November Newsletter

What’s Happenin’ @TriOntario

Year End Awards Ceremony and AGM
Ultimate Age Grouper Swim Clinic
Youth/Development Day #2
Next Installment of Online Con-Ed Coaching Course
Flying Monkey Joins the Team
Youth/Development Day #1 Review
Discounted LPC events for TriOnt Members
New Club in Mississauga Starts with Swim Program
Indoor Provincial Championships Teaser…


Biggest Triathlon Celebration Ever!!!!

We’ve joined forces with Personal Best, Trisport Subaru Series and MultiSport Canada Recharge With Milk Triathlon Series to put on an incredible day of clinics, guest speakers and year end award celebrations at McMaster University on December 5th.

Three award celebrations in one day capped off by our social and dinner where we will be celebrating our Provincial Champions, Cup Series and Award winners with special guest speaker Melissa Bishop, 2015 800m World Silver Medalist. The evening will be hosted by Steve Fleck, the voice of numerous triathlons and endurance events throughout the province.

Read more about the day, the various clinics and guest speakers hosted by Personal Best and the breakfast and lunch Award celebrations.

Tickets for our dinner and guest speaker will be just $40. A discounted price of $25 will be available for Award winners contacted directly by Triathlon Ontario. Triathlon Ontario’s AGM will also be held on the 5th. To find out more please click here.


Ultimate Age Grouper Swim Clinic is Back!

Join us and our partner, the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario for another premium swim clinic experience on November 21. This Part 1 of 2 clinics will Age Groupers a rare opportunity to experience the multi-million dollar Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre while working with CSIO’s Olympic level experts.

The day will begin at 1:45pm – concluding at 7pm and will include swim and video analysis (individual and group review), a nutritional seminar, two swim sessions that will feature lots of technique and open water drills, as well as a talk by Zsofi Balazs, London 2012 10km Open Water Olympian.
As part of the registration package athletes will be receiving a pair of Vorgee Missile goggles, Singles of Infinit Nutrition’s Jet Fuel and Repair, a Triathlon Ontario water bottle and silicon swim cap ($60 total value).

Additionally, there will be complimentary Jet Fuel and Repair available for the athletes throughout the day. Athletes are able to order a DVD recording of their stroke with personalized analysis by CSIO’s bio-machinist.

Read here for registration details.


Youth/Junior Development Day #2 Now Open for Registration

As part of our expanded 2015-16 Provincial Development Program, Triathlon Ontario is offering Youths aged 12-15 and Juniors aged 16-19 an opportunity to train with Provincial coaches at the Nepean Sportsplex on Saturday November 28th, 2015 from 10 am – 4:30 pm.

The day will begin with an outdoor group run from 10 am to 10:45 am. The rest of the day will be swim technique focused with two in pool sessions from 11:30 am to 1 pm and then 3 pm to 4pm. Between swim sessions there will be a swim technique seminar covering triathlon focused swim processes, suggested drills and equipment, video examples as well as a recovery and nutrition seminar. Space is limited to 16, so athletes will receive sufficient one-on-one attention.

As part of the registration package athletes will be receiving a pair of Vorgee Missile goggles, Singles of Infinit Nutrition’s Jet Fuel and Repair, a Triathlon Ontario water bottle and silicon swim cap ($60 total value). Additionally, there will be complimentary Jet Fuel and Repair available for the athletes throughout the day.

For registration please click here


Triathlon Ontario Launches Online “Introduction to Swimming for Triathlon” Con-Ed Coaching Course

We’ve opened registration for the second installment of our groundbreaking series of online continuing education for NCCP triathlon coaches. “Introduction to Swimming for Triathlon”, taught by Mike Rutledge, is the follow up course to last year’s “Exercise Physiology for Triathlon”, taught by Dr. Greg Wells.

As previously announced, Triathlon Ontario has partnered with Dr. Greg Wells to co-produce a series of online continuing education courses for those trained or certified NCCP coaches that were looking to enhance their knowledge and skill sets. The objective of an online series was to make the course easily accessible to every interested coach across the province.

Interested coaches can register to going to the Continuing Education Courses tab on our website here. Instructions and pricing can be found there.


Flying Monkey Joins TriOnt Team

The Flying Monkey Bike and Coffee Shop will be joining the Provincial Development Team’s Integrated Support Team (IST).

In addition to providing mechanical support, precision bike fits and saddle mapping to Team members, Flying Monkey will offer all Triathlon Ontario members 25% off bike fits and saddle mapping for both road and tri bikes and 10% off of all store items.

Read more here.


October Youth/Junior Development Day a Success

As part of our expanded 2015-16 Provincial Development Program, Triathlon Ontario is offering Youths aged 12-15 and Juniors aged 16-19 a number of opportunities to train with Provincial coaches and Canadian Sport Institute Ontario specialists at the Toronto Pan Am Centre and other locations.

The first day included Functional Movement Screens, run clinic followed by a 1.6km time trial, swim stroke correction clinic, and seminars on the National Junior Series and Provincial Program.

As part of the registration package athletes will received a pair of Vorgee Missile goggles, Singles of Infinit Nutrition’s Jet Fuel and Repair, a Triathlon Ontario water bottle and silicon swim cap.

Stay tuned for more events!


Discounted TriOnt Member Services with LPC

LPC Swim Video Analysis Sessions

The LPC Triathlon Club in Guelph is offering underwater swim video analysis sessions for triathletes and swimmers of all abilities. LPC Coaches James Loaring and Mark Linseman will capture your above and underwater swim stroke while providing prompt personalized feedback on the primary areas you should focus on for your stroke correction.

Upcoming Sessions in Guelph: 05-Dec-2015, 09-Jan-2016, 27-Feb-2016

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 Triathlon Camp during March Break

Loaring Personal Coaching 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.

Camp Coaches include: LPC Triathlon Club Head Coach James Loaring, LPC Coach & Performance Hydration & Nutrition Consultant Mark Linseman, Balance Point Triathlon Club Head Coach Gabbi Whitlock, LPC Coach and 2015 Canadian Elite Champion Alexandra Coates, Exercise & Strength Coach Liz Campbell, former elite triathlete Nissim Abergel, Bike Mechanic Ryan Power, and elite triathlete and 2-time World Age Group medalist Jackson Laundry.

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.


New Mississauga Club Offering Swim Programs

Take your swimming to the next level with Swimming Edge!
We offer a weekly pool-training program for Triathletes of all levels. We focus on teaching triathlon specific freestyle technique to make you a better swimmer.

Space is limited – only 24 spots are available in the program. The Coach:Athlete ratio is kept below 1:6 to ensure all athletes receive the coaching they deserve.
For information on all of our programs, including Learn to Swim and Private Coaching, please head to WWW.SWIMMINGEDGE.CA or call (647) 385 8344. Workouts are held at Glenforest Pool in Mississauga.

PRICING: Membership is $120 per month and begins November 29th. This includes workouts once per week, ongoing video reviews, and access to all Swimming Edge events/clinics.


Coming Soon…Indoor Provincial Championships

Our Indoor Provincial Championships will be making a return at the end of January but in the meantime Personal Best will be hosting a fun, no pressure, indoor race at McMaster University on December 12th.

This is an ideal event for everyone, experienced or newbies, clubs, individuals and anyone looking for a fun day of triathlon. Same format, 15 min swim, 15 min on a stationary bike and 15 min on an indoor track – points for how far you can go!

Details can be found on the Personal Best website soon.