Winterlude Triathlon - Feb 6, 2010.  8k skate - 5k ski - 5k run.
For most endurance athletes in Canada, winter is a time of indoor treadmills and bike trainers.  If you’re like me, cabin fever is a by product of these vitamin D deficient days which is why the Winterlude Triathlon has become the annual […]

This was my first time attempting anything longer than an Olympic length race, and was not sure what to expect in terms of how I would feel over that distance, nor the pace to go at. 
I started the swim off in the purple category (a little faster than I thought I would want to […]

Well, been putting off writing this one.
 Headed up to Bracebridge to compete in the sprint triathlon.  A great little venue, I got there real early (a little too early as the drive didn’t take as long as I thought).
 As allways, HSBC runs a fantastic race, and the organization was awesome.
 Spent a good amount of time […]

This past Saturday (Nov.14/2009), myself and my guide and friend Syd Trefiak, ventured down to the sunny south! Clearwater Florida!
Our mission? To take on our third and biggest event of the year, the Foster Grant Ironman World Championships 70.3 .
Syd and I met up earlier this year when I began my Paratriathlon career. He stepped […]

After Muskoka my season was done. I thought. Then I got an e-mail from Ryan saying that he had been offered a spot in Clearwater. Do I want to go? Why the hell not! I can honestly say that I did not train a ton between Muskoka and Clearwater. The reputation of the 70.3 world […]

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Last year 6 of us decided that we would volunteer at Ironman Florida & then sign up to do the race this year.  I wasn’t quite sure how I had got talked into doing this, but decided that if everyone else was in, then so was I.  I had severe whiplash in January, so lost a […]

 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 […]

At last minute on friday i checked the weather forecast and i decided that i will enter the olympic distance triathlon.  Since the olympic distance race does not start before 10am, it was a great to wake up at a “normal” time then take the road with the sun already up in the sky .
I arrived on site […]

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 […]

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 […]

Race:  Cobourg Duathlon Weekend
Date:  August 29 & 30, 2009.

Location:  Victoria Park – Cobourg, Ontario
Description:  Int. Du (10k/40k/5k), GT Du (1.5/10/2.5), Sprint Du (5/20/2.5)
Sport:  Duathlon
Website:  www.hsbctriathlon.com
With less than a week to go before the Canadian 226, this weekend of racing provided a great bike and run tune up in preparation […]

Sunday August 16, 2009
Triathlon
Swim 750m, Bike 30 Km, Run 7.5 Km
I have done this race each of the last 3 years and really like racing on Toronto Island. This race just keeps getting better each year. In 2007 it was switched to a duathlon as the water temps dropped to low 50s […]

Race:  Toronto Island GT 12.9 & Duathlon
Date:  Saturday August 15 & Sunday August 16, 2009.

Location:  Toronto Island (Hanlan’s Point)
Description:  400m swim, 10 km bike, 2.5 km run / 4.5k run, 30k bike, 4.5k run
Sport:  Triathlon & Duathlon
Website:  www.hsbctriathlon.com
GT 12.9 – Saturday August 15
400 m swim – 9:22 […]

HSBC Bracebridge Sprint Triathlon - Aug 8, 09
Swim 750m, Bike 20km, Run 5km
This is the first year for the sprint race and I was looking forward to seeing what it was like. I had toyed with the idea of doing the half but my lack of longer training dictated that the sprint was a […]

Race:    Bracebridge Half Iron Distance Duathlon
Date:    August 9, 2009
Description:  7.5 kilometer run, 90 kilometer bike, 21.1 kilometer run.
Location:  Annie Williams Park, Bracebridge Ontario.
Website:  http://www.hsbctriathlon.com/ms/
What do you get when you cross a torrential thunderstorm, a powerful sun, thick humid air and a heap load steep Muskoka hills?  Answer:  A great day.
Although the weather outside was frightful, athletes […]