Jeez, those pics make me miss Victoria even more than before. To me, Spring in Victoria is marked by the camas flowers at Beacon Hill and Uplands Parks.
Double 1:40:24
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Thursday, July 16, 2009 Juice and I left early on our run this morning to
beat the heat. We ran along Lochside together. I was taking it easy but I
could s...
An Inspired Update
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Ya, O, er it's just been one of those weeks. But the last 24 hours have been
interesting! Finally got my lame-o butt out on a group ride thanks to lovely ...
I found what you were looking for!
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If you weren't aware, I am a transplanted Ontario boy. Born in London (birthplace of Jim Finlayson) and growing up in Pickering (hometown of Sean Avery, yea...
Still More On Training By Feel
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I am indebted to Jennifer Gatz for a comment she made in response to my
second post in this series. Jennifer noted that she is currently reading
Arthur Lyd...
Off to Penticton
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I knowI have not posted a race report for the race last weekend, but I am
afraid it will never happen... (and somehow I knew it already Monday when I
poste...
Training Camp Update
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Things have been going relatively well here in Victoria. Training has been
pretty tough for a week after the half ironman on Sunday. The weather has
been g...
Summer Squash Noodles
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Sometimes chefs seem like magicians. How else could they transform food into
shapes and flavors that seem impossible to replicate at home? Training, yes,
b...
Leoni's farewell picnic
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This was after a big racing weekend for Matty (far left) and Leon (second
left) who raced at Lifetime Fitness and Boulder Peak Tri.
Leon has lived with E...
BSNYC Fridan Fun Quiz!
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As the weekend comes upon us like Ben Stiller came on the Columbia team bus(by which I only mean that it is welcome, though it is worth noting that the
weat...
Loving the West!
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I have made it to the west coast and am writing from beautiful Vancouver
Island, what amazing memories arise from my second visit to square one of my
-lear...
Taper Material - More reasons why I Du!
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MY FAMILY!
As an Age Group athlete that would like to be the best I can be, I have to
stay away from many influences and products that lead to trouble. Fo...
LifeSport Pro Camp Salmon Dinner
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Amanda, Carolyn and Bree being silly as usual.
The competitive croquet game.
Magali trying not to get "disconcentrated"
Just chillen.
Silly girls.
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The 3-day reset....and a little weiner schnitzel
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There's something about three days away from training that seems to reset
the system. I've head this from other athletes before, and I have even been
force...
An Open Letter to Alberto Contador
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Alberto,
Huelga mientras usted puede. La Vuelta de Francia es una guerra. Si usted es
de ser victorioso en su conclusión, usted no debe tener nada atrás dur...
Suspicious Backpack Blown up in Seattle
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In Seattle some guys threw a backpack out of a van and for some reason
people going by thought it might be a bomb. So they quarantined the area,
brought i...
Balancing
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In order for me to get in a run on Friday, I took advantage of the commute
and ran home from work. The idea seemed good at the time, and Monday, well
it ...
Joe Says Whoa on Sodium
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From Joe Friel
I’ve been doing a lot of reading in the literature and talking with informed
people regarding, especially, sodium. I’m coming to the conclus...
All Systems Go!!
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Just a quick update that things are going really really well! Swimming
normal now and building up the riding to 2:30. AMac and I did a fun
motorpacing sess...
SERIOUSLY
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I will not even lie and just throw it out there. I say this with the highest
amount of respect to top three at Rhode Island...I went into RI thinking I
cou...
Apparently I look pretty tired
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A short interaction with the receptionist at my office this afternoon as I
walked thorugh the door:
Her: Noa, I think your makeup has smudged under your ey...
Watch out World, Dave Sharratt flew a plane
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You read it right. I flew a plane for the 1st and last time ever!!!!!! James
and I spend the weekend down at his cottage to get away from the Guelph
area....
Xterra Northeast Cup Vermont
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After two beautiful sunny dry days the skies opened up as we were headed out
to the pre-race pasta party at the Mt Ellen lodge, Sugarbush Resort and the
ra...
Oh Yeah
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Even with a satisfactory race here in Kitzbuhel I have now reached my
highest World Ranking of my career at 14th! The goal this season is to
finish in the ...
