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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)

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I love nothing more than seeing our squad racing & training in GPC team gear, so here is what we are offering to our new members from March. Sign up for 12 months on program & receive a free tri suit, running cap & swimming cap valued at $200! Sign up for 6 months on program & receive a tee shirt, run cap & swim cap valued at $100. Conditions applies. Contact me for more info stephane@gpcsquad.com.au 🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️ #gpcsquad #trainspecific #geelongtriathlon #triathlon #ironman #nolimits #represent #teamgear #joinus #trisquad

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I might not be racing this Saturday but @xterraoffroad World Champs is still a big target for me. Might have to go to Townsville now to do a second race as you need to finish 2 races to qualify for Worlds. I will be there to support the squad & good news, @eliteenergy_au have announced that you can enter on the day. See you there, the course looks like a lot of fun 🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️ #gpcsquad #xterra #xterragippsland #triathlon #geelongtriathlon #trainspecific #represent #nolimits #gippsland #crosstriathlon http://www.xterraaustralia.com/east-gippsland/

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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

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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. peri@gpcsquad.com.au. 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)

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Well done to our squad today who scored some valuable points in Canberra for the National Series STD Triathlon. Special mention to our Flying Dutchman Rene for getting 4th in his AG & to Darren, our Dutch school boy for getting 8th in his AG. All results will be in #gpcworld in Monday & tomorrow we will have a big crew racing @2xutriathlonseries in Elwood. Race hard 🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️ #gpcsquad #triathlon #trainspecific #geelongtriathlon #nolimits #safepass #represent #triseries #2xutriseries #trisquad https://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/m3/event?c=1&r=6348&e=1&cat=40-44 (at Triathlon ACT)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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4 GPC athletes & 4 medals at Victorian Champs Aquathlon. It was an exciting race with Matt L leading the 2.5kms run & 750m out of the 1km swim then I took over the lead. Matt ended up 1st in M20-29 & 3rd overall & I ended up 2nd in M40-49 & 4th overall. Coach Kate won the overall Female race & Ron T got 3rd in M40-49. It was a spot on organisation & I cannot wait to race the sprint triathlon tomorrow on a brutal bike & run course. Thanks @tri_victoria for the support & the medals. Race hard 🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️ http://www.awtc.org.au/fw_lang/en/results-2/ #gpcsquad #trivic #trainspecific #triathlon #geelongtriathlon #nolimits #represent #safepass #triseries #embracethesuck (at Allans Flat, Victoria)

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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)

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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

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This week, we welcome Adele Bohan to the #gpcfamily Here is a bit about this lovely Super Mum: Hey I'm adele, single mum to two awesome teenagers and full time administrator for a building company. I'm relatively new to Triathlon, i started running about 4 years ago as a way to lose weight and entered some local runs to stay motivated, my competitive nature kicked in pretty quick though and i really enjoyed trying to improve my times. Injury benched me so to maintain my fitness i jumped in the pool and realised when i didn't drown that i could actually swim so on a whim i entered the Enticer distance in Portarlington in 2015 having no idea what i was doing and on the oldest most unused mountain bike i found in my garage and having never tried running off a bike before...but it was awesome i loved it, yet left it there and went back to running. no idea why! After injuring myself again i entered the Barwon Heads Tri last year, loved it (again) so this time i got myself a road bike learnt how to change a flat and have only forgot to unclip at traffic lights one time (swear!) and haven't looked back. I think i have a decent swim and my bike is improving but my run is a complete mess and injury after injury has meant that i can't achieve all i want so came across to GPC and set Kate her biggest challenge to date i am sure - to teach me to run....... no more T-rex style running! A sub 6 hour half distance is my goal along with an injury free lead up! Looking forward to watching you race Adele 🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️ #gcsquad #trainspecifc #nolimits #geelongtriathlon #triathlon #geelong #welcome #newrecruit #ironman #trisquad

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Great work from our crew this weekend. Graeme P won his AG at National Series Sprint in Tazzie, Lauren F won her AG in Port Campbell and Yaz V got 5th in her AG in Portsea. In Echuca for the Sprint Triathlon, our crew did a great job too in their AG. It was 43 degrees during the race! Sara C 2nd Chloe Mc 3rd Ron T 3rd Bryan B 4th Anthony N 4th Brett D 5th Paul C 6th https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/dc34a4_ef9c2b435be44ac582fc908ffea8a6c2.pdf #gpcquad #trainspecific #nolimits #geelongtriathlon #triathlon #safepass #represent #echucatri #trisquad #racing (at Echuca, Victoria)

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Very privileged to be coaching this awesome crew 🤙 Great set of 90kms ride inc 4x11kms team TT followed by an easy 5kms jog & 1500m easy ocean swim based on skills with Coach Kate. Great mixture of fun, hard work & great camaraderie. Well done crew 👍#GPCsquad #trainspecific #racebetter #triathlon #geelongtriathlon #nolimits #safepass #represent #ironman #trisquad (at Torquay Beach)

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Not a super busy weekend of racing for our crew but some super races. Good luck to all racing this weekend, especially Graeme P at Seven Beach Qualifying Sprint Triathlon, Yaz V at Portsea Ocean Swim & at Echuca Triathlon, good luck to Paul C, Ant N as well as Bryan B & Chloe Mc. Back home we will have a brick set Inc a team TT tomorrow & on Sunday a trail run followed by a recovery ride. Train safe 🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️ #gpcsquad #triathlon #trainspecific #nolimits #safepass #represent #geelongtriathlon #triseries #trisquad (at Echuca, Victoria)

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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 stephane@gpcsquad.com.au #gpcsquad #trainspecific #geelongtriathlon #triathlon #nolimits #represent #multisport #freshstart #reachyourgoals #gpcfamily