Torbay Tri Pics

Thanks to Rosemary and Paul Lahey for supplying hundreds of pictures from Saturday's Torbay Tri For Health.

Click the picture to view the album.

New Ironmen and Ironwoman

Congratulations to our 3 athletes at Sunday's Ironman Canada in Penticton BC. The heavy rain and wind may have slowed them down but didn't stop:

• Jason Pretty 12:24:13 (1:07:45/6:08:43/4:55:29)
• Rob Coleman 12:31:12 (56:09/6:19:10/5:00:56)
• Lise Rowe 16:33 (1:09:01/8:12:12/6:39:39)

Open Water Swim Part 2 Wednesday

The 2nd meet of the Open Water Swim Series will get underway Wednesday 6pm at Octagon Pond in Paradise.

Judging by last week’s performances, we are in for another tight race in the 1500m category. 2nd and 3rd place were only seconds behind winner Gavin Dyke. And in the 750m, Jonathon Slaney will have to watch his back with the competition closing in.

With only 5 spots left, it is not too late to SIGN UP and mix up the fields or just simply come out and watch a great race. Have a look at THESE PICTURES from last week courtesy of Paul and Rosemary Lahey.

Torbay Tri For Health Results

Saturday's Torbay Tri For Health was the perfect end to the busiest triathlon season ever in Newfoundland and Labrador. With temperatures in the mid twenties and not one breath of wind, 103 athletes enjoyed the final triathlon of the season.

Results are posted HERE, and you'll find thumbnails of hundreds of pictures available for purchase from King's Photography.

Open Water Swim Series Results

Last night saw the first of four swims in the Open Water Swim Series.

36 swimmers took part in either the 750m or 1500m event at Octagon Pond in Paradise. See the results HERE.

More Gander Sprint Pictures

Click the picture for a couple hundred more pictures from last weekend's Gander Sprint, compliments of Kathy Morris, Heather Paul and Dave Moakler.

Ironman Timberman 70.3

We had a few timber men and women in New Hampshire this past weekend for the Ironman Timberman 70.3. Congratulations to the following athletes and if we missed someone please let us know!

• Jeff Holmes 4:50:09 (35:57/2:29:56/1:40:33)
• Andre Engelbrecht 5:09:36 (35:00/2:48:17/1:39:26)
• Fraser Davidson 5:31:52 (38:31/2:43:38/2:01:28)
• Christiane Martin 5:50:37 (40:10/3:03:40/2:01:13)
• Kristy Hynes 6:02:54 (37:34/3:13:21/2:06:26)
• Simon Avis 6:10:09 (41:39/3:03:24/2:15:02)
• Flora Seymour 6:24:13 (38:23/3:20:42/2:18:40)
• Karen Holmes 6:41:37 (45:18/3:25:17/2:22:30)

Sprint finishers (500m/25k/5k) included Rob Gamberg (1:38:42) and Becky Paluch (1:48:23).

Gander Sprint Results & Pics

The Gander Sprint ran yesterday with 59 athletes enjoying a cool, dry morning and little or no wind. First across the line was Jordan Baird in 1:04:42 while first for the ladies was Victoria Ralph in 1:18:42.

You can view all the results HERE and enjoy a few pictures below.

Open Water Swim Series Trophies

The brand new Open Water Swim Series starts next Wednesday evening, and check out those trophies! The overall winners in the 750M and 1500m events will take those gems home.

Register in advance online HERE to take part in this 4 week, 4 swim series.

Tri For Health Volunteers Needed

If you're not taking part in the event, please consider helping out with next Saturday's Torbay Tri For Health.

Email triforhealth2010@gmail.com to get in touch and confirm your job for the morning.

Gander Sprint This Sunday

The Gander Sprint Triathlon is this Sunday August 22 and although online registration is closed you can still sign up. Just go to St.Paul's Intermediate on Magee Road in Gander Saturday evening 6:30pm for in person registration, race kit pickup and athlete briefing.

Race starts Sunday morning 9am and includes a 750m dip in Jonathans Pond, 20k point to point bike to Cobb's Pond, and a 5k one-loop run.

St.John's Tri CFA Race Reports

This year's St.John's Triathlon had over a dozen participants from out of province including some international visitors. And a couple of them wrote reviews on their blogs ... read race reports from DC Rainmaker and Shannon Wicks.

Open Water Swim Series

Pictures Galore!

Thanks to our growing list of contributing photographers we have several new web albums for your viewing enjoyment starting with more than 2000 pictures from the St.John's Triathlon HERE.

You can also click HERE to view over 1000 shots from the Regatta Day Kids of Steel, and HERE for Carbonear Sprint pictures.

Again thanks to Bojan Furst, Selina Asgar, Rosemary Lahey, Paul Lahey and Vicky Taylor-Hood for their steady stream of memories from these and other events.

Gander Tri Accommodations

If you need a place to stay in Gander for the Gander Triathlon you can try the Albatross at 1-800-563-4900. It will be a busy weekend in Gander and there is only a small block of rooms on hold until this Friday so call now to avoid disappointment.

Corner Brook Tri Pictures

Thanks to Rosemary Lahey for providing 2 great albums of pictures from last week's Corner Brook Triathlon.

Just click ALBUM 1 and ALBUM 2 to view.

Gander Tri Registration Closes This Sunday

Online registration for the Sunday August 22 Gander Triathlon closes this Sunday August 15 at midnight.

Register online now by clicking HERE.

Record 214 Participate In St.John's Tri

Yesterday's St.John's Triathlon saw a record number of 214 participants swim, bike and run in ideal conditions with sunshine, no humidity, and temperatures in the mid to high 20's. A breezy wind cooled everyone down a little but also resulted in some slower than usual bike splits.

Congratulations to overall standard distance winners Stephen Dyke (2:08:03) and Caroline McIlroy (2:25:22) and to our trooper Jennifer Mersereau who finished her first ever standard distance triathlon in 5 hours 32 minutes.

The sprint distance titles were taken by Jordan Baird (1:07:07) and Alexandra Lys (1:20:38).

For the team events Mark Dillon & Alison Walsh captured first place standard distance in 2:28:52 while first place sprint distance went to Carl, Fiona & Bruce Sheppard in 1:17:25.

All results are available HERE and pictures will soon follow.

St.John's Tri - Road Closure

Community Service Announcement – ROAD CLOSURE

The St. John’s Triathlon Committee would like to advise motorists that the 26th Capital Subaru St. John’s Triathlon is going ahead on Sunday, August 8 from 9am until 1pm.

This means that Bennett’s Road will be closed to motorists with exception of local traffic.

Motorists are advised that there will be over 200 athletes either biking or running on the following roads:

• Old Broad Cove Road
• Portugal Cove Road
• Thorburn Road
• Outer Ring Road (Between Airport Heights and the Thorburn Road Turnoff)

Motorists are advised to reduce speed and use extreme caution while in the vicinity of these athletes. The St. John’s Triathlon Committee wishes to thank the public in advance for helping us put on a safe race!

Corner Brook Results

Fabulous day in Corner Brook Sunday with sunshine and temperatures in the high 20's for the 98 participants in the Health & Performance Corner Brook Triathlon. Results for the various events are linked below:

• Olympic Distance Individual
• Sprint Distance Individual
• Olympic Distance Duathlon
• Sprint Distance Duathlon
• Olympic Distance Team Triathlon
• Sprint Distance Team Triathlon