YTri Newsletter,
Volume 13, Issue 2 September 7, 2005
Hi all,
I hope all of you have been enjoying the end of our summer.
I have been very fortunate to finish off my summer with
a bit of travel - a couple of weddings have taken me to
both the East and West Coasts of this great country and
while I was defininitely NOT in training, I did manage
a few swims, bikes, and runs along the way (see attached
pictures). Here are a few observations from my time on
Galiano Island BC and Cape Breton Island NS.
1. There are distinct cultural differences even within
our own country. People think differently. In particular,
East Coasters and West Coasters are definitely more laid
back and easy going than us Ontarians (yes, even us Northern
Ontarians). This is great, so long as you don't set up
your travel plans to hinge on the timely arrival of the
only taxi on Galiano Island (they have this thing called
"Island Time" there - very nice until you have
to be somewhere where they observe a clock).
2. No matter where you go in Canada, you are never very
far from a Tim Horton's, but if you try hard enough you
can at least get out of sight of one :)
3. It is true that the weather changes every 15 minutes
on the East Coast, especially when you are cycling.
4. You pay a lot more attention to your trail running
technique when a misstep results in a 200ft plunge into
the ocean
5. The Pacific Ocean is considerably colder than the Atlantic
Ocean in late August.
6. These people that RUN the cabot trail (a 270km highway)
in the Cabot Trail Relay are certifiably nuts. This includes
the Sudbury Rocks team from 2002 and Chantal Demers in
2003, but we knew they were a little cukoo already. That
is one hilly road!
In this issue...
Bike For Sale
2 busy weeks of triathlons - locals do great
Wasaga Beach, Ramsey Tour and World Triathlon Championships
on this weekend
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Bike For Sale
Steve Matusch writes
Hi Mike...
Just so you know, I'm interested in selling my roadbike,
whenever an interested party comes along. If you know
of somebody, or want to pass this along that would be
great. It's a 2 year old Bianchi SL3 roadbike with aluminum
frame and carbon-fibre forks. Mostly Ultegra 9, with a
few Dura-ace components and outfitted with Aerobars. This
was about a $3,000 bike new.Selling for $1,300 without
pedals. This would be good for a beginner triathlete or
any level of road-cyclist. It belonged to Rob Rice before
he bought his Marinoni - and you're not going to get many
better cyclists than that in Sudbury.
Steve Matusch
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2 busy weeks of triathlons - locals do great
The last two weeks have seen lots of action on the triathlon
circuit by local athletes. Here are a few highlights:
Parry Sound Triathlon Weekend,
August 27-28
This HSBC Triathlon Series race has grown in popularity
in its few short years, as many Southern Ontario athletes
discover what Parry Sound has to offer. It is safe to
say that Sudbury area athletes have discovered this gem
as well since we fielded at least 10 athetes in the sprint
duathlon, sprint triathlon and Half Ironman.
In the sprint triathlon, Discomfort Zone clinic members
Steve Fessenden, Patti Socransky, Josee Theriault and
Alain Delorme all finished in personal best times, with
Josee and Patti taking first and second in their age category!
This was also Josee and Alain's first triathlon ever!
They were joined by locals Kristin Zazelenchuk, John Leonard,
and Angel Charette who also finished strong. In the duathlon,
local duathlete Melanie Muise won her age category again
(and was second woman and 10th overall) to continue her
solid year. A Masters student at Laurentian, she will
be running with the LU Cross Country running team again
this fall.
John Leonard weighs in with his
account of the race
Hello Mike. Hope you are having
fun. Here is the short and sweet race report for Parry
Sound. The swim went well despite going off course a little
bit by going extra wide on the turn around. It took me
awhile to get going on the bike because I didn't do a
warm up but eventually I had a good ride. I knew Steve
was hot on my tail and would probably catch me on the
run. My mistake was I ran out of fuel. I should have taken
a gel on the bike but didn't. No energy, and 4 weekends
in a row was starting to drain me. Brick training would
also help. The LSD runs are helping me get good at LSD
runs. I need some speed work! We went to LU on Wednesday
and did 800m repeats at 3:30/800m or about 4:20/km. It
felt good. I like going fast. Especially thinking about
when I keep up with Steve for the first half of Alicia's
run and then he pulls away from me and I drop off. It
was a good run anyway. Concentrating on running right
now for the Waterfront full marathon in Toronto. I will
definitely be joining masters swimming and wil be there
for the Nepahwin swim. See you soon. John.
Triathlon Results: http://www.chiptimeresults.com/results/2005/msPSoundTri.htm
Duathlon Results: http://www.chiptimeresults.com/results/2005/msPSoundDu.htm
In the Half Ironman, Discomfort Zone athlete Becky Olacke
were joined by locals Drew Anderson and Laura Thaxter
to take on the most challenging Half IM course in Ontario
(especially the run - it is just evil!). All three were
taking on the distance for the first time and perservered
amidst many difficult challenges to earn their respective
finishes. Good job guys!!
