What an incredible weekend of weather we had. The icing on the cake was the opening of the Gatineau Park. On Strava, it looks like most of our members took advantage of the weather and got outside and into Gatineau park for hikes, runs, and long rides.
Harry Briggs even got out for a swim in Britannia and Michael Pierce was swimming from Salt Spring Island!
We issued the Ottawa Race Weekend Challenge last week and as always our members rose to the occasion.
Congratulations to all of our members who went out and challenged themselves. We know it's not easy to push the pace when there isn't a real race. The sheer ability to get off the couch and do the distance is not something that everyone can even contemplate doing. Remember that fact and be proud of how far you have all come!
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I love the accountability and the structure of the Virtual 70.3 Half Ironman training program. I don't think I would have gotten this far without the program. The accountability is huge for me!
Deborah Jackman
My coach Kevin Willis is amazing. His swim practices have been a real game-changer for me. A great communicator regardless of your swim level. The whole club is supportive of everything you do. You don't need to be an Ironman to benefit from their programs. 5 stars all around!!! - Denise Pittuck
I just wanted to thank you and your team (Gabi! Brenda! Maggie! Dawn!) for making last weekend's event so amazing. I had tried to do a try-a-tri on my own last summer, and the experience was night and day.
Even though I didn't make every virtual session, I felt so prepared... I knew where to go for information, and I knew I had a team of people (coaches and our beginner tri group!) who were all there to support me.
It was interesting to watch Eric train on his own (without access to the TrainingPeaks workouts and without the weekly meetings to ask questions and learn more about proper form and race-day stuff). When we left on Sunday, he looked at me and was like "we're DEFINITELY doing the training with Julia if we decide to go for the olympic distance, right?".
So glad to have found this club and looking forward to many more triathlons in the near future!!! Tai Teleso