“The route to personal excellence and meaningful self-growth is full of ups and downs; progressions and regressions; great leaps forward, backslides, and plateaus. But as long as the overall direction is up, you will ascend the mountain-and there are many mountains to climb in this life, all of different textures.” – Terry Orlick (In Pursuit …
Monthly Archive: August 2008
Aug
19
Silver for Simon, Gold for Triathlon
Wow. I don’t think there are words to describe the men’s triathlon last night at the Olympics. I love sports and moments like that are so rare. When an athlete you admire so greatly pulls out an unbelievable athletic perfomance you can’t help but have chills. I was shaking afterwards I was so pumped. Make …
Aug
17
Morning Coffee – Kelowna Race Edition
I’m not racing this morning until 9:25 and we had to be at the race course by 6 for Alan to get ready so I’ve got some time to kill. So I thought I’d relax at Starbucks, with a coffee, and reflect on how I’m feeling before the race. I spent some time getting myself …
Aug
15
Kelowna Heat and Tapering
Arrived safe and sound in Kelowna yesterday. The drive here was much more enjoyable than the one to Cranbrook if only because it was way shorter. It is however a fair bit hotter here than in Vancouver (35 degrees today, tomorrow and race day) so we’ve been doing our best to get acclimatized. The “easy” 30 minute …
Aug
13
Good Enough
A “great” post on being “good enough” from Jordan Rapp. My favourite quote: “Good enough” is a term that ought to be reserved for the toilets in the restroom at the pool, or the quality of paint of the lines on the road, or the amount of parking at the track. And I doubt Phelps …
Aug
11
He Is Mortal
Lance Armstrong finishes 2nd in Leadville 100. But Phelps may not be. Only devine intervention can explain the US comeback in the 4×100 freestyle last night. 2 down, 6 to go. Tonight the 200m freestyle. And the rowing boys cruised to an easy victory in their heat last night. And finally some pictures of them …
Aug
10
Morning Coffee
One week until Nationals in Kelowna. Until then some random morning (mostly Olympic) thoughts… One week until Nationals also means one week until the triathlon races at the Olympics (Sunday night for the women, Monday night for the men). Simon seems poised to win another medal but is going to be hard pressed to repeat …
Aug
08
Training Update
It should be said when things are going well, it’s a lot easier to write about than when things are tough. The last couple of weeks have seen me put in some weekly hours beyond what I’m used to and thus have spent some extra time laying around trying to recover for a 2nd or …