Great blog and interesting article...
http://scienceofsport.blogspot.com/search/label/running%20economy
This interesting article was passed on to me by my dad—who is on track to live past 140. Although some points are in fact misleading—it is a worthwhile read and offers both good and humorous advice for leading a healthy lifestyle. Therefore—enjoy reading, but with a grain of salt.
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100174651>1=10613
OAT's Provincial Triathlon Centre (PTC) is located at the University of Guelph, in Guelph, Ontario. The PTC offers a full time triathlon program for elite and development triathletes, under the guidance of head coach Craig Taylor.
http://provincialtriathloncentre.blogspot.com/
Team LPC mascot Maverick proudly appears at the "-6:25" mark of this nice slide show of pics from the 2007 Subaru Triathlon Series.
I know it has been awhile since I have posted. I have been awesomely busy and there is lots to report on. This weekend is the Canadian Cross Country Champs only 3k from my house in Guelph and I still have to talk about two excellent races--stay tuned...
My future brother-in-law proved two weekends ago that he is a giant killer by winning the OCAA Provincial Cross Country Championships. David slayed two Goliaths--in the form of last year's champion, and a 30 minute 10k Kenyan runner, to become the second triathlete (the other being Simon Whitfield) in the history of the OCAA, to stand atop the podium. David has worked incredibly hard on his running in the past year and his return on investment is beginning to come into fruition.
David leaves Thursday with his Conestoga Team for the National Champs in Alberta this weekend. David will be gunning for an individual national championship and will lead his team--who have a chance of standing atop the podium. Let's all rally behind "Pre" and wish him luck in continuing to slay giants every time he toes the start line. This giant killer has become a giant himself.
My 30th birthday has come and past in the blink of an eye. These days are so jam packed that I didn't even have time for a mid-life crisis. I have to admit that a few months ago I feared turning the big 3-0. But having now crossed this barrier--I can honestly say that it feels great to be three decades old. My dad said--"you are only 25% of the way through life". I can honestly say that I feel the same as I did when I was 19--and I am still the same eating machine as I was back in high school.
Training has been rolling along. Several solid sessions at the PTC are in the bank--it has been four weeks of good work and I am looking forward to easing off in a few days for my last triathlon of the season in San Fran next Saturday. Tomorrow is a local 5k which will serve as an excellent tune-up for next weekend.
In other news, Team LPC has been roaring! Josh Seifarth and Jeff Bennett smacked out 10 minute pb's at the Detroit Free Press Marathon and Shelley McKee continued to prove that her once upon a time weakness in running is a limiter of the past. In last weekend's WRACE Halloween 5k run, Team LPC went 1-2 overall, with Rob Base Tranter tearing up the pavement. New member John Savoni had his fastest ever 5k, only 3 weeks after finishing this year's scorching Chicago Marathon. Jim Cooke won his age-group at the 10k Canadian Road Running Champs in Ottawa, and races his final triathlon of the season tomorrow in beautiful Cancun, Mexico. Travis Goron and Andrew Flanagan have completed a successful season of cross country running and are now focusing on swimming and an easy transition phase of training after a solid season. Margaret Wojtowicz and Dennis Masse have begun their easy base training for the 2008 ITU World Tri Champs in Vancouver next June. Keithy Henry has healed remarkably from an unfortunate bike accident that broke both collar bones. The awesome team at Loaring Physiotherapy have helped bring him back into action and he is swinging like a caged animal on a mission--I have to hold back his passion for excellence so that he progresses in 'baby steps'. It is so much fun to see my clients continue to improve while having fun, and achieving their own personal Olympic-sized victories.
I came across this quote the other day--it certainly sums up my lifestyle to a T...
"The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both."
- James Michener
I am overcome with hyperbolic joy that she said YESSSSS!!!!!! What a lucky guy I am! The entire Sharratt family has been so amazing and I look forward to spending the rest of my life with my beautiful fiancee.
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Training is rolling along at the PTC. It is a great environment and I am really enjoying the training. My final triathlon of the year is on Nov 10th in San Fran--so this a 'hard yard' push phase. Just like my big sis--I also love the fall. It is a pleasure to be running and biking while admiring all of the beautiful trees and leaves that surround me.
