The off season. I have taken almost an entire month away from any structured training. My body is rested. And the mind? Anyone who has followed me closely knows despite my performances being somewhat solid, I've suffered a few knocks in tri world at the conclusion of this season. Well, the first part of my [...]
Are you doing a late season race and/or trying to integrate your training with the responsibilities of the first of the BIG 4th quarter holidays? I've seen all kinds of tri related articles on how to navigate the snowy holidays but what will you do about the the annual festivities where zombies, witches, princesses & [...]
We woke up early again for part 2 of the Giant Acorn Double weekend. I was tired but also excited as I knew even more of my tri pals were racing this one. Again, we had great weather and this time a bunch of my pals were near me in transition which made it a [...]
After worlds I wasn't sure I would do Giant Acorn. It was a tumultuous few weeks and I was tired. However, one of my 2014 goals was to place in my age group with the Set Up Events VTS/MTS series. I needed a 5th race in order to achieve this, which is why this race [...]
.... Continued fromIMMT Swim and BikeOf course, I forgot to un-velcro my shoes to slip them out for a "flying dismount"as I pedaled away from conquering the punchy climbs of Chemin Duplessis and back into the village area for transition. I know hassling about seconds in an ironman might be a tad silly, but it [...]
WARNING: This blog post rambles and if you expect to hear about the race... I never even get there. If you are looking for my race report, please stay tuned and the next post will have plenty of swim, bike, run race excitement. This part might just be boring for anyone but myself! I [...]
We woke up at ridiculous o'clock and headed to the beach for a sprint triathlon on ironman legs. It could have been a bit nerve wrecking trying to do a high intensity triathlon in the midst of long course training but I went in focused and determined to have a great race. I was there [...]
Getting There:Nick, Trish (my long time training pal & massage therapist) and I headed off for the long road trip to Mont Tremblant. "There's no Canada like French Canada"! We racked the bikes on the back of the Subaru and before we even got a few hours in we were caught up in traffic that [...]
This is not about Mont Tremblant 70.3. That was a great race and a fantastic venue. I'll write up a race report and share some beautiful photos soon. Instead, I'm posting about my disappointment in where I am fitness-wise leading to the ironman. I tend to set big goals. I tend to make a [...]
The Jamestown Olympic distance course is flat, fast and fun in historic Williamsburg. The day delivered beautiful race conditions and an exciting competitive field. I'm discovering that I truly enjoy these Set Up Events series races because they are so well run. Nick helped me set up, zipped up my suit & saw me through the [...]