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Last Sunday, I raced the Tecumseh Triathlon (previously ‘Windsor Triathlon’). This race is one of the only races in Ontario offering prize money for the Elite division, so it attracts some very fast people. However, they make the Elite race start earlier and keep the results separate from the “Age Group” division. With the Elite guys out of the way, I was hoping to place really good (top 3?) in the non-elite race.

Thanks to my lovely wife for supporting me 100%, I have awesome pictures of the race to share once again She was cheering for me on the side lines.

Last year’s race was done in torrid conditions. Extremely hot and very humid. This year was similar in trend, but not as bad. I had quite a good race. I had a decent swim, but the last 200m were weird due to the shallow water. It was hard to figure out whether you should swim, jump or try running in it.

I had an awesome bike split: simply the fastest bike split of the non-Elite athletes for the day. The winner of the Elite race was a monster on the bike though, doing 7 minutes better than me on the bike alone. He’s one of the top triathlon time-trialist in Canada. That’s crazy fast!

I did OK in the run, but I got passed by a couple of “Masters” (over 40 years old) in the second half. I did not know at the time, but seems like there was prize money ($300) for the fastest Master of the day, so these guys were gunning for it. I wish I had a stronger fighting will so that I could respond more agressively when being taken over near the end of the race. I tend to give in rather than digging even deeper.

Total time (800m swim / 30km bike / 6km run) =  1:30:10, some 12.5 minutes faster than last year!! However, I did not place as high as I’d hope with a 5th position overall in the non-Elite race. This was very tight though with the winner only 73 seconds ahead of me! I am still quite happy with my race and my improvements.

>> RESULTS

Below: Charlotte Loaring, m y coach’s sister running the finish chute for her overall win in the non-Elite division. Then, posing with awards with her and Sean Ryan, the overall winner for the non-Elite division on the men’s side.

Craig also raced, cutting a good 10 minutes from last year’s time. Good job! Craig literally left sweat and blood on the field. Look at his pedal below, showing the blood from a cut on his foot from the swim that went through his bike shoes - that happens when you walk the lake bottom rather than swimming ;).

Baby Turner witnessed her first triathlon race. Craig actually replaced his signature move (push-ups) by a pit-stop to kiss Cadence during the run, under the amused eye of another athlete…

After the race, me and Corinne joined the Loaring pool & bbq party, where some of the LPC and Elite athletes met after the race.

Tecumseh Triathlon 2010

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