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"Believe Me, Nothing Comes Easy." - Dieter HogenFor a little background, please go check out the site ChasingKimbia.com. There is a video underneath the above quote that is pretty magical. It is a montage of some runners who are part of the KIMbia running group. They are some of the best endurance runners in the … Continue reading Chasing Storms

So we've gone out on a limb courtesy of hypoxic delerium... We've created a podcast. Simon seems to think there will be more, but who knows if his sense will return with an increase in red blood cells. I think it probably will not. In the meantime, until my own sense returns, you can catch … Continue reading Podcasting In The Thin Air

Flagstaff Training Camp: The Adventure Begins...Hello everyone from 7,000 ft. Sunday, October 1st was the beginning of a five week back-to-basics altitude training camp that will hopefully set me up well for the last race of the season - the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, FL on November 11th. One disappointing thing about being … Continue reading Up, Up, & Away…

ITPMan 2006 Race ReportDoing a sport like triathlon, I'm reminded about how lucky I am. I've crashed on my bike and come away with only a couple scratches and scrapes. ITP, Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura, is a blood disease that affects the number of platelets in an individual. If someone with ITP got in the same … Continue reading Got Platelets?

Timberman 70.3 Race Report (and the Surrounding Saga)Sunday, August 20th was my first opportunity to have a second crack at a half-iron distance race. Timberman 2005 was my a real breakthrough race for me last year, and it kicked off a great end of season. Heading into the race last season, I was feeling great … Continue reading Emerging From The Cocoon

Vineman 70.3 Race ReportThe Vineman 70.3 (Half-Ironman) race takes place in beautiful Sonoma county California. It has a long history as one of the most spectacular and well run half-iron distance races in the world, but until this year, it never had a professional division. This year, however, the race organizers secured a sponsor for … Continue reading Water, Gatorade, Cola… Pinot Noir?!

So I'm up in Sonoma getting ready for Vineman 70.3 on Sunday, and I'm also celebrating my 26th birthday. The best present of the day arrived in a huge box from Timex HQ with Bontrager stickers on it. It was actually two semi-big boxes taped together, but whatever. It was big and cardboard. What was … Continue reading Happy Birthday to Me!

Niantic Bay Triathlon Race Report2004 - 1:02:22 - 1st Overall2005 - 1:01:40 - 1st Overall2006 - ?So after a bit of disappointing racing my last two times out, I decided to head back to familiar turf for a little bit of intensity and speed before I head out to California for the Vineman 70.3 on … Continue reading The Hat Trick

New York City Triathlon Race ReportAfter five weeks of hard training Canada, I returned home on Monday July 10th to get ready for the NYC triathlon. The NYC Triathlon is an Olympic distance (1.5km-swim / 40km-bike / 10km-run) race that features a number of prominent landmarks on the course. The swim takes place in the … Continue reading Big Time Racing in the Big Apple

So, after celebrating Canada Day on July 1st, I'm quietly and internally celebrating my own country's Independence Day on a beautiful July 4th up here in Victoria. Our training group has been reduced somewhat, with Colin and Kyle both away doing some races. So mostly it's just me and Simon. Fortunately for me, Simon just … Continue reading Red, White & Blue in the Land of the Maple Leaf