August Newsletter
What’s New @TriOntario
Triathlon Ontario Is On the Move!!
In case you missed it, Triathlon Ontario is moving its office to the Milton Velodrome. The official move date will be September 25th. We don’t expect any disruptions of services and should be ready to serve you as usual on the Monday.
Read more about the move here
Office Furniture for Sale
Due to the move to Milton, we do not need a number of desks, tables and chairs. Anyone looking for some good quality items at garage sale prices, can stop by the current office (3 Concorde Gate, suite 205) Mon-Thurs 9:30am-3:00pm and stake your claims.
Provincial Championships
Epic Elite Men’s Battle Highlights Draft Legal Provincials
Two Saturdays ago Elite and U23, Junior and U15 draft legal provincial championships were held in Ottawa. This was the deepest field in a number of years for all divisions as there was a 29% increase in registrations from last year. In this signature Triathlon Ontario event, the fastest triathletes in the province took to the starting line and did not disappoint!
To read the recaps click here.
Congratulations to Alexander Hinton, Dominika Jamnicky, Aron Mohammidi, Elise Bolger, Tristen Jones and Haley Sturrock, our 2015 Champions!!
Duathlon Provincials and ‘Du-the-Double’ Duathlon Challenge Take Bracebridge by Storm
Duathletes in Ontario came out in drives to Multisport Canada’ Bracebridge as it played host to both the Sprint and International Distance Duathlons over the past weekend.
Triathlon Ontario put up $1,000 in prize money for a unique contest it created called the ‘Du-the-Double’ Duathlon Challenge, in which athletes that competed in both events scored points based on their finish in their age group in each event. Duathletes that were interested in competing in the 2016 ITU Age Group Duathlon World Championships could also qualify at this event. All of these special events helped MSC to experience a 144% increase in participants in the International Duathlon and a 79% increase in the Sprint Duathlon.
It was a dominating weekend for local Brian Moore who took home both Provincial titles and the $500 prize for the ‘Du-the-Double’ Challenge. On the women’s side, Jasmin Aggarwal won the International Distance Provincial Championship and the $500 ‘Du-the-Double’ prize while Tammy Purdy won the Sprint Distance title. Congrats to all!
Youth, Junior & Elite/U23 Cup News
Elite/U23 Series Wraps Up in Dramatic Fashion in Ottawa
Heading into the day it was shaping up to be battle between Alexander Hinton and the Forbes twins and they did not disappoint. Hinton out sprinted the Wonder Twins with just a few hundred metres to go to the finish line to take both the Provincial title and Series win.
On the women’s side it was a donating performance by Dominka Jamnicky who took two wins in the Series and maximum points for the Series win.
This was the inaugural running of the Elite/U23 Cup Series and we had 28 athletes participate. Thanks to all of you for making it a massive success!
For final results click here
Youth Cup Moves to Orillia While Junior Cup Stays in Ottawa
The Youth Cup’s two age divisions will be in action this weekend in Orillia at the Orillia KOS. It will be the second race in the series for the younger non-draft legal 12-13 Division and the third stop in the Series for the older draft legal 14-15 age group.
For updated standings click here
The Juniors will be taking this weekend off and getting ready for the final stop in their inaugural Series finale, taking place at the Dunrobin race on August 30th.
For updated standings click here
Ontario Summer Games Qualifiers
Congrats to the Peterborough Pirates Youth Triathlon Club for qualifying the most athletes so far for next year’s Ontario Summer Games so far.
The next 10 spots are up for grabs this weekend in Orillia. Good luck to all those attempting to qualify.
To see the list of qualified and their affiliated clubs, click here.
Forbes Come 1 & 2 at Nationals
The Wonder Twins (minus the monkey), aka Taylor and Austen Forbes, finished 1st and 2nd at the Elite Men’s National Championship a few weeks ago in Magog. It was Taylor’s first National Championship. The brothers were a part of the Provincial Development Team but are now graduating on to the National Training Centre in Guelph. Best of luck boys!
Provincial Team member Elise Bolger was the top Ontario junior in Magog in 7th place and Dylan Pust was the top Ontario male junior, finishing in 9th. Congrats to both!
Long Course Series Moves to Inaugural Subaru IRONMAN Muskoka
Our inaugural Long Course Series moves to its next stop on August 30th, the first full IRONMAN in Ontario. Muskoka will host the 4th stop in the Series and points are worth 1.5x the value!
We have 280 members participating in the Series so far. Great job everyone!
Check out the standings here
Club Championships Coming Soon!
We are at a record setting 66 sanctioned clubs this year! It should make for Triathlon Ontario’s best Club Championships ever.
The event is being hosted by Multisport Canada’s Wasaga Beach Triathlon Weekend on August 29/30. Triathlon Ontario is offering $2,000 of prize money.
Small tweaking this year to the format, Pro’s and Elite Age Groupers are allowed to race as such and have their points count towards their club totals.
For all the rules and point structures please click here.