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Training with The Lakers

Whether you are new to the sport or a seasoned campaigner, training with others is a great way to fast track your triathlon development. As the biggest triathlon club in South Australia the Lakers have a broad range of training options to suit all abilities. For more information please contact one of the individual coaches about a session (Our Club Coaches).

The club is led by head coach Nigel Pietsch and supported by a strong team of qualified coaches and session leaders making for a great training environment. Most sessions are designed to suit all ability levels.

If you have any questions or wish to come along and are not sure if the session is suitable please feel free to contact Nigel Pietsch on 0413399453.

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Lakers Summer Training Schedule

Congratulations to everyone who raced and trained with the Lakers over the winter. While triathlon is pretty much a year round sport across the country October is when we flick over to our summer program.

While we are pretty consistent with our training there will occasionally be variations, so please refer to Facebook or the Lakers BTW for the specific session for the upcoming week.

Swimming

When	Where	What	Who	Status	Leader
Monday Morning (6 or 6:30am)	Henley Jetty	Open Water Swimming	Accomplished open water swimmers. Details are confirmed on Facebook on Sunday	October to April	Grant and Kevin
Monday Night	Tiranna Way, West Lakes	Open Water Swimming	Suitable for all levels.	November to March	TBD
Wednesday 5:30 am or 6:30 am (1hr)	Thebarton Aquatic Centre	Squad Swimming	Suitable for all levels.	All year round	Grant
Friday 5:30 am or 6:30 am (1hr)	Thebarton Aquatic Centre	Squad Swimming	Suitable for all levels.	All year round	Grant
Sunday Morning 7:30am	Tiranna Way, West Lakes	Open Water Swimming	Suitable for all levels.	October to April	Nigel

Bike

When	Where	What	Who	Status	Leader
Tuesday 5.35 -7.10am	Corner East Tce and Rundle road – opposite Stag Hotel	Ride Norton Summit Ashton loop	Suitable for A and B grade riders. Slower riders can ride up to Norton Summit and back	All year round. Numbers drop off in wet and cold weather.	Member lead ride
Saturday 5.15-7am	Henley Beach hotel car park	Flat solid morning loop	Most ABC grade riders comfortable riding in a group	All year round. Numbers drop off in wet and cold weather.	Member lead ride
Saturday 6.30am	Maid and Magpie Hotel	Longer hills ride (see BTW for details)	Stronger A grade riders	All year round.	Nigel
Saturday 7.15am	Cibo Express Henley Beach. If wet weather online Zwift session	Longer hills or flat ride (see BTW for details)	Three groups broken up into B,C, D riders	All year round.	Mike

Run

When	Where	What	Who	Status	Leader
Tuesday 6-7pm	Meet Torrens Weir car park. Red Ochre Grill	Run- warm up at 6pm back to car park at 6.05 for start	ABCD grade run options around North Adelaide	All year round. Cost: $50 for the season (6 months), $10 per month, or $5 per session	Nigel
Thursday 6-7pm	Findon High School	Track running session	Suitable for all levels	October to March. Cost: $45 for the season, $10 per month, or $5 per session	Nigel
Sunday 8:15am	Tiranna Way, West Lakes	Long run after the open water swim	Suitable for all levels	October to April	Nigel