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Bridgetown Triathlon by the Numbers

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 [...]

Tour de France “Talk”

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!

Tinman Triathlon

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 [...]

Does More = Better?

Before this year, I ran at least 60 kms a week.  My reasoning was I thought there was a hypothetical minimum number I needed to keep my “base” but also allow me to continue progressing as a runner.  There wasn’t much science behind this and it’s showing.

Enter 2010 and the biggest running week I’ve done all year is 60 [...]

Triple T Ohio - 4 Triathlons in 3 days

 

This is not your typical event.  This is a weekend consumed by triathlon.  Each day is a physical and mental challenge to keep you moving.  Over 3 days, the body will have raced longer than an Ironman distance.  However, the race is broken up into “manageable” distances. 

Here is a recap from my perspective.

Day [...]

Diagnosing the Triple T

The weeks have flown by since my last race in California 70.3.  My time has been filled with a lot of training but even more with soul searching; where to next? 

Racing has started to become a large portion of my life, especially in the absence of a true 9-5 white/blue collar job.  Getting [...]

Fightin Irish

Did a 10K on the weekend, Running Room St. Patricks Day race, to test the leg speed.  I’m always impressed what the body can do on tired legs.  After leading from start to finish I finished in an overall time of 34:06.

Shark Tank

On Saturday I participated in the second of three swim races held at the University of Ottawa.  This series called, “The Shark Tank”, is a mix of long distance swimming and life guard race drills.  

My race had 3 different events spread out over 2 hours.  The first race was a 1500m time trial, [...]

Triple T Triathlon

Up for an adventure this spring? Four triathlons in 3 days!

Race 1 – Super Sprint

Friday, May 21st, 2010 at 5:00 P.M.

SWIM: The 250 meter swim is a counter clockwise loop course in Turkey Creek Lake with participants starting in a time trial start every 3-5 seconds. Swim start is a dry [...]

5Peaks Race Report

On Saturday, Amanda and I ran in the 4/5 in the 5Peaks series held near Wakefield QC.  If you remember, I had been here once before racing at the National Snowshoe Championships.  In fact it was the same (or very similar) course.

Both of us knew we had lost fitness from the summer.  [...]