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Toronto Triathlon Festival 2023 Race Report

September 13, 2023 Cory Kawa Featured, Front Page, My story, Race Report, Ride Report

Reading Time: 9 minutes My third attempt to Challenge for the Podium in 2023 brought me to the 2023 edition of the Toronto Triathlon Festival. My last two attempts resulted in a: My goal[…]

A group of swimmers lined up on the dock at the Welland Flat Water Centre.

Rose City Triathlon 2023 Race Report

August 24, 2023 Cory Kawa Featured, Front Page, My story, Race Report, Ride Report

Reading Time: 8 minutes Race number 2 in my quest to Challenge for the Podium in 2023 was at the flat and fast Rose City Long Course Triathlon. I originally planned to race Mont[…]

Gravenhurst Triathlon – 2023 Olympic Race Report

August 21, 2023 Cory Kawa Bikepacking, Featured, Front Page, My story, Race Report, Ride Report

Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s been a great summer filled with lots of training, racing, and family adventures. With that, I’ve gathered tons of great content, and the blog has nothing to show for[…]

Running up Hoggs Hollow with a chase pack about 2km long following me.

2023 Toronto Marathon Race Report

May 11, 2023 Cory Kawa Featured, Front Page, My story, Race Report, Ride Report, Running

Reading Time: 7 minutes An unusual sense of calm set over me as I approached the start line of the 2023 Toronto Marathon. My goal today was simple, set a new Personal Best by running a sub 1:30 half marathon.

I’ve been dreaming of one-thirty since running 1:32 while prepping for a failed sub-forty 10k attempt in 2016. These two times have since become my two biggest bucket list goals, remaining stubbornly elusive and seemingly more and more unattainable with each passing year.

Insert Picture of Me Here, Dreaming of a Podium in 2023

Challenging for the Podium in 2023

May 2, 2023 Cory Kawa Featured, Front Page, My story

Reading Time: 6 minutes I have a big triathlon goal this year, to podium in my age group at a MultiSport Canada Triathlon event at least once in 2023.

Zwift FTP Ramp Test Review and Results

February 4, 2022 Cory Kawa Cycling, My story, Product Review

Reading Time: 6 minutes Today’s post is about the cornerstone of any successful bike training plan, the FTP test. What is it, what purpose does it serve, the methods used to calculate it, and[…]

2021, A Year in Review

January 7, 2022 Cory Kawa Featured, Front Page, Month In Review, My story

Reading Time: 7 minutes BOOM! And just like that, the door to 2021 slams shut, and the New Year begins. I want to start by saying that I’m incredibly grateful. These last 18 months[…]

Durham Destroyer – The Full Monty – Part 2 – Bobcaygeon to Port Perry

July 16, 2021 Cory Kawa Bikepacking, Cycling, Featured, My story, Ride Report

Reading Time: 6 minutes This is the second of two parts about my three-day adventure on the Durham Destroyer Full Monty. If you haven’t already, you can read part 1 here, Durham Destroyer –[…]

10,000 All-Time Views

June 28, 2021 Cory Kawa My story

Reading Time: 3 minutes My phone rang today, and a fun notification popped up that was both unexpecting and exciting. Why Blog and My Vision for the Blog Hitting 10,000 views had me reflect[…]

2020 A Year in Review

January 1, 2021 Cory Kawa Featured, Front Page, My story

Reading Time: 7 minutes After months of training, in September 2019 I posted my fastest half-ironman at 5:47:41, followed shortly thereafter by coming within 2:09 of a Boston Qualifying time, with a 3:17:09 marathon.[…]