{"id":467,"date":"2014-05-26T00:21:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T04:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikaelstaer.com\/clients\/cbeals\/dev\/?p=467"},"modified":"2015-06-09T16:46:35","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T20:46:35","slug":"race-report-msc-woodstock-sprint-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikaelstaer.com\/clients\/cbeals\/dev\/2014\/05\/race-report-msc-woodstock-sprint-2nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Report: MSC Woodstock Sprint, 2nd, 58:02"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month, I posted about the often overlooked challenges and rewards of short course racing<\/a>. I put my money where my mouth is and raced my first sprint triathlon since 2011 at MultiSport Canada<\/a> Woodstock. A solid field turned up\u00a0for this outstanding event, featuring the better part of Ontario’s non-drafting triathlon talent on the men’s side. Here’s a brief race report with guaranteed laughs.<\/p>\n

Top 5<\/b>\u00a0(full results<\/a>)<\/p>\n

1. Lionel Sanders<\/a>, 57:33
\n2. Cody Beals, 58:02
\n3. Jeff Scull, 1:00:02
\n4. Alex VanderLinden<\/a>, 1:00:48
\n5. Garrick Loewen<\/a>, 1:01:18
\nHonorable mention to Jack Laundry<\/a> (59:19) who appears to have been DQ’d.<\/p>\n

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Since\u00a0my pro debut at Texas 70.3<\/a> last month, my training has seen some major changes, most notably a much more\u00a0polarized intensity distribution<\/a>. Although that race went well, it took a serious toll on my body and provided some\u00a0hard learned lessons on periodization and recovery. I finally rebounded in May with a revamped approach and renewed focus.<\/p>\n

With some high priority races on the horizon<\/a>, I didn’t really let up for Woodstock. The week’s training went well, but I woke up on the wrong side of the bed (and the sunrise) on race morning, sort of like this:<\/p>\n