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
A huge thank you to my Triathlon coach, Julia Cooper-Aimers. She took the time last week to drop off (from a distance because of COVID19 restrictions) some tri shorts I ordered along with a well-appreciated note to remind me that there will be ups and downs and that things will get better. She has gone above and beyond to support all of her athletes and our Team Triumph club, by providing almost daily strength, yoga, and spinning videos that have been uploaded to Youtube for anyone who needs a little motivation during these challenging times as well as many words of encouragement. I am grateful for her support and encouragement. ❤️
Anita Lacelle Taylor
Training with Team Triumph for 7 months (so far) made me faster and stronger while building nourishing connections with like-minded fitness nuts and shattering the expectations I had of myself. TT is a crew of inspiring people pursuing epic individual goals and encouraging each other along the way. Julia and her team have expert knowledge and provide a thoughtful evidence-based group program that works. I am privileged and thankful to have Team Triumph in my neighborhood and can't wait to get back to the pool!
Alex Bourne
I want to thank you for always putting our well-being at the forefront of your business model. You suspended face-to-face programs in a timely manner, leading the way in a fitness business world that took much too long to respond and put their members’ health and the community at risk. You « triumphed « in quickly acting to flatten the curve.
Your caring nature resulted in a series of innovative and fun virtual sessions and opened them to the community. I am missing the live interaction now that I am working for a few months but I appreciate that I can access the videos according to my schedule. Yin/yang session tonight, just what I needed.
Not to mention the check-ins, the home deliveries, the charitable events. Priceless.
Simone Rose-Oliver