In 2010

Amazing blog from Jeff Symonds

2011-04-11T21:09:00.000-07:00

First race of the season is in..... a team race and Jeff did such a good job at showing the reality of full time athletes that i will simply post is blog here....!!!!

enjoy

Ski2Sea Team Race Report

Big win out there for the The Bike Barn team at the Ski 2 Sea yesterday. It was our fourth year competing in the event and with the extinction of Total Restoration Cycling the door was wide open for a new champion. The team has come leaps and bounds since the DQ debacle back in 2007. This year the cuts were fierce. Former members were left with a bitter taste in their mouths after learning about the 2011 team roster. The dream team had been assembled and here is the exclusive story of how it all went down.

It was a late start, as the race was held up waiting for a single late skier. Report is that the skier finally showed up 10 minutes late. As the other teams anxious and frustratingly waited, the skier attempted to ski down to the start line when disaster struck.Apparently it looked something like this:

The race was further held up as the skier needed time to figure out he the hell he was and collect his equipment that had been yard saled across the slope. Glad it wasn't are guy.

Downhill Ski - Aart "The Captain" Van Kooy

The past three years Aart had done the Mountain Bike, but this year transferred his duties and took over the dirty job that nobody else wanted to do, the downhill ski. The ski would be nice and easy if not for the lung busting 800m uphill run that preceded it. "The Captain" also gets bonus points for attempting the leg after not having downhill skied since the 80's, a time when he may or may not have worn jeans while skiing and had a full head of hair. Aart skied well finishing in the top ten, limiting the time to our rivals and avoiding the big packs that followed after him. Rumour has it that an unnamed rival bike store tried to recruit him to do the mountain bike leg. We were able to catch a good picture of him with his black gear and over sized helmet, see below.

Nordic Ski - Jeff Rockin' Kerkovious

I didn't even have to make up that nickname, I stole it straight off his facebook page. Jeff more than lived up to the nickname with a Rockstar like effort that moved the team into third place. Jeff was both the new guy and at 18 the youngest member of the Bike Barn team. If he wasn't feeling the pressure before, he certainly was after Evan told him "you better lose not lose it for us". Jeff put it all out there collapsing. He also gave the best interview as he was the only one who made the cut on tonight's edition of the CHBC news. And yes that is Canadian Tire money in the picture below remember the nickname is Rockin' not classy. It just goes to show what Canadian Amateur athletes are willing to do these days to finance their dreams.

PAPARAZZI MOMENT. Doug "Hollywood" Copithorne from the classic film Ski School 2 was reportedly spotted at the Ski 2 Sea sporting Bike Barn clothing. It was not confirmed whether he was competing in the event or filming another sequel. More on this as it becomes available.

Geoff "Akon" Waterman was also seen at the hill. Geoff was a member of the Bike Barn Ski2Sea in 2009 but after declining his spot in 2010 he was passed on for 2011. Grudgingly Geoff found another team to ski for. Unfortunately he had to watch as all the other teams tag off until he was last one left standing. Rumor has it he was humming Akon's Mr. Lonely quietly to himself. Geoff is a jack of all trade and if any of our 2011 team members drop out or decide to do it solo next year (hmmmm, interesting thought) he will be the first call.

Mountain Bike - Evan "Business" Guthrie

Evan Meant business and business he delivered. Down four minutes at the start of the leg and up two by the end. Performance of the Day.How did that happen? Besides the obvious massive amount of force on the pedals, the answer lies in his meticulous preparation. He set a windtrainer up in transition to warm-up. He didn't care that most people assumed he was just trying to show off. He also built up a custom bike designed specifically for the race. Details of the bike cannot be revealed on this blog and will be passed only passed down to future team members with utmost of secrecy. Evan also used a massive amount of safety pins to fasten down his jersey. He looked a lot like this guy only marginally cooler.

Why was Evan so business-like? Because he figured "If we win Ski 2 Sea we'll have more success with the ladies". Not true here is a graph detailing how ski2sea impacts your ski2Sea placing affects your success with Girls. As you can see no impact.

I also showed him how your level of success in endurance sports affects your success with the ladies.

Many theory's exist on why this is, but spending hours on your bike and going to bed early are generally not good ways to meet girls.

Jonny "Titanic" Caron

Jonny was like tragic vessel today, in that he descended quickly but more so because of how he frozen he looked before his leg. It was freezing and snowy out and the prospect of descending at 85+km/h wasn't exactly uplifting. When left him at the start of the leg we managed to snap a picture, the photo is a little blurry so it is hard to recognize him.

He warmed up quickly and reintroduced himself to his good friend lactic acid for the first time this year. He then put a on a clinic for the Roadies on the other team, Triathlon 101 with the first topic being aerodynamics and its importance on a downhill time trial.When it was all said and done Jonny had the fastest split of day.Jonny rode a prototype Orbea TT frame with a geometry designed specifically for the Big White decent. It is referred to as the P51 but will be available at all respectable bike shops in the near future as the Orbea "JonnyO". The women's version will be appropriately named the Orbea "Oh Jonny".

Run - Myself (No Nickname given, *see article 91 of the Bro Code)

This was the first time in a ski2sea where I had not only gotten the hand off in contention for the race but also leading the race. I ran hard and the run was uneventful I held the lead throughout. I ended up losing some time to Aaron Heidt when it was all said and done. I'll blame it the short turn around from Oceanside. I'll also blame the mid race pitstop to one of the city of Kelowna's fine restroom facilities. Remember being a champion isn't about just winning the race, but winning the race with your dignity intact.

Canoe - Dave "Opportunity" Kitson and Brad "Don't tell my doctor" Lee were

Brad had a gutsy race competing in the event just 5 days after having surgery on his left knee. If you look closely at the photo below (far left in blue) you can see a grimace on his face and him running to help us get the boat across as fast as possible.

Dave skied for the team last year and despite his disappointment at being replaced, (like I said earlier the cuts were tough) he jumped at the opportunity to compete in the Canoe portion when word of an injury came in. Like Tom Brady in 2001 Dave would not let the opportunity go to waste. Before the race Brad and Dave said that in order to stay ahead of Fresh Air's strong paddlers and there Carbon fibre vessel they would need a four minute lead. The most nerve racking part of the day was waiting for The Fresh Air runner to come in and tag off their canoeist to see if we had build up at least a 4 minute buffer. It took just over five minutes before Aaron came through the tunnel and we knew that our guys would get 'er done.They came through with great pacing and a solid second half to secure the slim 1:19 margin of victory.

We concluded the day with a post race lunch at Earl's and when our server asked what we were up to today Evan responded in his best Charlie Sheen Impression "Winning". Perfect.

The KING of PENTICTON

2011-02-21T21:13:00.000-08:00

Quiet monday night, the darkness as set in, wind is blowing strong and it s a typical feburary evening with cold temperature and crispy air. People are all lock inside, having dinner and relaxing after there long hard day of work. But it s not relaxing time for everyone

I m heading out for a routine z2 run in the cold air and venture on my usual Subaru loops that consist in many little dark alley and quiet street all the way to the subaru dealership where i can dream of my next purchase.

But tonight wasnt a routine night and what was about to happen was about the change everything. As i was settling peacefully in my rythme, feet touching the ground and bouncing quickly, nice form and moving along well, i heard some step behind me...... a quick look behind me confirm my suspicion, another runner was closing in. Now, this might seems normal for most but i have to be honest, in all those year training and running in penticton, i have perhaps once or twice been pass by a runner. But this time, in a dark cold night, someone was moving in.......

I took a quick turn on the channel, the darkest path in the night. A path so dark that only a experience channel runner can manage at this the lightness of the night. The runner behind me took the same turn....... I M HUNTED..... it s clear...who the hell is running behind me and catching me;

quickly in my mind, the check list happen

Olly piggon; no freaking way, the guy is at home drinking coke and watching cable illegaly.

Tom Evans: nop...one thing is for sure, tom lives in the Eastern part of town and never venture on the west side....too dangerous for him or his dog....

That guy Wade something; ..... no ...he seems like a nice guy...he would not chase me like this.

Scott Macmillan; This was definitly one of the suspect on my list, the guy will not miss a opportunity to take a shot at me and destroy my comfidence by running me down in the darkness....he is just that kind of guy.... but no, he as a kid and should be home changing dippers ....

Dave Mathison; ???? nah...the guy is so out of shape....kind of a school nerds....

Then, it become all so clear, i was under a vicious attack from a young, mean spirit and arrogant little bastard...... Closing the gap at a impressive rate and hearing those quick footstep... it could only be Jeff Symonds....... And it was... passing me, a old veteran and not having the class to acknowledge my good running form or giving me a ‘’looking strong jonny’’ comments, he simply told me he had to do a progressive run and that the warm up was almost over........

Yep, what a cheap and sneaky attack at me it was..... Jeff trying to establish himself as the very prestigous KING of PENTICTON passed me and left me behind eating is dust....

Well, big boy.... i wont forget this evening of feburary 21th...... i will get back to you this summer on the race course.... lets meet at the oliver world champ.... and get down to buisness....

;)

Calgary 70.3

2010-08-02T10:46:00.000-07:00

my first finish in 14 months. Yes, 14 months of injury, sickness and dns, dnf and finaly crossing the finish line of a race!

I was pretty bag up at the end, my body was in shock as the effort was big and i put everything into this. I had a amzzing swim and up front with Kieran doe, Brian Fleshman and a few other fishy. We were 6 of us out of the water in 23minutes and i was in sock to realise later in the ride that we had over 1min lead on Jeff Symonds the pool fish and Paul ticheelar the shark.

On the bike, i did my best to put a hard ride and was doing great until km 60 where i ran low on calories, made lots of technical mistake in how i race and to be honest, i ran out of fitness........i just didnt ride as smart as i usualy was. I got drop and lost 5minutes to my peers in the last 35km as the body started to fall appart. On the run, i tried really hard to be strong mentaly and put a hard effort in it. could not get my legs back to normal but keep trucking along and avoid any falling appart until i cross the finish line.

Well, i have to say i was happy to be a finisher again. It lasted a good 2h where i was proud to make it to the finish line until i started looking at the results and realise i was 12th, 13 minutes down on the leader and was really far from the front of the race. So, yeah, not happy at all with it, but 5 months into my return to training and getting healthier, i will have to accept that it s where i m and that a few more months of training and hard work are needed to make up those 13 minutes.

thanks to everyone on the course that gived me a tumbs up and cheer for me...this include my cometitor that passed me on the bike/run and found the time to cheer my up in my fun misery! Triathlon is full of really GREAT people!

Kiwi Wisdom............

2010-07-03T13:48:00.000-07:00

I was out on the road with Olly today to get the work done over a very simple z2 long ride. As we start the long downhill from Mt Baldy, and come into the first switch back;

Jonny; I never know how much speed i can carry when i enter those tight turns

Olly; It simple, if you crash, you know you were going too fast.....

Jonny; I see..........

Got the work done today.....

ironman CDA

2010-06-29T06:52:00.000-07:00

This weekend, i was in beautifull Coeur d'Alene for the ironman. What i didnt tell anyone was that i was there to race, take part in it and make a big step in a long process, toe the start line of a race, a first in 13 months or me.

I was so dam happy to be on the beach and have a go at it. There was a good field of strong athlete and the perfect set up for a honest evaluation of my fitness.

The swim start was different than usual, i dont have my normal fitness and not start speed so i decided to start on the outside alone. I swam the first few minutes alone until i juge safe for me to re-enter the group that was string up a long way ahead of me. I could not tell how many swimmers were ahead but it was A LOT.

I settle into a very comfortable rythme and knew we were going very very slow. PErhaps the slowest swim i have ever done in a ironman since my age group times in 97! Onmy side was a annoying swimmer screaming at me and banging on me in a weird way but i could not focus on him, i had to stay focus on swimming relax and save my energy. Coming out of the water for the first loop, i was ready for the update and see how far down i was but to my suprise and shock, i was in the lead group of 6-7 swimmers and the annoying dude next to me was my training partner tom evans...oh boy... i knew this wasnt good.... well, good for me to be in the lead group but the pace was so slow that i knee some indesirable people would still be in contact and our lead out of the water would be next to nothing!

out of the water and on the bike, i proceed right away to pass tom and show him the view of my butt...the pace wasnt easy for me right front the start and i had to remaine very focus. At the 25miles mark, as the group was about 8 of us, my rear tire went flat. I right away screamed , ''WHEEEEEELLLLSSSSSS'' to the neutral support motorcycle but thhis BASTA##$ F#@$#% didnt stop. I was left on the side of the road to change my flat and wearing the number 13, everything went wrong, the spare went flat right away and i could not find any reason why....the tire and rim were clean..... I had to wait 20minutes on the side of the road for the neutral support from the woman pro race to get back on the saddles.

At this point, the day was over, rode back to transition and went back home to digest all this.

