The Year of the Half – Experience Barrelman Niagara Falls 2019
Will 2019 be the Year of the Half?
Dan Empfield of Slowtwitch.com thinks it just might be with his recent article ” The Half-Distance .”
Swim 2000m, Bike 90km, Run 21.1km x
Coming Back from Injury
By Kimberly Mitchell
Back in January, I hit the ground running. I had a new coach starting on New Year’s Day. I had access to a treadmill whenever I needed and my bike was nicely set up along with my parabolic rollers. The first week went great. By March, cabin fever had set in. With the days getting longer, I decided to do my longest 2019 run. At just over 10 km, it felt great. I followed this run up with an extended training session at my local tri club. I rode my longest indoor ride – 2 hours! When I awoke the next morning, I was sore. My right calf hurt so much I could barely walk. As the day went on my leg felt worse. I faced the fact I had an overuse injury.
I knew that pushing through the pain would not make it better. I decided to take a few days rest with ice and ointment. It didn’t help. My mood went downhill. A car accident the next week was a wake-up call. I had been pushing very hard. Harder than my body was ready to handle. I took a whole week of rest and made appointments for chiropractic care, physiotherapy and massage.
As I reflect on the last few weeks, there are a few things I’ve learned to do better.
- Be more specific in my training feedback for my coach. It’s nice to say ‘this workout was not my best’, but I now know that my coach needs to know how I’m handling the volume and intensity.
- Nutrition is a very important part of training. My body sometimes seems very efficient at burning through my carb stores. I am learning to fuel enough to keep me at my best.
- I wasn’t doing much post-workout – not much stretching and rarely any rolling. Now I make sure to do both.
I’m thankful to be back to training. Now the trick is to make habits out of my improvements in order to avoid future injuries.
Get race day ready: A detailed explanation of Barrelman’s race bags
Barrelman Niagara Falls is a point-to-point course with two transition zones. If you’re familiar with MultiSport Canada races, you’ll likely be an expert with it comes to the single transition format, but things get slightly more complicated when you’re dealing with two! Part of the way we create transition ease is with the race bags you’ll receive at check-in. You’ll receive three bags when you check in for Barrelman:
- Dry clothes bag (clear)
- Wetsuit bag (black)
- Bike to run bag (red)
It’s important that all your gear makes it into their appropriate bags so that your stuff stays together during the race. Read more →
VanderLinden & Hansen are #BarrelmanTri 2016 Champions
The third annual Skechers Performance Niagara Falls Barrelman Triathlon presented by Recharge With Milk, was our biggest and best ever. Thanks to all of you who were there to support us as a participant, volunteer, or spectator.
There is no better triathlon swim venue than the Welland International Flatwater Centre. It’s both spectator and athlete friendly with the calm swim conditions and guide wires underwater. And check out that atmosphere.
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#BarrelmanTri 2016 – Results, Race Photos, Triathlon Magazine Canada Re-cap
What a spectacular day we had yesterday for our third annual Skechers Performance Niagara Falls Barrelman Triathlon presented by Recharge With Milk.
Whether you were a competitor, volunteer or spectator, we hope you will be back next year.
Results
Race results are available at Sportstats.
You can also contact them to report any corrections to the results.
Free Race Photos
In the next day or two, your FREE Race Photos will be available for download at Zoomphoto.ca
Triathlon Magazine Canada Re-Cap
LC Provincials and LC Series Finale This Sunday at #BarrelmanTri
Triathlon Ontario, the recognized Provincial Governing Body of Multisport in Ontario, wraps up 2016 season of Provincial level competitions this weekend in the Niagara Region as the Skechers Performance Niagara Barrelman hosts the Long Course Provincial Championships and the final stop on the Triathlon Ontario Long Course Series.
The 2016 edition of the Niagara Barrelman is the fourth and final stop in the LC Series. As a result of also hosting Provincial Championships, points earned in the Series at Niagara are worth 1.25x the regular amount.
In the Women’s Age Group Division Kristen King (688 points) leads the way over second place Erica Govan (530 points). In the Men’s Age Group Division Dany Malley (650 points) has a slim lead over Michael Casista (615 points).
Moving to the Master’s Division, Jennifer Knowles (731 points) has a comfortable lead over Erica Mantay (628 points), while Luke Ehgoetz (688 points) leads second place Joe Gati (650 points).
This is a best two of four results competition. With the final race being an extra points race, what will happen?! Hope you are all as intrigued as we are heading into the race weekend.
Interested in competing in the Series? All you need to do is be a current member and finish in the top 20 in your age group to score points. Good luck to all this weekend!
John Salt’s #BarrelmanTri Story
President of MultiSport Canada, John Salt, talks to TJ Flynn about the Sketchers Performance Barrelman, presented by Recharge With Milk, and tells the story of turning a vision for an epic race into reality.
There’s a perch, an observation point with a sweeping view across the water, attached to one of the buildings at the Welland Flatwater Centre. Early on a fine Sunday morning last September, John Salt took a moment to climb the stairs to this private oratory.
His eyes stretched across the area below and were met with postcard images: transition filling with athletes; a knot of eager swimmers already wet and finding a feel for the clear water; spectators beginning to mill about the grandstand. There were familiar names and new faces scattered about and as a morning crested with excitement, beneath John Salt a vision was coming to life.
In what would be a busy, hectic-day for the MultiSport President, it was a standalone, personal moment and one that has remained with him in the year that has passed.
“That morning I just had this great feeling,” he says. “And on top of that little observation deck as I looked out, I actually teared up. It was a great moment for the series. I was realizing that this was a special race, a very unique race that we’d worked so hard to make happen.”
It was the second running of Sketchers Performance Barrelman, presented by Recharge With Milk, and even though the race was in it’s infancy, it was already becoming a mainstay on the multisport calendar for athletes across Ontario, and even for those further off towards neighbouring Canadian provinces and south to those States that straddle the border.
MultiSport Canada has carved out a reputation for creating well-run, friendly races with a family atmosphere and true to their word, even for a larger race such as Barrelman, they’ve remained loyal to this ethos.
From an athlete’s perspective, Barrelman is a highly-accessible half-distance race. Read more →
Marchant and Drobeck claim 2015 Barrelman titles
Kristen Marchant defended her Barrelman title, Andrew Drobeck took home his first at the 2015 Barrelman Triathlon
Mother Nature treated us to incredible weather conditions for this year’s Niagara Falls Barrelman Triathlon, presented by Recharge with Milk.
We were thrilled to offer the new swim start at the Welland International Flatwater Centre, and by all accounts, it seems that you and your supporters were happy about it too. Read more →
Niagara Falls Barrelman Triathlon Course Overview Video
The inaugural Niagara Falls Barrelman Triathlon is set to take place on Sunday September 21, 2014.
If you’ve already registered, you are in for a fabulous race experience, if you are still thinking about it, we are sure this stunning video by Tommy Ferris of Ignition Fitness will provide you with a clear idea of what to expect.
Register today, to be part of this highlight event of the 2014 season.
Two Race Kit Pick-up options at the Niagara Falls Barrelman
At MultiSport Canada, we always aim to provide the best athlete experience possible. While we strongly recommend athletes stay in Niagara Falls on Saturday night and take the shuttle into Welland on race day, we realize that for some athletes, it might be preferable to have a race day kit pick-up.
We are therefore pleased to announce that we will have two options for race kit pick-up, one on Saturday and one on race day. Athletes will be given a choice as to which they prefer two weeks from race day. Read more →
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