Well, there won’t be much work or training for me for at least a week. Now there is a big chance I will need surgery on my 4th Metacarpal tomorrow as the break is not clean & one of my finger is crooked. Thanks for all the messages of support & see you all Sunday @2xutriathlonseries in Elwood 🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️#GPCsquad #gpcfamily #roadtorecovery #damagedgoods #triathlon #geelongtriathlon #nolimits (at Geelong Hospital)

New Year Resolution? Whatever your goal, if it is to do with triathlon, GPC Squad would like to help. We have 3 full time coaches and over 12 squad/group sessions per week. In February, we are introducing some new beginner focused sessions. Come and try your first session of each sport for free. BEGINNERS SESSIONS -Thursday at 5:30pm run at Landy Field Athletic Track -Friday at 11:45am open water swim at Eastern Beach enclosure (Oct- May) -Saturday at 8am at Growlers Torquay for an easy group ride including a coffee stop We are certainly not taking the focus away from the performance side of things & will operate as usual. Here are the group’s target races for the year: RACE SQUAD CALENDAR -Ironman New Zealand, Australia (Port Macquarie), Asia Pacific (Cairns), World Camps (Kona) and Western Australia (Busselton) -2XU Victorian Triathlon Series -Ironman 70.3 Geelong, Port Macquarie & Cairns -Challenge Melbourne & Shepparton -ITU Gold Coast World Champs Qualifying races -ITU World Champs in Denmark (Multisport) & Gold Coast (Sprint & Standard) -Xterra Gippsland, Townsville & World Champs in Maui -Sufferfest Mount Martha & Warnambool We already have 3 GPC athletes qualified for Kona and over 25 athletes seeking qualification for the ITU World Champs on the Gold Coast 12-16 Sep 2018 We are the most successful Australian triathlon squad since 2014 in terms of participation & medals at ITU World Champs Convinced yet? Call or email to start your two weeks free trial or join a session of each sport at no cost 🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️ 0400 009 326 [email protected] #gpcsquad #trainspecific #geelongtriathlon #triathlon #nolimits #represent #multisport #freshstart #reachyourgoals #gpcfamily

Whatever the goal, whatever the plan of attack, whatever the level, I am always super excited to help newbies reach their goals. For Benny, it is sub 9h30 at #imoz & I cannot wait. A bit about him: Hi I’m Ben Meadows....better known as Melon. Im looking forward to training and racing with the GPC crew. I live in Geelong with two kids (mini melons) and my beautiful tri wife Jean and my four legged running buddy Cricket. I run my intellectual property business (fresh produce) out of Port Melbourne so do most my training along Beach Road or MSAC on weekdays. I’ve had a go at IM Busselton 2014, IM Melbourne 2015 and IM Port Mac 2016. Last years race was off a 6 week taper due to injury and although I ended up having a great hit out I feel I’ve got some unfinished business on that course. Port Mac 2018 falls on my 40th birthday. My bodies moving ok again so I’ve decided what better way to celebrate than in the hurt locker. I want 9h30m for my birthday and I’m hoping the GPC coaches and crew can help me get to that start line with a shot at the prize. Welcome to GPC & let’s do this Benny 🏊🏻🚴🏻🏃🏻#GPCsquad #welcome #recruit #trainspecific #ironman #represent #nolimits #geelongtriathlon #gpcfamily #triathlon #letsdothis (at Geelong, Victoria)

This week we welcome this super nice guy & gun runner, Zac Turner. Here is a bit about him: Hi, I'm Zac. I have recently moved to Geelong after living and training on the Gold Coast, and work as a physiotherapist at Kieser. My background consist mostly of running and AFL, with triathlon taking up most part of the last 2 years. I have always had a goal of one day completing an ironman but could never draw myself away from footy for long enough to commit. In more recent years running and triathlon have become my main sporting priorities. I have raced over 70.3 and marathon distances, and am aiming to race (finish) at ironman Cairns 2018. Looking forward to training alongside everyone. I cannot wait to get you ready for this big challenge Zac. Train safe 🏊🏻🚴🏻🏃🏻#gpcsquad #imcairns #ironman #trainspecific #represent #welcome #geelongtriathlon #nolimits #geelong #gpcfamily (at Geelong Waterfront)

