The rain kept falling but it didn’t deter a sell out crowd from taking in the 2011 Riverport Duathlon on Sunday October 2nd.

And the post race meal was maybe the best chili and apple crisp … ever!

Congratulations to all the participants and many thanks to all the volunteers and supporters that helped make the challenging day a huge success. (see below)

Overall Winner – Classic

• Male – Evan Pemberton
• Female – Suzanne Ferrier

Complete Race Results for the Classic, Team and Do-a-DU : http://www.atlanticchip.ca/events/results.php?year=2011

Photos

• BTC Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10150307850021541&type=1
• TNS Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150471554139816.459049.231588849815

Sponsors

• CIBC Wood-Gundy
• High Liner Foods
• Lahave Street Auto Clinic
• Lunenburg Bike Barn
• Quest Coffee
• Riverport and District Board of Trade
• Tradewinds Realty
• Triathlon Nova Scotia

Draw Prizes

• Bridgewater Pharmasave
• High Liner
• Karen Toews
• Lunenburg Bike Barn
• NS Health and Promotion
• O’Regan’s
• Superstore
• TD Canada Trust
• Triathlon NS

Thank you:

• Jason Lomond — Occupational Therapy
• Klee Bang — massage
• RCMP – Lunenburg Detachment
• The people in the Community of Riverport and area that let us share your beautiful part of the world on the first Sunday in October
• And especially the army of volunteers that came out to help out on race day!

We’ve started to plan for the 2012 Riverport Duathlon, tentatively scheduled for Sunday October 7, 2012.  We hope you can join us.  (UPDATE: the 2012 Riverport Duathlon will take place on SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2012)

The 6th Annual Riverport Duathlon is taking place on Sunday October 2nd.

The overall format will be the same as previous years:

• 10am start
• two race distances
• chip timed
• great prizes
• post race meal

And some new things for 2011:

• Provincial Duathlon Championship race (10% more race points)
• Prize money
• new starting location — the site of our first duathlon — the Riverport Community Centre at 79 Lower Lahave Road, Riverport, NS
• the bike courses will be the same as previous years for both distances, however the runs are different — quiet, flat and fast
• the new site is tight for space so we are capping the race — Classic distance (4/28/4) : 80 individual/5 Teams and the Do-a-DU distance (1/14/1) : 20 individuals

Important links:

• More info about the event : http://bridgewatertriclub.com/riverport-duathlon/
• Riverport Duathlon on Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Riverport-Duathlon/120167141366195

This is the last race on the 2011 TNS calendar and will be a great way to end your season.  We hope to see you in Riverport on the 2nd …

There is no need to reserve a spot, just make sure to show up ready to run (inside and out).  So start practicing your pacing skills and see you on the 21st!

What’s a prediction run?

For starters, this run has 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!

• When: Tuesday December 21, 2010
• Where: HB Studios Sports Centre, Bridgewater, NS
• Time: 6:00pm start
• Distance: 5-7Kms
• Cost: $5 plus a non perishable food item for the Food Bank

Prize will be given to the overall winner (closest to their time).

Questions? please contact Cliff Worden-Rogers at bridgewatertriclub@gmail.com

Classic Race — 4k run / 28k bike / 4k 4run

• 1st Place Male – Chris McKenzie – 1:16:25
• 1st Place Female – Suzanne Ferrier – 1:28:21
• 1st Place Team – Al Heubach/Chris Price – 1:20:46

Do-a-DU — 1k run / 14k bike / 1k run

• 1st Place Male – Liam Patterson – 40:00
• 1st Place Female – Jessica Gerrits – 43:16

Timing was by Atlantic Chip, complete results for 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007 are online at : http://www.atlanticchip.ca/events/results.php?year=2010

A record 130+ people registered for the event this year.

Club member Lisa Leah-McIsaac took 300+ photos during the event and they are online at : http://picasaweb.google.ca/bridgewatertriclub/2010RiverportDuathlon

All proceeds from the race are being donated to the new recreation complex under construction in Bridgewater called the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre.

We have booked the school for 2011 and the tentative date for the 6th Annual Riverport Duathlon will be Sunday October 2nd.  We expect it to be in a similar format to this year’s event.  Details will be posted on our website.

Many, many thanks to:

• the 35+ volunteers — an awesome team effort
• Grand Prize Sponsor — Atlantica Oak Island
• T-shirt Sponsors — Cardinal Fire and Safety, Lunenburg Bike Barn, CIBC Wood Gundy, High Liner Foods, Lahave Street Auto Clinic, Quest Coffee
• Prizes — emOcean, Human Kinetics, Lunenburg Bike Barn, Michelin Tire North America, Pharmasave, Triboutique,ca, Sport Nova Scotia, TD Canada Trust, Triathlon Nova Scotia (Cyclesmith), xterra
• Post race massage — emOcean
• Event Coffee — Quest Coffee
• Entertainment — Morris
• Support — Riverport Elementary School, RCMP, the citizens of Riverport and surrounding area.

It was a really good day.

Wow — what a day for a race!

We’ll have an update shortly, but while you wait, enjoy the 300+ race day photos.

Many thanks to Lisa Leahy-McIsaac for being our photographer

2010 Riverport Duathlon photo album : http://picasaweb.google.ca/bridgewatertriclub/2010RiverportDuathlon

So strong, that we have cancelled race day registration.  We have done this to ensure we can provide the people that have registered,  the quality of race that we have been able to provide in previous years.

If you plan to race but have not yet registered, please register today (Fri Oct 1) before 6pm thru Atlantic Chip at:

http://www.atlanticchip.ca/events/details.php?show=504

Early registration ends Friday Oct 1 at 6pm.  You can register on Sunday between 8:30-9:30 but it will cost more and you will have to pay by cash or cheque.

For complete information about the 2010 Riverport Duathlon including the latest updates, go to : http://www.bridgewatertriclub.com/riverport-duathlon/

You can also follow us on Facebook at : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Riverport-Duathlon/120167141366195?v=wall

[Patrick Hirtle - SouthShoreNow] – Bridgewater Triathlon Club member Cliff Worden-Rogers turned in a remarkable performance in the Bridgetown Triathlon’s Half Ironman on August 1, finishing first overall.

But, as wonderful as the victory was, he will be the first to say that it wasn’t a race that went exactly as expected.

For the complete article, go to : http://southshorenow.ca/archives/2010/081010/sports/index007.php

Three BTCers took part in the 2010 Yarmouth Triathlon on Sunday August 8th:

• Cliff Worden-Rogers (pictured above) was the overall winner in the individual, male category
• Bev Richardson was the 2nd place female in the 50+ age category
• Steve Saunders was the 3rd place male in the 50+ age category

It was a new course this year that included a 1500M lake swim, 40k bike route and 10k run loop along Yarmouth’s waterfront.

More information about the Yarmouth Triathlon : http://ymcayarmouth.net/triathlon.html

Online registration for the 2010 Riverport Duathlon on October 3, 2010 is available at :

http://www.atlanticchip.ca/events/details.php?show=504