Due to the silly number of races I ran last year, I earned a valuable first pick at the team lottery and naturally chose a Mizuno product voucher. Arnold at Mizuno has been very supportive and to say I am a loyal fan of Mizuno products would be an understatement. But please trust me, if […]

Short Version:
I ran around and around and around and around and then I walked a little
Then I did it some more
And some more
And some more….
Long Version:
Back in January, some lunatics on RWOL forum brought up doing this 24hr event in Cleveland Ohio on Sept 17/18th. Seeing some of the awesome people doing this, […]

Made the trek up to Ganaraska for the Dirty Enduro for the 3rd year. And doing the 30k for year 2. Plus unless I’m getting paid I don’t wake up for 9am starts any more.
On the way up had the mental argument of ride cliplless or flats this year. Or basiically treat […]

Race Details:
Swim - 2K
Bike - 94K
Run - 21.1K
I’ve done this race every year since it started in 2008 and have learned something new every time and also improved my race time each year. This year was again no different, and I was hoping to improve upon my time of 4:56:26 from 2010. […]

What is FIST, you may ask? It is a system for fitting a rider to a triathlon bike, devised by Dan Empfield at Slowtwitch.com - you can read more about the key principles here: http://www.slowtwitch.com/Bike_Fit/index.html
Anyway, I was fit on my triathlon bike roughly four years ago by an upscale bike store in central/West Toronto. Four […]

A beautiful day for a beautiful run… that sums up this event for 2011.  With this year’s course change adding some ups and downs to deal with, this is a great and challenging route.  What it lacks in people on the course, it makes up for in scenery.  From the start in downtown St. Catharines […]

A vast majority of endurance athletes supplement their training with some kind of ergogenic aid, whether it be a carbohydrate gel or drink, an energy bar, or another type of nutritional supplement. Some individuals claim that liquid nutrition is the way to go, while others feel that solid foods are what is needed to train […]

I  love racing in Muskoka so I was very excited to finally take a crack at the tough Muskoka 70.3 course.  I also figured that after three years of rain, the race was due for some decent conditions!
The pre-race days got off to a stellar start when I crashed while turning around at the end of […]

Fun!!!!
Did my first ever off road tri at the element Racing “Mine over matter” triathlon.
Basically went to support my buddy doing his first tri.  I have been intrigued by the Xterra race series for a while, but never participated in one.  It had been a while since I raced on a Mountain bike so I […]

2011 - The Year of the Cramp
A recent article “Stop Seizing Up” by Alex Hutchinson in the September edition of Canadian Running has got me thinking. Just what has been going on with all the cramps I have been suffering this year? Why me and why now? What exactly has changed? The timing of the […]

Race:  Toronto Women’s 10km
Date:  Saturday August 27th, 2011
Location:  Sunnybrook Park, Toronto, ON
Website:  www.towomensruns.com
Busting A Gut at The Toronto Women’s 10km
 
I’d been looking forward to this race for a while.  Race director Cory Freedman always puts on a good event and it’s a lot of fun racing in a women’s only field.  Plus the swag is […]

There are a lot of crazy runners in Ontario. In fact we have our own event. It’s called the ENDURrun.
The ENDURrun is 7 races in 8 days, covering 160km (99.4miles).
I, being a complete lunatic, decided I would also throw in a 6hr trail race, the day before the ENDURrun started.
So Friday night I have […]

Ran the Friendly Massey Marathon July 17th
A small marathon, only about 56 running it, with another 90 doing the half and 70 doing the 10k.
It’s a two loop course for the marathon.
They start the races at 6am to avoid the worst of the heat, but this year we still got hit by some. Starting temp […]

July 2nd was the Creemore Verticle Challenge 50k. A 25k hourglass loop with 50% trail, 50% country road and almost no cliffs. The course
is hilly, climbing the Niagara Escarpment twice with about 875M (2871feet) vertical ascent per loop. They are fond of saying not many of those annoying flat spots.
Friday was a holiday here so […]

June 18th I ran the Niagara 50k. This is a big event for our group, as there is a companion 10k, half and Marathon and walking categories for each race. Unike most of the ultra’s around here, this one is not a trail race, but takes place mostly on paved pathways. Therefore it’s a great […]

First of all, this race follows a lovely course through Mississauga with beautiful scenery and good organization. Beyond that, I have nothing decidedly negative or positive to say about it. In fact, now having done both the Mississauga and Toronto races, the former may be my preference for a spring marathon.
In terms of results, I […]

The first annual Sears Great Canadian Run will be happening on September 24th. This is a 131 km run from Toronto to Blue Mountain in Collingwood raising money in support of ending pediatric cancer. I first heard about this event through Running Free who is a proud sponsor. Together with my team mates on Team […]

Triathletes are planners… Managers of time.  Experts in the field some would say.  

Some of us plan racing seasons and training years to the finest of detail.  We know where, and when we will race months in advance.  In some cases, this is the only way for us to register for a race at all! […]

As an endurance athlete, does it ever feel like all that you do is eat + train + sleep? it’s life’s triathlon with 3 highly important disciplines - if you plan to achieve your training goals.I must disclose - I am currently training for my first Ironman (Florida).  I never truly imagined how much food […]