The weather was perfect this weekend for racing!

Friday night was the annual Longest Day 5km/10km run out at UBC. This event is great family friendly run that is more about the BBQ after than the run. With that said, we had a number of SAA runners out there doing both distances and setting new PRs.

5km – Jane De L and Grand Y.
10km – Joanne F., Dan Mc., Les P and Ellen R (PR)

On Sunday the Subaru Victoria Triathlon series hosted a sprint, Olympic and half iron distance race at Elk Lake. The water was calm and the temperature was perfect for this event.

Olympic – Dave H.
Half IM – Dianne K (1st in her AG even after falling twice on the run. What a trooper!), Marinus W, Erin L, Barb H and Elizabeth A (her first half IM!)

If anyone has photos you would like posted, send them to erin@thesaa.ca

Great weekend of racing everyone!

Your last chance to register for the lottery drawing for this year’s Nike Women’s Marathon in San Francisco held on October 20/13 is fast approaching!  Registration for the random drawing lotto for this race ends this Friday, June 14 at 12 pm PDT and remember to make sure you use our group ID.  If you are planning on joining us in the streets of San Fran it’s time to sign up – don’t leave it to the last minute!  If you are interested in joining SAA’s group, or have questions regarding the 10^th anniversary of this race please contact Michelle at michelle@thesaa.ca for our Group ID and to be added to our SAA Bring on The Tiffany Facebook page.  For more information on this race please check out Facebook https://www.facebook.com/#!/RunNikeWomenSeries

Coach Tracey would like to remind everyone that if you’re coming to Dianne’s tonight for the potluck, you should bring a USB drive for your swim videos. Family are welcome to come be part of the fun. See you tonight!

Who wants some Tiffany?? Lottery registration for the 10^th Anniversary of the NWM 26.2 held in San Francisco starts today June 3/13 and will go thru to Friday June 14/13!

This year’s race starts at 6:30 am at Union Square on Sunday, October 20/13. Half Marathon and Full Marathon distances are available for both guys and gals. For more information you can check out Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/#!/RunNikeWomenSeries

On behalf of the SAA, Michelle has set up a Group ID. Please speak to Michelle or email her at michelle@thesaa.ca and she will forward the Group ID and password which you need to quote when registering. This group is not limited to just SAA members so if you have a friend or family member that wants to join us in the streets of San Francisco, make sure you have them sign in with our group.

How it works - With the Group ID, if our group gets selected then everyone in our group regardless of half or full marathon gains entry. If you have any questions, or would like to join our “It’s All About the Tiffany” group please contact Michelle and she’ll add you to the SAA Group’s Facebook page or feel free to ask any of the members who have run this race before and they’ll tell you how much fun the entire weekend is!!

Keeping our fingers crossed that we get in!

Thank you to Dianne K who has volunteered to host the Swim Video Analysis Party.

Date: Saturday June 8, 2013
Time: 6pm
Location: 917 Pacific Dr. Tsawwassen

The party will be potluck so bring your favourite dish. Dianne has 2 BBQs and a heated pool also.

See you there.

Our Marathon Maniac Tracy M was in Kent, WA racing this weekend.

“I had an enjoyable race today doing the Green River Marathon, which went from Kent to Alki Beach in West Seattle. The weather was great and the route was a pretty one which followed the Green River into West Seattle.” says Tracy, SAA Member and Marathon Maniac.

We also had a HUGE contingent of triathletes in Oliver, BC racing this weekend. Some 1st timers, PBs and Age Group podiums were part of the fun.

“The wind made for choppy swim conditions and a very very tough bike ride. There was also some isolated rain showers but the story of the day was the wind. As Joe Dixon said at the awards ceremony, we had the year it was 40oC, the year it was cold, but this year goes down as the year of wind. It made for very tough racing conditions out there which makes the multiple personal bests in our group even more impressive.” says Joanne F, SAA President.

Congratulations to:

First Timers: Andrew C, Duncan, Joe L, Joel C, Katherine, Tiffany, Robbie J. Special mention to Karen and Dave L (SAA Alumni)

Race Veterans: Alison (2nd in her AG, 10th F overall), Ann (1st in her AG), Barton, Bronwyn, Carol, Dan, Debbie, Dianne K (3rd in her AG), Gary, Gord, Jackie D (2nd in her AG), Jan, Jean Michel, Joanne F (1st in her AG, 7th F overall), Kevin, Leslie, Nicole, Rob B, Robbie, Shaun, Suzy

Super Fans, Supporters and Volunteers: Al & Kathy, Andrew C’s family, Andrew D, David H, Jen & Jeff, Ken F, Linda C, Michelle & Julia, Mike and Michelle, Rob & Heather, Rob H, Sonja, Tammi, Tracey, Mia, Neil C.

Nice work everyone!

Feel free to send me photos if you would like to share them also. erin@thesaa.ca

With no sign of the weather changing until Friday, I am going to cancel tonight’s ride at Iona.
Now, who knows a good movie I can watch while on my trainer?

A great time for friends and family up for the race!!

When:     Friday, May 31st
Time:      Anytime after 6 pm
Where:    Michelle’s Place at La Mirada
301 – 5003 Oleander Drive
Osoyoos, BC
Tel:  778-437-2138

What to bring: Bring your own meat and something to share with the group. Please RSVP to Michelle and please note new unit #

Questions??  Email Michelle at michelle@thesaa.ca

On behalf of the entire SAA club, I would like to acknowledge our fearless president and her life outside triathlon. In addition to being our club president and accomplished triathlete, Joanne is also a highly respected member of the UBC Faculty.

Joanne received two awards this spring.

The first is UBC’s Killam Teaching Prize. These are awarded annually to faculty nominated for excellence in teaching. The nominations come from students, colleagues, and alumni, and nominees are thoroughly evaluated by faculty colleagues. Three awards per faculty are given out each year.

Secondly, The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education has selected SCIE113, a program that Joanne co-developed, as the recipient of the 2013 Alan Blizzard Award — programs from across Canada submitted applications, and Joanne’s program was selected from this national pool as the best example of a program which uses collaboration to enhance the effectiveness of university teaching and learning. The award will be presented at the annual STLHE conference in June in Cape Breton (Joanne plus a couple of her colleagues and former students), and a monograph describing their program will be published and circulated to Canadian universities.

Congratulations Joanne. We are all very proud of you.