IMPORTANT NOTES

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Linh Koh📷

The Presidential Platform

Hi team!

With winter easing off and the season calendar officially announced, it’s been nice to see numbers increasing at training. Please remember to sign up for the new swimming period if you haven’t done so and to register as a club member to enjoy reduced training fees.

The committee recently had its strategic meeting which was a good opportunity to reflect on the welcoming, inclusive and family friendly environment the club has and how much we want to continue working towards nourishing and strengthening this environment. We are very excited with the plans for this season, we will keep you posted on them. In the meantime, have a look at the club races listed below and stay tuned for the return of the club camp!

Congratulations to James and Nick for completing their Foundations Coaches course, joining Grant, Phil and Channa to the list of the Triathlon Australia accredited coaches in WA. Please note, our coach Grant Landers is the only high performance professional in WA - quite a remarkable achievement and something that makes us very proud as a club.

Speaking of being proud, congratulations to Brenden and Sarah on completing their master degree. Handling full time job, family commitments and triathlon training while studying is not an easy task so well done to both on achieving such a great milestone!

Last but not least, we want to wish the best of luck to Alex, Daniel, Alison and Cassia racing in Lausanne at the end of this month. We will be sending all the good vibes all the way from the Southern Hemisphere and keeping a close eye on the updates.

That's it from me, I'll see you on the track!

Gaby Villa
President UWA Triathlon Club

Sports Nutrition tip

Can peppermint improve performance in the heat?

Menthol (peppermint) is known for its familiar perceived cooling effect and fresh sensation in the mouth and nose. This effect has been tested in sport using menthol mouth swilling and, despite it being early research, successful results have been found in a range of endurance sports lasting 20-70 minutes. In general, athletes feel less hot, or can better tolerate the heat and this may be reflected in how hard they feel exercise is. Taken together, this can lead to improved performance as the thermal challenge is perceived as less of a threat to maintaining exercise intensity. Follow this link for more information.

If you have any questions or you would like advice specific to your goals, feel free to email me at gaby.lnb@gmail.com .

All about... Channa Marsh!

1. Tell us about yourself?

I grew up in Geraldton where all my family live, playing as many sports as I could and spending most of my time in the ocean. My two main competitive sports were artistic gymnastics and surf lifesaving. I moved to Perth to start my undergraduate in Sport Science at UWA (2012-2014) and lived at college during this time. I continued on to research with a year of Honours (a research project into the health benefits of chocolate!) in 2015 and am currently completing my PhD studying the genetic contribution (using twins) of health and fitness responses to different exercise modalities. Denny Wells (a former UWATC member) is my long-term better half, and we’ve been long-distance for the past 2.5years 😊

2. Why did you start triathlon and when did you join the club?

I desperately wanted to do triathlons growing up but unfortunately Juniors weren’t catered for in Geraldton. So when I moved to Perth in 2012 I joined the club straight away. I still remember how excited I was at my first McGilvray running and UWA wind trainer session with Charles and Denny as coaches! 😊

3. What do you enjoy most about the sport?

I enjoy the feeling of being in “the zone” when I’m training and racing, progressing skills and achieving those little reductions in time. I enjoy feeling fit, Grants’ psychological sessions and Fun Fridays in the pool. But most of all I cherish the comfortable family-feel of the club.

4. Favourite leg and why?

The run is my favourite leg as I seem to maintain relatively good technique and speed when other competitors are fatigued after a swim and cycle. The run is also last which means that my least favourite leg (the cycle) is over! I also have fun employing tactics in the run to chase people down to the finish.

5. Best triathlon tip?
   I’ve found that being a tactical racer is one of my best assets. Being mindful in the moment that you’re in during the race, but constantly thinking about your next move to get ahead, visualising how to make that move happen and executing it. Also, have fun, I always perform my best when I’m smiling 😊

2019/20 Season Calendar - Now available!

Triathlon WA has announced its official racing calendar for the 2019/20 season. You can have a look at all races available following this link. When setting out your personal racing calendar, make sure to mark down the five races the UWA Triathlon Club has chosen as the club races for this season:

• 9 November 2019 - Exceed Super Sprint
• 24 November 2019 - Mandurah State Interclub Championship (mandatory to be considered for the Club awards)
• 7 February 2020 - North Coast Aquathlon
• 16 February 2020 - Bunbury City Classic
• 14 March 2020 - Karri Valley Triathlon

Latest race reports

New No newies this month Older Rahul Jegatheva - Aquathlon Nationals Sarah Meyer - IMNZ Lottie Thompson - National Youth Champs Alberto Puccini - Bunbury OD Phil Madden - Busselton Jetty Swim Rahul Jegatheva - Metasprint Aquathlon Alexandra Meek - IMWA Alex Williams - IMWA Nathaniel Wells - IMWA

📷Tony Smith

Have your own race report to share? See the website for some instructions on how to send it through.

Recruitment call for female endurance athletes

Study: The effects of endogenous ovarian hormone suppression on exercise performance during acute and glycolytic stress.

Purpose: Examine the effect of HIGH and LOW carbohydrate availability on endurance exercise performance and recovery from exercise in oral contraceptive using female athletes.

What you get: Research participants will be provided with a detailed performance analysis upon study completion and also, be given personalised recommendations on how to potentially manipulate carbohydrate availability to optimise their training in different oral contraceptive phases. Some of the physiological data available include power, heart rate, blood glucose, blood lactate, muscle oxygenation and a host of cardiovascular variables such as cardiac output, stroke volume and vo2max.

Contact Serene Lee from Murdoch University or read the recruitment flyer to find out more about this research study.

Training payment details

Running/cycling: Visit the UWATC website to get all the info and sign up.

Swimming: Visit UWA Uniswim for more information and register/sign up here.

To discuss personal programs, speak to Charles Biddle or Grant Landers.

HELPFUL PLACES TO FIND INFORMATION

** See official UWATC Facebook page for most up to date information

** See swimming Facebook page for swimming specific info

** See the UWATC website for training and payment information and season calendar

** See Facegroup group 'Who wants to go (for a swim/ride/run)' for uncoached/informal group sessions

** See UWATC Strava group to check what training everyone is up to

** Any queries/feedback, message via the official Facebook page or email committee@uwatriathlonclub.com.au