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

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!!!

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

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....

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

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....

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!

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!!!!