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Winterlude Triathlon - No Swimming Required

Winterlude Triathlon - No Swimming Required

WINTERLUDE TRIATHLON – NO SWIMSUIT REQUIRED

Congratulations to Coach Maggie and to Patricia Konantz for winning their respective age categories at the Winterlude Triathlon on Saturday! Lyse Patenaude organized a team with her son and niece and they placed first in their category as well! A snowy morning but a good time was had by all. Maggie reported that this year's challenge was running with your skate gear.

Here is Pat's report:

WINTERLUDE REPORT:
This year's race was all about new logistics: Drive to Mooney’s Bay/leave skis and poles in T2/Shuttle bus to Hartwell Locks/leave running shoes and pack at T1/put on skate gear and skate to Bronson warming hut in front of start at Dow’s Lake/leave extra gear at Sweat Check van just before start/skate: Dow’s Lake loop/north to Pretoria B/ south directly back to Hartwell Locks/put on running shoes and put skate gear in a pack *some people just carried their skates/run 5km with skate gear/arrive Mooney’s/retrieve ski boots from pack if you used clip-on blades/ski!!

So the logistics were somewhat daunting but I liked the new format for a number of reasons: free and easy parking at Mooney’s Bay and a warm building! Warming hut near start of skate, no run on the ice but on the bike path, clip-on blades no longer an advantage over regular skates, MUCH better ski course at Mooney’s than Arboretum since it is a ski centre - way more space, car nearby so no waiting for 45 mins to get out of the parking lot like at Dow’s Lake......and so it goes. I hope Rick continues this format. A winner I think!

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Heather Dunn

You can add me as a client for life. Still so much to learn about biking but am kicking butt on the hills out here - the “wall of pain” climb 2000+ft elevation has nothing on one of your classes!! Thank you!!
ps - LOVING the Team Triumph biking shorts!!!

Tara McGowan

Team Triumph is a great Club where people from all levels of fitness can train. I was first introduced to Coach Julia when I went to a Training Camp in Utah as a tag along. My husband was training for an Ironman race at the time. I was recovering from an injury, but that didn't stop me trying the different activities at a beginner level. I remember swimming in the pool for Julia's first assessment. I was exhausted after only a few lengths. She gave me a few swim tips and I was eager for more. That was the point where I decided to schedule a one-on-one meeting with Julia and develop my plan to become active for life. In September 2016 I started learning to spin and run for the first time and took swim lessons to improve my technique. With Coach Julia's support and friendship from team members I have not looked back!

Susie Walter

With encouragement from my great friend Heather I joined TT in the fall of 2014. I remember nervously arriving at Canterbury Pool for the initial hour of swimming. Well I gasped at the thought of a 300 M warm up! I asked Julia if we had the whole hour to complete the warm up! Well it wasn’t too long after training and relearning the proper stroke technique the the warm became pretty easy. Now the 500 M time trial was a challenge but I was able to do it! In the spring of 2015 I completed the Perth Triathlon...lots of fun with TT and Julia was an amazingly supportive. A Christmas gift from my husband in 2015 allowed me to go to the Utah Training Camp in April 2016. I was certainly nervous given the experience of the athletes attending. I met some new people and everyone was friendly and supportive. We had a great time participating in the Sand Hollow Sprint Triathlon. More recently I have cut back on the swimming, but I hope to continue next spring. After a hip replacement in 2017 I am back spinning. The group dynamics of the spin classes with Maggie and Julia is fantastic. The music is great, the work out is awesome (I am soaked by the end of the class!) anyone holding back from joining TT for fear of intimidation....no need! Well have all started from different levels of fitness and experience and Julia and her team are there to train, coach, support and “POOOSH” all the way!

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