This is one of my favourite Ironman videos to get me excited for Ironman Mont Tremblant!
J.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Monday, April 28, 2014
The wind this Spring has been relentless! I've been cycling and competing in triathlons for 12 years now
and I have NEVER seen such wind! Today the wind was 35km/hr with 59km/hr wind gusts.
To give an example, typically my speed on the flats would be 26-30km/hr.
Today on the way out I had a tailwind
and I was riding at 42km/hr with little effort ,and I was climbing hills at 32/km an hour!
That made for a sweet ride!
The...
Sunday, April 27, 2014
A great 1 hour swim in the pool today. No drills, just an easy swim focusing on the pull in every stroke.
It's always a nice break being in the pool and giving the legs a break. I finally found a pair of goggles that I love! Aqua Sphere goggles make swimming that much more enjoyable. No more leaking goggles, fogging lens, or face pain from the pressure of the goggles. Aqua Sphere have specific goggles that fit small faces and they also reduce "...
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Today Lisa and I met up for our long run on what started as a cold windy morning.
The first hour of the run we were met with strong winds that were desperately trying to prevent us from moving forward. We were relieved to run the second half of the run on a sheltered trail that consisted of crushed gravel, compact dirt, and soft mulch. We were feeling grateful to have such beautiful trails to run on and to have each other to get through...
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Todays ride was all about finding the strength. After a few difficult training sessions last week I had put it down to "tired legs." Little did I know I was fighting off the stomach flu which knocked me and the entire family to the ground earlier this week.
Needless to say I've listened to my body and cut back ( eliminated) my training this week. Today was my first time out and I wasn't sure how I'd get through a 70km ride since I...
Friday, April 18, 2014
My husband and I were both off work today and the kids were in school so the plan was to fit in our long swim and bike workout. Chris asked me to get him back in the pool since the swim is the weakest of his 3 sports, and Chris says he always slacks off when he swims on his own.
500m warm-up
10 sets x 100m slow/build/fast/slow
5 sets x 50m sprints
cool down
After about an hour in the pool it was time to head home an get ready to ride.
My...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
I was going through some video footage of Jen's Ironman race from 2011 and completely forgot that I videotaped the end of the race at midnight. It was an amazing experience seeing that it was still completely packed and incredibly loud even though all the pros and top athletes had finished several hours ago.
With about a minute left before the midnight deadline an athlete struggled to stay on his feet about 50m from the finish line. His legs, body and mind seemed as if he was done, nothing left to give, but with the help of Mike Reilly the announcer,...
Sunday, April 13, 2014
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After coming back from driving my kids around all morning it was my turn to go out for a ride. Jen and Lisa had a great morning run and I was looking forward to getting out for a 60-80km ride on a beautiful sunny day.
The ride started out great and I was feeling good, I kept thinking to myself that I should have brought some money just in case. I had stopped at my favourite nutrition store to grab some gels earlier in the day but they no longer carried...
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Lots of training to squeeze in today so I was up with the birds at 5:45am.
The plan was to do a long swim yesterday morning, however I had a kink in my neck from the windy bike ride the other day. It must have been from the death grip on the bike because my training partner Lisa had the same thing!
The water felt great and I put in a solid 1 hour swim. I felt like a fish in the water today. ( a fish with a sore neck :)
Next up a 1.5 hour...
Thursday, April 10, 2014
When Lisa and I headed out for a ride today we had no idea what we were in for. The wind started picking up, it was CRAZY!! We later found out we were cycling through 75km wind gusts!! That would explain why we were fighting to stay upright as we cycled through the most intense crosswind.
We broke up the 65km ride by stopping for breakfast in good ol' Milverton. Just what we needed before heading back out to fight the crosswinds. Barb's Family...
Lisa and I braved the freezing cold dressed in about 10 layers and headed out for our first ride together of the season.
I believe it was around 2-5 degrees out and it seemed like an odd sight cycling next to huge snow drifts in April! Heading out on the bike the wind was at our back so it didn't feel too bad, but heading home I thought I might lose my fingers to frost bite! Still it was nice to put in a 30km ride outdoors rather than on the...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Finally, a day we can get out on the bike without freezing our butts off!!
We both had the day off, our kids are in school and the weather was starting to look promising, plus 9 for the day. So we brought up the bikes from the basement, gave them a quick little tune up and we were out on the road enjoying our first ride.
It turned out to be a beautiful spring day, a little bundled up but we were happy to be back out on the road! There is only...