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Moncton Duathlon - Times & Transcript 12 May
Wednesday, 13 May 2009

You don't have to look too far to realize the increasing popularity of running and biking.

The number of runners and cyclists you see on the streets of Metro Moncton on any given day makes it clear that more and more people are turning to these forms of exercise.

That's the opinion of Peter Comeau of Moncton, co-chairman of next month's Moncton Subaru Duathlon, who says running and biking have really come into their own, especially in the past 10 years.

"It seems every year the number of people running and biking throughout the neighbourhood streets and highways has increased," Comeau said. "You see more and more people getting involved in these type of activities."

Comeau believes these people, for the most part, are turning to running and biking because they are searching for a healthier lifestyle.

"Some take it more serious than others but in general they want to feel better physically," Comeau said. "Not everyone gets involved to compete in races and that's fine but others are highly competitive and take it more serious."

The Subaru Duathlon, sponsored by the Southeast Storm Triathlon Club and supported by Tri N.B., is slated for Sunday, June 7. It will be Moncton's first-ever N.B. sprint duathlon championship.

A sprint duathlon is comprised of three components -- a 5-kilometre run, a 20-kilometre bike ride and then a 2 1/2-kilometre run to finish off. An Olympic duathlon consists of the same three elements but the distances are doubled.

"We expect about 120 competitors for the event," said Comeau, who competed and completed the Ford Ironman USA triathlon in Lake Placid, N.Y., last July. "We've already got 83 registered so that's a really good sign."

The race is slated to start at 9 a.m. The registration cutoff is 8:30 a.m. and the pre-race meeting is set for 8:45 a.m.

Competitors can register at www.atlanticchip.ca

In addition to the open class, the duathlon in Moncton will also have a junior class for those athletes between the ages of 14 and 19. The juniors will compete just half the distance of those in the open class. The event will be staged out of Centennial Park with some of the streets surrounding of the park being used as part of the race course.

Besides some stiff competition, next month's duathlon will be a fundraiser for the YMCA of Greater Moncton.

Over the past three years, the event has raised funds for the Y but this year funds raised will go to a new project at the Y -- MYRAP -- a sport and recreation program designed for youth who might not be able to afford to join the Y.

"Many of the people in running and biking clubs are members of the Y," Comeau said. "It was felt it would be a worthwhile project to support."

Comeau said the event will probably raise in the vicinity of $1,000.

What makes a duathlon popular to many is that most people know how to run and bike whereas a triathlon requires a third element -- swimming.

All competitors in the duathlon must be members of Tri N.B. to enter. However, athletes can join the association free of charge.

Besides registering at www.atlanticchip.ca, those interested in competing can register on the day of the race (prior to the 9 a.m. start) or the day before the race in the parking lot at Centennial Park from 3 to 5 p.m.

 
Making Dreams Possible
Tuesday, 12 May 2009

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This fall another 50+ $2,000 grants will be awarded to community sports clubs across the country for coach training and development. The application deadline is September 21,2009. Apply now and make dreams possible in your community! (http://www.coach.ca/makingdreamspossible/index.htm).


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Canada's Elite Women - South Korea
Tuesday, 05 May 2009

CANADA’S ELITE TRIATHLON WOMEN PUT UP STRONG FIGHT DESPITE NARROWLY MISSING PODIUM AT INAUGURUAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE IN SOUTH KOREA

—Kathy Tremblay finishes fourth, Kirsten Sweetlend fifth, while Laruen Groves places 10th—

TONGYEONG, South Korea—Three of Canada’s top women in triathlon showed the world they are determined to fight for the medals after narrowly missing the podium at the inaugural ITU World Championship Series in Tongyeong, South Korea on Saturday.

Kathy Tremblay, of Montreal, led the Canadian charge with a fourth-place finish after clocking a time of two hours three minutes 32 seconds (2:03:32). Victoria’s Kirsten Sweetland finished in fifth spot at 2:03:39, while Vancouver’s Lauren Groves fought hard for the final spot in the top-10 with a time of 2:04:27.

“It is great to see the three of us Canadian girls all in the top-10, and it is a statement that Canada is on track and ready to contend for the podium,” said the 26-year-old Tremblay, who won a silver medal at last weekend’s World Cup in Ishigaki, Japan. “We have winning in our heads and we all want to win.”

Tremblay overcame one of her most challenging opening 50-metres in the water to put together one of the best 1.5-kilometre swims of her young career, which set her up for a strong 40-kilometre ride on the bike where she managed her pace in the lead pack with her Canadian comrades. Battling wind, and difficult hills on the Tongyeong layout, the Canadians remained in the hunt with the world’s best triathletes who hammered the pace out of the transition into the run.

