Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must be faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must out run the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn’t matter if you are a lion or a gazelle. When the …
Monthly Archive: January 2008
Jan
30
Jan
28
Weekend of Testing
Well I now know how it feels to be a lab rat. Saturday was spent on the wheel (read: bike) and getting poked for lactate testing. Then Sunday was critical speed testing in the pool. I had never done lactate testing and needless to say it was an interesting experience. Never really liked needles so …
Jan
24
8 More Sleeps…
Only 8 more sleeps until I get off this continent for the first time in my life and head to Maui for our training camp for the World’s in June. Starting to get worried if I’ll be ready in time but also so excited. Thought I’d provide a taste of what we’ll be doing (although I’m sure coach …
Jan
23
Run Time Trial
LETC had our first running time trial of the year on Thursday. Had a great run doing 1600 m (1 mile) in 5:27. Probably went out too fast as by the time the last lap rolled around, I was struggling to keep up the pace (as you can see by the splits below). But considering last …
Jan
22
An Explanation
The big question I always get, as soon as someone finds out that I’ve qualified for the World Championships is “does that mean you’re going to the Olympics?”. For now I usually answer “who knows, maybe someday” and move on but there is obviously some confusion about the level I’m competing at. So an explanation… …
Jan
20
2008 Schedule
A tentative schedule for 2008… Date Race Location Distance April 20 Sooke Spring Sprint Triathlon Sooke Sprint May 11 Cultus Lake Triathlon Cultus Lake Olympic May 19 North Shore Sprint Triathlon North Vancouver Sprint June 7 ITU World Championships Vancouver Olympic June 15 BC Championships Cranbrook Olympic July 20 Peach Classic Penticton Olympic August 3 …