Ramblings of an amatuer endurance athlete...
Triathletes travel. To races, to training camps and based on my circle of triathlete friends we also travel for work. While the triathlon scene in Ontario is pretty strong with a couple of different race series most triathletes from Canada will travel to the US for a race. Ironman Lake Placid, Ironman Louisville, Syracuse 70.3, [...]
This post was originally posted at the ICEDot Athletes blog. I urge you to check it out as there is a lot of great content there! Making the transition from a fat guy to a fit guy over the last few years I’ve spent a lot of time reading about diet and nutrition. I’ve probably read a [...]
This post was originally posted on the ICEdot Athletes blog. I’d urge you to check it out as there are some great posts going up there all the time…. —————————— We all know recovery time is an essential part of training. Putting your feet up on your rest day is as beneficial to your training [...]
End of the season, time to reflect on the good, the bad and the ugly. The blowups, the PRs, the best and the worst. Celebrate the success and learn from the failures. It was my first year racing as a team after being accepted as a TrainingPeaks Athlete Ambassador and I raced nine times in [...]
I start to read a lot of books but there are few I actually finish. I get bored, the writer is terrible, or the story is just not interesting and some books are full of so much shit I wouldn’t wipe my ass with them. In fact most books I read bits and pieces [...]
As most of you may know my foray back into athletics was kicked off due to an accident that left a friend paralyzed. While he survived and continues to thrive (we just wrapped up a 200KM ride where he rode his handcycle) I often think what would happen if I crashed while out on a [...]
A few weeks ago I posted a short review on TriSwim Shampoo and Conditioner that Adena gave me. Through the comments section Andrew from SwimSpray contacted me and offered a sample of their product, SwimSpray, to test out. Being a sucker for anything free as well as not loving the Eau d’ Chlorine I was [...]
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