Week Summary: May 28 - June 3
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05-28-2012
*Mon-AM: 2:39, 5000' ~ Mt. Massive (14,421')*
From the Halfmoon Creek Trailhead with Joe. Ran up the CT before ascending
the east face of Massiv...
Week in Review–June 4th, 2012
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[image: WeeklyMailbagIcon_thumb4]The Week in Review is a collection of both
all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as
we...
Four quick thoughts on Comrades 2012
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*Four quick thoughts on the 2012 Comrades Ultra-marathon*
A more "South African-centric" post today, since it covers a very South
African race. Hopeful...
I would like to welcome our new zombie overlords
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Over the last day or so, I have been desperately trying (and failing) to
catch up with my online reading. And I cannot help but notice a trend: the
zombie ...
Recovery
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I've been rather beaten up and tired from Mt Fuji. I pulled up with a very
sore right hip, which has caused some pain in my right IT band. It's my
problem...
NOT THE WEEKEND I WAS HOPING FOR.
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*"It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret."
-Jackie Joyner-Kersee*
This was to be a weekend filled with excitement. I would be...
Dallas Pan American Cup
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Yesterday I raced the Dallas Pan American Cup. After being out for most of
March and April and then beginning the build back into training for May, I
was d...
On hating the real world
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A few months ago I was having a conversation with a friend of mine who is
particularly given to pithy epigrams. We were discussing the Stata Center:
a brig...
Someday the grapes will be wine
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On Tuesday morning I picked up Andrew Yorke for our workout in Guelph. He
had said he was good with the workout when I explained it to him the day
before....
Train. Cycle. Fit. Run. It’s June.
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The sport of cycling is exploding. Friends you’d never imagine riding a
bike are gearing up with clip-less pedals and shammies. All the cool kids
are wear...
What's Been Going On?
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You might be wondering what I have been up to over the last couple weeks
with the lack of updates and race reports. Unfortunately sometimes plans
have to c...
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Alright, getting in decent mileage (210k this week) and good workouts. I
like when things are clicking!
Despite windy & rainy conditions this morning worko...
THE BRILLIANT ACADEMIC RECORD IN ALGEBRA
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Who does not want to have a perfect academic record at school? I guess no one wants. Nowadays, every student can get algebra homework help throug...
Vitamin D – Too much of a good thing?
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I think it is common knowledge that vitamin D deficiency could lead to many
health concerns. But a new study from the University of Copenhagen (press
relea...
Watts Up?
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I recently did an interview with the gang at Quarq powermeters talking about the bike portion of Ironman Texas. We cover power data, race strategy, test even...
Big, and we mean Big QR Code
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If you want to go big, go really big, or maybe no one will notice. In
Denmark a huge QR code was set up on May 26th that measured 5377 square
feet accordi...
How Tim Cook is changing Apple - Fortune Tech
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Reblogged from my Tumblr page. Check the original post here. How Tim Cook
is changing Apple - Fortune Tech: Encouraging look at the new,
operational-savvy ...
Apple Inspired Athlete: Kathy Wise
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*This week's Apple Inspired Athlete is **Kathy Wise*
*City? **Kelowna, B.C.*
*What’s your current age group? * *40-45*
*What is your occupation? * *Ph...
After the Storm!!!
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So this past two weeks have been very crazy for me, so many friends to
see, to many fans and supporters to thank and so many interviews to do.
Tomorrow I ...
Back up on the horse and in Dunkerque
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It has been 9 months since I last raced and last week I finally ended that
very long stretch with 2 races in 7 days. A very chilly Monday night
Aquathon in...
Woodstock Triathlon Weekend Recap
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I was in Woodstock all weekend hanging out with the MultiSport Canada
Mentor and Development team. Read all about it here.
