No Swimming Triking Gators Secret Practice

Ok, so it's not Kempenfelt Bay. But I like the shot. However does remind me of the time saw a sign "No Swimming ; Beavers" St. Johns, NFLD.

Training ; taking a note from Simon

Over the next 6 months I will be sharing perhaps some novel & out of the ordinary training regimes for swim, bike & run. The importance of keeping training fresh is vital to succeeding & improving one's results. As Simon whitfield recently acknowledge in Triathlete Magazine, he is always searching for new & improved ways to enter into his daily training schedule. If you have come across something you would like to share please send me an email at ijamie63@rogers.com and i will gladly add to this blog for Barrie & surrounding Athletes.

Congrats to Ted Read & friends !

Congratulations are in order for some local Barrie Triathletes. First we have Ted Read who finally got to race his Ottawa Ironman. Ted finished with a great time of 13 hrs & 16 mins at the Canadian Iron 226 held in Ottawa. Some may remember a nasty bike spill prior to the event last year kept Ted from competing. Ted congrats!!
Also congrats to Mischelle Stevens 1 hr 55 min, Calvin Chu 1 hr 53 min and Mark Harrison 1 hr 32 min for their great race times at the Guelph Lake II this past weekend. Good job everyone cheers!

www.ironmanmuskoka.com

Hi folks, if you haven't already and you're racing Sep.14th in Huntsville, there is some excellent information on the web site for 70.3 Muskoka, In particular watch the video. The swim exit as my friend Shawn points out is most interesting.

First Half Iron at Bracebridge a Success

I made a casual observation about the current in the Muskoka River. Something like, "look you can actually see the water moving down stream a bit". My pre-race swim was great. I felt good & was aware of the current directly in front of us. Then I heard one of the Race Directors telling another racer that the current was stronger further up and to make sure you conserve energy for the top end. Oh boy, that's all i need. Anyways, live to win. My worst swim ever. I truly enjoyed the day and the race. the bike course was hilly and many found it to be harder than they had expected. I'm hoping the Race Directors leave the race just the way it is as it could become known as one of the hardest Half Ironmans around. Great job everyone!

Our Local Barrie Triathlon

Congratulations to Mark Harrison, Shawn Patton, Brent Boden for an excellent performance at yesterday Barrie Triathlon. Times were very impressive. Mark won overall with a time of 1 hr. doing the 700m swim, 20km bike & 5km run. However more impressive and the boys from the Running Room would agree with me is Shawn Patton's time for the 5km run in under 19 minutes. It must have been that bare-foot training. Shawn, your earned it. Mark that one down.

Ultra Marathon Racing / Jays Peak, Vermont

Toughest Race I have done to date! Tougher than doing a full Ironman. 53 KM or 33 Miles of Man versus Nature! I completed the Jays Peak Ultra Marathon in 7 hours & 36 minutes 89th place, (a very respectable time). This race attracts only the serious runner so you can imagine the strength of the field. The course is a combination of Mountain climbing, forest trails, river running, rock climbing, swamp navigation, culvert cruising, rope zipping, and quad killing descents. 400 Nutbars started the race 200 were pulled off the course because they did not meet the race directors cut off time of 5 hrs at mile 19. The first 10 miles is straight up Jay's Peak the tallest peak (4,000 feet) of the Green Mountains in North Vermont. From there Mud becomes your friend. Somewhere around 45 km mark, my legs did not want to bend. I am a 70.3 Triatlete, but i think i have found a new passion. The "Ultras" as my friends Kevin & Keith refer to them. Asphalt & flats will seem like childs play now. visit the website www.ultimatexc.com