IRONMAN CANADA REST

Well, it's not quite two weeks since Ironman Canada 2009 happened in Penticton and after talking to many people about it, it appears that it was one tough day out there for many of you.

Lots of stories of the swim being crowded and the bike being not bad up to Osoyoos and then the wind, heat, and smoke all becoming a factor in the mid to late stages of the bike. Of course that meant a marathon from Hell for most people as they were in pretty bad shape getting off the bike.

Some people seem very disappointed in their times, yet often it's not always fair to yourself to judge an Ironman day by your finish time, when actually it's how you fared in the conditions of the "the day" that are should be considered.

As triathletes it sometimes gets lost in the mix that the average person can't run to the end of their street. We seem to forget that even if there are 3000 people entered in an Ironman race, it's only a tiny, tiny percentage of the population of the world that could ever make it to the start line.

However your race turned out, I hope you are resting up. Even if you seem to feel not too bad, it can be a month or even two before the chemical balance in your body gets back to normal.