My fitness is clearly not back to where i need it. But i m back to be able to race and not look like a complete idiot....but i sure did look like a idiot on the side of the road.

that is it for now, time to go for a ride, i will bring 2 spare today....

i m still alive!!!!!!!!!! and well!!!

2010-06-20T22:00:00.000-07:00

How was your day? was it a good day or a bad day....lets talk about our day!

Well, i m getting the work done and this week was my biggest week in 13 months!!!! This afternoon, i finish a triple workout day, to make it 21h of training! my biggest week in over a year! I was so happy!!!! Well, of course, i m far from been a rock star with my current fitness but it sure feels good to be outside and training like this!

The weather as been, lets be honest shitty in the okanagean.... we have one of the worst ever month of june, cold and rainy and very challenging mentally. I m very happy so far as i have come a long way in the last few months from complete inactivity and injury to a much better position now!

This coming week, a easier week for me to recovery from a monster 21h and a little trip down south for a fun weekend in CDA!

secret from the TOP pros!!!

2010-05-24T16:32:00.000-07:00

Well, for those that still dont know, yes, i m officially Tom Evans new coach. I say new but over the years....it s really under my guidance and supervision that he as mature as a great champion and multiple time ironman win. Now, i understand joel filliol might not agree but how many hours as joel ever log in with tom on a ride...how many hills climb...how many watts...how many meters swim in the pool... Yes, it s me, i more than a coach...i would call myself a mentor for Tom in his triathlon carreer but also in is professional carreer as a dentist...yes, i even go often to the dental office to supervise.

Today was a nice couple of hours ride....the Naramatha hill circut compose of very step climbs... big watts and threshold effort. I m now sharing with you the secret of Tom for a killer bike ride at a ironman....

A short run, and a swim in Okanagean lake and that was it for today....the work is done, time to rest...tomorrow should be even more fun

time to cheer for the montreal canadian!!!

Sorry i can not blog, i m kinda busy, i m kinda busy, i m kinda busy

2010-05-23T19:55:00.000-07:00

Ok, this as got out of controle, 4 months of no blogging. What happen?!?! M i still alive? Retired? injured?

Well, i been extremly busy this winter. My life as change and i have lots of big responsability now. I been extremely good at jungling with all of those. To start, i have a phone now, i need to pay it once a month, answer it, check messages, check voicemails etc... lots to do...

I have a brand new car, need to drive it, refuel, clean it, drive it some more...

I do have a real job outside triathlon, i run the big show at PODIUM IMPORTS ( canadian distributor or orbea, garmin, orca etc). It s a challenging challenge as i have to take all the decisions, show up to the office often(up to 5 times a week) and i have to suppervise 2 employe that arent fluent in INGLISH. Communication are often a big challenge (kiwi bird) but i m on top of things....

So,what about triathlon. Well, i m trying to keep a low profile, doing my weekly 15-20h of training and repairing my body so i can be ready to sneak in some races in early july. I m presently very busy supervising and coaching Tom Evans on his preparation for ironman Coeur d'Alene. I will also go to CDA to supervise him and make sure he dosnt make a fool of himself.

Well, that is a small update for now, i think it s time to get some more jonny tip of the weeks, training update and serious post about everything happening in beautifull penticton. I say beautifull but it s been very cold and rainy...lake are too cold to swim in and training can be challenging on some days..... summer is coming soon!

more to come!

50km skate ski race......18th overall...

2010-01-25T18:27:00.000-08:00

Sunday was my first 50km ski race in about 12 years! I havent done those hard races in a long long time. IT was nice to get a good go at it. With a few past olympian athelte in the field, it wasnt long that i was long gone and far away from the front of the race. But a lot of fun and one more step into getting the fitness back to a elite level.

here s the video summary of the day, Me, Tom and GW!

Lets be honest here mister Tom Evans

2010-01-20T19:55:00.000-08:00

after having to deal with people making fun of me for battling with all my heart (and my extra weight and 7 months of serious injury and low fitness) in a ski race and getting beat by some 60 year old prodigy, i would like to share with you all some of Tom Evans results,

Tom as been very good at keeping on the down low what we all remeber as BLACK Saturday in 2008,

Saturday janurary 19th 2008 started nicely with perfect condition and Tom evans had put all his energy and money in getting the top of the line HF wax and fastest ski possible to attack the 4TH REINO KESKI-SALMI LOPPET. Tom was showing some agressive sign at the start of the race but nothing would have prepare us for what was to come in the next few hours.

The race went on, and tom was shatter by the pace of Doug G...the 58 year old man coming back from cancer and tom had to let doug go..... Milaine, a recreational skier competiing in her first race ever passed tom and cheering for him on the way. Tom didnt appreciate but could simple not keep the pace with the young lady. But with in the last few minutes of the race, Tom in a no man lands noticed that a 63 year old man was shadowing him on the final approche to the finish line, The old man took the outside track ready to challenge tom in a fair and square sprint dash to the line. Tom in a vicious attack move to the outside, takling the old man and pushing him in the fence while crossing the line and screaming..... TAKE THAT GERRY!!!!!

While the official miss the vicious attack on the old men by them.,....we will never forget what really happen on BLACK SATURDAY on janurary 2008.

Here's the results......

4TH REINO KESKI-SALMI LOPPET

11 Doug Gudwer 669 BSR 1:01:39 2:05:19 1 M 50-59

12 Milaine Theriault 564 xc.c 1:01:38 2:06:08 1 F 30-39

13 Alastair Duncan 522 BSR 1:01:49 2:08:39 8 M 18-29

14 Thomas Evans 544 NP 1:04:17 2:09:18 4 M 30-39

15 Gerry Morrison 700 TEL 1:08:37 2:09:19 1 M 60-69

Tom and jonnyo race report

2010-01-15T21:51:00.000-08:00

Ski race, salmon arms, 36km classic..... it was hard, it was only my 4th time on classic ski so i m not yet ready to go fast ;) First race in 7 months...was lots of fun!

Pinnapple Express

2010-01-14T21:01:00.000-08:00

The train as arrive in town..... Everyone can feel it because the snow is metling and rain is pooring.... The Pinnapple express is ready to RACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, tom as call me pinnapple jonny for many years now. And the pinnnapple express is also a warm wind in the okanagan that make the snow melt and disapeer. This is what is happening this week, abnormal hot weather with rain for our winter and the snow is melting fast!

The problem, well, tomorrow night, me and tom are driving down to Salmon Arms where we will offically start the cross country season with a 36km classic race. My first race in over 7 months of injury and time off! While i have very low expectation from very little fitness and some additionnal 25lbs to my frame, it s one step toward getting back into the racing game!

Stay tune for a little video of me and tom tomorrow night in the final preparation before the first BC cup race of the season.

But for now, Tom....be warry......be ready...... Here's the thing that makes life so interesting. The theory of competition says, just because theyre the strong doesnt mean they cant get their asses kicked. Thats right. See, what every long shot, come from behind, underdog contender will tell you is this: The other guy may in fact be the favorite. The odds may be stacked against you, fair enough. But what the odds don't know is this isnt a math test! This is a completely different kind of test, one where passion has a funny way of trumping logic. So before you step up to the starting line, before the whistle blows and the clock starts ticking, just remember out here, the results dont always add up! No matter what the stats say, or what the experts may think, and the commentators may have predicted, when the race is on, ALL BETS ARE OFF. Dont be surprised if someone decides to flip the script and take a pass on yelling uncle.

.....And then, as the old saying goes, we got ourselves a RACE.

2010, Orbea!

2009-12-31T11:46:00.000-08:00

2009, is behind now! thank you Team TBB, alex, brett and everyone on the team for everything you guys did for me, amazing experience even if the results werent there for me. I will remember thos Ok e amazing camp in the philippines and the silly workouts around the track.... the almost marathon!, and riding those silly hills for ever

And thank you to cervelo, a company that i rode with in 2005 2006 2008 2009. Amazing people, lots of passions and great bikes..... thank you gerard, betsy, chris etc for everything. It s been a awesome time for me, just wish i had rode those bike faster!

We are only a few hours away from 2010. I m at 34 000 feet in the air on my way back to penticton to celebrate the new year with all my friends! Penticton as become a very special place for me over the years. I have made many friends, that i would even call family. I even impose myself to many of them by living at there places for years!!!! and showing up at all there places for dinners, and having the grand parents feeding me all those homemade meal, scones etc!!!

There is many times in someone career when you hit some very rough patch. The last 6 months have been like that for me with those nasty injury. It s honestly been hell on earth. But it s in those hard time that some special individual come up and offer to give you a hand and help you out. And it seems like it s always the same people that are there year after years........ I think it s a wise idea to associate myself with those.....2010 will be all about that for me.

-I m now living full time in penticton and even braving the canadian winter. Missing Danny and Misha a lot!!! and missing the warmer desert also!!!

-I m working to get back on both legs. I took a very short reflection (about 5h on my bike in australia) to come to the conclusion that i need some special guidance. I m back with the hardest coach that i know in the buisness, Paulo Sousa. No talking necessary, results do the speaking in this departement.

-I will still be a TBB athlete.... but this time, it s THE BIKE BARN...... :) Those people (Will, Chris, Lisa and everyone)have been my family, roomates, supporter over the past few years and my blue and yellow uniform is the coolest one there is !!!!!! I will try to rock it again a few times!

-2010 see a new challenge for me! PODIUM IMPORTS! In 2007, after been left by a sponsor with a broken bike 4 weeks out of ironman canada, i had Brian McCoy of Orbea Canada (www.podiumimports.ca) jumped in and with in 48h, i was now equipe with a cool Orbea bike. I had the greatest race of my life on that bike. Hey, even rode only 90 sec slower than monster Jordan Rapp on 180km!!! I have developpe a love story with my super blue orbea Oreo bike and it s time for me to be back on that bike!!!!

In 2010, with a new cool paint job, the ORBEA OREO is ready to rock....i just need to start back where i left in 2007!

But even more, i will be working with Brian as the canadian distributor of ORBEA, ORCA, REYNOLDS, GARMIN, ARUNDEL, TRISWIM and a few more lines! I will now be involved directly with those company as a athlete and distributor in canada and looking forward to learn more about this side of the buisness! I have always wanted to be involved directly with my sponsors and the triathlon community and i do beleive 2010 will be even more true than ever!

My plane is on the final approche for penticton airport, time to put the computer back in the bag, run to my house to change and make it to the new year party......VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO 2010.

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE!!!

PS: Tom, last year, i was polite to you as your a elder....but be nice is over in 2010, i m learning to sprint this winter ;)

Thank you to team TBB

2009-12-20T22:29:00.000-08:00

The season 2009 is coming to a end. Lets make a short and accurate review of the year

I got 4 triathlon in me.

-DNF ironman australia
-slow time at wildflower
-Win at the oliver olympic distance
-2nd place and bike course record at Oliver half ironman
and follow by 6 months of injury to my hip and knee

It s now the holiday season, we are coming on the new year and a few changes will come with it.

I would like to take the time to say a big thank you to Team TBB for taking me on board and supporting me this season. It s not secret that they took a risk in taking me after a lot of sickness and injury in the past year and that it asnt pay off for them. But i do have to say it as been a incredible experience to be part of the team and take part in our training camp in the philippines. The group of athlete is simply amazing, hard workers and driven individuals.

The 2 months in subic bay living with Zach and scott, and working with Brett sutton have been a lot of fun and hard work. Brett is definitly passionate about his work and it s been a pleasure to work with him. As for our manager Alex, he as had this vision of creating a team that would have a high performance dedication with also a social project attach to it. He as been working very hard at it and some amazing things have come up from it.

I have to say, i feel really lucky to be part of the team for the 2009 season.

What s next?! Well, my body as still not been giving me the green light to get back to my full routine. it s very frustrating but i do have to stick to it and keep working at it.

I will not be back with team TBB in 2010 but it dosn't mean there wont be any link with them in the future...:) some changes are obviously needed for me. I will have to face the music and be very honest with myself....there is a lot of work ahead of me....

More news on January first.................

wish you all a merry christmas!!!

congrat jordan!!!!! 8h13!!!!!!

2009-11-23T17:01:00.000-08:00

from jordan

"it's about the process. It doesn't matter what you do tomorrow and it doesn't matter what you did yesterday. It's about today, and making today count. That's especially true in training, but that same mentality that I carry to racing. Focus on the task at hand, not on the finish line, or the next part of the race, but what it is that is right there in front of you at that moment."

the day after the storm!!!!!!

2009-11-13T09:09:00.000-08:00

Well, it s been on big storm! Things flying around....a real hurricain and when i woke up, this is what penticton look like this morning!!!

It s also been a bit of a storm on other area! My blog account as been the victim of a higjack tentative that failed because of my super secret code. 54321! I also have a new fan on my blog that logged 36 times in the past 50h!!! He must really like my blog! And thank you for all the nice message from everyone!

