Rex's Race Redemption

Since Spring 2010 when Rex joined the club and began telling his incredible story, his goal was to complete the 2011 Ironman Lake Placid while raising awareness for Scleroderma through his venture "Ironman for Scleroderma". The training was there, the awareness was there, unfortunately while on a high speed descent at IM Placid, a fellow racer's tire was there and knocked Rex out of the race and out of commission for almost 6 months. Fastforward to Labour Day weekend 2012, Rex travelled to the nation's capital to compete in the Canadian 226, an independently run iron distance race. With a lot of nerves from Rex, his family, and friends/Baydogs tracking online, Rex toed the line in hopes of completing the dream he set for himself in 2010.

The multi-looped course (8 on the bike, and 5 on the run) made for a great opportunity for his friends and family to cheer him on throughout the day, and Rex did not disappoint. 5th out of the water, Rex was in a great position to not only podium in his age group, but podium OVERALL! He moved up to 3rd on the bike, and then came the run.

Having never made it this far in an iron distance event, this was a refreshing experience. However Rex began experiencing some serious digestive issues, and had a lot of difficulty maintaining a consistent pace. However,  proving his bite is bigger than his bark, Rex showed that he doesn't just talk about competing in this distance...he works until he finishes this distance.

Congratulations Rex, not only on the results, but on finishing what you set out to do in 2010...and in grand style! 3rd overall and 1st in your age group in an Iron-distance event! I tip my aerohelmet to you sir!

Next stop for Rex, Ironman Cozumel in November!