We took a quick trip to the Henderson Pool last night and I've uploaded some pics from this to my Flickr account. Enjoy!
Check that... I posted them to my Picasa account. Hopefully you should be able to see them scrolling to the right.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Fort Macleod Tri report
So I'm pretty sure that this is not the update that most of you have been waiting for, but now that I'm done with running while the kids are napping in the afternoon, I can start posting pictures of the landscaping and the playcenter (which is pretty cool, right Krista?) and other things (like my children).
Yesterday (Aug. 16) the 6th Annual Fort Macleod Triathlon took place, and I want to start out by saying that I was really impressed with the event and barring unforeseen circumstances I will be back next year to compete. Al Poytress and his crew did a really good job getting people registered, keeping things running smoothly, and getting the results posted quickly. Also, thanks to the guy out by the high school with his water hose spraying down the runners.
I was keyed up to swim in the sprint event at 12:15 and I think that I got into the water pretty close to that time. It was a 500 meter swim (in the 25 meter Fort Macleod pool; which means 20 lengths). The swim went well and I was very happy with my time. I figured I would be out of the water somewhere close to 15 minutes and came out in 11:25. I'm feeling more comfortable in the water and I think that helped me out. I didn't rush the swim, nor did I take any breaks. It was a continuous 500 meter front crawl. This might not sound like much, but when I started training for triathlons in the spring I was lucky to finish 50 meters without a break.
The first transition (T1) was slower the I had planned. It took me more time then I thought to get my shirt and socks (which I will go without next time) and didn't plan my spot very well as I was at the far end of the transition area. The 15 km cycle didn't go as well as I thought it would. I had been averaging 30+ km/h for the last coupole of training rides and only managed 28 km/h on this ride. Now I'm not making excuses, but there was a wind out of the north and the hill after the turn around was a little tough riding into the headwind. Also, got stopped by a train (which they deducted 0:50 from my time for) but that gave me a chance to get my feet out of my cycling shoes so that I didn't have to do it when I was rolling. T2 (that's right, the transition number 2) was good; shoes were out of the pedals already and I didn't get too wobbly of legs running to my gear off the bike. A pair of speed laces would have been good, but overall I was in and out quick. Ride time (including the 2 transistions) was 37:38.
I grabbed a water bottle off my bike on the way out to the run as it was super hot and was worried about dehydration. Took a couple big slugs and then tossed the bottle to Tracy and the boys (Thanks for coming out to support me guys) as I passed them. Very bad move! I felt that water moving around in my belly for atleast the first km. I took very little water in after the run started as I didn't really like the sloshing and I was too busy pouring it over myself to try and cool down. The run went well. I was expecting about 30 minutes as I'd run a 25 minute 5 km training run the weekend before, and that was fresh. I am pleased to say that I was able to shave about 3 minutes off of my training time and posted a 22:08. For most of the first half of the run I paced some lady wearing pink spandex (forgot to look at her race number) but passed her right after the turn around and then just kept pushing. The last block I was sprinting with a kid who was running in the Youth (under 10) division and the little bugger pulled ahead at the end and crossed the line before me. Really cool to see all the little guys and gals getting excited as they came through the finish line.
And that was the race. Final time (minus train deduction) 1:10:19:1 gave me 6th overall, 5th for all males, and 2nd in my age category (30-34 - the guy who beat me won the sprint, so...). Pretty happy with that and sorry that it signifies the end of the triathlon season for this year!
Now, stay tuned for more family friendly posts!
Yesterday (Aug. 16) the 6th Annual Fort Macleod Triathlon took place, and I want to start out by saying that I was really impressed with the event and barring unforeseen circumstances I will be back next year to compete. Al Poytress and his crew did a really good job getting people registered, keeping things running smoothly, and getting the results posted quickly. Also, thanks to the guy out by the high school with his water hose spraying down the runners.
I was keyed up to swim in the sprint event at 12:15 and I think that I got into the water pretty close to that time. It was a 500 meter swim (in the 25 meter Fort Macleod pool; which means 20 lengths). The swim went well and I was very happy with my time. I figured I would be out of the water somewhere close to 15 minutes and came out in 11:25. I'm feeling more comfortable in the water and I think that helped me out. I didn't rush the swim, nor did I take any breaks. It was a continuous 500 meter front crawl. This might not sound like much, but when I started training for triathlons in the spring I was lucky to finish 50 meters without a break.
The first transition (T1) was slower the I had planned. It took me more time then I thought to get my shirt and socks (which I will go without next time) and didn't plan my spot very well as I was at the far end of the transition area. The 15 km cycle didn't go as well as I thought it would. I had been averaging 30+ km/h for the last coupole of training rides and only managed 28 km/h on this ride. Now I'm not making excuses, but there was a wind out of the north and the hill after the turn around was a little tough riding into the headwind. Also, got stopped by a train (which they deducted 0:50 from my time for) but that gave me a chance to get my feet out of my cycling shoes so that I didn't have to do it when I was rolling. T2 (that's right, the transition number 2) was good; shoes were out of the pedals already and I didn't get too wobbly of legs running to my gear off the bike. A pair of speed laces would have been good, but overall I was in and out quick. Ride time (including the 2 transistions) was 37:38.
I grabbed a water bottle off my bike on the way out to the run as it was super hot and was worried about dehydration. Took a couple big slugs and then tossed the bottle to Tracy and the boys (Thanks for coming out to support me guys) as I passed them. Very bad move! I felt that water moving around in my belly for atleast the first km. I took very little water in after the run started as I didn't really like the sloshing and I was too busy pouring it over myself to try and cool down. The run went well. I was expecting about 30 minutes as I'd run a 25 minute 5 km training run the weekend before, and that was fresh. I am pleased to say that I was able to shave about 3 minutes off of my training time and posted a 22:08. For most of the first half of the run I paced some lady wearing pink spandex (forgot to look at her race number) but passed her right after the turn around and then just kept pushing. The last block I was sprinting with a kid who was running in the Youth (under 10) division and the little bugger pulled ahead at the end and crossed the line before me. Really cool to see all the little guys and gals getting excited as they came through the finish line.
And that was the race. Final time (minus train deduction) 1:10:19:1 gave me 6th overall, 5th for all males, and 2nd in my age category (30-34 - the guy who beat me won the sprint, so...). Pretty happy with that and sorry that it signifies the end of the triathlon season for this year!
Now, stay tuned for more family friendly posts!
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Sorry for the delay...
Sorry for the extremely long delay in the posts, but you'll have to wait a little longer. Some very exciting things have been going on and I am too "busy" to write about them. More updates will be coming soon.
One quick note, Dominic has found himself in need of glasses and thanks to your friendly neighbourhood Spiderman, actually likes wearing them. Here's a pic (not courtesy of Peter Parker though!).
One quick note, Dominic has found himself in need of glasses and thanks to your friendly neighbourhood Spiderman, actually likes wearing them. Here's a pic (not courtesy of Peter Parker though!).
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