MultiSport Canada Triathlon Series

Bracebridge 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.

Please tell us what you think of the race in which you competed.

The Bracebridge Triathlon/Duathlon Post-Race Survey OR The Bracebridge Half Iron Distance 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.

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 - Melanie McPherson from Orillia. Melanie did the GT 12.9 race on Sunday and said this on our Facebook page. "I was soaking wet, sweating hard, covered in blisters and having way too much fun!!!!!! I definitely feel like a triathlete today, thanks!" Congratulations Melanie, you certainly are a triathlete and your accomplishment will be an inspiration to others.

Melanie 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 Bracebridge

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:

Infinit Ride was served on the Half Iron bike

and Infinit Run was served on all run courses

Draw prizes from Ryders eyewear

Draw prizes of

Heart Rate Monitors and Watches

Bike Technical Support

Draw Prizes of

Shoes, Compression Wear and

a Synergy Wetsuit

Draw Prizes

Post-Race Athlete Support

$20 Gifet Certificate Draw Prizes

Gift Certificate Draw Prizes

Draw Prizes of Head Sweats Hats

Suppliers of Swim Support Kayaks

Thanks to Hammer Gel for gels provided

on the Half Iron Bike and Run Courses

Run Bike & Adventure Store located on the Muskoka river at 271 Ecclestone drive (see our website for google directions) is located within 1km of the Bracebridge race site. Come by this weekend for any of your last minute gear and nutrition needs or any bike tune-ups and bike fit adjustments, our knowledgable staff will be happy to help. Don’t miss a 3 day sale on all remaining tri clothing from Pearl Izumi & Sugoi.

Bracebridge Race Report & Results

We would like to thank everyone for contributing to another incredible weekend of racing, in particular our sponsors and all of the hardworking volunteers – especially those that logged long hours in the rain on Sunday. You are all awesome!

On Saturday, Ottawa’s Gregory Moore won the Sprint Triathlon by 1:26 over Toronto’s Ruston Martin. Moore stayed near the front during the swim and bike, and then ran a second best 18:32 5 km split to take the win in 1:05:00. Toronto’s Natalie Scadden won the women’s race in 1:11:14 thanks to a top 11:19 750 m swim split, and a 21:50 run. Toronto’s Jennifer Nicol rode the top women’s 20 km bike (36:08) to finish second (1:12:47). Oakville’s Kevin Smith dominated the Sprint Duathlon. Smith posted top splits for the 5 km run (17:08), 20 km bike (32:57), and 2.5 km run (8:55) to be the only athlete to go under 1 hour (59:51). Toronto’s Andrew James Mundie was second (1:05:42). Also from Oakville, Monica Lau used her run (best 5km run – 20:35, and 2.5 km – 10:15) to take the women’s victory in 1:12:53, 2:53 ahead of Newmarket’s Pamela Lawson in second.

Although the race conditions were wet on Sunday, we certainly did not experience the same torrential rain and thunderstorms as last year, at least not during the bike. Mother Nature saved that for later in the day and our post-race awards. Thanks to all who stuck around. Many who did were awarded with some sweet draw prizes courtesy of our sponsors. Regardless, the overcast and cool conditions led to some fast racing.

In the Half Iron Triathlon, which also served as the Ontario Long Course Triathlon Championships, Oakville’s Tyler Lord defended his title from last year. Lord rode a race best 2:22:14 to take the lead, and ran a 1:33:09 half marathon to win in 4:26:50. Just ahead of Jakob Van Dorp (4:29:05), an accomplished athlete who was 13^th at February’s Coast to Coast World Multisport Championships in New Zealand.

“John put a great race together that was safe, competitive and spectator friendly. The swim was fast and getting onto the bike I was excited to see what the Ironman training has done. My goal was all about heart rate and not time, I didn't even wear a watch,” said Lord. “My new hot pink Mack Bike was super fast and aggressive, which put me ahead by 7 minutes on the bike. Into the run again was all about heart rate and kept my heart rate around 148 the whole half marathon. Not the fastest half I have ever done but with no taper and with an Iron distance race ahead (Full Rev 3 in September) it was great to take a win again.”

