Recharge with Milk Triathlon Series

Welland 2011 Post-race news

Complete Our Post-Race Survey and Get Additional Ballots to the Season Long Draw

We really do use the feedback you provide to improve our races and hope you will take a few minutes to complete the Binbrook Customer Satisfaction Survey. Just complete the survey, and if you compete in three or more races you will get an additional ballot for the Season Long Draw. You just need to tell us what you think of the race. Here is the Welland Post-Race Survey.

Our Season Long Draw For 2011

Enter three or more races during the season and be eligible to win a prize in our Season Long Draw. There are over $5,000 in prizes so far with more to come.

Back again for an eighth year is our Season Long Draw. The prize line-up is impressive with prizes from CompuTrainer, TYR, Timex, Trico, 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 2011 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.

TYR Racer of The Day and HEROES of The Day

Back for 2011 the Racer of the Day and the all new HERO of the Day. This year the Racer of The Day is being sponsored by TYR. We will be picking a finishing position at select races and the athlete who finishes in that overall position will win a TYR wetsuit valued between $300 to $500.

HERO Certified Burgers is also sponsoring the HERO of the Day. We will be picking a finishing position at select races and the athlete who finishes in that overall position will win $100 in gift certificates from HERO Burgers.

Steve Quick was the TYR Racer of the Day and

won a TYR Hurricane Cat 3 wetsuit valued at $450

Steve Govier was the TYR Racer of the Day and

won a TYR Hurricane Cat 3 wetsuit valued at $450

Rosemary Stearns was a HERO of the Day and won

$100 in HERO Burger gift certificates

Team Challenge Racing

We always look for new ways to make our races more enjoyable and FUN. Team Challenge Racing is another way of injecting more fun into race day. It is all about bragging rights, race day recognition for your team, AND, you will still be eligible for Series Points Awards and Individual Awards on race day. HERO Burgers will also be awarding a case of HERO Burgers valued at $150 to one of the teams on each race weekend.

Please check out the Team Challenge Racing webpage.

My Sports Shooter - You’ve Been Shot Award

Congratulations go to out to our winners of the You've Been Shot Award. We will select the winner(s) after each race weekend and post the picture in our post-race newsletter for that race. The winner(s) 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 Welland

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:

MultiSport Canada Apparel

It looks like our new apparel line was a hit as we sold out most of the sizes we brought to Woodstock. For those who wanted some more information on out jackets, hoodies and gold shirts please check out the MultiSport Canada Clothing webpage.For a larger version just click on the image below.

Training Resources Section - Recharge With Milk

We receive many questions about training, what to do on race day, rules etc. The MultiSport Canada Training Resources webpage has a great deal of information about those topics and more. The latest addition to the Training Resources section is Training With Chocolate Milk. While you are there why not check out all of the other pages.

Welland Race Report & Results

By Roger Hospedales of Triathlon Magazine Canada

On behalf of MultiSport Canada and the Recharge With Milk Triathlon Series, I must first acknowledge and thank all of the volunteers, sponsors, on-site retailers, athletes, officials, medical crew, police, and spectators for making this past Welland race weekend the biggest and best in the long history of triathlon racing in Welland. There were over 900 participants in the various races over the weekend! Enjoy some of the images captured by Mike Cheliak and his crew from MySportShooter.com

What's better at the end of a race? A hug or a medal?

No race announcing for Jody Miller (left) today she raced the Half Iron Tri and won her age group. Anne Nicolussi had the fastest swim but a mechanical on the bike ended her day in the Swim/Bike race. She will be rockin’ Challenge Roth on July 10.

Grant Darby making his way to T1. With no complaints by the way. Inspirational & tough.

John Lettieri - The man responsible for those awesome Hero Burgers.

Imre Varga traveled from Columbus, Ohio to race with us. He raises funds and awareness for Stop the Clot.org

Saturday’s Races

The weekend’s racing kicked off on Saturday with the Triathlon, Duathlon, and GT 12.9 events.

