One week to go.
I have been feeling really good since Coral Springs, I am feeling stronger and more prepared. Note I could be more prepared.
I think the swim will be fine should take about an hour or less I hope I start with the pros so I will be swimming by myself until the first age group catches me.
T1 should take about 5min
The Bike is going be the make or break it for me I only have 5 hours after the last wave to finish it so really I figure I will have about 4hours and 30min I have to average 20km/hr and have been right around that speed in training.
Once the bike is done and I hit T2 I will be home free i will be able to do the run in 2hours or less but after riding part of the course the other day I have some issues with the two hills one gets to 14%grade that I will really struggle with but once that is out of the way it will he all good.
I am very exited about this race, it will be one of the hardest things I will ever do but I have to get my kids a medal and there is only one day to do this, finish.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Coral Springs Tri it Triathlon
Best Triathlon yet!!
Last year I did this triathlon as my first ever as a para-triathlon at the sprint distance but this year I decided to move on up to the Olympic distance and use it as a bit of a warm up for the Calgary 70.3 as they are 3 weeks apart.
In the morning when I got up and saw the big dark cloud I was not happy but by the time I was set up and ready to go the Sky's cleared and it ended up a beautifull day.
The swim was good if I could swim a straight line I would have taken off about 10-15 min I figure but finished in 47min
The bike was good I felt fast and ended up going just under 2hours
Then the run, I had not been in the race wheelchair since December so it was a challenge but I still felt good.
At the start my goal was to finish in under 4hours I crossed the line, looked at the clock and it was over 4hours ah crap...... But then then I was told that was the start of the first group soooo i finished in
3:47!!!!!!!
So happy and based on last years result I was over 30min faster so super great race for me
Huge thanks to my dad and my brother for all there support and help.
Last year I did this triathlon as my first ever as a para-triathlon at the sprint distance but this year I decided to move on up to the Olympic distance and use it as a bit of a warm up for the Calgary 70.3 as they are 3 weeks apart.
In the morning when I got up and saw the big dark cloud I was not happy but by the time I was set up and ready to go the Sky's cleared and it ended up a beautifull day.
The swim was good if I could swim a straight line I would have taken off about 10-15 min I figure but finished in 47min
The bike was good I felt fast and ended up going just under 2hours
Then the run, I had not been in the race wheelchair since December so it was a challenge but I still felt good.
At the start my goal was to finish in under 4hours I crossed the line, looked at the clock and it was over 4hours ah crap...... But then then I was told that was the start of the first group soooo i finished in
3:47!!!!!!!
So happy and based on last years result I was over 30min faster so super great race for me
Huge thanks to my dad and my brother for all there support and help.
Friday, July 16, 2010
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - PARA-CYCLING
First time at nationals and what a great experience.
First I went in totally under trained, after being sick more then I was healthy for all of June I reset my expectations as I knew I was going to be near the bottom or very close so I changed my mindset to have a great time and really learn from the other riders.
The first race was the time trial on Saturday it was 20km and not overly hard but it did have some hills and there was a head wind, well I got my ass kicked in a big way dead last by a long shot.
Sunday was the road race it was 40km long in 5km loops, this turned out better then expected I finished 2nd!!!! when they called my name my coach and looked at each other and thought WTF thats a mistake but apparently I outlasted the others in my class so I will take it.
Things that I learned
1. I need to ride way more
2. I need to lose about 30-40lbs
So over all a great time and looking forward to next year.
First I went in totally under trained, after being sick more then I was healthy for all of June I reset my expectations as I knew I was going to be near the bottom or very close so I changed my mindset to have a great time and really learn from the other riders.
The first race was the time trial on Saturday it was 20km and not overly hard but it did have some hills and there was a head wind, well I got my ass kicked in a big way dead last by a long shot.
Sunday was the road race it was 40km long in 5km loops, this turned out better then expected I finished 2nd!!!! when they called my name my coach and looked at each other and thought WTF thats a mistake but apparently I outlasted the others in my class so I will take it.
Things that I learned
1. I need to ride way more
2. I need to lose about 30-40lbs
So over all a great time and looking forward to next year.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Took me long enough
So its only been a few months time for another post, this will be short and sweet as I have a brutal memory.
1. Mothers day race 10km - Well I won this one so that was great, first race of the season and on the new bike..... But it did not go well I blame the weather the rain then snow at the start caused me some issues by about 3 km in my hands and finger started to loose feeling by about 8km in I just wanted to finish and could tell that my hands were in bad condition. Best part seeing my kids at the finish line they are so cute but ended up with frost bite on my finger tips so for about a few months some finger tips ended up being numb no good.
2. Golden Triangle weekend - What a great adventure spent the long weekend with my Dad and brother on a 3 day trip in the rocky mountains. Starting at the castle mountain junction heading to Radium the first day then from Radium to Golden then from Golden back to castle moutain junction just like a triangle. At about 100km per day and some super crazy climbs I only did about 60-70km per day. The weather was great and it is riding in some of the most amazing country in the world.
3. Calgary Marathon - So last year I did this in 2hour and 14min my goal this year was to be under 2hours well that did not happen I was sick for this event and finished in just over 2 and a half hours, so this sucked fro me but just need to move on.
Now I ended up sick for most of June and the problem with that is that the Canadian National Para-cycling championships are the the end of June so I got in a pretty much no training at all and it effected my results but if you have read this far then you would have already seen my blog on the results if I have not posted it yet then come on back.
1. Mothers day race 10km - Well I won this one so that was great, first race of the season and on the new bike..... But it did not go well I blame the weather the rain then snow at the start caused me some issues by about 3 km in my hands and finger started to loose feeling by about 8km in I just wanted to finish and could tell that my hands were in bad condition. Best part seeing my kids at the finish line they are so cute but ended up with frost bite on my finger tips so for about a few months some finger tips ended up being numb no good.
2. Golden Triangle weekend - What a great adventure spent the long weekend with my Dad and brother on a 3 day trip in the rocky mountains. Starting at the castle mountain junction heading to Radium the first day then from Radium to Golden then from Golden back to castle moutain junction just like a triangle. At about 100km per day and some super crazy climbs I only did about 60-70km per day. The weather was great and it is riding in some of the most amazing country in the world.
3. Calgary Marathon - So last year I did this in 2hour and 14min my goal this year was to be under 2hours well that did not happen I was sick for this event and finished in just over 2 and a half hours, so this sucked fro me but just need to move on.
Now I ended up sick for most of June and the problem with that is that the Canadian National Para-cycling championships are the the end of June so I got in a pretty much no training at all and it effected my results but if you have read this far then you would have already seen my blog on the results if I have not posted it yet then come on back.
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