70.3 Muskoka Spectacular

They came from everywhere. I sat on the bus next to a guy from Arizona. Why did he make the trip to 70.3 Muskoka, because he had heard "good things about it". The morning was a typical Muskoka morning for September, & the man from Arizona ask "if this weather normal for around here?" There was an entire representative from the Buffalo Tri Club & more.

Easily 70.3 Muskoka is one of the best races to do & the best thing it's in our own backyard. The organizers & volunteers are top knotch. The swag or "goodie bags" are not only excellent but creative with some originality.

Now for the race itself. Don't kid yourself it's challenging. This is not 70.3 Florida or Steelhead. The only thing flat about this course was the swim. First steeple is the mountain climb from the water to T1. I'm guessing somewhere between 500-600 m and all up hill. The bike course was exactly as last year, however i truly don't remember it being as hilly especially the last 20k. The fans in Dorset are amazing ; its such a lift going thru this elegant town. That brings us to the run. Last year the complaint was the run was suicidal. This year they modified the run course so it was just tortuous. Congratulations to John Dow, John Welsh, Ross Fenton, Calvin Chu, Scott Whynot, Kimberely Lowery, Kevin McCormick, Marie White, Brent Boden, John Bradbury, Michael Colquhoun, Carlos Vilchez, Shannon Bebard & more. Thanks to the fans of KTC for coming out and cheering, you know who you are, Joe, Mark, Heather, Nathan, Fenton & Family and i know i have missed many of you.