It was wet and cold through-out most of the day as around 600 triathletes took part in the Sprint and Olympic distance triathlons that began in Two-Jack Lake and ended on Banff Avenue in the middle of town.
Steve King was doing the race announcing for the Banff 2010 Subaru International Triathlon and there was plenty of support from family, friends, tourists, and locals to cheer the triathletes home.
I didn't get to stay for all of the race because I had a book signing scheduled in Calgary Saturday afternoon, but was there long enough to take about 60 pictures and put them on a page on my Ironstruck.ca website.
Just go to my site and click "Banff 2010 images" on the home-page navbar and it will take you to the pictures.
That about wraps it up for the local triathlon season for this year and the next big event will be back in Banff when Melissa's road-race takes place in about two weeks.
The next Ironman race in the world is tomorrow in Madison Wisconsin. I have also built a page for that race on my website and you will find that on my ironstruck.ca navbar as well.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
BANFF INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON 2010
The Banff Subaru International Triathlon of 2010 is the inaugural event of what could become a destination race for triathletes from all over the world.
One would be hard pressed to find a triathlon in a more idyllic setting.
As with most inaugural races there may be a few growing pains, but that's normal with any new triathlon with organizers, volunteers, and a town who are putting on the race for the very first time.
I plan on hitting the road for Banff right after work on Friday and hope to be there by around 2 p.m.
I'm scheduled to do a book signing at the Spirit Indigo Book Store in Cascade mall for around 5 hours. If you are planning on being in town, come by and say hello and give me your take on the new Banff race.
I'm going to stay over-night in Canmore and hang out around Central Park in Banff for a little while on Saturday morning. Hopefully long enough to catch some of the early finishers coming it.
I can't stay all day because I have a book-signing planned for 1 p.m. at Coles Bookstore in Market Mall back in Calgary. So needless to say, it will be a busy weekend.
Best of luck to all those who are entered in the race on Saturday. I hope the weather is great and the water warm.
Come by for a visit and see some of my new pages at .........www.ironstruck.ca
One would be hard pressed to find a triathlon in a more idyllic setting.
As with most inaugural races there may be a few growing pains, but that's normal with any new triathlon with organizers, volunteers, and a town who are putting on the race for the very first time.
I plan on hitting the road for Banff right after work on Friday and hope to be there by around 2 p.m.
I'm scheduled to do a book signing at the Spirit Indigo Book Store in Cascade mall for around 5 hours. If you are planning on being in town, come by and say hello and give me your take on the new Banff race.
I'm going to stay over-night in Canmore and hang out around Central Park in Banff for a little while on Saturday morning. Hopefully long enough to catch some of the early finishers coming it.
I can't stay all day because I have a book-signing planned for 1 p.m. at Coles Bookstore in Market Mall back in Calgary. So needless to say, it will be a busy weekend.
Best of luck to all those who are entered in the race on Saturday. I hope the weather is great and the water warm.
Come by for a visit and see some of my new pages at .........www.ironstruck.ca
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