Well, Doctor Tom evans and me went x country skiing this week. A first time ever for us to ski together. I did help him a bit with his technic and ski behind him so i could have a better look at his technic! I m looking forward to see how fit i can get on those skis as there is a fun racing season coming up starting in janurary!

ok, more silly and positive stuff coming up soon...

well....i got a hate mail!

2009-11-10T20:25:00.001-08:00

I have to say, that one is surprising.... he sure put me back at my place..... oh...and mark... i still havent won a ironman. I m even worst than you might have think.....

anyone else want to send me a hate mail???

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Mark Gingrich has left a new comment on your post "HTFU.....":

I think you are a complete douche bag Jonnyo. I think you're an idiot for posting what you did, feel extremely sorry that you felt the need to post something like this.

I could honestly care less what you think of me, my company, etc. Your post actually gave me a nice boost in web traffic. Please continue to shell out blasphemy...I love it!

Yes, we will meet soon. And yes, you will do and say absolutely nothing. You're a tiny little nobody that doesn't have anything else to do but complain and whine about things you cannot accomplish or something you think you created. You and Paulo created nothing. To say you did is a complete farce and I find it comical.

To be honest...you and the little wannabe's that were picked on in high school, have no social life, backbone, etc. will accomplish nothing and fade into oblivion having no impact on life or the sport in which you think you represent.

Best of luck. Here's to being a C level triathlete who's only accomplishment will be winning one Ironman which no real talent attended....lol.

How's that for hiding behind an anonymous tag. Fuck You! And for what it's worth bud... I'll say that too your face when I see you ;-)

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Edited to remove his email he sent to me as he said they are private. I have never ask for emails from him and it s very annoying to get all thoses insulting me and calling me name......How do i get this to stop????? I have never even wrote to him ever...?????

winter...winter...winter

2009-11-08T17:06:00.000-08:00

that s the new reality for me..... training in altitude....ski ski ski and ski....

HTFU.....

2009-10-24T17:46:00.001-07:00

i m considering start a company of Markers...... Black permanent markers. Those would be certified markers that could be use to make letters HTFU on your clothing only when you really know you deserve it! Why this idea, well,

this guy, Mark Gingrich started HTFU.com. I have no problem with it. I dont necessarly agree or support it but that stop there. I just voice my opinion in a respectfull maner on slowtwitch!

Well, this Mark guy, under a anonymous name of HTFU.com came to slowtwitch to insult me and call me name. That show class, guts, and confidence to do such thing. Well, he also said he would sued everyone that call him by his name and bla bla bal. Well, i m canadian and there is no law suit in canada... so

Mark Gingrich, we will meet at some races...should be fun! You could have simply in a respectfull maner disagree with me and go on your venture and persue..but you went ahead and had to insult, and try to bring someone down under anonymous name..

Now, you want to bet i can sell more markers than you sell HTFU clothing? ;)

I think i could sell those for about 10$ + shipping. My cost is about 4$...so 6$ of profit on each..... all the profit will go to something like maybe getting one more bike in jordan's charity mission or something else that would be good!

Now, what is so awesome about my system is, you can make, blue HTFU using the blue marker, you can make green one using the green marker or red one using the ....well, you get the point! You can probably make 100 shirt or 1000 visor!

ok....go!

my world is upside down............

2009-10-20T23:54:00.000-07:00

Yes, my world is a bit up side down...but there is a lot more to come! Just working out a few ''details'' so the body is fully happy......

but i do miss those guys.......

and this fur ball........

and those two...........

And finaly, a pic of me a sophie at breakfast.....maybe i was grumpy? but it s hard to stay grumpy when she start smiling at you!!!

THE MIRACLE OF FLYING..............

2009-08-22T11:59:00.000-07:00

NO TOM, FLYING ISNT A MIRACLE. AIRPLANE DO STAY IN THE AIR BECAUSE THEY RELIE ON VERY IMPORTANT AND ACCURATE PHYSIC LAW!!! YOU NEED TO STOP THIS SILLYNESS OF CLOSING YOUR EYES AND HOLDING YOUR REMOTE CONTROLE HOPING THIS RC PLANE WILL STAY IN THE AIR.... IT AINT GOING TO HAPPEN UNTIL YOU READ THE FREAKING MANUAL......

calgary olympic park

2009-08-17T19:56:00.000-07:00

Well, i m now in calgary... the home of the 1988 winter olympic game and home of my good friend scott curry! Scott as been very nice to host me and work on me to help get me back on the race course. We did some acuponcture yesturday but the treatement was interrupted after i almost pass out from having 50 needles in my spin at the same time... it was a bit of a funny story....

Today, short run, rehab exerices... another short run and more rehab exercices... Then, i went to the olympic park to try on some winter summer sports!!!

It always been a dream of mine to do ski jumping and as they were having a open day to learn...i jump in, paid my 90$ fee and i was on my way to the top of the tower for my first jump...

I unfornutly went to the wrong tower and ended up at the 120m jump and realised mid air that i wasnt at the right one! Unbeleivable experience none the less...

here s some pictures of my day!

if i was a plane, a boat, a train.,...

2009-08-12T17:46:00.001-07:00

Thats how my body would look like right now.....

but rocky as been there before...so many others.....

on the road again...

2009-08-10T15:55:00.000-07:00

Driving.... driving....driving....West....wish i was going East instead...

destination: vancouver

simple day...and ping pong

2009-08-08T17:34:00.000-07:00

Today...up early, 90min ride drafting tom evans for half of it and coming back home alone with a nice tailwind...easy on my knee....

Run on the treadmill, 5% include and just steady...

Swam 2km on okanagan lake...lots of people on the beach!

That is almost a real day of training...but knee is still bothering me so lots of TP massage work tonight and movie and food

Here s a cool video of me, Kyle Jones, Nick Hastie and Simon Whitfield playing Around the world Pong in Flagstaff Arizona a few years ago. We were getting a bit bored at night and living on the dorm on the university NAU.... we made up a new game...

and Kyle jones is the one that screw up......$$$%^%^&**&#$#$@#

reverse therapy

2009-08-06T19:48:00.000-07:00

Some of you might have notice from following me, when i post a lot, it s because i m doing pretty well and when i get sick or injured...i disapear for awhile! Well, yes, i m injured right now and will be missing my favorite race in this sport.... ironman canada. It s going to be hard to watch from the side of the road but i will now try some reverse therapy.

I will blog more....and hopefully, the health and injury will sort themself out!!!!

Well, i been seeing many many chiro/physio,etc to help me sort out some leg injury. I been amaze at the challenge of finding competent physio/chiro that have ART and Graston certification to be effective on athlete. So many others dont have those qualification and end up putting ice and hot water on my injury and showing me streached and wasting both mine and there times..... my opinion is, to graduate from those program....those technique should be mandatory to there professional knowledge....

Ok, this way message to them! Did 2h of light training today....very slow process to get back on my feet... one day at the time! looking forward to be a mean racing machine again!

Seeing Tracey tomorow at pro-physio! she is a mean A.R.T. and GRASTON machine! should be fun and effective!!!!

and a random pictures ....... Le Danois De La Montoya and me in hawaii! Danny is mister positive! The best attitude when hard time hits!

this is my story....

2009-07-28T12:00:00.000-07:00

I m back to this very cool place call victoria! I lived here from 2000-2005 and made many friends during my years at the national triathlon training center. I was back in the pool with the group yesturday and it was fun to catch up with everyone!

I will be here for a 7-14 days to work with a few specialist to help me get back on my legs and ready to race. I m at work doing rehab and getting healthy. Tomorow will be my favorite group workout ...the open water swim at thetis lake! always a awesome time with everyone!

Well, i often been call a Polar bear as i m white and never tan very much even if i pass so many hours in the sun.... It is funny as i found a nice story to share with all of you! It s the story of a polar bear in northerm canada walking on a group of dogs. This polar bear and me have so much in commun; both strong, Fearless, powerfull, dangerous!!!! people are scare of us when we walk in;) but all we really want is play and a huge!!!

Polar Bear: I come in Peace

Norbert Rosing’s striking images of a wild polar bear coming upon tethered sled dogs in the wilds of Canada ' s Hudson Bay.

The photographer was sure that he was going to see the end of his dogs when the polar bear wandered in.

It’s hard to believe that this polar bear only needed to hug someone!

The Polar Bear returned every night that week to play with the dogs.

We got ourself a game!!!!!

2009-07-21T19:01:00.000-07:00

The last 5 weeks since my last race in oliver have been challenging for me. My crohns as hit me again and i had to take a month almost off. It was a frustrating time but it s part of the game i play. i m slowly rebuilding the body to get ready for another test... I m not sure if ironman canada will be possible but i will sure be line up for a november race firing on all cyclinders!

Amazing day today training with lots of great friends... i sure enjoy this sport more than ever and there is lots of work ahead!

thanks scott for the good inspiration! (crank the volume on your computer...)

What the odds dont know is....
this isnt a math test
this is a completly different kind test
one where passion as a funny way of trumping logic....

jonnyo tip of the week III

2009-07-14T23:43:00.000-07:00

The Wurteles.....

2009-07-04T20:33:00.000-07:00

Some of you might know Heather and Trevor Wurteles....

Heather as won ironman CDA on 2008 but it better know for STEALING a 500$ prime from me at the new balance half ironman in 2007.....

Trevor...he is even worst...that guy is sneaky...just not a nice guy...

Well, those 2 professional athlete... have a blog, http://www.fyzz.ca/

Well, those 2 have ask for my help recently and i have send them one of my trusty JONNYO GPS DEVICE for FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!! And here s how the thank me for all the help i have provided....

This video is of course a attack at my credibility.... please...do not let this video influence yourself in your purchase of your Jonnyo GPS Device...

Anything else is a compromise......!!!

2009-07-02T19:15:00.001-07:00

Finaly! Cervelo as catch up with the high demande for the p4 and this week was the first batch of P4 going to the sponsor athlete! I got one! VRRROOOMMMMMMMM VRRROOOMMMM VROOMMMMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lance..... that commercial i simply AWESOME

2009-06-29T11:20:00.001-07:00

I could not think of a better answer to the people that critic lance armstrong.......Keep the good work Lance...

On my front, i been struggling a bit with a knee injury but still getting most of the work done. Some appointement to chiro....icing the knee in the lake...and more hard work on the road. Next race is osoyoos half ironman in 2 weeks!

Jonnyo ''Tip of the week'' #2

2009-06-01T18:40:00.000-07:00

very tired... but still find some energy for silly stuff...

go to this link for tip of the week 2!!!!!

http://blogs.teamtbb.com/jonathancaron/

New addition to the Pratt family

2009-05-26T21:03:00.000-07:00

Look what Melissa and Will found in a basket the other day!!!!!! Yes....they went to the hospital on thursday night and came back home with Sophie Isabelle Pratt!!!!! Ok, i m not sure how that happen, i never suspected any of this and was just thinking Melissa was going a bit too strongly on the chocolat chip muffins but she had a baby hiden somewhere!!!!!

Sophie is only 9 lbs but dont underestimate her...she as powerfull lungs and as show it to us every 2h between 11 pm and 4am every night!!!! It s a really exciting time and i got to hold her for the first time today! She is only 5 days old but dont worrie, i have already been thinking of some sort of swim lesson in the lake with her within the next week. Better start early!!!

This pictures is of Sophie when i annonce that i was going to take her to dairy queen tomorow night on my babysitting night!!!! Can you tell how happy and excited she is!!!!! please, dont worrie, i m responsible and will only allowed her a medium size oreo blizzard!

should be a fun summer!!!!!

lets keep it simple...winning is simple...

2009-05-25T13:45:00.000-07:00

Yesturday was the Wine captial of Canada triathlon in oliver bc. Olympic distance...oh no...short course!

well, it was a fun day because winning is fun and after chasing the early leader on the swim and the bike, i took the lead of the race on the run section and finaly get my butt back on the podium! It was nice to win again. 1:57 and a 3.5min lead on 2nd place. I really push myself hard all day long even when in the lead and got a amazing workout out of it... but i m simply shock and amaze at how much pain it was and how much it hurt to go at those speed. Well, it wasnt really fast to start with but my body needs to HTFU and learn to REV high to the limits...

Well, the training in penticton as sure been good for me, i m slowly getting some good sign of fitness coming back. But it s still a long way until i m back to top fitness as i been in the past. I been having a great time with my quiet routine and riding the hills of the okanangan...it s slowly paying off...

I m just about to head out on a ride, easy recovery day with a 3.5km swim, 50min bread and butter run and 90 minutes ride.

Tomorow, i m hitting the hills again for lots of long climbs...and get friendly again with the pain and intensity of short course....

Oliver half ironman in 2 weeks, fun dual with markyv, tom evans, olly piggion, kyle marcotte and many more fast dude....should be another very painfull experience but essential to get the fitness up....

jonnyo ''Tip of the week'' #1

2009-05-18T18:32:00.000-07:00

this is the first video of a series, that target the commited and serious athlete to take it to the next level.... not sure if it s the higher or lower level....