Woodstock Super Sprint Duathlon - Race Report
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I have been itching to get a duathlon under my belt this season and luckily
this past Saturday worked out. The Recharge with Milk series had their
Woodstoc...
dirty black irish
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A couple of weeks ago I went down to the shop and found that the floor was
covered with water. It was pouring down rain outside, so it wasn’t such a
surpr...
Busy Week for Endurance Conspiracy
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It’s been a busy couple weeks for EC. Last week we hit the Tour of
California. This weekend the Boulder Creek Festival, which is a madhouse,
and this weeke...
Abbotsford Run for Water Marathon 2012
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Getting my stuff together the night before.Erik and I drove 3 1/2 hours to
Abbotsford on Saturday morning to race my first marathon! We checked into
the ...
Madrid WTS, May 26/27
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Startlist can be found here
The last Olympic Quali race goes tomorrow and Sunday in the city park, Casa
de Campo, of Madrid.
You have many sides to this f...
Oi Boy!
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Riding by Pat Bay today I was reminded, by the similar coastline, of a
beauty movie I saw on the flight home from Auckland a few months ago.
Scanning throu...
Finally Flo got somethin' to sho! :)
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Two years in the making, these are the first visual manifestations of my
Flo wheels! They're currently in the post, and I'll pick them up in Austria
in ...
Oliver Half Race Tips
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I have done up some videos in anticipation of the Oliver Half Iron on June
3rd. The videos highlights some race tips for the Oliver Half Iron as well
as Ha...
Lifetime Fitness Kids Triathlon Clinic
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Last Thursday I did a Kids Triathlon Clinic at Lifetime Fitness in Las
Vegas, NV. With over 50 kids and adults present, we went over everything
from nut...
Mooloolaba & Mazatlan Race Reports
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About a week after my last post I headed to Caloundra, Australia for a 5
week training camp for all of March and the beginning of April. The first
two week...
Sedona Training Camp
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Well it's been quite a while since there has been anything posted on here
so how about a little update from camp here in beautiful Sedona, Arizona.
Under ...
Mazatlan Continental Cup 2012
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Ready to travel in style with new World Traveller bag and Bike Bag from
Evoc and Cyclelogik!!
About a month ago I travelled to the wonderful city of Mazatl...
Coach Jerry Schumacher on Chris Solinsky
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"In interviews, Solinsky has blamed his own aggressiveness in training for
his injury.
Schumacher thinks Solinsky is being too hard on himself.
"He'll c...
Special Guest Post – Joe Potworka
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Thursday, May 17, 2012 I asked Joe Potworka to write a post about training
and racing the BMO Vancouver Marathon which was held on May 6, 2012. Joe is
one ...
So close to the finish!
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As I mentioned in a previous post, I often feel guilty that my husband is
always there to support me in my running journey. He's often with me at the
start...
San Diego World Series
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This past weekend was the second stop of the ITU World Triathlon Series in
San Diego. WTS events are always special to be apart of, but with this
particula...
St. Croix 70.3
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I have made it home safely to New Zealand after several long flights to get
here from St. Croix. About 24hrs of flying plus extended layovers at each
stop...
Ready to Start
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I stole the title from one of my favourite Canadian bands, Arcade Fire. We
definitely aren't talking about starting the same thing but never-mind
that, I'm...
Rehab Fun...
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The human body is truly amazing but when you don't move something, perhaps
your shoulder, for 6 weeks it effectively stops being able to do so. I
never t...
Time For Change
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As some of you may know, I will be leaving Nineteen Wetsuits shortly. I
want to take this opportunity to publicly thank Dan Rishworth the Founder
and Own...
2012 PRO TEAM
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NEWS RELEASE We’re not saying it’s because of 7SYSTEMS, we’re just saying…
Three 7SYSTEMS athletes named to Canadian Olympic Team April 26th, 2012,
TORONT...
racing season is about to start.
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Yesterday I arrived in Knowlton at about 430pm, I emptied the VW and drove
with my mom to get my tandem in Bromont. I talked paint with Nicolas cause
we ar...