Just call me Sisyphus
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Going into yesterday’s Lifetime Fitness race in Minneapolis, I knew that my
race would be challenging. I was racing tired, as Justin and I had decided
to “...
TECK JR. Nationals
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Well I am done Daft Legal for the year and all in all I will call it a great
building year. I know I still have work to do with my swim but I can not...
…in the heart of America
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The Utica Boilermaker is one of those races I’ve heard a lot about and I
finally raced it this past weekend. The race began at 8am in cool
temperatures, w...
Boulder Peak
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Short and sweet.... here we go...
Won the swim.
Flatted 5min into the bike just after getting a stagger penalty (off of
who????).
Eventually fixed it.
I...
Back to the drawing board
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First race of the Euro Trip is now over. Another solid swim/bike but
struggled again on the run with stomach cramping. It was a lot more
manageable than wh...
Female National Junior Champion - Alison Hooper
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Quick Update from National Junior Champs in Gatineau, Quebec. Female
National Junior Champion - Alison Hooper. NTC girls took five of the top ten
spots - A...
A perfect storm
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It’s Saturday. Tomorrow is the Desert 1/2 Ironman, which my name is on the
entrants list. I am in Sherwood Park, not Osoyoos, where the race is. A
“perfect...
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Spain race didn't quite go as planned, no one to run fast with, and I felt
terrable. I was second in 14:05 winner was 14:01, lead a lot, boo! Need to
get s...
Give A Little. Get A Lot.
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Super lensman Clarke Rodgers of SportZFoto.com has gotten together with Simon Whitfield to do a limited run of hand-signed prints from the sprint finish at t...
Mountains!
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Well, it was time for a little break from the training and racing schedule.
Counting all triathlon, running, and cycling events, I was up to 12 after
Buffa...
Moved
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After a couple shitty days packing, moving, unpacking, cleaning, I believe
we’re through to the other side. My Dad came down to help with his truck
thankfu...
Happy C-day
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ANOTHER beautiful day out on the island!
Last night I capped off the day with a 14-inch pizza and cheesecake (both
wheat-free!!) from The Joint down on War...
Coteau du Lac ITU Pan American Cup: Race Report
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Well, in a previous post I made a statement. Something along the lines of,
“... no matter what happens, I will come out of this weekend with my third
ITU P...
KUOTA SALE
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Here is a great chance to get on to a TT/Tri bike before the season gets
into high gear. We have marked down the Kuota bikes that are in stock. Come
by the...
One Gear. No Breaks.
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Last night I went and tried something new. Velodrome. It was so cool. I went
to an outdoor paved track not far from where I am living in Calgary,
borrowed ...
My European Racing Season starts
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My European racing campaign kicked off well with a win in the Ironman 70.3 event in Austria. I had a great day and despite being a little jetlagged managed t...
Relatively speaking...
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So I travel a lot for races, I mean a lot. I swear I can recite the safety
warning in both english and french while sleeping (and I almost failed
french 9...
Simplify your food- Jasper
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These days there seems to be as many types of food as there are theories
about how to eat them. Add to it the idea of nutrition for sport and
optimum perf...
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Not much to report. My knee is still not better and I have not been able to
run for 4 weeks. It feels like my femur is twisting so my knee joint isn't
li...
New Role with British Triathlon
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The news of my new role as Head Coach with British Triathlon has been out
for a couple weeks now. I've wrapped up my duties with Triathlon Canada and
am no...
please email - sqwracing@gmail dot com If you are interested in a speaking appearance or getting in touch with Simon. Simon does a limited number of appearances and sets aside a specific number of days each month for 'paid' and 'free' appearances, depending on his family, training and racing commitments. Please be patient waiting for a reply and we'll get back to you ASAP. yours truly,
Mrs. Minda Lag SQWRACING'S "firewall" and Admin gal.
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Jeez, those pics make me miss Victoria even more than before. To me, Spring in Victoria is marked by the camas flowers at Beacon Hill and Uplands Parks.
Best of luck Simon,
Al, who used to work at Frontrunners
Simon,
Nice to see a pic of Conner "The Kid" Hammond in there. Watch out for this guy!
Fleck
Are those Garmin 305's in those pics? Have you ever used them?
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