Triathlon Club Year-End Celebration Update

Here are more details on the year-end celebration; our chance to observe all things good about the Talisman Triathlon Club:

Time: Thursday November 4th from 6:30 PM, until 10:00. I have warned the neighbours that our not-so-quiet group is getting together that evening, with the understanding that we’ll wind down by 10:00. After that time, we will follow Felix to Original Joe’s, where he’s well known.

Location: The Traynor condo at 2320 Erlton Street SW, # 204. It’s the 4-5 storey condo building immediately south of the Talisman Centre parking lot. Press the keyboard for Traynor (#1009) and the door will open; then take the elevator to #204.

What’s happening: This is a long overdue get-together of the club, and Jon and Grant have promised to give their news, views and boos about the 2010 triathlon season that was.

The Catch: There are no funds in the budget for these events, so it’s going to be a “bring your own beverage (alcoholic or otherwise)” and “potluck” event. We’ll try to keep this loose, so for purposes of feeding yourself and fellow hungry triathletes, we’ll organize it as this: If your surname falls into the A-H range, bring something that would work as an appetizer. If your surname falls into the I-R range, bring an entrée type food. Then if your surname falls into the S-Z range, bring something that resembles a dessert. I believe potato chips fall into all these categories.

See you there: There’s no way to RSVP on the blog, so just show up and let’s talk tri. See you on November 4th.

Ted Traynor

video of the week

Video of the Week

Hello to all members,

Whilst riding during the Wednesday night brick and peddling my way to no-where inparticular, Jon asked me to explain my post workout nutrition, this caught me off guard, so I mumbled something about something which probably didn't make any sense, so this is my very tasty post workout shake.

1 scoop of vanilla protein powder, this should be approx 25 gms of protein, (I choose vanilla as a neutral base flavor.)
1/2 scoop of Boom powder, this will give you back lost electrolytes, (Gatorade if you prefer, Boom powder and gels are available at MEC.)
3/4 scoop of Greens +,
1 small pot of your favorite pro biotic yogurt,
then fruit of your choosing, I switch from frozen mixed berry's to tropical mix, this is great as the frozen fruit helps mix every thing together in a blender, if I use bananas I will add a couple of ice cubes to help with the mixing, as they will give a very creamy texture,
The amount of water is up to you to decide.

I hope you enjoy this mix.

Felix.

Sample Sale

Date: Saturday, OCT 16 One day only

Time: 10am Sharp and goes to 3:30pm

Thorncliffe Community Hall, 5600 Center st North, just a couple of blocks north of Mcknight on Center st!!

As always lots of gear from lots of suppliers, come early for best selection,

CASH and Cheques only

Mountain Hardwear
Head
Atomic
Volkl
Line
2XU
SHRED
ASSOS
SUUNTO
Pearl Izumi
Hot Chillys

Mark November 4th on your calendar

It's time for a year-end celebration for Talisman triathletes. Mark Thursday November 4th on your calendar; with more details to follow. For now, it's planned that we'll pack into Ted Traynor's condo right next to the Talisman, so we can have more circulation and dialogue than at a pub. Given that there's no club budget for these events, it will be a BYOB and BYO snack; more details later. But be prepared for coaches Jon and Grant, unleashed and ready to give their recap of the triathlon year that was. Trash talking is not only allowed, it's encouraged!! See you then.

Season-end results

Calgary’s 2010 Triathlon year has pretty much ended for most of us. Jon has given me access to the Talisman tri blog site, so I am using it to celebrate the results of the some end-of-the-season events, showcasing the successes of the Talisman Club members. I am sure that I missed some people; my apologies to anyone unintentionally left out.

Pushar Mitchell Apple Triathlon in Kelowna, August 21st:

Jon Bird took on the Elite Triathlon (aka the National Championship), and finished in 8th place overall, and that was amongst Canada’s best triathletes. Jack VanDyk used the Sprint triathlon as a warm-up to the following weekend’s Ironman and came in 19th place overall. Tracy and Felix took on the Olympic distance event.

Bird, Jon (Olympic distance) 1:58:32
McCann, Tracy (Olympic Distance) 3:06:32
Rooke, Felix (Olympic Distance) 2:53:07
VanDyk, Jack (SprintDdistance) 1:09:54

Subaru Ironman Canada in Penticton, August 29th:

There were 12 members of the club that participated in Ironman Canada this year, and, booh-yeah, all 12 finished. Participants were cheered on our very own uuber-coaches Jon and Grant, who made the trek to Penticton to take in the Ironman atmosphere. Here are the results:

Barker, Dan 11:18:38
Barker, Paul 14:29:56
Berreth, Darren 10:45:25
Cochrane, Ted 11:07:18
Fasick, Dorie 13:15:13
Henschell, Kevin 13:53:44
Labhardt, Max 11:58:40
Salmon, Ross 11:49:08
Sarantis, Ari 11:10:41
Sunderji, Faizel 11:41:12
Traynor, Ted 12:58:41
VanDyk, Jack 11:32:07

Subaru Banff International Triathlon in Banff, September 11th:

To quote from the website: “Calgary’s Jon Bird held off a late charge from Grant Burwash to claim the first ever men’s championship title“. So course records have now been set by Talisman coaches: Jon in the swim and bike, and Grant in the run. The results of Talisman participants at this inaugural event are:

Bird, Jon 1:43:56
Burwash, Grant 1:44:31
Lindsay, Melodie 1:53:27
Rooke, Felix 2:56:57
Williams, Paul 2:20:46