Sunday Sep.20th,Toronto IslandmRaces
www.torontoislandrace.com
I have made it a right of summer passage for the last 4 years or so to run either the 5k or 10k on the island inSeptember,but with my choice to do the Goodlife Toronto Marathon as opposed to the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon racing either did not fit into my training schedule.Enter faithful […]

Time: 1:34:49.6
(Average 4:30/km pace)
239 out of 7,945 participants
31 out of 446 M25-29 age group
217 out of 3,412 men
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There was no PB to be had this race; it was a particularly challenging race, with the weather being humid, despite morning temperatures being 15-16 degrees celsius. The morning started off reasonably well - woke up 2 hours […]

I have been in the market for a new running jacket for a while or more accurately I am always looking for new gear in which to train and race. I picked up a Salomon Momentum Warm Jacket in June thinking that I really wouldn’t get the opportunity to use it until the weather […]

 Winding down the summer with a major race is always fun.  Especially an Ironman sanctioned event, because you really feel like you are involved in something big.  Especially with big name pros attending.   Muskoka 70.3 lived up to this.I decided to camp on the saturday night as opposed to getting a hotel room.  Not […]

The Toronto Island race is my favourite event on the multisport calendar. The reason is because I don’t have to wake up at 4 am to get ready, or pay $600 to fly to somewhere else, etc. This is literally a 5 minute drive from where I live. So naturally, I have this race circled […]

Sunday September 20, 2009
750m swim 30km bike 7.5km run
This venue is one of my favorites even though it is about a 90 minute drive from home. Driving to the race was a little concerning as the temperature continued to drop as we got closer. When I left home it was 12 […]

Race:  Lakeside II Sprint Duathlon & GT 12.9
Date:  Saturday September 19 & Sunday September 20, 2009.
Location:  Lakeside Summer Resort
Description:  3 km run, 20 km bike, 3 km run / 400m swim, 10 km bike, 2.5 km run
Sport:  Duathlon & Triathlon
Website:  www.hsbctriathlon.com
This was the last duathlon and triathlon […]

Despite not getting the chance to swim, the Cobourg Olympic Tri at the end of August was my wettest racing experience so far…
Perhaps the exception to this was the Bracebridge Half Iron this season…. but I was not really ‘racing’ there so much as I was going through the motions of triathlon in a very […]

I am very satisfied with my Fox River athletic sock purchases. I am an endurance-trained athlete who regularly trains for triathlon and half marathon events. Through my training, I have come to learn that socks can be uncomfortable, hot, moist, and cause blisters. I decided to purchase a better quality sock this year […]

Do you ever have problems finishing a workout? I highly recommend making the switch to GU gels if you want to pursue endurance sport, maintain energy during training and race events, and most importantly, if you want to finish ‘strong’. GU gels are a superior line of race nutrition products with […]

Saturday August 29, 2009
5km Run | 40km Bike | 10km Run
To say this wasn’t a pleasant day is an understatement, it was just plain brutal. It was pouring rain, thunder in the distance and windy, pretty much everything you don’t want on a race day. The swim was cancelled due to big waves […]

Race:  Canadian Iron 226
Date:  September 5, 2009.

Location:  Terry Fox Athletic Facility– Ottawa, Ontario
Description:  3.85 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km run
Sport:  Triathlon
Website:  http://somersault.ca/triathlons.htm
I arrived in Ottawa and finally checked into a hotel at 9:30pm (don’t ask). So pre-race preparation was not starting off so great.  I […]

Name of Race: Cobourg Triathlon
Website for the Race: http://www.hsbctriathlon.com/ms/index.cfmDate of Race: Aug 29, 2009
Location of Race:  Cobourg, ONType of Race: Olympic Distance Triathlon (as a duathlon)
Distance or duration of Race:  5 km R/40 km B/ 10 km RDescription of Race:  
I was curious to see what my form would be like after two months […]

Sunset Shuffle 6k,Thurs.Aug.27th 2009
Wards Island,Toronto Islands
www.sunsetshuffle.com
You would think that after 23 years this little secret would be out! But no,each year approximately 175-200 runners ferry over to the Islands in late August for a 6k race,a post run hotdog and a cold beer! All this for a measly $25.
Nothing fancy about this race.No timing chips,no race […]

Earlier in the year I was in the market for a new watch for training/racing. I used to wear the old school Suunto Vector but it has since been stolen when my house was broken into last winter. It’s tough for me when making a purchase like this as not a single watch […]

Race: Squamish Test of Running Metal, YEAH! AKA….Stormy 50 Miler & 100 Miler
Date:August 8, 2009
Place: Squamish, BC
Sport:Ultra Trail Running
Website: http://homepage.mac.com/designr2/stormy/
I’m finally getting around to putting my post-race airplane scratch into an e-report…kids family and a busy summer have kept me away from the computer!
After many hours of back & forth with Dee I finally decided […]