from www.360magazine.info

German bundesliga race in Witten - team relay in the morning followed by team time trial in the evening.



looks like fun.

our weekend of fun (and training but bouncy castle = FUN FUN FUN) plus pics of a solid solid workout with Jones and coaches Brown/Phil/Paulo

CALEDON ONTARIO C3 KINETICO KIDS OF STEEL TRIATHLON MAY 31st

From Barrie Shepley.

“I cant believe its been 10 years since Simon’s win in Sydney” said former Olympic coach Barrie Shepley.   Whitfield and Shepley weren’t just room-mates in Sydney ten years ago, they got to know each other over two decades ago in Sharbot Lake when Whitfield did his first-ever Kids of Steel Triathlon.   “I got to know Joan and Rudy Hollywood in the 1980’s and they agreed to put on a local Kids of Steel Triathlon at their cottage in Sharbot Lake” said Shepley.   “Triathlon Canada’s good-luck was that Simon Whitfield was great friend’s with Joan and Rudy’s son, Brandon, and he came to their cottage for the weekend, did his first race and the rest is history” said Shepley.   While Kids of Steel existed prior to Whitfield, it gained national and international recognition when he talked about the event on CBC television immediately after his victory.   “Race nearly doubled in numbers the summer after Simon his gold-medal” said Shepley.
    The Canadian program, is now in virtually every province in Canada, and the focus of the program is to simply let kids have fun in multi-sport.   “I remember my family going to these great local Ontario races, then having a great picnic together with my mom, dad, sister and some friends”  said the 2x Olympic medalist.   Kids of Steel Triathlons are for kids as young as 3-4 and as old as 18 years of age.    When Shepley got back from Sydney, he and a dozen friends in Caledon Ontario started the C3 Kinetico Kids of Steel Triathlon to honour Whitfield’s amazing athletic accomplishment in Sydney.   “Local friends and family had just watched Simon energize an entire nation on TV and they wanted to do something to honour him, and to get kids active in sport” said Shepley.   The logical project was to create another Kids of Steel Triathlon.     The first event in 2001, had nearly 500 kids and was an instant smash-success.    On Sunday May 30th, C3 will run their 10th Annual Kids of Steel race to honour Whitfield, and Shepley and his friends are still at the helm.  “We have virtually the same volunteers running the 10th Anniversary event that we had in year one” said Shepley.   The Caledon race has a few extras,  with the addition of a parent race involved in the event as well.  “We found that many parents wanted to try, a mini-triathlon and the best way to get them started was making a short, fun mini-triathlon that they could participate in as well” said Shepley.   The adult-mini-triathlon is a 400m pool swim, followed by a 15km bike and a 5km run.   The 3-6 year age category, goes as short as one width of the pool (life-jackets and water wings are allowed), followed by a 150m bike  (most of the 3-6 year olds ride a tricycle) and a 150m run/walk to the finishing line.  Parents are able to help go beside the very little children, with the older categories having to participate with the parents watching from the side-lines.  Every child gets the same Simon Whitfield finishers medal, that Whitfield got twenty-two years ago when he was racing.  
    “The feedback from the parents today, is the same as it was two decades ago from Geoff and Linda Whitfield when Simon participated” said Shepley.   Parents love to see their kids get active, and the smiles on their faces when they cross the finishing line is priceless.  Shepley says while the priority with Kids of Steel is  to simply get kids active,  they know that the program does identify kids who may have some talent for the sport in the future.  “Most of the current national triathlon team got their start in Kids of Steel” said Shepley.   Kirsten Sweetland, Kyle Jones, Kathy Tremblay and Paula Findlay are just four of the current national team athletes who got their starts in a local Kids of Steel races in their area.   Whitfield is encouraging parents to take a look for a local Kids of Steel Triathlon in their region and to make a great day of it with their families.  “Knowing that Barrie Shepley and his team have created the Caledon C3 Kinetico Kids of Steel Race to recognize my past accomplishments is a real honour and I encourage any adults to bring their kids – nieces or nephews out to his May 30th Caledon Ontario event” said Whitfield.    Shepley says the other way that Simon Whitfield fans can support youth triathlons in Canada is to volunteer for the day.  “We need 100+ volunteers each year to help pass out food, count laps in the pool, and to make sure the kids have a great day” said Shepley.   You can find out more about the May 30th event and still have time to register or volunteer by going to the website at www.c3online.ca





I think it's important both sides of the story are told (and I'm not so sure about Landis's mental health).

It's telling that Clara Hughes steps up and talks about Michaels integrity as a person. Coming from Clara (one of my sporting heroes) that's about as good a character witness as you could have.

http://www.thestar.com/sports/article/812517--toronto-cyclist-michael-barry-denies-claims-he-used-drugs

Toronto cyclist Michael Barry denies claims he used drugs

Michael Barry of Canada in a Jan. 2010 file photo.

Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

By Randy Starkman Olympic Sports Reporter

In the doping-fuelled world of professional cycling, Toronto’s Michael Barry has always been regarded as something of an anomaly, a guy driven by his passion for the sport who wasn’t willing to sacrifice his principles to get ahead in the peleton.
Now, former teammate Floyd Landis is alleging Barry was part of a group of athletes on the U.S. Postal team — led by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong — who doped to boost their performances on the bike.
Barry, reached by the Star after competing Thursday for Team Sky in Stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia, flatly denied he’s ever used drugs in his cycling career.
“For me ever since I was young, cycling is about the journey,” said Barry, whose father Michael Sr. ran a bike store and instilled his love of the sport. “It’s what you get out of the ride, whether it’s a bike race or a long training ride.
“That’s something my father taught me when I was a young kid. That’s always been the most important thing to me. I’ve always made my own finish line. It’s about the feeling of elation when I finish a race and to be able to sleep well at night.”
Barry said he will sleep well despite Landis’ allegations.

to read more click

Interview with Healthynomics

http://www.healthynomics.co.uk/lifestyle/qa-with-simon-whitfield-olympic-triathlete/

Q+A With Simon Whitfield: Olympic Triathlete

The two-time triathlon Olympic medalist from Canada, Simon Whitfield, provides some insight into his healthy lifestyle. We thank Simon for providing Healthynomics with his time.

 

Healthynomics: What does being healthy mean to you?

Simon Whitfield: I haven’t been sick in a long time, I suppose the absence of sickness is a ‘baseline’ to being healthy but true health to me is a combination of proper exercise, eating habits and a balanced lifestyle (stress, family, job satisfaction, creative outlets etc.).

HN: What healthy eating habits do you have and what resources do you use for nutrition advice? Do you take any nutrition supplements?

SW: Mark’s Daily Apple (www.marksdailyapple.com). I read every post and I’ve read through most of the blog and his book, The Primal Blueprint. I really like the way Mark sees “health” and well being, his advice on nutrition and exercise is simple yet very well thought out.

I take a multivitamin supplement made here in Canada (under strict quality controls!!!) from 7Systems (www.7systems.ca).  I take it because I know the people who formulated it, the passion, expertise and commitment to quality they put into it (and it’s very similar to Mark’s ‘Damage Control Master Formula‘ which isn’t available in Canada). click here for the rest of the interview.

'roun 'bout and di2

www.simonwhitfield.blogspot.com
www.twitter.com/simonwhitfield

a great friend AND a graffiti artist.

Globe and Mail today

Should I be pacing myself or going all out when I’m training?

Learning new techniques is the way elite runners such as Canada’s Simon Whitfield continue to improve – but you don’t need a track to practice pacing. CHARLIE NEIBERGALL/AP

Developing a feel for your speed is key to efficient running, Canadian athletes learn

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Alex Hutchinson

From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published on Thursday, May. 13, 2010 9:01AM EDT Last updated on Thursday, May. 13, 2010 9:29AM EDT

The question
Should I be pacing myself or going all out when I’m training?
The answer

click here 

home to my girls

PG race report.

I'll just cut and paste what I wrote to coach Paulo. minus the profanity.....


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flatted at far turn around. rode flat to wheel change (1/2lap, lots of "ahhhh kazuntight  I'm about to crash!!!"), changed it, charged back up. tried to recover when I finally got back to main group but bike was very hard. Kurt was great, very encouraging, systematic and specific with his road side instructions, very good.

positioned myself well going into transition until of course I .......flatted AGAIN!!! WTF.

cramped in right hamstring taking my right shoe off... sign of things to come.

ran well at first, thought "I'm going to smash this".

cramped in right leg, then really cramped, then spazzing right hip flexor then hopping. then game over. limped home.

hate the DNF, really hate having to tell the story over and over cause people just stare at you thinking "I don't really care, I was just being polite.... ha".

damn it.

back to work monday.


oh and BTW great start, swam well but faded a bit. top 10 out of water.

biked really well, have power file. have to say that the groups I passed when chasing... I felt like apologizing for waking them up, thank goodness the Portuguese guy and Foster from USA woke up and eventually joined me.

oh wow I'm hungry, just started sweating like crazy, not sure why. just sitting here typing.

Korean BBQ here I come.

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randomness from Korea

great interview

Hines coffee @ Habit

Coffee roasted by the almighty that puts your kids to sleep.

some insight (not that's it's all that surprising but interesting non the less)

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/frei-explains-the-motivation-behind-his-doping

BAIRU!!!

love him or hate him Don Cherry is right on this topic.

but then again I guess broken clocks are right twice a day....