August Newsletter
What’s Happenin’ @TriOntario
Draft Legal Provincial Championships Are Upon Us
August 27th is the new date for Triathlon Ontario’s signature race, the Draft Legal Provincial Championships. Not only is the date new, but so is the venue. The new venue is the International Flatwater Centre in Welland.
The races include U15, Junior and Elite/U23 and for the first time ever, Age Groupers can compete in a capped open wave.
Here are some important pieces of information about the race.
-Registration closes Thursday at 6pm August 25th – no race day registrations
-Must be a current Triathlon Ontario member
-Mandatory race briefing and kit pick up on site Friday, August 26th 6pm
-There is a swim cut off of 20 min and a swim/bike cutoff of 60 min for Age Groupers
-For Age Groupers, Juniors and Elite/U23 races the lap out rule will be in effect (2 laps 10km course)
-ITU Age Group drafting legal bike equipment rules in effect – no aero bars, no disk wheels or disk brakes and only traditional road bikes allowed.
The response from Age Groupers who have raced draft legal races so far this year has been overwhelmingly positive. This is another opportunity for those that loved racing in Ottawa, want to prepare for Worlds, or for those that missed Ottawa and want to give this fast and exciting style of racing a chance.
Read more about the Age Group Division or Register here.
Ontario Summer Games Preview
Preparations are nearly complete for what is anticipated to be the best Ontario Summer Games yet. 48 of the fastest 15-16 year olds in the province are set to to due battle on August 12th and 13th at Jack Darling Memorial Park in Mississauga.
Everyone is invited to come cheer on some exciting racing and support our next up and coming group of elite athletes. Admission is free and the venue is spectator and family friendly. The individual race goes off on Friday at 10am and perhaps the most exciting event in all of multisport, the mixed relay, goes off on Saturday at 8am.
Cup Series Standings
The stage is now set for an epic showdown after three of four events in the Elite/U23 and Junior Cup Series. Heading into the final race (Provincials) Abby Miller and Danae Morris sit one point apart in the standings. On the men’s side five athletes are within six points of each other with Provincials being the determining factor as to who gets the title and the first place cash prize.
In the Junior Series, the women’s standings show another nail bitter as six women are within eight points of each other and on the men’s side, Dylan Pust has a more comfortable seven point lead over second place Liam Donnelly.
The 14-15 division of the Youth Cup Series will be taking a break as many of the athletes are in the OSG but will return for the U15 race at Provincials. Provincials is the third of four races and will play a pivotal role as additional points are up for grabs.
The 12-13 Division of the Youth Cup heads to Peterborough this weekend at the Chemong Lake race. This will be the third of five races in that series. Good luck to everyone competing this weekend.
Next Free Beginner Clinic Saturday at Subaru Iron Girl
Have a friend that is curious or nervous about triathlon or are you registered for your first race and want to learn more about what to expect?
Triathlon Ontario is running a series of free beginner clinics at various race sites this year and everyone is welcome.
This clinic will be hosted by Lisa Bentley from LBT Triathlon Team.
Date: August 6th, 1:30pm
Location: Iron Girl Expo, Nelles Beach Park
Provincials Recap
Husband and Wife Capture Cross Provincial Titles
The husband and wife team of Richard and Heather Pady both won their respective races in Parry Sound a few weeks ago, taking the Cross Triathlon Provincial Championships. Congrats Heather and Richard!
Aggarwal Takes Both Duathlon Titles
Jasmin Aggarwal took Gravenhust by storm as she went won both the Sprint and Standard distance duathlon Provincial titles last month. Her two titles also netted $500 from Triathlon Ontario as she won the ‘Du-the-Double’ Duathlon Challenge for a second time.
Sean Delanghe and Matt Straatman split the Provincial Duathlon titles and the $500 prize for the ‘Du-the-Double’ as Sean bested Matt in the Standard, while Matt got his revenge in the Sprint. Congratulations everyone!
Long Course Series Update
After last weekend’s MSC K-Town race, three of the four events in the 2016 Triathlon Ontario Long Course Series are now complete.
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The standings are now up to date and with the Niagara Barrelman (Long Course Provincial Championships) serving as the final stop, additional points are available.
Series standings can be found here.
Ontario Elite News
Brown Takes National Title
High Performance Centre Guelph’s Joanna Brown thrilled hometown fans by winning her first National Championships in Ottawa a couple of weeks ago. Brown battled training squad teammate Dominka Jamnicky for most of the day who was the second Canadian across the line.
Another Guelph athlete, defending male champion, Taylor Forbes took bronze as the best male Ontario athlete on the day.
In the junior race, Oliver Blecher took silver as his successful year continues. Liam Donnelly (7th) Aaron De Jong (10th) rounded out the top ten for Ontario.
Madeleine Kennedy had a breakout performance with a 7th place and top Ontario woman junior. Unfortunately, crashes took out three of Ontario’s other women (Elise Bolger, Cassandra Dalbec, Allison Gibb) but all are recovering and getting back into the swing of things.
Beals Breaks Course Record in Ecuador
Ontario’s Cody Beals not only won IRONMAN 70.3 Ecuador, he won it in grand fashion by setting a new course record! Congrats Cody!
Special Discounted TriOnt Member Offers
Are you buying your sports drinks off the shelf or buying multiple nutrition products? Why not customize a drink that has all of your nutrition needs for racing and training?
Infinit Nutrition is offering all members a free 30 minute consultation to help design your own sports drink plus 20% off all products by using the discount code TO2016.
Not only is the team at the Flying Monkey Bike Shop and Coffee Bar official bike fitters and mechanics of Triathlon Ontario’s Provincial Team, they also offer all members 25% off bike fits and saddle mapping for both road and tri bikes as well as 10% off of all store items. Make sure you show your membership card to ensure you get your discounts.
Mettle Multisport is hosting a Transition Clinic
-Learn how to set up your transition
-Tips on how to make your transition time faster
-Hands on practice with coach and pro-triathlete Andrew Bolton
When: Sunday August 14th, 1:30pm
Where: 9600 Bathurst St, SW corner of the parking lot
Who: Beginners and experienced triathletes welcome. There’s something for eveyone!
Cost: Free for Mettle members, $5 for non-menbers
Note: Bring all you tri gear so you can practice your setup and cool new moves
Contact: Andrew Bolton ([email protected] for more info and RSVP by Aug. 13th (required)
Discomfort Zone Offering Free Guelph Lake 2 Clinic
Date: Friday September 2nd, 6:00pm
Location: Guelph Lake 2 race site
Hosted by Coach Mike Mahoney of Discomfort Zone Performance Coaching
A triathlon walk through, transition demonstration, and course-specific tips with an optional fun run afterwards on the Subaru Guelph Two race course. The focus will be on being comfortable with the swim, transitions, and rules so athletes can have a fun, positive race. There will be an opportunity for questions and answers with experienced triathletes, officials, and coaches. All are welcome.
Contact: [email protected]