Vancouver

Sunday was a very busy weekend for races!!!

Vancouver was testing its 2008 world championship course with a World cup and a race for the age groupers to grab an early ticket to the worlds. Shane, Lyndsey, Darryl and Elaine all took part in the race. The weather was not great with some rain on the course making for some slippery conditions. This plus a cold ocean made for a difficult day. Oh did I forget to mention that the course was a bit long. About 4 km or so long! Not what everyone expected.

With these challenging conditions we had some great racing! Lyndsey was testing her fitness with the 1st tri of the year. It is good. She came in 1st in her AG and 5th woman overall. Darryl was also racing in his 1st tri of the year. His fitness is good as he placed 3rd in his age group and 10th overall. This was Shane's 3rd race of the year and his best to date. He placed 5th in his AG and 37 overall. He was very happy to set PR's today.

Elaine was on track to a great result as well until a crash on her bike slowed her progress. Elaine crashed just after the bike turnaround and landed hard on her side. Her helmet is cracked in 2 and her shoulder is separated. After falling Elaine picked herself up and finished the bike and the 14 km run. Can you imagine running / biking with a separated shoulder??? Elaine finished the race very proud and happy to be able to be OK. Even with the crash, Elaine was able to come in 6th in her Age group. Wow. Please send positive thoughts to Elaine as she is healing over these next 2 weeks.

The results from today were amazing!!! You are all great athletes and I am very proud of what you all accomplished in Vancouver. Keep your focus on the next race, and be safe!!! If anyone has any pics from Van please email my way.