Coached athletes complete their first Half Irons!

I am very proud to say that two athletes that I coached have completed their very first Half Iron distance triathlons.

Jan F. finished the New Balance Victoria Half in a great time of 6:39:18 which included a very strong 2:06 run. Your smile at the end was amazing Jan!

Michelle H. finished the Vancouver International Half in a blazing 4:58:02 for 3rd place in a very tough age group. Michelle had the 7th fastest overall female swim and the 8th fastest overall female run for an 11th place female overall.

Congratulations to you both. It was a pleasure to coach you.

Victoria Half Iron 2010

Despite a reduced training workload in 2010, I was very happy to complete the New Balance Victoria Half Iron. This was my 3rd time at this event, and I can say it has to be one of the nicest Half distance events.

This year's course threw in a really nasty hill due to a construction detour. I can still hear the "Oh sh*t .. crash!" behind me my last time up it when another rider lost momentum and fell half way up the final part. And more than a few riders became walkers as they decided to take a smarter approach and not risk falling.

In the end I finished the race in about 5hr 37 min, or about 17 minutes behind last year. But everything considered, I'll gladly take that!