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Mat Reid
- owner
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"As
founder and former head coach of The Hamilton Hammerheads
Athletic Club and as nine-time member of
Canada’s
National Triathlon Team and 2007 National Team Coach, I have
had the opportunity to work with and coach athletes of all
ages and abilities. This has afforded me to gain valuable
and unique knowledge as to the needs of runners and athletes
alike. This knowledge along with my business training,
athletic background and entrepreneurial mindedness gives me
a strong base to build a successful and viable business in
the Runner’s Den-Waterdown (RD-W).
The
Runner’s Den in Waterdown will be part of a franchise chain
owned by Gord and Esther Pauls of Hamilton. Since 1996 the
name Runner’s Den has become synonymous with great service,
training and expertise for all athletes alike. The Runner’s
Den-Waterdown will be no exception.
Runner’s
Den-Waterdown will market to 20-60 year old males and
females seeking a healthier lifestyle through regular run
clinics, run opportunities, and personal customized
training. RD-W will also introduce
Southern Ontario’s
first 8-rider Compu-Trainer system. Projected onto a 100”
screen, this fully computerized interactive system will
augment an athletes training in providing indoor cycling
throughout the year.
Waterdown is located minutes away from
Burlington,
Oakville and Hamilton with the potential to draw
customers/clients from the Guelph, Milton, and Cambridge
areas. Through the growth in Burlington’s south-west corner
Waterdown has shown a much higher growth rate than the
average city in Ontario creating a greater opportunity for
business potential.
With the
store opening in October 2006, I look forward to
establishing the #1 choice in supplies, training and service
for the Waterdown/Burlington/Flamborough area."
Mathew
Reid
Owner of RD Waterdown
CEO of Mathew Reid Inc.
Founder,
Hamilton
Hammerheads Athletic Club
A brief
bio of Mat:
Position: Owner, coach
Athletic career: 9-Time National Triathlon Team athlete (2000-08) Fastest
Canadian at the 03, 05, 07 World Tri Champs 2-Time Bronze
Medalist in the World Aquathlon Champs Placed 8th/97 in the
‘02 World Triathlon Champs (20-24). Winner of the 2007 Male
Triathlete of the Year, 3-time National Age Group Champion,
3-time Provincial Age Group Champion
Fav sport to play: Triathlons
Fav sport to watch:
NASCAR, Triathlons
Fav athlete: Terry Fox
Toughest workout: 100x100 swimming at McMaster on New Years Eve 1996,
1997,1998. Cycling from
Hamilton
to Michigan in one day.
Life Goal: Be a role model and a motivator to as many people as
possible, live to be 120 (year 2100), continue to do run
races and triathlons into my 90's
Quote: Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love. David
McCullough (1933 - )
Patte
Beltrame
-
manager -
Position: Manager
Athletic career:
Competitive Figure skater, International competitor in both
English and Western riding, runner.
Fav sport to play:
Hockey…so far.
Fav sport to watch:
Australian Football, Cricket, Ironman, Ice Dancing.
Fav athlete: Ruffian,
Derek Redmond, Terry Fox
Toughest workout:
taking four small children on a plane to Disney world and
Dundurn Castle to King road and back.
Life Goal: Health,
happiness, peace of mind and few regrets.
Quote: Winners never quit
and quitters never win.
Rebecca
Rathbone
- sales
-
Position: Sales
Athletic career: Won the Orillia Try a Tri in 2004 HWCDSAA X-Country
Champion 2002, 2003 HWCDSAA Badminton City Champion 2006
(doubles) Many podium placings in local triathlons
Fav sport to play: Cycling, Badminton, Soccer, Football
Fav sport to watch: Tiger Cats Football! , soccer, hockey
Fav athlete: Lance Armstrong
Fav shoe: New Balance
Toughest workout: Cycling from
Hamilton to
Michigan in 2004
Life Goal: To get as far with my athletics as I can, and to get a
Ph.D.
Quote: "...He must behave like those archers who, if they are skilful, when
the target seems too distant, know the capabilities of their
bow and aim a good deal higher than their objective, not in
order to shoot so high but so that by aiming high they can
reach the target." - Niccolo Machiavelli
Christine Line
- Personal Trainer -
Position: Personal Trainer
Fav Sport To Play:
Soccer/Triathlon
Fav Sport To Watch:
Basketball! Love the pace of it!
Fav Athlete:
David Beckham...purely on talent alone of course! :o)
Fav shoe: Yet to be determined
Toughest workout:
Spinning or Hard Bike ride followed by a track workout.
1000 m repeats ouch!
Life Goal: To live life to the fullest.
Whatever that means during that season. "Better to have
tried and failed than never to have tried and regret it
later on" And to see the world with my family.
Quote: Latest One: "If you think you are too
small or insignificant to make a difference, then you have
never spent the night with a mosquito!"
Pat Reid
-
bookkeeper -
Position: Bookkeeper
Athletic career: Driving Mathew to/from swimming as a kid
Fav sport to play: Swimming or biking
Fav sport to watch: NASCAR
Fav athlete: Richard Petty
Fav shoe: Saucony
Life Goal: Already did it, to have a great kid
Quote: Just do it
Andrea
Bosancich
- run
clinic volunteer -
Position:
Run Clinic Volunteer
Fav
Sport To Play:
Volleyball
Fav
Sport To Watch:
Jacob’s triathlons
Fav
Athlete:
Jacob Bosancich
Fav
shoe:
The
Saucony or Brooks are both great!
Toughest workout: Any of Mat’s sprint drills
Life
Goal:
To have
balance, love, a passion for something, and no (big) regrets
Quote:
“It’s never too late to become what you might have been”-
George Eliot
Andre
Simon
- sales,
coach -
Position: Sales, fitness coach
Athletic career: 2006 World Triathlon Championship
Competitor, 2005 World Duathlon Championship Competitor, 4
time Junior National Competitor
Favourite sport to play: Baseball
Favourite sport to watch: Nascar, F1
Favourite athlete: Emma Snowsill
Favourite shoe: adidas adistar Cushion
Toughest workout ever did: main swim set 750 hard,
1500 race pace, 750 hard
Life Goal: Be the best I can be
Quote: Now the work is done, its time to dance under the lights
Karen
Stienke
- run
clinic volunteer -
Position: Run Clinic Volunteer
Fav Sport To Play:
Hockey
Fav Sport To Watch:
Nascar
Fav Athlete:
Joan Benoit Samuelson
Fav shoe:
Saucony
Toughest workout:
Chedoke Stairs X4 plus Mat's core on the same night.
Life Goal:
To keep up with my learn to run group!
Quote:
"The red glow of sunrise is somewhere inside each of us when
we dare to run, to speak the truth, to love, to believe, to
raise children, to work hard, to explore and nurture our
true selves, to face the things that confuse or intimidate
us..." Kristen Armstrong
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