Tuesday and Wednesday are solid days of training at the PTC. Tuesday's swim included a main set of 20x50m with paddles in :31 on :55. That definitely wore out the body for the 2nd main set of 6x200m. Coach T wanted me to descend 1-6 starting at 2:20 and working down to 2:15--but I was in big trouble after the first one. I managed to hold 2:21's and was toast at the end. The fitness and strength will hopefully be there in two weeks. Tuesday evening's run including a main set of 3 loops of the 2k Arboretum trail--an awesomely hard undulating trail that I will be banking thousands of 'hard yards' on. I was supposed to descend these loops but I started out aggressive and when Coach T yelled "the contract says descend so you have no choice", then I knew I was going to have to enter the hurt box to improve each loop. I managed it and posted a 19:50 for this challenging 6k. Ok for now--but it needs to dip under 19 by Nov 10. Today was another hard swim and a solid tempo bike in the rolling hills of the Guelph countryside. I am looking forward to heading to the hometown this weekend and cheering on my friends and Team LPC members at the Detroit Free Press Marathon.
Gebrselassie apologises to Tergat for breaking record
By Erik Kirschbaum
BERLIN, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Less than ten minutes after breaking the world marathon record on Sunday, Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie was handed a cell phone -- it was Paul Tergat calling from Kenya to offer his congratulations.
"I'm sorry," Gebrselassie told his great rival and long-time friend after winning the Berlin marathon in two hours four minutes 26 seconds, shattering by 29 seconds Tergat's record set on the same course in 2003.
"I am sorry -- this record belonged to Paul Tergat," Gebrselassie told a news conference when asked about the phone call. "Paul is my friend."
Gebrselassie tried to tell Tergat he thought he had better weather conditions this year compared to 2003, when it was sunnier and warmer, although there was less wind. But Tergat responded that records were meant to be broken.
"I really wanted to do this record but I was a little bit worried about it, worried about attacking my friend's record," said Gebrselassie, 34, who fell 61 seconds short a year ago in Berlin in his first attempt to break Tergat's mark of 2:04.55.
"I think Paul understands that. I talked to him and said 'Hi, Paul, I'm sorry.' I said 'You can come here and try to get it back again next year'."
SOMETHING SPECIAL
Gebrselassie, the best distance runner of his era, is one of only three men to win consecutive Olympic 10,000 metres titles, the second at the 2000 Sydney Games providing an indelible image when he just held off the frenzied challenge from Tergat.
Gebrselassie has now held records at distances ranging from 3,000m to the marathon. He set numerous world records and won four successive world titles over 10,000m before turning to road racing.
"Sure, there's no question about that," Gebrselassie said when asked if the elusive marathon world record was the most important. "It's something special. I was dreaming of it for many years. It's my record now. I'm so happy."
On Sunday he confidently attacked the flat, fast course under ideal marathon weather conditions and had split times that were consistently a half minute faster than Tergat for almost the entire race.
Gebrselassie admitted he had been a bit rattled by heavy rain and strong winds in Berlin earlier in the week.
"I lost some confidence when I first arrived -- you know, the weather," he said. "Yesterday, I thought 'what's going on here in Berlin?' But they kept telling me the weather forecast was 'no rain'. How do you believe that?"
The weather forecast turned out to be accurate. The rain stopped before the race, temperatures at the start were around 13 degrees Celsius, there was only a little wind and skies remained overcast until late in the race.
I used to only drink coffee before my exams in university. Over the past couple years--I gave in and have followed a routine of drinking coffee before races and key interval sessions. I have always loved my coca-cola and must have one every day. I also love my Espresso Hammergel during the bike portion of races. Below is a link to a great article that offers advice on how the timing and consumption of caffeine can help your performance. It certainly aids you in getting to those early morning swim practices. But does it actually lead to faster times? This article provides the answer to this million dollar question...
http://insidetri.com/portal/news/news.asp?item=110630
Sunday was the Owen Sound Triathlon which served as the Ontario Elite Tri Champs. It was a banner day for C3 athletes. The men went 1-2-3-4 with C3 alumni Paul Bregin taking 5th. Bechtel was very strong taking the win. Yorke, Sharratt, and myself helped domestique Andrew "Shagadelica" Woegerer so that he would qualify for Quest for Gold Funding.
The headquarters for the weekend took place at the Bechtel Cottage. What a beautiful area. The roads for cycling are simply incredible.
Congrats to Rachel, Coombs and Hall for awesome great performances in the Elite Women's field. Tyler Lord smashed out a 2nd place overall in the Saturday Sprint Duathlon.
Team LPC members Travis Goron (2nd Junior) and Dennis Masse (7th in 50-54) both finished off their triathlon season with very solid efforts.
