Monthly Archives: February 2012

… in case you missed Martin and wanted to see him speak… you’ve got one more chance before he leaves town.  Miguel has set up a speaking engagement at the University of Guelph.  Here are the details and a link … Continue reading →

… so back in October I reported that the City of Toronto had decided to allow a Triathlon in downtown Toronto!… which is good news, especially in a city that isn’t particularly friendly to racing on it’s streets.  It was … Continue reading →

So Martin Strel came and made a presentation to our LOST swimmers on Friday… and it was great!  It was a casual event and Martin regaled us with his stories for over an hour… and man, does he have stories!  … Continue reading →

A year ago I posted the story about the new movie “Big River Man”, which you may have seen and if you haven’t, it’s worth it.  It is about Martin Strel and his adventures.  And he’s got some great adventures. Now everyone … Continue reading →

  I couldn’t resist this one… I’m not sure if you can order these through our new sponsor, Finis, but they struck me as the perfect compromise between fashion and function! And they would be great for the next LOST formal!… … Continue reading →

Swimming with a 7 time Tour de France champion Thanks to Jason from Burlington Masters for sending me this story… pretty cool.  After I read it, I had to email my old college roommate from our University of Saskatchewan days, who now swims … Continue reading →

Hi all, So I just got an email from our Irish LOSTie, Gerry O’Donnell, who is in Florida… but dreaming of colder swims! haha.  Here’s the link he sent for the World Winter Swimming Championships!  Although Gerry has done more than … Continue reading →

Cycling legend Lance Armstrong finishes second at Panama 70.3 triathlon  STUNNER: Tour de France legend Lance Armstrong finished an incredible second in the Ironman Panama 70.3 triathlon in Panama City. Source: AP  FAMILIAR TERRITORY: Lance Armstrong was in his comfort … Continue reading →

… so everyone has speculated for years about Lance’s return to triathlon… more when, than if… and it’s finally happened, he’s back!  He was a professional triathlete at 18, took a few years out to work on his biking… and … Continue reading →

… oh yeah, he can swim! Here’s a great video, one because it’s kind of cool seeing Lance swimming… but also because it is a great analysis of his stroke (and therefore lots you can learn from hearing the critique … Continue reading →

Milton to build cycling facility. Cycling sprint finalists warm up at the Laoshan Velodrome outside of Beijing during the 2008 Summer Olympics. Torstar News Service file photo “I don’t see this as a leap of faith. I see it as … Continue reading →

  … both literally and metaphorically.  Metaphorically, as in: we all train hard and can sometimes get wrapped up in our training, our races, and even ourselves, sometimes a little too much… so it’s good sometimes to step back and … Continue reading →