Jamaica

An hour east of Montego Bay about 4 km west of Lucea (pronounced Lucy) is where the Grand Palladium resort resides. Add this to your "bucket list". I get it now why Canadians have fallen in love with Jamaica. Beautiful people, beautiful country and amazing Blue Mountain coffee. In my opinion & without question the best coffee in the world. For one week my wife & i relax in the hot baking sun. One morning I decided to go for a light jog about 10:30am the sun was rising. For a light jog and running a total of 50 minutes I have never perspired so much in my life. I'm sure the local Jamaicans on the side of the road were looking at me like I'd had escaped from the funny farm. No problem mon.

Half M. Peterborough Feb. 28th 2010 review

Weather conditions were ideal. In fact some runners over-heated. One participant actually ran half the race without a shirt. My longest run up to the race had been 18km, not the greatest, but i believe the hill work and strength training along with the cardio from the pool assisted well. Although i was trying again for a PB, i fell short by a couple of minutes finishing 1 hr 34 min 30 sec. 14 out of 47 in my age category. I truly enjoy Peterborough for a number of reasons, mainly to see my daughter who attends Trent U. but also because it is an excellent barometer to access your current spring training. In years past and true for a huge running population it is the pre-race for Around the Bay. The YMCA facilites in Peterborough are simply perfect. To the RD, volunteers and the YMCA in Peterborough, thank you again for putting on a fun day. To Ian Toms at the first water station, what was that on your head?

Ironman Utah 11 weeks away

As far as winters go in Barrie, On. it hasn't been too bad. Last Saturday we got the mountain bikes out & rode the bare asphalt streets. My Tri friends and i were thinking spring might just come early, then it snowed last night. Might even have to use the snow blower. My training partner has been wonderful. We have remained committed to our strength training & core ripping.
This Sunday Shawn Patton & I venture to Peterborough to run the annual half marathon race. I running it for the long sleeve t-shirt. So how do i get ready for Utah. How do you simulate Utah? I refuse to run on flat ground. Hill repeats and hilly routes. Even that won't truly prepare me for Utah.

Both Sides Up

My wife & I have been faithfully working out since the new year and have invested in some key workout equipment. Saturday, we purchased a BOSU ball (sometimes referred to as a half moon ball). It is absolutely amazing how many hundreds of different exercises you can do with this piece of apparatus. The core is the chore. More later. Jamie. The dog is asking for her morning walk.

Time out from Training

Bright sunny day during Winterfest February 7th

Tuesday Night Winter 8 km Run

The Barrie TC meets every Tuesday night at Centennial Beach at 6:10pm. Come out and join us. Cheers.

-27

After 3 wks, I feel like i'm beginning to shake this cold. Brutal is putting it mildly. Yesterday here in Barrie, On., the mercury hit -27 C. Yours truly went out & did a 11 km run. Not sure it was the brightest thing. an incredible 5.38 km pace average. Zing!