Friday, September 04, 2009
Phoenix's IMC race report
Alright here goes my IMC 2009 Race Report
Pardon my poor grammer but it wasn't meant to be an english essay :-)
Going into the race this past weekend I had hoped to have a really good swim, hammer the bike and hold on for the run. I knew it was going to be hot, but thought I had factored in for the heat.
The swim was a gong show, I arrived prepared: I’d had a hard time eating any oatmeal at 5 in the morning so I just stuck with my Boost and sipped on some Carbo Pro. When the race started I positioned myself some what right of center, I hoped to be aggressive and find feet. The first bouy felt like the worse kickboxing match ever! People were just swimming all over the place, whacking each other etc, but I felt like I was working my technique and just trying to find faster feet. At one point some guy grabbed my waist and actually pulled me backwards! I know ridiculous, I was so flabbergasted, yet knew anger wouldn’t serve me well, so I just vowed to get back to horizontal and start swimming my butt off again.
As is probably pretty normal, I would find feet, then discover they weren’t fast enough then repeat. Coming around the house boat (rather sail boat this time) I was starting to deal with breathing problems similar to the ones I had at the 70.3. It feels like my throat gets covered in a film of phlegm so I can’t really get a good breathe in or out, and although I ignore it for as long as possible in time it wears me down and I can’t get any oxygen, I have to stop cough several times and then carry on. I’m wondering if I am dealing with allergies or something, because I was relentless in my diet by not taking in any dairy or bananas for weeks prior to the race, which has worked in the past. Any way after the second turn I think I got off course, I was starting to feel lonely and un-abused…when I finally looked up long enough to do more than just keep the orange buoy in sight I realized I was in fact swimming alone, and almost down the center of the course. Dang, it’s a love hate thing, you want to just swim but if you are alone you lose the draft advantage.
I came out of the swim, and was a little pissed at my time, for the effort it wasn’t what I wanted, although nearly 7 minutes faster than last year, so a small triumph.
In transition I ripped through no volunteers to help me because I came out in such a cluster…I was fine with that. Off on the bike. I was hoping for good things on this course as I have worked hard on my bike this year. The first 40 kms were ridiculous. I looked at my computer it was 1:15 it was great, then the climb out started. I don’t know why but I haven’t felt as strong on climbs this year as last, and part of me wanted to make the climbs easy so as to avoid the power drainage, however I was getting passed on the hills, and then having to pass the same people again on the flats. I found the bike course incredibly crowded and damn near impossible to stay out of peoples draft zones. Ricker’s came and went without any issue, however after that I found myself starting to look for the out and back, not because I needed the nutrition at special needs, but almost because I needed to get grounded again, I wasn’t in the moment like I had been the first 90 kms of the bike. At the special needs I missed my turn and just about took a spectator out, then by clip has moved and I couldn’t unclip, I almost fell off my bike trying to stop so a kid could run my special needs bag up to me. After that although I was happy to finish the out and back I was starting to fade. I knew I had lost a lot of my water from my aero drink but I think it was more than I thought. I had water bottles in special needs that I had never used before with my carbo pro in them, and unfortunately I had never used them before and they turned out to be horrific! I couldn’t get the liquid out of them without considerable effort, my aero bottle was just about falling off and I thought I was better off leaving the nutrition in bottles than risk losing it in the aero drink. Either way I was dying up yellow lake, I was so thankful to see some spectators and hear some music, I had dreaded yellow lake since the out and back, with no real reason too, as I wasn’t scared of the hill….just needed to get the bike portion over with. As you know yellow lake is the tough hill because of the timing of where it comes on the course. After that I just enjoyed descending; however with 25 kms or so to go I caught a head wind which I didn’t have the energy to fight. I knew my bike split goal was slipping away from me, but the tank was running empty.
Once back into transition I took my time, getting everything….even got the volunteer to fix my race belt, which was cinched really tight against my waist because apparently the last one to use it was my 6 year old….note to self get her, her own race belt.
