For 2012, the Bridgewater Triathlon Club is very pleased to reoffer the very popular ‘My First Triathlon’ program as part of the Fancy Lake practice series.  Once again, triathlete and personal fitness instructor Tammy Slauenwhite will lead the sessions that take participants through all the stages required to successfully complete a triathlon.

The program is suitable for all fitness levels, ages 12 and up.

Do I need a bike? I don’t swim, will you help?? What is triathlon??? … bring all your questions to a free information session to be held at the HB Studios Sports Centre conference room on Thursday April 26, 2012 from 6:30 to 7:30pm.

To sign-up or if you have any questions before then, please email us at bridgewatertriclub@gmail.com

More:

• Length: 10 weeks
• When Thursday May 3rd to Thursday July 5th
• Time: 6:15 to approx 8pm
• Where: Fancy Lake Provincial Park, about 5kms from Bridgewater
• Cost: $50 ($45 before April 30th)
• space is limited to 12

At the conclusion of the 10 week ‘My First Triathlon’ program, participants are welcome to join in the regular  Fancy Lake program that continues until Thursday August 16th.

Do you want to pool swim this fall?  We’re proposing three separate swims at emOcean in Lunenburg.  They’ll proceed if we can get enough people.  Each swim will be one hour long and run for 10 weeks (start mid October) .  The options:

• Open swim — basic lane swim, no set structure – Sunday nights from 6-7pm
• Coached swim — lane swim with structure by the on-deck coach – Wednesday nights from 6-7pm
• Learn to swim — meant for anyone just getting into swimming, there will be individual instruction/supervision – Wednesday nights from 7-8pm

We need to let emOcean know by Saturday Aug 27th how much pool time we expect to use this fall, so if you are interested in any of the above, please send an email to bridgewatertriclub@gmail.com.  These swims are open to everyone,  Cost will be determined by the number of people that participate. (typically $8/swim/week)

A record turnout with 33 participants for the BTC’s final practice in the 16 week Fancy Lake series on Wednesday Aug 17th.  Conditions were perfect — sunny skies, warm temperatures and  a light breeze — a welcome change from the rain of late.

Each finisher was given a lei by our greeter and coach extraordinaire — Tammy Slauenwhite.

The ‘My First Triathlon‘ group were very appreciative of Tammy’s efforts this summer and presented her with a very delicious cake. (that was enjoyed by all

The final practice in the BTC’s 2011 Fancy Lake series takes place on Wednesday August 17th.  It will be a triathlon (swim/bike/run) with two distances for members to choose from:

• The ‘Sprint’ is an untimed and includes a 200 metre swim followed by a 5k bike and a 2k run.
• The ‘Olympic’ distance is timed and consists of a 400 metre swim followed by a 10k bike and a 2k run.

The pre-practice meeting takes place at 6:30 and we’ll start the ‘Olympic’ participants at 6:40pm.  Its meant to be fun and a chance to put together all the pieces we’ve been practicing the last 15 weeks.

There’s a social afterwards with good eats and a chance to share stories.  Many thanks to Morgan Donat – Massage Therapist for providing the draw prize for this practice — a one hour massage … sweet!

The Wednesday July 6th practice at Fancy Lake will include a fun, untimed aquathlon (swim / run / swim / run).  Participants can choose from several distances appropriate for their fitness and training plan.

And thanks to the generosity of xterra wetsuits, there will be a random draw for a new, Vortex3 wetsuit.  Sweet!

Last night’s workout was a practice DUATHLON (run-bike-run) .   Six weeks into our program, it was an opportunity for newcomers to put the pieces together while vets could work on their training.

It was a beautiful night at Fancy Lake for the big turnout … is summer finally here ?!?

This concludes our bike/run bricks and we look forward to adding lake swims as part of the weekly program.

Lots of smiles last night (more photos on our FACEBOOK Group) … none more than Ken pictured above!

The Bridgewater Triathlon Club’s 16 week Fancy Lake practice schedule got underway on Wednesday May 4th with a record turnout.

New this year — ‘My First Triathlon’ — is a program meant for people new to multi-sport activities like triathlon, duathlon and aquathlon.  Tammy Slauenwhite provides the dedicated support for the program (thanks Tammy!)

ABOUT THE BTC

The Bridgewater Triathlon Club provides a safe and supportive environment for new and returning triathletes.

The workouts for the first 6 weeks will be bike/run ‘bricks’.  By mid June the water temperature is warm enough to start swimming.

Members receive a weekly email with details about the upcoming practice and related information.

If you are interested in multi-sport activities like duathlon, aquathlon or triathlon or would like more information about the Bridgewater Triathlon Club, you can contact us by email at bridgewatertriclub@gmail.com or drop by a Wednesday night Fancy Lake practice.  The post workout social starts around 7:30pm.

The Bridgewater Triathlon Club held their annual spring tri-camp on Saturday April 16th at various locations around Lunenburg.

Under the careful guidance of Coach Colin, we swam, ran and biked followed by a most delicious supper at Scuttlebutt.  Many thanks to Jen for her support.

Congratulations to all the participants … by all measures you’re heading into a good season!

ABOUT TRI-CAMP

This is the fourth year for a spring tri-camp by the Bridgewater Triathlon Club.  Open to all members, its an opportunity to see how your training is coming together as we head into the race season.

Notes:

• open to all
• participate at your own risk