Drafting and Cookie Results

Drafting is the act of moving close behind another athlete so as to benefit from the reduction in air pressure created behind the athlete ahead. In triathlon an athlete can benefit from drafting by tucking into the ?draft? thereby saving their own energy while allowing another to do the work. While drafting in the swim and run are legal it is hard to reciprocate the benefit to the draftee in the water so be respectful. In the run it is good practice to trade off ?pulling? with other runners.
Drafting on the bike during an event is punishable by time penalties however with as much as a 30% energy savings it is easy to see why it can be beneficial to draft during training. Draft etiquette has a lead rider that all other riders tuck behind getting as close to each other as they are comfortable. The closer they get, the more draft benefit there is, although the draft can be experienced up to five to six feet away from the wheel in front of you. Riders take turns ?pulling? and being ?pulled?. When the draftee gets tired, or on a time interval, s/he pulls over allowing the drafters to move ahead as the draftee tucks in at the back of the line, now becoming a drafter. Rotating through the line permits the whole to move along faster than the individuals. Each rider in line ensures the rider directly behind stays with the pack.

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At the Windsor Duathlon (3/30/6) Leanne Sodin finished in 1:55:08, Chris Herten raced the Centurion Wisconsin 100 miles in 5:00:04, and Nolin Reaid raced the 22nd St. Clair Rotary KOS in 26:38. In Bracebridge Brandon Gay placed 18th in the Give it a Try (400/10/2.5) in 50:05, Ruth West raced the Sprint (750/20/5) in 1:47:14, while Shane McGill (3:16:13) and Kim Sutherland (3:11:43) raced the Olympic (1500/40/10). At the Chemong Lake Tri (750/20/5) Kimberlee Drysdale finished in 1:30:00 as Terry Mullholland crossed the line in (1:21:21). Tim McGinnis raced the Great Raisin River Footrace 11k in 1:03:14 and Dana Rae McKay finished the 5k in 37:43 while at the Dirty Girls 12 hour race Dallas Beatien finished 7 laps or 70k in 11:40:06 and Andrew Palmer completed 4 laps or 40k in 11:35:37.
At the second Taste a Cookie Tri/Du there were 35 participates up from 24. In the triathlon were Greg Callaghan (1:07:43), Kristi Lowe (1:07:43), Valerie Fisher (58:49), Peter Randall (53:20), Bryan Dunham (48:35), Michelle Lalonde (52:52), Diane Harper (58:49), Mike Kotuk (40:27), Neil Ibey (56:03), Jordan Preisinger (1:01:17), Rick Preisinger (1:00:17), Ashley Armstrong (45:19), Danny Chatizikirou (52:29), Kayla Cassibo (54:25), Vera Kotuk (50:40), Dave Rehberg (1:09:52), Jenn Tretina (45:45), Kate Just (1:14:02), Haley Just (1:14:02), Stephanie Rupnow (1:06:14), Mark Allaire (59:35), Janet Allaire (54:25), Kim Rehberg (1:09:52), Heather Paulin (1:02:51), Megan Gibson (47:00) and Chris Enwood (50:11). In the duathlon were Jason James (39:10), Mitchell Mowbray (48:19), Erin Cassibo (55:58), Rhonda Cassibo (52:13), Sandy Richards (55:17), Gloria-Anne MacDonald (1:01:58), Jane Clement (1:02:51), Janet Garneau (52:15) and Jerry Vickers (58:39).