Trevor and Heather Wurtele - About Us

We are very much a team and help each other strive to reach our goals.  We both started looking at triathlon in 2004 as a means to satisfy our desire for competition.  Trevor had raced very competitively as a ski racer until he was 16, then moved to road cycling with numerous amateur European outfits til he was 20.  With Heather’s help in the pool, Trevor finally managed to bring it together in the water in 2004.  Trevor helped Heather get going on a road bike that same year, she was naturally strong from her rowing background, but took a while before she could take her hands off the bars to shift.  Things have come a long way since then. 

Both of us had exceptional years in 2008 - Heather won the North American Ironman Championships - Ironman Coeur d'Alene while still working full-time as a scientist with Natural Resources Canada. Trevor raced to a 8:50 Ironman in Ironman Arizona, 2008, while working full-time as a currency trader.  In February of 2009, we decided to bite the bullet and fully commit our dream of being World Class Long Distance Triathletes.  We sold our home in Victoria, bought an RV, and travelled to southern California to train full-time. We live on the road with 100% passion to our sport (and our cat Manah) and have already made steps on our rise to the top - Heather was 5th at the prestigious Wildflower Triathlon, and 3rd at Ironman Coeur d'Alene where Trevor broke into the top 10 in a deep field of pro men, placing 6th. Most recently, Heather became the 2009 Canadian Long Course Champion winning the Desert Half Iron in Osyoos BC.

TREVOR :

Previous Sports: Downhill skiing, Road cycling.
Stats:  1m 88 cm (6’3”)  73kg
Triathlete since:  2004
Pro triathlete: 2008
Hometown: Vernon, BC
Favorite treat: Chocolate and ice cream
Good book: The count of Monte Cristo
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HEATHER:

Previous Sports: Telemark skiing, Volleyball, Rowing
Stats: 1 m 86 cm (6’2”) 69 kg
Triathlete since: 2004
Pro triathlete: 2007
Hometown: Vernon, BC
Favorite treat: Pomegranates
Good book: Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
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