Bring on the Heat

Yesterday I was smacked in the face with my first hard day of training since the wedding and honeymoon. After almost a complete week off of training (except for one ez 3k swim and one relay race were I swam/dolphined/ran for 6minutes and change), I am back swinging with the PTC.

Temperatures soared to 42 degrees on the humidex. Coach CT once again showed no mercy and we had a solid open water swim a guelph lake, a tough interval bike, and 400m repeats during a sweltering run. Coach CT pulled the plug on me halfway through the run session because it was very evident that my head was about to pop off. But I was too stubborn to let ADM suffer alone--and after being given the thumbs up from coach, I slugged it out to finish the set--and am still alive and kicking and typing this post 15 hours later.

The temps here in Ontario and other parts of North American are in stark contrast to where the eyes of the triathlon world are focused this weekend. Current air temps and water temps of 11 degrees and 12.5 degrees respectively, greet the competitors on the start line of the ITU World Triathlon Champs in Vancouver.

Check here for the complete schedule and start times--and to launch the live coverage feed. Barrie Shepley went straight from my wedding, to Vancouver--and will be the voice of the World Champs these next few days. Let's see if he has the stamina to make the call for what will be a very exciting men's and women's elite race on Sunday.

Make sure to cheer on LPC's Dennis Masse and Margaret Wojtowicz!

Also on tap this weekend is Eagleman Ironman 70.3 Ralph Iannitelli and Shelley McKee will be blazing on this pancake course and will have endure record high temps.

The HSBC Triathlon Series kicks off this weekend with the Lakeside Tri / Du

Congrats to all who participated in the Belle River Tri / Du this past Saturday. Results can be found at www.chiptimeresults.com