I headed out onto the run…and it was immediately noticeable to me that it wasn’t going to be the consistent effort that I needed to keep up with last years time, at first I thought I would still do better because my bike and swim time was faster, but my strategy to walk only aid stations wasn’t working. The smoke from the bike portion might have played a factor but I didn't personally find the smoke from the fire that difficult. (until the following day). I was making it about a half mile and then walking for a couple of minutes and then going again. Any excuse…like a minor hill and I was happy to walk it. I took in water, and either chicken broth or pepsi at every aid, I even drank my carbo pro that I was carrying. I realize now that my nutrition called for four gels and I never took those in. I remember thinking to myself on the run course “I haven’t peed yet, that’s peculiar”, as normally I just run and pee. (turns out this is a sign of the dehydration I was experiencing but totally unaware of). My stomach held up well with the help of the Imodium I took (two doses) even when the runners around me were violently retching…oh the joys of ironman. Anyway, on the run back in I think I just started to work more on auto pilot…my friend auto pilot. Then this New Yorker started to talk to me, and was so red neck in the things he was saying, I actually slowed down so he could get ahead of me, but anyway the Skaha Lake gave me a beautiful sun set.
I had struggled not seeing my family this year, knowing they are at the race somewhere and not seeing them was killing me, I finally ran into them with a kilometer to go, and it was a relief, a little late but awesome, my daughter just about exploded with glee which was so amazing to me. I crossed the finish line….slower than last year which was hugely disappointing. I had hoped that if nothing else I could avoid the medical tent this year as that was the worse part of last years race. Albeit that was not to be my fate. The catcher walked me through the shoot, and then over to the photos, at first I felt good…thankful to be stopped actually, but then it hit. I knew what was coming so I told the catcher that I wasn’t feeling good and had fainted last year. She informed the medical tent…it’s all a blur after that really. I tried to go to the bathroom, but started coming in and out so thought it best to go into the tent. They tried to triage me, and make me sit, some guy kept telling me to keep my eyes open, apparently after I tossed the Gatorade they figured I was belligerent enough to be given a bed…jeeezzz what does a girl have to do around here to pass out in peace?
Anyway I was in and out of it for three hours. Poor David was told repeatedly that I was not in the tent when he came looking, I couldn’t dial his cell phone number despite the lovely volunteer having fetched it for me from my dry clothes bag. At midnight they told me if I couldn’t get up I had to go to the hospital. I was feeling better by then, after a saline drip some IV gravol and a snooze. They said they had never seen such a lack of veins (thank you! at least I win the award for most dehydrated). The lady who poked me had four guys watching what she was doing and I’m not kidding that they cheered when she found a vein. Lol Anyway, it was a hard day. I think I would have done better (at least David would have been much less stressed) had the medical part not happened. I am started to feel a little betrayed by my body…I gave it chicken stock for god sakes…warm chicken stock too…it was gross.
The next day the worse damage was the sheer lack of skin, chafing from the wetsuit and bike shorts, are the things that hurt the most, legs remarkably are fine. (probably because I didn't work them as hard on the run?)
It will be back to the drawing board after this. I plan on taking several months off and not doing anything remotely resembling swimming, biking, or running. :)
Pardon my poor grammer but it wasn't meant to be an english essay :-)
Going into the race this past weekend I had hoped to have a really good swim, hammer the bike and hold on for the run. I knew it was going to be hot, but thought I had factored in for the heat.
The swim was a gong show, I arrived prepared: I’d had a hard time eating any oatmeal at 5 in the morning so I just stuck with my Boost and sipped on some Carbo Pro. When the race started I positioned myself some what right of center, I hoped to be aggressive and find feet. The first bouy felt like the worse kickboxing match ever! People were just swimming all over the place, whacking each other etc, but I felt like I was working my technique and just trying to find faster feet. At one point some guy grabbed my waist and actually pulled me backwards! I know ridiculous, I was so flabbergasted, yet knew anger wouldn’t serve me well, so I just vowed to get back to horizontal and start swimming my butt off again.
