Bala Triathalon

Chris completed his second Triathalon on the weekend. This one in Bala, was a fantastic event.

They are fun events and great little local economy boosters. Kudos to the organizers of the HSBC Triathalon Series, Multisport Canada; these events with hundreds of competitors and I would think, thousands of potential problems were exceptionally well managed. This made for a great time for participants and spectators.

GreenPages.ca: about savedbybikes.com

From thegreenpages.ca a post on savedbybikes.com.

Many thanks to the writer: Nathan Shaw, who took the time and effort to understand what we are trying to do here.

Nathan: “Saved by bikes; what exactly are bikes going to save?”

SBB: “Well, cities. Save them from cars. There are too many cars coming into North American cities on a daily basis.  In addition to the really awful carbon footprint, the money spent by cities on supporting the auto-infrastructure is enormous and unsustainable. So bikes can help save the city and by extension the planet”

We are targeting commuters who use an automobile for all or part of their commute, and asking them to consider some alternatives. We are certainly a for-profit company; anything else and we would not be able to continue to accomplish this mission. But at the same time, we know we are also doing the right thing.

Great piece, thanks for helping Nathan.

Gravenhurst Triathalon

My son Chris, who many know from his days on the floor of the savedbybikes.com store, competed in his first triathalon in Gravenhurst on the weekend.

I didn’t know what to expect trying to put myself in his position and immediately feeling the pre-race butterflies. He seemed relaxed but felt relieved when it  it was actually underway.

Speaking of underway, it was one of the best ways I can think of to start the swim portion of the event; the participants were taken out to the starting point by the Segwun, North America’s oldest steamship, in Lake Muskoka.
Really cool to watch everyone dig deep for the event; particularly cool to watch my son. He claims to be a slow swimmer and runner, but is fast and powerful on his Opus Scherzo.

He came in 3rd in the “Clydesdale” category – his first triathalon! savedbybikes got Chris and me into this. It will be interesting to see where it leads