Tag: Sports

  • Triathlon Distances

    This year I did my first triathlon, it was classified as a triathlon (1 km swim, 32km bike ride, 8km run), since then I have competed in 3 more triathlons and the length have varied slightly. Triathlon races vary in distances:

  • Result from the Toronto Island Triathlon

    Finished 4th in my age group (50-54)  at the Toronto Island Triathlon – went under two hours for the second time, 1:58:35 was my end time, 12 seconds faster than my time from the Welland Triathlon. But you can not compare the courses they are all different, for next year I will work on improving…

  • Welland Triathlon 2010

    Just finished the Welland Triathlon, I placed 127 out of 233 competitors, among the men I was 127 out of 142, so I have some work to do moving up the ladder.

  • Demystifying the myths of working out

    Demystifying the myths of working out

    I have this to pass on to you guys reading my blog. I picked this up from the Heart and Stroke website. I think it is very relevant as many of us think we do the right things and even when we talk to others or overhear someone talking about the workout, it is important…

  • Cyclist guide to the shortest city routes

    Ride the City finds the shortest distance between two points, with a difference. First, Ride the City avoids roads that aren’t meant for biking, like highways and busy arterial streets. Second, Ride the City tries to steer cyclists toward routes that maximize the use of bike lanes, bike paths, greenways, and other bike-friendly streets.