Brilliant weather all week made for some good old high volume and (some) high intensity training possible in the days leading up to this race. Four consecutive 4-workouts/day days totalling about 5hrs of training each day,made for some solid last minute training before I start tapering for my main race in Montreal in 2 weeks.  Fortunately, […]

This race was my first 100 mile running race. Although I am used to time on my body from multi-day adventure racing, I have never run 100 miles at once. The second intimidating task about this race was that it was called the Race Across the Sky, meaning the race is run at […]

OK, got to keep these shorter as I am falling behind in my reports.
- Date - 8/23/08
- Description - Duathlon (10k/40k/5k)
- Location - Cobourg, Ontario
- Race Name - Cobourg International Distance Duathlon
- Sport - Duathlon
- Race web site - multisportcanada.com
A very solid field of duathletes including Team Canada duathlete Kevin Smith of Oakville, 2007 Subaru Series winner […]

Race: The North Face Canadian Death Race - 125km in 24hrs
Date: August Long Weekend Annually - Sat/Sun
Location: Grande Cache, Alberta
Sport: Adventure Running!
Website: http://www.canadiandeathrace.com
“For nearly a decade, elite racers have come to Grande Cache to cheat Death in one of the world’s toughest adventure races. The 125 km course begins and ends on a 4200 foot […]

What are you never supposed to do in a race? Yes, that’s right. Use new gear. I know it, you all know it but who’s done it before? I stuck to the rule until the Tour For Kids when I suddenly realized that I didn’t want […]

Thank you all for your support. Doing this ride and meeting the people, other riders, volunteers, children with cancer, parents of children who have cancer or have survived and are in remission, and a few parents who’s children did not survive - this is what made it meaningful for me. Before it was just a […]

Date: Sunday, August 10, 2008
Location: Bracebridge, Ontario
Sport: Triathlon Swim 2k, Bike 90k, Run 21.1k Half Ironman
Website: www.multisportcanada.com
This was the first year for this race & my friends & I were anxiously awaiting the race, with it being in such a beautiful surrounding. On Friday, August 8, I broke off […]

Well, since Nats were in Kelowna this weekend, many of the top guys were missing. I viewed this as an opportunity to go for the win.  I certainly was looking forward to this race, after a not so great Owen Sound race, plagued by fatigue, stomach cramping, and no warm-up.
One problem I’ve been having all […]

Race: HSBC Toronto Island Triathlon
Date: Sunday August 17, 2008
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Description: 750m swim/30km bike/7.5km run
I was really looking forward to getting back racing after taking a bit of time off after Ironman Switzerland. With Muskoka 70.3 on the horizon I really wanted to race, a little to see how my body feels, but really […]

I will start out by saying that beyond my standard first aid, I have no formal training in fixing up cuts and abrasions from going down on a bike. I have however crashed, and have accumulated some experience
with Tegaderm that might be useful the next time you hit the deck.
What is it?
Tegaderm is a new […]

Back in Markham after spending 3 weeks in france…
As part of my business and pleasure, i went in Alpe d’Huez to participate a cycling camp, preparing the Alpe d’huez triathlon end of July.
1 week prior to the tri, the tour de france was stopping by and i had the chance to view the racers cycling up the […]

Sorry for the delay, but here are a fews pics of Team Running Free Athletes (Rick Choy and Angus Kim) from the very wet Ironman USA Lake Placid. Congrats to both who finished yet another Ironman on a day when many dropped out due to the cold and wet conditions.
Race: Ironman USA Lake Placid
Date: Sunday […]

Race: Bracebridge Half Iron Du & TriDate: Sunday August 10, 2008.
Location: Bracebridge, Ontario
Sport: Duathlon & Triathlon
Website: http://www.multisportcanada.com/ms/index.cfm
I did not do the race myself so this is not a report but more of a picture post and acknowledgement. I was there to volunteer and cheer on the members of Team Running Free. I managed to snap a […]

Event: Angry Seagull 24 hour adventure race
Location: Kincardine to Paisley, Ontario
Date: August 9-10, 2008.
2008 marked the 2nd running of the Angry Seagull 24 hour adventure race.  I was bummed that I didn’t have a chance to participate in last year’s event, and thought that this would be perfect training for Untamed Virginia, a race I […]

I’ve sat on this information for too long (interview was held on July 29th). Since the big race is coming in just 8 days, I figured I’d give you a quick look into Simon Whitfield’s thoughts heading into the Olympics.
 

Is he is faster triathlete today (vs his 2000 Olympic win in Sydney)?

Sydney’s Simon could not […]

- Date - 8/4/08
- Description - Duathlon (5k/40k/10k)
- Location - Owen Sound, Ontario
- Race Name - Owen Sound Olympic Duathlon
- Sport - Duathlon
- Race web site - http://www.trisportcanada.com 
 
A poor week of training due to some long hours at work had me a little worried going into the Olympic Distance Duathlon in Owen Sound. I had made commitments […]

It was fun driving together to Kingston with Willem and Bryan on Saturday afternoon in Willem’s van. Traffic was much heavier than any of us expected it to be, and a few heavy rain showers slowed us down even more. The three hour trip ended up taking 4 hours, but we had a […]

Logs, Rocks and Steel
Adventure Race
Saturday July 19 2008   Minden, On
www.logsrocksandsteel.com
First off, I will let you all know that I have officially re-named this race Logs, Rocks and Steel and Mud and Water and Pain and Suffering and Epic and Awesome!  I have only recently added the awesome part as it has been a 2 full […]