Two weeks ago, I ran a marathon! The Rock’n’Roll Las Vegas Marathon. The race was in Las Vegas, so I traveled down there a few days before and stayed in a hotel on the strip, conveniently near the finish. I had signed up for the race some months earlier. #RunTheStripAtNight was the hashtag for the
The snow has melted, the days are getting longer and the sun has started peeking through the clouds. It must be spring. It must be triathlon season! The first race of the season was approaching at an alarming rate, and I was getting concerned. My winter training has been, to be frank, largely non-existent. My
The next week was Challenge Penticton a full iron and half iron distance tri on the old Ironman Canada course. I had been asked if I would complete the swim portion as part of a half relay team whose swimmer had had an unexpected wedding to attend. Kay had signed up for the full distance solo,
Apologies for my tardiness, this post really belongs about 5 months ago. I’ve had it knocking around in draft format for too long! Time for a recap. As I have become fitter and more experienced I can now stand at the start of a sprint, knowing that I can complete the distance…. Don’t get me
The summer of 2014 saw me doing a lot of swimming. Near the end of the season I found myself surfing the internet looking for a cool race to do next year (this was before I was convinced to sign up for Ironman). Alcatraz. That definitely fits into the *cool* category. I researched some events,
Here, it is, the second part. Read about the lead up to the race in Part 1 It felt as though I had barely crawled into bed as my alarm chirped its 4am wake up call. The morning was overcast and cold and the wet ground indicated it had already been raining. We had decided not
If you had suggested three years ago, that I could complete an Ironman Triathlon, I would have laughed. And not just a little titter, a full-on belly laugh. Me? An Ironman? No, just not possible, a snowball’s chance in hell, pigs could fly…. You get the picture. I had just struggled through my first ever
As June came around and my mileage was increasing in preparation for Ironman Canada, two events were scheduled a week apart. Okanagan Shuswap Century Ride Mt first century ride (100km) was the Guardian Century Ride last September. Back then, 100km was further than I had ever ridden and the ride was a bit of a
I’m not sure what originally made me think that triathlon would be a good thing to do. I had recently attempted to return to running and was having the usual recurring injuries and problems, so I was looking for something different. Triathlon: Swim – Bike – Run. I can do those three things, maybe I
It’s been a bit quiet on the blog recently, as I’ve been very busy working and training. I did however manage to squeeze in a couple of races this spring… Okanagan College 10k I nearly didn’t enter this event. The main event is a half marathon and the 10km event always feels a little “tacked