Triathlon Ontario has created four new NCCP Community Level coaching courses in early 2016 across the province. If you have an interest in becoming a coach, learning more about our sport or are a self-coached athlete, be sure to check out one of the following recently revamped courses in your area.

Jan. 30/31 – Milton
Jan. 30/31 – Ottawa
Feb. 27/28 – Goderich – only a few spots left!
Apr. 23/24 – Milton

Don’t forget, if you have completed a course and are looking for additional knowledge and build on your technical coaching skills, try one of our Online Continuing Education courses.

We have two courses in the Series so far, “Introduction to Swimming for Triathlon” taught be Mike Rutledge and “Exercise Physiology for Triathlon” taught by Dr. Greg Wells. Learn at your own speed and the comfort of your own home!

– 15% of purchase price to be donated to TriOnt’s Youth & Junior programs –

November 17, 2015 – Triathlon Ontario, the recognized Provincial Governing Body of Multisport in Ontario, announced a partnership with Calgary-based high performance carbon wheel manufacturer EnergyLab Sports, to be the official wheel supplier of Triathlon Ontario’s Provincial Development Team.
In addition to directly supporting the Provincial Development Team, EnergyLab Sports has agreed to donate 15% of the purchase price and layaway orders of its popular VC60 carbon wheel set or its deeper sets, the VC75s or VC90s, to Triathlon Ontario’s Youth and Junior development programs.

The purchases and layaway orders must be entered through this special link for the donation to take place. The donation program will run from now until January 30, 2016.

This offer is ideal for those looking for a holiday present or for anyone interested in upgrading the performance of their bikes with a set of new carbon wheels while at the same time, supporting the growth and development of Youth and Junior programs in Ontario. Gift certificates are available.

About EnergyLab Sports
Based out of Calgary, EnergyLab Sports are the only Canadian based specialist that meets UCI and IOC certification for its high performance carbon wheels. EnergyLab is strong supporter of Canadian triathletes and cyclists. Some of the Elite Ontario triathletes that EnergyLab supports include Andrew Yorke, Joanna Brown and the Forbes twins, all National Training Centre – Guelph athletes.

About Triathlon Ontario
Triathlon Ontario is a non-profit organization that is the recognized Provincial Governing Body for Multisport in the province of Ontario. Our mission is to provide leadership and governance for the development of a safe and fair environment for Multisport in Ontario. Triathlon Ontario oversees the sanctioning of races and clubs and undertakes a number of duties and responsibilities on behalf of athletes at every level, coaches, clubs, officials and race directors to ensure the growth and development of the sport in a fun and safe way. For more information please visit: http://www.triathlonontario.com.

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– Day supported by Vorgee Canada and Infinit Nutrition –

November 3, 2015 – Triathlon Ontario, the recognized Provincial Governing Body of Multisport in Ontario, announced it has once again partnered with the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO) to offer a world class Open Water Swim Clinic specifically designed for Age Groupers on November 21st.

This is Part 1 of 2 clinics designed to offer Age Groupers 16 years and older the rare opportunity to experience the multi-million dollar Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre while working with CSIO’s Olympic level coaches, bio-machinist, nutritionist and to meet and pick up tips from Canadian Olympic Open Water swimmer Zsofi Balazs. The second clinic featuring more advanced skill work will be offered in the New Year.

The day will begin at 1:45pm – concluding at 7pm and will include swim and video analysis (individual and group review), a nutritional seminar, two swim sessions that will feature lots of technique and open water drills, as well as a talk by Zsofi Balazs, London 2012 10km Open Water Olympian.

As part of the registration package athletes will be receiving a pair of Vorgee Missile goggles, Singles of Infinit Nutrition’s Jet Fuel and Repair, a Triathlon Ontario water bottle and silicon swim cap ($60 total value).

Additionally, there will be complimentary Jet Fuel and Repair available for the athletes throughout the day.

The price for the day will be $160. For an additional $50, athletes can order a DVD recording of their stroke with personalized analysis by CSIO’s bio-machinist.

For registration please click here

About Triathlon Ontario
Triathlon Ontario is a non-profit organization that is the recognized Provincial Governing Body for Multisport in the province of Ontario. Our mission is to provide leadership and governance for the development of a safe and fair environment for Multisport in Ontario. Triathlon Ontario oversees the sanctioning of races and clubs and undertakes a number of duties and responsibilities on behalf of athletes at every level, coaches, clubs, officials and race directors to ensure the growth and development of the sport in a fun and safe way. For more information please visit: http://www.triathlonontario.com.

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– Course is the second in series of online continuing education for NCCP triathlon coaches –

October 28, 2015 – Triathlon Ontario, the recognized Provincial Governing Body of Multisport in Ontario, launched the second part of its series of online continuing education coaching courses for NCCP trained triathlon coaches. “Introduction to Swimming for Triathlon”, taught by Mike Rutledge, is the follow up course to last year’s “Exercise Physiology for Triathlon”, taught by Dr. Greg Wells.

