February Newsletter – Triathlon Ontario

What’s Happenin’ @TriOntario

Membership Renewal
Support the Development of the Next Long Course Superstar
Part 2 – Age Group Open Water Swim Clinic
Provincial Championships
Club Championships
Youth Club Championships
Ontario Elite News
NCCP Coaching Courses
First Provincial Champions Crowned
Toronto Triathlon Club – Camps
LPC – Camps & Clinics
NRG – Camps

That’s the sound of your 2015 memberships running out!

Its getting time to renew your membership. Thanks to the 1,000+ members that have already renewed. As a non-profit, the majority of our funding comes from membership fees, which get reinvested back into the sport in various ways to ensure the growth and development of multisport across the province.

Don’t forget to pick up that 24/7 worldwide insurance for your training and bike insurance to make sure the thousands you’ve invested stay safe!

Directly Support the Development of the Next Long Course Superstar

Last month Triathlon Ontario announced a groundbreaking initiative to create the first ever Long Course Development Team. The initiative provides both provide both financial and promotional support to up to three up and coming Long Course professionals of each gender.

Whether a member or not, anyone can make a donation that will go directly to financially supporting the next crop of National and International Long Course talent.

Three of Canada’s top professional Long Course professionals and Ontario natives, Cody Beals, Taylor Reid and Lionel Sanders were instrumental in helping to develop the criteria, providing invaluable feedback and input during the process.

Read more about the LC Development Team here.

Part 2 – Ultimate Age Grouper Open Water Swim Clinic

Triathlon Ontario has once again partnered with the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO) to offer the second part to its world class Open Water Swim Clinic specifically designed for Age Groupers on March 26.

This is Part 2 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, Canadian Olympic Open Water swimmer Zsofi Balazs.

This second part features more advanced skill work, with a focus on a combination of stroke technique, training for distance swimming and open water technique and strategy.

Read more here.

Special Discounted TriOnt Member Offers

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.

Head to Sunny Tucson with the TORONTO TRIATHLON CLUB

Join the TTC for their second annual Winter Training Camp in Tucson, Arizona from April 10-17th, 2016.

This action packed 7 night training camp is aimed at the intermediate athlete who wants to improve their skills and gain early season volume and distance. The camp is designed for athletes training for Olympic, Half and Full distance races, but is beneficial for athletes at all levels – limit of 18 athletes.

To help you reach your goals at the training camp, there will be 2 NCCP trained coaches and 2 NCCP trained group leaders creating an amazing ratio of 4.5 athletes per coach!

Check out all the details and TriOnt member discounts here.

LPC Swim Video Analysis Sessions

The LPC Triathlon Club is offering underwater swim video analysis sessions for triathletes and swimmers of all abilities.

Upcoming Sessions: Feb 27
Limited to 10 participants per session. Triathlon Ontario members receive a 20% discount when applying promo code TRION when registering online.

You can find all the details and online registration here

LPC Functional Threshold Power Testing Service

LPC offers FTP bike testing sessions for triathletes and cyclists of all abilities. Schedule an FTP Test to help: track improvements in fitness, pace more optimally, establish power training zones that reflect current fitness, and identify potential bike fit and pedaling inefficiencies.

Upcoming Sessions: Feb 27, Apr 9

Limited to 10 participants per session.

Triathlon Ontario members receive a 20% discount when applying promo code TRION when registering online.

You can find all the details and online registration here

LPC Florida March Break Camp

LPC is offering a triathlon camp in Orlando, Florida from March 5th to 12th, 2016. This week-long camp is ideal for adult triathletes of all abilities (beginner to advanced). Campers will enjoy the spacious accommodations, and neighbouring surroundings, of Emerald Island Resort, scenic rolling roads for cycling, and beautiful orange grove running trails. The National Training Center, and the 350 meter River Island Pool at Orange Lake Resort, will be home to technical swims that will feature stroke correction, above water and underwater video analysis, and open water simulations.

Fully assembled bike transport is available to/from Guelph, London, and Windsor.

Visit www.FloridaTriCamp.com for full details and registration.

2016 NRG Winter Training Camp in Clermont, Florida

Wanting to escape from winter? Join us in Florida Feb 27-Mar 5 for a great week of training in the heat! Our NRG camps are open to all athletes, with hands on coaching from some of the top coaches in the country.

This is an all-inclusive camp with airport pickup, food, prepared dinners and a great coach to athlete ratio. This is a great chance to get away from winter and get a head start on your season! Triathlon Ontario members will receive a $50 discount off the regular price, and are also eligible for our early bird discounts so you can save up to $150!

You can find all the details here

2016 NRG Europe Camp

Menton, France April 28-May 8. This is our 12th year of running camps in Europe and Menton has been our best location yet. Just 15km from Nice and 5km from Monaco and Italy, we are on the water for easy access to open water swimming in the Mediterranean and at the foot of the famous Col de la Madone that many of the world’s top cyclists use to test their fitness. Enjoy 8 days of fully supported swim/bike/run training with the NRG team in France!

Triathlon Ontario members will receive a $50 discount!

You can find all the details here