Tips from Stacey

Today I had lunch with the inspirational Stacey Shand.

Stacey completed this race in 2010. Since then she has done many other crazy races such as ultra man Canada, Sahara- toughest foot face in the world, and multiple ironmans.… its incrediable what she is capable of. You can check out her blog at http://raceystacey.wordpress.com/

http://www.cbc.ca/morningedition/episode/2012/04/20/stacey-shand-takes-on-the-sahara/

This is what I learned:

1. This Triathlon is a lot of fun

2. This Triathlon is full of ridiculous challenges.

Brrrrrrr.....The swim is incredibly cold. I was sort of hoping she would say otherwise. She recommended taking lots of ice baths to train.

Race Day tip : VASELINE coat all ares of exposed surfaces.

The start is, well, extreme. Everyone jumps on top of each other from all decks of the boat. You are pushed outwards whether you like it or not. She ended up doing a tarzan like maneuver complete with a pole spin to get off the boat.

The swim.. you feel very alone because the expanse of water is so large. You will likely see sharks and fish swimming below. It is common for curious seals to swim next to you. Stacey had a seal swim next to her. I personally think this would be an amazing experience. However later on it was pointed out to me, that sharks eat seals.



The bike... Extreme ups and extreme downs. The run, absolutely beautiful. She recommended snow shoeing, and running in snow for the sand. Adding stairs to the training would be useful.

She said every part of the race was an experience an obstacle and absolutely beautiful.

 

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