Elements of Erin 337

I first want to thank Tim, Jamieson and Brenda for being my super fans out on the course. Tim and Jamieson were volunteering on the bike course and had not finished their duties when I started out on my run. Brenda, who had been cheering on the bike course also, appeared on the run course yelling and cheering with her Blackberry in her hand. Through the Blackberry speaker phone, I could hear Tim and Jamieson cheering me on from their station at the bike course. Now that is some great friend! On my second loop of the the run, Brenda was prepared with all my stats. "You are 7th in your age group after the bike, if you keep this pace up you will be under 6 hours by 6 mins". Read on to see if she was right... My pre race week went as planned. Started carbo loading on Friday night and kept it going right until 2 hours before the race. On Saturday, I attended the pre race meeting at the race site and went for a quick swim. I hadn't swam in the ocean all year and I know it is di...

Photo courtesy of www.triseries.ca/vancouver After my epic ride in Penticton on Sunday and my run along the Channel Parkway on Sunday, this week was time to taper again. Sunday will be my 3rd Half Ironman at the Vancouver International Triathlon Basically, I have repeated my Victoria Half Iron taper week activities . Now that I know that the formula works, I don't want to jinx it and deviate from the plan. Prediction for my race time...slower than my Victoria Half Iron but only because the bike is 4 kms longer (91 kms vs 87 kms ). Area of focus will be T1 and getting out of my wetsuit early and faster than in Victoria. Free time to use. My overall time goal would be to finish at or under 6 hours. I think I can do it. Happy training!