Muskoka this weekend

I have some mixed feelings about the race this weekend.  It is always great to race against the best in the world like i have the last couple of years in Muskoka but this year because of the world champs on the same days Craig will not be at the race.  This now leaves the race open for someone new to win.  I think there is a good chance that will be me.   I am feeling good and motivated and feel like my fitness has really come around in the last few weeks.  I am heading up early Friday and have a press confrence that afternoon.

In other news i am going to be holding another seminar on the 12th with information about the new swim club I am starting on the 19th.  We are going to have 3 workouts a week (tue,thur morning and sun afternoon) with myself coaching the majority of the workouts.  Everyone is welcome free of charge for the Monday seminar and if interested can sign up there.

I am going to have a new bike setup for the race so here is a sneak peak

Sean

Race Recap

I raced this weekend in Orillia at the Subaru Tri series race. I never usually get to race this one because for the last couple of years it has been the same day as Nationals. From this race I was looking for some improvement on my swim and bike from Windsor as well as more run speed. I felt good for the first part of the swim but started to fade on the second half but forced myself to swim hard because Len had picked it up I would think to drop me before the bike. I knew I needed to stay with him and did. The first 5 km of the Orillia course was pretty tough with a lot of hills. I struggled a little on the bike but found my groove at about the 10km mark. I started feeling really good and with Len still insight I was able to pass him. That did not last long, maybe 5km before he passed me back and I rode with him for the last 10km of the bike. I still felt like I had some missing on the hills so it is something I will have to work on a bit before Muskoka. Getting onto the run I felt great right away and ran hard from the start. I am really happy with the run except for my breathing. I know my legs could have gone harder. This race helped boost my confidence for the next couple of weeks and I am glad Len was there so I could have a good gauge on my fitness.

I would also like to congratulate my other team mates who raced this weekend, Andrew Yorke who raced in his first WCS race in Switzerland and finished an amazing 21st spot running a 15:30 5k. As well as Johnny Raz and Taylor who raced in Kelowna with Johnny finishing 5th Canadian and 3rd U-23 and Taylor just getting caught out on the swim but working hard on the bike and Run.

I am sorry for the lack of Pictures, I will start to take some more because I know I like them.

Sean

weekend racing

This will only be the second year in 10 where i am going to miss racing nationals. I am a little upset but i really don't think i would have been ready to race well and I am looking to save the hard effort for Muskoka in 3weeks. I am going to do a small race this weekend in Orillia as a tune up and some good speed work leading into the last couple hard weeks for Muskoka.

Krystal and I also got to go into our new condo yesterday and it looks great with the counter tops and all the lights done, now we are just waiting on the electric hook up and we can move in.

I am up at Krystals cottage this weekend as well because it is close to Orillia and i just love being up here and now that I can get internet it just makes it even better. Also good luck to all other c3 and PB athletes. Kick ass this weekend.

Public Swim Etiquette

I posted on Facebook the other day that I was kicked by a slower swimmer while at a free swim at my local pool. It seems like everyone has some type of story of other mishaps while at public swim so I thought I would start creating a code of ethic for the local open lane swim.

1. Fill all lanes first.
2. If lanes marked 'fast, med, slow' this is meant in relation to other swimmers in the pool, not how fast you think you are.
3. Breast Strokers try to stay in a lane with other people doing breast stroke.
4. Pay attention to what others are doing in the lane, if it looks like the faster swimmer is about to start don't go just before them.
5. It does not matter how long you have swam at the pool, you do not own that lane.
6. Wear proper swim attire.
7. Be willing to adjust workout based off numbers in the lane and being courteous to others.
   

That's all I can come up with now, this list is very informal, it is more of just a rant but if anyone can think of any more rules let me know and I will add it.

On another note I had a great bike ride today with Rich Pady we did 118km at 36km/h average on a route we felt simulated the Muskoka course. I felt strong the entire way. I also wore my CEP compression sleeves for the first time riding, it will be something I will continue to experiment with leading into Muskoka.

Ok, that's all for now.

Sean