Monday, August 23, 2010

Junior Nationals

Congratulations to PTC members on their races at Junior Nationals in Kelowna!!

Elsabet Lapointe stepped up with an 8th place finish, her first top-ten at the national level. Jimmy Stewart had a solid 28th place, and Alex Stasiuk was 1st in the 16-19 age group. Overall winners were Matt Sharpe and Joanna Brown.

Results:
Junior Men
Junior Women
Age Group 16-19 Women
All Results




Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Recent Congrats

A huge congrats to Paula Findlay for making us all proud with her recent win in Kitzbühel, Austria, following her win in London.

http://www.triathlon.org/news/article/findlay_makes_it_back-to-back_wins_in_kitzbuehel/

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/canadian-makes-a-splash-on-world-triathlon-circuit/article1673847/

http://thestar.blogs.com/olympics/#tp

http://www.thestar.com/sports/article/848158--paula-findlay-new-canadian-triathlon-sensation

Also, congrats to Cole Stewart (former PTC Vancouver member) for being selected to the Canadian Junior Team for the upcoming World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

http://colestewart-triathlete.blogspot.com/


Friday, August 13, 2010

Junior Training Weekend - August 28-29

The PTC Vancouver invites athletes ages 14-19 who have an interest in junior triathlon racing to a training camp/weekend open house on August 28-29.

Meet current PTC members and coach Mark Bates, learn about aspects of junior racing such as race tactics, open water swimming, bike drafting, transitions and more.

Saturday August 28
9:00-2:00 UBC Aquatic Centre
Swim, Bike, Transitions, Classroom session

Sunday August 29
9:00-2:00 Sasamat Lake
Swim, Entries/Exits, Run, Talk, Mini-Aquathlon races

Cost: $25

Contact Mark (email - mark "at" 321coaching "dot" com or 604-787-2715)  to register and for more information. As the schedule may change, athletes MUST pre-register.