Category Archives: Destination Events

Any events requiring travel planning, both traditional destination (touristy) events and events too far from Winnipeg to drive to on race day.

Weekly Roundup – September 7, 2012

Posted on 2012/09/07 by Kris

August is over, we’re a week into September, life is busy, and I started collecting links for this post two weeks ago! I’m driven to do an Ironman. I want to hear Mike Reilly say “Kristine, You are an Ironman”. … Continue reading →

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Planning Next Season – A Trip to Quebec?

Posted on 2012/08/22 by Kris

Racing season is almost over. It was supposed to be over, but after my DNF on Saturday, we’re now thinking about doing the last local race of the season this coming weekend. There are a few challenges around doing the … Continue reading →

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2012 Riding Mountain Triathlon Race Recap – My First DNF

Posted on 2012/08/20 by Kris

First, for anyone who doesn’t know, DNF stands for “Did Not Finish”. (DNS is Did Not Start, DFL is Dead Freaking Last). Saturday dawned early, and I was not feeling well. I’d actually been fighting stomach issues since dinner Thursday … Continue reading →

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Goals for the Riding Mountain Olympic Triathlon 2012

Posted on 2012/08/16 by Kris

On Saturday I will be racing my first ever Olympic distance triathlon, at Riding Mountain (read my race recap of the sprint distance from last year here). Considering I did a Half Ironman four weeks ago, this race should be … Continue reading →

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Racine Ironman 70.3 Race Recap – July 15, 2012

Posted on 2012/07/18 by Kris

This is my race recap of the 2012 Racine Ironman 70.3 – I’m hoping to get Bruce to write a guest post with his perspective of the race too. A note about all the photos in this post: Bruce took … Continue reading →

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