Another winning weekend!

Michelle Milot won her age group and was 2nd overall with a blistering time of 2h15 at the Summerside Olympic distance in Edmonton on Sunday!! New Mercury Coach and athlete Luke Gillmer won the Panorama Triathlon in Victoria, while our very own website designer Carlos had a great race at the Milton Triathlon opening his season up with a solid effort on a tough course.

On Saturday, Emily Cox finished 3rd in the Pro race at Honu 70.3 and Michael Vanderhyde was 3rd in his age group at the same race. Also, newbie Sylvia and Kerry Enick finished the Oliver Half Iron!

Congrats to all!

Emily hits the podium!

A HUGE congrats to Emily Cocks for her 3rd place finish at the Rohto 70.3 in Hawaii today!!

Mercury Rising takes Shawnigan!

Congrats to ALL Mercury Rising athletes who took part in the Shawnigan Lake Triathlon festival! Rachel Keirs took the overall win in the Half Iron while Miranda Aldritt came 3rd!! Jeremy Hopwood had a breakthrough performance with his 4:20:29, which secured him a 5th place over all!

While in the Olympic event, Luke Gillmer got a 4th overall. Kerry Enick set a PB in the sprint race, and Tisha did the same in the Olympic! Julie Anderson finished 3rd in her age group in the Half Iron, John Mykytchuk won his age group AND Nick Doulias smashed his previous PB with a finishing time of 5h20. Amazing results for all!

Think that's a lot? Elsewhere, Jenna ran a PB for the half marathon, and Carolyn did the same over 10k! Also, Victoria Camp participant Todd Graham ran a pb at the Calgary marathon after a hard week of intense camp training!!

Congrats to all. The season has well and truly started.

Miranda Alldritt takes 3rd. It was a COLD day out there!!

The Champion with the coaches.

Janet Neilson (silver), Rachel Keirs and Miranda Alldritt









Jeremy Hopwood is 2nd in his AG and 5th overall.








Luke Gillmer (left) wins his age group while fellow VELCA swimmer Steven Hewitt. Steven came 3rd in the AG after getting a flat - returning to transition, fixing it and heading out again. That's character!!









Some one is happy to finish the race!!
















Swimming in Thetis Lake during the Spring Ahead and Race Camp



Nick happy to be in the open water!



Todd Graham ran a 3h26 marathon just 2 days later!



John Mykytchuk enters T1 on his way to the podium.



Kerry sprints to the finish line!



Tisha, happy its over on a cold day.



Nick is racing in a new league!!


Coaches Carrie and Sara with the boys...While Ryan ponders the meaning of life.

Great Weekend everyone!!

Camp Blogging

Check out the latest update from the Victoria Camp!

www.runningwithdoggies.blogspot.com

The difference a year can make...

Last year at Multisport Canada's Try a Tri in Calgary, Leanne Sherman celebrated completing her first triathlon. Her swim was a mix of strokes, and she placed near the back of her age group. Today, she raced her way to 4th place out of 91 ladies in her age group!!! Hard work pays off. Way to go, Leanne!

Kerry hits the middle of the pack!

Long-time Mercury athlete Kerry Enick had a breakthrough race on Sunday at the UCTC super sprint in Calgary. Kerry started his athletic journey 9 years ago at 340 pounds. Over those years Kerry has lost 160 lbs, and run multiple running events, triathlons, marathons and even Ironman Canada in 2009. Usually finishing in the bottom third of every race, Kerry was delighted to finish 59th/102 and 6th in his age group! Congratulations Kerry from the Mercury team.

On Saturday, Kendall, Carolyn and Tessa all ran the Women's Half Marathon in Canmore. From their reports, the race would have been more aptly called "The Women's Mountain Marathon" as the course was largely on trails, hilly and 23km! None-the-less cutie Carolyn managed 9th overall, and 4th in her age group. Hot on her heels for most of the way was Kendall, and Tessa, after her first winter of injury-free running, managed a stellar run (sans swagger but with swag!).

Well done to all!

A first for Jeremy

Today at the UBC Olympic distance triathlon Jeremy Hopwood had his first ever overall podium finish, coming third.
Well done, Jeremy - especially considering the hard training you did right up to race day!!