August 2014
What’s New @TriOntario
Our NEW Online Store is NOW OPEN!
Some of you may have noticed something new on our homepage menu, well we are proud to announce that our New Online Store is ready to fulfil your triathlon needs. In it you can find all kinds of great triathlon gear at rock bottom membership prices! Not only will you look like a pro with our great selection of triathlon essentials, you’ll also have the comfort of knowing you are doing your part to support the growth of Multisport in Ontario.After all, as a non-profit governing body every dollar of revenue generated is re-invested back into the sport in Ontario!
You will have the opportunity to grab one of our:
Signature Roots Hoodies
Our Signature Roots hoodie, with our original sleek design, is a unique and comfy item to get for the triathlete that has everything.
I Float
This item allows any triathlete to store their gear safely and securely while on an open water swim. Olympian Sharon Donnelly’s IFLOAT’s are an inflatable dry bag for beach swimming that easily attaches to you and keeps your stuff dry. No drag in the water! They are highly visible to watercraft and are always with you in case of emergency.
The Online Store will also offer:
- Cool-Dry Hats
- Trendy Visors
- TriOntario Arm Warmers (non compression)
- Wide Mouth Water Bottles
- Customized TriOntario License Plate Covers
Ontario Summer Games
Triathlon Ontario congratulates Ian MacKinnon and Jackie Douglas for their gold medal performances at the 2014 Ontario Summer Games, held in Windsor, Ontario on August 9th. The girl’s race was very close while the boys had a bit of back and forth.
Relays
44 out of the 48 athletes came back a few hours later to compete in the mixed relays. The relays were a non-medal event so the athletes were competing for pride, fun and some prizes. After re-jigging a couple teams to account for a few injured athletes, 10 teams of girl-boy-girl-boy and one team of boy-boy-girl-boy lined up on the shortened course. Under this format, each competitor completed a 200m swim, 5km bike, 1.5km run before tagging the next teammate who completed their leg. Famous triathletes were used as team names and much like on the ITU circuit, Team Javier Gomez (James Cooke, Jack Bone, Spencer Robinson, Nicole Ritchie) took first (1:24:50), Team Gwen Jorgensen (Allison Gibb, Ryan McCallum, Erika Rankin, Jeremy Cunningham) took second (1:25:09), Team Alistair Brownlee (Ian MacKinnon, Oliver Davies, Samantha Howard, Tarrah Price) took third (1:25:53). The action was fast and furious and very exciting…
Olympic Triathlon Provincial Championships
Multisport Canada’s Bracebridge Olympic served as this year’s Olympic Provincial Championship. St. George’s Angela Quick held on and won the women’s Provincial title in a time of 2:15:09. Caledon’s Sean Bechtel lead wire-to-wire and won the men’s Provincial title with a total time of 1:55:18…
Triple Crown Update
With the Olympic distance provincials complete, two of the three events are complete in the Olympic distance Triple Crown Challenge. The stage is complete for a fantastic finish in Edmonton at the World Championships.
The men’s side is heating up. Richard Gilbert and Jackson Laundry are tied for first place with 30 points (lowest point total wins) after Nationals and Provincials, while Mike Greenberg is breathing down their necks one point behind with 31 points. Andrew Bolton, Brian Laundry and Carm Morra are staying close with 34, 35, and 36 points respectively. Jackson Laundry holds the tie-breaker advantage if needed as his finishing time was closest to the winner at Provincials.
On the women’s side it looks as though Meghan Lamers will take the title as long as she completes the race in Edmonton. Barring an administration error, Meghan survived attrition and is the lone competitor left that has competed in both Provincials and Nationals and is set to compete at Worlds. Despite what may seem like an automatic win, Lamers has posted extremely competitive results and will be a worthy champion and winner of $500, assuming she completes the race in Edmonton.
Updated standings can be found here
Draft Legal Provincial Championship Series
Triathlon Ontario, crowned six new Provincial Champions in Ottawa at the 2014 Draft Legal Provincial Championships. This was also the third stop in the Ontario Youth Cup Series, where an additional ~25% more points were up for grabs in the 14-15 age category.
