The final long-course triathlons of the season are wrapping up, but with unusually warm Fall temperatures, our athletes have faced some serious challenges! 🌞 A HUGE congratulations goes out to Deborah Jackman for completing her first-ever Ironman at Maryland last weekend! 🎉 We can’t wait to hear your full race report, Deborah, and see that amazing post-race smile!
A special shoutout also goes to our new swim coach, Cheryl Turpin, who also tackled Ironman Maryland—finishing her 5th Ironman! 🏅 Reports from the course mentioned coastal flooding that had athletes walking through knee-high water for nearly six miles! Incredible determination, Cheryl! We’re excited to hear your full recap soon.
In other race news, Brad Vlaming crushed the Barrelman 70.3 in Niagara the weekend before last, crossing the finish line in a super-fast time and securing 6th place in his age group! 🙌 Read on for Brad’s awesome race report below.
As the triathlon season winds down, the Fall running season is just getting started! 🍂 Several of our athletes participated in the Army Run on Sunday, and we’re proud to share their fantastic results:
Congratulations to all of our amazing athletes for their grit and determination as the season transitions. Stay tuned for race reports and pictures from Deborah, Cheryl, and Brad. Let’s keep the momentum going as we gear up for Fall running races! 🏃♀️🏊♂️🚴♂️
Julia Aimers
CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologist
CSEP High-Performance Specialist
Certified Triathlon, Cycling, Yoga and Swimming Coach
USA Cycling Level 2 Coach
Training Peaks Accredited Coach
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