As is probably pretty normal, I would find feet, then discover they weren’t fast enough then repeat. Coming around the house boat (rather sail boat this time) I was starting to deal with breathing problems similar to the ones I had at the 70.3. It feels like my throat gets covered in a film of phlegm so I can’t really get a good breathe in or out, and although I ignore it for as long as possible in time it wears me down and I can’t get any oxygen, I have to stop cough several times and then carry on. I’m wondering if I am dealing with allergies or something, because I was relentless in my diet by not taking in any dairy or bananas for weeks prior to the race, which has worked in the past. Any way after the second turn I think I got off course, I was starting to feel lonely and un-abused…when I finally looked up long enough to do more than just keep the orange buoy in sight I realized I was in fact swimming alone, and almost down the center of the course. Dang, it’s a love hate thing, you want to just swim but if you are alone you lose the draft advantage.
I came out of the swim, and was a little pissed at my time, for the effort it wasn’t what I wanted, although nearly 7 minutes faster than last year, so a small triumph.
In transition I ripped through no volunteers to help me because I came out in such a cluster…I was fine with that. Off on the bike. I was hoping for good things on this course as I have worked hard on my bike this year. The first 40 kms were ridiculous. I looked at my computer it was 1:15 it was great, then the climb out started. I don’t know why but I haven’t felt as strong on climbs this year as last, and part of me wanted to make the climbs easy so as to avoid the power drainage, however I was getting passed on the hills, and then having to pass the same people again on the flats. I found the bike course incredibly crowded and damn near impossible to stay out of peoples draft zones. Ricker’s came and went without any issue, however after that I found myself starting to look for the out and back, not because I needed the nutrition at special needs, but almost because I needed to get grounded again, I wasn’t in the moment like I had been the first 90 kms of the bike. At the special needs I missed my turn and just about took a spectator out, then by clip has moved and I couldn’t unclip, I almost fell off my bike trying to stop so a kid could run my special needs bag up to me. After that although I was happy to finish the out and back I was starting to fade. I knew I had lost a lot of my water from my aero drink but I think it was more than I thought. I had water bottles in special needs that I had never used before with my carbo pro in them, and unfortunately I had never used them before and they turned out to be horrific! I couldn’t get the liquid out of them without considerable effort, my aero bottle was just about falling off and I thought I was better off leaving the nutrition in bottles than risk losing it in the aero drink. Either way I was dying up yellow lake, I was so thankful to see some spectators and hear some music, I had dreaded yellow lake since the out and back, with no real reason too, as I wasn’t scared of the hill….just needed to get the bike portion over with. As you know yellow lake is the tough hill because of the timing of where it comes on the course. After that I just enjoyed descending; however with 25 kms or so to go I caught a head wind which I didn’t have the energy to fight. I knew my bike split goal was slipping away from me, but the tank was running empty.
Once back into transition I took my time, getting everything….even got the volunteer to fix my race belt, which was cinched really tight against my waist because apparently the last one to use it was my 6 year old….note to self get her, her own race belt.
I headed out onto the run…and it was immediately noticeable to me that it wasn’t going to be the consistent effort that I needed to keep up with last years time, at first I thought I would still do better because my bike and swim time was faster, but my strategy to walk only aid stations wasn’t working. The smoke from the bike portion might have played a factor but I didn't personally find the smoke from the fire that difficult. (until the following day). I was making it about a half mile and then walking for a couple of minutes and then going again. Any excuse…like a minor hill and I was happy to walk it. I took in water, and either chicken broth or pepsi at every aid, I even drank my carbo pro that I was carrying. I realize now that my nutrition called for four gels and I never took those in. I remember thinking to myself on the run course “I haven’t peed yet, that’s peculiar”, as normally I just run and pee. (turns out this is a sign of the dehydration I was experiencing but totally unaware of). My stomach held up well with the help of the Imodium I took (two doses) even when the runners around me were violently retching…oh the joys of ironman. Anyway, on the run back in I think I just started to work more on auto pilot…my friend auto pilot. Then this New Yorker started to talk to me, and was so red neck in the things he was saying, I actually slowed down so he could get ahead of me, but anyway the Skaha Lake gave me a beautiful sun set.
