AFTER TOO MANY YEARS OF EQUESTRIAN PURSUITS, THE NAGS WERE SOLD AND WAS LOOKING FOR A NEW WAY TO SPEND MONEY WHEN A WORK COLLEAGUE CONVINCED ME TO SIGN UP TO A WOMEN'S ONLY TRIATHLON IN 2016. I THEN COMPETED IN NOOSA TRIATHLON IN 2017 AND QUALIFIED FOR GOLD COAST STANDARD DISTANCE 2018. I WAS STILL LIVING IN PERTH AT THIS STAGE AND IT WAS AT THE GOLD COAST WORLDS THAT I WAS BAYSIDE INITIATED. BY THE TIME THE EVENT WAS OVER, I WAS A NEW MEMBER OF THE TRI CLUB AND MENTONE ATHLETICS CLUB, COURTESY OF LOUISE SHAW! MADE THE MOVE TO MELBOURNE IN OCTOBER 2018 AND HAVE LOVED IT FROM DAY 1. A COUPLE OF HALF DISTANCE IRONMANS' LATER, I QUALIFIED FOR THE 2020 WORLD HALF IRONMAN IN TAUPO, NZ. WAS GOING TO BE A HOOT WITH ALL THE OTHER BAYSIDERS MAKING THE TRIP. WELL, WE KNOW HOW THAT ENDED... LOCKDOWN MAKES YOU DO FUNNY THINGS AND THINGS YOU SAID YOU'LL "NEVER DO!" A GROUP OF US BAYSIDE LADIES TRAINED AND COMPETED AT 3 PEAKS CHALLENGE MARCH 2021 WITH RESOUNDING SUCCESS AND ENJOYMENT. THE JOURNEY TO GET THERE, THE EVENT AND THE AFTERMATH WAS ONLY MADE POSSIBLE BY EACH OTHER'S STRENGTH, RESILIENCE AND SUPPORT. I LOVE THIS CLUB AND THE PEOPLE IN IT!

I joined Bayside Tri Club in April 2016. At the time, my youngest wasn’t even 1 year old. However, we had recently moved to Melbourne and I was desperate to get my fitness back and meet people. For some strange reason, a triathlon had always been on my bucket list. I thought I’d do one Olympic distance and that would be enough!!!! I had no idea how addictive the sport is, nor how many awesome people I would meet.
I was completely intimidated for the first 6 months. Everyone already knew each other and no one warned me I was joining a club full of Kona qualifiers and podium placing age groupers! I was a complete newbie and didn’t know anything about tri or the skills that go with it. I had to buy a second hand bike, a running watch, and some proper trainers just to get started. Eventually I found my tribe and I’ve never looked back. Joining BTC has been one of the greatest decisions I’ve ever made. Being constantly surrounded by determined, driven and inspirational people keeps me motivated! When I completed my first half ironman in 2018 I couldn’t believe it. I never thought I’d be fit enough to achieve something like that. Being part of a club like Bayside makes you think anything is possible. Everyone has a can-do attitude and just gets on with it. I love hanging out with everyone at training sessions and many of life’s problems can be resolved whilst out riding in a bunch!!!! 
This will be my fourth year on the BTC committee and I see it as a way of giving back to our close-knit community. I love a good social event so please contact me with any great ideas you have that bring us all together. After all, that is what the Bayside values of community and friendship is all about.

I TOOK UP TRIATHLON LATER IN LIFE, WHEN THE KIDS REACHED THEIR TEENAGE YEARS AND WERE GLAD TO SEE THE BACK OF ME. I HAVE A SHORT ATTENTION SPAN, SO HAVING THREE ACTIVITIES TO FOCUS ON WORKS WELL. I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF BAYSIDE TRI CLUB FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS, WHICH HAS PROVIDED ME THE MOTIVATION TO DO TRIATHLONS, ORGANISED SWIMS, RUNS AND RIDE UP MOUNTAINS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF REACH. I ALSO ENJOY COMPANY, COFFEE AND BEER!

I FIRST COMPETED IN TRIATHLONS IN 2000 AND JOINED THE BAYSIDE TRIATHLON CLUB SOON AFTER, WHEN THURSDAY NIGHT AQUATHLONS WERE A REGULAR FEATURE ON THE CALENDAR. AS AN AGE GROUP ATHLETE, I HAVE REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AT ALL DISTANCES, COMPETING IN HAWAII IN 2008 AND 2010 AND WINNING A SPRINT DISTANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2011. IN 2010, I RECONNECTED WITH BAYSIDE TRIATHLON CLUB AND TOGETHER WITH MY TEAM OF COACHES UNDER MERCURY PERFORMANCE COACHING, PROVIDE GROUP AND PERSONALISED SWIM, BIKE, RUN AND TRIATHLON TRAINING TO BAYSIDE MEMBERS. MERCURY TRAINING COVERS ALL LEVELS FROM BEGINNERS TO ELITES AND AIMS TO MAXIMISE PERFORMANCE AND ENJOYMENT IN THE SPORT.

HI I'M KEVIN! I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE BAYSIDE TRIATHLON CLUB FOR 6 YEARS. I CAME TO TRIATHLON AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 42 AND HAVE LOVED EVERY MINUTE, THE HIGHS AND LOWS AND FRIENDSHIPS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED AND IF 62 PEOPLE ROLLED DOWN AT IMWA 2016, I WOULD HAVE GONE TO KONA! THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR ON THE COMMITTEE AND AS THE ONLY MEMBER WHO KNOWS THE RIGHT END OF A SCREWDRIVER AND WEARS HI-VIZ FOR A LIVING, I'LL BE LOOKING AFTER THE CLUBROOMS. AS A MAN OF THE PEOPLE, I'LL BE AVAILABLE TO ONE AND ALL. CHEERS, KEVIN.P.S. I'M THE SELF APPOINTED CLUB STRAVA SHERIFF...YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

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