Luke Ehgoetz
Team Running Free Alumni
Member Since: 2011
Occupation: Financial Services
Home: New Hamburg, Ontario
About Me: A competitive triathlete and runner always looking to get the most out or training and racing and spending time with my family!
Sports: Now, pretty much, the only sports I particapte in are SWIM, BIKE and RUN.
Athletic Goals: To keep getting better even though I am getting older
My most catastrophic racing experience was: By far, my most catastrophic racing experience was doing the Mississauga marathon in 2009. It was my first one and I had a lot to learn. I thought drinking a lot of water in the days leading up to the race was a good idea, but in reality, I think I completely flushed my system of all nutrients that were needed to get through the brutal 42 K of running. I didn't take in any salt or enough gels on the day, and ended up cramping badly and totally bonking. I still managed to pull out a 3:20 marathon, but the last 10K were brutal. I changed alot of things for my next marathon and ran much better in Ottawa, almost going sub 3!
My most memorable racing experience was: My first qualification for the Hawaii Ironman at the 2012 Ironman Mont Tremblant
Favourite Racing Gear: Newtons, Garmin, Saucony, Profile Design, Argon 18
Favourite Race: Hawaii Ironman
Favourite Race Food: I've been using Infinite Nutrition for a year now (custom formula fruit punch flavour) and I love it! Saltstick salt capsules work great too! I also love PowerBar Gels (Vanilla & Strawberry Banana), Clif Bars, and Gu Chomps (any flavour). Post training, I love to put back a nice cold PowerBar chocolate or vanilla protein shake!
Athlete Website/Blog: http://mytriathlonandtrainingadventures.blogspot.ca/
I started using TrainerRoad software indoors in the winter about 3 years ago. Since then, my bike performance has
With not much else going on in the winter, I usually try to get this local race on the schedule.
Race Details: 3.8K Swim 180K Bike 42.2K Run In a nutshell, this was a pretty good race, but far
Race Date – September 8, 2013 Race Details: 1.9K Swim 91K Bike 21.1K Run This race, despite it being a
Normally a summer Ironman would keep me from doing a race like this, but with my A race not until
Race Date – July 20, 2013 Race Details: 750m Swim 30K Bike 7.5K Run I like the Belwood venue.
Race Date – June 23, 2013 Race Details: 1.9K Swim 90K Bike 21.1K Run The main reason I wanted
This year’s race marks the 36th consecutive year of this race, but oddly enough, I’ve never done it before.
Race Details: 750m Swim 20K Bike 5K Run This year, the Woodstock race was only a one day
Race Details: 4K Run 30K Bike 4K Run Given the unpredictable weather we have had this spring, I wasn’t sure
Going into this race, I wasn’t feeling quite as fast as I was last year. With my goal race
This year marks the 6th year doing this classic end of winter/beginning of spring race. The weather leading up
This year’s race marks the 6th or 7th year in a row of doing this winter favorite. I don’t
After winning a nice discount on Gu nutrition at this year’s lottery, I can quite easily write up my review
A bit overdue, but with all the post race vacationing and traveling back to Canada, I just really didn’t have
Race Details: 3.8K Swim 180K Bike 42.2K Run I tend to have a habit of going into some of
A bit late, but here is my race report from Ironman Mont Tremblant 70.3 Race Details: 1.9K Swim 90K Bike
Race Details: 750m Swim 30K Bike 7.5K Run The Woodstock triathlon is relatively new, being around for only 3
It should be noted that I’ve had these shoes for a few months now, but only just recently used them
This being the first race of the multisport season, the weather for the race is often unpredictable. I’ve seen hail,
