Pinnacle Fitness Coaching and Events

Pinnacle Fitness at The Victoria Half!

Congratulations to all of the Pinnacle Fitness athletes who competed in The Victoria Half, Olympic and Sprint Triathlon this past weekend!

It was a great day for all the athletes at the home base of Pinnacle Fitness.

Special mentions to Tracey Scott, Jane Shumka and Leslie Moffat on their podium placements.

And two Pinnacle Fitness Relay Teams also stood on the podium that included Pinnacle Athletes Mark Smith, Maggie Bell, Lori Holroyd, Coach Janet Nielsen and Coach Paul Regensburg.

Congrats Everyone!!

Qualicum Beach Triathlon

Congratulations to Pinnacle Fitness Athlete Maggie Bell on her 2nd place finish in her age-group and 7th overall.

Way to go Maggie!

Folding Mountain Ultra!

Best wishes to Pinnacle athlete Janelle Viney who is competing in the Folding Mountain 60K Ultramarathon this weekend! The Folding Mountain Ultra is a celebration of grit, camaraderie, and big-mountain running on the edge of Jasper National Park.
Go Janelle!

Victoria Ironman 70.3!

Congratulations to the Pinnacle Fitness athletes, coaches, volunteers, and all of the athletes at the Victoria Ironman 70.3 this past Sunday!

Heart Rate Zones Testing!

Pinnacle Athlete Maggie Bell completes her heart rate zone test at the Pacific Institute for Sport Education.

Heart rates vary greatly on individuals regardless of fitness levels, that is why it is important to test, analyze, and determine your personal training zones. These personal zones will then be prescribed and used while training to utilize the body’s different energy systems and optimize improvement. The zones can also be used during racing as guide for the most efficient effort levels during performance.

Maggie will be putting her training zone to the test as she prepares for some multisport races and a Half Marathon this fall – Go Maggie!

Maggie is also a sport enthusiast and physiotherapist who helps others with their health. You can read about Maggie’s clinic here:

https://www.northwoodpelvichealth.com/about-northwood

Easter Swim!

A longstanding tradition - the Good Friday Easter Morning Swim at Noosa Main Beach. What a great way to start your Easter weekend - a 3K group swim starting at Noosa Main Beach to beautiful Tea Tree Bay and back. Along the way you pass by surfers on First Point, Little Cove, and Boiling Pot all while paralleling the Noosa National Park coastal boardwalk and trail. What a tour! And you have company - over 100 swimmers of all speeds from the Noosa Triathlon Club and other local swim programs.

Australia Open Water Swim Coaches

Max Pettigrove is a Ironman Surf Lifesaving legend in Australia and has served as a swim coach to many of the Pinnacle Fitness and Elite triathletes in Australia.
Max coaches the famous Wednesday morning surf sets at 5:00am at Noosa Main Beach with all ages and levels taking part to navigate swimming, entering and exiting the ocean swells.
He also coaches the early morning squad sets at the Noosa Aquatic Centre where many of the best triathletes in the world have joined in keep fit while visiting Noosa for training camps (along with pros that reside locally).
Max fills the rest of his time as one of the senior beach lifeguards for the Noosa Region – where he has saved many lives and was Australia’s “Lifeguard of the Year” in 2017 (pictured here in the Noosa Main Beach lifeguard with Senior Pinnacle Coach Paul Regensburg).

Pinnacle Fitness in Australia

Brisbane, Australia will host the 2032 Olympic Games. Pinnacle Fitness attended a 2032 Australian Sport Legacy Taskforce function last week to learn more about the Games, and celebrate 70 years of Olympic Legacy from when Australia hosted the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. Many of the Olympic stars from these Games were in attendance - now in their 90's! Australia's legacy for Olympic Games has been an instrumental part of Pinnacle Fitness's history, with Senior Coach Paul Regensburg attending the 2000 Sydney Games to support the first ever gold medal in the sport to Canadian Simon Whitfield and providing commentary for CBC's television coverage of the historic event. Looking forward to Brisbane in 2032!

Pinnacle Fitness wishes all of it's incredible women, coaches and athletes a happy !

From first-time runners to seasoned triathletes - we are fortunate to work with so many inspiring women 🧡

Noosa Summer Swim!

Congratulations to the Pinnacle Fitness Athletes, Coaches and Noosa Squad Swimmers who competed in the Noosa Summer Swim this past weekend!
The Noosa Summer Swim Festival has grown into one of Australia’s most iconic open water swimming events. Each year, more than 2,500 swimmers accompanied by around 5,000 enthusiastic supporters flock to Noosa for a weekend packed with sunshine, surf, and unforgettable swims. The event distances range from 1km to 5km.
There were some great swims including podium performances by Pinnacle Coach/Athlete and Noosa Aquatic Centre Squad Swimmers Janet Nielsen, Wendy Nothdurft and Marie Knight.
Congratulations to everyone who competed!