North York’s Paul Bregin literally ran away with the overall win. Bregin led everyone out of the water (11:04), lost the lead to Toronto’s Jakub Macel (who rode an incredible 43:39 – 41.2 km/hr average), then regained the lead during the final 7.5 km run with a 26:26 clocking. For the women, Hamilton’s Lesley Rasmussen McKee grabbed control of the race with a 50:42 (35.5 km/hr average) bike ride. The mother of four then ran 31:49 to stay ahead of Toronto’s Laura Pimm.

Kintore’s Scott Finch dominated the Duathlon. He led from start to finish to take the overall win by close to 4.5 minutes. Meanwhile, on the strength of the her first run (18:23), Port Colborne’s Kelly-Ann Smith remained in front Toronto’s Katya Masun for the women’s Duathlon win. Ancaster’s David Hopton posted top splits in all three segments of the GT 12.9 race to win in a sizzling time of 34:31, and St. Catherines’ Joanna Cielen used the top women’s ride to claim the women’s win in 44:32.

Sunday’s Half Iron Day

In our biggest Half Iron race ever, the weather was just about right (except maybe for the winds on the bike), our professional field added to the excitement of the day with their presence, and they sure lived up to the advanced billing during the race.

Toronto's Nigel Gray showed that he is still a force to be reckoned with by unseating St. Catherines’ Wolfgang Guembel of the inaugural title he won last year.

Guembel (pictured above) exited the 2 km swim from the Welland Recreational Waterway first (25:12) with a healthy 3 minute lead over Gray but that would not be enough thanks to Gray’s 2:06:46 fastest ride of the day. When Gray headed out on the run, he then held a 3-minute lead on Guembel that he would not surrender. His 1:21:12 half marathon gave him the overall win (3:59:55). Guembel had to settle for second (4:03:36).

(2011 Welland Half Iron Triathlon Men's Champion Nigel Gray with the Recharge With Milk TV Crew)

After taking a break from triathlon to enjoy the world of cycling racing, Paolina Allan made an impressive return on Sunday and used her pedaling skills to earn her victory. After Toronto’s Ayesha Rollinson led the swim (27:51), Allan posted the top women’s ride of 2:22:03, which put her ahead of her closest contender, Toronto’s Suzanne Zelazo, heading onto the run. Zelazo did her best to close the gap but Allan crossed the line in 4:29:04 to win the women’s title. Witness Allan's excitement in the picture below.

(Paolina Allan - our 2011 Welland Half Iron Triathlon Women's Champion)

Zelazo, who will make her Ironman debut in Lake Placid in July, placed second (4:31:17), and in her professional race debut Cindy Lewis (she often serves as part of our post-race medical crew) established a personal best time (4:37:37) to get third. Lewis will also be heading off with the MSC Crew to race Challenge Roth on July 10.

In the grueling Half Iron Duathlon (10.5 km run, 90 km bike, 21.1 km run), Komoka’s Paul Wraith (4:58:45) and St. Catherines’ Darlene Dawson (5:35:46) utilized excellent runs to obtain their victories. And in the Half Iron Swim/Bike, training partners from Guelph took the overall wins. Deborah Powell, last year’s Half Iron Triathlon Champion, won the women’s race (3:04:02), and Paul Nielsen (2:52:51) won it for the men. Both will also be heading to Challenge Roth and are obviously in fine form.

Make sure to visit MultiSport Canada Radio for lots of great post-race interviews with our race winners, runner's up, and with Imre Varga.

(Aaron De Jong being interviewed for MSC Radio by Roger Hospedales)

For a complete rundown of Results please visit Sportstats, Official Timers of the Recharge With Milk Triathlon Series and MultiSport Canada. If you need any adjustment to the final results please email Sportstats.

Lost & Found Notice: One of our athletes mistakenly picked up a white 2008 Boston Marathon Hat. He would like to return it to its rightful owner. If the hat is yours, please email john@multisportcanada.com and we will put you in touch with him so he can get your hat back to you.

Thanks for joining us at Welland, we hope to see you again in a few weeks at Gravenhurst.

