Bridgewater Triathlon Club

A summary of BTC and other events happening this week : Monday August 10 – Sun 16, 2009

For the complete details, check out our [CALENDAR]

• Mon, Aug 10, 6:00pm – 7:30pm – Lake Swim – Lake Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• Tue, Aug 11, 6pm – 8pm – Interval Practice – RUN focus – meet at Farmer’s Coop, just north of Superstore on Lahave Street
  
• Wed, Aug 12, 6pm – 7:30pm – Time Trial – 2nd Peninsula
• Thu, Aug 13, 6pm – 8pm – Fancy Lake – swim/bike
• Fri, Aug 14, 6pm – 7pm – Swim – Lake Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• Sat, Aug 15, 10am – YMCA run
• Sun, Aug 16 – Yarmouth Triathlon/duathlon – [ more ]
• Sun, Aug 16 – Parlee Beach Triathlon
• Sun, Aug 16 – Navy 10K – Halifax

A summary of BTC and other events happening this week : Monday August 3 – Sun 9, 2009

For the complete details, check out our [CALENDAR]

• Mon, Aug 3, 6:00pm – 7:30pm – Lake Swim – Lake Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• Tue, Aug 4, 6pm – 8pm – Interval Practice – BIKE focus – meet at South Shore Ready Mix
  
• Wed, Aug 5, 6pm – 7:30pm – Time Trial – 2nd Peninsula
• Thu, Aug 6, 6pm – 8pm – Fancy Lake – swim/run
• Fri, Aug 7, 6pm – 7pm – Swim – Lake Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• Sat, Aug 8, 11-12:30 – Swim-a-thon – Bridgewater Pool
• Sat, Aug 8, Digby 5K run
• Sat, Aug 8, 10am – YMCA run
  
• Sun, Aug 9 – 10am – Risser’s Beach mini-tri-du and social

A summary of BTC and other events happening this week : Monday Jul 27 – Aug 2, 2009

For the complete details, check out our [CALENDAR]

• Mon, Jul 27, 6:00pm – 7:30pm – Lake Swim – Lake Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• Tue, Jul 28, 6pm – 8pm – Interval Practice – RUN focus – meet at HB Studios Sports Centre
  
• Wed, Jul 29, 6pm – 7:30pm – Time Trial – 2nd Peninsula
• Thu, Jul 30, 6pm – 8pm – Fancy Lake – swim/bike/run
• Fri, Jul 31, 6pm – 7pm – Swim – Lake Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• Sat, Aug 1, 9:30am – Cherry Hill 10k Fun Run
  
• Sun, Aug 2 – Bridgetown Triathlon – [more info]

Heads up … Sunday Aug 9 there will be an informal swim – bike – run at Risser’s Beach with the swim starting at 10am.  Check out and ocean swim, run on the beach, maybe your first multi-sport or find a friend and have a team!

A summary of BTC and other events happening this week : Monday Jul 20 – Jul 26, 2009

For the complete details, check out our CALENDAR

• Mon, Jul 20, 6:00pm – 7:30pm – Lake Swim – Lake Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• Tue, Jul 21, 6pm – 8pm – Interval Practice – Bike/Run – Mahone Bay
  
• Wed, Jul 22, 6pm – 7:30pm – Time Trial – 2nd Peninsula
• Thu, Jul 23, 6pm – 8pm – Fancy Lake – swim/run
• Fri, Jul 24, 6pm – 7pm – Swim – Lake Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• Sat, Jul 25, 10am – 11am – Run – YMCA
• Sun, Jul 26 – Sunday Ride – 10:30 start from the B’water Superstore
• Sun, Jul 26 – Pictou Triathlon – more info

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See the CALENDAR in a full browser window here.  Most of the entries have additional info and usually the maps work.  Selecting ‘more details’ from the pop-up provides a nicely formatted, easy to read description of the event with –usually — active links
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A summary of BTC and other events happening this week : Monday June 29 – Jul 5, 2009

For the complete details, check out our CALENDAR

• Mon, Jun 29, 6:00pm – 7:30pm – Lake Swim – Lake Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• Tue, Jun 30, 6pm – 8pm – Interval Practice – Bike – Beck’s Lake
• Wed, Jul 1, 6pm – 8pm – Aileen Meagher International Track Classic – SMU
• Thu, Jul 2, 6pm – 8pm – Fancy Lake – swim/bike/run
• Fri, Jul 3, 6pm – 7pm – Swim – REVISED – Lake Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• Sat, Jul 4, 10am – 11am – Run – YMCA
• Sun, Jul 5 – Duncan Hadley Tri/Du – Fredericton, NB

