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JTP Tri & Ironmaori SWIM skills for event day – Mon 5th & 12th Oct - 6pm

  • Rotorua Aquatic Centre · Rotorua
Kerris Browne Publisher / Host Kerris Browne
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JTP Tri & Ironmaori SWIM skills for event day \u2013 Mon 5th & 12th Oct - 6pm
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JTP Tri & Ironmaori SWIM skills for event day – Mon 5th & 12th Oct - 6pm
Considering a triathlon this Summer?
…And scared shitless of the swim segment??
This session covers everything:
• How to swim in a wetsuit
• Togs or Undies, Bra or Butt Butter
• All the pushy people around you
• Big waves, cold, salty water
• Lack of vision, sunstrike
• Goggles broke, zip busted
• Sharks, jellyfish, eels, your head
• Asthma, hyperventilating, SIPE
• Confidence, warming up, safety
Your coach is the dynamic Mad Max Parker
Session is in the outside pool at the Aquatic Centre – side two lanes
Pay your own pool entry, this session is FREE but any Koha appreciated
PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE A WETSUIT (or borrow a JTP one on 4th Oct at 4pm)
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The BIKE program:
Beginner rides on the road with a leader every Tues/Thurs 6pm, and Saturday mornings - FREE
The SWIM program:
Lake beginner sessions with Maxine over Summer – Mondays 5:30pm at the Blue Lake starting Mon 19th Oct - FREE
The RUN program:
Beginner running sessions every Weds 6pm starting Weds 2nd Oct, and every Sunday morning 7:30am - FREE
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TRIATHLON EVENTS WE ARE AIMING FOR:
Ironmaori Napier
Suffer ¼ or ½ Rotorua Dec
Blue Lake Multisport Festival Rotorual end Jan
Generation Homes Womens Tri Mt Maunganui late Feb
Kerris will also give you a list of different training options through Jogging the Powerpoles group, Freedom Walkers and Trihards, along with excellent sessions run by other clubs such as Waikite Gym, Henk Greupink, and other local training options.

Kerris Browne – Coaching Coordinator & Bike/Run Coach
021 753 691
Facebook group: Jogging the Powerpoles
Swim Coach – Maxine Parker
027 347 7304
Distance Walkers Coach – Doris Bragg
021 042 5307
Facebook group: Freedom Walkers


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