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Fifth annual TriMuskokan a ‘tremendous success‘

By Doppler Online On June 28, 2019 Sports

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Story by Don McCormick, photos by Cheyenne Wood

The Huntsville triathlon season officially got underway on Sunday, June 23 with the running of the fifth annual TriMuskokan triathlon at Huntsville’s Canada Summit Centre. Sunny skies and cool water temperatures made for near-perfect race conditions.

This event is intended to be a race for everyone from a very nervous newbie trying their first triathlon to the seasoned veteran triathlete. The race organizers, led by Rich Trenholm, Lindsay Bishop and Glenn Vickery and ably supported by about eight others, wanted to create a friendly, supportive ambiance where simply finishing the event is an occasion for celebration. They also claim to offer the best “swag” (giveaways) and the best food of any triathlon.

The organizing group was, in turn, supported by about 75 volunteers, most of whom were from Huntsville but several from other places in the province.

In order to maintain this intimate, supportive ambiance the organizers capped the number of entrants at 300 individual participants and 20 relay teams. However, the event has become so popular that it sold out in March. Because of the demand the organizers raised the cap by another 50 individuals and two more teams. With race day cancellations and no-shows, 393 people participated in the event. Of that number, 146 were participating in their first triathlon and 97 of those were from Muskoka.

Participants had six different events to choose from. There was a short course triathlon (750m swim, 30km bike and 7km run), a try-a-tri (400m run, 10km bike, 2.5km run), a short course duathlon (2.5km run,  30km bike, 7km run), a short course Swim-Bike (750m swim, 30km bike), a short course team relay (750m swim, 30km bike and 7km run) and a short course corporate team relay (750m swim, 30km bike and 7km run).

Swim…
…Bike…
…Run!

Local individual age-group winners were Raylan Stroud, Jon Morton, Charlotte Alexander, Jessica Adam, Mark Sinnige, Don McCormick, Russ Buckerfield and Carolyn Croxall. The local Tri-Hards and Reactivate Rampage teams won the team events.

23 yr old Marek Bialkowski from Parry Sound finished first in the TriMuskokan
Twenty-three-year-old Marek Bialkowski from Parry Sound finished first in the TriMuskokan. He has been triathlon training since he was 5 years old and it showed. He said, “Everything felt good today.”
Jon Morton from Huntsville makes a sprint to the finish line for second place overall
Jon Morton from Huntsville makes a sprint to the finish line for second place overall

This was also designated a “club race” and five different clubs were represented at the event. The Baydogs from Barrie brought the largest contingent of triathletes and won a very attractive trophy for that accomplishment. However, it was the local triathlon club, TriMuskoka, that won the award for the best performance with nine first, four second and four third place finishes in the individuals category and two first, two second and one third place finishes in the teams category.

The Fix Chix: Heather Cleary did the swim Martina Kruger biked and Karen Jensen ran. They said they had a great day and hope to sign up again next year.
Relay team the Fit Chicks: Heather Cleary did the swim Martina Kruger biked and Karen Jensen ran. They said they had a great day and hope to sign up again next year.

The awards were unlike those presented at any other triathlon and were uniquely Muskokan, designed and produced by Rich Trenholm, Muskoka Millwright and Machine, and Muskoka Rock.

 

As is so often the case in Huntsville, local businesses stepped up to sponsor the event with Kimberly-Clark and BDO Dunwoody leading the way as title sponsors and fifteen other businesses contributing.

“This year’s event was a tremendous success from all angles of event organization, community engagement, and participation from people who have never engaged in the sport of triathlon all the way to seasoned veterans of the sport,” says Rich Trenholm, event co-director with Lindsay Bishop. This dynamic duo were aided in their efforts by swim course director Jane Wolfe, bike course director David Bialkowski, run course directors Leslie Tempest and Greg Pitts, announcer Andy Sawada who also managed the finish line, and Glenn Vickery who coordinated all of the infrastructure.

The proceeds from the event will go back into the community in the form of publicly accessible physical fitness equipment to promote healthy and active lifestyles.

Enjoy more photos from the event below. (And mark your calendars for next year: the sixth annual TriMuskokan will run Sunday, June 28, 2020. Registration will open December 1, 2019.)

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These dads brought their children along this year as first time Try a Tri athletes (from left) Laura, Peter, Dion, and Colin Yungblut
These dads brought their children along this year as first time Try a Tri athletes (from left) Laura, Peter, Dion, and Colin Yungblut

Correction: a previous version of this story noted that next year’s race would be held on June 27, 2020. The correct date is Sunday, June 28, 2020.

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