KISU 30th Anniversary Celebration

This weekend the Kisu Swim Club held their 30th Anniversary Celebration. I swam with the Kisu High School group for 2 seasons after I completed University in order to get my swimming up to a competitive level. I learned a ton over those years and can't thank coach Tina Hoeben enough for helping get my stroke to where it is today. I was very excited to participate in the Celebrity Swim meet and attend the post race banquet. For the meet, myself and Penticton Fire Chief Wayne Williams were teamed up with current Kisu swimmer Lucas, Reece, and Andrew. We were up against a tough host of other local celebrities including Ron Hayman and Mayor Dan Ashton. Although we may not have won any of the relays, our team raced like Champions we definitely "let the dogs out"! The highlight of the meet was watching Coach Paul Lytle suffer a close defeat against two of his athletes in 100m freestyle challenge. Later at the Banquet, Paul was seen aggressively bidding on a Lazer Hair Removal Package to try and find those extra seconds he so dearly could have used during the race. A big thanks to everyone who helped make this event a success!

A Quick Update

I have been getting a few questions on the TriBC video access. Unfortunately we ran into a issue where we didn't have the proper consent forms filled out by the parents of the kids. Out of respect for the young athletes I am restricting access until we have consent from everyone involved.

In more positive news I just came back from Vancouver where I placed 3rd at the "First Half" Half Marathon. I recorded a PB of 1:07:41 and am very excited to get back out there and race again. I'll get a full race report up tomorrow, but right now it time to get out and ride.

Thanks to triathlon legend Mark Bates for the Photo.

TriBC Youth Triathlon Clinic Video

This past weekend Sophia and I helped out at the TriBC Youth Triathlon Clinic in Ok Falls. We both had an amazing time passing on some of our knowledge and putting the kids through some triathlon related games and relays. Most importantly the kids all seemed to have a great time and every one of them wrote down some goals that they wanted to work towards. We made a video to help encourage people to sign up for future TriBC Youth Clinics, or other triathlon youth clinics.

More information on the TriBC Youth Clinics can be found here: http://www.tribc.org/youth-clinics

Athletic Excellence Award

I am honoured to be a recipient of this years Athletic Excellence Award at the Community Sport Hero banquet in Kelowna. Here is a video from the event. Thanks to everyone that has helped me achieve my dreams.