Triathlon training, equipment and tips from a wannabe/dilettante/family man.
Swimming! Biking! Running! Mountain Biking! Travel! Bucket Lists! Enter the COVID-19 pandemic… Obviously, this blog has slowed down a lot over the past few years, and the pandemic is not the only cause. I’m getting older and while there are plenty of athletes who keep on trucking through middle age and even into their golden …
This site hasn’t had a post since May of 2018; not a single post in 2019. What happened? Short answer, this blog has generally been about the things I do for fun and exercise, and it feels like there hasn’t been as much of that to write about. Of course, the short answer leaves a …
This was our second time running in the Spring Into Action 10 km run. After last time, I knew we weren’t going to run with both boys in the Chariot; they’re getting bigger and packed like sardines in there, and they seem to be struggling with the behavioural skill of “keep your hands to yourself” …
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First things first! The winner of the free entry to the 5 Peaks Terra Cotta Trail Run is Casey Barreto! I’ll be contacting Casey via twitter/email to send her the code. I’m participating in the #MotivateMe Monday link-up being run by Fitness Cheerleader and Running Rachel; the link-up is “a place for us to share …
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If you’ve spent any time on this blog at all, you’ll have notice that our family life is an active one. We run races (with a Chariot stroller) as a family. We take ski vacations, as a family (yes, toddlers on skis). Triathlons and duathlons are not just for adults. Bike rides, cross-country skiing with …
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In case you missed Part 1, here it is! Having completed our snowshoe races, it was time for the main event, as far as spending time together as a family is concerned. Cross-country skiing! We’d eaten our lunch in the chalet, and we were hoping our legs (that is, Shark Boy and I’s legs) were …
I typed the first part of this post on a Saturday night in a hotel business centre in Collingwood, Ontario. I was intending to finish writing about the entirety of the Saturday, but the slow net connection and my own exhaustion made it impossible. As I type this now with borderline frostbitten fingertips, I know …
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In an effort to keep some momentum in my writing and posting (I’m a little stalled on a Lightning Kid post), I’m going to do a Friday Five post with 5 things that could be their own posts – and probably will be in the future. Rather than beat myself up about my inability to …
On Sunday we did the Terry Fox Run at West Deane Park. Sure, I was sore from the *Lakeside Tri* the day before, but no rest for the wicked, right? That’s what the “Indefatigable” at the top of the web page refers to…. It was a chore packing the Chariot (which the Lightning Kid has …
It’s been a bit of a rough summer so far. In the Holding Your Ground post, I talked about how I wasn’t going to be breaking new ground in terms of distance or performance this year, and the way things are shaking out, I don’t think I’m going to do any triathlons this year. I …