Team Triumph Successes at the Early Bird Triathlon!!
We had 11 Team Triumphers at the Early Bird Triathlon this year at it was great to see them out doing their best! I had many proud coaching moments on the course! The weather was beautifully sunny but freezing!!! Most of us had to put on jackets, socks and pants!! I decided to make my transition to warm clothes coming right out of the pool so I didn't catch a chill. I even wore my swim cap all the way to the bike to stay warm.
Congrats to all who participated!
Sprint Triathlon
Lucie - 1/20 in age category and 7th overall
Katryna - 6/16 age category (2nd triathlon and gunning for the Syracuse Half Iron!)
Coach :) - 1/17 in age category and super happy to be able to do triathlons again!
Long Course Triathlon
Phil - 3/10 in age category and gunning for Mt Tremblant Half Iron!
Drew - 4/6 in age category and gunning for the Ottawa Marathon and Tremblant Ironman
Christine - 8/8 in age category and gunning for Mt Tremblant Half Ironman!
AquaCycle
Nancy - 2/10 in age category and 2nd overall
Sprint Duathlon
Sevak - 4/6 in age category and 9th overall
Martin - 5/6 in age category and happy to eat any and all burgers after the race :)
Super Sprint Triathlon
Debbie - 1/5 in age category
Chantale - 3/8 in age category (1st triathlon after taking just 3 private swimming lessons!)
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