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A summary of BTC and other events happening this week : Monday June 22 – 28, 2009

BTC PRACTICES

Tue 23 : [ Coached Interval Practice ] – 8 of 15 – RUN

• meet at the GVMAF track in Lunenburg
• RUN workout
• be ready to start at 6pm

Thu 25 : [ Fancy Lake Brick ] – 8 of 16 – Swim/Bike [ map ]

• Distances – Sprint: Swim 750M/Bike 10k   Olympic Swim 1000M/Bike 14k
• 6:15 setup
• 6:30 pre-practice meeting
• 6:40 : workout starts

Sun 28 : Heart of the Highlands Triathlon – Ingonish, NS

• details at : http://www.atlanticchip.ca/events/details.php?show=360
  

OTHER ACTIVITIES – not BTC events

Mon Jun 22 : [ Lake Swim ] -  2 of 10 – [ map ]

• weekly swim at Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• 6-7pm

Wed 24 : Time Trial – [ map ]

• held on 2nd Peninsula, coordinated by Al Heubach
• 6pm warm-up, timing starts at 6:30
• results at : http://groups.google.ca/group/bike-lunenburg-county
  

Sat 27 : YMCA Run

• coordinated by Steve Saunders
• 10am start from the YMCA

Sat 27 / Sun 28 : Century Ride Weekend

• Saturday – 110K  / Sunday 75K
• details at http://groups.google.ca/group/bike-lunenburg-county
  

Sun 28 : Liverpool Privateer Days Road Race – 5 miles

• details at : http://www.runnovascotia.ca/

A summary of BTC and other events happening this week : Monday June 15 – 21, 2009

BTC PRACTICES

Tue 16 : Coached Interval Practice – 7 of 15 – BIKE/RUN

• meet on Mount Pleasant Rd. before Lake Huey  [ map ]
• Bike/Run with the focus this week to be determined by the coach
• be ready to start the at 6pm

Thu 18 : Fancy Lake Brick – 7 of 16 – Swim/Run [ map ]

• this week’s theme : Welcome newcomers, Bring a friend!
• Distances – Newcomers: Bike 5k/Run 1k (or whatever you can!)   Sprint: Swim 300M/Run 5k   Olympic Swim 300M/Run 8k
• 6:15 setup
• 6:30 pre-practice meeting
• 6:40 : workout starts

Sun 21 : 14 Wing (Greenwood) Triathlon/Duathlon

• details at : http://www.atlanticchip.ca/events/details.php?show=361
  

OTHER ACTIVITIES – not BTC events

Mon Jun 15 : Lake Swim [ map ]

• weekly swim at Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• warm-up / main set / cool down – details at practice
• 6-7pm

Wed 17 : Time Trial

• held on 2nd Peninsula, coordinated by Al Heubach
• 6pm warm-up, timing starts at 6:30
• route map and previous results at : http://groups.google.ca/group/bike-lunenburg-county
  

Sat 20 : YMCA Run

• coordinated by Steve Saunders
• 10am start from the YMCA

Sun 21 : Sunday Ride

• cancelled this week — take in Al Heubach’s Riverport Road Race

Sun 21 : Johnny Miles Full and Half Marathon, 10k, 5k

• details at : http://www.atlanticchip.ca/events/details.php?show=332

Sun 21 : Riverport Road Race

• contact Al Heubach at the Lunenburg Bike Barn (634-3426) for details about this road bike race from the Riverport School

A summary of BTC and other events happening this week : Monday June 8 – 14, 2009

BTC PRACTICES

Tue 9 : Coached Interval Practice – 6/15 – BIKE/run

• meet at Northwest/Fauxburg Rd (1 km south of Blockhouse on road to Lunenburg  [ map ] )
• Bike/Run with a focus on the BIKE
• be ready to start the at 6pm
• 6-8pm

Wed 10 : Coached Swim – 10/10

• 6-7pm at emOcean
• be ready to start at 6pm

Thu 11 : Fancy Lake Brick – 6/16 – Bike/Run [ map ]

• this week’s theme : Newcomers, Bring a friend!
• Distances – Newcomers: B5/R1 (or whatever you can!)   Sprint: B12/R5   Olympic B18/R5
• 6:15 setup
• 6:30 pre-practice meeting

