Summer 2026 Race Results Recap

Race Results

Let’s celebrate the athletes who worked hard and reached their goals in August and September. Congratulations to all of these athletes for stepping up to the start and conquering their dreams. We coudn't be prouder of you all! 


CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO RACED!!

TORONTO TRIATHLON FESTIVAL
Chris Lil - 3rd in AG! World Championships Qualified!

IM 70.3 MAINE
Maddy Smith

IRONMAN OTTAWA
Team Triumph had a big group out at Ironman Ottawa. All of those who started The Ottawa Ironman finished and we couldn't be happier for you all! A special thanks goes out to all of the Team Triumphers who came out to volunteer at T2, hauling bikes down into the garage and running back up again for over 8 hours! What a team!! 

Tomas Burke
Brad Vlaming
Ryan Arbuthnot
Eren Perez
Seamus McConnell
Mat Bush
Brent Pilon
Erik Shantz
Matt Richling
Morag Mackenzie
Carl Vaillancourt
Isaac Gonzalez Garcia
Jessie Hall
Julia Irwin
Cailey Shewchuk
Thomas Filter

WOMEN'S TRIATHLON FESTIVAL
Denise Pittuck - 2nd in AG! (see race report below)

CORNWALL DUATHLON
Denise Pittuck - 1st in AG!

KINGSTON TRIATHLON  
Alan Walsh

THOUSAND ISLANDS TRIATHLON
Ben St Clair - 1st in AG and 9th Overall!
Sue Bennett - 1st in AG!
Alan Walsh

VALLEYFIELD TRIATHLON
Sue Bennett - 1st in AG! Qualified for World Championships in Hamburg!
Stephanie Obaseki Johnson

80KM ULTRA TRAIL TREMBLANT
Kyle Romans - 2nd 80km Ultra of the season! (race report coming soon)

IRONMAN 70.3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, NICE
Andrew Mendes
Laura Cummings
Paul Westergaard

CANADIAN TRIATHLON & DUATHLON
Sprint
France Saint Denis - 2nd in AG! (race report coming soon!)
Heather Tesselaar - 3rd in AG!
Wendy Moore - 1st in AG!
Andrew McKelvey - 1st place at team spirit!

Olympic Distance
A special congratulations also goes out to all of the athletes from our Group Olympic Distance Program who completed the race and graduated with flying colours!
Julie Sauvé
Megan MacCormac
Chanel Reid
Caitlin Shanahan
Elizabeth Dubois - 2nd in AG!
Katelyn MacCormac
Alan Walsh
Hortense des Dorides

5KM
Denise Pittuck - 1st in AG!

CAMP TRI
Alan Walsh - 3rd in AG!
Nicole Gibeau - 2nd in AG!
Denise Pittuck - duathlon 3rd Overall / 1st in AG

ESPRIT TRIATHLON
Chris Lil
Julie Sauvé
Ginette Lalonde - OD and Sprint! 

ARMY RUN
Challenges
Scott MacDonald - 5km/21km
Heather Tesselaar - 5km/21km
Shirley Clements - 5km/10km

Half Marathon
Laura Cummings
Maddy Smith
Kyle Romans
Julie Sauvé
Ross Beauprie
Clara Whittaker

10KM
Hanan Alsalem
Jason Anbara
Charbel Bouroufail
Omar Hashem
Ryan Arbuthnot
Tara Jennings

BARRELMAN 70.3
Ben St Clair
Stephanie Obaseki Johnson
Linda Lafrance
Cecile Beaurepaire

WORLD TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS, PONTEVEDRA
Chris Lil 

Private Swimming Lessons and Group Swim Options for Triathletes

Private lesson requests are coming in daily, but coach availability is limited to three weekly swim times. If you’re interested, join the wait list—or, even better, try our group swims for strong coaching, steady progress, and a supportive team environment. If you can swim 50m of continuous front crawl, you’re ready to join us. Not sure? Get in touch and we’ll be happy to offer you a trial swim!

Season Kickoff

Summer flew by, and we are excited to begin the new indoor training season! The pools are already buzzing with excitement of sharing stories from the races and goals for next season. Our Group Ironman Ottawa Training Programs and Group 70.3 Training Programs to prepare for Ironman 70.3 Mont Tremblant, Ironman 70.3 Muskoka and Ironman 70.3 Musselman start November 1st, are filling up quickly. If you would like more information, please feel free to get in touch at info@pbest.ca or check out our website with current program offerings:

https://app.amilia.com/store/en/team-triumph-ottawa/shop/programs/135920

Coach Julia

Julia Aimers

Founder/Head Coach

Team Triumph Triathlon Club