Podcast on Legends of Triathlon
Last week, I did a 60 min interview with John Newsom in New Zealand. You can have a listen to the podcast here – http://www.legendsoftriathlon.com
Five Tips for Overcoming Injury
Injury is inevitable when you are training. Unfortunately, we are not bio-mechanical superstars – we are human and with “human-ness” comes injury. Here are 6 tips to help you overcome injury both emotionally and physically!! Focus on what you can do, not on what you cannot do. Find a physical activity that simulates the activity…
IRONMAN 70.3 Aarhus News Clip
Here is the news clip which was shown on the evening news after the IRONMAN 70.3 Aarhus on June 22nd. This video highlights Martin and his Team Delta508 racing to fundraise for Cystic Fibrosis and interviews Lisa on her involvement.
Boston Marathon 2014
Now we journey back to April to one of my favourite cities for my 3rd Boston Marathon. I have been calling “marathon” my mid-life crisis! I am really retired from profession triathlon but you can’t expect me to be able to quench my type A personality with yoga or an elliptical machine – so I…
European Adventure
Instead of posting one great big blog summarizing April to June, I am going to post a few shorter updates to keep your focus – kind of like a “fartlek update”. The European adventure began with my own personal race in Aarhus, Denmark on June 22nd. My last professional triathlon event was September 2009 at…
Ironman Race Taper Tips
Once the taper begins, the drastic reduction in physical training refreshes my body and mind. All of a sudden, Ironman pace feels easy instead of labored and my little speedy race prep workouts feel sharp. My mind wants to race. My spirit is renewed and I feel ready to tackle the Ironman day! Here are…
Tips Before the First Race of the Season
lay out your race kit the week before the race to be sure that you have everything – race number belt, CO2 cartridges, sun visor, lace locks or elastic laces, sunscreen, transition towel, Vaseline – you have not needed this gear in 6 months! put baby powder in your wetsuit so that it slides off…
Winter Recap
The LBT Team has been busy in 2014. Leading the gang is coach Lisa Bentley with a win in the Orlando ½ marathon on March 1st in 1:18:31 – a nice improvement over her 1:22 and 2nd place at the Disney Half Marathon in January. A neat statistic from these events was that women outnumbered…
A Video from 2012 Induction into the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame
In 2012, I was inducted into the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame. This video is commentated by Jerry Howarth.
Boston Marathon 2013
Last week, I was honoured and privileged to race the Boston Marathon. It was my 2nd marathon “post IRONMAN career” and any “race” at this stage is simply icing on the cake for me. When I stepped away from professional competitions, I vowed that all training would be “exercise” as opposed to structured “goal related”…