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.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
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.
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.
Monday, April 19, 2010
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.
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.
Monday, April 12, 2010
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.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
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.
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.
Monday, March 29, 2010
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.
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.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Barrie Kids of Steel
Three days ago fun2tri traveled to Barrie to compete in the annual Barrie KOS triathlon. Our 14-15 year olds were trying to qualify for the 2010 Ontario Summer Games while the rest of the crew looked forward to a great day of racing.
The weather at Barrie is usually absolutely stunning but this the weather took a turn for the worse. Prior to the race the clouds didn't look to friendly but they seemed to be holding off. Our first athletes to race were in the 10-11 girls catagory. Ellen and Ginny bothed raced amazing. Ellen finally broke her dreaded streak of 4th place finishes to place third and Ginny had a solid race to finish 6th. Shortly after the girls took off the 10-11 boys raced off. Connor, Andrew and Nolan raced well and showed some solid results. Nolan raced into 5th while Connor and Andrew finished stong in 12th and 19th.
Next up the 12-13 girls started out and our lone fun2trier Lauren Beals did a great job to finish 4th and was just edged out of a podium spot. Shortly after the girls started the boys took off and Ben, Aidan and Chalmers raced hard to get the job done. Chalmers' race went very well while Aidan had a hard swim and paid for it on the run while Ben had a difficult run but managed to pull himself to the line. Aidan placed 3rd, Ben in 7th and Chalmers finished it off in 23rd.
Finally our 14-15 athletes took off with the boys starting first. Myles and Kyle swam side by side and stayed close on the bike but separate crashes for each caused them to lose ground on the lead. Both held on for some strong runs which ended up with Myles finishing 2nd and Kyle in 5th. On the girls side of things Sasha and Alana were both in the heat of the race and both had to work hard. Unfortunately, Alana crashed hard on the bike and injured her arm, but still hung on to run into 11th. Sasha raced well but was passed in the last little bit of the run to finish second.
Overall we had 4 podiums, 7 top 5 finishes, and 9 top 10 finishes. Great job everyone. Upcoming races still on the calender are Orillia, Valleyfield (Quebec), and Lakeside II. Keep up the great work.
The weather at Barrie is usually absolutely stunning but this the weather took a turn for the worse. Prior to the race the clouds didn't look to friendly but they seemed to be holding off. Our first athletes to race were in the 10-11 girls catagory. Ellen and Ginny bothed raced amazing. Ellen finally broke her dreaded streak of 4th place finishes to place third and Ginny had a solid race to finish 6th. Shortly after the girls took off the 10-11 boys raced off. Connor, Andrew and Nolan raced well and showed some solid results. Nolan raced into 5th while Connor and Andrew finished stong in 12th and 19th.
Next up the 12-13 girls started out and our lone fun2trier Lauren Beals did a great job to finish 4th and was just edged out of a podium spot. Shortly after the girls started the boys took off and Ben, Aidan and Chalmers raced hard to get the job done. Chalmers' race went very well while Aidan had a hard swim and paid for it on the run while Ben had a difficult run but managed to pull himself to the line. Aidan placed 3rd, Ben in 7th and Chalmers finished it off in 23rd.
Finally our 14-15 athletes took off with the boys starting first. Myles and Kyle swam side by side and stayed close on the bike but separate crashes for each caused them to lose ground on the lead. Both held on for some strong runs which ended up with Myles finishing 2nd and Kyle in 5th. On the girls side of things Sasha and Alana were both in the heat of the race and both had to work hard. Unfortunately, Alana crashed hard on the bike and injured her arm, but still hung on to run into 11th. Sasha raced well but was passed in the last little bit of the run to finish second.
Overall we had 4 podiums, 7 top 5 finishes, and 9 top 10 finishes. Great job everyone. Upcoming races still on the calender are Orillia, Valleyfield (Quebec), and Lakeside II. Keep up the great work.
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