I did not do enough swim training in the last month. I must remedy that. This was my first tri swim with a wet suit (Body Glove) and I found it to be a help!

Train a bit more ... :)

Very slow putting on my socks and shoes and stuff. I forgot to take my gels with me.

Not much else I can do, I am just slow in putting on my shoes and socks and stuff.

I could have gone just a tad faster.

I would not coast the last 100 meters in order to clip out of my pedals safely.

I took a power gel before the run but it did not kick in until the 3rd or 4th km. That first km took me an eternity. I did pick up as each km passed but too late to do any good ... although I did finish with a nice kick.

Ingest a power gel long before I finish the bike leg.

Walked around.


I am old and slow and of course, I still had cramps from yesterday's bout of food poisoning.


This was the 27th running of this annual race. It is the oldest tri in Canada and is always well run.