I had struggled not seeing my family this year, knowing they are at the race somewhere and not seeing them was killing me, I finally ran into them with a kilometer to go, and it was a relief, a little late but awesome, my daughter just about exploded with glee which was so amazing to me. I crossed the finish line….slower than last year which was hugely disappointing. I had hoped that if nothing else I could avoid the medical tent this year as that was the worse part of last years race. Albeit that was not to be my fate. The catcher walked me through the shoot, and then over to the photos, at first I felt good…thankful to be stopped actually, but then it hit. I knew what was coming so I told the catcher that I wasn’t feeling good and had fainted last year. She informed the medical tent…it’s all a blur after that really. I tried to go to the bathroom, but started coming in and out so thought it best to go into the tent. They tried to triage me, and make me sit, some guy kept telling me to keep my eyes open, apparently after I tossed the Gatorade they figured I was belligerent enough to be given a bed…jeeezzz what does a girl have to do around here to pass out in peace?
Anyway I was in and out of it for three hours. Poor David was told repeatedly that I was not in the tent when he came looking, I couldn’t dial his cell phone number despite the lovely volunteer having fetched it for me from my dry clothes bag. At midnight they told me if I couldn’t get up I had to go to the hospital. I was feeling better by then, after a saline drip some IV gravol and a snooze. They said they had never seen such a lack of veins (thank you! at least I win the award for most dehydrated). The lady who poked me had four guys watching what she was doing and I’m not kidding that they cheered when she found a vein. Lol Anyway, it was a hard day. I think I would have done better (at least David would have been much less stressed) had the medical part not happened. I am started to feel a little betrayed by my body…I gave it chicken stock for god sakes…warm chicken stock too…it was gross.
The next day the worse damage was the sheer lack of skin, chafing from the wetsuit and bike shorts, are the things that hurt the most, legs remarkably are fine. (probably because I didn't work them as hard on the run?)
It will be back to the drawing board after this. I plan on taking several months off and not doing anything remotely resembling swimming, biking, or running. :)
Thursday, September 03, 2009
IronMan Canada 2009
Ironman Canada has come and gone. Just like that. A year of training for many is over and now they are wondering what to do next. I have been wondering that exact question. What is next? I have some ideas.....
Anyhow, back to IMC. The weather was quite warm, in the 30's. The swim was good for the No Limits crew with very little issues beside the odd kick to the body and the occasional swim over.
The bike was hot and windy, especially on the 2nd half of the course. This was a challenge for many riders. Especially for a Tri coach who flatted and then rode too hard and ran out of gas at the top of Yellow lake.
The run was hot and smokey from the nearby forest fires, but actually most people did not find this was a problem. The heat did force some slower run times.
Here are the results:
Kyle finished in 10:31 and 23 in Age group. He raced hard and pushed very strong to get through the run.
Rob, finished in 10:54 and was very happy to cross the finish line. He was please with his Swim and bike and knows he can run faster (next time).
Kevin finished in 11:06 and was happy to be back at IMC as it has been 10 years since he last raced.
Kelly and Tara both pulled off great runs in the heat to finish at 12:27. Nice work Ladies.
Rookie Jackie had a great day. Steady swim, good bike and solid run to finish in 12:36. Nice job for a rookie Jackie!!
Dawn finished in 12:55 and was very pleased with her result. She may have been even happier with finding out how much she enjoyed training for long course. :)
Phoenix was back for IMC #2 in a row. She was determine to PR no matter what. Phoenix had a great swim, the bike was good for most and then slowed a bit near the special needs and yellow lake. Nutrition / heat played a role in a tough marathon finsihing in 13:54. That was a very tough finsih Phoenix!
Rookie Brian was ready for the day. At least that is what everyone was telling him. It is hard to believe this until you actually cross the finish line. Eh Brian. Well he did cross the finish line and held his head high with a great finish of 13:55.
Rose was excited to be back at IMC as she know that she may never do this race again. Good swim, really good bike and then struggled a bit on the run. Lesson learned Oranges and Pepsi do not mix. :) or :( . Rose once again finished IMC in the exact same time as last time 14:26. Very consistent Rose. :)
John was also back for his 2nd attempt since last year. Last year he had a very tough day but he showed his true strength and finished in 16:45. This year was different! He finished very strong in 14:29!
