04.28.2009 NEWS - ANNOUNCEMENT

The THORNHILL TRIATHLON CLUB is pleased to announce the hiring of Kevin McCormick as its coach for the coming season. Kevin, an avid triathlete himself, having competed in distances up to and including IRONMAN, brings with him 10 years of participating in Triathlons, as well as a good practical knowledge of the sport. Working in conjucntion with the Thornhill Masters Aguatic Club the THORNHILL TRIATHLON CLUB aims to offer a complete program of training and competition for all who are interested.

TRAINING SCHEDULE

Thornhill Triathlon Club
Sessions start May 5, 2010
Wednesday 8:30 - 9:30 PM Thornlea Track - Running Saturday 8:00 - 10:00 AM Lake Wilcox Cycling, swimming (Starting end of May) and running

Thornhill Masters Aquatic Club - Thornlea Pool Tuesday and Thursday
8:30 - 10:00 PM Sunday 7:00 - 8:30 PM Winter schedule is still going on. Summer schedule starts June 22.
(Tuesday and Thursday only)

For more information please contact Ian Feldman Head Coach Thornhill
Multisport ian@thornhillmultisport.com

Ian Feldman B. PE
Head Coach
Thornhill Multisport
www.thornhillmultisport.com

01.14.2009 NEWS - Happy New Year everybody and welcome to a new Triathlon Season. Both Subaru and Multisport Canada have released their 2010 Race Schedules. With the holidays out of the way its time to dust off the ol' wind trainers and get you winter running gear out as race time is just around the corner. Please see the below for this years race details:

06.18.2009 NEWS - I know, I know it has been a LOOOOONG time since i last updated the site but I have some great news. As many of you know I have been spending a lot of time working out with the Thornhill Masters Swim Team. I have been working a lot with my new coach, Ian, and we put our heads together and have decided to join forces! This is great news for Thornhill Triathlon and all those who train with us. Please see the press release below:

"It is with great pleasure that the Thornhill Masters Aquatic Club with the Thornhill Triathlon club announce that effective immediately these 2 clubs will be working together as a combined unit to continue to develop adult Triathletes and Masters Swimmers in the Thornhill area. Together the new club is being called Thornhill Multisport, and will have a swim division and a triathlon division.

Under the watchful eyes of Thornhill Masters coach Ian Feldman, the combined entity will be setting up a series of programs for those who are purely Masters Swimmers, those who want to do triathlons, and those who want to do both disciplines.

Over the past 5 years, Ian has taken the Thornhill Masters Aquatic Club from a start up club with less then 20 swimmers to where the current membership exceeds 50 swimmers, and ranks in the top 10 in Ontario and top 20 in Canada. Many of the current members of the Thornhill Masters are Triathletes, including Christine McLean who ranks at the top of the world in her age group, to many others who are just starting in the sport. The goal has always been to widen the scope of the Aquatic Club, and this arrangement allows both organizations to expand their reach.

Currently the Thornhill Masters Aquatic Club swim out of the Thornlea Pool, and this will be the main base of operation for the combined entity. It is hopes that in the near future the club will add more pool and training space in other facilities. In addition to swimming, the club is currently putting together a run and cycle schedule as well."

For more information please email the club at ian@thornhillmultisport.com

To find out more about the Thornhill Masters Swim Team, please check out: www.thornhillmultisport.com

Stay tuned for further details. Safe training guys! - Matt -

06.06.2008 NEWS - The first Subaru Race of the year has come and gone and I am glad to see the Triathlon Season is now in full swing. We have already received race reviews for both the Milton Triathlon and the Duathlon. On that note, our Race Review page is quickly growing. Even since the beginning of the season we have started to see an influx of race reviews. Be sure to stop but the Review Page and read through the reviews. We are always looking for reviews so please feel free to submit one!

04.16.2008 NEWS - Well the draw for the Ironman Kona lottery has come and gone and it looks like the closest any of us are getting to the World Championships this year is watching it from our couches. Oh well... Maybe next year. With the good weather I am sure everybody has dusted off their bikes and hit the road at least once. It may just be me, but I seem to be seeing a lot more time trial setups on the road this year. I am hoping this is a vision of what's to come. It could be a crowded race course this year! On another note, I have added a few more race reviews including one for the Race Around the Bay so be sure to check them out!

04.05.2008 NEWS - I have some exciting news, Thornhill Triathlon is going to be featured in the next edition of Breathe Multisport Magazine. The article talks about how Thornhill triathlon came into being. Keep you eyes on the shelf for the next issue.

04.01.2008 NEWS - For all those people who out their name in for the Ironman Championship Draw, you only have 15 more days to wait. The results of the draw will be available on April 15th on the Ironman Championship Website. If your name is drawn you must compete a sanctioned Ironman 70.3 race by the end of August of you must have successfully completed a previous Ironman. Good luck to all those who have entered their names!

03.31.2008 NEWS - 91 days until the first Subaru Series Triathlon of the year! As you can tell from my lack of posting I have been in hibernation for the last few months but I am back now so expect more consistent updates. As many of you are aware the Ironman 70.3 Series is making its way into Ontario this summer. If you are racing there are several new announcements that may interest you:

- Deerhust is offering a special rate during the summer months for Triathletes that are interested in doing some training on the course. Athletes just need to call 1-800-461-4393 and ask for the “Ironman Training Rate” to receive the special discount.

- Interested in helping out the community that is putting on this event? Check out the page for more details.

12.08.2007 ARTICLE - I know it is not all that interesting but I have decided to post my training schedule for this years upcoming Boston Marathon. Any feedback would be great. More...

12.04.2007 NEWS - Its a bit of a case of "be careful what you wish for." That's right, you heard it here first. I got a spot in the Boston Marathon. I asked and I received. 20 weeks of winter training hell begins tomorrow. I think from now on I will just keep my mouth shut. I am soooo PUMPED!!!!

On another note, we have have some fantastic photo submissions over the past few days. I will get them posted shortly. Cheers, /Matt

11.30.2007 NEWS - I have really enjoyed putting together our race reviews page. So much so that I am launching a new site called racereviews.ca. It will feature reviews on an many races of all flavors as I can put together. So tell all you friends who run, bike, Adventure Race, etc etc to come check it out.

11.26.2007 ARTICLE - I recently received these race notes from one of our race review submitters from Ironman Louisville. I thought that his notes were very interesting and were worthy of posting. Lots of helpful info in here for all the aspiring Ironmen out there. More...

11.26.2007 NEWS - Registration for Ironman Arizona is now officially open. If you are interested in registering please visit the registration page at Active.com On another note all community spots are now closed for the following races: Canada, Coneur d'Alene, FLorida, Lake Placid, and Wisconsin. For more information on the Community Fund Program, please visit NA Sports.

11.26.2007 ARTICLE - Well this was my first real season of triathlon. I must admit that it was a lot harder than I had expected. I was slowly moving from an out of shape, overweight computer geek, to what I could consider a reasonable athlete (Still a computer geek) Please keep in mind this is a relative term. Being in shape relative.... More...

11.25.2007 NEWS - Well our race review page is really starting to take off. Here are some of our recent additions:

- 2007 70.3 Whirlpool Benton Harbor

- 2007 Subaru Vancouver International Sprint Triathlon

- 2007 Ironman Lake Placid

- 2007 A Midsummer Night's Run

Follow the race review link at the top of the page to check them all out!

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