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  Height:  5’5
  Weight:  125 lbs
  Date of Birth:  December 18, 1992
  Place of Birth: Calgary
  Residence: Victoria
  
  

BACKGROUND

Like most Canadian kids in the sport, Ellen Pennock got introduced to triathlon while doing a Kids of Steel race at the age of 10 in her hometown of Calgary. She rode her pink mountain bike and ran the entire run with her shoes and shorts untied. Her career was put on hold for a few years since that flashy debut when Ellen’s swim club encouraged the water-logged swim kids to test their fitness at a triathlon.

She gave it another shot – this time after discovering elastic laces!

Everyone who finished the race qualified for the Alberta Summer Games so all of her friends went to Red Deer, and had a super fun experience.  From that summer on, Ellen’s family would venture out to Kelowna for the Apple Triathlon and make a fun-filled family vacation out of it.

Ellen has been on a quick development curve in her athletics since her swim days as a nine-year-old with the Cascade Swim Club. In junior high, she ran cross-country and track for school, and enjoyed competing in school races.  In high school, Ellen joined the University of Calgary Athletics Club, and upped her running. In the summers, she would race some triathlons to keep herself busy.

In her first year at the senior level, Ellen has proven herself as one of the quickest runners in the sport. He quick development continues as she rubs shoulders with the world’s elite. Ellen ran to the podium three times at Pan American Cup races in 2012, and finished fourth in her first World Cup sprint in Edmonton.

Outside of sport, Ellen is pursuing a general science degree at the University of Victoria. If she wasn’t in triathlon she would likely be a ski bum. She enjoys hiking in the mountains with her family and likes pottery. One day, Ellen would like to own a gourmet doughnut store.

Career Highlights:
2012 – Premium Oceania Cup, Mooloolaba, AUS: 4
2012 – World Cup Sprint, Edmonton: 4
2012 – Pan American Cup, Magog, Que.: 2
2012 – Pan American Cup, Kelowna, B.C.: 1
2011 – PATCO Junior Elite Championships, Edmonton: 1
2011 – World Junior Triathlon Championships: 15 (fastest 5km split at 17:12)
2011 – Canadian National Junior Elite Championships, Kelowna, B.C.: 1
2010 – Canadian National Junior Elite Championships, Kelowna, B.C.: 3
2009 – Canada Summer Games, Summerside, P.E.I., 8
2011 – Athletics Canada Junior National XC Championships: 1
2011 – CIS Canadian University XC Championships: 3

2012 Results:
2012 – Premium Oceania Cup, Mooloolaba, AUS: 4
2012 – World Cup Sprint, Edmonton: 4
2012 – Pan American Cup, Magog, Que.: 2
2012 – Pan American Cup, Kelowna, B.C.: 1
2012 – Under-23 World Championships, Auckland, N.Z.: 13

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