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Three happy Barneses Muskoka 70.3 was my Retirement Race, the last triathlon, ever. We've heard that before, but honestly, I think I mea...

Spoiler Alert: Guylaine and I will be climbing this hill next year Challenge Roth is one of the most epic and iconic triathlons in the ...

Too Long; Didn’t Read On Sunday, September 14, 2025, I completed the Men’s Ironman World Championship in Nice, France. The 3.8 km swim was ...

First Loop (of three) - I can tell because, I'm running eagerly to start the next loop. Who's the dude in the background with the ba...

Photo Credit: Richard Pilon The 35th Annual Great Raisin River Foot Race The goal was Sub 20:53 (my 5K Previous Best, set in 2008 at the 30t...

Preface I wasn't exactly sure what my official race time was, but it was a few minutes before 2pm when I exited the T2 tent and started ...

We caught up with average age-grouper Phil Barnes, prior to his participating in the Canadian Iron 226 event this Saturday. He was kind enou...

Splits via my Timex and on-course kilometer markers. There's a reason I didn't wear my Garmin for this race. The km markers are alwa...

This past weekend, Guylaine and I participated in the National Capital Triathlon . Guylaine did the Sprint, and I did the Olympic. Overall, ...

Summary Iron Aquabike, 3.8K swim + 180K bike. Swim = 1:08:56 (probably long), T1 – 1:41, Bike – 5:43:56 (31.4kph, 2.25W/kg Avg, 185W NP,...