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April showers are behind us and May flowers greet us. Hmmmm-it certainly did not work out that way as the month of April brought us some beautiful (and much anticipated) weather for outdoor riding and running. The month of May, however, initially greets us with rain, rain, and more rain...

LPC at the Races

A big congrats goes out to all who participated in the 2008 Boston Marathon on April 21st. LPC's John Savoni toughed out a sub 3h15min performance--a time worthy of automatic qualification for the 2009 Boston Marathon in the men's 40-44 age category. What was most impressive about John's performance is that he had to endure severe leg cramps in the final miles of the race. John will be participating in his first triathlon this summer. We sat down months ago to plan a proper plan of attack that would get him a good result at Boston, while simultaneously developing his swimming and cycling skill set. With a full time job and three children to help care for, John never ran more than 3 times per week for this marathon. But every run had a purpose and John trained very well and supplemented this marathon training with swim/bike conditioning. A jog well done, and next time he will follow his race-day nutrition plan to avoid (or minimize) the leg cramping!

A must see video of the finish of the 1982 Boston Marathon--the epic "Duel in the Sun"


The Wojtowicz mother/son combo pounded out big runs at the St John Waterloo Half Marathon this past Sunday. Both set PB's for the half marathon distance. In fact, Margaret's time was a whopping 15minutes faster than her previous best. Margaret will be representing Canada at the upcoming ITU World Triathlon Champs in Vancouver. Rob will direct his attention towards prepping for Ironman Lousiville at the end of August.


Weekend at the Races

Path to a Better Heart 5k Run/Walk & Kids' Dash takes place this Sunday at 9am at Malden Park in Windsor

LPC's Ralph Iannitelli, Jane MacLeod, and Charlotte Loaring will be tackling 'The Beast' this Sunday at the prestigious and awesomely challenging St. Croix 70.3 Triathlon. Track their progress live at http://www.ironmanlive.com/

LPC's Kathy Henry and Lisa Cheney have set their sights on flying through Sunday's Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati. They have worked hard for several months and hope to fly across the finish in a time that will earn a place on the start line of the 2009 Boston Marathon.

The US Women's Triathlon Olympic Trials will be aired on NBC this Sunday from noon-1pm

The Richards Bay ITU World Cup is this Sunday
You can always follow the action live at http://www.triathlon.org/
For some world cups--there is even live audio and video feed.
This race will be quite exciting as the Battle for Beijing heats up


All systems go for the upcoming July 19 Loaring Triathlon
A monster thanks goes out to the community for their volunteer and sponsorship support! Online registration is available here

Get a jump on the triathlon season and participate in the upcoming May 31st Belle River Du/Tri

Do a rain dance this weekend to scare away the rain. If it does rain--then don't spend all your time looking at these links. If however, you successfully breeze through this post and still have a couple of hours to invest in some excellent reading--then I direct your attention over to the most excellent Science of Sport blog.

Happy Training,
CJ