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Sports Oakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax 905-337-5567 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2006 19 Young, young-at-heart triathletes set for worlds Tyler Lord, Bob Rose to join Kyle Jones at upcoming international championships By Jon Kuiperij resident who won the 25-29 age division at the 2006 national championships. Reid has particularly worked ne's a developing novice and with Lord on improving Lord's swimthe other's an experienced ming stroke, knowing he's got to be veteran, but both Tyler Lord faster in the water if he's going to be and Bob Rose are preparing for the able to compete with the world's best. biggest triathlon of their lives. "I think (Lord's) a natural. The Lord and Rose will compete in the biggest thing is, because he wasn't World Triathlon Championships next swimming when he was younger, getmonth in Lausanne, Switzerland, ting that stroke technique down," said along with fellow Oakville resident Reid. "I can totally see him going into Kyle Jones. All three men will partici- these Ontario triathlons and blowing pate in age-group competition, though away people on the bike in two years, Jones could have raced in the elite divi- but in order for him to be winning sion after a seventh-place triathlons he's got to be finish at a recent World "That's the faster (swimming)." Cup race in Corner Brook, biggest influence Lord has set his sights Newfoundland. on qualifying for the 2012 Kyle (Jones) has The 22-year-old Lord, had on me -- Olympic Summer Games remarkably, is competing and, by already qualifying hearing about in a world triathlon chamfor the world champipionship after one year in him." onship, feels he's on the the sport. The Iroquois right track. Ridge High School gradu- Tyler Lord He doesn't need to look ate is a strong cyclist and far for motivation or suphas long enjoyed running, but didn't port. Lord has dated Jones' sister, consider triathlon until he got back Shannon, for the past three months into swimming while recently living in after meeting her at The Running Australia. Company, one of Lord's and Jones' A strength and conditioning spe- biggest sponsors. cialist at Sports Performance Centres "I think the biggest influence is in Mississauga, Lord takes advantage of when I go over to their house after a his flexible work schedule to find time completing a great race, and they say to train. He said he devotes 30 per cent `oh yeah, that's good'," laughed Lord, of his training time to each aspect of who is hoping for a top-30 finish in the the triathlon, using the other 10 per under-23 division at the worlds. "I can cent to rest and eat properly. come away from a race being arrogant, "Having the job I have, I'm very but then I look where (Kyle) is. That's lucky," said Lord, who qualified for the sort of thing that's the biggest worlds with a sixth-place showing at an influence Kyle has had on me -- hearInternational Triathlon Union qualifier ing about him. (Shannon's) been my in Brampton earlier this year. "Other biggest supporter." people who work shift jobs find it hard Rose, meanwhile, is the polar oppoto separate work and training. I can site of Hamilton Hammerheads teamtake off in the middle of the day and go mate Lord. A 55-year-old real estate swim or run. That gives me an advan- lawyer, Rose competed in triathlons tage and probably got me to the world and duathlons during the 1980s, then championships." switched to mountain bike racing for a Lord has also benefited from the few years before meeting Reid and See Rose page 20 tutelage of coach Mat Reid, a Hamilton BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR O SABRINA BYRNES / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER QUICK LEARNER: Tyler Lord (right), pictured with coach and Hamilton Hammerheads teammate Mat Reid, will race in next month's World Triathlon Championships after competing in the sport for only one year. The 22-year-old Lord will be joined in Switzerland by fellow Oakville residents Kyle Jones and Bob Rose.