“For the first time in my life, I jumped in the water and had nowhere to go. It was like fighting in the water with everyone on top of me so I wanted to be smart, and dropped back until I saw my first hole, and sprinted to the top of the pack,” said Tremblay. “I was happy with last weekend, but it really was a wake up call race being the first of the season. This was my test today to see if that performance could hold two weeks in a row and it did.”

Olympic and three-time World Champion, Emma Snowsill, of Australia, pulled away from the field in the run opening a 10-second gap (2:02:42) to win the first event of the World Championship Series, which will have the top athletes on the globe travel to seven cities around the world before the grand finale in Australia this September. Snowsill’s teammate and Olympic silver medallist, Emma Moffat, crossed the line second with a time of 2:02:52.

Tremblay was in a fight for third spot until the final 200 metres of the 10-kilometre run with Canada’s Sweetland, who won the opening World Cup event of the season at the end of March in Australia, and Japan’s Juri Ide, who was the gold medallist last weekend in Japan. It was Ide who held of the Canadians for the second straight week in the race for third after clocking-in at 2:03:30.

“All-in-all I can't complain. I had a great swim and maintained good position on the bike, but I didn't really have any spark when it came to the run,” said Canada’s 20-year-old Sweetland, who is the youngest member of Team Teck. “It was a tough day in that respect, but those days happen. I am happy with my overall result, but there is definitely some room for improvement.”

Vancouver’s Lauren Groves fought through more than challenging conditions presented by Mother Nature in South Korea to finish in 10th spot. Working with new team coach Philippe Bertrand, the 27-year-old Olympian mapped out a cautious race plan that helped her overcome a bad cough and cold this week to post her second-consecutive top-10 finish of the season.

“I struggled getting in enough air during the swim and came out further back than I would have liked to, but felt more comfortable and strong once out on the bike, and was able to bridge to the front pack,” said Groves. “I put myself in a position to go with the leaders on the run, but couldn't hold their speed today. I so was thrilled to finish where I did considering the week I had.”

Two-time Olympic medallist, Simon Whitfield, will lead the Canadians to the start line on Sunday, for the opening World Championship Series men’s race.

Triathlon Canada is the governing body for triathlon in the country. Recognized as an Olympic medal sport since 2000, Triathlon Canada’s mandate is to promote, foster, organize and develop the sport of triathlon, and its related disciplines, in Canada. For more information on Triathlon Canada, please visit us at www.triathloncanada.com on the Internet.

Top-Five Women’s and Canadian Results;

1.Emma Snowsill, AUS, 2:02:42; 2. Emma Moffat, AUS, 2:02:52; 3. Juri Ide, JPN, 2:03:30; 4. Kathy Tremblay, Montreal, CAN, 2:03:32; 5. Kirsten Sweetland, Victoria, CAN, 2:03:39.

Other Canadian Results:

10. Lauren Groves, Vancouver, 2:04:27

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LES TRIATHLONIENNES ÉLITES DU CANADA LUTTENT FERME MAIS MANQUENT DE JUSTESSE DE MONTER AU PODIUM À L’ÉPREUVE INAUGURALE DE LA SÉRIE DU CHAMPIONNAT DU  MONDE EN CORÉE DU SUD

—Kathy Tremblay finit au quatrième rang; Kirsten Sweetland est dans sa foulée en cinquième, et Lauren Groves arrive 10e

TONGYEONG, Corée du Sud—Trois des meilleures triathloniennes canadiennes ont montré au monde leur sérieux pour contester les médailles; elles ont frôlé le podium à l’épreuve inaugurale de la Série de Championnat du Monde ITU à Tongyeong, Corée du Sud, samedi.

La Montréalaise Kathy Tremblay a mené la charge canadienne avec son résultat de quatrième place et son chrono de deux heures, trois minutes 32 secondes (2:03:32). Kirsten Sweetland, de Victoria, a fini au cinquième rang, avec un temps de 2:03:39, alors que Lauren Groves, de Vancouver, a lutté ferme pour prendre la dernière place au top-10 avec un temps de 2:04:27.

«C’est formidable de nous voir toutes les trois Canadiennes dans le top-10, et cela en dit long sur notre progrès et le fait que le Canada est prêt à contester les places au podium,” a dit Tremblay, 26 ans, qui a gagné la médaille d’argent en Coupe du Monde la semaine passée à Ishigaki, Japon. «Nous nous sommes fixés pour but de gagner, et c’est tout ce que nous voyons maintenant.»

