Crazy Weekend

So, after not posting for the better part of the year, following this weekends success seems like a good time to start. For nine of our fun2tri athletes, this weekend served as their championship race, whether it be the Ontario Summer Games or Junior Nationals. Lets start with OSG, seeing as seven of our nine athletes that raced were competing there. With the strongest team of any club at the race, fun2tri definately rose to the occasion with some outstanding performances. Beginning things off with our two ladies, in her first season with fun2tri, Natalie Stacey ran her way into a solid top 15 placing in 12th. Joining Natalie was fellow teammate Emma Barrett, who had a superb race, winning the silver medal! On the guys side, Chalmers McAllister put in one of his strongest performances of the year, rounding out the top twenty in the mens race. Shaun Hancyz lead out of the water, and after some trouble at the mount line, hung on for a top 15 finish in 12th. Ahead of him, Ben Staples put in an incredibly gutsy performance, cracking the top 10 in 9th place. Then, using some great tactics on the run, Willem Quosai rose to the occasion, rounding out the mens medal placing in 3rd. And last, but certaintly not least, Aidan Zagar showed he was the best in Ontario, taking the lead on the bike, and not relinquishing it all the way to the line. Overall, not only did our club have the most athletes qualified, we won 50% of the medals available. Fantastic job by everyone, all your hard work has paid off. Switching gears now, and moving all the way to the other side of the country, Junior Nationals was taking place in Kelowna, BC and we had 2 fun2triers taking part. In the girls race, Sasha Boulton finished her last race as a fun2tri athlete with a top 15 performance, finishing 12th, which seemed to be a common finishing number for fun2tri athletes this weekend. In the mens race, Myles Zagar just missed cracking the top 10, finishing 11th in the country. Congratulations to both athletes, and good luck to Sasha as she leaves fun2tri as our first "club graduate", going to train in Guelph as part of the RTC. Moving forward now, most of fun2tri is done for the summer, and our athletes will be focusing on getting back into their swim season and cross country seasons as school starts back up. Thanks for a great season everyone.

Happy New Year

ok so it seems ironic that the last time there was a post on the blog was on the second day of a new month and this time it is the second day of the second month in the new year. And with the new year comes a new season that everyone at fun2tri is excited about. Some of the things we can look forward to this season are:

- Ontario Summer Games

- Teck Junior Series

- Ontario Provincials

- 2013 Canada Games Test Race in Magog

So thats a lot of stuff that is going to take some hard work. Starting with Ontario Summer Games fun2tri is hoping to get as many athletes as possible on the start line this august. Since we have the reining female champion and male finalist we should be able to have some strong performances.

This season also marks the beginning of the junior careers for some more of our athletes and hopefully we will see them racing in some of the national junior series races over the course of the summer to get some great experience against some strong fields.

And once again Triathlon Ontario is hosting provincials in Ottawa. fun2tri saw some great racing in the U15 category so hopefully that will repeated as well. And only a week after that the junior series is stopping in Magog, QC and that course will most likely be used for the Canada Summer Games next year, and fun2tri is hoping to get some of our athletes on that team in 2013.

But of course this won't come without some hard work. Thanks to the Staples family for providing us with some space for our weekly trainer rides which are up and rolling about twice a week now. Most of the team is also spending some solid time in the pool, so hopefully we can bust out the running shoes soon and by race time we will be all set to have some great performances and pink the podium in the process.

Sunday Run and Week in Review

It's Sunday run time fun2triers. This week will be similar to last. See the previous post for timing and whatnot. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Now, to other things. Cross country season is now in full swing and fun2tri has started off the season quite well. A bunch of the team headed out to Erindale park in Mississauga to race the Bagpipe Classic. While this wasn't one of the largest meet going on in the province, it featured a fairly competitive field. Willeem Quosai started off the day with a solid 3rd place finish in his miget boys debut for The Centenial Spartans. In the junior girls Emma Barrett was the top competitor for Centenial as well placing a solid 18th. Aidan Zagar was the only junior boy and also lead his junior boys team, from Mayfield, with an 8th place finish. In the senior boys, Myles Zagar worked hard to place 11th and also lead the senior boys team from Mayfield. Also in the senior boys race was Willem's brother, Peter, who races for Speed River TFC outside of school. He raced well to cap off the top five. Congratulations guys on your performances, lets keep the ball rolling.

In another note Sasha Boulton also raced this week, but not at the Bagpipe. She was the top competitor for Thomas A. Blakelock with a solid performance last week.

