December Newsletter
What’s Happenin’ @TriOntario
Holiday Hours
Awards Banquet and New Directors Elected at AGM
Buy a Set of Wheels While Supporting Future Olympians
3-day Holiday Camp Registration Now Open for Youths, Juniors, U23s
Gift Ideas in Tri Ont online store and Infinit Nutrition
First Provincial Championships of 2016 set for Jan 31
Four New NCCP Courses Announced
Special Discounted TriOnt Member Offers at Flying Monkey Bike Shop + Coffee Bar
LPC Triathlon Club – Swim Analysis Sessions, Power Testing Sessions, March Break Camp
NRG Performance Training – Florida Winter Camp, Europe Camp
Holiday Hours
After a busy year the staff at Triathlon Ontario are in need of some well deserved R&R. We will be closing the office December 23rd and returning to regular hours on January 4th, 2016. Happy Holidays to everyone and Happy New Year!
Awards Banquet and New Directors Elected at AGM
Triathlon Ontario held its Annual Awards banquet and AGM at McMaster University this past Saturday. The evening was highlighted by a fantastic address by World Silver medalist in the 800m, Melissa Bishop to a record setting group of attendees. Thank you to all those that attended and helped make it a very successful night for all. For lot’s of great photos of the evening and the fantastic award winners, please check out our Facebook page.
Earlier in the day we said thank you to three outgoing Board of Directors, Jackie Smalec, Colin Docherty and Chris Staples, while welcoming back Chris Caswell and three new directors Andrew Imrie, Natalie Mullins and Mikael Staer Nathan. Congratulations to the new Board members.
Buy a Set of Wheels While Supporting Future Olympians
Calgary-based high performance carbon wheel manufacturer EnergyLab Sports, is now the official wheel supplier of Triathlon Ontario’s Provincial Development Team.
In addition to directly supporting the Provincial Development Team, EnergyLab Sports has agreed to donate 15% of the purchase price and layaway orders of its popular VC60 carbon wheel set or its deeper sets, the VC75s or VC90s, to Triathlon Ontario’s Youth and Junior development programs.
The purchases and layaway orders must be entered through this special link for the donation to take place. The donation program will run from now until January 30, 2016. EnergyLab is a great Canadian company supporting great Canadian athletes (Andrew Yorke, Jonanna Brown etc.) so if you are looking for excellent new wheels, support a Canadian company supporting Canadian (and Ontario) athletes!
3-Day Holiday Camp Registration Now Open for Youth, Jr & U23s
As part of its 2015-16 Provincial Development Program, Triathlon Ontario is offering Youth, Junior and U23 athletes an opportunity to train with Provincial coaches at the Nepean Sportsplex for a three day camp from Tuesday December 29th-Thursday December 31st, 2015. The camp lasts from 9am – 4pm each day. Space is limited to 40.
The daily schedule will consist of:
Swim 9:30-11:30am
Lunch 11:45-12:15pm
Run – 12:30 – 1:15
Bike 1:45 – 3:15pm
Core Strength/Post workout stretching 3:20-3:45
As part of the registration package athletes will be receiving, singles of Infinit Nutrition’s Jet Fuel, a Triathlon Ontario water bottle and complimentary Jet Fuel will be available for the athletes throughout the day.
For registration please click here
Speaking of the Holidays….
If you are looking for some stocking stuffers or holiday gift ideas check out our online store. All proceeds go to Youth, Junior, Age Group and Paratriathlon programming.
Another great gift idea is setting up someone with their very own custom blend sports drink from Infinit Nutrition, supporters of superstars Lionel Sanders and Melissa Bishop and many more.
By using promo code TO2015 you get a free nutritional consultation and 20% off of all products.
First Provincial Championships of 2016 Set For Jan. 31
Personal Best and McMaster University are once again hosting the third year of the popular Triathlon Ontario Indoor Provincial Championships.
The format is simple, swim as many lengths of the pool as you can for 15 min, hold the highest average watts as you can on a stationary bike as you can for 15 min, and then run as many laps around the indoor track as you can in 15 min.
Check out our calendar for all the details
Four New NCCP Coaching Courses Announced
Triathlon Ontario has created four new NCCP Community Level coaching courses in early 2016 across the province. If you have an interest in becoming a coach, learning more about our sport or a self-coached athlete, be sure to check out one of the following recently revamped courses in your area.
Jan. 30/31 – Milton
Jan. 30/31 – Ottawa
Feb. 27/28 – Goderich
Apr. 23/24 – Milton
Don’t forget, if you have completed a course and are looking for additional knowledge and build on your technical coaching skills, try one of our Online Continuing Education courses.
We have two courses in the Series so far, “Introduction to Swimming for Triathlon” taught be Mike Rutledge and “Exercise Physiology for Triathlon” taught by Dr. Greg Wells. Learn at your own speed and the comfort of your own home!
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.
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: Jan 9, 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: Jan 9, 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.
Register by January 1st to receive $100 off of the camp program cost. 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 Camps in Clermont, Florida
Wanting to escape from winter? Join us in Florida Feb 13-20 or 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 and are also eligible for our early bird discount so don’t wait!
You can find all the details here