{"id":9130,"date":"2025-06-25T16:54:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T20:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/2025\/06\/25\/an-inclusive-competition-of-strength-stamina-and-endurance\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T16:54:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T20:54:26","slug":"an-inclusive-competition-of-strength-stamina-and-endurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/2025\/06\/25\/an-inclusive-competition-of-strength-stamina-and-endurance\/","title":{"rendered":"An Inclusive Competition of Strength, Stamina, and Endurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Tinman Triathlon at Elmira District Secondary School (EDSS) brought together over 200 students and volunteers from schools across the Waterloo Region in a celebration of perseverance, community, and inclusive athleticism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 100%; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VpqKk28HCZQ?si=ms4P57PxX53YRuuJ\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>Rooted in the principles of equity, Tinman champions accessible athletic programming that supports both physical and mental well-being. The event encourages students of all abilities to challenge themselves, set personal goals, and experience the joy of active living.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-378197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrdsb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tinman_insta2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t have to be an Ironman. You can take your time, be a Tinman, and still be a part of the triathlon community.\u201d &#8211; Kingsten Leu, Volunteer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-378198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrdsb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tinman_insta3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A heartfelt thank you to the incredible staff, students, volunteers, and community members who made this event such a success. Your dedication and enthusiasm continue to make Tinaman a highlight of the school year &#8211; creating lasting memories for our community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so proud of every single participant. Their smiles across that finish line is just amazing to me. This is why I do it every year.\u201d &#8211; Thuy Leu, EDSS staff and event organizer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-378203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrdsb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tinman-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"197\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Tinman Triathlon at Elmira District Secondary School (EDSS) brought together over 200 students and volunteers from schools across the Waterloo Region in a celebration of perseverance, community, and inclusive athleticism. \ufeff Rooted in the principles of equity, Tinman champions accessible athletic programming that supports both physical and mental well-being. The event encourages students [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\" role=\"complementary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/2025\/06\/25\/an-inclusive-competition-of-strength-stamina-and-endurance\/\"><strong>Read more about<\/strong> <cite>An Inclusive Competition of Strength, Stamina, and Endurance<\/cite> &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1143,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1143"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9130\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}