6:00 Am....still sleeping,....

2009-05-15T08:57:00.000-07:00

i had to show how beautifull the lake is! time to go train!

back home!!!!

2009-05-07T13:55:00.000-07:00

IT s been over 8 months since i came back home. I m now here in penticton for most of the summer! So what happen lately?

Last week, me and erika get in the paseo for a long drive from new mexico to california for the Avia Wildflower triathlon. The event was simply amazing and i will definitly be back next year. We pass a day camping and Tri-california had taken care of finding us a nice home for the days leading up to the race. So, 6 members of team TBB reunited for a fun and awesome event.

The course is hard, but beautifull and definitly reward strong athlete. It s started for me with a average swim. I was swimming side by side with my teammates Reinaldo but for some reason, i knew we were in a bit of trouble and far from the front group. Rought swim and came out 90sec behind the leaders…

The ride started with a nice step 1miles climb and i rode this with a few strong rider and a group started to form… unfortuntly, i was lacking the fitness to stay with those guys and at mile 20… i was drop and paying for my early effort. I started to lose time but still enjoyed this amazing ride. At mile 45…. flat tire!!! oh, no…:( dealing with it as fast as i could, i was back on my bike and got into the run with about 20min deficit on the leaders. At this point, i ran with as much inspiration as i could find and made sure that i was going to make it home!

I pass the line very far behind the leaders, but very happy as this is my first finish in a triathlon in the last 12.5 months. A lot as happen lately and sickness, fighing with crohn/colitis and i might not be competitive right now but i m definitly back to triathlon.

I drove for 24h to make it back to penticton canada. I m now relaxing after a nice 3h ride in the mountain and will work very hard to gain the fitness needed to get back in the game. I have 2 races coming up in the next 4 weeks and it s time to race myself back to shape!

back soon!

next please.....

2009-04-05T12:40:00.000-07:00

Not many way to look at this. I was so out of my game this weekend, it asent even enjoyable to be there.

None of tomorow for me was surprising, i didnt had a bad day, i wasnt sick and nothing was out of controle, i m just not at the level fitness wise to race this event and it became clear as the day went on.

Yep, rode with chrissie for the last 115km after that i exploded from the chase group. Good that i had her to make me suffer the all way and get a workout out of it. She is simply amazing ....

I m heading home tomorow! Las Cruces first, then penticton. Should make a trip to wildflower also. Looking forward to be back to work because this kind of racing is no fun.

Honesty

2009-04-02T01:30:00.000-07:00

From Port Macquarie, Australia

I m racing my first ironman in over 12 months and healthy first the first time a long while! This Sunday is a good test to see if I been able to come back to my past level and find out where I m at....We always hear about how great athlete feel the week before a race and how much they look forward to get into the action!

Well, that isn’t the case with me! To be very honest, I haven’t felt much rythme for the last month or so! At this moment, I m feeling pretty terrible, the legs aren’t firing up at all. I m riding up the hills like I m pulling a 18 wheelers behind me, there is no bounce in my stride and my arms are simply not alive….. I know I have some fitness in me but it just not showing much right now. So, 72h before the race, this is where I m…….

Of course, my mind goes crazy thinking how the hell will you fake a strong ironman and pull this one out of the bag. How can you turn things around. Yes, the freak out zone is revisited once again……Well, I have 48h to get my mind to take over the body and get the work done properly…..

We will see on Sunday if I m strong or weak mentally………………….

phone conversation with my brother....

2009-03-09T05:51:00.000-07:00

what could i say about right now?? we are doing a lot of hard work, my live is on hold as i train, eat sleep and have absolutly no energy for anything else... it dosnt make sence for people outside of this sport but here, everyone is so commited to get the work done that it almost feel normal to destroy ourself on a daily basis...you even learn to like it!!!

Sebastien: so, what have you done tonight?

Me: oh, i ran a marathon

Sebastien: oh really? is that normal this late in the day

Me: I dont know if it s normal but i had to do it, the coach said so...

Sebastien: ok, so that must be normal then... how was yesturday?

Me: it was black sunday, we rode from 7am to 5:30pm with 2 break in that ride.. i was so exausthed that i could not sleep all night.

Sebastien: how can you be exausthed but not able to sleep, that dosnt make sence...

Me: I know, it s just the way it is and i try to not think about it

Sebastien: well, enjoy your day off tomorow!!!!

Me: no no, no day off for me, i have to do another long ride and swim

Sebastien: Really, that seems like a bit much to me, maybe you should talk to your coach??

Me: no, beleive me, you dont want to do that... the more i talk to him, the more training i get, so i just try to lay low all day and avoid him...but he even find me on internet....oh well

Sebastien: it s a fun world you live in!!!!

Me: yes it is!!

more cervelo!!!!

2009-03-05T00:31:00.000-08:00

here s a few pic of my new race machine for april 5th at ironman australia...

new to my set up this year, the oval bars, and moved to 170 crank.

it was another very hot day in the philippines. it was actually just a normal day, it s always hot here. I do have a bit of a hard time with it.

Today for training was a healthy dose of running in hot hot hot weather. One of the hard session was done at 11am at the hottest part of the day on a nice black road with no shade..... everything to make it a bit harder!!!

time to head out for another run....the 6th or 7th of the day... i lost track...and my mind also...

4 weeks before my first race of the season.... should be interesting to see how that turns out. I m in less than stellar shape but very excited to get going anyway so i will just smile and get the work done!

back to subic bay

2009-02-28T22:36:00.000-08:00

I m home!!!! after 30h of traveling, some flight delay, i made it back to tbb camp and happy to be back. It s hot, humid, sunny and there is lots of hard work to do!

I arrived a 3;30am on saturday and was excpeting to have a pity pass for a easy swim at 7am. I got in the pool sure that i was going to be pull out mid session as it was the right thing to do on only 3h of sleep. Well, no, warm up down, i stayed there, main set...i was still there second main set...he was left in this pool to get my share of pain with the others....

oh well, i guess there is no break!!!

today is a busy day with a few trips to the track for some pain workouts....I m thinking of buying a water fountain for the track as there is no cold water there and when you end up passing your life on a track and run insane amount of loop around this silly thing.... it would be nice to get some cold drinks!

today was 37 degress and 65% humidity when we got in the track...but lucky me, there was a few cloud every 10minutes to give us a break!

time to go for another run....

here s a cool video..

never on the net

2009-02-25T19:46:00.000-08:00

the last few weeks have been crazy!!!!

I had amazing training in subic bay.... lots of great hard work, heat training and great time with my new friends.

But i had to leave the philippines for 5 days to come to canada to take part in a adventure with the Canadian digestive Health Fondation and give a talk to some of the GI of canada at there annual conference. All this was happening in banff in the rockies and the experience as been unbeliable...

please, follow this link for more details of my adventure

http://www.teamtbb.com/forum/index.php?topic=1212.0

I m presently at the calgary airport and will jump in a plane in a few hours and should be back in subic bay, philippines in a day or so....

4 more weeks of TBB training camp, then a race in australia and i will return to canada afterwards

a post from doc

2009-02-14T04:26:00.000-08:00

well, a post from my coach today.... on valentine's day!

hi,
my little sad valentines , all.
yes , a long way from home and the love ones , except for matt , see my boy living here has its advantages ,
but we all a little down so , ole doc thought best to give you all a little present for the day , but thought one present was not enuff , so
a little brick in the morning to take away those blues , and then another little brick in the evening
to show ow much he cares for you .

at worst its a little something to remember valentines day in 2009 , hihi, i bet you will remember and tell stories about it long after your tri career is over .
i can see the stories ,
2009 was a great yr , we all trecked to of all places phillipines to meet a very strange little fat man
i remember the year , because on valentines day ,
he encouraged me , to really consider how much i am prepared to pay for being the best athlete i can be .
it was very considerate of him .
he said "he didnt want any of us to keep sacrificing being away from our loved ones , if we were deluding ourselves of what we really wanted out of triathlon , he would just feel bad as he too is a romantic "

happy valentines day

i have to say, it was a hard day.... i m amaze at all the hard work we can do and back up when you take ALL the distraction out of your life and commit to a single goal. Never done so much so hard...so fast, so fun, and still able to walk home when the day is over. I only had a few chance in my life to work with such a driven and committed group.....i m enjoying it a lot...

me and zach in the middle of nowhere!!!

2009-02-09T03:15:00.000-08:00

me and zach decided to venture out of the subic bay base on a long ride. We explore the most amazing road to some small village of the philippines. It was amazing. Huge mountain, big climbs, step switch back, attach by chicken and rooster, kids running next to us.... lots of amazing experience.

The philippines are amazing for training. Very easy to be focus and get the work done with a good heat camp. I m enjoying this experience to the fullest!

I ran my first race of the season this past sunday, a half marathon. I did a 1:23:xx so, still lots of work to do but everything as a reason and i m getting the work done!

better go to bed now, i do expect a hard day at the track tomorow under the burning sun!!!!

hot, tired, holding on!!!

2009-02-05T03:16:00.000-08:00

I have made it to the philippines!!!! I had a awesome flight that took me over alaska, the St Elias range, Denali...and some amazing active volcano in siberia.... probably the nicest views ever in a flight.

I m now settle down, have food with me and trying to get on top of things in subic bay. It s hot here! yes, i dont care if people says it s not hot... for polar bear jonny... it s very very hot!

Well, i m very exausthed, the coach is keeping us busy from 7am to 5pm and that only give me a few hours to relax and catch my breath.

I know some wonder what we do here, well, track workout this morning, short and sweaty! Then, i was up for a surprise as i was thinking we were heading for a swim but end up instead at the neighboorhood high school where we did 90minutes of WEIGHTS.... yes, i could not beleive it. We did so much strengh work that my arms almost fell off.....

We had a break (3h) and had another weight training/strengh session... this time 40minutes of legs exclusively.... not the kind of day i was expecting but it s one more in the bank.

oh...rumour as that i might have a race this weekend.... but the funny part is, i dont know if that rumour is true or not.... it s been reported to me by others!!!!:)

I m leaving on a jet plane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-01-30T18:02:00.000-08:00

I have had the chance to meet so many amazing people over the last 14 years of triathlon. Most of them, i can call them my friends!!! some not :( .... but one thing for sure... i m a very lucky person!

Tomorow, i m starting a new chapter of this amazing adventure. I m flying at 8:15am from el paso to dallas to tokyo and finaly to Manila. Drive for a few hours to Subic bay, a old american military base that is now a touristic resort in the philippines. It is suppose to be very hot and very humid.

This is my training location for the next 2 months. I m very excited about this big change, i will get to meet lots of new teamates with who i will train for the next year. A new coach and training philosphy and a new country and new culture.

I have pack 50lbs of wheat free food, and lots of training gear...almost all my possession really!!! I promise lots of pictures and video as i will be living with me good friend Zach Ruble in a complex with all the other athletes.

oh, i receive a schedule today from brett and it says, i have to do a 40min run in the tokyo airport during my 2h connection and 80X50m stride inside the airplane over the pacific during the 13h segement from dallas to tokyo. It s a 747 so that should be duable. He wanted me to carry on my bike and trainer to do a threshold set on the last segement flight at 35 000 feet to get the high altitude adaptation.....

more silliness to come....

are you scare of your workout?

2009-01-22T13:24:00.000-08:00

The training is a been very good over the last 2 months. Very consistant and doing some good work but definitly not feeling fast! 2 more months before the first race and 10 days before my departure for the tbb camp in philippines.

Today was another monster track workout. I woke up this morning and felt like the same nervousness of a race morning. You fell sickish...Hr already up and lots of anticipation of what is to come. I guess with all those year in the sport, i m very well aware of how much pain and hard work i m facing to accomplish this workout and i guess i take it so much at heart to do well at those that it become nerve racking....

I drove to the track. Oups, maybe i should have rode?? but it was rainy and cold so i took the car!

Put a few taping on the foot as i know blister are a possibility in long hard workout... and take 15min to warm up in the grass field. Then, jump on the track for what will be a main set of intervals that would total up to 2ho5. Starting the workout and going for the first loop, i simply terrified in front of this giant mountain of hard work that i need to put in. You go one interval at the time but there is that weird feeling of impossibility that you are facing. how will i pull this one off today??? well, i dont know if i ever got in peice with myself during that session but i simply try to not think to far ahead and take one interval at time.

As i finished the last interval and pass the line, i ended up standing still as i had no energy to lay down...... Freaking silly sport...why m i doing this? and why do i keep coming back day after day. Why m i lovin'it?????

No chance anyone as been silly as me today......

oh well, lets crawl home for some food and build my new Cervelo P2 that i just receive. One more in the bag! I might go to bed scare again tonight, there is a lot more work to come this week, month, year......

i need a shut down button for my brain! ignorance is a bless!!!

follow the link for another blog!

