It's been 3 years since we've been able to race at the Ottawa Race Weekend. The weather was beautiful for spectating but perhaps a tad warm for the athletes, but this does not surprise us, as this weekend is notoriously warm. The race was well attended with by our Team Triumph members. Here is how they did.
A HUGE congratulations to Darius Skusevičius (Lithuanian Ambassador) seen above running in support of the people of Ukraine. He completed the 2km/5km/10km and the marathon on the weekend! By the time he reached our place at the 33km mark, his spirits were high but he admitted he was feeling a bit sore. Congrats for being a real hero in this world Darius!
5km
Shirley Clements
10km
Luc Lapensée
Allyson Chisnall
Gary Maxwell
Stephanie Obaseki-Johnson
Half Marathon
Luc Lapensée (10k and half!!)
Karen St Arnaud
Dave Suttill
Hélène Fortier - Winner of the Canadian Armed Forces Gold medal in her category!!
Josée Perreault
Anna Belanger
Erik Shantz
Navin Wicks
Emily Graves
Anders Knudby
Shelley Kirkpatrick
Julie Dale
Marathon
François Menard
Dave Osmond
Steve Swanwick
Darius Skusevičius (2k/5k/10/marathon)
Glen Paradis
Next week we hope to hear more from Annick Desrosiers and Joanne Bezzubetz who were at the Victoria IM 70.3!!
It's exciting to have racing back.
Julia Aimers
A year ago I could only tread water and had not run since childhood. With the amazing Virtual Olympic course, support, guidance, and tips from of all the folks at Team Triumph I've ended the season with my first Olympic distance triathlon under my belt and am hooked! Really looking forward to the 2025 season and even to the hard work over the winter to prepare. Karen Houle
I wanted to let you know that the Perth triathlon was a great experience, I somehow placed third in my age group! What a supportive group of participants (including Team Triumph athletes), cheering bystanders and volunteers.
Thanks to your swim lessons, I learned the technical basics and gained confidence to get back in the pool after decades. And it was really special doing this with Ann Laidlaw, my bestie for many years. We did a couple of additional swims with Kevin and Team Triumph people, also a great way to continue learning and practicing good technical form.
I will continue with lane swimming and who knows, maybe there's another triathlon in my future!
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