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It felt good good to be outside after 9 days indoor! I rode 2/3 of the @xterraoffroad Gippsland bike course this morning. It took me ages but loved it. It is a very fast course. Very flowing & not very technical with a few logs to jump. My tip is not to put too much pressure in your tyres for tomorrow’s race. All the Best to all racing, especially to Coach Kate, Ron T & Josh D. I will be there to support. Thanks @eliteenergy_au for putting those races on for us 🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️ #gpcsquad #xterragippsland #xterra #triathlon #nolimits #trainspecific #geelongtriathlon #represent #gippsland (at Colquhoun Mtb Park)

This week we welcome Spencer Edwards a super nice guy looked after by Super Mum, Coach Peri. Here is a bit about him: I’m originally from Wiltshire, England but now live in Camperdown with my fiancé Ness. I’m a farrier by trade and run a blacksmith/shoeing business in Geelong and surrounding areas. I’m very new to triathlon; prior to September last year, I can’t remember the last time I rode a bike. I’ve always enjoyed exercising and challenging myself in terms of fitness, so triathlon seemed like the next obvious choice. My first Tri was up in Shepparton where I completed the Olympic distance. I was hooked even before I completed the race! On reflection I had loads to improve on and GPC was able to provide the tools or ‘coaching’ to get the results I want. I wouldn’t say I have a strongest leg, however with the help of Peri, I seem to be improving week by week on all three disciplines and enjoying them individually. My short term goal is to shave 20mins off my Olympic distance and my long term goal is to eventually complete an Ironman. I’m looking forward to competing at Elwood and Mount Martha in the next few months and hopefully i will get a few training camps in later in the year too. Thanks for joining us Spence & looking forward to seeing you complete an Ironman, maybe in Geelong 😉 #gpsquad #welcome #geelongtriathlon #triathlon #nolimits #safepass #ironman #trainspecific #represent #newrecruit

OMG, we had 43 GPC athletes racing today 2XU Triathlon Series race in Elwood which also counted for the National Series Sprint triathlon! This is a PB for us 🙂 Here is our top 5 but we had 15 top 10 places and many first timers which we are very proud of! All the detailed results will be in #gpcworld tomorrow. 1st - Jarron Cole M25-29 & Stacey McCain Anthena 2nd - Coach Kate F30-34, John Steklenburg 2nd M55-59, Natalie Hughes 2nd F40-49 (Active Feet) 3rd - Sarah Lester F Elite, Shari Livingston F25-29, Peri Payne F35-39 4th - Oscar Hynes M15-19, Graham Tedoldi M55-59, Kat Hindle F25-29 I also did put in a photo montage of Coach Peri simply for being a legend. She got 3rd in F35-39 only 8 months after having Leo. Only people who have had kids will understand how amazing this is. If you want to know how she does it and needs some help putting a program together for a busy life style, she is the one to help. [email protected]. Train safe 🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️ #gpcsquad #trainspecific #nolimits #triathlon #2xutriseries #trisquad #represent #geelongtriathlon #safepass http://www.2xutriathlonseries.com.au/race-4-results/?mc_cid=050eef9aa0&mc_eid=a6713ad8f3 (at Elwood, Victoria, Australia)

Good luck to all racing @eliteenergy_au ACT National Series STD triathlon tomorrow. We will have 8 GPC crew racing & expecting to grab points for @worldtriathlon champs on the Gold Coast this September. Smash it Levina, Matt, Darren, Mark, Rene, Claire, Mark & Mick 🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️#triathlon #gpcsquad #trainspecific #act #geelongtriathlon #represent #nolimits #safepass #triseries #trisquad (at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory)

Who would have thought that swimming in the warm blue clear water with turtles would be in Allan’s Flat? 🤔We had a ball today & loved the challenging course that #awtc had on offer. This race was part of @tri_victoria series & was made 750m non wetsuit swim, 19kms hilly ride & 5kms undulated run. Matt L showed that he improved his bike leg getting of the bike not far behind me & grabbed 1st in M20-29 & 2nd overall. I got 2nd in M40-49 & 3rd overall. Coach Kate won the overall once again, Damon P grabbed 2nd in M30-39 & Ron T 5th in a very competitive M40-49. Well done crew! Next week, we are back racing the 2XU tri series 🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️ #gpcsquad #trivic #trainspecific #triathlon #geelongtriathlon #nolimits #represent #safepass #triseries (at Allans Flat Dredge Hole)

Massive weekend of racing for Australia Day long weekend. Today, some of our crew did @wstc_tri_club triathlon Matt Petersen is doing the Xmarathon adventure race & a small GPC crew will be doing the double race in Allan’s Flat as part of @tri_victoria series & made of an aquathlon tomorrow night & a Sprint triathlon on Sunday. Some of our squad will also be racing in Ballarat over a sprint distance on Sunday am. All the Best to all racing 🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️ http://www.wstc.org.au/ #gpcsquad #racing #strayaday #triathlon #geelongtriathlon #nolimits #trainspecific #represent #trivic #triseries #trisquad (at Altona Beach)

Pretty proud to be leading the Victorian Club Triathlon Series again. This says a lot about our team, its group dynamic, atmosphere & strength. 6 races to go team, let’s do this 👊🏻 Thanks @tri_victoria for putting this series together for us #GPCsquad #trivic #triathlon #triathlonvictoria #trainspecific #geelongtriathlon #nolimits #represent #triseries #trisquad

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