Date of Race: Sunday July 15th. 2007
Location of Race: Distillery District, Toronto, ON
Type of Event: Run
Distance/Length of Event: 10 miles (16KM)
Web site: http://www.canadarunningseries.com/nissan/
Goody bag: Brooks technical T-shirt and a bottle of juice.This was my first race and it was very enjoyable. I got up, had an apple and some almonds and headed down the […]

Name of Race – Gravenhurst Sprint Triathlon
Website for the Race – www.multisportcanada.com
Date of Race – Sunday, July 15th, 2007
Location of Race – Gravenhurst, Ontario
Type of Race – Triathlon
Distance or duration of Race – Swim – 750m; Bike – 20K, Run - 5K
Description of Race – A start off the Muskoka steamships is what got me! […]

I can’t tell you how impressed I am with my Fox River socks- I am now a true believer! I wouldn’t consider myself a picky person. I hate gadgets and gizmos, and gimmicky products in general that claim to take seconds off of your time. I can run for years in worn out […]

Start the day at 5:00 a.m. with a light breakfast coffee milk, with toast and jam, on the way there, in the car had an apple and a banana one hour before the race.
Arrived at Peterborough around 7:00 am; two hours before the race, which provide me with more than enough time to set up […]

Jun 9, 2007 - http://www.5peaks.com/schedule.asp?p=on&raceid=118
Another great 5Peaks Trail Race in Durham Forest.  I don’t know what I did that morning but I had a very tough race that day.  I was pushing hard and the course was challenging with lots of steep uphills and downhills.  There was lots of single track but it always seemed […]

Date of Race: Canada Day ~ Sunday July 1st
Location of Race: Toronto, ON along Lakeshore Boulevard West
Name of Race: HBC Run for Canada
Type of Event: Run
Distance/Length of Event: 10 km
Website: http://www.runforcanada.ca
The HBC (Hudson Bay Company) Run for Canada is held simultaneously in 13 communities across Canada July 1st – Canada Day. The run […]

July 8th 2007
1/2 IM distance race, 2km swim, 90km bike, 21km run
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough 1/2 IM
Triathlon
www.trisportcanada.comThis was one of two A races for the season for me. Because of this I did a full taper. I hate tapering. You feel like a sloppy bag of poo not being able to train much.
Luckily I had some nice […]

- Date - 7/8/07
- Description - Duathlon (2k/20k/5k)
- Location - Peterborough, Ontario
- Race Name - Peterborough Sprint Duathlon
- Sport - Duathlon
- Race web site - http://www.trisportcanada.com
Pre-Race Commentary
This weekend’s stop on the Subaru Triathlon Series brought some of the areas best long and short course multisport athletes into the secluded city of Peterborough. Both triathletes and […]

Date: July 8, 2007
Description: 1/2 Ironman Tri (2km/90km/21km) & Du (2km/90km/21km)
Location: Beavermead Park, Peterborough

Race Name: Subaru Triathlon Series: Peterborough Half Ironman

Sport: Triathlon & Duathlon

Race web site: www.trisportcanada.com
I woke up this morning so sore I could barely get out of bed…..ahhh, the tell-tale sign of a hard effort!  
I decided to do the Peterborough 1/2 Ironman Duathlon on […]

After completing my very first Triathlon in the middle of July last year, I decided that this year I should start a little earlier. So, looking at the 2007 HSBC schedule back in March, the Lakeside Sprint looked like a nice gentle start of the season with the slightly shorter distances for all three disciplines. […]

I read about and see so many people focusing on expensive gimmicks and training plans all aimed at making you faster. This is all fine and good and there is a place for this. However, many people are missing out on lots of free speed, especially on the bike.
The easiest and quickest way to get […]

Race: Welland Triathlon
Date: Sunday July 1, 2007.
Location: Welland, Ontario
Description: 750m swim, 30 km Bike, 7.5 km Run
Sport: Triathlon
Website: www.multisportcanada.com
When I first read about this race the time trial start was really intriguing.
Swim
I thought that it would allow for pretty quick swim (all relative as I don’t swim that […]

Name of Race – Mitsubishi City Chase
Website for the Race – http://www.citychase.ca/
Date of Race – Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
Location of Race – Toronto, Ontario
Type of Race – Urban Adventure Race
Distance or duration of Race – 6 hours to complete the race
Description of Race – An Amazing Race type event held all over downtown Toronto.  It […]

I read about the Brooks Motion Skort in a recent issue of Shape Magazine while flying. I could not wait to get back to the store and buy it just for the cute look. This semi-fitted skort stylishly blends miniskirt and fitness short in a sporty union. I tried on every single skort at RunningFree. […]

By Roger Hospedales, Team Running Free
Race: Welland Duathlon
Date: Sunday July 1, 2007.
Location: Welland Arena, Welland, Ontario
Description: 5 km Run, 30 km Bike, 5 km Run
Sport: Duathlon
Website: www.multisportcanada.com
After a one-year absence, the Welland Tri/Du made its triumphant return on Canada Day (it was previously known as the Mike Burwell Triathlon for 21 years). The new race […]

Date: July 1st, 2007
Description: 5km & 10km Road Race; 1km kids fun run
Location: Wolfe Island
Race Name: Wolfe Island Classic 5km/10km
Sport: Running, road
Race web site: www.wolfeisland.com/wiclassic
For my husband Chris and I, Canada Day just wouldn’t be right without a running race in the schedule!  So, one day after competing in the Sprint Triathlon Nationals in Brampton […]

Date: June 30, 2007
Description: Sprint Triathlon (750m/20km/5km) for Pros, Juniors, Age-Group, AWAD, & Relay; qualifying for 2007 or 2008 World Sprint Championships
Location: Brampton, Ontario (Professor’s Lake)
Race Name: Sprint Triathlon Nationals
Sport: Triathlon
Race web site: www.c3online.ca; results at www.chiptimeresults.com
This was a day of firsts for me for the year: first open water swim, first triathlon, first time […]