Bridgewater Triathlon Club

BTC member and Heartland Tour organizer Ron Allen writes:

On July 10th, 2008, the Heartland Tour will be coming through the South Shore.

This is a province wide event that is geared towards building public awareness regarding the benefits of healthy living and preventing cardiovascular disease through healthy eating and exercise.

The free, bike tour is leaving Shipyard’s landing at 9 am and will return at 3:30 pm, and will do a loop around the tri-town area in this time. Please consider coming out to ride along and bring the whole family! You can ride for any part of the loop, or the entire thing if you are up for the challenge. Please sign the consent form and bring it with you on the day of the tour.

We are also hosting a local Healthy Living Expo on July 10, 2008 at Shipyard’s Landing in Bridgewater from 1-3:30pm with:

• many booths related to heart healthy living
• numerous ways to stay active in our community
• blood pressure checks
• blood sugar checks
• cholesterol checks
• information on heart healthy eating and reducing your risk factors for heart disease
• live music by the Desert Eagles
• many physical activity demos
• draw prizes including free trial memberships to local fitness facilities
• a $500 gift certificate to the Lunenburg Bike Barn, compliments of High Liner Foods
• and more!

Visit [ www.heartlandtour.ca ] for the consent form, local route map and more details on this wonderful event.

Remember: This is not a fundraiser, it’s just about healthy living, and all we ask is that you take part!

I hope to see you there.

Ron 543-5201

The South Shore Kids of Steel took place in Bridgewater today.

There was some awesome gear :

And a couple of pro riders from Team Babystep showed up before the TdF next week …

At the end of the day, a vote was taken amongst the men in the BTC, and it was decided that from now on, we would be known as ‘The Jenna Martin Triathlon Club.’

more photos : http://picasaweb.google.com/bridgewatertriclub/KidsOfSteel2008

The 6th Annual South Shore Kids of Steel Triathlon takes place on Canada Day — Tuesday July 1.2008

As in previous years, it will be held in and around the Bridgewater Pool beside the DesBrisay Museum.

A really fun event, it is open to children aged 3-15. More information is available thur the Bridgewater Recreatin Department at 543-2274.

Schedule:

• 7am - BTC volunteers show up to prepare the site (if you can help, contact Steve Saunders - Steve.Saunders@highlinerfoods.com / 624-9361)
• 7:45 - Check-in opens, mandatory bike checks
• 8:45 - First wave start
• approx 12 noon - awards/wrap-up

Hey parents … if you’d like to get in on the action, consider the Riverport Duathlon on October 19, 2008. Hosted by the Bridgewater Triathlon Club, we will have two separate events — 1K run/14k bike/1k run and a 4k/run/28k bike/4k run. It is open to everyone 12 and over. More information is at : http://www.bridgewatertriclub.com/riverport-duathlon/

Only 3.5 k to go! Bluenose Strider (and BTC member) Barry Fisher, left, accompanies Lunenburg’s Bill Roblee (center) on his 100th Marathon at the Johnny Miles Running Race Weekend on June 15.

Bev Richardson writes …

It was a great weekend at the Johnny Miles race. Doug Coulter had gotten about 40 white technical shirts made up commemorating Bill’s 100th marathon. There is a drawn picture on the front of Bill running - it really looks like him, too. On Saturday at the pre-race dinner, all of us were wearing the shirts carefully hidden under other clothes. The announcer presented various awards, the last one to be done was a framed bib number for Bill. It was the same as the one he was given to wear at the race the next day - with the number 100 on it! As Bill was receiving his framed bib, all of us 40 shirt wearers peeled off our camouflage, revealing our shirts. Our tables were a sea of white commemorative shirts when Bill came back to sit down.

Then on Sunday, a number of people ran with Bill during the marathon - he came in to the finish line with his own large entourage of fellow runners!

The unicyclists’ equivalent of the Tour de France is coming to Nova Scotia and they will be passing thru Lunenburg County next week. 114 riders from 14 countries travelling on one wheel from Yarmouth to Sydney … awesome!

