The Field

Here its is folks, the much anticipated, requested and respected
'Team Big Deal' 2010 Ironman Canada preview:

Readers should note that all liberties have been taken by the editor.
If you are reading this and not laughing, you are on the wrong Blog.

Kieran "Doeboy" Doe

Pros:
Has led race from start to finish previously.
Spent the last 6 weeks in luxury resort on the City Limits.
Thinks Apex is a ‘short climb’
Has the best fashion sense amongst the pro field

Cons:
Doesn’t eat his vegetables.
Has had to fly two translators over from NZ.
Will have to run past cyclists coming down Main St.


Tom Evans: AKA Dr. Big Deal

Pros:
Has led the race from start to finish previously.
Has been at Altitude & Attitude camp for the last year.
Female support crew has tripled in size.

Cons:
Last time at the top of Yellow lake 2L of Coke was needed.
May not listen to spouses’ race week suggestions.
Has to work Monday morning.


Stephan Vukovic:

Pros:
Olympic Silver Medal (Triathlon, Sydney 2000)
Is a late entry (WTF?)
Thomas H has given him some tips

Cons:
Went bald at age 22
Has ‘Male Model’ type photographs on website
May be stopping for Coke at Yellow Lake


Viktor “The Barbarian” Zyemtsev

Pros:
Russian Special Forces trained
Races A LOT

Cons:
Was rolled by the Dr. in their last meeting.
Wanted in Florida for missing payments on Kitchen Appliances


Jamie “The STAG” Whyte:

Pros:
Rookie
Multiple 70.3 podium finishes
Had to fly Girlfriend over after he wore out his 1st training partner.
Makes a mean homemade pizza
Sponsored by Abercrombie & Fitch

Cons:
Rookie
Girlfriend has been dropping him on recent rides.
Needs Cola & bananas to function properly.
Wants to take a trip up the lake on the Sicamous post race.


Scott "The Colt" Curry

Pros:
Comprehensive Athlete website.
Gets to ride past a lot of people during the race
Gets to move to NZ after the Race.

Cons:
Will have to run the full 42.2 to get a spot.
Website has ‘Meet Triathlon Singles’ adverts displayed.
Hasn’t been paid for recent media appearances


Kyle “The Man” Marcotte:

Pros:
Every Year in is the top 10
Rides outdoors year round- In Calgary
Smart Guy- Engineer (not a Dr!)

Cons:
Races in a one-piece
Fiancée is out-riding him at present
May don “cowboy” hat in finish chute
Social media addict


Olly Piggin: AKA Kiwi Big Deal

Pros:
Only his 3rd triathlon of the Season
Rides the same Bike as the top two contenders
Has steered clear of ‘baked goods’ for the past month

Cons:
Has been overtaken race week by MTB’ers
May confuse his compression socks for arm warmers in T2
May have immigration following him during the event


“MAD” Matt Lieto

Pros:
Good Genetics
Knows his way around the course
Rides a custom bike
Not afraid to ‘get ugly’; drop a bottle or an f-bomb

Cons:
Rode twice at recent IM's: 1st Ride- Bike Leg, 2nd Ride- Ambulance.
Must run past Tim Hortons, Dairy Queen & KFC during event.
Staying at the lucky (then unlucky) “Love Shack”, vacant since 2008….

MIA:

Johnny “Pineapple” Carron

Will watch from the street this year.
Has internet access from his 138gram iphone.
Will let you know if you’re getting beat by the womens.
Will have trained 9 hours before you start the run leg.
Is retiring soon, made recent fortune through media commitments.

At 1000-1

Steve Kilshaw: Patented a new race strategy @ IMC 2009 which now bears his name, 'The Kilshaw'. Check South Main on Sunday afternoon to see if he repeats, it’s a sight to see.

Also Appearing in Lycra and moving at speed on Race-day:

Dallas “The Rossland Express” Cain
Scott “the Scot” Neyedli
Wolfgang “The Beast from the East” Guembel
Trevor “Heathers husband” Wurtele
Paul “I got myself to the Olympics” Tichlelaar
Petr “Will Draft” Vabrousek
Michael "Mac Daddy" Gordon
Anthony “top 10” Toth


The Blog reserves the right to edit the above post.
Enjoy your week!

Monday

Well, its actually Tuesday but here's the update.

EMBD; still land locked & considered a 'dead weight' in the ski boat.

BHBD; Still alive after a weekend of cheery picker operations at the Ranch.

G-Dub; still choking on the Apple he ate Sunday. No, it is not time to Ski, it is time to drink!!!

The rest of the Team is upward and mobile whilst expending as little energy as possible in preparation for Sunday's Triathlon Competition in town.

Check in Tomorrow for the IMC odds, who to cheer for, who to boo and who's going to need some advice on race day.

It's Getting Hot In Here

Well it's August folks and that means the temperature in The Valley along with the Teams Egos are increasing on a daily basis. The next two weekends will be make or break for some, having said that some are already broken....

EMBD recently sustained an injury that limits his mobility, but fortunately not his intelligence as he has proven very adapt at mastering the use of the two metal sticks he must carry around for the next few weeks.
His situation does have an upside though, it means he is now allowed one of these...




BHBD has embarked on a mission so colossal he may have to call in for reinforcements, not other team members but 17 Mexican migrants to paint the entire Big-K Ranch in a 'soft pearl aqua soothing river blue' color option. The Team hopes the choice is a good one as The Ranch is the official 'Country Residence' and unofficial re-hydration point in hours of need.

Marks cousin is coming to help though, no need for the Mexicans.



LBD is going for full affiliated junior probationary limited membership this week in K-Town. The current undisputed reigning national Age Group Olympic Distance Triathlon Champion will tow the line with some other athletes of less than questionably morals and ability. The Teams Advice; Go Hard or Go Home G-dub!!!

Take a bite out of this and you get membership for the rest of August.



In Other news, the much anticipated Kiwi/Canuck showdown has been postponed due to one Kiwi being very sick. In a similar incident to this we belive.................. At the 1995 Rugby World Cup, the All Blacks had taken all before them and were hot favourites to win the final against the Springboks. However, after they produced a sluggish performance and lost, New Zealand coach Laurie Mains claimed some players had been poisoned by “Suzie”, a waitress at their hotel. Mains even went so far as to hire a private investigator to try to find Suzie, and his claims were backed up by a South African security expert, Rory Steyn, who had been assigned to the team and wrote in his book that the Kiwis had “definitely been poisoned”.

Check in Monday to see who's standing, crawling, sleeping and on the Team!

Throwdown

Well it's August and about time someone did some typing instead of training.

It appears that the Team may be making an appearance in Penticton on the 29th of this month. I have it on good account that TBD, ABD, DBD & KBD are all getting their matching Lycra outfits ready for a day of suffering.

TBD is coming in for the Masters C Grade mixed Doubles tennis tournament.
ABD is competing in The Express Home renovation Competition (televised).
DBD has entered the Smokie eating contest which runs from dusk till dawn
KBD has more hair on his face than his head for the Beard Growing Competition.

Each of them will need to rely on their years of experience to make it to the podium in their respective events. Good Luck Boys.

In other news; The Summerland pool will hold a meet next week that requires one more athlete for it to run; you must be A Kiwi, swim sub 60 for 100mt and be in the Okanagan somewhere. Contact the Blog for further info.

This is why we need an Agent

Negotiations; Team Big Deal Style

Kenny Powers Gets Signed By K-Swiss - watch more funny videos

Blog Here: No more Videos!!!! Are you still doing Try-atha-lons or what?