Social Traffic: Our athletes' Road to RIo

Every week on a Wednesday we collect 20 of our favourite athlete posts on Social Media as they journey towards #Rio2016 #BeTheInspiration

AND HERE THEY ARE...

1. Courtney McGregor shows her improvement from 2010 to 2016

#TransformationTuesday •2010 | 2016• Bar dismounts 🙊😂👏🏼 #gymnastics #throwback #bars #dismounts

A video posted by 🌊 Courtney McGregor ☀️ (@_courtneymcgregor_) on Mar 1, 2016 at 12:20am PST

2. Alex Maloney and Molly Meech show off their world in spectacular fashion

Our world ⛵️#kaliedoscope #athleteworld #wings #ARGMM #nzlsailingteam #givesyouwings

A photo posted by Molly & Alex Sailing (@mollyalexsailing) on Feb 29, 2016 at 1:37pm PST

3. It's a sad sight but legendary Sarah Walker is on the mend!

Spent the last couple of days hanging out in the hospital after surgery on my wrist & upper arm. Happy with how it all went and looking forward to getting home! 😎 #RoadtoRio #glamorous #thumbsup

A photo posted by Sarah Walker (@swbmx) on Feb 28, 2016 at 6:51pm PST

4. Aaron Gate and the team are a tad chilly in London.

Takes approximately 7x longer to kit up for the ride to the velo than the ride to the velo. But we love it!

A photo posted by Aaron Gate (@aarongate) on Feb 28, 2016 at 5:00am PST

5. Sophie Corbidge braves Lake Karapiro after her local pool was closed - Now that's commitment!

Pool closed for school swimming meet so thought we would get a better view of the @rowingnz Olympic trials by taking a splash in lake Karapiro 🙊 #absolutenutters 🦄💦

A photo posted by Sophie Corbidge (@sophiecorbidge) on Feb 28, 2016 at 1:43pm PST

6. Luuka Jones gets some air up stream.

Getting some air into the up streams #canoeslalom #kaituna

A photo posted by L U U K A (@luukajones) on Feb 28, 2016 at 2:07am PST

7. Blair Tuke gives a shout out to his crew.

3rd place for us at the #lvacwsoman. We were in with a shot for the win going into the last race but didn't execute well enough. Congrats to @landroverbar for the win! Big thanks to our shore crew for all the hard work! Looking forward to the next event in New York....For now though, some solid NZ time 😎

A photo posted by Blair Tuke (@blairtuke) on Feb 28, 2016 at 10:27pm PST

8. Jacko Gill getting up to full strength

Wrist is feeling pretty good, got up to 190kg in the Jerks today

A photo posted by Jacko Gill (@jackogill) on Feb 28, 2016 at 3:15am PST

9. Sometimes chasing your dreams is hard - Jason Koster has an emotional goodbye with his son, en route to try qualify for Rio 2016

One day it will all make sense.. #goodbye #airport #myson #love #dreamcatcher #rio2016 #itsouryear #mymotivation #nevereasy

A photo posted by @kosterzoo on Feb 28, 2016 at 9:44am PST

10. Chad Milnes and members of the NZ Team in training before Oceania Champs

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11. And she's back...

After a few hundred weeks absence from Instagram......I'm back. Hello!!!!!!!!😎 Après une centaines de semaines d'absence d'Instagram......Je suis de retour. Salut salut!!!!!!!!😎

A photo posted by @andreahewittnz on Feb 27, 2016 at 5:44pm PST

12. The Black Sticks Bike Squad as posted by Liz Thompson over in Argentina

Bike squad 🚴🏼👊🏻 Recovery session before the 4th game of the series tomorrow! @nzblacksticks @brookeneal1 @kirst_pearce18

A photo posted by LIZ THOMPSON (@lizthompson16) on Feb 28, 2016 at 2:53pm PST

13. A great moment for Andrea Kilday - winning gold in the Oceania Taekwondo champs and qualifying a spot NZ in Rio.

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14. Emma Twigg rest her legs before Olympic trials

Rowing New Zealand Olympic trials have started... #recovery #2km #pinkyandthebrain #frodoandgandolf @livloe @lucyspoors

A photo posted by Emma Twigg (@twigg_emma) on Feb 27, 2016 at 4:04pm PST

15. Mike Dawson feeling inspired by Kiwis who fly

Awesome day with the @nzolympics team talking turkey. Whats you inspiration #betheinspiration #kiwiswhofly

A photo posted by MIKE DAWSON (@mrmikedawson) on Feb 28, 2016 at 6:17pm PST

16. Jasmine Pereira and the Football Ferns are off to Portugal!

off to Portugal with the fernies! stoked to have this girl back on tour ✈️ #SKYNEXT #portugal #algarvecup

A photo posted by Jasmine Pereira (@jasmine.pereira) on Feb 25, 2016 at 1:11am PST

17. Pete Burling shares his thoughts on their time in Oman

Hard week of light wind Oman, great to still end up on podium though. #etnz

A photo posted by Peter Burling (@peteburling) on Feb 28, 2016 at 10:49pm PST

18. Tom Walsh tries his hand at golf...

Another great round at Christchurch golf club. Great way to spend my day off training #nikegolf

A video posted by @tomwalshsp on Feb 27, 2016 at 10:03pm PST

19. Robbie Manson and an epic photo of the conditions at nationals

Somehow I missed this very rough @rowingcelebration shot from Nationals but thanks @evemacfarlaneart and @zoe_stevenson for digging it up #itsnotacrabiswear

A photo posted by Robbie Manson (@robbie_manson) on Feb 29, 2016 at 9:59pm PST

20. Blueberries! And Ruby Tew