2009-01-13T13:06:00.000-08:00

i will be blogging out of this and tbb site...kind of would like to make it one but i need to figure out how...

so for now, go there for a silly boring blog!

http://www.teamtbb.com/jonathancaron/

TEAM TBB, NEW SPONSORS!!!!!!

2009-01-03T19:25:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone! i m back to warm new mexico! Happy to be back but i caugh a cold during my trip in quebec... not enough sleep!!!!

For the season 2009, i m joining team TBB and will be working with coach Brett Sutton to help me have a succesfull season and keep improving! I have think about this decision since beggining of november and have now been working with brett for a few weeks now. It s been very exciting and lots of fun to work with a new approche and training program.

I will be heading to a training camp in phillipine in march and a early ironman in april! I m also very happy to have some new sponsors to team up with. Yesturday, i got a big box of shoes from AVIA to try out and see what model fit me well. I feel like a kid at christmas!!! well, i guess it s kind of christmas anyway so!!!!

I might also have a chance to race the Wildflower half ironman triathlon in may and many more races that soon to be annonce! If things work out, i might even have the chance to get back where i left in 2007 in penticton and race ironman canada again and work to improve on my previous finish ;)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that s all for now...time to sleep,....and get the work done!

challenging day for my birthday!

2008-12-29T14:52:00.002-08:00

christmas vacations, eat lots, sleep not much, play outside in the snow, famiy reunion, crazy storms, kids screaming all over, presents, lots of them!!! two more days of this and i will be back to New mexico in my quiet life. kind of looking forward to the quiet routine!

Today was my birthday!!! well, it s actually tomorow but i wanted to celebrate it today as i will be traveling tomorow... And my coach had a special present for me. It was a fun workout to do on the treadmill. It was a very simple one; run a full marathon on that silly moving carpet and get the work done!

Well, i had to make it to UQTR and use there gym to get acces to a treadmill. My tready was facing the vertical bikes so i would have the awesome chance to stare at people riding there verticale bike for the next 3h......

As i started the run, i setted the pace to just under 7 min miles and realized my ipod was broken and that it would be a pure test of will power to get this done as i had zero distraction. After 20min of running, there was a giant pot hole of water around me tready and i was trying to figure out who i would get to the end of this alive. At 50 min, i had lost all interest in life and wanted to walk away so bad!!!

half way into it, focusing on getting lots of gatorade in me and get into a rythme...and at the same time, decided to give the ipod another try and a miracle happen! i was working just fine! I was now rocking the place crusing happy and strong on ''THE CARS" soundtrack!!!! I was lightning McQueen driving full throttle on the carpet and by the 2h mark, i was comfident and my spirit was high that i would make it alive! well, i finaly finished the dam workout and got a few stare at me from people wanted to jump on the treadmill and showing me the ''25minutes max time on treadmill'' a play it innoncent telling them it was the first time ever that i was running and wasnt aware of these rules!!!! oh well, it was my b-day after all!!!

I finished the day with a easy 2km swim with some kicking and call it a day!

I also got some solid trainer session during the vacation and even if it wasnt my regular routine, i made this holiday a good one on both the family and training side of things and i m very happy about it!

tonight, i have to defend my tittle of the inner tube sliding world champion, so i will have a few more anaerobic effort to do but it s all good...!!!

Track revisisted

2008-12-23T21:16:00.000-08:00

Well, i havent been on the track for about 4 years. It s just not the most fun place to run for me....

well, today, i had a insane amount of 800m repeat to do and as i try to figure out what was really insane, i decided to add a few more 800s to warm up and cool down, it end up been 21 miles of running on the morning interval run! Jump right into a hot bath to make sure my legs would not warm down too quickly.... and had some good food and a nap before heading out again for a 40 minutes run at night. Total today is a bit over 26 miles...yes, i got a marathon in me today!

The last few days have been solid also like the last few weeks and i m having a lot of fun getting the work done.

I m heading home tomorow morning to be with my family for a full week. I got my bike packed in such a small box so i wont hopefully have to pay the 100$ fee for a bike on the plane....My coach felt pretty generous on this holiday time and offered me a shit load of workout for me to do on the trainer and lots of snowy run!!! Should be a fun challenge!

time for bed....early swim tomorow with danny before catching my flight to winter wonderland!

World class athletes take on world class challenge!

2008-12-19T06:24:00.001-08:00

A fe years ago, i was at a really fun training camp in flagstaff arizona with the national triathlon training center. We had a little bit of free time and were always looking for ways to entertaine ourself.

in this video, you can see me, simon whitfield, kyle jones and nick hastie as jordan rapp is filming us!

it s started as a normal ping pong game but got boring quickly...we had to make it more challenging so we use every furniture around to make this happen. We got pretty good at it!

not much else to say...i have a day off today!!!!!!!

dam it feel good to feel good....

2008-12-14T20:50:00.000-08:00

it s been a long long long time since i have felt this good. To go training and not have any fever, or weakness, diseasness, bowel issue, food issu, just simply enjoy going out on my bike, running in the trails and jumping in the pool and having fun getting the work done.

The last month have been a slow turn for the best and i m just hoping it will continue on this road as i m enjoying the training like i havent in a long long time. I also started a new training program and guidance this week and it s a nice change to be excited about something new and different.

if i keep on my best behavior,consistant and healthy, i might have a chance to get back to some great fitness and take part in a early ironman in march or april in the southern athmosphere! But for now, focus is on just taking it one day at the time, drinking lots of tasty veggies juice and sleeping tons!

this week ,i did some really fun silly workout, some pretty challenging and about 25h total! one more in the bag!!!

time for bed! more to come!

not about triathlon

2008-12-09T19:05:00.000-08:00

This video is amazing...that guy is very interesting and a genuis in his own way! someone might not like it but i think it was a amazing video and wanted to share with everyone!

on the triathlon side of things....well, keep rolling along...today was a cold and rainy day so i did a trainer workout! 30X1min big gear...and a run later! keep training keep training keep training!! :)

cooking with jonnyo!...the boring SHOW

2008-12-08T19:26:00.000-08:00

Many people have ask me about the juicer machine...so here it is...a bit boring!

On the training side of things, i been moving well for the past month averaging 22h a week and just keeping it simple and fun. I m getting fit again and it feels great! start dropping weight also so i almost look like a real athlete!

I m now looking at a early ironman like new zealand or ironman australia...looking forward to be racing!

ok..time for bed!

routine...routine...routine!!!

2008-11-29T18:24:00.000-08:00

In this pic...me and my friend scott curry chatting as i m eating my great chocolate chip cookies wheat free! YES!!! kylie yes so nice that she made me a giant box of awsome cookies and drove all the way from LA to phx to deliver then!!!!!!!! HUMMMMMMMMMMMM Thank you so much Kylie!!!

last 10 days have been busy... i was in phoenix for a few days wathing ironman arizona and be a support crew for my friends! I also got to swim in the beautifull tempe town lake!!! yeah...not beautifull really! i call it brown lake! Danny almost broke 10h and jordan had a fantastic day up front finish 3rd! very motivating to watch.... also a big breaktrought of mark that went under 8:50!!!!

The last 2 weeks have been consistant base work with 5-6 ride a week, 5 runs a week and 3-4 swims... nothing spectacular but i m moving ..!

today was a lot of fun going to the pool as it s close to public but danny got us in...me and zach for a huge 10 lane 50m pool! got 15X100m on 1:20 holding 1:08s(ok...that was yards!) and a 2.5h ride.

Tomorow is another fun swim in the close to public pool!!!! and more fun on the bike and run...a triple at the program!!!

I m in the process of confirming some new sponsorship and the year 2009 should be very exciting with lots of new opportunity and travel! more soon!

time for bed!

running in the desert

2008-11-12T20:16:00.000-08:00

This is a picture that i took tonight on my run! As the sun goes down and the moon come up, there is a period of the evening where the moon look enormous because of the refraction of it s imagine over a ticker part of the athmosphere.... it only last a few minutes but....make for a amazing scenery, first time i notice this in 2 years training here!!!

well, i got to run tonight in the dark with this big moon lightening the trails in the desert....with music and the rattle snack...this was one awsome run!

Today, 65min run in the am

rode 90min and finish with 35min nightly run in trails.....

tomorow night is volleyball night!!!! GO NMSU!!!!!!!!!!!

ps:ok..i didnt take this pic...but that is exactly what it was like tonight!

jucing machine!!!!!!

2008-11-11T19:51:00.000-08:00

one of my big problem with ulcerative colitis/crohn's disease is to eat veggies and fruits. Mostly veggies, my body simply cant digest it and they make me sick.....

i finaly went to the store and got myself a juicer. This machine take everything and make a juice out of it. So, i been buying insane amount of cabbage, carrote, persely, spinach, cucomber, califlower, celery and brocolie and mixing all this together and drinking..and drinking and drinking.... yep.. it s not very good... it take terrible... but my body as took a turn for the better. My daily fever as gone, i dont have those chil and shiver anymore and i really cross my finger that it will keep going this way.

the good news is also that i m now in week 2 of training! I been regular and able to put some solid workout in. Nothing specatcular but getting the work done and be in a routine.

the last few days for me have been

Friday swim 3km run 50min
Saturday: bike 90min run 50min
Sunday: Run 54min bike 2h
Monday Swim 3.5km, bike 90min run 50min
Tuesday Swim 4.1km bike 2h

Tomorow is double run day and a ride. It feel nice to be back to some routine and be moving. I keep everything very simple and low intensity for now.....

I also made a big effort to bring the level of stress down....UC and crohn are very related to stress so i m trying to be smart! I m having fun again....that is a big step!

Ulcerative colitis/crohn's disease Help me out with my RISE Fundraising

2008-11-06T11:54:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!

If you have a few minutes, please, take a moment to watch this video; http://www.cdhf.ca/video/cdhf_video_Conquering_UC.html

I am taking part in a true Canadian adventure this coming February. It’s called RISE – Conquer the Great Divide and I’d like you to join me!

My goal is to spend two days in the Canadian Rocky Mountains completing the following events:
1) Driving a dog sled team in the Spray Valley
2) Bush whacking a trail through the forests of Lake Louise on snowshoes
3) Summiting the famous Ha Ling Mountain (formerly China Man’s Peak) and,
4) Cross country skiing over the Continental Divide.

I am one member of a national team raising funds for the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation (CDHF). I have take over the challenge of raising $25,000. I would love for any of you to join me and be part of the RISE team but if you can't, i would appreciate enormously if you can help me reach my fundraising goal by sponsoring me. You will receive a official tax receipt from the CDHF for your donation! If you arent canadian, there might not be any tax receipt??? but this is for a good cause and your help would mean so much to me!

You can sponsor me on-line at: http://www.gifttool.com/athon/MyFundraisingPage?ID=1286&AID=402&PID=41756

thank you for your time and support!!!!

on a training point of view, i m trying to move everyday for 90min. The body is still not responding normaly but i will be patient and try to figure out what i can do to get back on the right path. This as been one hell of a challenge over the past 6 months... make you realise how nice and lucky we are when healthy!

is it 2009 already??? i hope so!!!!

2008-10-30T12:08:00.000-07:00

Well, i took a bit of a break from blogging. A nice trip to hawaii, seeing my friends race and learn a little more about this race and this mysterious place. I m now back to Las Cruces and moved to La Villa Del La Montoya. It s really been a lot of fun to live with Danny and Misha and there perfect dog Jordy!!!

I have took a lot of rest and i m now starting back moving and trying to regain health and some fitness. So far this week, i have done 3 swim, 3 swim and 3 bikes.... Nothing spectacular but moving along and getting the work done slowly and getting back into a routine with early bed as much as i can and healthy eating choices.

There is some changes this season with a few new sponsors that i will talk about later but i m happy to be back with Cervelo and 2XU, The Bike Barns and the complete city of penticton!!!

Another change that make me very sad is that i will not longer be working with Paulo as my coach. I m not a very easy athlete to coach as i have my french canadian carachter and flaw. I m also extremly hard on the people surronding me as my goals are very improtant to me and i ask a lot from them and hold them to very high standars. We have some different vision and could not find a commun ground so to part away was the best choice at this time.

I want to take the time to thank him for all the guidance and succes i had in the last 2 year. During the 2007 season, i won a national title, broke the 9h mark at ironman and a finish second a ironman canada (8;39) and a big part of these succes are because of paulo's contribution. I have learn so much with him and had one hell of a ride winning many races and having a blast. I still have a lot to learn and do hope to continu by reading is blog and peaking on his athletes training schedules!!!

I will take the month of november to set a good routine, rebuild fitness and stay on the healthy path. I will also take my time to reflect on what direction i will take and the way to get there. Thank you for reading and your support over the years! There is more to come!!!

end of the season 2008.....

