{"id":61670,"date":"2019-02-04T05:03:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T10:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=61670"},"modified":"2019-02-04T05:07:58","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T10:07:58","slug":"a-triathlon-in-winter-yes-and-its-fun-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/a-triathlon-in-winter-yes-and-its-fun-too\/","title":{"rendered":"A triathlon in winter? Yes! (And it’s fun, too.)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Text and photos by Don McCormick<\/em><\/p>\n

The triathlon-racing season in Huntsville starts on March 3, 2019. Yes, it will still be winter, and, yes, there will still be snow on the ground and near-freezing outdoor temperatures, but this event will be held indoors at Huntsville\u2019s Canada Summit Centre. It\u2019s the third annual TriMuskoka Winter Indoor Triathlon Classic.<\/p>\n

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“The point of the indoor triathlon,” according to Race Director Kaitlyn Habermehl, “is to create a safe place for already-existing triathletes to race, to get involved in something in the off-season, to kind of brush the dust off.” And, for those who have never done a triathlon before, “to see what a triathlon is like without being overwhelmed by open water and busy roads\u2014to have a really safe place to come and give it a shot.”<\/p>\n

Athletes should start arriving at the Canada Summit Centre around 7:30 a.m. for check in. The race starts at 8:00 a.m. The athletes will start to swim in waves of 12 people per wave and try to complete as many lengths of the pool as possible in 15 minutes. They will then have five minutes to change into their cycling clothes and will ride stationary bikes, provided by Fitt Gym, and try to go as far as possible in another 15 minutes. Finally, they will have another five minutes to change into their running gear and will run around the track at the Don Lough Arena, trying to complete as many laps as possible in a third 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

To register for the race, one needs to go online to www.trimuskoka.com<\/u><\/a>, click on “Indoor Winter Tri” and scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “Register”. The price is $35 for both TriMuskokaTriathlon Club members and non-members until February 4 after which it will increase to $40 for non-members. Registration closes February 29.<\/p>\n

Last year there were just over 90 entrants in the race. “This year, being part of the Triathlon Ontario indoor triathlon series, we hope people from the GTA will come up. We cap out at 120,” says Habermehl.<\/p>\n

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