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Ironman 70.3 World Championships

The only way to get into the World Ironman 70.3 Championships is to qualify at another Ironman 70.3 race. Winning your age group qualifies you automatically and each race has a few extra spots which go to the top finishers in the age groups with the most competitors in them. I qualified twice, once atContinue reading “Ironman 70.3 World Championships”

Running in Winter

I wrote this a couple of years ago but oddly enough winter comes every year and I’m still running in it so it’s still relevant. Parts of it were published in iRun magazine. Ironically I had to have a root canal just after the magazine came out. If you live in Canada and you trainContinue reading “Running in Winter”

K-Town Triathlon

The K-Town Triathlon is one of our area’s better races (at least I think it is) and it was the first race I had actually planned to do after my 5oth birthday. After having dragged my daughter to Cobourg on a whim and a promise of shopping the previous weekend I talked my son intoContinue reading “K-Town Triathlon”

The First Race of My New Decade

Each year before the racing season begins I sit down and carefully plan out my year. I have two or three “A” races, the ones I build my whole season around, a few “B” races, races I would like to do well at, and any others are just things to do along the way. HavingContinue reading “The First Race of My New Decade”

Turning 50

This blog is about racing after 50 so let’s start with turning 50! The one good thing about racing as an age grouper is that significant birthdays like 40 and 50 don’t mean you are getting older they mean you get to change age groups! Hitting 50 means you no longer have to worry aboutContinue reading “Turning 50”

A little background

I think I need to start this blog with a little background. I am a 58 year old mother of two. I am happily married (primarily because my husband puts up with a lot), I coach, I race and I work for an outdoor retailer. I did not “discover” fitness later in life. I ranContinue reading “A little background”