By the way, Tyler has also signed up for Challenge Roth in Germany, but more on Roth later.

A close second in here in 2008, Aurora’s Shannon Kemp impressed all by leading from start to finish to win by over 10 minutes, breaking Claudia Johnston’s course record by 3:56, clocking 4:50:50. Michelle Shoup of Alpharetta, Georgia claimed second place in 5:00:57.

“Overall I was pretty happy with my performance. I felt really good on the run and that was my biggest goal for the day,” said Kemp, who is preparing for the Ironman World Championships. “My goal race for the season is Hawaii in October, the Bracebridge race was good timing and a great course for a test race. Thanks to all the volunteers and spectators for supporting us in the rain.”

Taking the overall victory in the Half Iron Duathlon was Whitby’s Tricia Bachman. Bachman used her run background to spank the entire field finishing in a time of 5:15:37, close to 10 minutes ahead of the second place finisher and top male, Adam Bunz of Port Colborne (5:25:10). Adam also raced the Sprint Duathlon the day before and placed 8^th overall.

Bachman also set the new course record, and truly enjoyed her time on Sunday. “I wanted to take the time to once again thank you for such an incredible race event yesterday in Bracebridge. Rain or shine it is always a pleasure to compete in your events. I am not sure if it is your relaxed tone of voice over the microphone or just the general atmosphere that your team creates but it is so enjoyable to attend,” said Bachman. “Thank you again for all your behind the scene little touches that makes Multisport Canada so amazing!”

All Half Iron distance finishers were presented with cool looking blue Headsweats finisher hats upon crossing the finish line.

Gravenhurst’s Steve Vandermolen (3:06:35) and Guelph's Karen Jeffrey (3:20:37) won the Half Iron Swim/Bike. While, in the GT 12.9 Drumbo’s Jesse Burt (35:47), and Newmarket’s Marnee Da Ponte (42:16) pulled off comfortable wins. The GT 12.9 also witnessed the participation of Melanie McPherson, our You’ve Been Shot Award winner. Melanie joined the triathlon family Sunday, and with the amount of emails we’ve received, her performance inspired many, including someone who gave Melanie their own podium medal – Melanie was touched by that and by the many encouraging words and high fives she received. Her words say it best.

I just wanted to say thank you sooooooooo much for the chance to race in Bracebridge this weekend!! I totally had a blast! I learned some valuable lessons on how to race (and how not to), and I was on the receiving end of the most amazing act of sportsmanship I believe I have ever seen.

I thought you might like to hear about it, because I think it probably speaks to quality of athletes you guys have racing with you.

After coming up from the finish and changing into some dry clothes with Steph's help I went under the pavilion and started taking victory pictures with my handlers and cheering section. Right as we were taking a picture this women in a pink jacket with blond hair and what I think was an Australian accent came up to us and hung her age group winning medal around my neck. She told me she had seen me finish, that I was one of the most amazing athletes she had seen, and that I deserved the medal more then she did. Even after I pleaded with her to allow me to give it back she insisted that she had plenty at home and that I had earned the right to keep it over her. She walked away before I could utter anything more then a simple thank you. I never found out her name, shook her hand or even had the opportunity to truly tell her how much it meant to me. I'd really like to be able to thank her for how incredible she made me feel.

Please tell your staff I say thanks too, they're totally awesome and made me feel like a champ all day! The Bracebridge race may go down as one of the hardest I've ever done but if I'm going to face a challenge like that I'd rather do it amongst awesome people and your staff definitely gave me that chance!”

Make sure to visit MultiSport Canada Radio for post-race interviews with some of our race winners.

Congratulations go out to all our first timers, welcome to the Triathlon/Duathlon family.

Thanks for joining us at Bracebridge, we hope to see you again at Toronto Island.

MSC, HRT and Challenge Roth

As mentioned earlier, Tyler Lord is heading to Challenge Roth and so can you.

MultiSport Canada and Healthy Results Training are working in conjunction with Challenge Roth to help you take part in a race experience you will never forget. Challenge Roth is the fastest and very popular Iron Distance triathlon that takes place in the beautiful and historical area of southern Bavaria, Germany.