• Tue Jun 17 - travel from the Valley — New Germany — Cornwalls — Lunenburg — Mahone Bay — Hubbards
• Wed Jun 18 - a Time Trial from Blandford to Hubbards.

More:

• Ride the Lobster : http://www.ridethelobster.com/
• Google Map of Tue Jun 17 ride : http://tinyurl.com/4vx948%20
• A very cool presentation about the ride : http://www.ridethelobster.com/race/trailer.php
• Follow the race progress live at : http://www.chartmyworld.com/rtl

Bridgewater Triathlon Club starts lake swims, announces Do-a-Du

[June 10, 2008 - Lighthouse Bulletin/Progress Enterprise - www.southshorenow.ca ] — Warmer lake water means we’ll be adding swims to our Wednesday night bike/run practices at Fancy Lake.

For many newcomers, the swim is their biggest challenge. Being part of a club can really help your swimming - in addition to a lifeguard to ensure your safety, there is security in numbers while in the water and most members are happy to share the lessons they’ve learned.

The race season kicked off with the Navy Tridents triathlon/duathlon on June 1. Six club members participated including Dion Mac-Kay, Steve Saunders, Tammy Slauenwhite and Tom Rogers. Graham Muise qualified for the provincial team and Norma Jean Worden-Rogers finished second overall in the women’s duathlon.

Upcoming races include an off-road run/mountain bike event at Wentworth on June 15 and a new triathlon/duathlon event at Greenwood on June 29.

Many of our club members help out with the Kids of Steel taking place July 1 at the DesBrisay Museum. Hosted by Bridgewater Parks and Rec (543-2274), it’s a fun way to introduce children to an active lifestyle.

This year our club will be adding a Do-a-Du to our annual Riverport Duathlon. Meant to be an easy entry into multi-sport, our Do-a-Du will start with a 1-K run, followed by a 14-K bike and finishing with a 1-K run.

It will be open to everyone 12 and over. You could do it … get your bike down from the garage … pump up the tires … oil the chain … a few trips on the Centennial Trail … its “du”able!

Finally, we’d like to express our appreciation to vehicle drivers for their attention and patience on the Conquerall Mills Road on Wednesday nights between 6:30 and 8 p.m. With the summer season fast approaching, the route can be busy with people heading to and from the beaches.

For more details about the club and upcoming events, visit our web site at www.bridgewatertriclub.com.

Triathlon Nova Scotia’s 2008 poster was announced in the Turnaround last night.

A PDF version of just the poster is located here.

Several BTC members are included … how many of the triathletes in the poster do you recognize?

Following up on the interest at the tri-camp to have a ‘next step’, please let me ( Tom Rogers - tom.rogers57@gmail.com ) know by MAY 30th if you would like to participate in the following.  Assuming there are at least 8 and a maximum of 12, it will proceed.

OVERVIEW

• DATE: Thursday evening for at least 10 weeks starting Jun 12.08
• LENGTH of WORKOUT: approx. 2.5 hours
• TYPE OF WORKOUTS: Intervals, most will be a brick (ie: swim/bike or bike/run)  and there will be detailed work on transitions.
• LOCATION: mainly Lunenburg but using other venues in Lunenburg County (pool, lake and ocean swims, hillwork).
• COST: between $80-$100 depending on number of participants

The key factor is your motivation — the training will require a lot from you.  Of less concern is your current fitness level and experience with triathlon. Thursday evenings will be long — please consider your situation carefully before signing up.

NOTES:

• if you are interested, please send me an email.  After May 30th, I will contact the first 12 people on the list and at that time they will have to commit (and pay) if they want to participate.  If there are cancellations, I’ll go to the next people on the list.
• a schedule will be sent to all the participants by Jun 6.  (the schedule is subject to revisions)
• if there is interest, we may extend the program
• the focus will be geared to people that are preparing for a ‘Sprint’ or ‘Olympic’ distance event
• Colin Edwards will be the coach  (Colin may be away for 1-2 of the practises)
• assuming it is a go, you will receive a detailed schedule by Friday Jun 6