Australia’s first 4x100m relay camp of 2026 arrived fast. For Bree Rizzo, it lands right in that tricky space between holiday reset and high-performance reality. As the squad regroups on the Gold Coast, Rizzo is honest about feeling a touch underdone after a lighter training block, with a race looming on the weekend at Brisbane’s Glynis Nunn Shield. The focus is sharp and specific: early-season baton work, new combinations, and the added chaos of the mixed relay format: now ordered male–female–male–female, where closing speeds and timing margins shrink to milliseconds.
The vlog captures what relay success really looks like in January: headwinds, messy first attempts, tape confusion, and the constant recalibration of marks as athletes try to hit top speed again. Rizzo juggles track and gym doubles, manages soreness and hamstring warning signs, and makes the smart call to prioritise staying healthy over forcing reps, even shifting into cheer-squad duties to help simulate race-day noise and pressure for the women’s team. Come race day, the outcome is less about perfection than progress: a solid mixed relay hit-out, clear lessons from the exchanges, and a strong recovery read that suggests the engine is coming back online.
