The Saskatchewan Triathlon Association Corporation
1985 to 2010
In 2010, the Saskatchewan Triathlon Association Corporation is celebrating its 25th year in Saskatchewan.
Throughout this year we will continue to add historical documents, stories and photos of triathlon in Saskatchewan. If you have any stories, photos or other ideas to help us celebrate our sport please send to info@triathlonsasktchewan.org.
The Saskatchewan Triathlon Association Corporation incorporated in August of 1985. In the winter of 1985, Don Gallo, the association's founding president produced a newsletter called Triathlon News. In this newsletter, Don outlines the formation of STAC. This article is recreated here:
Editor's Desk
Saskatchewan Triathlon Association Corporation (STAC) was conceived May 5th, 1985 during the Vancouver Marathon. It was in that race that I met Glen Morrison, the president of United Triathletes of British Columbia (UTBC). Glen encouraged me to start an organization and gave me names of people in Saskatchewan who were interested in developing the sport of triathlon. This 'push', and my personal feeling that information about triathlons in our province and other provinces was not readily available, prompted me to incorporate in August 1985 under our present name.
(see the rest of the article in the full newsletter here)
Donald Gallo
President
1986 STAC Newsletter
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This newsletter is from the spring of 1986 and is authored by Don Gallo. Don, who is still serving on the STAC Board of Directors, was the original STAC President.
The Newsletter contains the board of directors in 1986 and talks about the point series used for age group atheltes at the time.
Click here to see a list of STAC members from 1986.
Winter Triathlon - 1986
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Addtional information from the 1986 Newsletter including some great history on the growth of triathlon at the time. Here is a sample from the 1986 newsletter on the growth of the Penticton Ironman:
"In August of 1983 the Ultra Distance Triathlon stage in Penticton hosted only 24 entries but all of them praised the effort put forth by the Pentictonrace organization and pledged to spread the word that there was available to Canadain north west triathletes, all could be proud of." Article continued in this newsletter copy.
May 1989 STAC Newsletter
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May 1989:
This issue of the STAC Newsletter introduces us to the Triathlon Times. STAC still uses this title for our current newsletters, although they are now electronic and emailed to our membership.
This excellenct newsletter begins with a president's message fron don Gallo and has numerous interesting articles. Included in the newsletter is:
- 1989 Race Calendar
- Results of the Tartu Trek Skiathlon won by Brian Michasiw
- A great article on Men vs. Women for endurance athletics
- A great advertisement for the Y-Not-Tri race in Regina
Click here to see the full newsletter