The Rivalry Continues!

On the eve of the swim relay Matt Reeve, Vincent Lavallee and Lauren Sagadore embarked on a night of duelling wits. In an attempt to weaken the competition Reeve introduced a few bottles of Wine which Sagadore gracefully accepted. As Lavallee slipped under the radar of alcohol consumption, Matt Reeve sip by sip diminished Lauren's chances of victory. This became even more evident during the foreshadowing games of Cribbage where in the first round Vincent and Matt Skunked Lauren and in the re-match things got ugly. Lauren became so inebriated that she became belligerent and even violent. Smacking the competition, they became scared as the screams of "I"m winning" increased in volume as the hours went on despite the fact that she had lost both her pegs under the couch. Eventually, Lauren succumbed to the alcohol and passed right out. She will no doubt lose tomorrow as she will be far too hung over to compete in the the relay race. How unfortunate. I feel true pity for her team mates.

UBCTC Welcome Back BBQ

Text Copied from Winstons Blog

Last Saturday was UBC Tri-club’s welcome-back BBQ sponsored by the new Save-on-Foods on Campus!

Group Picture at Iona Beach

The nice, breezy morning started with a 9am ride to Iona Beach from UBC. A total of 23 amazing riders showed up to negotiate the gusty winds (50+km/h according to weather Canada), especially leading up to Iona Beach. This must had been one of the bigger group rides I’ve been in awhile, which was a load of fun - just imagine all of us crossing the entire mainspan of the Arthur Lang Bridge. The strong headwinds forced us to average about 20-25 km/hr heading west to Iona, and we averaged about 45-50 km/hr on the same stretch of pavement heading east with the tailwinds. I managed to record my maximum instantaneous speed at 50.3 km/hr.

Ride to Iona Beach

Next up was our Triathlon 101 clinic at 11am just outside the club’s office at the SUB. Vince, our club’s president, was demonstrating on how to change a flat tire. We must have had a lot of funny looks from ordinary people just walking by and seeing many spandex-clad athletes, oblivious to the bike clinic going on. It must have been another one of those publicity stunts on campus. Haha jeez.

Triathlon 101 Clinic

Before you know it, it was noon, which meant that the burgers and dogs were ready. The food suppliers crew, Andrew and Lauren, did a great job getting the food behind the scenes. Also, Iron chef Matt was our designated beef cooker, while Nathaniel mostly made sure that Matt was doing his job properly. It should also be noted that Brittany helped out with security, ensuring that only members of the UBCTC got to eat the food. All in all, the event was popularly attended and people had a good time. We would like to thank Save-On-Foods for sponsoring our Welcome Back BBQ!

BBQ at the SUB

The complete photo album can be found here.