Half of the 20 available spots are already taken, so contact us soon if you would like to join us on the start line on July 10, 2011. Visit the MSC Goes To Challenge Roth page for more details.

MSC Triathlon Series - Saturday August 7, 2010

Bracebridge Triathlon - Swim 750 m, Bike 20 Km, Run 5 Km

Top 5

Place	Name	Age Group	Total Time
Men
1	Gregory Moore	Men 30-34	1:05:00
2	Ruston Martin	Men 20-24	1:06:26
3	Michael Murray	Men 20-24	1:07:33
4	Paul Armstrong	Men 40-44	1:07:36
5	Luka Senk	Men 25-29	1:07:43
Women
1	Natalie Scadden	Women 20-24	1:11:14
2	Jennifer Nicol	Women 35-39	1:12:47
3	Amanda Yates	Women 30-34	1:14:04
4	Lauren Heinken	Women under 20	1:14:38
5	Christa Yoshimoto	Women 35-39	1:18:06

Fastest Splits

Swim

Name	Age Group	Swim	Pace
Michael Murray	Men 20-24	9:30	1:16/100m
Natalie Scadden	Women 20-24	11:19	1:31/100m

Bike

Name	Age Group	Bike	Average Speed
Luka Senk	Men 25-29	32:47	36.6 km/h
Jennifer Nicol	Women 35-39	36:08	33.2 km/h

Run

Name	Age Group	Run	Pace/km
Christopher Moyer	Men under 20	17:50	3:34/km
Natalie Scadden	Women 20-24	21:50	4:22/km

Bracebridge Duathlon - Run 5 km, Bike 20 Km, Run 2.5 Km

Top 5

Place	Name	Age Group	Total Time
Men
1	Kevin Smith	Pro	59:51
2	Andrew James Mundie	Men 25-29	1:05:42
3	Michael Da Ponte	Men 35-39	1:06:00
4	David Fowler	Men 45-49	1:07:28
5	Andrew Troy	Men 25-29	1:09:21
Women
1	Monica Lau	Women 20-24	1:12:53
2	Pamela Lawson	Women 35-39	1:15:46
3	Kimberley Arsenault	Women 50-54	1:17:37
4	Martina Young	Women 45-49	1:19:45
5	Kelly Gibson	Women 35-39	1:19:55

Fastest Men and Women’s Splits

First Run

Name	Age Group	First Run	Pace
Kevin Smith	Pro	17:08	3:26/km
Monica Lau	Women 20-24	20:35	4:07/km

Bike

Name	Age Group	Bike	Average Speed
Kevin Smith	Pro	32:57	36.4 km/h
Kelly Gibson	Women 35-39	37:54	31.7 km/h

Second Run

Name	Age Group	Second Run	Pace/km
Kevin Smith	Pro	8:55	3:34/km
Monica Lau	Women 20-24	10:15	4:06/km

MSC Triathlon Series - Sunday August 8, 2010
Bracebridge Half Iron Triathlon – Swim 2 Km, Bike 90 Km, Run 21.1 Km

Top 5

Place	Name	Age Group	Total Time
Men
1	Tyler Lord	Pro	4:26:50
2	Jakob Van Dorp	Men 25-29	4:29:05
3	Peter Kornelsen	Men 50-54	4:30:13
4	Bill Wells	Men 35-39	4:35:11
5	Glenn Camplin	Men 40-44	4:39:24
Women
1	Shannon Kemp	Women 30-34	4:50:50
2	Michelle Shoup	Women 35-39	5:00:57
3	Deborah Powell	Women 30-34	5:03:34
4	Kim Nelson	Women 35-39	5:16:57
5	Angela Lilly	Women 35-39	5:17:24

Fastest Men and Women’s Splits

Swim

Name	Age Group	Swim	Pace
Lee Hart	Men 30-34	26:35	1:20/km
Shannon Kemp	Women 30-34	31:50	1:36/km

Bike

Name	Age Group	Bike	Average Speed
Tyler Lord	Pro	2:22:14	38.0 km/h
Shannon Kemp	Women 30-34	2:37:48	34.2 km/h

