On Saturday we had a bunch of athletes compete in the Brittania Park Triathlon. Unfortunately, at the last second, the wind picked up making the waves really high and the water unsafe. Many of our crew made the right decision to turn back to shore and then help the water safety crew point out swimmers in distress. A great reminder that in races, you are responsible for your own safety and if you feel like you're in an unsafe place listen to that voice in your head! The Olympic Distance swim was cancelled altogether.
Congrats to everyone for making the right decisions and doing their best out there!
Sprint Tri
Anna Belanger
Navin Wicks
Michelle Lacharity
Kirsten Suttill
Sue Bennett
Olympic Distance Bike/Run
Harry Briggs (1st in AG)
Sophie Dagenais (1st in AG)
We moved on to a calmer day at the Perth Triathlon on Sunday. Recent Beginner Program graduate Tai Talesco and her husband Eric Henderson looked pretty happy to finish their first triathlon! And we all know it's all about the finishing fudge, pies and cookies!
Congrats Everyone!!
Female Finishers:
Lucie Tremblay - 3rd in AG
Coach Klara - 3rd in AG
Coach Gabi - results need to be reviewed
Melanie Bouchard
Nicole Gibeau
Coach Julia
Simone Rose-Oliver - 1st in AG
Tai Talesco (1st Tri!)
Male Finishers:
Navin Wick (2nd in AG)
Dana Cooper (1st Tri!!)
Eric Henderson (1st Tri!!)
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