Peter's Team Diabetes Triathlon (and formerly Marathon) Blog

My friend Mike alerted me to the Running Blog Idol contest that iRun magazine has initiated. I've sent in an entry so who knows, I may become a (barely) famous blogger yet!

It's been a very busy couple of weeks due to work related travel but I've managed to get in a decent number of runs - mostly around 5k.

Two weeks ago I was in Toronto and so I was running in the city core - yuch. Last week I was at a training program north of Montreal and so I was running on gorgeous wilderness trails in the Laurentians - fantastic!

If you ever have the chance, I highly recommend La Sapiniere in the small town of Val-David. Not only was it great for running but in summer the hiking and biking would be amazing and in winter the cross-country skiing would be just as great. Also nearby are numerous ski/snowboard hills.

Today marks 25 years since my father passed away from complications during treatment for leukemia. He was a dedicated runner and so I am, in a sense, simply carrying on the family tradition.

We sometimes forget that our nation's sacrifice in Afghanistan, while small by comparison to the sacrifice in WWI and WWII, is no less significant. Here are the the names of those who have paid the supreme price:


1. Sergeant Marc D. Léger
2. Corporal Ainsworth Dyer
3. Private Richard Green
4. Private Nathan Smith
5. Sergeant Robert Alan Short
6. Corporal Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger
7. Corporal Jamie Brendan Murphy
8. Private Braun Scott Woodfield
9. Master Corporal Timothy Wilson
10. Corporal Paul Davis
11. Private Robert Costall
12. Corporal Matthew Dinning
13. Lieutenant William Turner
14. Bombardier Myles Mansell
15. Corporal Randy Payne
16. Captain Nichola Goddard
17. Corporal Anthony Boneca
18. Corporal Francisco Gomez
19. Corporal Jason Patrick Warren
20. Corporal Christopher Jonathan Reid
21. Sergeant Vaughn Ingram
22. Corporal Bryce Jeffrey Keller
23. Private Kevin Dallaire
24. Master Corporal Raymond Arndt
26. Corporal Andrew James Eykelenboom
27. Corporal David Braun
28. Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish
29. Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan
30. Private William Jonathon James Cushley
31. Sergeant Shane Stachnik
32. Private Mark Anthony Graham
33. Private David Byers
34. Corporal Shane Keating
35. Corporal Keith Morley
36. Corporal Glen Arnold
37. Private Josh Klukie
38. Sergeant Craig Paul Gillam
39. Corporal Robert Thomas James Mitchell
40. Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson
41. Sergeant Darcy Tedford
42. Private Blake Williamson
43. Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard
44. Corporal Albert Storm
46. Sergeant Donald Lucas
47. Corporal Aaron E. Williams
48. Corporal Brent Poland
49. Private David Robert Greenslade
50. Private Kevin Vincent Kennedy
51. Corporal Christopher Paul Stannix
52. Master Corporal Allan Stewart
53. Trooper Patrick James Pentland
54. Master Corporal Anthony Klumpenhouwer
55. Corporal Matthew McCully
56. Master Corporal Darryl Jason Priede
57. Trooper Darryl Caswell
58. Sergeant Christos Karigiannis
59. Corporal Stephen Frederick Bouzane
60. Private Joel Vincent Wiebe
61. Captain Matthew Johnathan Dawe
62. Corporal Jordan Anderson
63. Corporal Cole Bartsch
64. Private Lane Watkins
65. Captain Jefferson Clifford Francis
66. Master Corporal Colin Bason
67. Private Simon Longtin
68. Master Warrant Officer Mario Mercier
69. Master Corporal Christian Duchesne
70. Major Raymond Ruckpaul
71. Corporal Nathan Hornburg
72. Corporal Nicolas Raymond Beauchamp
73. Private Michel Levesque
74. Gunner Jonathan Dion
75. Warrant Officer Hani Massouh
76. Corporal Eric Labbé
77. Trooper Richard Renaud
78. Corporal Etienne Gonthier
79. Trooper Michael Yuki Hayakaze
80. Bombardier Jérémie Ouellet
81. Sergeant Jason Boyes
82. Private Terry John Street
83. Corporal Michael Starker
84. Captain Richard Leary
85. Captain Jonathan Snyder
86. Corporal Brendan Anthony Downey
87. Private Colin William Wilmot
88. Corporal James (Jim) Hayward Arnal
89. Master Corporal Joshua (Josh) Brian Roberts
90. Master Corporal Erin Doyle
91. Sergeant Shawn Allan Eades
92. Corporal Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden
93. Sapper Stephan John Stock
94. Corporal Andrew Paul Grenon
95. Corporal Michael James Alexander Seggie
96. Private Chadwick James Horn
97. Sergeant Prescott (Scott) Shipway

I have finally done it ... bought a wetsuit that is. When I was in Toronto last week I made a point of getting out to a GREAT store called Enduro Sport where they had their rental wetsuits on sale. I purchased a Nineteen Pipeline full sleeve in great condition so I have no excuse now for not racing more next season.

Here's a video about the Blind Guys Tri Team that I have joined. I am really looking forward to participating with Myra Rodrigues who is truly an inspiration. Make sure your computer's speakers are on - sound starts a few seconds into the video.

I believe that this is the first year that I've managed to continue my commuting by bicycle all the way into November. It was a little frosty this morning - temp was 5 or 6 below zero (celcius) when I left home but I was well bundled up. Only area that is a problem to keep warm are my toes. It's also pretty dark when I set out on my ride but I had lots of lights and reflectors to make sure I was safe.