Race Report – Kelowna (Nationals) Part 2
So it wasn't all bad.
My swim was 20:58. Probably a minute faster than I've ever swam. My bike of 1:04 was not quite what I had shot for but was the 24th best ride of the day. And somehow I managed to run 40 minutes on a "broken foot" (still waiting to find out for sure).
In the end 2:07:36 is a PB in an olympic distance triathlon. It was also 13 minutes faster than last year.
But more than any time can show was the feeling of how I performed. After putting a great deal of pressure on myself to do well at this race last year and not performing, coming up big when it mattered this year meant a whole lot to me.
It's also incredibly empowering to have set goals for myself this year, to have worked as hard as I could for them, and to nail them (despite being reachable but lofty goals).
So while I have had a break imposed on me, I'm ready to set my goals for next season and make it to next level. Until then, it's time to enjoy the break (like inventing the next big game sensation: Kitchen Utensil Rock Band) and hope for some good news with the scan on my foot tomorrow.
Recent Tweets
- Just ate a 900 calorie salad. Can you even call it a salad anymore when it's equivalent to one and a half Big Macs?
- Holy crap. Bettman is such a douche he thinks he can renegotiate the CBA when it suits him. - http://t.co/t9bUgRD
- Pumped about getting on the ice for the first time in years tomorrow. Too long since I played a sport where you have to wear a jock. #odd?
- I think the LETC crew is smashing Ironman so hard that they've crushed the ironman.com servers. Soooooo slow. I blame Savage in particular.
- Hit my first 2010 goal finally today. 40+ kph in a 40k TT. Managed 40.7 kph even with a wind out there. #lateseasonsucess
Calendar
Leading Edge
- Chris Manore Race Report IMC 2010 September 4, 2010Chris doesn’t listen to himself, but lets humour him and read his race report. Congrats to all, and commiserations to you, Rick–been there and done that, right down to the race revenge plan. My swim went well, although I have to apologize to Brian for being on his feet for the first couple of hundred […]
Martina Wan
- S4 Week 47 – GO IM’ers! August 29, 2010Just want to say best of luck and congrats to all the amazing people doing Ironman this weekend!! You guys are amazing in taking on this feat … and maybe one day I will be there : ) […]
Engineered Athletes
- You can learn more from failure than success… August 23, 2010You can learn more from failure than success. In failure you’re forced to find out what part did not work. But in success you can believe everything you did was great, when in fact some parts may not have worked at all. Failure forces you to face reality. Fred Brooks I was reading an article […]
Tri Thinking Pink
- T2 & The Run September 3, 2010As before, if you missed the earlier sections, you should catch up with those first. Here you can find the Pre-Game Report, the Swim & T1 Report, and the Bike Report.Bike to Run TransitionAs I approached T2, all I could think about was getting off the bike and getting my neck back into a comfortable, relaxed position. Well, that and wondering how many mi […]
Alive With Sport
- Getting outdoors August 9, 2010I seem to be immune to the triathlon bug this year. You know the bug – the one hits for weeks or even months after you sign up for some race that scares the pants off you. Not that I’m cured, I do forsee that this bug will hit again in the future. It’s just […]
Tri’n Fool
- Calgary Pre-Race Report August 27, 2010Last year the pre-race logistics were a pain. Staying out of town, and with one car between my Mum and I made it even messier this year. I needed to register and pick up my race package at the Westin downtown then truck all the way out to Ghost Lake (about 90 km out of Calgary) to drop off my bike and my T2 bag, then head all the way back to the hotel.I was […]