just one more ...thang

some of the boys and moi, are heading south to Syracuse, NY. why? to show some good ole canadian hospitality.
looks like a fun course. either Nathan or K-White or perhaps the old guy will bring home a podium spot. to our american friends, if you see us wearing our barrie tc racing jerseys, make sure to say stop & say hi.

Bike position

On my Tri bike i recently raised my seat 2 cm and dropped my aerobars by 1cm. Instantly i felt better and believed i had more power being transferred to the bike where it counts. However, after a week or so i have started to have muscle tightness in my upper back, shoulders and forearms. Cause and effect, quite likely? Yes.

Orillia Sprint Aug 23 2010

Crappy weather made it difficult to set a PB. Played it safe on the bike consequently adding time from last years split. The good news is i finished with all my limbs in tack and no nasty scrapes. Run went well, holding a 4:05 pace for 7 km , not to shabby. Next year we will turn this into a 3:55 pace. Happy with transition times. My age category section in transition was completely packed so i racked up with the 60 plus guys. I wasted too much time before the race & didn't leave proper time for a good pre-swim race. Water was choppy and my head was into the race that day. Still finished well 12/76 in my age category but my potential is 6/76. Two minutes slower than last year.

Bracebridge Half Iron

Surprised myself. Not only did i meet my personal goal for this race ; i set a PB for a half iron distance triathlon. Considering this is Muskoka country and thus hills and rough roads are a factor, I was is disbelief when i turned the corner to see the finish clock read 5 hrs 16 minutes. My previous best was at Benton Harbor, Mi. in 2007.
bracebridge is a great challenging course with a small field. The swim is in the river which allows you to swim both with and against the current. The bike course has a bit of everything is the best way to describe. The run is challenging with a few key steep hills. On this particular day it rain hard. coming into T2, I knew my gear would be absolutely drenched from the open skies.
I finished 4/16 in my age category.

Lap 2 during TT Aug 4th on my Basso Road bike