Summer Happenings

A few things to mention since the last blog post for all of our faithfull blog followers......

-one week after the crushing of the field at the Great White North Half Ironman, Dr. Big Deal won the Desert Half Ironman in Osoyoos. In doing this, he broke the course record with a 4:01:51 clocking and became the 2009 Canadian Long Course Champion. KBD raced in Osoyoos as well, one week after winning the Squamish Olympic tri. I believe he was feeling a bit flat on the bike, but used his awesome foot speed to run a 1:17:16 half marathon and put himself in 4th position.

-On this same day, TBD raced the Vancouver Half Iron and placed 13th overall and 1st age-grouper against a competitive field. Apparently he didn't go off the run course on this one!

-TBD races again one week later at the Peach Classic and places 9th overall and 3rd in M35-39. Well done considering Friday night's debauchery!

-Quasi team member, G-Dub, also raced the Peach Classic and placed 12th overall. Well done G-dub! check out his blog for his own comments of the race.

-Ruby got a summer haircut - I was told to take note of it.

-As for me, I've done nothing since the Great White North on July 5. I've had 3 weeks off training and I've spent some good quality time with ABDGF (Tina). I watched every stage of the Tour, took a week off work, drank plenty of beer and we saw some whales too! To top it off, Tina and I went to our 20 year high school grad reuinion this past weekend......yes, we are old! I feel good....I'm rested physically and mentally. I started some training this week to just "shake off the cobwebs" as DBD would say.

-Watch for KBD and BD Cook this weekend as they head to Calgary for the inagural Calgary 70.3 Event. Good luck guys and enjoy the trip!

-Upcoming races for the team include: Apple Triathlon (DBD, KBD, ABD, G-Dub), IMC (TBD, BD Cook), Cultus Lake (DBD, KBD, ABD), and the Big Show in October (DBD, ABD)

-The most important news for the team, however, is Monday night's celebration of DBD's birthday at the Shioki Yoga Studio....

DBD has agreed to wear the team speedo at the Apple triathlon

Kudos to Cyndi Robinson for the cake

And we actually did do some yoga.......

That's all for now.....
ABD

Last Weekend, This Weekend,

Last Sunday the Earth moved in Stony Plain, AB. Team leader DBD, crushed the 'Great White North Half-Iron' course in such a way that they are still surveying the damage.
"It's just un-repairable" said a frustrated Pat Smith who's in charge of street repairs for the area. "I've seen some shit-kicked out of roads in my time but this takes the cake". Smith provided these photos of the damge and an image of the man he thinks is responsible. "If I see him up this way again I'll be giving him a shovel, I know he works with small tools and fixes things so he should come and take responsibility for the mess he created", a now angry Smith says.

Smith looking at the damge cuased last Sunday

The Suspect, center page with shaved head

The editor can also confirm that shortly after this picture was taken DBD disappeared, and it wasn't to shirk away from relaying some pavement. "I had to undergo mandatory age-testing, I was pretty much whisked away and went through a comprehensive series of tests to prove I was the age I submitted on the entry form".
DBD was asked to identify several pictures of automobiles and advertisement's, music snippets and popular Beer brands all hailing from an era that no one knows much about.
All tests were passed without issue apart from the 'Personal Memory' section that registered a 'fail' until a medical certificate was produced confirming that DBD is in fact 'hugnent'.
"It's a relatively new disorder & research is still being done on it's effects on the human body. I'm not taking anything for it (yet), I'm resilient enough to handle it" DBD comments.

ABD put on another solid performance @ the GWN, despite having to race on a ripped up course.
A top ten result on a less than optimal day is a respectable showing. "I've moved on" says ABD.

Meanwhile in Squamish BC, TBD & KBD attacked a short course event with valour & vigor.
TBD so much so that he was on world record pace for a majority of the day untill he was politely informed that the run course was in fact two laps. Some pride and a few places lost, but an AG win nonetheless.
KBD swan like a girrafe, rode like an Ox and ran like a gazzell. "I raced to an animals of africa theme" he says. I even camped out the night before to get myself in the mood at a Candian safari park but the only thing I saw was a rabbit"

Flying the Flag in Squamish

This weekend both DBD & KBD will both 'back-up' in the Desert Half in Osoyoos. I wouldn't place any money on them as they got enough of that last week.
ABD will be supplying beverages post-race or perhaps during if circumstances dictate. It'll be hot enough to thats for sure.

V is for Victory

Full team results & reports will be published shortly. Both BC & Alberta are a little poorer from the Teams weekends activities, (Alberta more so).