MultiSport Canada Triathlon Series

Bala Falls 2010 Post-race News

Complete Our Post-Race Survey and You Could Win A Free Race

This year we will be awarding a free race entry to one of the athletes that completes our online post-race survey. Just complete the survey, tell us what you think of the race and your name will be entered into a draw for a free race. The Bala Falls Post-Race Survey

Our Season Long Draw For 2010

Enter three or more races during the season and be eligible to win a prize in our Season Long Draw. There are over $10,000 in prizes so far with more to come.

Back again for a seventh year is our Season Long Draw. The prize line-up is impressive with prizes like a Specialized Transition Expert Bike, a CompuTrainer, a Zoot Synergy Wetsuit, Zoot Ultra TT shoes, (3) Zoot Tri bags, Timex Heart Rate monitors, coaching packages and more to come.

It's our way of thanking you for coming out to our races all year. With the draw being held at the end of October 2010 it means the more you race the better your chance to win. As you can see we are off to a fantastic start with the prize list so far. We will track your races and once you have entered THREE OR MORE RACES you are automatically entered. You also get additional chances to win by completing our post race survey.

We intend to keep adding prizes all year and will keep updating the prize list as the season progresses. The Season Long Draw page has all of the details.

Our Annual Survey - Survey Closes July 30th

The Only Series With Personalized Race Awards

MultiSport Canada Triathlon Series makes sure we offer something special for race day award winners. As an age group winner, not only do you receive a medal but a FREE personalized Finishers Picture Award with the date, race location and your time. No other race or series provides this sort of award. Here is an award sample. For a larger version just click on the picture.

After each race, you will receive an email from My Sports Shooter – Mike Cheliak. The email will contain links to any photos that were identified as you (by bib) and will also contain a custom coupon code. Your code is used at checkout and will deduct either $5 or $10 from your purchase.

If you were a top three finisher recognized at the awards; your coupon code is valued at $10. For all other participants in the adult venues, your coupon code is valued at $5. You can use your coupon code towards the purchase of any product offered by My Sports Shooter. The two MultiSport Digital Products are $5 for the MultiSport Small Digital File or $10 for the MultiSport Digital Award which means a FREE PHOTO!

For top three finishers, you MUST put your stats in the comments section at checkout in order to get the custom virtual clock layout. If not, your photo will be sent to you as is.

Please note that ALL COUPONS ARE VALID FOR ONE WEEK FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE. There will be no exceptions.

My Sports Shooter - You’ve Been Shot Award

Congratulations to our You've Been Shot Award winner from Bala Falls. The winner will get a copy of the full resolution 8x10 digital file. Contact Mike Cheliak to claim your picture. Remember to smile and ham it up for the camera, and maybe you too can be a You've Been Shot Award winner.

Thank You To The Retailers and Sponsors At Bala Falls

We would not be able to provide the quality of races and draw prizes without the sponsors and retailers who support our series. Please check out all of the Series Sponsors at the end of this newsletter. Special thanks to the retailers and sponsors who were at the race or contributed draw prizes this weekend. They were:

Bala Falls Race Report & Results

Thanks to all athletes, volunteers and sponsors for coming out and making the 16th Bala Falls Triathlon such a great day.

The Bala Falls Triathlon was first held on Saturday August 12, 1995 when a group of triathletes decided to honour the memory of Lisa Hamann who lost a battle with cancer at the age of 31. Lisa was an avid athlete who competed in triathlon for many years and promoted a healthy, active lifestyle at her workplace. Below of some of the athletes that participated and organized that first race.

In honour of Lisa's memory, MultiSport Canada established a Junior Triathlon Sport Development Award. On Sunday this award was presented to Emma Barnes of the Muskoka Aquatic Club.

At the age of 7 (she is 13 now), Emma began her competitive swimming with the Muskoka Aquatic Club, she has developed into a National level, age group swimmer. Emma recently finished in the top-5 at the Junior Provincial Championships in multiple races and this season, broke 3 Muskoka Aquatic Club records within her age group, and is currently ranked in the top-10 in Canada for the 200m freestyle within her age group. Emma also takes part in track and field, cross-country running and canoeing. The award and the $1125 that comes with it, will be used to help offset Emma's training expenses. Congratulations Emma and the Muskoka Aquatic Club! We wish you all the best in your future athletic endeavors. Read more about the award here.

The overall race winner was Martin Rydlo, a former professional triathlete and one of the founders of 7 Systems. Rydlo led the 750 m swim with a 9:56 clocking, but was passed during the 30 km bike by Gravenhurst's Steve Vandermolen, who rode the best bike split of the day (47:25), and average speed of 38 km/hr. Vandermolen took a 38 second lead onto the 7.5 km run, but it was not enough as Rydlo regained the race lead and won the race in 1:31:23, 70 seconds ahead of Ottawa's Gregory Moore who chased hard but came up short despite his 28:48 top run split. Vandermolen settled for third (1:33:05).

For the women, Barbi Brochu exhibited the same dominance that won her the Gravenhurst Olympic Distance Triathlon just one weekend prior to Bala. The ultra distance standout from Longford Mills, Ontario once again posted top splits in all segments to take the win (1:34:51). In second was Toronto's Allison Chisholm (1:41:43), and in third was Marion Donaldson (1:43:28).

Thanks for joining us at Bala Falls, we hope to see you at our next race weekend in Bracebridge.

MSC Triathlon Series - Sunday July 25, 2010

Bala Falls Triathlon - Swim 750m, Bike 30 Km, Run 7.5 Km

Top 5

Fastest Splits

Swim

Bike

Run

 See the full results here. All photos are courtesy of My Sports Shooter.

A Reminder to all Athletes

Maintaining great relationships with the communities hosting our races is essential to ensuring that these races are successful and continue to exist. Therefore, athletes, please remember to be courteous out on the race course. Not only to volunteers and fellow racers, but also to the residents of the community you are racing in. And just like when you are out training, you need to share the road. It is a race but we do not own the road. Adopting the spirit of sharing and co-operation will make it a better experience for all.

Thanks To All Of Our Sponsors

We extend our thanks to each and every sponsor and the local bike, running and triathlon shops in the communities where you race. Race entry fees never cover the complete cost of a particular race or series of races and without the sponsors there is no race or race series that would survive without their support. We hope that you all take a moment to check out our Series Sponsors below or visit the sponsors page and see what they do and look at the products they sell. Please thank them for supporting the sports of Triathlon and Duathlon by trying and using their products. If you do visit them please take a moment to thank them for supporting Triathlon, Duathlon and Kids races in Ontario.

MultiSport Canada Triathlon Series

We are extremely grateful to have the support of our sponsors. Please support all of our sponsors. You can visit their website by clicking on their logo.

Title Sponsor

Series Sponsors

The Series Level Sponsors contribute a great deal to help make our series successful.

Official Bike Store	Transition Zone, Volunteer and GT12.9 Series Sponsor
Official Swim Course and Wetusit Sponsor	Official Post Race Food Sponsor
Official Timing Sponsor	Official Nutrition and Hydration Sponsor
Official Bike Trainer	Official Photographer

Silver Level and Race Site Sponsors

Post-Race Bagels	Official Eyewear
		Parry Sound
Athlete Support	Missisauga	Oshawa

Accommodation Sponsors

Local and Retail Sponsors

Mississauga	Markham, Barrie, Ajax, Newmarket and Milton	Toronto
	Gravenhurst Rexall IDA	London
London	Orillia

Thank you for racing in the MultiSport Canada Triathlon Series!

John Salt and the MultiSport Canada Team