2008-10-03T16:39:00.000-07:00

Well, this week, i made the decision to end my season 2008 and not take part in any other races this year. I have struggle a lot over the past 7 months with Ulcerative colitis that keep hitting my hard and getting me very weak and sick. On top of that, i have developpe a gluten alergy and have been struggling even more learning to eat properly and be able to have enough energy to train.

My training wasnt been going too well in the past few months and i do beleive taking a step back right now is the best way for me to move forward. That wasnt a fun decision to take but i feel very releif to have taken it and not feel the pressure to prepare for another race right now.

So what's now? I will sleep a lot! I will do about 1h of exercice a day to keep moving and not get in too bad of a shape but i will keep it very unstructure. I swimming regularly with the MNSU swim team and will run and bike once awile...

I will be racing very early next season...and most likely a start of the season far away from canada/usa.... more soon!

Ok, tomorow morning, i m leaving for Kona hawaii where i will be supporting my teamates, representing my sponsors and also refuelling mentaly and physicaly. I havent taken vacation in years and the october month is mine...i will rest a lot and rebuild my health...

Thank you for my sponsor that are sticking with me...and those that still answer my emails even after this disastrous season....

Season Review.

ironman Arizona 6th place 8:48 (motor cycle incident on the bike)
ironman canada DNF.......:(
lots of sick time...not enough smilling... lets put this season behind me..

this is hell gentleman...beleive me, it is.....

2008-09-26T19:21:00.000-07:00

Well, i had a good sequence of 10 days of decent training and tuesday night, we went for a team dinner at the mexican restaurent. I took a few CORN chips to eat waiting for my main meal and in a lapse of 10minutes, it was hell.... i was sick...fever, sweating, feeling very weak and low pressure..... i guess some of these chips were contaminated with Wheat or gluten but i was in hell.

Since that night, i have been on the side line once again and not doing much but trying to recovery from that feeling of tiredness and weakness. I m struggling a lot with the gluten free diet to get enough food in my and just fuel myself and not get sick. My firend, Jodi came with me tonight to do grocery and try to show me some gluten free options, we have cook some banana bread tonight and Risotto last night....

This year as been all about murphys law as everything that can go wrong will go wrong for me. I have to say i have rarely face so much adversity in my career....never really and sickness and injury are coming one after another. I been pretty down and not really enjoying the training lately as it s not really training but trying to get in some sessions while dealing with pain and sickness... just not a fun place to be right now.

I m lucky to have some great friends, coach, training partner surrending me and i m trying to keep perspective myself. I do get a lot of email from people with crohn and UC asking question. I apologize for not really getting back to you right now, i do receive a lot of them and at this moment, i m using all the energy i have to myself and i need it........ like Al pacino says; inch by inch...play by play to fight my way back to the light.

i had a happy meal...feeling better now....

2008-09-16T21:01:00.000-07:00

Grumpy

2008-09-16T17:57:00.000-07:00

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yes... i m grumpy....knee hurt, body isnt happy.

It s training camp here in Las Cruces, Will, Mark, Lauren, Purse, danny, me and paulo...everyone is all smile... just missing jodi and scott that is stuck in calgary.... when are you getting here scott? ???? we want you here!

ok, i m low on energy, have had a lot of trouble with my health again and it s getting super frustrating... try to train and get back into a solid routine where my body will be happy...

i m going crazy tonight... i m out to get a happy meal at my favorite Golden arch restaurant......

article

2008-09-05T08:15:00.000-07:00

Credit photo to Courtney Johnson

I m in Las Cruces, NM!!!!!!! unfortunetly, i m injured. I hit my knee very very hard on my bed frame in penticton the night before ironman Canada and since then, i can barely swim...no bike or running... so it s been very hard mentaly...probably the hardest year in my career as everything that can go wrong will go wrong. I nver had such bad luck ever.

Anyway, i m doing some treatment with Bobby, a chiro in town that is awsome and helping me out enormously...thank you bobby for the help and danny for the good contact!

Triathlon magazine made a article on me...

here it is...

oh...some precision in the article. I didnt lose 17 minutes on the side of the road at imz... i was 17 m when i got back in to the race but i lose about 8-10minutes..

http://www.triathletemag.com/site3.aspx

anyway, my blog is really getting boring lately... i think it s time for me to get back on track and do something out of this....

THE PASEO IS READY FOR DEPARTURE....

2008-08-27T21:17:00.000-07:00

In the paseo:

- 1 bike box
- 6 complete bikes (2 road, 2 TT, 1mtb, 1 cyclo cross)
-14 wheels ( 1 disc 1 hed3 deep, 2 808, 6 road training wheels, 2 mtb and 2 cyclo cross)
-Camping equippement
-computer
-all the clothes i own
-all the sport gear i own
-a full mechanic shop...all the tools you can think of...
-Food
-tons of books
-electonical equippement, video cam,compur, ipod, etc.
-my life.............

the paseo as a schedule departure of 9;30am and will be routing to, coeur d'alene, missoula, Salt lake city, Alberqueque to finaly reach is final destination of Las Cruces, New Mexico friday around 3pm.(in time for swim practice!!)

the trip of 2800km should take 28h, 9 stops, 2 mcdonald happy meal, tons of coffee and lots of music and signing.....

the road to IMFL start now!!!!!

i m sad to be leaving penticton. I had a awsome summer with Will and Melissa... i had so much fun with them....and MY dog diablo!!!!

but i will be back soon... !!!! the people here are amazing!!!!!

A big piece of humble pie for me today!

2008-08-24T20:15:00.000-07:00

I will keep it simple! The swam was easy and rhodes did all the work, i just had to sit on his feet and enjoy a easy ride.

Got on the bike and had nothing in me, only 3 of my 4 cylinder were firing.... it was a very long time on the road and my longest ride in 5 months. I still smile a lot and celebrated the fact that i was back to racing. Unfortunutly, it became very obvious that i wasnt at the level to race pro when i started the run with Jasper and andrei and could not hold my own when my last time marathon should definitly put me up there.

I ended my day at mile 8 of the run as it was simply not a good idea for me at this time of my season to dig deep for a finish out of the top 10. My body is healthy but not fit enough to race at the level i want and today was a very honest assessement of what needs to be done for my next race. i raced for about 6h50.....so...still a solid test for me.

I m back to training tomorow... no rest for me... i will be back to top but i need to time to get my body with the necessary preparation and fitness to race a full ironman at the pro level

congrat to my teamates Tracy for a awsome 7th place..scott for a strong 8;50ish finish and mark for leading the race for almost 7h!

Going to war tomorow.....

2008-08-23T19:39:00.000-07:00

It s the night before the race! I m nervous to be very honest. I havent race in 5 months and have no reference as where i m at. I got a consistant 6-7weeks of training for ironman Canada. It wasnt a ironman build up but healthy base training.

I will go out there tomorow with a open mind and no expectation and try to enjoy the day and make something happen with the tool and weapon that i have in me! I want to thank you everyone that as sended me messages and support in the last few days and also in the past few months that have been pretty hard! Your support as been so important to me and i m thankfull for this!

I m in a very good head space right now, just happy to be here and had great time hanging out with me coach paulo, Marky V, Tracy and Shawn and also Khai and Melissa and Will.... it s been a great pre race week.

i m going to bed now...lets get the work done tomorow... the war is on!

media, friends, and rain!

2008-08-20T20:28:00.000-07:00

Today was a BUSY!!! day. The morning started early with a few TV interview and fancy shot of me on my bike and swimming! I sure look silly but it was great and had a chance to pass the message on TV about the challenge of Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis.

on top of that, my coach is in town so that is always fun...and tracy and shawn also so i had a chance to hang out with them and ride with paulo and tracy. Me and T also try to swim in the lake but it was so cold, and i didnt want to get sick so we went to the pool for a nice 3km swim.

The next few days are very busy with final prep.... and press conference and meeting. here a few pic of after the ride today... yes, it s been raining all day and we had to clean our bike after the ride!

4 more days before the gun goes off!!!! Finaly, i will be a racer and not on the side line! That is the first step! the next one is........................

last big day...

2008-08-11T09:00:00.000-07:00

Yesturday was my last big day of training. The last 2 weeks have been hard as my body isnt recoverying as fast as last year... i have to adjuste my sessions from what i use to do before.

Sunday: rode for 5h at z2, stay patient and conservative the all way and followed right away with a 25min run z2. Running was 4min/km steady and the bike was just riding along...

I then went to the lake for a 3km straight steady swim. Feel good overall today and steady but nothing was hard...no race pace so that might be why.

I m starting a 2 weeks taper, today is a relax 90min ride and a 4km swim....

The big and difficult adjustement lately as been nutrition. I cant eat what i use to. Anything with gluten get me very sick in a matter of 2-3h. I dont know what to eat anymore... i m starving and craving bagels and all the usual stuff that i use to eat but i need to find new recepeit. I found it very hard so far as i still havent found what to eat before workout to feel good. Thanks to those that have sended me recepit and food advice... i really appreciate it and needed it. Still working hard on finding what will be my pre race day meal strategy for the ironman canada....

ok...enough olympic wathing... time for a ride and enjoy the sun!

i can't find the word to describe my state but.....

2008-08-07T09:43:00.000-07:00

maybe a picture would describe better??? Yep, once again, it s that time of the year where i can barely get out of bed, i m tired and drinking my coffee trying to find the courage and energy to head out on my easy ride. But i sure like the big training phases but it s mentaly challenging!

yesturday, i did my long run (1h45) and did a swim, then, i had to head out in the evening for another run.... but sure didnt want to...get it done.

Today is a more relax day recovering a bit before my last 3 big day of build up! It s amazing that over the years, it sure dosnt get any easier!

time for a ride now, a run later in the heat! and some relaxing and eating!!!!

Very much looking forward to my friends start to arrive in town in the next week or so... it will be nice to hang out with them and relax before ironman canada..

BREAKING NEWS!!!! Jonnyo break the 1500m free world record!!!

2008-08-02T22:07:00.000-07:00

So you think you can swim??? There as been a lot of talking about the fast swimmer that will show up at IMC in 3 weeks. I might not be too fit biking or running but i m on my A game swimming. Today, i decided to mesure my swim fitness but i wasnt expecting such spectacular results....

My set was, 4X1500m very long course meters on 0 sec rest. oh, 200m warm up and 20m cool down on my back

Open up the first 1500m in 13;41 breaking the current world record by Grant Hacket

second 1500m 13:37 improving my own world record by 4 sec!!!!!!

thired 1500m, i put the hammer down and went 12;58 destroying my past world record and breaking for a 3rd time in the same day in succesion without rest the world record.

Forth 1500m was a bit slow, i just felt empty and didnt had what it takes to put on a world class performance and just got it done....

6.2km in about 55 minutes. I m happy, i think my swimming is going ok.... it was a fun workout and i had tons of spectator to watch and cheer for me!

here s the venu that will now be refer to as, the world record channel......

humbling week

2008-07-30T20:17:00.000-07:00

This week as been very close to be a ironman training week. Since i been back, i m starting to feel like i finaly doing some long distance work. It s also been very humbling as to what my fitness level really his right now.

Sunday i did a 5h ride,
monday a easy triple day,
Tuesday another long ride where i completly felt appart and blow up 3h into the ride and road home with my head down.....survived a run later in the day
Today was a long run, very slow, a good swim and another run..legs are sore!

tomorow, long ride, i m scare of what the legs will be able to do for work. Last year, at this same time, i was setting pb and amazing session leading up to ironman canada. This time, it s a complet different world. There is no short cute in ironman and been away for a long period required a long period back to fitness... i m realising it right now.

Still having tons of fun on the road...just wish i could be fitter and punish my training partners and not the opposit!:)

bed time...more fun work and 10 hard days before starting to back off for ironman Canada.

Thank you 3T....

2008-07-24T21:14:00.000-07:00

I m proud to annonce that i will be with THe NEW 3T for the next two years! They make some of the best components in the world, with a very high focus on aerodynamic and time trial. That is the kind of company i really want to work with and they sended me a sweet new toy for my p3c!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

today was a 4h ride with 5 mountain climb! and a 50min run .... sushi with some firends and early bed... time for most rest now!

article on triathlon magazine canada

2008-07-21T15:57:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine scanned this article of me in the triathlon magazine. click on the pic to read...some cool pic and memories for sure!!!

today was 1h run, 90min ride and 4km swim.... ironman training is starting now and will go on for 3 weeks and then...2 weeks taper. Lots of work to do..... long ride tomorow!!!

this week so far....

2008-07-17T19:13:00.000-07:00

Well, back into a routine is nice, my mood is a lot better not that i train and have these endorphine kicking in!!! I m not grumpy anymore!

Monday was a usual swim 4km, bike 90min and run 50min

Tuesday: Bike 3h and felt terrible on the bike.... no power!!! and a nice 50min run in the heat!!! felt good

Wednesday: 1;20run, 4km swim 40min run. I was so tired at the end of that day.... that should usual be easy for me but not right now...

