Around the Bay 2012

Around the Bay 30k (click to see stats & route) Chip Time = 2:34:13 (click to see race stats) Category Place = 198/454 (M 35-39) Overall Place = 1617/7000 Overall Place (by gender) = 1243/2967 Avg. Heart Rate = 160 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 168 bpm Avg. Pace = 5:06 /km Max. Pace = [...]

Chilly Half Marathon

Chilly Half Marathon (click to see stats & route) Chip Time = 1:39:23 (click to see race stats) Category Place = 48/192 (M 35-39) Overall Place = 403/3300 Avg. Heart Rate = 162 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 171 bpm Avg. Pace = 4:43 /km Max. Pace = 3:35 /km Calories = 2032 Temp = [...]

Cancun 70.3 (In Retrospect)

Since I’ve been on a big reminiscing kick lately given that’s it a new year as well as a new training season, not to mention the new goals I have set for myself in 2012, I’m going to kick the vanity level up another notch for one more post and share some photos from the [...]

Resolution Walk/Run: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

The Good Resolution Run (click to see stats) 5k (49:52) Avg. Heart Rate = 100 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 131 bpm Avg. Pace = 9:27/km Best Pace = 4:54/km Calories = 342 Temp = 4º Last year, I was privileged to participate in this Running Room with another friend for whom it was her [...]

Cancun 70.3 (A Survivors Tale)

2k swim, 90k bike, 21.1k run Goal Time = 5:30:00 Chip Time = 5:22:19 (click to see official Stats) Category Place = 43/176 (M 35-39) Overall Place = 159/1078 Fuel: 1 carrot muffin, 1 Red Bull Energy Shot, 2 btls. Perpetuem (bike), 2 pkgs Chomps (bike), 2 btls. Gatorade (bike), 2 GU gels (run)…and lots [...]

Goderich Olympic Triathlon

1k swim, 42.5k bike, 10k run Chip Time = 2:25:30 Category Place = 3/25 (M 30-39) Fuel: 1 oatmeal date square (pre-race), 2 btls. Perpetuem (bike), 1 pkg Chomps (bike) “On a flat roof, there’s a boy leaning against the wall of rain Aerial held high, calling “come on thunder, come on thunder” I know [...]

Niagara Triathlon (Relay)

I had an opportunity to experience a new first this weekend, namely, my participating as part of a relay team at the local Niagara Triathlon. I initially received a call on Wednesday from a fellow TryForce teammate who was injured recently when he took a tumble off his bike at approximately 41.5km/h, and as such, [...]

Twenty Valley Half Marathon

Twenty Valley Half Marathon (click to see stats & route) Chip Time = 1:52:54 (click to see race stats) Category Place = 10/21 (M 35-39) Overall Place = 48/171  Avg. Heart Rate = 166 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 175 bpm Avg. Pace = 5:19 /km Max. Pace = 2:56 /km Calories = 2010 Temp [...]

Martin’s Surf n’ Turf

Today was a real treat where I got to switch the controls from ‘race mode’ to ‘fun mode’ for a change and enjoy participating in Martin’s Surf n’ Turf, a low-key 400m swim in a balmy man made lake followed by a 5k run around Gulliver Park.  I learned about this event through some friends [...]

The Welland Review

2k swim, 90k bike, 21.1k run Goal Time = 5:31:00 Chip Time = 5:02:25 (click to see Sportstats page) Category Place = 17/38 (M 35-39) Overall Place = 70/305 Fuel: 1 btl. Perpetuem (pre-race), 2 btls. Perpetuem (bike), 2 pkgs Chomps (bike), 1 GU gel (run)…and bucket loads of water and cold sponges. Believe it [...]