Sep 24
T2 I was so relieved to arrive into T2! For one the hills were over. At least I thought so. And two, I had not suffered any mechanicals. While walking my bike to the rack, I did notice that my tire was just slightly rubbing the frame. Can I use this as an excuse for …
Sep 19
T1 I bypassed the wetsuit strippers on the exit of the swim and started the long haul up the hill to the Deerhurst Lodge parking lot were the transition was. I can get out of my wetsuit pretty quickly and I thought the strippers would take longer than if I did it myself. I may …
Sep 18
I think the best things about the Muskoka Ironman 70.3 race is the later 8AM start and the hotel proximity to the transition. The latter is only a benefit if you are actually staying at the Deerhurst Resort, which I did. Given those items I was able to sleep in until around 5AM race morning, …
Sep 09
Despite the fact that I missed my goal of finishing under 6 hours, I had a really great day today. But the bike was actually 58.5 miles instead of the 56 mile standard for a Ironman 70.3 race and I finished 2 minutes and 55 seconds past 6 hours, I will consider that goal reached. …
Sep 09
Up by 5 am this morning.Temp outside is 7 deg C or 44 F. Arm Warmers and gloves are going in transition.Hope water is warm!2 bagels with almond butter and a banana.Fresh pressed coffee. 6:45 AM – Transition setup and back to the room to relax for a bit. Socks, gloves and arm warmers are …
Sep 02
It is hard to believe that my “A” race for the season, Ironman Muskoka 70.3, is only a week away. With that comes the surprisingly challenging taper weeks. You would think that a relaxation in training volume and intensity would be welcomed with open arms at this time, but strangely it is a bit of …
Aug 12
The day begun as a typical race morning with the alarm beeping away at 3:50AM. I slept well until about 1AM and then it was up every hour checking the clock. I stuffed down some chia seed toaster waffles with maple syrup and a cup of coffee. Then after a quick morning constitutional, I racked …
Aug 10
When my coach notified me that this week was a recovery week, I was a little disappointed at first. But after thinking back over the hard work I had done during those high intensity workouts of this last training block and that this was a race week, I accepted the hard truth. Why is it …
Aug 07
Here is a pretty cool YouTube video of Ironman Lake Placid I came across…
Jul 27
I peeled myself out of bed around 5:30AM after a night of tossing and turning. I was anxious about the day and I was not even racing. Perhaps I was nervous about the reality of the quest would be undertaking that I was about witness. I was nervous for those that I knew that were …
