Hi Squad,
Well, that was a race for the record books. Just when we thought last year set the bar for chaos, 2026 showed up and said, “hold my beer.” If you haven’t watched the race yet, carve out 45 minutes and enjoy the recap, it’s worth every second.
Podium‑pick bragging rights are officially in play. Jill, Shannon, and I all had Talor for the win, while Craig nailed Laura for second. With both of my dark‑horse picks, Mathew M and Julie D, landing on the podium, I’m claiming victory for this year’s prediction contest. Last year I picked Solveig as my dark horse. I guess listening to all those podcasts is paying off.
Thanks to everyone who jumped in and posted their picks. It’s always fun having a friendly competition.
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Welcome to the Club, Emy-Lou!
We’re excited to have you join us, and we look forward to meeting you and training with you soon.
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Maximizing your strength and swimming workouts
Here is an article to help you improve your swim and strength over the winter.
Maximizing Your Swim and Strength Workouts
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Spin Classes – A couple of more days to sign up for Fall Spin Classes
Rachelle at R&R; is offering a 1‑hour class on Thursday evenings; details are available here.
Sharon Styles; has a 1.5hr Class on Wednesday night. Please let me know if you are interested. She will set up a registration link for the club. Fall 2026 spin classes are virtual! These classes will be live and interactive coached via zoom. All athletes will receive a RPE ( rating of perceived exertion ) and FTP ( power based targets ) version of the workouts emailed to them with the option to have the workouts automatically loaded into your training peaks calendar. We will also create a Zwift meetup for the workout and you can join via zoom and zwift and download your workout right into zwift.
Link to sign up
Oct 14 – Dec 16 ( No Class Nov 11 ). 6:30pm to 8pm
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Fall Swim Clinic
We still have room for 3 more if you are interested. Let me know and we can adjust the price for the remaining session.
Meet Your Coach: Kenton Wilkinson
We’re excited to have Kenton Wilkinson coaching the Fall session. Kenton is a long‑time Cochrane resident who has been racing triathlon since his teens. He recently won the WASA Triathlon and also raced Ironman Canada. Over the past few seasons, he has dedicated a lot of time to improving his swim technique and is eager to help others do the same. His experience, enthusiasm, and technical focus will be a great fit for our fall program.
October: 13, 20, 27
November: 3, 10, 17, 24
December: 1, 8, 15, 22
Lane Booking & Capacity
We have booked four lanes for the fall session and will open registration at 16 athletes. If interest is high, we can expand capacity and may look at adding a second coach.
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Friday Night Swims Are Back!
Starting Friday, October 2nd, we’ll be running our Club Swim from 7:00–8:00 PM at SLS.
Open Format Swim
We keep Friday nights as an open‑format session to ensure lane availability for CTC, especially as the pool gets busy and heavily booked through the fall and winter.
- Non‑SLS members: Cost is $8
- E‑transfer to: payments@cochranetriclub.ca
Last year we had mixed success reserving lanes. If only a small number of non‑SLS members attend, we may cancel the official lane bookings and keep this as an informal club meet‑up instead.
I’m there most Fridays and will happily write a workout on the board if you’re looking for structure or a bit of guidance.
The Best Part: Hot Tub Social
As always, the post‑swim Hot Tub Social remains a club favourite.
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Saturday Rides
Looks like Saturday rides are done for the year but stay tuned for indoor group rides.
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Sunday Runs –
Starting at Coffee Traders
8:00 AM – Long/Faster Group
+12 km @ ~5:45–6:15 min/km pace
9:00 AM – Short Run Groups
8 min/km group
6 min/km group
Distances: 5–10 km
Everyone is welcome to join us for coffee at 10 AM, even if you don’t run.
Save the Date — Christmas Party & AGM
Mark your calendars!
Our Christmas Party and Annual General Meeting will take place on:
December 12th
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Race Calendar
Let us know what events you are doing this year!
CTC 2026 Race Calendar – Google Sheets
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WhatsApp Chat Group
We’ve started an open chat for club members to ask questions and organize training sessions.
Join the chat:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/B5wK3HzzN1xJ3ioHRlrAlX
If you have any questions to suggestions for the Club make sure to let us know by emailing president@cochranetriclub.ca
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Watts up and Spirits High,
Evan