btc on Sep 30th 2008 swim
Duration: once per week for 12 weeks
Date: Wednesday October 1 – December 17, 2008
Location: emOcean pool, Lunenburg. [ more ]
Description: A coached, swim program at emOcean this fall. For newcomers-to-pool-swims, this will provide an introduction to a structured swim workout. For more experienced swimmers, the focus will be on the workout. The intent is to provide a moderate workout (we are at the end of the season!) so you will have some fitness when you get back into the pool in January.
Notes:
- swimmers participate at their own risk
- this is not a BTC event and in no way associated with the BTC
- Colin Edwards will be the coach for 7 of the 12 nites.
- please be on the pool desk ready to swim at 6pm
- this swim is full
Contact: Tom Rogers – tom.rogers57@gmail.com / 543-0352
btc on Sep 29th 2008 bike
As the 2008 biking season winds down, here are some of the hilites:
May – Spring Tri-camp - it was a BTC first. Coach Colin leads his athletes on the bike segment.
June – Al’s Road Race - a local, longtime tradition, Al Heubach’s Riverport Road Race. Greg T rounds the corner at Bulman Road.
June – Ride the Lobster – unicyclists from around the world converge on Nova Scotia for the TdF of unicycling. The weather improved as they moved across the province!
July – Kids of Steel - definitely the coolest bike of the year, this wooden model is the ultimate low-tech machine. (see below for the competition)
Summer – Time Trials at 2nd Peninsula – a fantastic season for TTs. And if we had a point series, Dave (pictured) would have won hands down.
Most improved cyclist – Wade started the season with some modest TTs. By the end of the season, he was on form with very fast rides … way to go!
2008 was the year of expensive gear - so much expensive gear … but does it make you go any faster ???
What about 2009? — more TTs, tris, hills, a few more Google maps with favourite routes and ???
btc on Sep 12th 2008 bike
Description: A recreational ride at a moderate pace (25-30kms/hr) to various locations throughout Lunenburg County. Most people use a road bike, but we occasionally see hard-core hybrid riders!. The ride typically goes for about 2 hours, often has a break somewhere along the way and it is not uncommon for stronger riders to break into a separate group.
Date: Sundays until the end of October
Start time: 10:30am
Start location: typically from the Bridgewater Superstore, see schedule below (subject to change)
Tentative Routes:
- Sep 21 – CHANGE – Aspotogan loop – 10am start from Hardwood plant in East River (approx. 50k) [ map ]
- Sep 28 – Meet at the Superstore, we’ll decide based on how the legs work after the Rum Runner’s Relay
- Oct 5 – Cancelled
- Oct 12 – CHANGE – pre-Riverport Duathlon tune-up — Superstore – east Lahave to Grimm Road – around the Grimm Road Loop clockwise – back to the Superstore
- Oct 19 – CANCELLED – Riverport Duathlon
- Oct 28 – Mahone Bay – Indian Point – 2nd Peninsula – return
Contact: Tom Rogers – tom.rogers57@gmail.com / 543-0352 / c: 521-7082
Notes:
- Everyone is welcome
- Riders participate at their own risk and 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
btc on Sep 12th 2008 bike
Date: Tuesdays, at least until Sep 16, 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.
ALL TT results for 2008 are posted in the ‘responses.’
btc on Sep 11th 2008 news, races
Event: Riverport Duathlon
When: Sunday October 19, 2008
The Bridgewater Triathlon Club is pleased to host the 3rd Annual Riverport Duathlon.
In addition to our ‘classic’ 4k run / 28K bike / 4K run, we will have a ‘Do-a-DU’ distance of 1K run / 14K bike / 1K run
A great race, fantastic prizes (thanks to our sponsors!), chip timing and a fabulous meal at the end!
Whether this is the last race of your season of the start of your venture into multisport, please join us in Riverport on the 19th.
All the details with links to maps, registration etc, are at : http://www.bridgewatertriclub.com/riverport-duathlon/
PLEASE NOTE – ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED – see the options at the link above
CLASSIC RACE PREVIEW IN ‘RESPONSES’
btc on Sep 11th 2008 practices
Date: Wednesday Sep 17, 2008
Start time: setup 5:45pm, practise starts at 6:00pm
Activity : Swim (M) / Run (Km)
- Tri-a-tri : S300 / R1
- Sprint : S750 / R2
- Olympic : S1500 / R3
NOTE :
- this is the last Wednesday nite practice scheduled for Fancy Lake this year
- the fall swim program will start in October at emOcean
- we hope to use the Fieldhouse for bike-run bricks when it opens in October
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 ]
btc on Sep 11th 2008 races
Date: Sunday Sep 14, 2008
Location: Shubie Park, Dartmouth, NS
Distances : Sprint / Olympic
Registration : http://www.atlanticchip.ca/events/details.php?show=282
Race director Mark Campbell writes …
Just a note to let everyone know that the Shubie Dobbie Triathlon is indeed a go!
I will be your host this year holding both sprint and olympic distance races and have already had some road work patching of the modified course done and more to come.
Proceeds from the event will go towards the fund-raising efforts of the cycle for life cancer ride from Halifax to Austin Texas. [ www.tonygriffinfoundation.com ]
Hope to see you all there.
RACE PREVIEW in ‘responses’
btc on Sep 11th 2008 bike
Date: Saturday Sep 13, 2008
Start time: 10:30am
Start location: Bridgewater Superstore
Route: Bridgewater – west Lahave – coffee stop at the Bakery – West Dublin – Petite – Crousetown for a lunch stop at the Petite Winery – after lunch, return to Bridgewater via Fancy Lake.
Difficulty: moderate
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.
btc on Sep 11th 2008 bike
Event: Cycle for Art – charity ride for the South Shore Health Foundation
When: 9am – Saturday September 20, 2008
Where: starts at the Lunenburg Curling Club, pick one of three routes
- 25k – Lunenburg – Mader`s Cove – Lunenburg
- 50k – Lunenburg – Mader`s Cove – Riverport – Grimm Road – Lunenburg
- 100k – Lunenburg – Mader`s Cove – Riverport – Bridgewater – Lahave – Lunenburg (ferry ride too!)
Notes:
- early registration ends Wednesday September 17 (you can register online )
- you can also register at the event on Sat Sep 20 from 8:30-9am
- enjoy a day of cycling while helping to raise money for South Shore Health
- a great way to end your training season — go ahead, you can do a hundred!
More info: www.cycleforart.com
btc on Sep 10th 2008 run
Date: Saturday Sep 13, 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.
