Presence felt at the Singapore Sprint Series

The Singapore Sports School triathletes and TYR Open Water Clinic participant, Patricia Pang made a promising start for the year with impactful performances at the mini-aquathlon event of the Singapore Sprint Series 1 held at Tanjong Beach, Sentosa over the weekend.

The team from the Singapore Sports School, headed by Synergy Multi-Sport's Principal Coach, Eugene Lee, took 3 spots on the podium for the mini-aquathlon event comprising of a 200m swim and 2.5km run. Joel Wang and AQ Jilani finished 1 and 2 respectively overall and for the Men's Under-20 categeory, while Samantha Ho took 3rd spot for the Women's Under-20 category.

Patricia Pang, an avid participant of our TYR Open Water Clinics took the Women's 40+ title!

Congratulations to all athletes!!

More information on the Singapore Sprint Series here

Suunto and the ITU

Suunto is named as the official timing and data partner of Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series

Suunto, a leading designer and manufacturer of sports precision instruments, will serve as the official timing and data partner for the Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series," announces Paul Coleman, Managing Director of the series.

"The exciting new series is revolutionary and having Suunto as a partner will provide an opportunity to integrate leading edge technology into our events and television programming. Significantly Suunto will collect high performance data from competing athletes and deliver it directly to our TV screens. The data will include GPS, real-time speed and distance information and heart rate information. Display of this data and information will significantly enhance our television viewer's experience."

Extracted from Suunto website. More details here. Synergy Performance is the appointed agent for Suunto Wrist Computers.

Dirty Duathlon: Off-Road Duathlon Run Clinic

The Sunday morning of 15th Feb saw the Dirty Duathlon: Off-Road Duathlon Run Clinic conducted at the Tampines Mountain Bike Park. Participants were treated with a 30-minute knowledge clinic session, followed by an orientation run on the actual 2.25km course for the Dirty Duathlon. Here's a review from two of our participants:

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We'll see you at The Great Singapore Mountain Bike Carnival!

The Sunday Times, 8th Feb 2009, Sport Pg 34

Dirty Duathlon: Off-Road Duathlon Run Clinic

Dirty Duathlon: Off-Road Duathlon Run Clinic. The Great Singapore Mountain Bike Carnival will feature the first off-road duathlon event in Singapore: Dirty Duathlon. This clinic will provide athletes the opportunity to pick up tips on off-road running and transitions.

More details here

TYR Open Water Swim

TYR Open Water Swim. The TYR Open Water Swim training program which provides athletes the opportunity to train specifically in an open water environment, is now open for registration. *Please note the change of venue to Tanjong Beach, Sentosa.

More details here