Bermuda Triathlon Camp More Pictures

Landed in Saudi last night.  As this rant on Conan tells us, we should be in constant awe of the fact that one minute you can be in Victoria Canada and the next you can be in Saudi.  The contrast between the countries couldn’t be more extreme on so many levels.  I am treated incredibly…

Recovery week done and now we start the real threshold work……12 weeks of it to be precise and that will roll us into the race season hopefully fit and fast.  Our weekly hours in this stage typically drop to between 20-25 for most weeks compared with 25-40 in the base and Ironman specific phases.  As…

In Saudi you have to adapt.  We take a great deal for granted in North America.  Riding on the roads over here doesn’t seem to be a common theme. So we head out of town and into the desert.  It’s not unlike being in Arizona really.  Yesterday we hit up an amazing network of dirt…

Ten years ago I had the great privilege of running with one of Canada’s top University running squads.  I was pretty green back then and figured the best course of action was to jump full in with a bunch of runners for the year.  I happened to land at a University and coach that has…

Getting back into shape can be fun or frustrating depending on your perspective.  I’ve been using the last three weeks to literally get my body used to moving every day.  I commit to one session and on the odd day I’m sneaking in another one.  I’m doing my best to be smart but on occassion…

Yesterday marked the conclusion of 2 rather huge weeks and 12 rather big ones.  Base phase done and now we roll into a speed and balanced phase and get ready for the racing season. This past week we rode and rode and rode and rode culminating with a rather wet ride to Jordan River on…