Congratulations, again, to everyone on some solid performances early in the season. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come later in the season. For now, lets just keep up the hard work.

Sunday Run September 25th

Hey everyone, todays sunday run will be at Albion as usual. We are meeting at the north entrance on Duffys Lane, off of Patterson Sideroad at the gates. We will be starting just after 4:00 so aim to arrive at 4:00. If there are any questions contact Lorri.

A High Note

As fall begins to descend onto the likes of Ontario and pretty much everywhere else in the northern hemisphere on Earth, the 2011 triathlon season draws to a close. One of the final races of the year on the fun2tri race calendar is the Lakeside KOS. This race is a great venue and always provides some great performances. This year was no exception. Fun2triers Will, Genny, Emma and Jonathon all had some great finishes to cap off another great year. Despite having to switch to the duathlon due to some rather chilly water temperatures, Jonathon managed to place an awesome 13th place overall. In the 14-15 category, the girls tore apart the competition with a first place finish for Genny and a silver for Emma. On the boys side of things Willem faced off against a strong boys field featuring an array of OSG qualifiers from around the province, and he didn't disapoint, topping the podium in first. Congrats guys on finishing off your season in great fashion and letting everyone know fun2tri will be a forced to be reckoned with come next summer.

Now that the tri's are mostly finished for the year, many of the team will turn their focus to the trails, as cross country season is already underway. Look for most of the high school athletes racing for their respective schools, as they try to make it to Ofsaa in early November. Updates about the ontario high school running races can usually be found on www.runnerspace.com/ofsaa.

As for winter training, swim season is underway so most of the crew is back in the pool, but a reminder to club athletes that Sunday runs in the afternoon are going to be taking place at Albion Hills Conservation Area. Check the blog or the facebook page on sunday morning for an update and exact details about the workout.

Good Luck in Your Training Everyone.

PS. Congrats to assistant coach Peter Zagar on completing the 50mile Centurion in Collingwood eariler today, hows the new bike Pete?

fun2tri at OSG 2012

The news is official! fun2tri has qualified 4 athletes to the 2012 Ontario Summer Games in triathlon. Athletes Aidan Zagar, Willem Quosai, Emma Barrett and Shaun Hancyz all qualified with podium performances at their respective qualifiers across the province. These athletes will compete at the games as members of their regional team, but will also represent fun2tri as their training team, of course. The rest of the eligable fun2triers will get another shot at qualifying next spring at the Guelph Lake I triathlon. Hopefully we can brong that number up to double the amount we have now. Once again, congrats to all those who have qualified already and good luck to those hoping to get to the games in the spring.

In Light of Things to Come...

Since the weather has decided to drop to sub seasonal temperatures and there has actually been some training since nationals, I thought i'd share a link to a site that reflects on the weather and running on trails..... i present www.runnerspace.com/ofsaa ... cuz we all know whats coming.... lots and lots of running... and it sure isn't going to be flat....

End of Year Party

Hey Everyone, Just an update on the party tonight. Weather permitting we will riding from the usual spot at Robert F Hall at 6 30. If not we will still have a gettogether at 7 00 at the party rooms at the hockey arena. This is the same room we rented for the drafting clinic last spring. Lorri will be sending out an email later today with some more exact directions and whatnot.

On another note, congratulations on all those who competed at their qualifying races for OSG 2012. Although the qulaifiers are not yet known officially, it looks like the club will have a great showing next summer at the games.

Myles (on belhalf of Lorri)
ps nice job to everyone who went to nats (even though im bias)

2011 Season is Almost Here

Hey everyone, with march break ending and spring starting that means thy triathlon season is right around the corner and with it fun2tri is looking forward to another successful year of fun racing. Information about the club programs will be going out soon and practices will most likely start in April. Another thing to look for is 2011 summer camps in July. Spots are filling up quickly for both the junior (younger) and senior ( junior racing) camps so get your deposits in. Looking forward to another great year coming up and can't wait to start training once more.

Training Day Registration

TRAINING DAY REGISTRATION FORM

Please complete and submit this form to confirm your spot for the upcoming training day(s). All training days will be held at the University of Guelph, unless otherwise specified.


NOTES:
Specific Training Day Format, Schedule and things to bring will be emailed just prior to the day.


We will e-mail final confirmation on the Thursday prior to the Training Day.


We require a minimum of 12 registrants in order to book pool time. If we receive less than 12 registrants, we will have to cancel.