Coach Todd had a good swim and then was having a good bike then flatted a tubular. After a 20 min change (with the sag wagon mechanic) followed by a very quick rebound pace I eventually ran out of gas near the top of Yellow Lake (150 Km). It was fun while it lasted and another great learning experience.
Congratulations to all of the Ironman racers and good luck to all those who were standing in line to have their chance to play on such a special day next year! It really is an amazing weekend!!
Anyhow, back to IMC. The weather was quite warm, in the 30's. The swim was good for the No Limits crew with very little issues beside the odd kick to the body and the occasional swim over.
The bike was hot and windy, especially on the 2nd half of the course. This was a challenge for many riders. Especially for a Tri coach who flatted and then rode too hard and ran out of gas at the top of Yellow lake.
The run was hot and smokey from the nearby forest fires, but actually most people did not find this was a problem. The heat did force some slower run times.
Here are the results:
Kyle finished in 10:31 and 23 in Age group. He raced hard and pushed very strong to get through the run.
Rob, finished in 10:54 and was very happy to cross the finish line. He was please with his Swim and bike and knows he can run faster (next time).
Kevin finished in 11:06 and was happy to be back at IMC as it has been 10 years since he last raced.
Kelly and Tara both pulled off great runs in the heat to finish at 12:27. Nice work Ladies.
Rookie Jackie had a great day. Steady swim, good bike and solid run to finish in 12:36. Nice job for a rookie Jackie!!
Dawn finished in 12:55 and was very pleased with her result. She may have been even happier with finding out how much she enjoyed training for long course. :)
Phoenix was back for IMC #2 in a row. She was determine to PR no matter what. Phoenix had a great swim, the bike was good for most and then slowed a bit near the special needs and yellow lake. Nutrition / heat played a role in a tough marathon finsihing in 13:54. That was a very tough finsih Phoenix!
Rookie Brian was ready for the day. At least that is what everyone was telling him. It is hard to believe this until you actually cross the finish line. Eh Brian. Well he did cross the finish line and held his head high with a great finish of 13:55.
Rose was excited to be back at IMC as she know that she may never do this race again. Good swim, really good bike and then struggled a bit on the run. Lesson learned Oranges and Pepsi do not mix. :) or :( . Rose once again finished IMC in the exact same time as last time 14:26. Very consistent Rose. :)
John was also back for his 2nd attempt since last year. Last year he had a very tough day but he showed his true strength and finished in 16:45. This year was different! He finished very strong in 14:29!
Coach Todd had a good swim and then was having a good bike then flatted a tubular. After a 20 min change (with the sag wagon mechanic) followed by a very quick rebound pace I eventually ran out of gas near the top of Yellow Lake (150 Km). It was fun while it lasted and another great learning experience.
Congratulations to all of the Ironman racers and good luck to all those who were standing in line to have their chance to play on such a special day next year! It really is an amazing weekend!!
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Apple Triathlon
Congrats to Sheldon who completed his 1st ever triathlon at the Apple sprint.
He was very please with his swim and bike splits beating the goals he set. He unfortunately had a slip in transition that put out his back and forced his run to much slower than expected. He finished in 1:29 and thoroughly enjoyed the race. Nice work Sheldon.
Shane was also racing. He was really looking forward to this day as it has been a while since he last raced while feeling fit. He finished in 2:22 and was 17th in his age group. Welcome back to racing Shane.
He was very please with his swim and bike splits beating the goals he set. He unfortunately had a slip in transition that put out his back and forced his run to much slower than expected. He finished in 1:29 and thoroughly enjoyed the race. Nice work Sheldon.
Shane was also racing. He was really looking forward to this day as it has been a while since he last raced while feeling fit. He finished in 2:22 and was 17th in his age group. Welcome back to racing Shane.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Xterra Alberta
Lynn and Louise took on a new challenge last weekend. Xterra!
The ladies had a great time and reccomend this race to anyone.
Louise finished in 2:24 (3rd in Age group) and Lynn finished in 2:55 (14th)
Great job Lynn and Louise!!
The ladies had a great time and reccomend this race to anyone.
Louise finished in 2:24 (3rd in Age group) and Lynn finished in 2:55 (14th)
Great job Lynn and Louise!!
