May the Fourth Be With You

Long(ish) Run (click to see stats) 10.29k (52:59) Avg. Heart Rate = 150 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 169 bpm Avg. Pace = 5:09 min/km Best Pace = 4:01 min/km Calories = 982 Temp = 12º I decided to celebrate May 4th in a most typical fashion:  by running.  Hey, what else do I ever [...]

Simon vs. Lance

Someone had to do it; someone had to put Lance Armstrong in his place.  So why not first ever Olympic Gold Medalist and all round nice guy, Simon Whitfield?  The two have recently raged a war of words through the popular social media site Twitter after the brash Texan slighted the Olympic-distance triathlon – Simon’s [...]

You Know You’re a Triathlete When…

As I’m already into my fourth, and what promised to be my most significant season yet, I have learned that the sport of triathlon is not so much a hobby or an interest as it is a total lifestyle overhaul.  Speaking for myself, the last three years that I’ve dedicated to this sport were not [...]

My Tri-Shit (Part 2)

Just about everything has found its place now.  It’s either within arm’s reach of leaving or entering the front door, conveniently stashed away for later use, or laying out in the open much to my girlfriend’s dismay.  Whatever the case, it is very apparently to those in the know that a budding triathlete leaves here; [...]

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 [...]

My Tri-Shit (Part 1)

Since my past few weeks of training has nearly revolved entirely around the packing and unpacking of all my stuff during and after my big move, I’ve come to realize how much of my shit is, in fact, ‘tri-shit’ so to speak.  Seriously, I used to think I was a minimalist but then I cleaned [...]

The Bike Thief

This post has neither anything to do, or even in common with the sport of triathlon apart from the fact that it involves bikes…specifically, stealing bikes. God knows what I’d ever do if either Daisy or Lucille should ever be forcefully or illicitly removed from my life; I’d probably crawl into a badger hole and [...]

Tri-Peeves

I’ve been under a lot of stress lately with the big pending move from my beloved bachelor pad, newly developing financial responsibilities including the purchase of my first vehicle, and my amped up training regimen.  Lately, it just seems like there’s been no time for me and the stuff I used to enjoy like sitting [...]

Shit Triathletes Say

They say that “the greatest strength of a person is his ability to laugh at himself”.  Well then, that must make me the next Alexander Craig, baby, because I’m guilty at having said at least 95% of this crap at some point or other.  I’m surprised somebody hasn’t drop-kicked me square in the sack yet. [...]

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.