It’s coming to a close, my life in Ottawa that is. In less than a week I’ll be in my new “home”; London, Ontario. What I thought would be an easy time, ie: only taking 12 hours turned into a two day affair. The short story is I found a great place which I’ll [...]
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In late July, I gave a small presentation about the importance of nutrition to an endurance athletes. I covered most of the important topics like what to eat before, during and after. Also, what to eat for the rest of the day (is there anything else?!). The basis of the presentation was how [...] There isn’t a triathlete alive who absolutely loves running off the bike. Even the fastest athletes like Alistar Brownless and Craig Alexander probably wished the race stopped after the bike. But a triathlon can’t be completed unless you finish the run (or it’s just an aquathalon). So how do you run faster off [...] In the whirl wind season that is triathlon, sometimes its easy to get away from your goals. At the beginning of the season, in those dark days of winter, you may of had 1 or 2 solid goals in mind. These were to become the foundation of your season. Then as the season [...] I had been looking forward to this race for a long time: Bridgetown Long Course (Swim: 2K, Bike: 94K and Run 20K). At Christmas time I asked my parents if they minded me coming back to the farm; both to paint their house (no problem with that) and to do the race. After taking [...] Is there such a thing as healthy candy? I don’t think so… Wikipedia’s definition of candy is: a confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water, to which flavorings and colorants are added. The word candy comes from the Sanskrit meaning “piece of sugar”. Hard to believe any food item which is defined [...] This was the most popular post last year, with the chatter about Lances return. So, whose going to win the Tour? Take the stages? Crash? Overrated? Let’s talk!
If your going to read anything about fluid intake, please start here. There is a lot of information on the web offering their opinion about how much is recommended. It’s all controversial; how can a fluid intake be given without knowing your height, weight, sweat rate or even intensity?! Plus the ranges of fluid intake [...] Race: Tinman Triathlon Location: Tupper Lake, New York Distance: 1.9K swim, 90K bike and 21.5K Run Description: Swim was in a lake with a rectangular buoy line. Bike was rolling with good pavement conditions. Run was hilly for the first 5 miles then relatively flat (mix of pavement and trail). Conditions: Cool and [...] |
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