By Barrelman Ambassador, Kim Ruble Doing a point to point triathlon can be a little confusing at first, but once you have done one or two, they become much less anxiety producing. Barrelman Triathlon is set up with 2 transition areas. The Swim start and T1 is at the Welland Flatwater Center and T2 and […]
By Kim Ruble 10. You will become an International Triathlete, and that just sounds very cool doesn’t it? 9. You get to swim at the Welland International Flatwater Centre. You don’t have to worry about waves, salt water, jellies and you have ropes to site off of so you swim straight. The water temperature is […]
We all sign up for the races, train (maybe :)), show-up to the event, grab our swag and race our race. Many of us will even, while gasping for air, thank those who provide the security and safety for our event. But how many of you have been on the flip side of the race […]
By Angela Lilly I have tried to keep triathlete growth both in mind and in training up to speed regularly over this season, however I feel it’s time to dig a bit deeper than social media and write this article. The last month was a lot of planning of training and racing and life. We […]
“People make their own luck by good strategy and even better preparation!” (modified from a Jack Canfield quote). This quote doubles as sage advice. Aside from revealing training weakness, I love multi-sport for the lessons it teaches about race day strategy and preparation. After 18 years competing in triathlon, I am still humbled by new […]
The dog days of summer are upon us and I, for one, am in need of some relief from the searing heat of the concrete/asphalt urban paths. But where to go? And how should I adjust my training? Why hit the trails? Well for starters, it’s usually a bit cooler as there a greater amount […]
By Shannon McNamara, Barrelman Ambassador You know the drill, it is summer time. The kids are out of school. Your family is trying to plan a vacation. If you are like my husband and I, trying to plan vacations around the kids’ activities is bad enough, but throw in our training schedule…..forget about it. I know that […]
By William McAnirlin I want to take a couple of paragraphs to try and explain what my finisher picture from Barrelman 2018 means to me. The first time that I raced the Barrelman was with the Rev3 partnership in 2017. After planning to do it again, I was lucky enough to be selected as an […]
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 […]
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 […]
