The Perth Triathlon has always been a long time favorite for Team Triumph. In fact, Kris Plant, race director, asked the participants who had done the race more than 15 times to stand up and yes, I was happy to say that I have done this race since my son was born 25 years ago! Kris and her team do a fantastic job at making 1st-time triathletes feel welcome. This race also gives the more seasoned triathletes a little healthy red lining competition! For some of us, it's a check to see that we can still do this race and at a good speed!
It was a very wet morning but you're wet when you come out of the pool anyway so no need to complain. Triathlon is an outdoor sport and sometimes you just have to TTFU, especially this season!
Congrats to everyone who participated this year and brought home the pie, cookies, and fudge!
Single Distance
Glen Paradis - 4th overall - 2nd in AG
Kris Plant - 2nd overall - 1st in AG
Stephane Chapados - 1st in AG (and a good lead on Julia this year! I'll get you next year Steph :)
Coach Julia - 4th overall - 2nd in AG
Darcy Yee - 3rd in AG
Harry Briggs - 3rd in AG
Rick Baird - 3rd in AG
Johanna Oehling - 1st in AG
Wally Archibald - completed his 1st triathlon!!!
Graham Archibald - Wally's son on the Queen's Tri team - 1st in AG
Double Distance
Anna Belanger - 3rd over 40
Dan Begin - 4th over 40
Lucie Villeneuve - 4th over 40
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I just wanted to thank you and your team (Gabi! Brenda! Maggie! Dawn!) for making last weekend's event so amazing. I had tried to do a try-a-tri on my own last summer, and the experience was night and day.
Even though I didn't make every virtual session, I felt so prepared... I knew where to go for information, and I knew I had a team of people (coaches and our beginner tri group!) who were all there to support me.
It was interesting to watch Eric train on his own (without access to the TrainingPeaks workouts and without the weekly meetings to ask questions and learn more about proper form and race-day stuff). When we left on Sunday, he looked at me and was like "we're DEFINITELY doing the training with Julia if we decide to go for the olympic distance, right?".
So glad to have found this club and looking forward to many more triathlons in the near future!!! Tai Teleso
Julia is incredible, I once had a coach who told me to get good at biking and running as he couldn't do anything with my swim technique. Then I was introduced to Julia who is so patient and has an amazing ability to translate it all into a way I could understand. I knocked a minute per 100m off my open water swim times after only a handful of sessions with her. The team is also really welcoming, inclusive and most of all FUN!
Triumph is a warm and fun place for every level of triathlete. Whether you’re just getting started and learning all about triathlon or have been at it for decades, like some of us, you will find camaraderie and expertise in this group with Julia Aimers’ support and caring. She keeps up-to-date in so many areas of training, especially for women and including women’s issues whether it be nutrition or menopause. I highly recommend Team Triumph for swimming, biking, running or putting it all together in one package. There is no other place or group, I would rather be training with. So many of my close friends were met in this group.