Sun 14: Open Swim – 9/9

• pool swim at emOcean
• 6-7pm
• open to all members
• $6.50/person

Sun 14: Stroke Improvement – 6/6

• held in Lane 1 of the Open Swim
• one-on-one assistance with your stroke and/or swimming
• no additional charge

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Wed 10 : Time Trial

• a good turnout last week
• held on 2nd Peninsula, coordinated by Al Heubach
• 6pm warm-up, timing starts at 6:30
• route map and previous results at : http://groups.google.ca/group/bike-lunenburg-county

Sat 13 : YMCA Run

• coordinated by Steve Saunders
• 10am start from the YMCA

Sun 14 : Lunenburg 5K

• 9:30 start from the Lunenburg Curling Club parking lot
• more info and registration form at : http://striders.getalive.com/

Sun 14 : Sunday Ride

• starting at 11am from the Lunenburg Save-Easy parking lot after the Lunenburg 5K run
• plan to ride for 2 hours

Heads up … there will be an 10 week lake swim starting Monday June 15 at 6pm at Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach [ map ]

A summary of BTC and other events happening this week : Monday June 1 – 7, 2009

BTC PRACTICES

Tue 2 : Interval Practice – 5/15 – run/BIKE

• meet at Park View Education Centre  [ map ]
• Bike/Run with a focus on the RUN
• be ready to start the run at 6pm
• 6-8pm

Wed 3 : Coached Swim – 9/10

• 6-7pm at emOcean
• be ready to start at 6pm

Thu 4 : Fancy Lake Brick – 5/16 – BIKE/run [ map ]

• this week’s theme : HYDRATION
• Distances – Sprint: B18/R2   Olympic B30/R3
• 6:15 setup
• 6:30 pre-practice meeting

Sun 7 : Navy Tridents

• first TNS triathlon of the year
• 14 BTC members have signed up
• race website : http://www.navytridents.ca

Sun 7: Open Swim – 8/9

• pool swim at emOcean
• 6-7pm
• open to all members
• $6.50/person

Sun 7: Stroke Improvement – 5/6

• held in Lane 1 of the Open Swim
• one-on-one assistance with your stroke and/or swimming
• no additional charge

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Wed 3 : Time Trial

• held on 2nd Peninsula, coordinated by Al Heubach
• 6pm warm-up, timing starts at 6:30
• route map at : http://groups.google.ca/group/bike-lunenburg-county

Sat 6 : YMCA Run

• coordinated by Steve Saunders
• 10am start from the YMCA

Sun 7 : Sunday Ride

• Canceled due to the Navy Tridents triathlon

A summary of BTC and other events happening this week : Monday May 25 – 31, 2009

BTC PRACTICES

Tue 26 : Interval Practice

• be ready to start the bike at 6pm
• 6-8pm
• meet in Conquerall Bank at the convenience store  [ map ]
• Bike/Run with a focus on the bike

Wed 27 : Coached Swim – 7/10

• 6-7pm at emOcean
• be ready to start at 6pm

Thu 28 : Fancy Lake Brick – Bike/Run [ map ]

• 6:15 setup
• 6:30 pre-practice meeting
• this week’s theme : STRETCH / JOURNAL
• Distances – Sprint: B12/R5   Olympic B18/R5

Sun 31 : 23rd Lawrencetown Duathlon

• first TNS duathlon of the year
• race report from 2008, course description : http://www.bridgewatertriclub.com/2008/05/31/race-cyclesmith-duathlon-sun-jun-8/
• race website : http://cyclesmith.ca/page.cfm?PageID=238

Sun 31: Open Swim

• pool swim at emOcean
• 6-7pm
• open to all members
• $6.50/person

Sun 31: Stroke Improvement

• held in Lane 1 of the Open Swim
• one-on-one assistance with your stroke and/or swimming
• no additional charge

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Wed 27 : Time Trial

• held on 2nd Peninsula, coordinated by Al Heubach
• 6pm warm-up, timing starts at 6:30
• route map at : http://groups.google.ca/group/bike-lunenburg-county

Sat 30 : YMCA Run

• coordinated by Steve Saunders
• 10am start from the YMCA

Sun 31 : Sunday Ride

• 10:30 start from the Bridgewater Superstore
• details at : http://groups.google.ca/group/bike-lunenburg-county

INTERNET FINDS

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You want to run faster? Add  some resistance
http://www.livemultisport.com/2009/05/need-help-running-faster/

Aging and Performance
http://www.trainingbible.com/joesblog/2009/05/aging-and-performance.html