Rio Olympics: Canada’s pre-race convos

The Olympics will welcome the triathlon world to the main stage starting this Thursday. So as all of the triathletes make their way to Rio, we had a chance to talk with some of Canada’s team members ahead of all the action that is about to take place.

Andrew Yorke:What have you been up to since you arrived on Sunday? “Just been going through the whole experience of getting ready. Sort out your gear, find the dining hall and then get some training in. We are lucky that we have this Canada house, really close to where we are staying by our hotel, so we can swim at the pool when we are training, so we don’t have to do a really long transit. So just getting the feel for ourselves and getting used to the heat and just be at the Olympics.”

Does being around other athletes inspire you for your race on Thursday? “I think it makes it feel like the Olympics, because we are not staying at the village, so we are kind of in our own little bubble, so by seeing things such as other major athletes around us, it feels like okay these guys are doing the same things as me. They are coming here for a run, so it just is exciting.”

How has your training been going? “It has been going really well. I have been back home in Guelph, Canada, we have a national center there, so my coach Craig Taylor and the rest of our group, we have been working really hard. It is really hot there, much hotter than Rio and we have hills. We trained there last year in the build up to the test event and it went really well. So I am hoping that a year later I am a lot fitter …

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