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Wiping Out the Competition at Whiteface Mountain
Ottawa’s Sue Schlatter broke a course record by nearly 5 minutes at the June 20 Up
the Mountain cycling competition at Whiteface Mountain in New York. She was the first
woman to cross the finish line and placed 7th overall in a very strong field. “It is such a
mental game when you are used to training on 5 minute climbs. Mostly you sit, standing
only to try to loosen up the hamstrings. I got around the last hairpin turn and realized I
could break 50 minutes, so I hammered into the clouds hoping that the cowbells and
cheering meant that the finish line was very near. You couldn’t see more than a few me-
ters ahead of you. Then I saw my family with 200m to go. Phew!”
A Race Is A Race Is A Race
Triathlete Cynthia Wilson recently discovered the joys of road-racing. While recovering from plantar fasciitis she began
training to compete in the elite road nationals to replace a lost season of triathlons. One wicked time trial and a tough road
race later, she is now an enthusiastic disciple. “Amazing. I want to go back and do it all over again,” says Cynthia.
Meech Lake Tri, Again
“I LOVE this race. The Meech Lake Tri was the first ever tri I did two years ago. I love the setting the distance, the volunteers
and the overall atmosphere of the event,” explains Jason Billows. A solid warm up and a time that was a full fifteen min-
utes faster than Jason’s first Meech Lac Tri results two years ago came with the advantage of experience, which neutralized
challenges that included foggy goggles, a first time ever speed wobble and nasty stomach cramps.
A Siberian Swim
Peter Konecy has a new personal best in the category for best shortest swim but he had to go to Siberia to do it. Accord-
ing to Konecy, Lake Baikal is the deepest and oldest lake in the world. Although smaller in area than Lake Superior, it has
more water by volume than all the Great Lakes combined. “Cool,” he says, but maybe he meant frigid. In terms of a work-
out, it ended up lacking. “My heart rate skyrocketed to about 300 or so. I lasted about 45 seconds, mostly owing to the
fact that the water temperaturewas measured at 7 degrees Celsius that day. My swim was a few seconds longer than my
foreign colleagues. Actually, swim is not the best word for it; more like flailing around,” he reports.
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