{"id":87412,"date":"2020-07-18T10:44:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T14:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=87412"},"modified":"2020-07-18T10:59:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T14:59:44","slug":"athletes-of-the-week-the-trimuskokans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/athletes-of-the-week-the-trimuskokans\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletes of the Week: The TriMuskokans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The overall philosophy of the annual TriMuskokan\u2014a homegrown triathlon that welcomes both newbies and experienced athletes\u2014is to share a fun experience and fantastic atmosphere with others who want to be active and who want to challenge themselves.<\/p>\n

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When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of this year’s event, Deanna Lavigne, a TriMuskoka board member, decided to challenge those who had already registered to complete it anyhow\u2014or get active in another way\u2014from wherever they were.<\/p>\n

She put out the challenge\u2014The Non-TriMuskokan TriMuskokan Activity Challenge\u2014on social media. “[There was a] great response and it was fun to have a few fellow athletes join in on the fun,” Lavigne said. Anyone who participated was encouraged to share their pictures on social media.<\/p>\n

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In Huntsville on the original event date, Sunday, June 28, Lavigne and race director Rich Trenholm met in the cool, early morning and were pleasantly surprised to have other athletes join them. Jen Nicholson, Jen MacMillan, Greg Pitts, and Brian Gray all completed the events usual long course, a 750m swim, a 30km bike ride and a 7.5km run. “Anne-Marie from Ottawa did a swim\/bike with us and then ran at a cottage with her son. Steve Norman and Mike Dove did a swim\/bike and Jen Brockett, who supported our swim transition, did the bike ride,” added Lavigne.<\/p>\n\n\t\t