Run

Name	Age Group	Second Run	Pace/km
Bill Wells	Men 35-39	1:27:56	4:11/km
Shannon Kemp	Women 30-34	1:38:16	4:40/km

Bracebridge Half Iron Duathlon – Run 7.5 Km, Bike 90 Km, Run 21.1 Km

Top 5

Place	Name	Age Group	Total Time
Men
1	Adam Bunz	Men 20-24	5:25:10
2	Juan Varela	Men 45-49	5:32:40
3	Robert Bertrand	Men 30-34	5:33:08
4	Edward Fox	Men 25-29	5:35:58
5	Peter MacLeod	Men 45-49	5:37:51
Women
1	Tricia Bachman	Women 40-44	5:15:37
2	Robin Rickard	Women 40-44	6:24:57
3	Karen Fisher	Women 50-54	6:52:52
4	Kyle Brown	Women 55-59	7:22:23
5	Julie Masotti	Women 50-54	7:49:56

Fastest Splits

First Run

Name	Age Group	First Run	Pace
Robert Berttand	Men 30-34	32:28	4:20/km
Tricia Bachman	Women 40-44	32:54	4:24/km

Bike

Name	Age Group	Bike	Average Speed
Brad Sage	Men 25-29	2:44:08	32.9 km/h
Tricia Bachman	Women 40-44	2:55:55	30.7 km/h

Second Run

Name	Age Group	Second Run	Pace/km
Peter MacLeod	Men 45-49	1:39:34	4:44/km
Tricia Bachman	Women 40-44	1:45:07	4:59/km

Bracebridge Swim/Bike - Swim 2 km, Bike 90 Km

Top 5

Place	Name	Age Group	Total Time
Men
1	Steve Vandermolen	Men 40+	3:06:20
2	Mikael Poulsen	Men 40+	3:15:19
3	Glenn Rossitter	Men 40+	3:16:19
4	Sean Allan	Men 40+	3:16:43
5	Allan Chud	Men 40+	3:19:32
Women
1	Karen Jeffrey	Women under 40	3:20:37
2	Alison Laidlaw	Women under 40	3:30:22
3	Wendy Davis	Women under 40	3:38:39
4	Claudia Hutchinson	Women 40+	3:52:52
5	Janice Goldberg	Women 40+	4:28:21

Fastest Splits

Swim

Name	Age Group	Swim	Pace
John Armstrong	Men 45-49	29:10	1:28/100m
Karen Jeffrey	Women under 40	28:19	1:25/100m

Bike

Name	Age Group	Bike	Average Speed
Steve Vandermolen	Men 40+	2:34:21	35.0 km/h
Alison Laidlaw	Women under 40	2:46:42	32.4 km/h

Bracebridge GT 12.9 - Swim 400 m, Bike 10 Km, Run 2.5 Km

Top 5

Place	Name	Age Group	Total Time
Men
1	Jesse Burt	Men under 20	35:47
2	Stephen Marsland	Men 40-44	40:09
3	Scott Knowles	Men under 20	40:13
4	Michael Marsland	Men 40-44	40:20
5	Nick Booth	Men 40-44	42:27
Women
1	Marnee Da Ponte	Women 35-39	42:16
2	Montana Mortimer	Women under 20	44:40
3	Jennifer Knowles	Women 55-59	45:29
4	Amanda Booth	Women 40-44	45:48
5	Laura Barber	Women 25-29	47:14

Fastest Splits

Swim

Name	Age Group	Swim	Pace
Shawn Donaldson	Men under 20	6:37	1:40/100m
Kennedy Goss	Women under 20	6:30	1:38/100m

Bike

Name	Age Group	Bike	Average Speed
Scott Knowles	Men under 20	18:17	32.8 km/h
Jennifer Knowles	Women 55-59	19:30	30.8 km/h

Run

Name	Age Group	Run	Pace/km
Jordan Bierema	Men under 20	9:23	3:46/km
Marnee Da Ponte	Women 35-39	11:37	4:39/km

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.