Some FOG (fat old guy) has a Calgary 70.3 race. Ya know it was the 'other' WTC race in Western Canada last Sunday...
I'm gonna keep this simple. Went into the water needing to pee, swam the new course. Hey, this water is way warmer than even Lake McKenzie from last year. Wonderful swim, actually loved the cruise pace I set. No PR here, didn't set out to do that. BTW, forgot to pee on the swim. Also made an observation regarding swim pace, dear fellow triathletes do yourselves a favor go race a 1500 SCM or at the very least a few 800 SCM's. Save yourselves, get the pace right.
Got on the bike with one goal save my legs. I tried to do this by going easy on the hill climbs. I'm a big guy, so I get passed lots going up and a bit of passing going down. Top decent speed for the day 72.4 on the Priddis Hill, blocked in, on the pursuits being passed by a car so I couldn't pass 3 bikes ahead of myself. Nice thing about that - I carried the speed a 1/3rd of the way up the other side :) Once past Bragg Creek, it's all down hill - I used my size to my advantage reeled in a few of my wee passers. Chose to wear my watch rather than have it easy to see on the bike. Paid for that dearly on the run.
The Run
Hmmm, the run or more accurately walk. I have a natural cycling cadence that's about 90-95 rpm, it's where I bike best at (BTW my bike pace was 2 km faster than last year) problem is - although I bike great at 90-95 I can't run to save my ass off of that. Bike computer would have been nice to look at. Sentenced to a walk with cramping legs, sore back and an upset stomach. But hey I got caught up by a fellow club member and she guilted me into running the last 2km and crossing the finish line together. So that was a bit special.
The after...
Rule Number 1 for Calgary 70.3 your day clothes bag must contain beer money. Success there! 1 Calgary 70.3 beer and 3 Village Brewery taste tests later (the Wit is the best) we headed home.
That's it, that's all - btw my time sucked. Sorry ain't sharing it. No one will care in 2 weeks any way!
I'm gonna keep this simple. Went into the water needing to pee, swam the new course. Hey, this water is way warmer than even Lake McKenzie from last year. Wonderful swim, actually loved the cruise pace I set. No PR here, didn't set out to do that. BTW, forgot to pee on the swim. Also made an observation regarding swim pace, dear fellow triathletes do yourselves a favor go race a 1500 SCM or at the very least a few 800 SCM's. Save yourselves, get the pace right.
Got on the bike with one goal save my legs. I tried to do this by going easy on the hill climbs. I'm a big guy, so I get passed lots going up and a bit of passing going down. Top decent speed for the day 72.4 on the Priddis Hill, blocked in, on the pursuits being passed by a car so I couldn't pass 3 bikes ahead of myself. Nice thing about that - I carried the speed a 1/3rd of the way up the other side :) Once past Bragg Creek, it's all down hill - I used my size to my advantage reeled in a few of my wee passers. Chose to wear my watch rather than have it easy to see on the bike. Paid for that dearly on the run.
The Run
Hmmm, the run or more accurately walk. I have a natural cycling cadence that's about 90-95 rpm, it's where I bike best at (BTW my bike pace was 2 km faster than last year) problem is - although I bike great at 90-95 I can't run to save my ass off of that. Bike computer would have been nice to look at. Sentenced to a walk with cramping legs, sore back and an upset stomach. But hey I got caught up by a fellow club member and she guilted me into running the last 2km and crossing the finish line together. So that was a bit special.
The after...
Rule Number 1 for Calgary 70.3 your day clothes bag must contain beer money. Success there! 1 Calgary 70.3 beer and 3 Village Brewery taste tests later (the Wit is the best) we headed home.
That's it, that's all - btw my time sucked. Sorry ain't sharing it. No one will care in 2 weeks any way!