NEW ORLEANS
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It is now 2-2 for me showing up to races with “New” in the title being
altered from the original format. Ironman New Zealand was changed to a 70.3
and this...
Coachella Camping
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Coachella is finally here. If you are going to be experiencing Coachella
by camping, then you have already gotten everything squared away, and if
you have...
What's Up
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After a solid 6-week training camp in Maui to kick off 2012, I came home
feeling fit and excited to get the New Year under way. This was rather
short li...
the lengths
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my knee is bothering me! i don't like it. ever since the 30k i haven't been
able to run more than 30 minutes without some weird pain there or in my
forefoo...
Do you still Dream
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"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even
though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who
neither enjoy...
Mooloolaba World Cup
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Mooloolaba always seems to be my "come-back" race. Last year it marked my
return to racing after a year and a half hiatus following my bike accident,
and ...
Tactical Warfare, Fairness and Sport
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I may regret writing this, but so be it. It is, after all, better to regret
something you have done than something you haven't (though in my case, I
still ...
Its a Scary World Out There, Stay Hydrated
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Proud to be partnered with Eload for another season.
A while back I sent them a panic email inquiring about my status with them for the upcoming season. Sha...
Retirement Blog (Rated PG 13)
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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
wri...
Blog #63
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Hey there, it's blog time. Quick glance to the right...yep, the sponsor
banners are all gone. In my continued trend of change, I will no longer run
for NB....
Sweat Science blog moving to Runner’s World site
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So… big news. As of today, the Sweat Science blog is moving over to
Runner’s World. All new posts will appear at sweatscience.runnersworld.com.
It’s exciti...
It's not dead Jim!
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Oh Hey!!
Tucson is coming up (feb 10th to 20th) so I've decided to stick a fork in
the electrical socket and get this blog back up and runnin' It will
inc...
New Leopard – Slowtwitch inside story
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The guys at Slowtwitch caught up with me on my first training camp of the
year–and got the inside scoop on my new deal with Leopard Trek. Check the
full...
Update/Explanation....it's a long one!
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Well it has been a long time since I have last posted and first off I
apologize for the delay in news.
Back in March after pulling out of San Juan 70.3 due...
Practice makes perfect
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We've heard it before: Practice doesn't make perfect, practice makes permanent. And for most people, this evokes images of a person doing something wrong ove...
Back On The Road
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~Matt~
I'm in New Zealand.
Flew down with Simon and Andrew Dec. 31st.
Met up with the NZ crew on top of a mountain.
Some pics:
View from the room.
The...
Worlds Recap
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Well its been quite a while since updating this son of a gun. I
guess life's been pretty busy lately, ya know how it is. Im now at the
University of Guelph...
Water Polo, the 'Mini Bike' and New Beginnings
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Quarterly reports have now turned into annual reports. There is nothing
like knowing that I am going back to law school for the summer, and the
knowledge t...
Maintain Speed During Marathon Training
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From Competitor.com
The message is clear: from strength comes speed. The ability to run short
intervals at a given pace doesn’t mean squat if you don’t hav...
Superfrog XXXIII
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Sunday was the fifth year in a row I have raced at Superfrog. The race is
the oldest half in the world and was started by now retired US Navy SEAL,
Moki ...
Lovely Lausanne
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*After 10 race starts, I’m starting to resemble my race flats: smelly,
icky, a bit worn, and yet remain functional. While I don’t have the nice
bounce of...
Self Transcendence Triathlon
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I hesitated for a few precious seconds before slipping beneath the cool
blanket of water. Despite being overcast, the visibility was surprisingly
clear and...
Spot the Tourist
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First off, congrats to Triathlon Code team mate Matt Sharpe on his win this
weekend in San Fran. And not to be out done, we also got a canuck on top in
the...
1st Place Ironman Muncie 70.3
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I'm playing catch up with the blog here, and fortunately Muncie ranks as a
quick story. So quick, in fact, that I spent no more than 30 hours on my
trip ...