Weather conditions were perfect on the day for Ontario’s premier triathletes. Through programs such as the RTC Guelph, Quest for Gold Athlete Assistance Program or the Provincial Development Program, a total of 16 Triathlon Ontario supported athletes took the start line in the Elite/U23 & Junior divisions…
Next Stop on the Provincial Championship
The next stop on the Provincial Championship Circuit is Multisport Canada’s Lakeside Duathlon on September 14th. This is also the Standard Distance qualifier for Adelaide 2015.
What you need to qualify:
1) Be a Triathlon Ontario member in the year of qualification (2014) and race year (2015)
2) Sign up and race Multisport Canada’s Lakeside Duathlon.
3) Finish in the top of your age group in your gender and be sure to notify Triathlon Canada by the designated cut off time
4) If you don’t finish in the top of your age group, you still have a great shot of being part of the team that races in Australia. All unclaimed spots are put in a pool and given out on a first come first serve basis on a date announced by Triathlon Canada.
Youth Cup Series Update
Triathlon Ontario’s 2014 Elite-U23 & Junior Draft Legal Provincial Championship & U15 Race was an important stop on the Youth Cup circuit for the 14-15 age group, as an additional 25% points were available for the Provincial Championship. Liam Donnelly cemented his lead in the series by taking first place and a maximum of 80 points after three events. James Cooke and Spencer Allen took second and third place on the day. Kyle Caie is in second place overall with 61 points followed closely by Nathan Gurrin-Smith with 57 points and Spencer Allen with 54 points.
On the Girl’s side, Erika Rankin made back-to-back wins on the Series by taking the Provincial title over Haley Sturrock and Sara Borrens. Borrens, however, has the overall lead after three consecutive podium finishes with 69 points. Ella Kubas is just eight points away in second at 61 points followed closely by Emilie Tremblay with 60 points and Erika Rankin with a maximum of 55 points after just two events.
The next stop in the Youth Cup Series is on August 24th, at the Dunrobin KOS, where the 12-13 ages will rejoin the Series. Will anyone be able to catch Liam Donnelly? Will Sara Borrens be able to put some distance between her and the rest of the field? Stay tuned to find out!
Click Here to View the 2014 Leader Board
National Junior Series
Klus Wraps Up Jr Career With Win in BC
How does a true champion react to the disappointment of not being selected to the National Junior team to compete at World’s? She goes out and wins the next and last National Junior Series race! That’s how Provincial Team member and Quest for Gold supported athlete Samantha Klus capped off a solid junior career last week by winning the final stop of this year’s National Junior Series in Kelowna, BC. Congratulations on the win and a great junior career.
Best of luck as you move into the U23 ranks!
ITU World Championships
Good Luck to Those Competing at Worlds Next Week
Ontario will be very well represented next week as the world descends onto Edmonton for the ITU World Championships. Nearly 250 Age Groupers from Ontario will be competing for Canada in either the Aquathlon, Sprint Triathlon or Standard (Olympic) Triathlon.
Ontario will also be well represented on the Para, Junior, U23 and Elite side as well. Some of the athletes are supported at the National level, while some are supported provincially by Triathlon Ontario programs (as noted besides their names).
Good luck to the following Ontario High Performance athletes!
Paratriathlon Elite Women & Men PT-5 Class
Christine Robbins
David Blair
Ryan Van Praet
Elite Men
Kyle Jones
Andrew Yorke – RTC Guelph
U23 Women & Men
Joanna Brown – RTC Guelph
Dominika Jamnicky – RTC Guelph, Quest for Gold AAP
Amélie Kretz – RTC Guelph
Alexander Hinton – RTC Guelph
Taylor Forbes
Junior Women & Men
Kirsten Vergara – Provincial Development Team, Quest for Gold AAP
Myles Zagar – RTC Guelph, Quest for Gold AAP
Continuing Education Coaching Courses
Course Registration
Reminder for coaches who completed the NCCP Community Level course and are looking for the next step, you can register for the Exercise Physiology for Triathletes continuing-education course hosted by TV personality Dr. Greg Wells. To register, visit our Coaches home page on the Triathlon Ontario website at http://triathlonontario.com/members/coaches-2/.
Click here for more info about Dr Wells
Next course in production!
Coaching
There is a new NCCP Community Level coaching course in Peterborough on November 1 & 2, 2014. Details and sign up form located here.