Today, 3h30 ride with 5 climb.... one cat 1 and one HC!!! each climb done at high sweating rate! I m about 10lbs over my normal race weight so it s been hard to feel good on the bike. I finished the day with 50min run and it was toasty again

So, i m only 5 weeks from imc and still 10lbs heavier. I m now on the not fat and eat fast diet. The way it work is i m only allowed to eat twice in the day. I eat at the same time as Diablo(OUR dog!!) and i m only allowed to eat as long as the dog eat. And he is very fast at finishing is food so i usualy only have 2-3 minutes to eat as much as i can and then, my next meal is only at 7pm..... it s very hard mentaly and i get really sick on these long rides with water only and no food but it sure asnt kill the dog so i try to tell myself i should be ok!

time for bed... 6kmTT swim tomorow... i m going after the 1500m world record and confident i will beat it!

23 hours week!

2008-07-13T15:46:00.000-07:00

That is my week back to training, 23h of slow but consistant training. I started with some short workout but high frequency so i end up with many double run or bike day. I m alive! Penticton as been very very hot and beautifull lately.

Today was my first brick toward ironman preparation. I did 3.5h on the bike with lots of climbs..., transition 20min run and a 3km swim. It felt good to be out there even if i m so far from my normal shape. I m also a bit heavy so i could definitely feel it on the hills and the heat of the day!

Next week look interesting with some more work but nothing really epic so far. I will just try to keep moving consistantly until august and see in what kind of shape i can come in.

Last night, my roomate melissa rented a chick flick movie. She always fall asleep during movie and her soon to be Husband, Will dosnt think that it s fair for him to have to watch chick flick movie alone as she fall asleep after 20 minutes!!! Well, i decided to be nice to Will and watch the movie with him and cuddle with the dog at the same time!!!!! ''Definitely maybe'' that asnt bad at all... now that i think about it, i think this movie was about my life!!!!

49 days....................................................

2008-07-06T21:06:00.001-07:00

Today was the Canadian National championship! I woke up super early at 5am and got on the road at 5;45am for my first real ride since about 6 weeks of rest. I rode the first section of the IMC course from my home in penticton to osoyoos to go watch the championship. Unfortunutly, I m didnt get to defend my national title that i won last year on the same course.

Mat Seeley won the man race leading most of the day and Cynthia destroyed the women field as she was in a league of her own. She also broke the course record at the same time. Very impressive. I was on the side line to cheer.......but honestly, that was very hard time for me at many level.....i wish i was competing with them.

Well, today was one of my first real training session, 3h ride. I m not 100% healthy but i m getting better. I might have some more medical test to do but I m sick of been on the side line and cheer. I decided that i will take the 49 days left from now till Ironman Canada to get back to ironman shape and be at the start line. I m coming back from a rought patch and it s a different challenge now for me. I dont expect to be a contender for the win on race day but i will sure not be on the side line either.... i will be racing.

alright time for bed, my new modify reduce training ironman prep is starting tomorow and i need the rest.

not about triathlon...it s about dogs

2008-07-01T16:57:00.000-07:00

So my blog today isnt about triathlon as i dont have much to say about it right now.

But as i was surfing on facebook...yes, i m a big facebook fan!!! i saw these very disturbing pictures of crualty inflicted to a poor little beast. I cant beleive people would post such things and just make fun of animals this way. I decided to post the pic on my blog and Call the owners out on there lack of love for animals.

Pic #1 The owner have gone to McDonald for a happy meal ,the dog as been refuse permission to go with them and have is meal. Instead, he was left starving in what we can all see as a no air conditionning environment. Look at the expression of sadness of this poor dog......

Pic #2 Yes, i know, this one is very disturbing. A clear sign of a animal that as been beat up! If you look at his right eyes... he as a huge blackeye....... UNACCEPTABLE...........

Pic #3 Poor doggy left in front of the Tv in what is obviously a show that no respectable canadian citizen would watch.... why make a dog suffer throug this????

Pic#4 We can see this dog as no bed.... any of you as ever try to sleep on hard wood floor??? it isnt call HARD wood for nothing you know...................................

Pic#5 That poor dog obviously want to escape but the fence is so high and most likely connected to a 220 volt current.........

Pic #6-7 That is just plain wrong. Why is the dog having to wear a yellow Tarp??? Does anyone notice this dog is actually INSIDE and not OUTSIDE????????

CDA and more

2008-06-26T19:29:00.000-07:00

I had a great weekend in CDA!!!! I been out of commission in both training and racing so it was great for me to go out to Coeur d'Alene for 4 days and hang out with my triathlon friends and actually feel like i m a athlete also!

I stayed with scott curry that was very nice to have me over! It was great to catch up! I also had a chance to follow my good friend Tom all day long and see him having the best race of his career. He was in controle all day and simply destroy the man field. Same on the women side where Heather had a amazing day and ran away with the race leading from start to the end. It was very inspiring to see.

I m back to penticton and seems to be realising that anytime i m heating Wheat, i get sick. I m now experimenting with gluten free diet and i have see some improvement so far. I just need to figure out what i can and cant eat and what are the alternate to gluten free food. I m a bit comfuse so if you have any tips... send them my way... i need it! ...Can someone live on Chocolate???

I went to the pool today and did a 2km swim. I was very slow and it was my 3rd swim in 30 days.... very humbling! I wont be able to defende my title at the national championship and i m also pulling out of ironman Lake placid.

Maybe i can float down the channel in penticton as a summer activity????

97%

2008-06-18T19:36:00.000-07:00

What s new in my world. Well, i have pass a bunch of medical tests and i m waiting for the results to find out what s wrong with me and why i cant train right now and been out of it for almost a full month now. I m really missing the endorphine and my mood isnt the same without training. It s really when you are sick that you realise how you take for granted to be fit and healthy.

I had my trusty Paseo that was very sick so i had to go to the toyota doctor to get a new timing belt, a few more random belt, oil change, spark plug, battery, water pump........$$$$$$$$$$$$. It sure isnt easy this year in a financial point of view with me no racing and not making any prize money. I might have to take on PROJECT PASEO II and start living back in my car again.......

As i had to wait 3+hours for the car to get fix, i decided to walk to the ICBC office and take the Motorcycle knowledge test! It only cost 10$ so i not a big risk even if i havent study for it! It took me 19.1 minutes and i got 97%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I now have my motorcycle learn permit and can start learning on the road. Well, i dont have a motorcycle and definitly not in a financial situation where i could afford one so i will just figure a way to pass the skill test on the road with a triathlon bike in a supersport camouflage!....something like this might work????

I finish the day with a walk home as i had no car and look at what i saw in my neighboors back yard...!!! It is for SALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it s a sign.... exactly what i m looking for....a green might zx6r machine! ...................... one day.....

Going to Coeur d'alene!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-06-15T20:58:00.000-07:00

Well, it s not been about a full month of almost no training. I havent been able to do much but rest and try to get better. I m going crazy as when you are a full time athlete but cant race or train, you dont have much left!

Well, i m in 4h away from Coeur d'alene and have many friends racing so i decided that i will do the trek there to watch the race and just hang out with tons of fun people!

If anyone is in CDA and as a bit of space...floor anything for me, just let me know.... or if you have some grass patch where i can set my tent... that would be great also! I m making it a fun and relaxing trip and will do some spotting for ironmanlive on race day!

see you out there i hope!

boulder....flying...Missoula....penticton

2008-06-10T20:09:00.000-07:00

My life is a mess!

I was in Boulder until friday but not feeling perfectly good at altitude, and my crohn's giving me hard time, i decided to drive back to penticton and see if the lower altitude could help my recovery and improve my health.

But before leaving, i had promised Will that i would go with him fly in his airplane and teach him a few acrobatic maneover. I used to be a part time pilot and was specializing in airshow so Will was curious to learn a few new tricks.
Well, i have never flew a cirrus...but a airplane is a airplane and the basic is the same. I told Will in the morning to take a very light breakfast as i might push is stomach to new limits on the flight today.
For those that like airplane, the cirrus is a turbo pro single engine 4 place aircraft and the controle are very nice and fun to play with. here is the view from the pilot seat!
As i got use to the controle of the aircraft taxiing to the runway, i gived full trottle to this big bird and as we reached speed, i pull hard on the stick and took off on a not so conventional 60 degrees incline spiral making the plane roll on itself! Will had by then, almost lost is coco pof breakfast and i proceded to play around doing a few full loops and dive down. I show him also the death spiral pluging down hard and rollling the plane until near the ground where you recover it and fly it inverted (upside down) 50 feet from the ground before rolling back up! We really had a blast and Will was a natural at catching up the inverted landing technic.....

We even did a suprise fly by to the controle tower but i dont think they appreciated! Anyway, i had a blast and look forward to go fly again with Will this year!

i then jumped in the paseo for a 20h drive. But as i got tired, i stopped in missoula montana for a night of camping. I finaly made it home in penticton on saturday afternoon and trying hard to regain my energy and be healthy so i can finaly tow the line somewhere....

i was suppose to race this weekend but because of illness and slow recovery, i will be staying home....:(

good night everyone!

hitting the bottom of the Well

2008-06-04T07:44:00.000-07:00

well, i havent blog much lately. I didnt had much to say. It s been a very hard last few weeks out here. Boulder is amazing and i do love the place but i m unfortunutly not able to training well or race at the moment.

As i got here, i got hit pretty hard with a flare up of my crohn's disease condition and that as left me very weak. On top of that, as my body was weaken, i catched a case of flu or cold?? and still havent been able to resume training. The main mission right now as been to get healthy again.

I want to apologize to the organiser of the Boise 70.3 for not been able to show up and take part in the race. I m already register for a few more races coming up but right now have no certitude as if i will be able to tow the line... i m doing everything i can to do it as i miss racing so much....

anyway, i m very bored and not too happy about the situation but needs to remind myself that it could be worst and to stay focus on what i can do. Maybe it s time for me to make another silly video???

Triathlon Canada....and professionalism...?????

2008-05-28T07:17:00.000-07:00

So i got a great news today!!!!!!! I have been name Athlete of the Year in the 18-29 age group category!!!!!!!! Yes.... i m a AGE GROUP OF THE YEAR!!!!!!

Great job TRI-CAN!

In 2007, i won the NATIONAL CANADIAN ELITE LD CHAMPIONSHIP
1st ELITE VICTORIA HALF IRONMAN
2nd place PRO IRONMAN CANADA
6th place PRO IRONMAN ARIZONA

i was name on the BC elite team and even better.... Triathlon Canada as ask me to go represent the country as there Elite athlete at the world championship with 500$ of funding.

and they find a way to give me the AGE GROUP AWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! well, please, take my name out and give it to someone more deserving. I m sure there is a few age grouper deserving of this award and that would like it.

And if you cant do something properly and professionaly, what about taking it completly out of your programm.... After a breaktrought year like last year, i do find it a bit insulting to not be reconise as a elite athlete. I would think my federation would have a bit more of a research process before making those kind of awards???

Anyway, hope that someone in the 18-39 age group will get his deserving reconnition.....

the 99%

2008-05-20T20:03:00.001-07:00

What is important to take a athlete to the ''next level''? The training plan? the super duper double run day? the special vo2max test with fuel analyses, the new cool drills, the specials equippement or the new altitude tents and powermeter? In my opinion, you can do very well and to THE NEXT LEVEL without all these things..... I personaly never get test or use any mesuring device in training. I dont have a very rigid plan and my coach dosnt ask my for splits or hr from my workouts......

The most important aspect in my opinion, the 99% of the athlete is the attitude. The right attitude towards training and slowly improving and getting the work done. The right attitude to stick to a plan and be patient. The attitude to trust a coach and focus on execution and not on building the new revolutionnary training plan.

Often, that 99% as to be in part, teach by a coach. You need to find a good coach to share that most important part of the big picture. Well, today, i m sharing with you all a bit of Paulo teaching me the right attitude toward been ready for Lake Placid....

This is tonight conversation between me and Paulo on MSN....

i was asking him if i could go race the Triple T triathlon in Ohio this weekend....

Jonathan says:

where is triple t?

pAULO says:

Somewhere in OH

Jonathan says:
what city?

pAULO says:
It's like in a park I think

Jonathan says:
i want to go

Jonathan says:
it would be fun

Jonathan says:
i could make money

pAULO says:
I think Zach is doing the 1/2IM

Jonathan says:
but i want to do the triple T

pAULO says:
How about you go spend the weekend at Saint Thomas Francis University?

pAULO says:
Wouldn't you prefer that?

......oh...some of you might not know about that reputable institution, anyone care to explain the meaning of a weekend at Saint thomas Francis University

Home sweet home!

