Bike Course Volunteers - Win!

The bike course at the Kelowna Apple Triathlon is both challenging and beautiful. But for such an amazing course, we need almost 250 volunteers who are vital to the success of the Apple Triathlon. If you are planning on volunteering, consider being a bike course marshal.

In addition to all the great prizes awarded at the Volunteer Party, there’s another incentive to volunteer on the bike course: All bike course volunteers (over the age of 19) will be entered into a draw for a prize provided by Tree Brewing: Beer for a Year!

As a volunteer on the bike course, you see first hand the speed the cyclists are going at as well as the cornering. It’s exciting!The course on Saturday is compact but the same for all racers: Kids of Steel, Try-a-Tri athletes and Junior Elites. The only difference is the number of lap each athlete will complete.

Volunteers are needed on Saturday from 6:30 am to about 11:30 am. Check out the
Saturday bike course map:

Kids of Steel / Try a Tri / Junior Elites Bike Course
http://www.appletriathlon.com/2010%20SATURDAY%20BIKE%20-%205K%20ROUTE.pdf

On Sunday, the bike course accommodates more races: age group Sprint and Olympic distance in the morning, and Elites in the afternoon.

Cyclists travel from downtown Kelowna, part way up Knox Mountain, through Glenmore and back to the Dolphins downtown.

Volunteers are needed for shifts between 6:00 am and 3:30 pm. Here is a link to the Sunday bike course maps:

Age Group Sprint and Olympic Bike Course
http://www.appletriathlon.com/2010%20SUNDAY%20BIKE-%20SPRINT%20ROUTE.pdf

Elite Course
http://www.appletriathlon.com/2010%20SUNDAY%20BIKE%20-%20ELITE.pdf

The Apple Triathlon bike course is a closed course (no traffic is allowed) so having a good group of bike course marshals is vital to helping local traffic navigate the traffic pattern though downtown and Glenmore.

If you have a few hours to spare on the weekend of Aug 18-19, please join us as a volunteer at the 2012 Pushor Mitchell Kelowna Apple Triathlon!

Reserve your position(s) today at http://volunteer.appletriathlon.com.

World Class Volunteers - World Class Race!

With little more than two weeks to go before the 29th annual Pushor Mitchell Kelowna Apple Triathlon on August 19 to 21, all indicators are that the host event of the Canadian National Championships and ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup will again have a record-breaking year.


With more than 1 000 of approximately 1 200 participant spots already filled for the Sunday events, it is clear that local, national and international athletes rate the “Apple” as a world-class triathlon event.


In an exciting build-up to the events in Kelowna, the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series takes place on August 6 and 7 in Hyde Park, London, England. Canada’s top triathletes, including two-time Olympic medallist Simon Whitfield (Victoria), world number-two ranked Paula Findlay (Edmonton) and three-time ITU Continental Cup winner Kyle Jones (Oakville, Ontario), will have the last opportunity to test themselves on the proposed 2012 Olympic Triathlon Course. The world’s elite women’s race takes place on August 6, with the men battling it out on August 7.


For the Apple, nearly six hundred of more than 1200 volunteer positions still need to be filled. “We are fortunate and grateful that many of our loyal supporters are filling more than one position,” says Dave McCoubrey, volunteer director.


Event organizers, the Kelowna Apple Triathlon Society (KATS), have made volunteer registration more effective with a new online volunteer registration system developed by Kelowna web developer, Peter Rudd. “This makes it a lot easier for our volunteers to choose their preferred positions, locations and times,” says McCoubrey. To register as a volunteer for a position on any of the days or to host an Elite athlete as part of the Homestay program please visit: http://www.appletriathlon.com/participate-volunteers.php or call the KATS office at (250) 763-5287.

If you would like to get one of the last spots for any of the events during the Kelowna Apple Triathlon weekend, visit http://www.appletriathlon.com/ for more information. Event entries close on August 14. The Pushor Mitchell Kelowna Apple Triathlon offers races for all ages and stages, starting on Friday with the open water swim, aquathon and a fun run, and continuing on Saturday with Kids of Steel , the Try-a-Tri and Junior Elites. Sunday sees the business challenge relay, competitive age-groupers and paratriathletes, and of course, the highlight event featuring Male and Female Elites.

Apple Triathlon only 50 days to go!

There are just over 50 days left before Canada’s top triathletes descend on Kelowna for the 28th annual Pushor Mitchell Kelowna Apple Triathlon (August 20-22) to participate in the Canadian National Triathlon Championships, the ITU Pan American Cup and the Western Canadian Kids of Steel Youth Championships. Last year’s event saw record participation of more than 1,600 entries.

Lauren Groves and Simon Whitfield were the 2009 Canadian National Championship Elite gold winners and also winners of the ITU Pan American Cup. Whitfield came in ahead of Kyle Jones and Paul Tichelaar, with Brent McMahon in fourth position.

In the Female Elite event, Groves was followed by Kathy Tremblay with 21 year-old Paula Findlay, double winner in 2008 in the Junior Elite and Elite competitions, in third position.

Findlay is excelling in international triathlon circles, winning her first World Cup race in Mexico last month, and finishing fourth in the prestigious Hy-Vee World Cup race in Des Moines, Iowa two weeks ago. Findlay continued her excellent performance clocking a winning time of 2:03:37 on June 26, winning the ITU Pan American Cup Triathlon Race in Quebec.

21 year old Paula Findlay celebrating at the 2009 Pushor Mitchell Kelowna Apple Triathlon (Photo:Digital Wonders) 

Canada’s elite triathletes will be back in action on July 18 when the ITU World Championship Series resumes in Hamburg, Germany.

The Pushor Mitchell Kelowna Apple Triathlon however caters for all ages and stages. Organizations can challenge each other in the Business Challenge Sprint Relay and swimmers have the opportunity to participate in the FINA 1.5km and 5km Open Water Swims. The following events are taking place:

Sunday, August 15 to Friday, August 20

• Kids of Steel Kids Camp Mon. Aug. 16 - Fri. Aug. 20
• Kids of Steel Teen Camp Sun. Aug. 15 - Thurs. Aug. 19

Friday, August 20

• Aquathon (FREE for all Sunday triathletes)
• FINA 1.5 km Open Water Swim

Saturday, August 21

• Try-a-Tri ( for Novices and First Timers ages 19 +)
• Kids of Steel Youth (ages 8 to 19)
• Junior Elite Sprint (ages 16 to 19)
• FINA Open Water Swim 5km

Sunday, August 22

• Sprint (Adult Age Groupers only)
• Olympic (Adult Age Groupers, Relay & AWAD)
• Business Challenge Sprint Relay
• Elite Race

For more information on participating or volunteering visit us at www.appletriathlon.com. 

Make sure you register early as Sunday entrants will be limited to the first 1,200!

Triathlon Canada is the governing body for triathlon in Canada. Recognized as an Olympic medal sport since 2000, Triathlon Canada’s mandate is to promote, foster, organize and develop the sport of triathlon, and its related disciplines, in Canada. For more information on Triathlon Canada, please visit www.triathloncanada.com .

Written by Jeanette Hoft

Volunteer and Win at Kelowna Apple Triathlon

Richard Montgomery President of Kelowna Apple Triathlon announced volunteer incentives for the 2010 triathlon.