Welcome to Fusion’s September newsletter. This month we have an update from our head coach on the off season training programme, some fabulous Fusion events held at Balfron and the Clyde and a mass of race reports covering a wide spectrum of racing undertaken by the fusion massive. Grab a donut and nibbling allowed only as you could be reading for a while.
Welcome to Off Season Training!!
One of the clubs major strengths is our structured training sessions which follow an annual plan delivered by professional coaches.
This plan allows a lot of flexibility so that members can drop in and out of sessions as they see fit and caters for as wide a range of abilities as possible. Historically those who attend club training have made great progress and made friends / found training partners so now is a good time to consider your options for the next year. Why not come and try a session you haven’t done before? Don’t forget we also take card payments at sessions.
The overall theme for the next 2-3 weeks is:
- Aerobic relaxed training.
- Sports specific Strength development
- technical improvement – especially kick and body position in the pool, posture for running and bike position.
Session Overview:
- MONDAY PM SWIM: 8-9/9:30pm. £4/£6. aerobic base swimming, some tech input and kick work (bring fins if you have them)
- TUESDAY AM SWIM: 7-8am, £4. Scotstoun. Aerobic mileage with tech feedback and shosrt sharp wake up kicking!!
- TUESDAY PM RUN: 6:45-8pm. £2. Longer aerobic warm up followed by moderate intensity hill reps. If cant make botanics for warm up you’ll find us on Bellshaugh Road outside the University halls of residence at 7pm. (3 mins from kirklee on Gt Western Rd).
- TUESDAY PM SWIM: 8:30-9:30pm. £4. two sets – two lanes of tech development focusing on hip position and kick technique. Two lanes working on swim speed.
- WEDNESDAY PM BIKE TURBO: 8:00-9:30pm £4. The Whiteinch Centre. This is the start of indoor riding training – the programme that has seen so much progress for so many!! You’ll need your own bike and turbo and a mat or old towel to protect the floor. We will be working on pedalling technique, riding position , aerobic development and some small hard elements to improve power production.
- THURSDAY PM RUN 6:45-8pm. £2. Scotstoun. some aerobic mileage, different gradients and some functional work to strengthen core.
- THURSDAY PM SWIM: 8:30-9:30pm £4. Scotstoun. Aerobic mileage with paddles strength work and some short fast power elements.
- SUNDAY PM SWIM: 8:30-9:30pm. £4. Allander Leisure Centre. Three lanes of tech development focusing on hip position and kick technique.
Fusion Triathlon delved into something a little different in September – some Dragon Boat Racing !! A dry day welcomed a few brave Fusioneers with some ancestral viking stock onto the Clyde.
The teams were made up of around 10 paddlers and a drummer. Each team raced three times with the slowest time disregarded (practice makes perfect after all!) and the fastest times went through to the semi-finals and then the Grand Finale to battle it out to become the overall champions! Fusion got to the Grand final but were just pipped to the line by the winner.
Some words from the club organiser Jo Patterson sums it up perfectly:
'Thank you so much for coming along yesterday and braving the elements to so nearly take home the trophy ! Super impressed by the team camaraderie and effort put in by all. Brilliant supporters too! Fusion really is a best club ever! Let's make this a year thing for sure!'
Fusion Triathlon Club held the 2019 Balfron Aquathlon at the weekend there – lots of smiles were had, lots of hard work put down from both competitors, volunteers and parents queuing at the cake stall !!
We hope everyone got something from the experience and hope to welcome you back for more fun next year. In the meantime please find below the results for the weekend
See below some photos from the weekend taken by resident club photo expert John Patton ! His Google Photo Album can be found here, or just watch the below !
This months race reports are just what Carlberg would do if they did triathlon !!
We have five fabulous and diverse race reports for you – from the sundowner, to a sprint for visually impaired athletes to a bonkers race involving paddles, to two IM Wales write ups. This variety in what we do illustrates the breadth and talent of people who train with Fusion triathlon club and each one makes us proud.
As we move towards the end of the season and they start of a new training year it would be lovely to get a group of seniors, juniors and parents together for a fun day of racing and food afterwards. Please come join us for a fab day of racing and some well earned grub afterwards as one big family friendly club.
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Yoga continues to make Fusion people better functionally at a lot of things – we’ve been working on some poses focused on opening up the hips and shoulders, improving flexibility in the spine and strengthening the arms. If you haven’t tried yet sign up can be found here, get along !!
As part of the ongoing club development work the committee looks at for the club we’ve recently been discussing adding the capability to book and pay for Fusion sessions online – and a few variations therein.
We’d like to understand more from the membership on what your thoughts and preferences world be and would like you to complete the following survey – please do participate as this will influence how you interact with the club.