2008-05-19T18:02:00.000-07:00

I m very lucky to staying in boulder this summer..... and here is a little bit of my life!

the road to lake placid

2008-05-18T21:08:00.000-07:00

ok, i m back to silly blogs... i forgot that i had a blog... i promise tons of pictures as i got my camera back in working order...maybe some video also...

the pic is one of the road in boulder called Lee Hill. as we look, it s facing north east....toward lake placid a few 1000s miles away!!!!

what s coming up, a lot of training to get ready for lake placid. I will first race in boise on june 1st and then Muskoka chase on june 15th. Then lake placid on july 20th.

The training as been good but a bit boring. I m still not in ironman specific prep but more in general training phase and i get a bit bored. So i been doing tons of stuff outside my triathlon life...

anyway, time for bed, more silliness tomorow as i will show everyone where i live and what are the great attractions at the Weathersby villa!!!!!

getting the word done

2008-05-10T21:10:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of me and one of the cervelo engineer at the San Diego windtunnel in feburary. I learned a lot and in this particular case, we were observing the airflow around the bike and the body of the cyclist. A small string attache to the stick would show me well when the air would be disturbe or smooth and what direction it would go around the different part. As you can see if you look at the large version of the pic, the wind is blowing at 30mph!!! it s cold in there!

This week as been amazing. It's my first week in boulder and i m falling in love with this place. People are so nice and friendly and the training roads and trails are next to none. The only negative aspect i could find is the lack of good open water place to swim and the expensive pools all over town. But for the rest, boulder is definitly a place to visit!

I been doing a lot of hard session and threshold work. I might be taking part in the boise 70.3 and for sure will be at the Muskoka chase on june 15th! Then, it will be time for lake placid!

We had some snow today for a few minutes and i took my mtb out as it was pretty cold. I got a awsome 2.5h ride all over the trails and a great swim with mark. I m doing the work and should be ready for july 20th!

tomorow is ice cream day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what really happen on the mountain

2008-05-05T21:04:00.001-07:00

Today was a great day in Boulder.

It started with a hard swim with Mark. We did a nice 10X200m on 2;30 and 3X300m. I have to say that i suffer a lot on that set and i m not use to the altitude but it was a lot of fun! total was 4km. Oh, i should mention that mark was actually doing the 200s on 2;15 holding 2;07.... i have a lot of work to do:)

I then headed to Andrew's place where he was super nice to fix my mtb and adjuste everything so i could ride with them on flagstaff mountain. With us was also Erin and Blake.

We started with a fun downhill and Andrew and Blake are two very good mtber so they simply took off right away and i was left in there dust. To be a gentlemen, i rode behind Erin as i knew she as the bad habbit of falling of her bike and wanted to make sure she make it in one peice down the hill. She might have think that she was actually riding better than me but the reality was, i was just polite and making sure everyting was alright.

I have to admit that i felt a lot better going up the hills and we were very lucky that andrew and blake were nice enough to wait for us every 5 minutes!!!!

we then stopped for a taste of the scenery of boulder!

i then finish the day with a great 1h run....and was lucky to have some leftover home made pizza that Denise made tonight!!!!!

i m dead now but cant fall asleep, it s only been 3 days back to training and i m already overtrain!!!!

Back to blogging

2008-05-04T19:53:00.001-07:00

My vacation are over! time to get back to training and make every day count. I m in a very good mental space right now and ready to get the work done.

I had a amazing vacation in florida for 2.5 weeks with some amazing friends. I was helping my friend bruno in coaching a triathlon camp and i got to do a bit of training everyday and had a lot of time to share some good laugh and hang out with people that are important to me.

I m now in boulder! Yep, Boulder is gona be my home for the next few months in preparation for ironman lake placid. My coach want me to try this altitude training and i m very excited about the new challenge. I rode for 4h today at altitude over 9000 feet and i can tell my lungs were screaming for air!

Yesturday, i had a great dinner with some people from boulder. I got the chance to meet with Mark, Erin, Dennis, Laura, Jen and Andrew and having a good welcoming dinner.

I m presently living at the Weathersby villa and we have a automatic coffee machine! I will post more about this of course but i m extremely lucky to be staying with them and i have the perfect set up to get ready for the summer races!

time for bed.

Yesturday was 1h run, 2h ride and 4km swim
today was 4;30 ride, 1h run!

I M BACK!

still alive

2008-04-21T19:38:00.000-07:00

i m still alive. On the beach of cocoa beach in florida relaxing and recovering from the hard racing and training. I m also trying to get fat and put on weight! I been eating a lot of McDonald, ice cream, fry chicken, chocolat, cheescake and more!!!!!!
I m actually coaching at a training camp in clermont and working with some very awsome athlete. Here is me and cynthia working on the swim stroke technic.
Here i m showing the proper position to enter in the water!!! I m really enjoying my time as a coach!

silly group pic before a lake swim with the gator watching us on the shore....
me explaning the latest technic on how to succesfully survive a attack by aligator.
me and one of my first ever coach, Daniel Rozon at the NTC pool.
i once awile get in the water with the athlete as i need to not get to hot of shape! I did a good 1000m that day!
Me and annie claude working on the catch phase!

well, i will be here for another 10 days.... keep working hard and trying to help these very motivated and fun group of athlete. I will be going to St Petersburg for the triathlon next weekend! hope to see a lot of you out there...

time for bed

A picture says a 1000 words....

2008-04-13T21:53:00.000-07:00

Desapointement, frustration, mad!!! Dam it!!! Can we redo this race again tomorow? I m so fit, i want to have another shot at it right now, not tomorow, now now now....

The ironic part is that this pic is of me crossing the line in 8h48 in 6th place of a ironman. A year ago, i would have been on cloud number nine. But today, i just walk straigh pass the finish line and try to shallow the pills.

The race started well with a good swim. I was on TJ feet and gumbel was setting a good pace. I came out of the water in 5th and got on the bike and rode the first lap so so easy. it was a smart move as pretty much everyone rode the first loop so hard and started to blow up by the second lap of the bike. I was on the same strategy as jordan to increase the effort at each loop and i was so excited to see that i was actually keeping the leader with in 6min and actually gain back on them on the second loop. I was feeling great and only increasing the pace slowly as the ride went on. I also had a short chat with jordan a bit before half way...he was on a good mood and so was i!

Close to the end of the second loop, as i was coming back to the hot corner, a police motorcycle coming in the opposite way decided to cross the cone line and come face to face with me. I had no choice but to take a hard right on the side of the road and hit a huge bump(put hole or a grill??) It hitted really hard and my handlebar moved down. I was now riding with the extension pointing toward the tire. I could also feel a bump on the front wheel and was really hoping i didnt break my zipp 808. Nop, it was broken, i had a flat! I jumped off the bike to repair as quickly as possible but made a stupid mistake of now opening the valve of the spare so when i plugged the co2 cartridge, nothing went in.... I then had to run to the ''hot corner'' on my bike shoes were i SCREAMED at Paul Huddle where i could find a new wheel!!! He pointed me towards a mechanic tent and sended someone to help me out. before getting to the tent, i had to cross the most busy intersection of the race with tons of athlete coming by on both side. I was simply going crazy... this was a total nigthmare.... finaly made it to the tent and the mechanic took my wheel and proced to change the tube. I right away asked politely if he could just put a brand new aero wheel on my bike... I M ON A HURRY! he did... i was now outfitted with a flash point 60. I then took a allen key and proceded to repositionnate the aerobar to his normal position and make sure it stays like this.

and then, i was back out of the course about 8 minutes later after a freaking police motorcycle did think that it could be kind of dangerous to ride in opposite direction from traffic with bike coming at 30mph.....

i was simply broke down mentaly... i even stopped on the side of the road to tell paulo i would simply pull out as i was out of contention and didnt see the point of going. He of course started to screem at me and as he looked very mad, i decided to keep riding.

Another thing a noticed later was that i had lose all my bottles and as i race on maltodextrin only, that would now be a challenge to survive with the on course nutrition! I reallised i was facing a lot of adversity at this point and had the choice of feeling sorry for myself about it or just try to pull it off and save the day. I rode the last loop pretty strong and got on the run. Paulo asked me to simply focus and get the work done. He didnt give me any split or position so i know very well i was out of the game. I ran with as much passion as i could find...there wasnt much but i keep on plugging in and made it to the finish line with a 3h marathon. I was happy to make it to the line and got a nice high five from jordan but was of course very down at the same time. I think frustrated is the best word actually. I done the work and was fit and ready to go, But life is life and it happen, nothing can be change and i did learn a little hard piece of HTFU. My wallet will sure notice the difference and i think that it s the part that hurt the most....

To finish, i want to highlight the performance of my friend jordan rapp. WOW... that is smart clever racing! He race like a experience guy and almost pull it off for the win. That is only the beggining and i m really proud of you rappo!!!!! I really hope to get to race you again soon!

jonathan

the day in pictures....

2008-04-11T18:17:00.000-07:00

the bike is ready to go.... in racing outfit!
my new selle italia SLR with my own made bottle holder systeme
aero front drink.....
thank you to kylie, mike, paul and Rich....all of you made this disc possible...a last minutes urgency!!! thank you so much.... i truly appreciate! it s a disc cover from wheelbuilder.com attached to a 808. This is the fastest clincher disc in the world and i m serious... for 80$...you get that cover to a 808 and it does test faster than any expensive disc money can buy...

me and sergio were in a good mood at the press conference, we joke a bit and had a great time. It s always a bit of a stressfull time to do these things but we handle it well.... we also give a interview me and sergio together and it should be on youtube soon...and should be funny!

Michellie, the one i will be trying to beat on race day.... she as beaten me many times....
we went to YC for a amazing lunch..... i piled the food!
wow... i look retard! I made this shirt because i was thinking it was actually funny, i was going to wear it at the press conference but decided to put my blue shirt on top as it s important to be professional and reconise my sponsors in these kind of events.... 2XU, Cervelo, PsTriathlon, TheBikeBarn!

3 days before

2008-04-10T13:12:00.000-07:00

thank you very much to everyone that is writing me messages before the race, i dont have the time right now to answer them all but i really like to receive them! thank you.... it s really welcome before the race!

I was at the race site for a few hours this morning and got a swim in, then register and meet some cool people.

Tomorow will be a press conference at 11am and a pro panel question/answer... please come say hi!

A big thank you to kylie for hug help.... i cracked my disc cover and wheelbuilder is sending me one extremly fast with the help of kylie so i can ride it on race day!

i can feel the tension going up... lots of fast athletes around... very intimidating but me and sergio still found the courage to have our pictures taken with this really fast girl.... not sure who she is but she sure look fast...and serious also... she didnt even smile!!!!

driving in the middle of nowhere.....

2008-04-08T23:14:00.001-07:00

today was a quick 45 minutes run, a 1h45 ride and pack my life in the paseo to make it to phoenix. I m in phx now at sophie's condo and heading out to bed...

here s my reflection on the last few months and las cruces

So now i know how far you go, to be the next freak show ...........and save a watt or two!

2008-04-06T20:45:00.000-07:00

the new way to carrie my bottle on race day. i have change a bit the bottle holder but that is my set up on new hed bars......
it is very well shelter....
sergio and paulo making modification to the profile bars..... the hacksaw is a precious tool here at the house! Sergio also cut one of the leg of his fork as the fork is really strong and will still be plenty stiff for the bike... it is of course more aero with only one blade and lighter!

me taking a break and tired of working on the bike.

ok.... so i have some extra time and wonder how to save a watt or two to help me out next weekend. I need it... there is so many great athlete on the start list and many of them great cyclist.... lets see what i can do to pimp my p3c.
the cable routing..... behind the stem to make it as clean as possible
pic of the hooker brake.... and the new Hed Vantage 8 bar and S bend.

well... that s about it...lots of work...many hours for probably not much of a saving but... i m happy... my bike is cool now... a few more modification to come .... lots of fun

today was a brick workout. 2h ride and 30 min run... i m now relaxing and getting everything ready as i will leave for phoenix on tuesday. Then, florida and hopefully boulder!

what after ironman Az.....boulder?????$%#@

2008-04-05T19:42:00.000-07:00

So... i m confuse again. After ironman arizona, Paulo told me he wants me to do a cycle of training in altitude to get ready for ironman lake placid. He told me that Boulder should be the place. I never heard of this place and after googling Boulder...this is what i got??????

well, it sure look quiet and green but dosnt seems so exciting. Why does he want me to go there? it just look like a big rock? Where will i stay???? maybe i should get a dog so it would more fun??? i can see there is plenty of grass so i guess i will use my north face expedition tent to live in!

anyway, i still have a few weeks to figure out where this boulder is located....!!!!!

today was a hard swim, 6X400m for 4km total and a run that was very slow....

i also did a lot of work on my bike to get it race ready. Tomorow is my last brick before the race and i have to be on race set up.... i got a cool aero brake, hed bars, new cable aero routing and bottle positionning.....