Bridgewater Triathlon Club

What: Aquathlon – swim 350m / run 2k / swim 350m / run 1.6k (distances are approximate)

How : individually or as a team, first swim lap you can wear a wetsuit, second lap must be without a wetsuit

When: Sunday July 25, 2010, race start at 6:30pm, pre-race meeting at 6:20pm

Where: Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach [ map ]

Cost: no charge

Notes:

• FUN EVENT – PARTICIPATE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOUR ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY
• open to all
• timed event, BTC members can use th epoints in the BTC Race Series and Warrior Award
• random draw for a very cool xterra t-shirt

Questions?  contact bridgewatertriclub@gmail.com

4th Annual Osprey 5km Run/Walk

Location: Riverport Elementary School

Cost : $20

Race start time:  10:00am

Register at the school before 9:30am

Registration form : http://rdes.ednet.ns.ca/Osprey%205K%20Run%20registration%20form%2007.htm

Questions?  contact the school at 766-2400

The BTC held its benchmark tri-camp this past weekend.  The particpants were able to gauge their swim, bike and run fitness levels as we head into the 2010 race season..

Many thanks to the volunteers — Neil Clarkson and Norma Patterson were on course and as well as photos from Tim Brooks and Travis Angel.

And a big thank you to Rosanne at emOcean for their great support with the facilities.

More photos are at our Photo Album

BTC member Steve Saunders is off to the 114th running of the Boston Marathon, taking place on Monday April 19th.  Its been a long comeback after breaking his leg in 2007.

Steve’s bib numer is 17950 and you can follow his progress on race day at : http://www.baa.org

Steve starts in the second wave beginning at 10:30 am ET (11:30 am Atlantic Time) along with the other 24,000 runners.

The 5th Annual Spartan 5k walk /run will take place on Sunday April 18th at 1pm.  It also inclues a 1.5k for elementary students.

It takes place at North Queens High School, 40 West Caledonia Road, Caledonia. Queens County and is a fundraiser for the athletic fund of North Queens High School

The course is out and back with one small hill at the end.

The fee is $20.00 and same day registration starts at 11.00am.

There is a reception after with draw prizes.  Medals are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each age category.

For info or to pre-register, please call Barry Fisher at 685-2618 or email to barry.nita@ns.sympatico.ca

There are efforts underway to secure funding so that Route #332 (Dayspring – Riverport – First South) can be improved for cycling and running.

If you support this initiative, you can sign a petition that is circulating within the BTC (Fieldhouse at the spin on Mar 16 and Mar 25 or the swims on Wed Mar 17, Sun Mar 21 or Wed Mar 24)

You can also email Laura Barkhouse at the Municipality of Lunenburg and indicate your support.  Laura’s email is lbarkhouse@modl.ca

The petition says :

To the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg:  We support the following improvements to Highway 332 for safe hiking and biking:

          o Paved, usable shoulders
          o Guardrails as necessary to meet provincial guidelines
          o Major upgrade of the road surface
          o Increased signage alerting all users to share the road

13 runners overcame their New Year’s Eve partying to participate in the 1st Annual Prediction Run.

In the end, Jeff Oakes narrowly prevailed with an estimated time just 0:19 seconds off his predicted time.  Congratuations to all the participants and thank you for your food bank food and monetary donation.  Jeff contributed his winnings to the food back as well!

Many thanks to Cliff Worden-Rogers ( www.livemultisport.com ) for organizing the event, the Patterson family for their help and support and HB Studios Sports Centre for letting us use their facilities and the use of the track.

All agreed that it was a great way to start of the new decade!

RESULTS

What : Prediction Run on New Year’s Day in Bridgewater

When: 11am start, January 1, 2010

Where : Field House in Bridgewater

Distance : 5-7Kms

Cost : $5 plus a non perishable food item for the Food Bank

OPEN TO ALL.  Prizes will depend on the size of the field present.  Half the entry fee will go to charity (Food Bank + the perishable food item) the other half will be up for grabs.  A good size field could mean a very big pot for the winner (great way to start 2010!).

What’s a prediction run?

No watches, HRMs, GPS or any kind of music device.  On the day of the race the distance and route will be given out.  Based on this information you PREDICT your time which will be recorded then compared to your actual time.   The closest prediction to their time wins.  Speed is not relevant which means you have as good a chance as anyone to win!  All you need is to listen to your body and maybe a tiny bit of luck!  To make sure that no one is cheating we will conduct a friendly wrist check to make sure everyone is honest.  Let the good times roll!

This is not a BTC event.  Participate at your own risk.

2010 BTC ACTIVITIES (REVISED September 1, 2010)

An overview of the seven pieces in the 2010 BTC activity plan follows.   We have also included related activities that may be of interest to our members. 

Notes:

• details are posted on the club’s CALENDAR on the website ( www.bridgewatertriclub.com )
• most of the activities have a fee and require minimum numbers to proceed
• changes and updates will be posted on the email list and website

A. PREPARATION SEASON – January to April

1 - Wednesday pool swim – structured, building fitness – 16 weeks – Jan 13 to Apr 28 – 6-7pm at emOcean – $100

2 - Sunday pool swim – unstructured – 21 weeks – Jan 10 to May 30 – 6-7pm at emOcean – $130 or $7/swim

3 - Tri-camp – Benchmark – meant for people that have been on a training program,  an opportunity to gauge your fitness level – Saturday Apr 17th  – $30

Related

• Bike/Strength/Stretch for triathletes – Thursday nights at the Fieldhouse starting on January 7th – $0
• Bike setup for triathletes – Tuesday Jan 12 at the Fieldhouse – $0
• Saturday runs from the YMCA – $0
• Introduction to Duathlon/Triathlon – Lunenburg Municipal Recreation – 541-1343 – Saturday Apr 24th – $15

B. RACE SEASON – May to September

4 - Fancy Lake Brick- Wednesday -16 weeks – May 5 to Aug 18 – 6-8pm – included in BTC membership

Related

• Monday intervals – May 3 to Jul 26 – 6 – 7:30pm-Bridgewater area – $0
• Lake Swims – Sunday and Friday nights – Mush-a-mush – 6-7:30pm – $0
• Saturday runs from the YMCA – $0

C. OFF SEASON – October to December

5 - Wednesday pool swim – structured, regaining form – 11 weeks – Oct 6 to Dec 15 – 6-7pm at emOcean – cost TBA

6 - Sunday pool swim – unstructured – 10 weeks – Oct 17 to Dec 19 – 6-7pm at emOcean – cost TBA

Related

• Saturday runs from the YMCA – $0

A summary of BTC and other events happening this week : Monday August 31 – Sun Sep 6, 2009

For the complete details, check out our [ CALENDAR ]

• Mon, Aug 31, 6:00pm – 7:30pm – Lake Swim – Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• Wed, Sep 2, 6pm – 7:30pm – Time Trial – 2nd Peninsula
• Thu, Sep 3, 5:45pm – 8pm – Fancy Lake – swim/bike/run
• Fri, Sep 4 – 6pm – 7pm – Lake Swim – Mush-a-mush Municipal Beach
• Sat Sep 5 – 10am – Run – Bridgewater YMCA
• Sun Sep 6 – Bike – Sunday Ride
• Sun Sep 6 – Run – Berwick 5 miler