Heather's Florida Race Reports
5k Race
"Had a wonderful time at the 5k fundraiser run for Special Populations! Flirted with some cute Cape Coral Firefighters and danced with some great walkers and volunteers. Managed to come FIRST in my age category out of ONE! I am stiff competition for ...myself!! 28 minutes... Needed to reapply my lipstick at the finish line! 💄💄!!"
10 K in Naples
Fundraiser for youth music scholarships
Just under an hour ....59 min
Explanations (excuses!):
*It was HOT at 8:00 A.M. !
* my piercing toe cramp 7 K
* I was trying to keep up with a man 10 years older than I am who told me he would run with me for a while because he was recovering from an injury........he was at a 5.7 min/km pace for me but I was tired at 5K and told him to please go ahead.......couldn't even see him in a few minutes!!
*MOST problematic and distracting was the fact that my sunglasses kept sliding off in the heat AND my running pants kept falling down !!😂
I did manage to place 3rd out of 9 but there were SO many fast Club runners in their 60's and 70's ....AND the 70-75 female winner was ahead of everyone in our age group 65-70! SO inspiring!"
Heather....YOU are so inspiring!! Your wonderful attitude about racing and staying fit is so positive and refreshing!! Congratulations on your amazing accomplishments! - Coach Julia
OTHER RACE RESULTS JUST IN!
Margaret King has crossed the finish line at the Boston Marathon! Congratulations Margaret, we look forward to hearing your report. Scott Henry placed 9th overall at the MEC 10 miler race in a time of 1:04!! That's 4 mins per km.... Yeowzah that's fast!
SHIFTING TO THE OUTDOOR SEASON!
Starting in May we start shifting outdoors! On Friday, May 5th we will have our 1st group ride and potluck lunch meeting. We will look at the dates and start planning out the Friday rides for Summer!
This year we have come up with an amazing DEAL!!! An all inclusive Summer membership which runs from May to September. The membership will include Monday Meech Lake swims (July-Aug), Tuesday and Thursday morning clinics and workouts (May-June), Friday Long Rides (May-Sept) and Canterbury 6:30am Wed morning swims (Juyl-Aug)!!
IN THE POOL
We are back to the pool this week for our Spring Term! The Spring Term continues until the end of June. During this term we focus on speeding up your stroke and preparing you for race season! REGISTER NOW!!!
TEAM TRIUMPH EVENTS COMING UP:
Thursday, April 20th 11:00am - Nutrition and Fitness Testing...the Missing Links
Thursday, May 4th 10:30am - Chi Running Clinic
Friday, May 5th 10:00pm - 1st Group Ride and Meeting
May 11-12 - Tremblant Training Camp
Be sure to pre register for our upcoming events!!! http://www.pbest.ca/registration-and-store/
I would highly recommended Eric and Team Triumph!
Ian Ross
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!