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September 7, 2009
Hey TTL... I'm catching up on emails. It's been a busy weekend. First of all, a HUGE congratulations to our Team Tri Life Ironman Athletes AND all the TTL athletes and families who volunteered and cheered all day long. It was an emotional day with so many highs and a few lows. Our team was a family with updates flying over text all day long... An OVER THE TOP DAY!!!!! I know you've been getting the race updates... THANK YOU to all of you who are taking the time to write them. We all learn and are motivated by your experiences. So much...
Richelle and I made a decision today that I need to change how I do race updates. I'm always so worried I will miss people, and the updates get quite long. I'm going to try just giving the highlights and see how it goes. The other thing I would very much like to do, however, is to put a link to your blogs for those of you who have them on the TTL website. It is a personal choice of course, if you want the link up... but if you do we will add it!
So... to add your blog to the TTL athlete blog link please email Ken at kja63@telus.net and he'll get it started. So many of you are wonderful at updating your stories... it's a far better tribute to your commitment to the sport than I am capable of writing. We'll see how this goes anyway!
The other thing I'm hoping you will all consider doing is posting your race reports on the forum on our website. It's a great place for you to share with each other. If you need a new log in or need to re-log in because you forgot your password email Ken. He'll get you figured out.
Now... a few congratulations... Some are way overdue, and I'm very sure I will miss some, so PLEASE be patient with me! If I miss you please email me and I'll send a revision.
LakeChaparral Triathlon:
- Congratulations to Sue Edmunds who did her first tri in a VERY long time! Nice to have you back!
- Sharon styles... 2nd in her AG, 4th woman overall.
- Steve Wood... 3rd in his AG
- Trish Thorne... 3rd in AG.
LakeSteven's 70.3
- Leana had a rough day here but salvaged what she could and got to the finish line. It was very nice to hear she had a GREAT day at Leduc after the struggles on this one.
Delta Half Marathon
- Angie was second woman overall and ran 1:34:40.
Ronald McDonald 10k...
- Doug Barker had a good day for where we are at in his season! He is off to the World Duathlon Championships with Cindy in a few weeks!
- Michelle S. ran this one too...
- I'm pretty sure there were a few others... I'm just not sure who right now... SORRY!!!!!
Apple Triathlon...
- Phil Buote... his first OD tri! He found out these short little guys can be quite painful! He had an OUTSTANDING swim to start the day!
- Steve Wood... his best race of the year! What a way to finish triathlon season.
- Susan Gelinas... a BIG OD PR!! NICE work Susan for a "c" priority race! She had a great bike AND broke 50 on the 10k! NICE!
- Michelle Saquet... Her FIRST OD race... the goal was to smile and have fun! She did and finished ahead of anticipated schedule as well!
Taber Cornfest 10k
- Our most colorful athlete Leslie Ann bumped up the rankings in her age group and took second this year! Didn't quite hit a PR but had a GREAT run! CONGRATS!
Ironman Canada...
- Chad, Sarah, Richelle, Siobhan, Jay, Cindy, Carla, Ken, Joanne, Hope, Rena, Tracey, Kelvin, and Mike... you are ALL amazing!
Leduc Women's Only Sprint Triathlon
- Leana... a 17 min pr and first in her AG! NICE WORK!
Lacombe Sprint Triathlon
- Christine beat her FAST sister for the first time EVER after a long time with the flu! WELCOME BACK CF!
Dino Dash 10k...
- Trish... her fastest 10k EVER!
- Sue E... her first 10k in a long time and very close to her PR! Again...welcome back Sue!
- Steve Wood... a 1 min pr (in a 10k... that's HUGE!) and 3rd in his AG
- Angie... a 1:56 PR (Have NO idea where that came from) to finish in 42:50 and 3rd in her AG. (I put my time in because it's me and I can share it with you!)
SheepRiver 10k
- John Bosma... there were 14 fellows in his AG and he beat 11 of them! (That's how he told me he placed in his AG!) Congrats John!
Cindy calls me a closet racer, so I'll tell you that I am heading to Sooke to do a 70.3 race with Susan from Vancouver on Sunday the 13th! My next big goal after that is Clearwater 70.3 championships.
That's all for now! If I missed you PLEASE PLEASE email me!!!!!!
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