Xterra Race Report by Lynn
Xterra report (Sunday, August 23 - Canmore Nordic Centre)
This race was more fun than you can imagine and I totally loved it. I rode very slowly and conservative, but with more mountain bike experience I think I can go a bit faster downhill. The swim was warm and not congested at all as the females went out first followed by two other heats of males. The bike was two loops of nine kilometres each. The course was not technical, but a lot of climbing. The run was hilly made up of two loops, 3.5 k each loop. If anyone is looking to take a "step out of the box" this race may be of interest! It was sold out at 350 athletes and I imagine it will sell out next year as well.
This race was more fun than you can imagine and I totally loved it. I rode very slowly and conservative, but with more mountain bike experience I think I can go a bit faster downhill. The swim was warm and not congested at all as the females went out first followed by two other heats of males. The bike was two loops of nine kilometres each. The course was not technical, but a lot of climbing. The run was hilly made up of two loops, 3.5 k each loop. If anyone is looking to take a "step out of the box" this race may be of interest! It was sold out at 350 athletes and I imagine it will sell out next year as well.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Rob's new play
Rob is directing a play next weekend, and thought you might like to see it. The play is called "Dad's Piano" and Rob's brother Dave wrote it. It is being performed by an accomplished local actor, Christopher Hunt, and an accomplished local pianist, Jeffrey Neufeld. The play is running Thursday, Aug 20 through Saturday, Aug 22 and will be performed at the Motel Theatre, which is a small theatre in the Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts. It's a shorter play, lasting about 45 minutes, so there are several runs of the show each day. Tickets are $15 and are available at the door or via the play website. If you'd like more information, I'm attaching the play web address here.
www.dadspiano.com
www.dadspiano.com
Strathmore Triathlon
Strathmore results:
Tanya 4th overall
Peggy 80th and 13th in AG. (a 6 min PR)
Both Ladies were very happy with their race. Nice work!
Tanya 4th overall
Peggy 80th and 13th in AG. (a 6 min PR)
Both Ladies were very happy with their race. Nice work!
Friday, August 14, 2009
Memories from October IMH
Bob passed these videos along to me that he took at Hawaii Ironman last year.
I remember passing him near the finish and all I could say was Whoop (or something like that). I was very very tired, but what a day!
The 2nd video is after I am done and I am waiting for Lyndsey to get her bike (I really can't remember). All I know is that I was super tired and the ground felt very nice. I did not have to run anymore which was awesome.
Hope you enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMLTnlXMv_k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za7RbQ3E4c0
I remember passing him near the finish and all I could say was Whoop (or something like that). I was very very tired, but what a day!
The 2nd video is after I am done and I am waiting for Lyndsey to get her bike (I really can't remember). All I know is that I was super tired and the ground felt very nice. I did not have to run anymore which was awesome.
Hope you enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMLTnlXMv_k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za7RbQ3E4c0
Strathmore - Good Luck ladies
Good Luck to all the ladies competing in the Strathmore Triathlon this weekend!
Chaparral Triathlon
Last week was Lake Chaparral triathlons. Myron and Mario were challenging the olympic distance. This would be Myron's last race before heading off to Australia for the World champs. On the flip side, this was Mario's 1st ever triathlon.
Myron was close to the leaders during the swim and this helped set him up for a strong bike and run. He was 6th overall male and 1st in his Age group.
Mario enjoyed the whole experience and felt the swim was his strength today. One of the highlights of the day was crossing the line with his son. Welcome to the triathlon club Mario!
Good Luck to Myron in Australia! No worries Mate :)
Myron was close to the leaders during the swim and this helped set him up for a strong bike and run. He was 6th overall male and 1st in his Age group.
Mario enjoyed the whole experience and felt the swim was his strength today. One of the highlights of the day was crossing the line with his son. Welcome to the triathlon club Mario!
