TRAINING DAYS....THEY'RE BACK

Tell your friends. That's right, we're going to resurrect the training days. A few of the local Guelph parents corralled coach Lorri Zagar and yours truly just before xmas to get some training days organized in Guelph for 2011. Details are being worked out, but we wanted to post the tentative dates to put the word out. All training days will be in Guelph, most likely at the UofGuelph, but we're also looking at the Marden Field House. Lorri's Fun2Tri Club will the official host club.

If coaches are interested in coaching, send me an e-mail.


Here are the tentative dates, and themes/additional features for each day:

Sun Jan 30th: Likely a Bike & Run Theme

Sun Mar 6th: Gear Swap

Sun Apr 17th: Transitions and Bike Skills

Sun May 15th: Pre-Race Prep


Mark your calendars. More details soon.

JENS VOIGT...

A little something to keep you entertained and motivated:

"Jens Voigt has never been in a breakaway. But he has successfully dropped the peloton on a number of occasions."

Additional Jen-isms here, just keep clicking on Jens for more.

NATIONAL DEV TEAM NAMED

Congrats to all athletes named to the 2011 National Development Team. Well earned. Looking forward to some great racing from this group in 2011.

Triathlon Canada Names 2011 Development Squad

December 20, 2010 

VICTORIA—Eight triathletes laden with promise will make up Canada’s 2011 Development Team, Triathlon Canada announced on Monday.

Selected on merit from a successful 2010 season, the young squad will consist of the following athletes: Kyla Coates (Victoria); Joanna Brown (Carp, Ont.); Christine Ridenour (Cowichan Bay, B.C.); Andrew McCartney (Victoria); Jeff Phillips (Victoria); Matt Sharpe (Victoria); Alexander Hinton (Kingston, Ont.); and Andrew Yorke (Caledon, Ont.).

Full article here.

EXERCISIN'

A short by idon productions, from November. We'd talked about doing a video a month to journal the year, but don't hold your breath. Unless we get some solid content, it's going to be 5 months of trainers and swimming.

PARALYMPICS CAMPAIGN

Triathlon Canada Backs International Triathlon Union’s “Para-Triathlon for Paralympics Campaign”

December 9, 2010 

TORONTO—Triathlon Canada and its team of athletes offered official support to the International Triathlon Union’s bid for inclusion of Para-Triathlon into the Paralympic Summer Games lineup in Rio De Janeiro 2016, the governing body for the sport in Canada announced on Thursday.

Triathlon Canada has joined a star-studded lineup of athletes and organizations backing the bid to encourage the International Paralympic Committee to make a favourable decision for inclusion of Para-Triathlon into the 2016 Games.

“Since making its debut in the Olympic Games in 2000, triathlon has emerged as one of the fastest growing sports at all levels in Canada, and around the world, and there is no question in our mind, the sport should now also be showcased on the world’s biggest stage for Para-sports where it belongs,” said Alan Trivett, executive director, Triathlon Canada. “On behalf of Canada’s entire team of para- and able-bodied athletes, we give the International Triathlon Union our full support.”

Full article.

DELLY'S PICK

From www.triathon.org (full article here):

Now we’ve had the reader’s choice its back to our camera artist Delly Carr for his choice and why:

At the time I didn’t think much of this image. But Paula Findlay surprised everyone that day and beat all the fancied favourites. So this picture now takes on a different meaning.

Her eyes tell you so much. You can see power, nobility, and ambition in her stare. And then look at all the blues in the image ..... her eyes, her swim goggles, her uniform, and the background. The colour blue is linked to consciousness, intellect, power and seriousness. Add a splash of the energy of the colour red, the colour of fire and blood, and she had the colour balance working perfectly that day to take on the world. And she did. - Delly Carr

Camera: D3S
Exposure: f2.8, 1/1000
ASA: 200
Lens: 300mm