Payment can be in person (cash or cheque) the morning of the training day. We hope to add a paypal payment option soon.

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Loyalist KOS

Yesterday the fun2tri crew headed to Amherstview just outside of Kingston to compete in the 10th annual Loyalist Kids of Steel Triathlon. Everyone put together some solid races, making it a great day. On the girls side of results, Kelsey Saunders finished at the top of the podium in the 16 - 19 category, followed by Sasha Boulton who finished 2nd. Alana Ziabrowski was just off the podium with a 4th place finish. In the 14-15 age category Lauren Beals raced well in 9th place. Last but not least the team's youngest female competitor, Ellen Zagar, worked hard to place 8th in the 12-13 girls age group. Moving over to the boys side of things, there were three fun2triers in the 14-15 boys race. Myles Zagar was able to make his way to the top of the podium while his brother Aidan just missed it in a tough 4th place, followed by Kyle Haas in 5th. Nolan Haas raced well in a tough 12-13 field and finished in 3rd. The two young Beals twins, Connor and Andrew both went head to head in the 10-11 category to finish 5th and 8th respectively. Congratulations to all who competed. On another note, thank you to Clive Morgan who has run the race for the last 10 years. Clive puts on a great race and we are never disapointed with anything he has done in any of the years we have competed here.

Next up for fun2tri are two weeks of camp up in collingwood. Not all our amazing athletes are attending and we do have practices planned for those not attending camp. If you have any questions about it, contact Coach Lorri at lorrizagar@gmail.com. After that, the camp athletes and hopefully some others are heading out to Ottawa for the Ontario Draft Legal Provincial Championships.

Filling in for Lorri,
Myles ;P

PS: good luck to fun2tri athletes Aidan Zagar, Kyle Haas, Chris Caldwell, and Paige Hall at the 2010 National Age Group Swimming Championships in Winnepeg, Manitoba. Represent your swim clubs well.

14+ Camp is Full

I justed wanted to post that the triathlon summer camp for those aged 14 and older is full. Coach Jay Johnson and I are looking forward to a great week of training with a great group of athletes.

There are still spots available in the 11-13 camp. If you know of any young triathletes who would like a week of fun-filled training, please email me at lorrizagar@gmail.com

Good luck to all the athletes travelling to Coteau de Lac this weekend. Have a great race.

Lorri

Thanks to the Phantom Blogger

I think it must be a generation thing but I am always forgetting to post. This morning I have a bit of time before a conference call so I thought I should go on and post a very late race report from Caledon. Low and behold there is already a post about the race. Thank you to the phantom blogger.

I also want to mention that our camps are filling up. We have a few spots left in both the 11-13 camp and the 14 and older camp. If you know anyone who would like to attend, please send me an email at lorrizagar@gmail.com

Have a great day.

Late Race Report

Sorry for the extreme delay on the race report but here it is. To begin, congratulations to all the athletes on a job well done. You all raced your hardest and it paid off. To make the day even better, we had sun all day in Caledon and it sure seemed to help our athletes. To start off the day our junior's kicked things off with a bang, with Sasha Boulton placing 1st and Alana Ziabroski placing third. In our 14-15 catagory the boys were almost successful in 'pinking the podium' with Myles Zagar placing 1st, Aidan Zagar 2nd and Ben Staples in 4th. Not to be forgotten are Kyle Haas in 5th and Chalmers McAllister in 16th. On the girls side we had Paige Hall putting out a great effort in second and Elise Huet placing 7th. Moving down the age groups we had our 12-13 year olds put out some good work as the heat started to rise. Nolan Haas raced to a tremendous 3rd place finish in a tough field on the boys side while on the girls side Ellen Zagar was just sqeezed off the podium to make a 5th place finish along with her schoolmate Ginny McAllister who raced well to 13th place. And lets not forget a great performance by Nicole de St. Croix who worked her way into 23rd spot. Racing in some of the hottest conditions the day offered our young 10-11s had a great day. To start with the boys, Connor Beals finished in 2nd place followed by teammates Andrew Beals and Evan Davidson in 5th and 9th respectivley. Thanks to Barrie Shepley and C3 for putting on an amazing race once again and to any names we have forgotten, extemely sorry and we will check the results again.

