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Triathlon

Swimming, biking and running are all great forms of exercise, combine all three and you have a triathlon. Once thought of as a sport only for elite athletes, triathlons are now gaining popularity with everyone from the recreational athlete to children. Training for a multi-sport event allows individuals to reach fitness levels not obtainable when focusing on just one sport.




Feature Articles

Training the Novice Triathlete

Information is presented on the typical causes and types of injuries associated with the sport of triathlon. The article explains how personal trainers can reduce the number of injuries sustained by athletes through proper training programs. A strength and flexibility program is outlined along with other injury prevention components. 

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Biking

Crucial Bike-Run Transition

If you have ever competed in a duathlon or triathlon or even carried out a `brick' workout, in which you shift quickly from biking to running, you will know how challenging the bike-run transition can be. Once you have left the relative comfort of your bike seat, those first running steps can feel awesomely difficult; your running pace will certainly be below par - and you may well wonder whether you will be able to finish the run portion of your competition or workout with any kind of quality at all.

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Try a tri'

Maybe you think of all triathlon competitors as another class of being altogether-iron men and women not quite made of the same flesh and blood as the rest of us. But in fact, triathlons, and those who compete in them, come in all shapes and sizes. If you have established a good base of fitness and mileage, triathlon training is not out of your reach.

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Triathlons for Kids

Picture 600 regular kids - over 100 of them 3 to 6 year-olds - swimming, biking, running and smiling their way to the finish line of a triathlon. Add crowds of cheering parents and friends, over 200 hard-working volunteers and a brilliant spring day and you have the 6th annual Caledon Kinetico Kids of Steel Triathlon (KOS), held in Caledon, Ontario, on May 28. Former Olympic triathlon coach Barrie Shepley started KOS 20 years ago to support the then relatively new sport of triathlon.

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News from SIRC

2007 SIRC Research Award

SIRC is proud to announce the official launch of the 2007 SIRC Research Award.  SIRC invites Canadian university students and faculty to submit their original sport related research for consideration of the 2007 SIRC Research Award.

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SIRC Seminar Series

Severe Weather Watch and Sports
Speaker: Etienne Gregoire, Environment Canada
Location: SIRC
Date: September 11, 2007

Time: 9am - 11am
Click Here for more information and to register.

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