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 Just getting back in the office, so a quick summation of my 2005 IM Canada
 experience.  Somewhat more detailed to follow.

 Overall Status
 Happy, pleased with a solid swim, strong bike, disappointed that run did
 not measure up.  Convinced that I can still put together a complete race.

 Conditions
 Swim:  Perfect.
 Bike:  Good conditons.  
 Run:   Extremely difficult.  A relentless and boring headwind for the
       first 13.1 miles.  Later finishers saw this same wind cruelly reverse
       directions.  It was also pretty hot, but as all will attest, the
       extreme wind made for very ugly conditions.

 Swim
 54 minutes.  Very easy effort.  Pros started 15min ahead of the rest of the 
 field, which makes for less chaotic swim start, but fewer fast feet to ride.
 1300m to the first buoy on the same swimmer's feet, the entire rest on another
 swimmer.
 In short, a fairly respectable time, but most notable was how easy the 
 effort was.

 Bike
 4hr45min.  Very pleased.  Strong ride throughout, didn't tire appreciably and 
 although happy to get off the hard seat, another 10miles would not have been
 a chore.

 A tactical error at the base of Richter cost me several minutes and what would 
 have been an easier ride.  I was too conservative and let 3 strong riders get
 away on the climb and who would pace themselves (legally) the remainder of the ride.  I should 
 have bit the bullet and stayed with them on the climb in retrospect.

 Silver lining is that I rode the last 80km entirely solo and was able to stay
 on a hard pace throughout.  Good to have the bike mojo back.

 Run
 3hr26min.  Ugly.  Painful.  Slow.
 Training hindered past 2.5 months by annoying foot problem, but still thought
 I would run fairly strong.  Running into headwind, had to stop several times
 to stretch out hip.  As bad as my sensations were on the way out, didn't really
 lose that much time.  Everyone was running ugly in a fierce headwind.

 Really cratered the last 6 miles.  Walked aid stations mistakenly thinking I was
 in 8th place and noboby near me.  Two guys passed me with about a mile 
 running strong, and I had nothing.  Held off another runner the last kilometer
 to preserve my 10th place, but had been mistaken in my 8th place assumption---had
 been running in 10th place.

 Oh well, not a big deal so much as annoying, but the fact is that I really
 suffered those last 6 miles.

 Nutrition
 Pre-race: Champion Nutrition Endurance formula mixed with OJ.
 Bike:  2 Bottles of Endurance Formula with a banana blended in each.  2 bottles
      of Champion Nutrition Revenge Sport with banana blended in.  1 banana
      from an aid station.  1/2 of a fruit bar.  One bottle of Coke.  One
      bottle of Gatorade just to try a new flavor.
 Run:  Coke and water.
 Summary:  Maintained an even energy level throughout---no lows or tough
      spots from an energy perspective.  See M2 articles on fueling.