Coach Lorri
PS. On another note, we had 2 athletes race at the Ofsaa track and field championships. Congrats to Kelsey Saunders and Myles Zagar on some tough performances. Also, on the middle school side of things, fun2triers raced well at the cross country championships. We had some stunning performances by Aidan Zagar, Ben Staples, Ellen Zagar, Paige Hall, Ginny McAllister, and Gillian Newton. A few weeks later some of these athletes competed at the middle school track championships and continued their great performances there. Next up on our racing lists, we have some of our older athletes vieing for spots at the Ontario Summer Games next weekend at the Guelph Lake Sprint Triathlon. The next weekend, some of our other athletes will be traveling to Quebec to race draft legal events at Coteau Du Lac Triathlon. Good luck to everyone and we will see you at training and the races.

One Week to Race Day

It is hard to believe that there is only one week left until the first race of the season (Caledon KOS hosted by the C3 club). Seems impossible that five weeks of training have passed already. Just like the old saying... Time flies when you're having fun.

We will be training at the race site this week to go over the course and get familiar with the set-up.

On another note, congratulations goes out to several fun2tri members on their performances for their school track and field and cross country teams. At the north Peel cross country championships, Aidan placed 1st in the senior boys followed by Ben in third. Their team also won the team championship. Jillian placed 4th after a hard fought battle inthe senior girls event and Paige placed 8th. Ellen placed 15th in the junior girls event.

On the track, Sasha, Myles, Alana and Kyle have been competing at invitational and regional events with their highschool teams. Sasha and Myles both qualified last week for South regionals in the 3000 and the 1500 with strong performances. Good luck in St. Catherines.

Happy training this week. Eat healthy and get lots of sleep.

Two Weeks of Training

The first two weeks of training have gone extremely well despite the cold weather on a few nights. The Thursday group started off with some easy workouts due to the athletes' involvement in school track and field and club swim meets. However, last night things got moving with a 15km individual time trial on the bike. Despite the heavy crosswind, all the athletes posted great times which we will try to beat next month.

The Tuesday group has been working hard on their bike handling skills and this past week successfully attacked the hills in the subdivision up the road. Their enthusiasm for inventing new games of tag at the end of practice are most admirable.

Just a reminder to parents, to register your athlete for the Caledon KOS race on May 30. (www.c3online.ca)

There will also be a optional bike/run workout on Sunday May 9 at 1:00. We will meet at Robert F Hall and ride approximately 30km and then run 6 km at Albion Hills Conservation Area. Please let me know if you are planning to attend.

See you next week.

Great Day at Drafting Clinic

What a great day it turned out to be for the fun2tri drafting clinic yesterday. With 16 athletes attending, it was a great success. To continue with the good news, everyone "passed" and is now draft certified for the season. Congratulations to all who participated. Also, a big thank you to cycling coach Amy Moore, who taught everyone the necessary skills and made the clinic possible. Thanks also goes to coaches Leigh-Ann and Peter for helping out.

On another exciting note, training starts this Tuesday at Robert F. Hall S.S. at 6:30. Dress for the weather. We are excited about this season and expect it to be a lot of fun and a great success.

Drafting Clinic is full

The fun2tri sponsored drafting clinic scheduled for April 18 is full. If athletes still need an opportunity for certification, OAT will be offering a clinic in Guelph on May 2. If that doesn't work for you, please email me later in the week in case any spots have opened up.

Less than 2 Weeks to go!

Hi fun2tri athletes,

We are a week and a half away from the start of club training. I know some of you have been out on your bikes and/or have started track season at school. Great!! And, of course, most of you are still swimming up a storm. All of this will help with an easy transition (how subtle) to the start of the season.

Just a reminder to email your paperwork prior to the first day so we don't have to spend time on that the first night. If you have any questions in the meantime, please send them along.

See you soon.

2010 Season Start-up

Hello fun2triers,
The new triathlon season is almost upon us. For those of you who have been diligently riding your trainers and/or running outside in the cold, we are only a few days away from 18 degrees C. That means outdoor training without cold toes and fingers.

fun2tri will continue to train on Tuesdays and Thursdays this year at Robert F. Hall High School in Caledon East from 6:30-8:00. The first Tuesday will be April 20th and the first Thursday will be April 22nd. Tuesdays will primarily be for those under the age of 14 and Thursdays are for those 14 and older. This change will help us better meet each athletes' needs.

Also, Chris and Peter recently successfully completed their triathlon coaching course and are now "community trained" coaches. Again, this will help us better meet all of the athletes' needs.

Keep checking this blog for updates. If you have any questions please send me an email at lorrizagar@gmail.com If you know of anyone who would like to join our club, please pass along our information.

Have a great day.