Well, as another season ends we're getting settled here in Victoria.  We moved just before Cultus Lake and it has been a a little busy getting unpacked and settled the past month.  We're working on 2016 race planning as we get out the last items from 2015 races to athletes.

We will be taking some time off and be out of the office next month while we're competing at Ironman Arizona.  It will be Angie's first Ironman race and my return to Ironman racing from my last race in Kona in 2006.  Excited and nervous to be back doing the distance.  Looking forward to doing some local short course races next year.

In case you missed it, it was another hot and challenging race day in Kona at the World Championships last weekend.  Congratulations to Pro's Brent McMahon of Victoria for his 9th place finish and Jeff Symonds for a gutsy race.  Both were racing in Kona for the first time ever and Jeff finished the last 30 km of the bike course with one crank.

A tough day for Canadian Pro’s Heather Wurtele, shifter issues, and Angela Naeth who also raced but did not finish.

Some of the BC athletes we would like to congratulate include James Young (13:03:28), Claire Young (12:48:27), Steph Corker (10:44:45), Cailla Patterson (11:10:21), Martin Caron (10:21:20) and Victoria's Val Gonzales (14:53:11).

The NBC IRONMAN World Championship special will air on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. ET, with a recap of the pro race and also coverage of inspiring age-groupers.

All the best to couple of our Kelowna athletes as the Kelowna Apple will now be produced by Graham Hood, Malindi Elmore and James Young moving forward. 

The offices of Triathlon Canada have moved to Victoria from Toronto and will be open for business here November 1st.

Congratulations to Michelle Valancius for recently being named as the TRIBC Official of the Year.  Congratulations also goes out to Tenille Hoogland who was recently hired as the new National and International Sport Development Manager for Triathlon Canada.