Standing amid a sea of time trial bikes and aero helmets at bike check in, I suddenly felt like a roadie with a pair of running shoes. I felt overwhelmed, unprepared and majorly in over my head. I was the new kid on the block and, as I watched people move about transition with precision in preparation for the race, I felt like it. At least finding my bike during the race would be easy, I figured, since it seemed like the only road bike on the rack. I had arrived in Ottawa for

On the menu is the standard duathlon distances of a 10km run, 40km bike, and a 5km run. The course will be in the heart of downtown Ottawa and will pass by the stunning parliament buildings and venture into the province of Quebec using the bridges over the Ottawa River. Not only is it exciting to compete at a world level on home soil but it will be amazing to compete in the city where I completed my undergraduate degree.  I always tell people I started cycling in South Africa

I’m a cyclist.  I’m a runner.  So, duathlon couldn’t be that bad. I could get into it. Or, that’s what everybody  convinced me of when I decided to enter La Gileppe Trophy, a sprint duathlon in Belgium. Our stunning venue, La Gileppe Even though it was a fun training race, I was nervous that morning.  It didn’t help showing up at the venue to see disc wheels on full time trial bikes next to multisport equipment I had never even seen before.  It also didn’t help that I was in