He is back and has a bit more to love about him 🙂 Coach Kate will make sure he gets in shape quickly after she helped him get prepared for Ironman Australia this year where he finished in 11hr 44mins. Here what he has to say. Welcome back Andy! I'm back! I thought I would return to the squad after a short spell to train for Geelong 70.3 and try break 6hrs. Looking forward to the hard work! Me too Andy. Looking forward to watching you race on the 18th of February. Train safe 🏊🏻🚴🏻🏃🏻 #gpcsquad #gpcfamily #welcomeback #represent #trainspecific #geelongtriathlon #safepass #nolimits #geelong703 #triathlon (at Geelong, Victoria)

Very excited to be part of this man's journey! Matt is a gun runner & has always done a bit of swimming & cycling. Matt Petersen is now taking on the @ironmantri challenge. A bit about him: I'm 42 years old and took up some running to lose weight about 8 years ago and really enjoyed it. I get a buzz getting out and having adventures and have taken on quite a few different sports in that time including multisport, adventure racing, kayaking, obstacle racing, ocean swimming and a few triathlons. In the last few years I have done 5 marathons and 6 ultra trail runs including 1 x 100km run. Whilst not real fast, I enjoy competitive racing and the motivation it gives me to train. Looking for a new challenge and have always wanted to do an ironman triathlon, so planning now to do IM Cairns 2018 as the next big challenge. Thanks for choosing GPC & let's do this Matty 🏊🏻🚴🏻🏃🏻#gpcsquad #gpcfamily #recruit #represent #trainspecific #racebetter #geelongtriathlon #nolimits #ironman #triathlon (at Bells Beach)

This machine & 3 time Elite 24h MTB champion just joined our squad. It did not take much convincing to join our ranks when I told her she was made for Ironman Triathlon. She loves super hard & super long bike rides, she runs a casual 22min for the 5kms of Park Run, so now let's build the swim part which she is not actually bad at. After one week with us, she has already entered #imwa 😳I cannot wait to see what she can do comes December 4th. Thanks for choosing us & for putting your trust in us Jessica Douglas. Train safe 👊🏻 #gpcsquad #welcome #gpcfamily #nolimits #trainspecific #racebetter #geelongtriathlon #represent #ironman (at You Yangs parkrun)

This week, we welcome Clint Pickin. A super funny and driven guy. He has a big goal to get to the Tokyo Olympics and I will do everything possible to get him there 👍🏻 Welcome Clint, exciting times ahead. A bit about him: I am an elite paratriathlon athlete in the early days of competing, this coming season I am hoping to make it to the Worlds not only in Australia. My interest of competing in triathlons started in February 2017 where I had met another para athlete competing in para triathlons and I had my first race in the Gatorade series, while I was racing with my local club on the road bike. I pushed myself as hard as I could without a coach at the time and competed in another 2 triathlons before running into a coach where he suggested in competing in a para field in the nations in Davenport and then on to the ITU Worlds in Queensland. I am know getting coached by Stephane Vander Bruggen at Geelong Performance Training. Whilst training 20-25 hours per week, I also working full time at skills connection in a community career role for people with disabilities, and studying part-time 8 hours a week doing my cert 4 in disability. In junction with all of this I aim to continue to further develop my skills in Triathlon by racing against the best in the world and locally. I am currently ranked 18th in the world in my category only after two races and in my first year of competing in an elite field. All the best Clint 🏊🏻🚴🏻🏃🏻 #gpcsquad #gpcfamily #represent #welcome #triathlon #paratriathlon #trainspecific #racebetter #lovewhatyoudo #geelongtriathlon #nolimits (at The Barwon Heads "Kondak Tri")