In hindsight, could the local triathlon scene for 2023 be called the Year of the Rookie?
From Victoria, Fitspeek guest and Triathlon Magazine Canada colleague Mel McQuaid has just done her first-ever Ironman World Championships (just like Fitspeek host, Kevin Heinze did).
In Victoria, Mitchell Kirby rocked + shocked his competition at the Ironman 70.3.
Just last month a triathlon newbie WON the Cultus Lake Half-Iron.
If you have never heard of Luker Tasker before, you can be forgiven. That’s because this guy, originally from England, had never done a triathlon before.
That’s changed and now Canada has a rising new star at the Half-Ironman distance. A 4:10 debut with a lot of mistakes hints at Tasker’s athletic potential. Before you hate on Luke because of, well, a 4:10, you gotta know that he paid his dues as a lad in the UK swimming 5-6 times a week and competing at a high level in modern pentathlon.
Hear Luke’s story from ski-bum to Vancouver firefighter + champion triathlete by pressing play below.
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