Good Luck to Myron in Australia! No worries Mate :)
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Calgary 70.3
Last weekend was the 1st Calgary 70.3 Ironman event. You could not have asked for a nicer day. Beautiful!!! The winds were nonexistent for the bike and I even heard that some athletes even had a tail wind giving them great speeds. How good is that? The sun continued to shine on the run and the temperatures soared to ~30. Very hot to be a racer and spectator. No Limits athletes were out to test the course and had great experiences. Here are the results:
http://www.ironmancalgary.com/results.htm
Jenny finished in a time of 4:58 and 2nd in AgeGroup
Kevin D finished in a time of 4:58 and 12th in AgeGroup
Kevin W finished in a time of 5:07 and 21st in AgeGroup
Elaine finished in a time of 5:21 and 2nd in AgeGroup
Suzanne finished in a time of 5:31 and 9th in AgeGroup
Sue finished in a time of 6:15 and 1st in AgeGroup
Phoenix was using this race as a IMC training day and pulled out early in the run with a slightly sore knee.
Overall we had an excellent day and I am very proud of your efforts. Next races Chaparral, Strathmore and a little race known as IMC. :)
http://www.ironmancalgary.com/results.htm
Jenny finished in a time of 4:58 and 2nd in AgeGroup
Kevin D finished in a time of 4:58 and 12th in AgeGroup
Kevin W finished in a time of 5:07 and 21st in AgeGroup
Elaine finished in a time of 5:21 and 2nd in AgeGroup
Suzanne finished in a time of 5:31 and 9th in AgeGroup
Sue finished in a time of 6:15 and 1st in AgeGroup
Phoenix was using this race as a IMC training day and pulled out early in the run with a slightly sore knee.
Overall we had an excellent day and I am very proud of your efforts. Next races Chaparral, Strathmore and a little race known as IMC. :)
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Saturday morning ride
Here we are on an amazing ride. Today we had no broken chains or flats. Only a small cut by barb wire. :)
Anyone have a bandaid? Jerry?
Oh and lots of hills.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Holes in the gloves
Jerry, are holes supposed to be in the gloves? Elaine why are you laughing. Neuman!!! Stop taking pictures.
Classic moment
What do you think Jerry? Is it flat?
I dunno George let's ask Elaine. Where is Neuman. Neuman!!!
Episode 145 from Seinfeld (cycling trip gone bad)
Friday, July 24, 2009
Canmore Sprint and Olympic Triathlons
Last weekend Canmore was the host town to some fast Sprint and Olympic distance racing. I have had really great feedback on the course. Beautiful, hilly and well organized. There was even some wildlife to be seen (Moose).
No Limits did really well and here are the results. Great work everyone! http://www.resultscanada.com/results2009/2009_CanmoreTriathlon/2009_CanmoreTriathlon.htm
Sprint distance Race:
Myron 2nd overall 2nd in Age group in a time of 1:17
Elaine 3rd woman overall, 1st in Age group in a time of 1:28
Olympic distance
Kyle 13 overall, 3 in AG
Jenny 3rd woman overall, 1st in AG
Rob 39 overall, 7 in AG
Vivian 167 overall, 5 in AG
No Limits did really well and here are the results. Great work everyone! http://www.resultscanada.com/results2009/2009_CanmoreTriathlon/2009_CanmoreTriathlon.htm
Sprint distance Race:
Myron 2nd overall 2nd in Age group in a time of 1:17
Elaine 3rd woman overall, 1st in Age group in a time of 1:28
Olympic distance
Kyle 13 overall, 3 in AG
Jenny 3rd woman overall, 1st in AG
Rob 39 overall, 7 in AG
Vivian 167 overall, 5 in AG
Kyle's Canmore race report
I was a little uncertain of how Ironman training would play out on an Olympic course. My day started off rough. As I was heading out the door to ride up to T1 I realized I had a flat in one of my race wheels. Since I was running late I decided to toss one of Carrie's wheels on my bike and off I went. It seems I wasn't the only one having a bad morning- at the pre-race briefing we found out the race would be delayed because a moose was taking his morning bath in Quarry Lake.
The race started with a crowded group trying to squeeze into the small lake. I tried to push hard through the first 200 m but was constantly hitting different body parts. At one point I was sure I hit the moose! After 10 turns and going slightly off course a few times I ran out of the water only to be partially tackled by a random 7 year old. In my effort to avoid him, my hamstring cramped up and I hobbled the rest of the 300 m to T1. Wasn't pleased with my swim time nor running into a small child.
