Posted: February 14, 2005

Triathlon: Triathlon Canada Announces 2005 National Team

Triathlon Canada is pleased to announce the 2005 National Teams for Olympic Distance, Long Distance and Duathlon.

Olympic Distance Triathlon specialists compete on the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup circuit – racing the distance competed in the Olympics of a 1.5 km swim, 40 km bike and 10 km run

Long Distance Triathlon specialists compete in longer distance swim-bike-run Triathlon events such as the Long Distance Triathlon World Championships, governed by the International Triathlon Union, and other events. The distances in these events range from 1.9-3.8k swims, 90-180k bikes, and 21-42k runs.

Duathlon excludes the swim portion of the Triathlon and consists of a run/bike/run. Duathlon competition includes International Distance, which is contested as a 10km run, followed by a 40km bike, followed by another 5 kilometer run. Duathlon competition also includes Long Distance, which is a minimum of a 10km run, followed by a 60km bike, followed by another 10 kilometer run. The sport of Duathlon is also governed by Triathlon Canada.

The team members are as follows:

2005 National Team –Olympic Distance
MEN	WOMEN
Simon Whitfield	Jill Savege
Brent McMahon	Carol Montgomery
	Samantha McGlone
	Tara Ross
	Natasha Filliol
	Carolyn Murray
	Lauren Groves
	Gillian Moody

2005 National Team – Long Distance
MEN	WOMEN
Peter Reid	Heather Fuhr
Tom Evans	Lisa Bentley
Jasper Blake	Lori Bowden
Dave Harju	Julie Curwin

2005 National Team - Duathlon
MEN	WOMEN
Kyle Marcotte	Samantha McGlone
Chris Van Beurden	Lucy Smith

Highlights from the past year of the 2005 National Team Members include:

Olympic Distance:

Jill Savege: Penticton’s Jill Savege finished the 2004 season ranked 4th overall in the IITU World Rankings. Her top ITU World Cup finish was 3rd place in Rio and she also managed four (4)additional top ten World Cup finishes; Tongyeong, Edmonton, Corner Brook and Cancun. In the Olympic Games in Athens she finished 39th overall after suffering a bike crash.

Carol Montgomery: Vancouver’s Carol Montgomery had five (5) top 10 World Cup finishes – in Tongyeong, Corner Brook, Hamburg, Cancun & Rio. She finished 35th overall in the Athens Olympic Games, her second appearance in the games for triathlon.

Samantha McGlone: Montreal’s Samantha McGlone had a breakthrough year in 2004 – qualifying for the Olympic Games following a phenomenal run in the Edmonton World Cup. She is the 2004 Canadian Triathlon Champion and had an ITU International event win in San Juan. Her top World Cup finish was 4th place in Cancun and she finished the Olympic Games in 27th position, the top Canadian woman.

Natasha Filliol: Paris Ontario’s Natasha Filliol had a strong 2004 World Championship finish in Maderia, finishing in 16th position and a stellar 10th place finish in the 2003 Queenstown ITU World Championships. She was 3rd in the ITU San Juan International race.

Carolyn Murray: Edmonton’s Carolyn Murray had a strong World Cup season finishing in the top 15 in Mazatlan, Corner Brook and Gamagori. She was 2nd in the New York ITU International Race.

Lauren Groves: Vancouver’s Lauren Groves had several top ITU International Event finishes; she was second in San Juan, Hong Kong and Murakami

Gillian Moody: Gillian finished 6th place in the Caledon ITU International Race and had two top 15 ITU World Cup finishes – 14th in Tongyeong and 9th in Corner Brook

Simon Whitfield: Former Olympic Champion, Simon Whitfield had a 2004 World Cup win in Mazatlan, Mexico and two International Triathlon wins in Caledon, Ontario and Honolulu, Hawaii. In the Athens Olympic Games he finished 11th overall

Brent McMahon: Victoria’s Brent McMahon competed in his first Olympic Games in 2004, finishing 39th overall. He had a win in the ITU San Andreas international event and a top ten World Cup finish (8th place) in the Tongyeong ITU World Cup.

Long Distance Triathlon:

Peter Reid: Reid, a two-time Ironman Hawaii World Champion (1998; 2000), was 2nd in the 2004 Hawaii Ironman, the same position he claimed in 2003. Reid, of Victoria, is acknowledged as one of the dominant long distance triathletes in the World.

Tom Evans: Tom Evans claimed a win at Ironman Canada in Penticton, his home town. He then went on to earn his second Ironman win of 2004 in the Florida Ironman, he was also the 2004 Long Course Canadian Champion.

Jasper Blake: Jasper Blake of Victoria, BC, was 2nd in the 2004 Canadian Long Distance Championships and 6th in the 2004 Half Ironman California

Dave Harju: Dave Harju won the 2004 Ironman Wisconsin title

Heather Fuhr: Originally from Stony Plain, Alberta Heather Fuhr is a former Ironman World Champion (1997) and placed 2nd in the 2004 Ironman World Championship following a phenomenal run split. She was also second in the 2004 Ironman Lake Placid.

Lisa Bentley: Bentley won her 3rd career Ironman this year in Australia, and had a strong showing at the Ironman Hawaii World Championships with a 6th place finish.

Lori Bowden: Bowden, one of the all-time most successful long distance triathletes, and a former Ironman Hawaii World Champion (1999, 2003) finished 11th in the 2004 Ironman World Championship

Julie Curwin: A doctor from Nova Scotia, Julie Curwin was 11th in the ITU Long Distance World Championships

Duathlon

Samantha McGlone: In addition to Samantha McGlone’s success in triathlon in 2004 she also earned the 2004 Canadian Duathlon Championship title – an event she dominated from the start of the race.

Kyle Marcotte: Calgary’s Kyle Marcotte established himself as the top man in Duatlon in Canada in 2004 by winning the Duathlon National Championships

Chris Van Beurden: Toronto’s Chris VanBeurden was still in the Under 23 category at the Canadian Duathlon National Championships but managed to claim second position overall

Bylaw No. 3 (Appeals) applies to the selection of the 2002 National Team (see www.TriathlonCanada.com for further information.)