A few weeks ago, Vancouver’s Barry Berg participated in the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. He qualified for the championship race at what has been called the toughest Ironman in St. George, Utah.
Although he had a pretty good swim & an ok bike in Kona, heat & humidity got to him on the run and he slowed down a lot. Barry took the disappointment in stride, as his real goal for the year is another triathlon world championship, which is also in Hawaii. Any guess as to what it is?
Being in the same age-group as me, I was interested in what made this guy so fast. I got the answer! In addition to being an ultra and an iron-guy, Barry is also one of the few folks around that participates in the newest type of multisport event – the swim / run. In our 30 minute chat we talk about his progression as an athlete from a swim kid in Fort Mac to a Vancouver realtor & age-group dominator!
Also on the show this week is Mikey’s Top Five List. This one is geared toward friends and families of athletes.
Just like me, I guess, Mikey has been asked “did you win.” one too many times after a race weekend. Mikey offers some better questions for friends or family members to ask you after your next race.
42 minutes of fall-approved Fitspeek begins with the click of the button below.
And what multisport athlete isn’t a bike geek? Introducing A2 bikes! They are a relatively new bike company located just down the I-5 in Lake Oswego, Oregon and our new Fitspeek sponsor. Take a look at the super fast SP tri-bike. Then look at the price! Then subtract 200 dollars when you punch in the Fitspeek 22 code.
