Victoria Training Sessions
5401 Hamsterly Road V8Y1S4 Victoria, BC, Canada

12 Days of Christmas Swim Rudolph & Santa's helpers completed the 12 Days of Christmas Swim today! Well done to all the swimmers who have done this fun set

Happy Holidays! We hope you can get in one of the famous Christmas workouts over the holidays! Want a Christmas Swim, Bike and/or Run workout? ... Send us a Facebook message and we’ll give you the Christmas workout See more

Congratulations Lori!

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY! JOIN US... The event is filling very quickly and today is the last day of the Special Early Offer!... Some encouraging news on a potential vaccine yesterday! Please register soon if you would like to be part of the fun on May 30, 2021. - $199 for the Half, $99 for the Sprint - but just for today! - The Hoodie is Back! You receive a technical hoodie. - COVID-19 Guidelines and contingencies in place - Event is capped at only 800 total spots www.thevictoriahalf.com

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY! JOIN US... The event is filling very quickly and today is the last day of the Special Early Offer!... Some encouraging news on a potential vaccine yesterday! Please register soon if you would like to be part of the fun on May 30, 2021. - $199 for the Half, $99 for the Sprint - but just for today! - The Hoodie is Back! You receive a technical hoodie. - COVID-19 Guidelines and contingencies in place - Event is capped at only 800 total spots www.thevictoriahalf.com

VICTORIA LOCAL TRIATHLETES! HAVE YOUR BEST TRIATHLON Enjoy the Journey - Motivation for 2021... Special Coaching Offer and Gift! Pinnacle Fitness is now accepting athletes for personal coaching leading up to the Victoria Half and Sprint Triathlon with a special Christmas Gift Promotion. Anyone who signs up for coaching by December 20th will receive A FREE ULTIMATE VIP PACKAGE at The Victoria Half and Sprint Triathlon This package is worth $185.00 and includes some amazing benefits like dedicated race parking, post-race massage, VIP tent, merchandise and much more! And, the ULTIMATE VIP packages are almost sold out for the race so this will be a very exclusive offer. The coaches at Pinnacle Fitness would love to help you realize your goal of an awesome race at the event. These are some of the benefits of what the coaching packages offer: Your own dedicated, experienced and certified coach Incredible motivation and goals to keep you on track A personalized custom training program that is built to your specific needs and your life schedule Final Surge Training Software and Calendar to keep you organized and motivated Personalized training heart rate zones (and power too if you use a power meter on the bike) Nutritional advice for training and racing Race Course Knowledge! Our office is 50 feet from the start line of the event! SPECIAL EXTRA BONUS Because you are local, you will able to train in local training sessions for free or at a significantly discounted rate. This includes our swim programs that are going strong even with lane availability at a premium right now. The coaches will also get to see and meet with you in person! You can start now or the first week of January. The athletes currently being coached by Pinnacle Fitness are very appreciative of having structure and purpose during these tough COVID times when it is sometimes more difficult to train or stay motivated. If you would like to see more about the coaching packages and/or sign up, please visit: www.pinnaclefitness.ca/coaching Have your best training experience and race!

This week marks the start of the November/December Masters and Swim-Fit sessions! After a very successful pilot program in October, it is amazing to have over 100 participants in safe, structured swimming. We are proud to keep all of the participants (and coaches) healthy - and sane

It was a Hill-o-ween Saturday run! Superman was flying through the hill-circuit

This week marks the start of the November/December Masters and Swim-Fit sessions! After a very successful pilot program in October, it is amazing to have over 100 participants in safe, structured swimming. We are proud to keep all of the participants (and coaches) healthy - and sane

It was a Hill-o-ween Saturday run! Superman was flying through the hill-circuit

Halloween Run The Saturday morning run falls on Halloween Dress up for a chance to win a prize!... 9:30am Beaver Lake, lower gravel lot

REGISTRATION OPENS TUESDAY, NOV 3RD! A Very Special Super Early Bird Offer... - $199. What? Yes, a Half for under $200!... - Event is capped at only 800 total spots - The Hoodie is Back! You receive a technical hoodie. - COVID-19 Guidelines and contingencies in place FOR ONE WEEK ONLY (Or When Spots Are Gone)! www.thevictoriahalf.com The Victoria Half takes place on May 30th, 2021 and is one of Canada’s most classic and beautiful triathlon events. For over 25 years, athletes have been making the trek to picturesque Vancouver Island for this incredible west coast race experience. The course features a calm one-loop lake swim at Elk Lake followed by a ride through the scenic Saanich Peninsula and a 2-loop run on the flat soft lake trails of Elk and Beaver Lakes. The event has a rich tradition attracting the world’s best triathletes along with many first-timers while also serving as National Championships, Qualifiers and Ironman 70.3. The event is also famous for its commemorative hoodie that the participants proudly sport from year to year.

Halloween Run The Saturday morning run falls on Halloween Dress up for a chance to win a prize!... 9:30am Beaver Lake, lower gravel lot

Some of the Saturday morning run crew who completed the Melissa's Park Road Race Virtual Run. Congrats!

Tripleshot CrossFondo! Congratulations to local program athletes and coaches for competing in the Tripleshot CrossFondo bike race last weekend. There were lots of great finishes and podium awards in their age groups. This is Victoria’s only mass participation off-road cycling event for all ages and abilities and winds through flowy pine-needle trails and hairpin turns, over hills, roots and rocks, and churns through chunky peanut butter mud and puddles. Oh, and maybe a few h...ike-a-bike sections to keep it legit. Some of our local participants included Coach Dan Smith (2nd), Cindy Mabee (1st), Lindsey Fraser (3rd), Pat Bryant, Janice Meek (2nd), Will Boothman (4th) 50-59, Brad Spiers (3rd) and others. Sounded like a lot of fun. Congrats!

