Mark's Day in Penticton

Just a quick note from over here in Canada. The race might not have gone exactly as planned, but I'm in pretty good spirits so no major dramas.

I had a decent swim and bike and felt good at the start of the run, but unfortunately it's the whole marathon that counts! I was following my nutrition plan, but my stomach just couldn't handle it. It starting giving way at about the 1/3 mark and after a nice little spew job at the the side of the road I ended up walking the last 15k as nothing would go in. I think maybe the heat had something to do with it, as it was somewhere in the 30s, but I guess I didn't adapt my plan appropriately enough.

It's kind of weird as I was really disappointed after New Zealand was cancelled and while I'm obviously a bit disappointed by my result, I'm not too bummed about this race as it's just par for the course in this sport, where one minute you be on track for a decent race to just battling it out for a finish:)

It was a pretty cool course, so I'll be back for another shot someday. Thanks for all the encouragement from everybody.

I'm having a good time over here, as I've never spent much time in British Columbia before. Catching up with some Uni friends in Victoria and Vancouver and saw my parents for a few days. I'll be back in Sydney next week, so look forward to seeing everybody:)

Cheers,

Mark