The Big Bike for Heart and Stroke was a huge success!!

We beat the Barrie Cycling Club by a whopping 27 seconds and set a course record!! Way to Go Baydogs!!!! We practiced our CPR beforehand and thankfully nobody needed to be rescued. The warm up lap around the track loosened us up to prep us for the ride, but the swim caps made us more aerodynamic and helped to bring us victory!!

The Barrie Cycling Club joined us at PIE after for a great social. There had to be thirty of us, easily. Thankfully PIE was great and was able to accommodate the huge unexpected crowd.

Barrie Baydogs Mentoring Program Officially Launched

The inaugural Barrie Baydogs Triathlon Club Mentoring Program officially kicked off on April 6^th at Vidya’s Veggie Gourmet in Thornton.  The Mentoring Program is a free program available to Baydog Members where Mentors and Mentees are carefully matched to create awesome partnerships.  The response to the program exceeded initial expectations, and now 13 Mentors and 13 Mentees are working together during the 2014 season.  Special thanks to Laurie Hunt who facilitated the kick off orientation meeting.  Laurie is not only the Baydog Mentoring Coordinator, but she is also a Mentee.

The program design is to pair up experienced members with new or less-experienced members who are:
- New to the sport of triathlon, or
- Wanting to gain a better understanding of the sport, or
- Looking to train for a new distance or particular race, or
- Simply new to the club and would like someone to introduce them to the people and activities of the club

For more information about this program please contact the club at mentor@barrietriathlonclub.com

Muskoka TriSummit April 11-13, 2014 (Huntsville, ON)

On April 11th to 13th, 2014, TriMuskoka will be hosting the 2nd annual Muskoka TriSummit in Huntsville, Ontario, right in the heart of Triathlon Country.

The TriSummit is Canada's only endurance sports conference put on by endurance athletes for endurance athletes.  

TriMuskoka puts on this event purely out of the love of the sport, and to provide Canadian athletes, from try-a-triers to well experienced athletes, an educational experience that is second to none.  That is why we are hosting a world class, hands on conference and clinic, in our community that lives and breathes endurance sports every day.

With professional athletes such as Matt Fitzgerald, Ryan Grant, Brooke Brown, Ryan Cain, and elite level coaches such as Craig Taylor (RTC Guelph) and Mark Fellner (Swim Canada), you are guaranteed to get your moneys worth, pick up some extra speed, and get focussed for the season ahead.

At $199 for the whole weekend, it is money well spent.  This includes daily workouts, healthy and energizing snacks, morning small group seminars, keynote lectures with Matt Fitzgerald, and small group hands-on technique clinics all day long!  

There is a preconference that we are hosting in conjunction with canfitpro (accredited for 4 educational credits), on the Friday focusing on "Coaching the Endurance Athlete".  This is $99 but $49 for canfitpro members.

Don't wait to sign up until the last minuted as several of the clinics are limited by space.  There are also prizes to be won every week, so the earlier you sign up, the more likely you are to win a prize...even free accommodations and registration for the weekend!

All the info you need is at www.muskokatrisummit.com 

Chilly Half Marathon & Some Fast Baydogs!

The Chilly Half marathon is one of the season’s opening races! Which means around the bay is coming in a few short weeks. Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Chilly Half. It was definitely chilly out there and some great results were obtained regardless of the cold temperatures. Special congratulations to Baydog Allan Johnson who finished 3rd in his age group. The Wednesday night speed work is paying off. Hopefully warmer temperatures will be here soon, which will mean no excuses, come out and join us every Wednesday night at 630 for speed work! Check out the speed chart on the website! 

Baydog Annual General Meeting a Great Success!

We had an awesome turnout at our AGM this past Saturday.  Alot of new members have joined the Baydogs this year.  Our new member sign ups are way ahead of plan.  All 2014 members received a complementary black Baydog T-shirt with their membership.  New apparel items for this year include a fleece lined hat and high quality swim cap - both only $10.  The Baydog love of all things sweet was evident with the announcement of this year's annual ride to Shaw's Pancake House on April 12th, and Butter Tart Festival ride in Midland on June 14th.  Group workouts for 2014 confirmed as Monday stairs/hills, Tuesday bike time trials, Wednesday speed workouts, Thursday brick workouts, and Saturday group rides.  The new Barrie Triathlon Club Mentorship program was also announced which is FREE to Members and will launch on March 1st.  Baydog members were encouraged to sign up for the Triathlon Ontario Club Championships on the Guelph Lake weekend of June 21/22.

For more information about the Club or what happened at the AGM, please contact the club at info@barrietriathlonclub.com

2014 Online Membership Registration is Open

Membership is $75 until February 15th, then goes back to $85. Fee includes club dues of $30 and Triathlon Ontario dues of $45 (which is special club rate). Memberships are good until March 31, 2015. We are also offering an Associate Membership for $25 which is good for friends and family members who want to be part of Club activities but will not be training or racing. Go to the website now and sign up in minutes. Goodbye paper!!!!

Baydog Annual General Meeting Sat Feb 22 10am

Come out for our Annual General Meeting where we will discuss our plans for 2014, meet other triathletes, and buy some Baydog swag. Graham Fraser will be our Guest Speaker. We are thrilled to have him join us. Graham started Ironman in North American, pioneered the Subaru Triathlon Series, heads up Centurion Cycling, and is responsible for bringing the E-Games to Barrie with Simon Whitfield last summer. Hope to see you there.
Location:  Barrie Free Methodist Church 284 Cundles Rd E. Barrie, ON