MSC Triathlon Series - Saturday June 25, 2011

Welland Triathlon - Swim 750m, Bike 30 Km, Run 7.5 Km

Top 5

Place	Name	Age Group	Total Time
Men
1	Paul Bregin	Men 25-29	1:27:04
2	Jakub Macel	Men 30-34	1:28:55
3	Kane Picken	Men 30-34	1:29:59
4	Robbie Chapman	Men under 20	1:31:12
5	Chris Jocelyn	Men 40-44	1:31:26
Women
1	Leslie Rasmussen McKee	Women 30-34	1:38:02
2	Laura Pimm	Women 25-29	1:41:00
3	Cathy Crawley	Women 25-29	1:41:20
4	Amanda Switzer	Women 20-24	1:41:23
5	Tara Postnikoff	Women 30-34	1:45:06

Fastest Splits

Swim

Name	Age Group	Swim	Pace
Paul Bregin	Men 25-29	11:04	1:29/100m
Cathy Crawley	Women 25-29	12:02	1:37/100m

Bike

Name	Age Group	Bike	Average Speed
Jakub Macel	Men 30-34	43:39	41.2 km/h
Leslie Rasmussen McKee	Women 30-34	50:42	35.5 km/h

Run

Name	Age Group	Run	Pace/km
Tristan Sandhu	Men 20-24	26:17	3:31/km
Kerri Steele	Women 35-39	30:06	4:01/km

Welland Duathlon - Run 5 km, Bike 30 Km, Run 5.2 Km

Top 5

Place	Name	Age Group	Total Time
Men
1	Scott Finch	Men 30-39	1:27:33
2	Kent Keeler	Men 30-39	1:32:01
3	Robert Welsh	Men 30-39	1:35:56
4	Cameron Elliot	Men 40-49	1:39:37
5	Michael Wakil	Men 50-59	1:40:07
Women
1	Kelly-Ann Smith	Women 30-39	1:46:30
2	Katya Masun	Women 30-39	1:47:20
3	Gillian Bogden	Women 40-49	1:47:51
4	Cheryl Agla	Women 30-39	1:49:13
5	Lee Macsai	Women 40-49	1:49:47

Fastest Men and Women’s Splits

First Run

Name	Age Group	First Run	Pace
Scott Finch	Men 30-39	17:57	3:36/km
Kelly-Ann Smith	Women 30-39	18:23	3:41/km

Bike

Name	Age Group	Bike	Average Speed
Scott Finch	Men 30-39	46:32	38.7 km/h
Katya Masun	Women 30-39	53:55	33.4 km/h

Second Run

Name	Age Group	Second Run	Pace/km
Scott Finch	Men 30-39	21:03	4:03/km
Linda Crawford	Men 40-49	24:10	4:39/km

Welland Give-it-a-Tri - Swim 400m, Bike 10 Km, Run 2.5 Km

Welcome to Triathlon First Time Racers

We would like to congratulate everyone who completed their first race this weekend. We are continuing the tradition of a group shot with all of our first time Give-It-A-Tri athletes.

Top 5

Place	Name	Age Group	Total Time
Men
1	David Hopton	Men under 20	34:31
2	Alexander Dos Santos	Men under 20	37:36
3	Ilias Konstantopoulos	Men 40-49	39:36
4	Darryl Fonagy	Men 30-39	40:12
5	Case O’Brien	Men under 20	40:27
Women
1	Joanna Cielen	Women 40-49	44:32
2	Ally Govier	Women under 20	45:09
3	Lisa Goetz-Jackson	Women 30-39	45:32
4	Michelle Lackie	Women 20-29	46:17.3
5	Jennifer Knowles	Women 50-59	46:17.6

Fastest Splits

Swim

Name	Age Group	Swim	Pace
David Hopton	Men under 20	6:07	1:32/100m
Ally Govier	Women under 20	7:25	1:52/100m

Bike

Name	Age Group	Bike	Average Speed
David Hopton	Men under 20	16:40	36.0 km/h
Joanna Cielen	Women 40-49	19:10	31.3 km/h