Local Results: http://www.sudburyrocks.ca/Results/2005/08-28-2005%20parry%20soundtriresults.htm
Full Results: http://www.chiptimeresults.com/results/2005/msPSoundLongTri.htm
Ironman Canada, August 28
On the other side of the country, Ironman Canada took
place for the 23rd time where three ex-locals took on
this stunning course. Leading the charge was Kyle Guembel
who not only improved upon his 2004 time by over 30 minutes
with a solid 9:11, but also snagged the last PRO slot
to the Big Show - the Ironman World Championship in Kona
Hawaii. Under a new format that started last year in Kona,
Kyle and the rest of the pros will plunge into Kailua
Bay for the swim start 15 minutes before the rest of the
field. Tune in to www.ironmanlive.com to check out this
great race on October 15.
Also setting personal bests were Kerry Abols who went
10:05 and took 3rd is his age group (but decided to pass
on his Kona slot this year), and Martin Parnell, who,
after cycling across Africa earlier this year, continued
with his adventures by finishing his first Ironman just
shy of the 17 hour cutoff in 16:30. Congrats!
Local Results: http://www.sudburyrocks.ca/Results/2005/08-28-2005%20PentictonResults.htm
Full Results: http://www.sportstats.ca/res2005/imcres.htm
The Canadian Triathlon Weekend,
September 3
The first Iron-Distance Triathlon to take place in Ontario
happened this past Saturday in Ottawa. Dubbed "The
Canadian", this race was an addition to the popular
Canadian Half Ironman and Sprint races that are a regular
Labour Day Weekend occurrence as part of the Somersault
Series.
Naturally, we had local athletes there to mark the occasion.
In fact, in his first attempt of the distance, Naughton's
Clinton Lahnalampi wowed the local triathlon community
finishing second overall in a time of 10:34! This is made
even more impressive when you consider that the bike course
included two ~400m runs to and from the mount/dismount
line (about 5 minutes) and the run was widely reported
to have been 2.5 - 3km long. Clinton paced his day beautifully
and intelligently in his first outing, with a 1:14 swim,
5:42 bike ride and fantastic 3:37 run. Congratulations
Clinton!
Results: http://www.sportstats.ca/res2005/cani.htm
In the Half IM, Jan Weeres led the local charge with
a rock steady 6:18 effort netting her 3rd place in her
age group. Becky Olacke, apparently suffering from STS
(Stubborn Triathlete Syndrome), ignored all conventional
wisdom on the subject and insisted on finishing her second
Half Ironman ever just 6 days after her first. Here is
what she had to say about her efforts:
Mike,
Hey! Guess what. So Parry Sound didnt go so well, but
Ottawa did. Don't tell me how bad it is for my body to
do two half-ironmans in one week because I had to, to
fix my training brain. In Parry SOund, I figure I didnt
drink enough on the bike, so it wasnt until 13km into
the run i didnt feel dizzy and weak, but I finished it.
In Ottawa, everything went better, the middle ten km of
the run were hell (no energy) until Jan caught up to me
around 15km and told me to start drinking coke, after
I did that I was able to actually run, instead of the
slow jog I had been doing. If you've ever been to Ottawa
you know that from the dismount line to transistion area
is a 400m run, whats with that? Adding 5 minutes to bike
times is so evil. So I've learned a lot about the eating
and drinking side of triathlons and I'm determined my
next one, next year will be under 6 hours if all goes
well.
Hope you had an awesome trip.
Becky
Congrats on your finish Becky, but don't hurt yourself.
You have a long and enjoyable triathlon career ahead of
you so long as you are smart enough to stay healthy!
Results: http://www.sportstats.ca/res2005/canh.htm
Guelph Lake II Weekend,
September 3-4
Also this past weekend, the Guelph Lake II Triathlon
Weekend took place, including the addition of a Sunday
Olympic Distance race that would serve as the Provincial
Championships. In the sprint on Saturday, Discomfort Zone
Triathlon clinic member Steve Fessenden continued to move
up the ranks with a strong 1:18 finish and top 10 A/G
placing, and local Michelle Leonard also finished strong
with a time of 1:38 in what might very well have been
her first triathlon ever (is this true, Bill?)
In the main event on Sunday, Kyle Guembel, fresh off
of his Ironman Canada Kona qualifying effort in Penticton
(doesn't anyone know how to relax these days?), swam and
biked in second place and took the lead on the run only
to have it viciously snatched away from him in the last
200m by a charging R.J. Ross. Both athletes crushed the
competition in this non drafting race with sub 1:55 times.
Local Bill Leonard took out his A game and was in second
place in his age group at one point before the running
specialists hunted hime down and bumped him down to 6th
(30th overall). Bill has been improving all year and this
is a fabulous result in a very comepetitive age group
race.
Also performing well was local Paul Graham who took his
brand new QR Tequilo triathlon bike out of its box, rode
it a couple of times, and then proceeded to race his heart
out, coming in under 2:25 and 9th in his age group. Right
on, Paul!
Sprint Results: http://www.sportstats.ca/res2005/g2s.htm
Olympic Results: http://www.sportstats.ca/res2005/g2s.htm
