And That’s A Wrap

For the past few years, I have been working on not comparing myself to others, mostly through fear of injuring myself while doing more than my body can handle or by trying to stay competitive with younger athletes that this body has no business being competitive with.  My age group, …

IMMT 70.3: The Bike

The half-Ironman ride course at Mont Tremblant is described as hilly: 837 metres of elevation over 90 kilometres.  Knowing that this was where I was going to be spending most of my time on race day, I made sure that I was ready for it.  Since January, I have ridden…

My Great Cycle Challenge

2006:  “It’s OTMH calling.  We have your son’s scan results and the doctor would like you both to come back to the hospital to go over them.  Bring a bag with clothes as we are probably going to send you by ambulance to Sick Kids tonight for more testing.” My…

Bike Fit

Thanks to the pandemic, I have had a few good years of cycling – on my trainer in the winter and outdoors the rest of the time – and I logged thousands of kilometres.  I have evolved from someone who was timid to ride alone to one who loved the…

Just Keep Moving

Adapt. Pivot. Let go.  In the past six months, I have learned to let go. The background: My recovery from the hamstring tear on my right hip has gone exactly as I had hoped.  I was running and running well.  I was starting to race again and was happy with…

Precious Commodities

This is not the post that I imagined that I would be writing.  I thought I would be writing about running, racing and all things fitness but, here I am, feeling compelled to write about COVID-19. In my eyes, COVID-19 was inevitable.  In 1798, Thomas Malthus published his theory of…

My New Ride

After a year of riding literally thousands of miles on my wind trainer, I decided it was time for a change.  While I am grateful for the time I had on my trainer, I had reached the point where I needed more.  Spinning the pedals was no longer keeping me…

Fat Tire Biking

Cycling is one of the few sports or activities that everyone in the family enjoys.  Dave is an avid cyclist and, in the past year, I have grown to love it.  Robert has always been strong on his bike and my youngest, while he rides for fun, is quite competent.…