I had planned to race as many of the Subaru Niagara Running Series races as possible in 2011. However due to a bad bout of flu (Jordan 5K), and the day my son was born (Confederation Park 5K) I have missed the last two.  I was excited to get back into it with this 10K […]

Race: Peach Bud 10k, Grimsby
Date: June 28, 2011. Result: 20th overall, 4th master, 2nd age category, 37:10 (2011 PB = 35:49).
Website: www.instride.ca
Ewwwwww what a crappy time. Truly my first thought when I stopped my watch just after crossing. But before I have any more thoughts on the matter, let me catch my breath. It […]

I went into this race with no idea what my result would be.  Training has been very sporadic since the spring, and especially since the birth of our second child on May 5.  With a 22 month old and a high maintenance newborn in the house, free time has been at an ultra-premium.  I wanted […]

First off, I want to thank John Salt and Multisport Canada for putting on yet another excellent race. I did my first triathlon with MSC back in 2006, and I have seen it grow over the years. The race series now looks extremely professional, well organized, and has a “big event” feel to it.
Here is […]

I had a great experience doing this race last year, so when the registrations opened up for 2011, I had no hesitation for signing up. I always have specific goals whenever going into a race, whether it happens or not depends on the day. I wanted to get a PB from last year which was […]

I’ll make this one quick since this happened one week ago, plus it would be wise to get this one up before I put up one on Welland. Better late than never, but sometimes life gets in the way of these race reports from time to time. Here is my report for my 2 […]

Niagara Ultra 50km, Full Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km run/walk (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Saturday, June 18, 2011 @7am
Sunny & humid, 25 degrees celcius
 
The Niagara Ultra is an annual tradition of the St. Catherines Road Runners and part of the Ontario Ultra Series. I chose this event as the venue for my first full marathon attempt in six years […]

Ok ladies, don’t be shy – it’s time to talk about sports bras! I’ve been complaining for a while that my old favorites need replacing. The elastic is worn out and the support just isn’t there anymore. I put off buying new ones because they are expensive (how can so little material cost so much?). […]

Despite the popularity of the Guelph Lake triathlons, I had never raced this venue before.  Since I am unable to race the favorite Muskoka chase this year I thought it might be fun to give Guelph a try.  My stepfather was racing the sprint, so I decided to sign up for the shorter distance and […]

For two weekends each summer, the Guelph Lake Conservation area is buzzing with talk about faster transitions, negative run splits, and wetsuit regulations.  The Guelph Lake Triathlon draws a great crowd of athletes and spectators, and with good reason.

This would be the first race of the season for me, and I was excited to find […]

Race:  Woodstock Sprint Triathlon
Date:  Saturday June 11th, 2011
Distance:  500m swim, 20km bike, 4km run
website:  www.msctriathlon.com
This was the first triathlon of the season and my first tri in almost 3 years.  So to say I was a bit apprehensive was an understatement.  I went into full freak out mode the day before the race.  What was […]

Goals heading into the race
Run strong, bike stronger, don’t annihilate myself, and try not to get sicker than I already was.
The race
This race site is really growing on me. I love the run course (minimal pavement), especially crossing over the dam. And the biggest challenges on the bike are the winds and overcoming your own […]

Race: Confederation Park 5k
Date: May 7, 2011.
Part of the Subaru Race Series: http://www.instride.ca
A month after my solid but unspectacular result in the Jordan 5k came the redo.
I had entered the Confederation Park 5k for the first time in 2009, finally polishing off a dusty old 19:02 PB to a bright new 18:16. A memorable occasion […]

After 3 weeks of every excuse for not showing up to the last 3 Endo races. Got the Mistress and I to the site for this weeks O2 debt location. The new place being Macintosh Mills which is an interesting place. Report on that later in the season.
Got a little lost finding the place. So […]

Race Details:
Swim – 1.9K
Bike – 90K
Run – 21.1K
I decided to do this race when I found out a number of the Ironman Austria group members were going, and also when I heard a friend of mine from Waterloo, Henrique Reis (Rique) had decided to sign up as well. At least that meant I had someone […]

For me personally, this race was a disaster.  It was the first time that I have failed to complete a race, and while I accepted long ago that inevitably I would get a DNF at some point, I am still very frustrated that it happened.
Having completed this race last year, I felt very confident going […]

I decided to give a new style of Salomon’s a shot.  A lot of hype had been surrounding the new Salomon XR Crossmax shoe - it was the shoe that would get you to the trails straight from home via pavement.  As most know it can be tough running on roads in your trail runners to […]

Bread & Honey 15k
Where:  Streestville, Mississauga
When:  June 5th, 2011
Website:  www.breadandhoneyrace.com
Good Things Come in Threes
And since I consider 3 to be my lucky number, mainly because I was born on the 3rd day of the 3rd month, I thought that getting a bib number with 333 on it might just be a sign of […]

Race: Alfie Shrubb 8k - Bowmanville
Date: June 5, 2011
Are prizes really necessary? Most road races have some, and some road races have incredibly good prizes. Alfie Shrubb fell into this category, at least that was, until this year.
Race director Al Storie has built the Alfie Shrubb race to restore the memory and historic importance of the […]

Race:  Toronto Women’s Half Marathon & 5km
Date:  Sunday May 29th, 2011
Location:  Sunnybrook Park, Toronto
Website:  www.towomensruns.com
Expect The Unexpected - Toronto Women’s Half Race Report
 As a producer I live by this.  I don’t normally take it account into my personal life though.  I suppose I probably should given the way things have been happening as […]