Tremblay s’est débrouillée de manière impressionnante après un commencement de natation parmi les plus difficiles; écrasant le défi posé par les 50 premiers mètres, elle a eu l’une de ses meilleures natations de 1,5 kilomètres dans sa jeune carrière, et cela l’a bien placée pour une bonne étape de cyclisme de 40 kilomètres, où elle a bien géré son rythme dans le groupe de tête avec ses coéquipières canadiennes. Luttant contre le vent et contre les collines difficiles du parcours de Tongyeong, les Canadiennes sont restées avec les meilleures triathloniennes au monde, en dépit d’un départ agressif après la transition entre cyclisme et course à pied.

«Pour la première fois dans la vie, je suis entrée dans l’eau et je ne pouvais aller nulle part. C’était comme si je me débattais dans l’eau, avec tout le monde entassé sur moi, donc j’ai choisi la prudence et je me suis ménagée, et quand j’ai vu la première ouverture, j’ai sprinté pour me rattraper aux meneuses,» a dit Tremblay. «J’étais contente de mon épreuve la semaine passée, mais en même temps c’était une dose de réalité, comme première épreuve de la saison. Et aujourd’hui c’était tout aussi important, pour voir si je pouvais maintenir ce niveau de performance. Et je l’ai fait.»

La championne olympique et championne du monde à trois reprises, Emma Snowsill, d’Australie, s’est éloignée du peloton dans l’épreuve de course à pied; elle l’a emportée avec une avance de 10 secondes (2:02:42) pour prendre la première épreuve de la Série de Championnat du Monde, une tournée de sept villes autour du monde qui prendra fin en Australie au mois de septembre. Emma Moffat, coéquipière de Snowsill et  médailliste d’argent olympique, a pris la médaille d’argent aujourd’hui avec  un temps de 2:02:52.

Tremblay contestait la médaille de bronze jusqu’aux derniers 200 mètres de la course à pied de 10 kilomètres, en compagnie de sa coéquipière Sweetland, qui avait gagné la première épreuve de Coupe du Monde de la saison, à la fin du mois de mars en Australie; et la Japonaise Juri Ide, médailliste d’or la semaine passée au Japon. C’était Ide  qui a repoussé les Canadiennes pour la deuxième semaine consécutive, s’accrochant à  troisième place avec un temps de 2:03:30.

«Tout compte fait, je n’ai pas à me plaindre. J’ai eu une excellente natation et j’ai gardé ma place au cyclisme, mais je manquais un peu d’énergie à la course de pied.,» a dit Sweetland, 20 ans, la cadette de l’Équipe Teck. «Donc, c’était un peu dur de ce côté-là, mais on a tous des jours comme ça. Je suis contente de mon résultat global, mais je sais que je pourrai m’améliorer.»

Lauren Groves, de Vancouver, s’est débattue contre bien plus que les conditions difficiles présentées par la Dame Nature en Corée du Sud, pour réaliser son résultat de 10e place. Travaillant de près avec le nouvel entraîneur d’équipe Philippe Bertrand, l’athlète olympique, 27 ans, a adopté un plan d’épreuve assez conservateur, de manière à gérer une toux et un rhume assez sérieux, attrapés plus tôt dans la semaine. Le plan a porté fruit, et elle a eu son deuxième résultat consécutif parmi les 10 premières au classement.

«J’avais du mal à respirer pendant la natation et j’en suis sortie un peu plus en arrière que je ne le voulais, mais j’ai commencé à me sentir plus confortable et plus forte au vélo, et j’ai pu me rattraper aux meneuses,» a dit Groves. «Je me suis bien placée pour suivre les meneuses à la course à pied, mais je n’ai pu garder l’allure aujourd’hui. Bref, je suis ravie de ce résultat, vu la semaine que j’ai eue.»

Simon Whitfield, médailliste olympique  deux reprises, mènera la charge des hommes canadiens dimanche dans l’épreuve inaugurale masculine de Série de Championnat du Monde.

Triathlon Canada est l’organisme directeur pour le sport du triathlon au Canada, discipline reconnue depuis 2000  comme sport olympique. Triathlon Canada s’est donné pour objectif d’appuyer, de faire grandir, d’encadrer et de développer le sport du triathlon et ses disciplines connexes. Pour en savoir plus sur Triathlon Canada, veuillez visiter notre site Internet au www.triathloncanada.com.

 

Pour tous les résultats de Coupe du Monde et de Championnat du Monde (natation 1,5 km, cyclisme 40 km, course à pied 10 km): www.triathlon.org

Dames : cinq premières au classement et résultats canadiens;

1.Emma Snowsill, AUS, 2:02:42; 2. Emma Moffat, AUS, 2:02:52; 3. Juri Ide, JPN, 2:03:30; 4. Kathy Tremblay, Montréal, CAN, 2:03:32; 5. Kirsten Sweetland, Victoria, CAN, 2:03:39.

Autres résultats canadiens:

10. Lauren Groves, Vancouver, 2:04:27

 

 

 


 

 

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