Peter Reid Checks in From Tucson

Peter Reid packed his SUV with three bikes, training clothes, and his cat last week and abandoned his cold, rainy British Columbia home to spend three months training in sunny Tucson, Arizona.

"These days in Tucson there are more professional cyclists than pro triathletes. I like it that way. I can do my thing and no one notices. Plus, I think of myself as a roadie who does Ironman. Although, that sure didn't show itself during Ironman last year, when I got crushed on the bike by a bunch of super-bikers. There is no way I am going to let that happen again; so rather than just spend two or three weeks in Tucson I am here for a good period of time to get my cycling back."