Like many of us in the endurance sports world, Deb didn’t grow up as a typical high school jock.
In fact, back in Creston, her parents didn’t encourage sports at all — but they were big on yardwork. Weeding the garden? Absolutely. Signing up for track and field? Not so much.
After high school, Deb explored running and cycling — more for fun than competition. But where she truly stood out was in powerlifting, setting nothing less than a Canadian record.
Tune in to hear about Deb’s journey: from reluctant runner, to triathlete, to one of the top age-group cyclists on the international stage. Hit play below to hear her inspiring story.
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Fitspeek is back with a new episode that reviews the newest thing on the provincial triathlon scene – the T-100. It’s the latest idea from the Professional Triathletes Organization (PTO).
A T-100 distance race features a 2 KM swim, an 80K bike, and an 18K run. It’s longer than a standard distance triathlon but somewhat shorter than a half Iron event.
The T-100 circuit is global. This year the City of Vancouver was fortunate enough to get selected as tour city. On the podcast we have a group of 3 local triathletes who competed in the event.
The guy on the bike above is Vancouver’s Winston Guo. He’s been in the sport for about 20 years. And even though he’s mostly been doing sprint distance races lately, he thought he would give this unique race distance a try.
With a world-class bike and strong run, Victoria’s Paul Auton is almost a shoe-in for a podium spot at most of the races he enters. Even though Paul is more of a longer-course guy, Paul decided to come to the Mainland to experience his first T-100.
The final person in our roundtable is the amateur race overall winner, Luke Tasker. Luke is originally from England but now lives in Vancouver.
My interview with Winston, Paul, and Luke mainly focuses on how they prepared for the event, if they thought the T-100 was good value for the money, and how well the event was run. Hear it now by pressing play below.
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