As previously announced, Triathlon Ontario has partnered with Dr. Greg Wells to co-produce a series of online continuing education courses for those trained or certified NCCP coaches that were looking to enhance their knowledge and skill sets. The objective of an online series was to make the course easily accessible to every interested coach across the province.

The Introduction to Swimming for Triathlon course consists of eight lectures taught by Mike Rutledge. Mike has over 30 years of experience in the area of competitive swimming both as an athlete and coach. As an age group athlete Mike was heavily involved in competitive swimming at the National and International level, competing as part of the Canada Games Team and Olympic Development Team. Mike earned a full scholarship to Texas A&M University where he competed as a competitive swimmer for four years. Mike has also been Provincial Champion as a Masters athlete in both cycling and swimming and also owns the current Canadian Record in the 800m free for swimmers aged 35-39.

As a coach, Mike has spent over 20 years involved both swimming and triathlon for age group and masters athletes. He has regularly lead swimmers to Provincial and National championships and continues to produce athletes that can reach that potential.

Interested coaches can register to going to the Continuing Education Courses tab on our website here. Instructions and pricing can be found there. For those that may be interested in taking this or the Exercise Physiology for Triathlon course but have not completed the NCCP Community coaching course can email [email protected] for possible exemption considerations.

About Triathlon Ontario
Triathlon Ontario is a non-profit organization that is the recognized Provincial Governing Body for Multisport in the province of Ontario. Our mission is to provide leadership and governance for the development of a safe and fair environment for Multisport in Ontario. Triathlon Ontario oversees the sanctioning of races and clubs and undertakes a number of duties and responsibilities on behalf of athletes at every level, coaches, clubs, officials and race directors to ensure the growth and development of the sport in a fun and safe way. For more information please visit: http://www.triathlonontario.com.

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– TriOnt members to receive 25% off of fits and 10% discount off everything else in store –

October 8, 2015 – Triathlon Ontario, the recognized Provincial Governing Body of Multisport in Ontario, announced that the Flying Monkey Bike and Coffee Shop will be joining the Provincial Development Team’s Integrated Support Team (IST). In addition to providing mechanical support, precision bike fits and saddle mapping to Team members, Flying Monkey will offer all Triathlon Ontario members 25% off bike fits and saddle mapping for both road and tri bikes and 10% off of all store items.

“Having an optimal bike fit is essential for our Provincial Team in order to maximize their performance on the National and International stage,” said Phil Dale, Executive Director of Triathlon Ontario. “Whether through development or growth, our Junior and U23 athlete’s physiology is constantly changing. A first class fitter and mechanic local to the Velodrome, site of a number of cycling focused camps, is a fundamental necessity of our expanding Provincial Program.”

The professionals at the Flying Monkey Bike shop will be joining the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario, Triathlon Ontario’s current IST members.

ISTs are sport sciences, sports medicine and other team management professionals that support coaches and athletes. ISTs may include a physiologist, sport psychologist, biomechanist, nutritionist, physical therapists/athletic therapist, and equipment support. The IST works regularly with the coaches and athletes to ensure athletes receive world-class care and support for their training, recovery and competition programs. The goal of our IST is to ensure that Ontario athletes are healthy, fit and psychologically ready for optimal performance.

About Flying Monkey Bike Shop & Coffee Bar

The Flying Monkey had it’s grand opening on May 2nd and quickly became a destination spot for cyclists of all stripes, whether it be cyclists riding through Halton Hills, or National Team members taking a break and wanting to just hang out and relax. Located in Campbellville, just 400m south of the 401 on Guelph Line, it is easily accessible from any direction. The Flying Monkey specialize in bike fits, and excels in service & repair, as well as new bike sales.

The Flying Monkey stocks and sells many high end bike brands including Trek, BMC, Pinarello, Look, Colnago, Fuji, Litespeed, Lynskey, and Rocky Mountain. In addition to world class bikes, The Flying Monkey also sells world class coffee, so even if you don’t happen to need anything bike related today, you can still drop by for a visit and enjoy a killer cappuccino in the bistro!

For more information please visit: www.FlyingMonkeyBikeShop.com
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About Triathlon Ontario
Triathlon Ontario is a non-profit organization that is the recognized Provincial Governing Body for Multisport in the province of Ontario. Our mission is to provide leadership and governance for the development of a safe and fair environment for Multisport in Ontario. Triathlon Ontario oversees the sanctioning of races and clubs and undertakes a number of duties and responsibilities on behalf of athletes at every level, coaches, clubs, officials and race directors to ensure the growth and development of the sport in a fun and safe way. For more information please visit: http://www.triathlonontario.com.

Follow us on Twitter: @TriOntario
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