bike Inc efforts schedule SUNDAY 31ST MAY Own Venue Complete Rest or Shorter Easy aerobic options (Please refer to ind. programs for specifics) Photo : New Proud dad, Simon and Narin Barnett welcomed their second child to the world on Thursday May 21st, a beautiful boy named Charlie Finn Barnett!

16.01.2022 WEEKEND CLUB TRAINING SATURDAY 29TH AUGUST Zwift Virtual Meetup at 7:00am, Mega Pretzel - if keen message below and we will give you details of how to join LONG HILL RIDE 90-140kms, generally Z2, Inc. 2-3reps of 1in20 at 82-85%max [87-90%FTP] with ride down recs. . Run 30-60mins off the bike easily

15.01.2022 The MTC #BlueWave strikes again. Big lead into the final event in Paris, Champagne anyone!

15.01.2022 Long Club ride this morning featuring a massive headwind and a guest appearance by Doug from Cambridge Tri Club. Doug also joined a couple of the Fluid swim squad sessions in the week and its been great having him along, hes heading off in a Winnebago around Australia on Monday

14.01.2022 ARE YOU OK? : Times are tough right now and its important that we stay virtually connected as a community as much as possible. : We have updated our training to reflect the ever tightening daily advice on physical distancing rules, we will no longer be doing group rides/runs, but there will be training options - full details will be in our next ENews so please make sure you read. ... : It probably goes without saying that our annual awards night will be postponed, but dont worry, we already have some ideas and as soon as were able well be re-organising something even bigger and better. : : Do what you can to keep our community and yourself safe - stay at home as much as you can, train indoors if youre able to. For those unable to train indoors, image 2 shows recommendations from @bicycle_network, its important to respect these guidelines. : : Were all in this together See more

14.01.2022 Zwift Power athlete entries close at 8:00 PM tonight! Hit the link to enter now. https://bit.ly/3jh0krI If you're all set to race, head to the Zwift Companion App and enter tomorrow’s event.

13.01.2022 vEveresting UPDATE. Great to see so many club members on Alpe Du Zwift supporting Catherine Guest and Tim Ikin during their vEveresting attempt today. If u got ...time they would love some company for a lap or so this afternoon. Currently over 4400m of elevation and 6:35hrs in. Go go go guys, you can do it! . . PREPD | Velo Mats | Melbourne Triathlon Club | Pista Bikes | Koda Nutrition

12.01.2022 Happiest of birthday to the Clubs Coaching partner

12.01.2022 WEEKEND CLUB TRAINING SATURDAY 12TH DECEMBER Meeting at Studley Park Boathouse Car Park at 6:00am for 6:15am start time. Long Dandenongs Hill Ride 100-135kms - inc 20-25min hill reps. Option to finish with 1 moderate lap of Kew (stay in aero - I gear bigger). Run 15-20mins off the bike easily... SUNDAY 13TH DECEMBER Meeting at Port Melbourne SLSC at 7:45am for 8:00am run start Optional 30-60min easy ride Long Flat Run 1:452:15rs easily at 60-70%max OPTION OPEN WATER SWIM (check ind. programs for specifics)

11.01.2022 WEEKEND CLUB TRAINING SATURDAY 23rd MAY Own venue ride due to distancing restrictions Long Flat Ride 80-130kms - Generally Z1/Low Z2. Run 15-20mins off the bike easily... SUNDAY 24TH MAY MTC RUN DAY - ALL MEMBERS WELCOME Meeting at the Car Park, Horswood Rd Lysterfield at 7:45am for 8:00am start. Long Trail Run 60-120mins at 60-83%max [65-91%FTHR] 40-60min OPEN WATER SWIM at Lysterfield Lake to follow Photo : The MTC Crew Hawaii 2013

10.01.2022 Our regular strength & mobility sessions are now underway on Monday evenings and Wednesday lunchtimes. Theyre available to all members at no cost during Stage 4 and the Zoom log in details are included in the ENews. Heres a short snippet of last nights session. (Its being run from Sean and Lyndseys lounge room because the Fluid Studio is currently closed, even for virtual training due to Stage 4 lockdown).

10.01.2022 We cant wait for this..... check your email for full details and instructions on how to join

10.01.2022 WEEKEND CLUB TRAINING Saturday training options - See our event page

09.01.2022 All - for anyone following the TDF action over the next week weeks, MTC has a set up a (free) tipping competition for its members. Head over to https://fantasy.cyclingtips.com//My-Competit/Mini-Leagues and join the MTC Fluid mini league. Youll need to use the code SLC-00314 to join. Once youre in all you have to do is start guess whos going to win what stage. Have fun!

