Posts by MultiSport Canada Ambassadors

Going Short

— By Felicia Long This year my friend in Florida selected an early season Ironman for us to do together — Ironman Brazil in May. This seemed like a good idea last year when we entered but as we all know this year’s winter was especially long. Swimming and running are not affected by the […]

F2C Vegan Recovery Mud Pie Cake

Our series sponsor, F2C Nutrition, makes several fantastic nutrition products that will help you train, race and recover faster this year. Today we’d like to share how you can get creative with F2C products — instead of just mixing up drinks, you can use F2C to create delicious treats, like our ambassador Jessey the Elf […]

Helping your competitor helps you

— By Emilie Whitson The title of this article is a little click-baity, but you’re reading!  How many times has something small (or maybe something big!) gone wrong in a race, and you find yourself in a negative self-talk spiral into oblivion? Speaking from personal experience, sometimes mental game is our own worst enemy when […]

How does your thyroid affect your endurance training?

— By Raúl Andrés Pérez Being a triathlete is demanding, and to meet your goals in races you need to ask a lot of your body in training. So what happens when we (triathletes) suffer from a condition that doesn’t allow us to complete our training as expected? For me, by the end of summer […]

Just steamed, please

— By Angela Hofstra “Would you please ask the kitchen to just steam the broccoli and not add butter or salt”.  “That’s how it is done, maam”.  “Really, just steamed?”.  “Yes, ma’am”.  Despite the promising conversation the broccoli was dripped with fat and salt, and didn’t get eaten by me. This is a common conversation […]

Multisport…Why?

— By Randy Cornelisse  Multisport…Why? Has anyone ever told you that no matter what you’re doing, it should be fun, or there’s no point? Let’s put that oft-used statement into perspective. I have completed a few triathlons and half Ironman events… not fun! Not because of the distance, but because they kept the swimming portion […]

Reverse-engineer your happiness

— By Ken de Jong When it came to motivating myself to get out there and have a better life, the direct approach just didn’t seem to work. I could pick a decent challenge, or I choose a weight loss goal and meet it, but I couldn’t sustain the change in lifestyle that I was […]

2017 Ambassador Post-Race Reports

If you are wondering about what kind of race conditions you will find at a given race, our Ambassador Team reports might be of interest. 2017 Welland Daniel Clarke – Long Course Triathlon Mark Lawrence Daryl Flacks – Bike/Run Jessey Elf – Sprint Triathlon Angela Quick – Long Course Triathlon Luke Ehgoetz – Long Course Triathlon Dempsey Cruz […]

2017 Ambassadors Articles

Articles, tips, reports and useful resources from the Ambassador Team. Daniel Clarke – Don’t Forget to Have Fun Matt Straatman – Six Triathlon Hacks Kelley Tessier – Swim Cancellation Matt Strattman – Simple and Essential DIY Bike Maintenance Falicia Long – Mind Games Daniel Clarke – 3 Reasons to Race Your Own Race Tory Jones – […]