It was another less than ideal weather day for the Delta Triathlon. But the race was fun as always and a success for everyone.
I'd like to send out special high fives to Fay, Jan, and Michelle for their races. All had great days on a cool windy day and looked really strong. And big congrats to Michelle for winning her age group. WOW!
My day went fairly well. I felt good about the swim, coming out of the pool about 30 seconds under my predicted time. The T1 transition was normal to a bit slow. The bike out leg was a challenge riding into a really stiff wind, but boy did the back leg fly! I just think the lack of serious time on the bike so far this year showed in a lack of power to overcome that wind. I had a good T2 to set off on the run but the run itself was a bit slow. Thinking back I think part of the issue was there was no one around to either chase or hold off. But I still ran a sub-24 min 5km, so I can't complain too much.
So another good early season triathlon, and now time to get ready for the Vancouver marathon next week and the UBC tri 2 weeks after that.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
April 2010
I keep promising myself that I'll update this more often. And I'm trying to do that again, starting now.
Ironman Canada 2009 was a fantastic success! Personally, I knocked 27 minutes off my previous IMC best, coming in at 12h-31m-48s. Best of all was that I took time off all segments, with the exception of the run which was almost exactly the same as 2007. This despite a strained back and never feeling comfortable on the bike.
But the best part of IMC 2009 was being there for Fay's first IMC finish. Watching ones' wife finish, and doing so feeling and looking great, tops just about anything I could have done for myself. Well done Fay! And great dance at the finish!
2010 is another non-Ironman year, however there are always other things to challenge. I had hoped to work on improving my run by focusing on the marathon. The BMO Vancouver marathon is just a few weeks away, and we'll see how it goes. I wasn't able to dedicate the time I'd have liked to it due to my 2010 Olympic volunteering and some illness. But my preparatory halves have shown good times, so who knows what the day will bring.
After taking my NCCP Competative Triathon coaching training, I started coaching and set up my coaching web site. The address is http://www.tri-coach.ca. I'm excited to be coaching two athletes from the Steveston Athletic Association (SAA) as they train for their first Half Iron distance triathlons. I know both Jan and Michelle will do great, and I am proud to be part of their experience.
Ironman Canada 2009 was a fantastic success! Personally, I knocked 27 minutes off my previous IMC best, coming in at 12h-31m-48s. Best of all was that I took time off all segments, with the exception of the run which was almost exactly the same as 2007. This despite a strained back and never feeling comfortable on the bike.
But the best part of IMC 2009 was being there for Fay's first IMC finish. Watching ones' wife finish, and doing so feeling and looking great, tops just about anything I could have done for myself. Well done Fay! And great dance at the finish!
2010 is another non-Ironman year, however there are always other things to challenge. I had hoped to work on improving my run by focusing on the marathon. The BMO Vancouver marathon is just a few weeks away, and we'll see how it goes. I wasn't able to dedicate the time I'd have liked to it due to my 2010 Olympic volunteering and some illness. But my preparatory halves have shown good times, so who knows what the day will bring.
After taking my NCCP Competative Triathon coaching training, I started coaching and set up my coaching web site. The address is http://www.tri-coach.ca. I'm excited to be coaching two athletes from the Steveston Athletic Association (SAA) as they train for their first Half Iron distance triathlons. I know both Jan and Michelle will do great, and I am proud to be part of their experience.
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