After fighting with my wetsuit for a while and slipping off my pedal at the mounting area, I finally got on the road. I worked on moving up the field trying to get as close as I could to a 1 hour ride. That would be tougher then I thought as each hill seemed to become longer and steeper on each repeat and my bike computer had decided to pack it in. I pushed hard but felt the effects of the hills at the end of the ride.
At T2 I was in the top 15 and could see 2 people ahead of me. I had a much better transition and was mentally looking forward to the run. Unfortunately my legs had alternative plans. After 2km of marathon pace I finally convinced them that we were running a 10 K and we better get going. I put in a few sub 4 min kms then I hit some more hills. The good thing was that there was no wind... the bad thing was that I had to do those hills again on the second lap. I picked off a few people but soon realized that I would have to run alot faster to match the speed of some of the other racers (One racer did a 33 min run!). I finished hard and felt I left it all out there.
The race started with a crowded group trying to squeeze into the small lake. I tried to push hard through the first 200 m but was constantly hitting different body parts. At one point I was sure I hit the moose! After 10 turns and going slightly off course a few times I ran out of the water only to be partially tackled by a random 7 year old. In my effort to avoid him, my hamstring cramped up and I hobbled the rest of the 300 m to T1. Wasn't pleased with my swim time nor running into a small child.
After fighting with my wetsuit for a while and slipping off my pedal at the mounting area, I finally got on the road. I worked on moving up the field trying to get as close as I could to a 1 hour ride. That would be tougher then I thought as each hill seemed to become longer and steeper on each repeat and my bike computer had decided to pack it in. I pushed hard but felt the effects of the hills at the end of the ride.
At T2 I was in the top 15 and could see 2 people ahead of me. I had a much better transition and was mentally looking forward to the run. Unfortunately my legs had alternative plans. After 2km of marathon pace I finally convinced them that we were running a 10 K and we better get going. I put in a few sub 4 min kms then I hit some more hills. The good thing was that there was no wind... the bad thing was that I had to do those hills again on the second lap. I picked off a few people but soon realized that I would have to run alot faster to match the speed of some of the other racers (One racer did a 33 min run!). I finished hard and felt I left it all out there.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Heart of the Rockies Triathlon
Shane and Louise took on the Heart of the Rockies triathlon and both did well.
Shane finished 2nd in his age group with a time of 2:30
Louise finished 3rd in her age group with a time of 2:40
Good racing Louise and Shane!
Shane finished 2nd in his age group with a time of 2:30
Louise finished 3rd in her age group with a time of 2:40
Good racing Louise and Shane!
Stampede 10 Km
Congrats to Louise who took part in the Stampede 10 Km and finished in a time of 42:23. 2nd in Age group. Nice running Louise.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Great White North Half IronMan
The Great White North Tri was held a couple of weeks ago and we had very good racing conditions. No wind, rain or snow. :) I was fortunate once again to grab a IMC spot. Pheonix grabbed one as well. Here are the results and below are many photos from the race.
Myron 4:37
Todd 4:39
Ian 4:46
Kevin 5:01 (very happy to pass me on the bike)
Suzanne 5:18
Dawn 5:30
Phoenix 5:48
Mary 5:57
Brian 6:04
Tanya 6:14
Great job by everyone and I look forward to doing this race again next year.
Myron 4:37
Todd 4:39
Ian 4:46
Kevin 5:01 (very happy to pass me on the bike)
Suzanne 5:18
Dawn 5:30
Phoenix 5:48
Mary 5:57
Brian 6:04
Tanya 6:14
Great job by everyone and I look forward to doing this race again next year.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Great White North and Stampede
Good Luck to all the competitors at Great White North this weekend. We have quite a group heading North to compete. Some of us are hoping to group an IronMan Canada spot.
Good tip: If you do crash in Transition, make sure you Stick the landing. :)
Good luck to Louise who is taking on the Stampede 10 Km!
Good tip: If you do crash in Transition, make sure you Stick the landing. :)
Good luck to Louise who is taking on the Stampede 10 Km!
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