09.01.2022 Awesome morning in the hills for our Club ride today featuring: Devils Elbow The Wall 1 in 20 Then coffee before riding home... : : : #cycling #cyclinglife #triathlon #trilife #whywetri #triathlontraining #hills #stronger #squad #squadgoals #club #triclub #triathlonclub #melbourne #melbournetriclub #fluidmovements #traintorace See more

08.01.2022 Let’s keep the momentum going and stay at the top of the leaderboard, team Fluid/MTC. See you there on Saturday for race 5

08.01.2022 Calling all members, lets make sure MTC are the inaugural Club Champs Check todays ENews for more details

07.01.2022 Well be running a group ride tomorrow morning via @gozwift. It will go for 2 hours on the Watopia Out and Back Loop which takes on the desert and volcano loops : You can join for as much or as little as you like. : Starting at 6:25am for 6:30am roll. If youre keen to join, please email sean@fluidmovements no later than 5pm today so we can add you on.

07.01.2022 Fun morning at Lysterfield with trail running, a very cold swim in the lake and home baked treats by Chef Makin

07.01.2022 It’s great to be back racing again Last night was race 2 of the @tri_victoria return to racing events - an Aquathon down at Sandridge. Well done to all involved, and thanks to the members who volunteered their time to help out : : :... #triclub #triathlonclub #club #racing #returntoracing #whywetri #triathlete #squad #raceday #swimming #running #trilife #triathlon #melbourne #melbournetriclub @ Sandridge Beach See more

07.01.2022 WEEKEND CLUB TRAINING SATURDAY 4TH JULY Meeting at Port Melb SLSC, starting 6:15am to 6:25am staggered start LONG FLAT RIDE 85-140kms 55-70%max [Z1/LowZ2] Generally easy aerobic but check programs for specifics. Run 15-20mins off the bike easily... SUNDAY 5TH JULY Meeting at Studley Park Boathouse Car Park at 7:45am for 8:00am RUN start PRE RIDE RUN 30-60mins easy spin ride (Check Ind. Programs to see if applicable) LONG HILL RUN 1:30-2:15hours at 70-83%max Please see Strava Map below for Kew XC Run Course.

06.01.2022 Beautiful morning for our Club run and open water swim with plenty of space for everyone to keep a safe distance

06.01.2022 #LETSRIDE To help ease those lockdown blues, weve joined forces with the SAS Cycle Club to bring you a regular community Zwift ride to enjoy with your club, f...riends or family. Visit the event link for more https://bit.ly/30t6OfU Join us on Saturday as we hit the Tempus Fugit course for a 50km ride starting at 7.30am. See you then

06.01.2022 Attn MEMBERS Our Club AGM is set for this weekend - Sunday at 4 pm. Well be connecting via Zoom and the log in details have been sent out in the latest ENews. We want to see as many people as possible get involved and join the meeting, so see you there WEEKEND TRAINING ... SATURDAY 27TH JUNE We are encouraging our stronger members to ride out to Kinglake and our newer riders the Dandenongs with the 1 in 20 climb. Suggested start venue for both is Studley Park Boathouse Car Park between 6:15 - 6:30 SUNDAY 28TH JUNE Group Session - Meeting at Port Melbourne SLSC at 7:45am for 8:00am start Long Flat Run 1 - 2:15hours easily at 60-70%max Optional Recovery Swim session (OW or Pool) following Run

05.01.2022 Let us know if you are coming

04.01.2022 Hi Everyone - this probably goes without saying, but confirming that our end of season awards night booked for the 9th May will be postponed.Hi Everyone - this probably goes without saying, but confirming that our end of season awards night booked for the 9th May will be postponed.

03.01.2022 SUPER ADAPT BLOCK Great to announce our Christmas/NY period Super Adapt Training Block is back in 20/21. 2Weeks of concentrated strength endurance training designed to take your triathlon performance to a new level. December 21 to January 3. The reason why we choose to stay local each year over this Block is Fluid/MTC is all about ensuring we can have as many of our members benefitting from this training block as possible, v's just a select few if we went away to the mountai...ns. Club members, please ask to join the FB training group asap to keep up to date with key info around this training block.

02.01.2022 During Stage 4 lockdown well be running group virtual strength & mobility sessions on Mondays at 5:30pm and Wednesdays at 12noon via Zoom, lead by Lyndsey. This evening will be the first session. Log in details are in the latest ENews edition, but PM if you would like us to re-send. The only things youll need are a foam roller and a resistance band. All members are welcome to join. Its a great way to stay connected so hope to see you there.

01.01.2022 This Sunday will be our season launch celebration, the weather is looking great and we can’t wait to see as many members as possible. We’re holding it at the Swan Picnic area, at Albert Park at 1pm. We’ll host the famous bake off competition, last year, the bar was set extremely high, including this master piece, created by Albi

01.01.2022 Hope MTCrs can get involved, great way to stay motivated over the coming few weeks. https://www.facebook.com/events/2739052092973812

01.01.2022 Great work MTCrs Results from todays race below! One way points are earnt or lost in this series is based on % of active club members that raced based on the TV member database. So on all other metric our club is well ahead, but we got penalised on this one. So for Race 3 hope to see more of you involved and also thankyou to those that did fly the MTC flag to get us to where we are atm.