I’m retiring from Ironman and triathlon, that’s the main point of this blog post- if you don’t like reading long blog posts stop here. When I started writing a blog about retiring I didn’t really know where it would lead. I figured the boring thing to do would be to say “yes it was fun,…
March 8, 2011, TORONTO, ON: 7SYSTEMS, the endurance sport supplement chosen by Olympians and recreational athletes all over Canada, announces their 2011 Pro Team. The entire 2010 team has returned and is being joined by three of Canada’s most outstanding athletes; Annamay Pierse the current world record holder for 200m breastroke, Reid Coolsaet one of…
October 20th, 2010, TORONTO, ON: For the last seven months 7SYSTEMS has been hosting the DO MORE Challenge: a test to see if proper micro and macro nutrition can improve training and recovery. Of the last of three finalists, Ajay Kohli, raced earlier this month and his incredible result earned him the title of the…
I recently caught up with Austin Horn, one of Canada’s up and coming Olympic distance athletes. Austin trains with the National Triathlon Senior High Performance training squad based in Victoria, BC. He is 21 years old and currently studying Philosophy at the University of Victoria. His goal is to eventually pursue a law degree. He…
This summer was not so much about racing as it was about getting my sorry ass healthy again. I came back from UK 70.3 at the end of June so far in the hole I was seriously considering calling it a career. I tried a few weeks of recovery type training but never quite came…
Some incredible/horrific/shocking/heart wrenching shots of the Gulf Oil Spill http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/05/disaster_unfolds_slowly_in_the.html?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed1
A huge thanks to the guys at Trek for making it happen. I will admit it was a bit nerve racking traveling to a race and meeting my bike there but all the measurements and specs were pretty much bang on and I’m lucky enough to be riding a speed concept tomorrow at the Rev3…
It’s like Christmas this week, new Madone 6 series bike just arrived and is being built up by master Troy this week. Can’t wait to take it out for a rip. I would show you a picture but I would have to terminate you after (seriously)
From 2007 Everest base camp trip- en route to base camp at 18,000 ft.