Fall 2023 - Fitness Swim Program | Bíos Triathlon Team

WELCOME SWIMMERS!

Thanks for your interest in FALL 2023 FITNESS SWIMMING, with the Bíos Triathlon Team! (formerly the MRU Tri Club). This fall 2023 we are offering an exciting program for triathletes, swimming enthusiasts, and anyone who is interested in fitness!  

(24) Facilitated Swims with a focus on both distance swimming & all strokes development & conditioning.  CLUB CALENDAR TBA SOON

Scroll down for membership cost, programming details or to select a program catagory and register!

WHO CAN JOIN?

• Anyone 15 years or older
• Participants need to be able to demonstrate a 100m continuous swim unassisted for safety.
• Anyone interested in a challenge
• Beginners are welcome, however, a basic front crawl ability is required. 

DO I NEED TO BE A TRIATHLETE TO JOIN THE CLUB?

• No.  Anyone can join and many people join just for fitness and/or community & social connection.
• You are also welcome if you only want to swim and we have registration options available to you.  We practice all strokes in the Bios Club and although front crawl is our primary stroke, we are similar to a masters swim club that also likes to cycle and run!

WHAT ABOUT RUNNING & CYCLING WITH THIS CLUB? 

We are a swim club for the most part, however group members often self organize for Running & Cycling. 

INDOOR RUNNING

This Fall we are running a drop in run group at the Olympic Oval on Tuesday nights from 8:20pm - 9:00pm.  The cost is $7 at the gate and is not included in this registration fee.  You do not need to be a part of teh Tuesday Swims to join this group.  The olympic oval turf is world class!    

WHAT DO I NEED TO JOIN THIS CLUB

• Swim suit & goggles at minimum.  We prefer you to have swim paddles and fins as well.
• A valid Triathlon Alberta membership provides you with insurance for all activities with us and we strongly encourage participants to have this.  A 2023 or 2024 ATA membership is available HERE.  If you do not purchase a Triathlon Alberta Membership, you will not be insured during your activities with Bios Triathlon Club.

WHAT GEAR WILL I NEED?

• Swim gear including athletic swimsuit, fins, paddles, pull buoy, goggles and cap.  If you don’t have these items or need advice on what to get please contact us.  Or visit trihub.ca for swimming & cycling gear and a Tech Shop location for running shoes. 

TIMES 

Most Tuesdays - 7:00pm - 8:00pm (Limit 12 spaces)

Most Friday evenings 7:45pm-9:00pm (Limit 40 spaces)  

THE TYPE OF TRAINING AT A GLANCE

• Swim Training for fitness & training for triathlon (super sprint, sprint, standard or long distance)
• Swim training 1 or 2 x a week with the club. 
• Strokes development and drills in all strokes.  
• Mornings will concentrate more on distance, while the evening times include more stroke variety and sprints.     
• Informal Group Running & Cycling - weather permitting
• Perceived exertion scale of 1-10 to describe the intensity of workouts
• We try to meet everyone where they are at in terms of fitness so that everyone has a challenge without feeling overwhelmed.

ABOUT BÍOS

The name Bíos is one of the two words the ancient Greeks had for life - Zoé and Bíos.  Bíos described the activities of life, while Zoé meant something more like organic life.  We chose to recapture the original meaning of Bíos, as the name that describes what we are most interested in accomplishing as a sports club: living a healthy lifestyle.  Therefore, at Bíos Triathlon Club we train not just for competition as an end-in-itself but also as a community, training for the benefits of a healthy, active life.  We are training for life!

COST & WHAT THE PROGRAM INCLUDES

Full Program - September 22nd to December 22nd - Program continues in the new year with roughly the same shedule, but there will be a new registration for that!

- Full Program (Limit 12 spaces)  $379 - Save 30% off the combined Friday & Tuesday price. 

- Friday Only - $289

- Limited 5 Pass options 

- U of C  Student discount - Must also register and pay through Active Living   

THE FULL  PROGRAM INCLUDES

• (24) Swims
• (Swimming twice a week most weeks) at the University of Calgary Aquatic Centre
• Access to the online Bíos community page where you can chat, share photos & video, have discussions and stay in touch with other club members!
• Informal outdoor running and cycling sessions (TBD)
• Swim workout content created for you and shared via our private group chat area of the trihub.ca website
• Tech Shop Discount - 10% off all regular-priced footwear and accessories, and 15% off all regular-priced apparel.
• Tri Hub Swimwear & Multisport Discount - 5% storewide (no discounts avalable on cutom ordered team apperal or swimsuits) 
• Access to purchase branded club clothing including Team Swimsuits!
• Team event participation
• Early bird notification for future programming.
• Notification of upcoming events
• Team social / program wrap-up events
• Discount and access to swim video analysis
• Social meet-ups & other fun stuff!

ABOUT YOUR COACHES

Head Coach (Program Facilitator) - Lorin Inglis 

• Specialize in Shorter Distance Events (Sprint & Super Sprint Triathlon)
• Former Triathlon Alberta High Performance & Development Team Coordinator 
• National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) - Swimming Level One & Triathlon Community Coach Certified
• Race Director
• 12 years of Amature compeditive Triathlon Experience 
• 20 Years Compeditive Running Experience

Philosophy - Social engagment, fitness as a lifestyle and our overall health is our primary concern.  We can stive for competition and set lofty goals for ourselves, but this always secondary to the intrinsic rewards of triathlon training contained within a personal challange to make fitness a fundemantal part of our lives.