The Nathan Speed 2 Hydration Belt is an excellent waist belt for all around use.  It is ideal for long ultra-runs/races, adventure trips, or hiking trips as long as there is water availability en route if planning on being out for more than 2 hours.  I primarily use the belt for shorter ultra-races (eg. 50 […]

Over the years, I have tried many types of hydration packs for both adventure racing and ultra running races.  Now almost exclusively an ultra-runner, I was looking for a small, lightweight pack, that still had enough room for food and extras needed for running 100 mile plus trail races.   Having a small frame, I always […]

Name of Race: Welland Triathlon
Website for the Race: http://www.hsbctriathlon.com/ms/index.cfm 
Date of Race: June 28, 2009
Location of Race:  
Welland, ONType of Race: Sprint Triathlon
Distance or duration of Race:  750 m S/30 km B/ 7.5 km R
Description of Race:  
Two weeks since my first tri this season, I was curious to see how my form would be for […]

Name of Race: Binbrook Triathlon
website for the Race: http://www.hsbctriathlon.com/ms/index.cfm 
Date of Race: June 14, 2009
Location of Race:  Binbrook, ON, near Hamilton
Type of Race: Sprint Triathlon
Distance or duration of Race:  750 m S/27 km B/ 6.5 km R
Description of Race:  
The Binbrook triathlon was held relatively close to the GTA.  The swim was in a warm small lake inside the Binbrook […]

Date: Tues. June 9, 2009.
Time: 7 pm
 http://www.ancasteroldmillrace.com/
The Ancaster Old Mill races were celebrating their 26th anniversary this year. That alone made me curious enough to make the weekday evening trek to the Hamilton area suburb. The event was a lot larger than the average small town run, as it recorded approximately 1,000 finishers combined from the […]

Race:  Welland Duathlon & Triathlon (GT 12.9)
Date:  Sunday June 28, 2009.

Location:  Welland Arena – Welland, Ontario
Description:  Duathlon (5 km, 30 km, 5 km) // GT12.9 (400 m swim, 10 km bike, 2.5 km run)
Sport:  Duathlon & Triathlon
Website:  www.hsbctriathlon.com
Since IM Lake Placid is just about one month away, it is crunch time as far as big […]

 
Location: Port Colborne/Port Dalhousie, ON
Website: www.laketolake.ca
Date: June 21, 2009 
 
It seems the summer months are pretty void of some solid adventure races you can do solo.  This has left me searching for motivation to keep training hard and stay focused.  So now I find myself “racing for training” rather than “training for racing”.  My bike legs haven’t […]

When I picked up these team bike shorts and my first thought was that the chamois was really thick and the fabric was very stretchy.  Before going into my personal thoughts on the shorts, let’s review the company’s product information.  The shorts are based on Sugoi’s Evolution shorts; you can see the company’s literature on the […]

On June 13th, the annual 5 Peaks Durham Forest race was held.   Durham Forest is an amazing park located near Uxbridge north of Pickering.  The race is capped at 450 people and it sold an impressive 4 weeks before the actual race date.  Being my first time running this race, I now understand why it sells out and […]

This was to be my first attempt (and most likely last) at competing in a solo 24 hr mtb race. Training had been going ok, and I knew that if I paced myself properly I would have a good race. I wasn’t expecting any fast performance, but I just wanted to ride the majority of […]

Race:       HSBC Binbrooke Duathlon
Website:  http://www.hsbctriathlon.com 
This year marked the 3rd time I’ve raced HSBC’s Binbrooke Duathlon up in Hamilton Mountain, and I swear that the experience keeps getting better for me every year.  First off you have a beautiful setting for a race; it’s a very family oriented location with a water park, playground and […]

This was my first time attempting a proper road race, and I wasn’t quite sure what to expect.  The race weekend included a time trial on saturday morning, a criterium ( not available to the entry senior 4 (S4) mens or other entry categories), and a road stage on sunday morning.
Time Trial
I showed up […]

RACE:  ESAR-8 hour Sprint Adventure Race.
DATE:  13 June 2009
LOCATION:  Blackdown Park, Base Borden. 
    I have raced the last three ESAR races.  I love their course design and the organization level that seems to get better with every year.  The venue was excellent supplying great affordable accommodations (aka the shacks) which included a cadet mess hall […]

Back from my trip to San Francisco for the Escape of Alcatraz triathlon race. I couldn’t wait to write this report so you all know now that it is THE race to do for every triathlete!

But let’s get rid of the bad part of my trip first: ” At the end of the race, i went […]

Binbrook, Ontario
Swim 750m
Bike 27km
Run 6.5km
Race number 2 of the triathlon season for me and was hoping to improve on last week. Binbrook is based out of a conservation area and a really nice place to race. The lake is […]

Lakeside Ontario
Swim 750m
Bike 30Km
Run 7.5km
This was the first race of the year and other than doing a lot of swimming over the winter I really didn’t know what to expect on the bike and […]

When I originally registered for this race back in February, it was a high priority.  Things changed though, when I was offered a new job with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training.  I was assigned to be on staff support in Muskoka for the event weekend, and was told I could still race […]

Race:  Binbrook Duathlon & Triathlon (GT 12.9)
Date:  Sunday June 14, 2009.

Location:  Binbrook Conservation Area – Hamilton, Ontario
Description:  Duathlon (4.5 km, 27 km, 4.5 km) // GT12.9 (400 m swim, 10 km bike, 2.5 km run)
Sport:  Duathlon & Triathlon
Website:  www.hsbctriathlon.com
A busy workweek and sluggish training week leads to a sluggish race.
Many times we all have those […]

Race Date: Sat. May 23, 2009.
Time: 6:30pm
Weather: 22 degrees celcius, sunny
Apologies for this review being so late — perhaps it took that long to recover from the post-race eating binge at the ByWard Market.
For those who are not familiar with the Ottawa area, the ByWard Market is a few blocks filled with restaurants, food stands […]

Bacel Ride for Heart Sunday June 7This was an incredible event.  If you haven’t heard of it before, this ride completely closes down the Gardiner expressway and the Don Valley Parkway to allow more then 13000 riders to ride the route up and down.  I was interested in this even for two reasons.  One was […]