Race – Guysborough County – Aug 24
Date: Sunday Aug 24, 2008
Location: Guysborough, NS
Distances : Try-a-tri / Sprint / Olympic
Registration : http://www.atlanticchip.ca/events/details.php?show=279
RACE PREVIEW in ‘responses’
Archive for August, 2008
Race – Sackville, NB – Sat Aug 23
Date: Saturday Aug 23, 2008
Location: Sackville, NB
Distances : Try-a-tri / Sprint / Olympic
Registration : http://www.atlanticchip.ca/events/details.php?show=278
Notes:
- just over the NB border, a fairly popular race for our club members
- lake swim, flat bike and run
- good start time
- race brochure is in PDF at Atlantic Chip at url above
- be sure to get a TriNB number (it’s free) from http://www1.trinb.ca
Run – Saturday Aug 23 – 10am – YMCA
Date: Saturday Aug 23, 2008
Start time: 10am
Start location: Bridgewater YMCA – High Street
Contact: Steve Saunders – Steve.Saunders@highlinerfoods.com / 624-9361
Join our open weekly group run. This run is done with the YMCA and Bluenose Striders Running Club. YMCA Membership is not required. It is not a Triathlon Nova Scotia insured event..You are responsible for your own safety.
Swim Practise – Fancy Lake – Friday Aug 22 – 5:30pm
Date: Friday Aug 22, 2008
Start time: 5:30pm
Notes:
- 1800 metres
Be sure to follow all safety rules. You are responsible for your own safety. Wear a bright swim cap. Swim with a buddy. Obey the course marshal and lifeguard.
Directions to Fancy Lake : [ here ]
Practise – Fancy Lake – Wed Aug 20 – Swim / Bike / Run
Date: Wednesday Aug 20, 2008
Start time: setup 6:00pm, practise starts at 6:30pm
Activity : Swim (M) / Bike (Km) / Run (Km)
- Tri-a-tri : S300 /B10 / R1
- Sprint : S750 /B10 / R2
- Olympic : S1500 /B12 / R3
NOTE : The Wednesday night practises have been extended until Wed Sep 17.
Be sure to follow all safety rules. Always wear your certified bike helmet while in possession of your bike. Obey all rules of the road. Ride single file, complying with the draft zone. Upon return dismount your bike on the right side of the road and cross only when safe to do so. Run on the left side of the road, go to the shoulder with oncoming traffic.
Directions to Fancy Lake : [ here ]
Bike – Tuesday Time Trial – Aug 19
Date: Tuesday Aug 19, 2008
Start time: warm-up: 6pm, timing starts at 6:30pm
Start location: 2nd Peninsula, just outside Lunenburg. Directions/route map is [ here ]
Route:
- TT – 10km total distance — 5K flat out and back with one small hill
Difficulty: moderate to difficult
Contact: Al Heubach – 634-3426 / Tom Rogers – tom.rogers57@gmail.com / 543-0352 / c: 521-7082
Everyone is welcome. Riders are responsible for their own safety. This is supposed to be fun … we don’t ride if it is unsafe (rain, etc.) Thanks to the Bridgewater Triathlon Club (BTC) for letting us post this update on their list/website … however, these rides are not in any way associated with the BTC.
TT results will be posted in the ‘responses.’
Race – Pictou County YMCA Triathlon – Aug 17
Date: Sunday Aug 17, 2008
Location: New Glasgow, NS
Distances : Try-a-tri / Sprint / Olympic
Results: http://www.atlanticchip.ca/events/results.php?year=2008
BTC club member Paul Newton took part and writes …
Here’s a few shots from the Highland Challenge. They had a record turnout for this event. It was well run and chip timed.
Race start
Rounding the buoy heading out to the 2nd lap
This shot speaks volumes. It helped to have local knowledge or to test out the currents before the race. there was a side current here going from right to left which explains why a lot of swimmers took an exaggerated arcing line in towards the finish buoy on shore.
Heading out for the bike
Starting out on the run
Bike – Sunday Aug 17 – Mahone Bay – Indian Point – 2nd Peninsula
Date: Aug 17, 2008
Start time: 10:30am from the SaveEasy parking lot in Mahone Bay
Route: Mahone Bay – Indian Point – Mahone Bay – 2nd Peninsula – Mahone Bay (lunch at Biscuit Eater)
Contact: Tom Rogers – tom.rogers57@gmail.com / 543-0352 / c: 521-7082
Everyone is welcome. Riders are responsible for their own safety. This is supposed to be fun … we don’t ride if it is unsafe (rain, snow, etc.) Thanks to the Bridgewater Triathlon Club (BTC) for letting us post this update on their list/website … however, these rides are not in any way associated with the BTC.
Run – Saturday Aug 16 – Bert Corkum 5 miler
The Saturday YMCA run is cancelled, but may we suggest …
44th Annual Bert Corkum Memorial 5 Mile Road Race
Saturday, August 16, 2008
The Bert Corkum Memorial 5 Mile Road Race is hosted by the Bluenose Striders Running Club in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The event begins at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, August 16, 2008 at the Lunenburg High School, Lunenburg.
The single loop course follows a scenic route through rural Lunenburg County with two hills near the end. There will be one water stop on the course.
The event is low key and informal. The entry fee is $5.00, with ALL registration on the race day.
Please arrive early for registration. There are prizes for the overall winners and age groups winners.
There will be showers and refreshments for all after the race at the Lunenburg High School.
For more information please contact:
Steve Saunders
902-624-9361 Home
902-634-8811 extension 3427 Work
902-684-4577 Fax
Swim Practise – Fancy Lake – Friday Aug 15 – 5:30pm
Date: Friday Aug 15, 2008
Start time: 5:30pm
Notes:
- 1800 metres
Be sure to follow all safety rules. You are responsible for your own safety. Wear a bright swim cap. Swim with a buddy. Obey the course marshal and lifeguard.
Directions to Fancy Lake : [ here ]
