Quickly recapping friday and Saturday....Friday we had about a 4k Swim in the am with a main set of 4X400 in draft packs of 2 or 3. I swam with Jessica Kirkwood switching lead by the 100 and we held 5:05-5:15 throughout the set. After the swim Stephen and I had a lengthy chat with Patrick about finalizing a race schedule for this summer. It now looks like Stephen and I may travel to Japan in June and July to do 2 asia cup races in Gamagori and another location (can't remember the name). After the chat 4 of us racing Sooke had a brick session where we do a bike loop of about 10' then transitioned into our runners for a 3' run. Three times went Med-Fast, Fast, and then Race Pace.
Saturday was a light 45 min run with some drills and strides followed up with an easy easy 3k swim, then a hot/cold session.
Sunday was Sooke. Got a ride out there with matt sharpe and his mum and met up with the rest of the boys and Patrick. Went thru a good warmup and then the race season began! The Pool swim was 700m, my turns and streamlines were poor but my stroke felt strong and efficient. Came out in 8:20 or so and made it uneventfully through T1. The roads were dry, sun was out, time to rock. Head down, right up the first climb then settled into a good cadence and went to work. There were some strong wind gusts coming off the ocean so i made sure to really stay compact and low. The bike course was the highlight of the race, scenic roads quiet and well marked. My new easton tempest Carbon tubulars made a world of a difference on the rolling hills and climbs. When standing the tires accelerate like a dream. Rolled into T2 and slapped on the runners. The run was not the greatest course. I felt good but it was hard to find a rhythm with the steep downhills and uphills. Just when you find your rhythm there is the finish line waiting for you.
All in all was a great first effort for the season. I won the event and Patrick was pleased with my performance. Full results can be found at www.raceday.ca
until next time..GO CANUCKS GO!!
3 comments:
Congrats Buddy... sounds like you're dominating over there! Thanks for keeping this blog going and letting us know what you're up to. Any chance of you coming to Vancouver for a day or two?
Lots of sponsorships coming in buddy! Glad to see that! Keep up the good work!
You amaze me lil' bro! Keep up the hard work and I think you'll be unstoppable. I like the new layout of the blog...see you in a couple of weeks.
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