Category Archives: Active Recovery

In Search of Self – Gordo Smith

My Calgary 70.3 Experience I have been doing triathlons since 2002. My first tri was a sprint where on a mountain bike I met a flat at the 10 k mark and was basically told I got DNF if I did not run my bike home and finish the 5 k otherwise. My final time [...]

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70.3 Calgary Experience – My Asthma Story

My Asthma Story I wanted to write in about my experience on Sunday August 2nd at Calgary 70.3. I started this race thinking I might have to pull out because of my severe asthma which has been kicking up a storm this year due to the forced burns going on in Northern Alberta to get [...]

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Inspiration Category – Brian Cowie

Brian Cowie, races in tandem with 25-year-old pilot Devon Smibert. Brain is a two time world championship silver medallist in the triathlon for athletes with a disability. Named Triathlon Canada’s athlete of the year in the disabled category in 2008, he started to lose his sight at age 22 due to a degenerative problem He [...]

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