REGISTRATION OPENS TUESDAY, NOV 3RD! A Very Special Super Early Bird Offer... - $199. What? Yes, a Half for under $200!... - Event is capped at only 800 total spots - The Hoodie is Back! You receive a technical hoodie. - COVID-19 Guidelines and contingencies in place FOR ONE WEEK ONLY (Or When Spots Are Gone)! www.thevictoriahalf.com The Victoria Half takes place on May 30th, 2021 and is one of Canada’s most classic and beautiful triathlon events. For over 25 years, athletes have been making the trek to picturesque Vancouver Island for this incredible west coast race experience. The course features a calm one-loop lake swim at Elk Lake followed by a ride through the scenic Saanich Peninsula and a 2-loop run on the flat soft lake trails of Elk and Beaver Lakes. The event has a rich tradition attracting the world’s best triathletes along with many first-timers while also serving as National Championships, Qualifiers and Ironman 70.3. The event is also famous for its commemorative hoodie that the participants proudly sport from year to year.

Dr. Crosby is all smiles after his first Triathlon! Dentist Dr. Trevor Crosby completed his first Triathlon this past summer. Despite all of the races cancelled... this summer, Trevor took part in an unofficial swim-bike-run training race. Before the big day, Trevor got in a few open-water swim lessons from Coach Paul and was ready to take on the challenge. His first race experience was alongside some of Canada’s Junior and National Development team members and many local experienced age-group triathletes. Congrats Trevor! Trevor plans to race at the Victoria Half and Sprint Triathlon next May at Elk Lake.

Adapting wonderfully to the new normal! We’ve implemented some excellent COVID-19 Prevention guidelines that are working very well! Participants are loving having their very own half-lane, yet still being in a structured coached environment. ... Many are even pacing off of each other in lanes beside them (just like they did when they were in the same lane, before COVID). The spirit of the swimmers is high and everyone is excited to have structured fitness back in their life going into the darker, cooler fall. The November/December M/W/F program is sold out, so we’ve added a Tuesday/Thursday for Masters and Swim-Fit it’s almost sold out too! If you are interested please let us know so we can get you in!! You can DM us for more information. We hope to see you there!

Debbi Completes Ironman! Pinnacle Athlete, Debbi, brought some Aloha into her training plan and completed the KONA IRONMAN Virtual Race! Debbi had 7 days to co...mplete the full Ironman distance. Debbi swam the 3.8K distance on a Monday morning, biked the 180K the following day and finished off her Ironman distance with a Marathon broken over a couple of days to complete the Virtual Hawaii Ironman distance. Debbi has never entered an Ironman before, so what a great way to experience the Ironman distance over a period of a week. Congratulations Debbi!

More Swimming at Commonwealth Place Just announced! Pinnacle Fitness has just opened up new sessions for Masters and Swimfit. Both are:... Tuesday and Thursday 12noon 1pm Nov / Dec Masters Swimming for fitness. Swimmers should have some experience with lane swimming and swimming/training with others. All speeds welcome. SwimFit Designed for recreational and newer swimmers looking for fitness and stroke improvement. All speeds welcome. 16 spots are available in each program Both programs are coached and have structured workouts with a choice of distances. COVID Prevention Friendly Swimmers will be assigned with only 2 per lane starting at each end of the pool (swimming straight up and back) so lots of space! These programs will sell out very quickly. If you would like to register please call Saanich Commonwealth Place at: 250-475-7600 You can DM us for more information. We hope to see you there!

Keeping Elk Lake Healthy! Although most people don't realize it, Elk Lake is dying. Elk Lake is the CRD's most utilized park, by far, with over 3 times the users to its next largest park. In fact, Elk Lake is the CRD's second busiest asset in general with over 1 million users per year (second only to Lochside Trail). In 1872, Elk Lake was utilized for the drinking water for Victoria - this went on for quite some time - even as late as 1977. Now the lake has suffered from t...he accumulation of phosphates/sediment and other external factors warming up the water temperature and providing an environment for weeds, non-native fish species and other factors that are reducing the oxygen and killing the lake. Some scientists give the lake 10 years until it is no longer swimmable or can be used for water-based activities. The CRD has been working with local user groups and studying potential remediation solutions. The first step is to circulate oxygen from the bottom to the top to help with the reoxygenation of the water. The CRD had voted to commit $750,000 toward this project if another governmental agency could match it. Pinnacle Fitness Coach, Paul Regensburg, sits as a member of the CRD Elk Lake Advisory Committee, who have been pushing hard for solutions. And asking local politicians for their support. Well, good news! Local longtime MLA of South Saanich, Lana Popham, announced matching funding today! An announcement was held at Hamsterly Beach with representatives from the triathlon community, fisherman, rowers, Beaver Elk Environmental Stewards and the CRD. Lana has been a big supporter of the lake and its activities - you may have seen her handing out finisher's medals over the years at the Victoria Half Ironman. Local triathletes Christy Gain, Harrison Elliott and Janet Nielsen jumped in the lake today to show everyone how much they appreciate swimming here and keeping this valuable asset alive and healthy! Thank you CRD and thank you Lana Popham! More on the announcement here: https://mailchi.mp//ndp-to-deliver-funding-to-clean-up-elk