My headlamp will last a few hours at full lumen so I bring a rechargeable swappable battery. I also bring a power bank to recharge my phone/watch/gopro.

Happy skiing!! See you out there

Glad you enjoyed it!

My pleasure!

You're very welcome!

Happy training!!

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Hi! Where do you get cramps? Cramping may mean that you’ve fatigued out that particular muscle group by going too far or too hard or both. Longer runs and more ‘strength running’ - longer tempos, faster intervals, or hills may help. For strength exercises, I only do when injured or feeling like I might be imbalanced. I like Single legged exercises (lunges, dead lift, step ups) with not too heavy weight, banded stuff to work abductor/adductor, glute bridges, calf raises. And in the off season do ‘heavier’ stuff like squat and deadlifts.

@@HideY613 I cramped in both of my quads then my right calf. Toronto Waterfront Marathon was a disaster for me but thanks for the tips. Will try them out!

Sorry to hear the day didn’t work out. The downhill start at Toronto can cook your quads too if you really hammered that section

you won't be needing a front derailleur for this course!

😆. We’ll have to wait for next years swim and track season!

I did IM MT in 2018 - there will be notable differences across all three sports. Swim - Ottawa: two laps in a river, relatively shallow, may be warmer vs one lap of a deep lake at MT; Bike - Ottawa: over 1000m less elevation gain, no sustained climbs like Conception or Duplessis; Run - again probably ~100m less elevation gain in Ottawa, mostly parkways or path alongside. I think crowd support will be super in Ottawa as the parkways and running paths are in the core of downtown or near residential areas.

@@HideY613 thanks Mate! Great info. So 11-26 cassette with standard 53 chainring would be good set up for the bike.

I haven't run a 53 in a long time! but yes, the rollers are pretty mild. I think you'll have momentum to coast over most of it. I'll be running a 50 chainring but with a tighter 11-23 cassette. So pretty comparable.

Happy training!

Glad you enjoyed! Do you have any marathons coming up?

@@HideY613 Ottawa race weekend!

@@4truegoodbeautiful great course!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

Glad you enjoyed it! Will you be racing in Ottawa?

@@HideY613 Yes

@@Trisam100 happy training!!

Great job at Grandmas! I might regret this in the future, but I will probably sit out 2025 and try for a 2026 entry. All the best!

Gatineau park, Quebec, Canada!!

all the best to you @WorldT see you at grandmas!

Thanks Gene! Playing around with the DJI pocket 3

i like having the pad because it adds cushion and warmth. And it's what i'm used to! use it on all my camping and bike packing trips. The first year i slept on the hay, i didn't lay it out very well and i found myself rolling off of it. This year i took more time and laid it flat.

Dare I wake up the sleeping family with the espresso machine!

Hi! Considering the weather on the weekend and the winter thus far I'd say the trails and grooming team did an amazing job. Section 2 Day 1 and the last section of Day 1 and 2 had some rough areas. Hope to have a video out soon to show you!

Set a few PRs on the downs so the conditions were fast! the warm temps made the snow a bit unpredictable though. Grip was less than ideal but skins made it manageable!

@@HideY613 big day on skis! Now the taper starts.

Thanks! 👍

Fall season is just starting!!

Hi Jean-Leon thanks for the message! I had a great time at my first real-life gold camp. The ski season leading up to the CSM is kind of short starting in late Dec (if we're lucky). I usually try to build up distance over the weeks and aim for ~60-70km with a full pack by late Jan. I might do 1-2 shorter skis during the week. I usually come into the winter pretty fit doing swim, bike, run in the summer and fall. I think that's important. I've never tried roller skiing!! Good luck with your training!

Thank you Hidetake for answering so fast , this will encourage me in my training . I did buy my roller skis 3 mounts ago and i am up to 114 km all ready . I am also gathering all the equipment i kneed for the event and i am enjoying every minute of it . Wish you all the best and good luck with your training too . J-L . P.S. Can't wait for the snow to come , then i will train on real skis in the Gatineau Parc . @@HideY613

Hi! It's the GoPro Hero 10 with the max lens mod. I use a bite mount so I hold the camera between my teeth.

Glad you are safe in the end! take care!!

I was riding 40mm semi slicks at ~30lbs pressure and did not feel out gunned at all. The majority of the route is on tarmac or very packed gravel/dirt road; so depends where you want to put your priorities - speed on the road or security on the muddy sections. I heard the city was putting down fresh gravel on some sections as well - some more traction might be nice there too. Let me know what you choose and all the best tomorrow!!

Thanks @Gene Villeneuve. I believe we have mutual friends; hope to ride with you one day soon!

@@HideY613 yes we do! Let’s ride soon!

Thanks David. Temperature on saturday was ideal but the previous melt and stuff made going down a bit skittery. Sunday was the opposite - warm and slow but more to push against going down. all in all a great weekend!