I headed to Oliver on Friday to cheer for Kim, Christiane and Suzanne who raced the Oliver half ironman this weekend. I joined Christina, Chris and Karmen who went there to cheer and get some quality training in. I got in a nice ride on Saturday up Richter's pass and back into Oliver. Legs felt pretty good up the hill, but my lungs were on fire! I have to make the time to ride my bike more often...
It was a nice hot day on Saturday, but I didn't really get to enjoy the sunshine as I had some work to do. Sunday was a completely different story... it started raining at 5:00am and didn't stop until around 12:00pm! I would much rather race in the rain than spectate in the rain... I still managed to get my face sunburned, even though I had sunscreen on. Go figure.
Kim had a great day, with things working according to plan, clocking in 5:30 hours. Christiane is right on track for Ironman Germany at the end of June... she had a great race (7:00 hours) and a fantastic bike time!! Suzanne enjoyed every second of her race (and it should be...) and smiled all the way to the finish line (7:34)!
In California, Gordon took on the trials for the Canadian military elite triathlon team for armed forces worlds to be held in Estonia mid June. It was a strong field, including a USA Olympic hopeful! Gord had a great race, despite cycling on his own, while the others in front him worked together... A total time of 2:02 earned him a spot in the team, so he will be heading to Estonia mid month where he is likely to break 2 hours.
Well done everyone!! The New Balance half ironman is next, on the 22nd of June.After that, it is the Osoyoos half ironman on the first weekend of July.
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