Run

Name	Age Group	Run	Pace/km
David Hopton	Men under 20	8:26	3:23/km
Laura Fakla	Women 40-49	10:41	4:17/km

MSC Triathlon Series - Sunday June 26, 2011

Welland Half Iron Triathlon - Swim 2 Km, Bike 90 Km, Run 21.1 Km

Top 5

Place	Name	Age Group	Total Time
Men
1	Nigel Gray	Pro	3:59:55
2	Wolfgang Guembel	Pro	4:03:36
3	Chris Van Kooten	Men 30-34	4:10:24
4	Tyler Lord	Pro	4:15:42
5	Matt Barfoot	Men 30-34	4:19:01
Women
1	Paolina Allan	Pro	4:29:04
2	Suzanne Zelazo	Pro	4:31:17
3	Cindy Lewis	Pro	4:37:37
4	Ayesha Rollinson	Pro	4:40:58
5	Nicole Van Beurden	Pro	4:49:51

Fastest Splits

Swim

Name	Age Group	Swim	Pace
Wolfgang Guembel	Pro	25:12	1:16/100m
Ayesha Rollinson	Pro	27:51	1:24/100m

Bike

Name	Age Group	Bike	Average Speed
Nigel Gray	Pro	2:06:46	42.6 km/h
Paolina Allan	Pro	2:22:03	38.0 km/h

Run

Name	Age Group	Run	Pace/km
Brad Gionet	Men 25-29	1:19:15	3:46/km
Katie Snowden	Women 25-29	1:26:52	4:07/km

Welland Half Iron Duathlon - Run 10.5 km, Bike 90 Km, Run 21.1 Km

Top 5

Place	Name	Age Group	Total Time
Men
1	Paul Wraith	Men 45-49	4:58:45
2	Shane Delaronde	Men 30-34	5:09:32
3	Stephanie Deshaies	Men 40-44	5:10:07
4	Parichit Bagga	Men 25-29	5:21:05
5	David Cook	Men 40-44	5:21:10
Women
1	Darlene Dawson	Women 40-44	5:35:46
2	Terry McNamara	Women 45-49	5:49:05
3	Karen Nummi	Women 40-44	5:58:40
4	Tatjana Zaharova	Women 20-24	6:26:24
5	Cynthia Osborne	Women 50-54	6:37:17

Fastest Men and Women’s Splits

First Run

Name	Age Group	First Run	Pace
Paul Wraith	Men 45-49	44:18	4:14/km
Darlene Dawson	Women 40-44	45:20	4:19/km

Bike

Name	Age Group	Bike	Average Speed
Stephanie Deshaies	Men 40-44	2:27:18	36.7 km/h
Darlene Dawson	Women 40-44	2:49:45	31.8 km/h

Second Run

Name	Age Group	Second Run	Pace/km
Paul Wraith	Men 45-49	1:34:38	4:30/km
Terry McNamara	Women 45-49	1:30:03	4:17/km

Welland Half Iron Swim/Bike - Swim 2 km, Bike 90 Km

Top 5

Place	Name	Age Group	Total Time
Men
1	Paul Nielsen	Men 30-34	2:52:51
2	Tony Morelli	Men 45-49	2:58:38
3	Kirk Nielsen	Men 40-44	3:17:54
4	Stewart Milne	Men 25-29	3:17:56
5	Mark St. George	Men 45-49	3:19:31
Women
1	Deborah Powell	Women 30-34	3:04:02
2	Breanne Drouin	Women 25-29	3:19:56
3	Maureen Brook	Women 50-54	3:27:56
4	Christine McLean	Women 60-64	3:28:57
5	Allison Chisholm	Women 35-39	3:31:55

Fastest Men and Women’s Splits

Swim

Name	Age Group	First Run	Pace
Paul Nielsen	Men 30-34	27:43	1:24/100m
Deborah Powell	Women 30-34	31:10	1:33/100m

Bike

Name	Age Group	Bike	Average Speed
Tony Morelli	Men 40-49	2:18:50	38.9 km/h
Deborah Powell	Women 30-34	2:29:24	36.1 km/h

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.