TrySport Niagara Swim Clinic

Approximately one month ago – I know, I’ve been a busy boy – I was invited to participate in a special Masters Swim Clinic hosted by the good folks at the new TrySport Niagara store.  ‘TrySport Niagara’ is run by local professional triathlete Wolfgang Guembel and his equally athletic better half, Barb Szybka.  I’m sure [...]

Rick and Olympic Swimmers

This was simply too good to resist posting; Rick Mercer visits the Olympic training facility in Victoria, BC and talks with future Canadian Olympic hopefuls.  Funnily enough, watching Rick doing his flip-turns is not unlike my own pathetic learning curve in this regards.  Oh, and I really need to get me one of those harness [...]

Avoiding ‘Swim Rage’, or Basic Lane Swim Etiquette 101

Imagine what life would be like driving on the road in your car if there were no traffic rules to be observed by motorists. It would be complete and utter chaos.  Believe me, it would.  I have experienced this first hand while trying to drive in Manila, in the Philippines.  Motorists don’t drive – they [...]

Thank you, Clif Bar!

Here’s an ‘oldie but a goodie’  for sure, but where it does crack me up completely it’s actually a little realistic at the same time.  And, yes, those mass swim starts can often feel like this at times; high school swim meet, meets real-life Kumate…all rolled into one. Enjoy.

Just When I Thought it was Safe to go Back into the Water

Today’s was the official “back to business” day as far as my swim training was concerned as this morning earmarked the first off-season Masters Swim class with my TryForce group, not to mention my first swim in nearly a month.  Yeah, you read that right…I literally haven’t swam a stroke in nearly 4 weeks; since [...]

Swimmer’s Sinusitis

Lately, I’ve had this on-going battle after with my sinuses and I’ve just been chalking it up to the changing of the seasons, or the gravitational pull of the moon, or planetary alignment, or whatever it is that makes your nose drip like a diuretic gerbil.  But now I’ve discovered that I may, in fact, [...]

Pimp Your Stroke

No, this was NOT my alias back in my ‘ol alma mater days.  Likewise there is no Ecko,  Rocawear,  Sean John,  Kangol,  Baby Phat,  or any other ridiculous sounding fashion wear involved.  Nope, not even a single fuzzy pimp hat. What the hell am I on about you ask?  Well, I found a very helpful [...]

Finis Aquapulse Heart Rate Moniter

Me likey muchly.  Me want one.  And at only $159.99 (US), hell, better order me two.   To order click here.

To Pee or Not to Pee…

There is a common dialogue that is regularly waged amongst most triathletes I know that I would like to weigh in on; specifically, is it actually beneficial to peeing in your wetsuit? I know, right?  How gross is that?  But, yup, there it is – a lot of them do it.  In fact, they don’t [...]

Open Water vs. The Pool

This evening was my first opportunity to get in an open water swim prior to competing in my first Olympic triathlon of the season this Sunday in Woodstock.  Today was my ‘swim tune up’, if you will so we headed out to the new Welland International Flatwater Center, which is a gorgeous new public facility [...]