Woodfine and Pennock in St Malo
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ST-MALO, Man.—Ontario’s Tristan Woodfine and Alberta’s Ellen Pennock
captured their first-ever national titles at the opening event of 2011 Teck
National J...
Vive le Tour
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I am a triathlete, but like most of you reading this I stumbled into the
sport from another area. For me it was swimming and deep inside, regardless
of m...
Validation!
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Never doubt the power of the Prev again!
"I just couldn’t claim it. The title of this blog was supposed to be, “Ode
to the Mini-Van,” but I couldn’t do it...
Amazing blog from Jeff Symonds
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First race of the season is in..... a team race and Jeff did such a good
job at showing the reality of full time athletes that i will simply post is
blog h...
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Jordan Rapp recently took 5th place amongst a very deep field of Pros at
Ironman 70.3 California in Oceanside.
These pictures of Rappstar on the run course...
chirp chirp chirp
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That's the sound of crickets. Because there can't possibly still be someone
out there who checks this blog for updates. Last April I started putting
off my...
Training
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This picture was at my works Christmas party. This is my good friend Jim
and his Wife Karin. And of course Jenn and I.
Training for a Marathon and wor...
The not so new anymore blog...
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This blog still seems to be getting some action, although it has been
inactive for months now...
Want to keep following my blog? Please go HERE!
See ya o...
mightymagali.com - MY NEW WEBSITE!
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Please go here (mightymagali.com) for all my latest blog, photos, race
schedule, sponsors, videos and more!
mightymagali.com
For your consideration...
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I have a list of about 20 blogs and websites I read on a regular basis. Of these, two of the ones I read this morning had posts about kids. One good friend...
Ski/Knee/School - Summer 2010
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Much has happened since my last post! Good and bad I suppose.
I was in Whistler for most of July, I had a dryland camp with the men's BC
Ski Team there, an...
Don’t complain, Don’t explain
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The title of this post comes from a book I read intermittently on my
nightstand “Excuses Begone” by Wayne Dyer. Four words to think about
before you open...
Ironman Louisville Race Report: Never Give Up
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Pre-race recap:
First Ironman: Wisconsin 2004. Sick heading into the race. Couldn’t consume
calories or fluids during. Woke up in the back of an ambulance ...
Youth Olympic Games!
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Two former Kelly's Kids selected as the only two Canadian athletes to race
in the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Congratulations Brook and
Christine!
F...
Last Post on this Blog
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Hey everyone, My new site is up and running and pretty much finished.
I have started posting on my new blog,
http://www.tylerduncanracing.com/blog/ so if yo...
Inaugural 2010 Victoria Gran Fondo June 26
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Are you up for the challenge? This would make for a great training day for
you IM competitors or for anyone looking for the long distance goal. You
can pic...
RTC Guelph
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After months of behind the scenes work by Triathlon Canada, Triathlon Ontario, and the Canadian Sport Centre Ontario, I'm happy to announce that beginning to...
Tanti auguri a me...
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E' stata una grande giornata! Mi sono svegliato nel giorno del mio
ventottesimo compleanno un po' agitato per la discussione della tesi che mi
attendeva. O...
It's a Wrap
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Thank you for stopping by and thanks to Best Buy for their amazing support
of my ski career and the empowerment through sport of so many young women
ac...
Running for a Bit
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OK so I'm back into training after a short break late last fall. Temporary
living situations weren't conducive to training!!! Current goal: Running
race, G...
Luge Doubles
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I got sent this today -thanks Alan!- and eventhough spandex does not scare
me* I though for the average man - "I cant wear spandex because it takes my
manh...
bike wanted. bike for sale.
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I’m looking to upgrade my road bike. I’m a size 54 frame (5’10, 150lbs),
and want something that will get the job done in some draft legal
triathlons and s...
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...
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