The Holy Grail
Hockey is often considered a religion in Canada. Rinks like the Forum in Montreal and the old Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto considered hallowed ground. Saturday nights are time of worship. Heroes like Howe and Gretzky are worshiped like gods. The Stanley Cup is even called the holy grail. So really, this is quite fitting...
Part-Time Triathlete
I know, it's a been a while. With school wrapping up and getting back to hard training, blogging has taken a bit of a backseat.
So quickly, Canada Day Challenge is tomorrow. 2km swim race at Sasamat Lake. Was hoping to do the Yaletown Grand Prix in the afternoon too but it looks like they wont let me since I'm still a cat 5 racer. Not impressed right now. Then a full week training.
To make up for the lack of material lately, a little bit of fun. Thanks to Yvonne (probably in the top 3, depending on the school) for introducing me to these guys. You're going to be missed.
Anyways, it's business time. 
A Little Motivation Goes A Long Way
1500 m to be exact.
Hit the water at VAC today for my first workout this week. Got about 200 m into my warm up and decided to "suck it up" (see right), keep going, and make up for the short Sunday by doing a 1500 m time trial. 24:48 later I had my best 1500 m time this year even though the first 200 was done at warm up pace. Amazing what essentially two days off (minus one long cryotherapy session in Cultus Lake) will do for the body and mind.
Unfortunately with the rain, no crit race tonight so spent 45 min on the trainer inside instead. Tomorrow morning is bike/run at the track and then Spanish Banks hills in the evening.
Finally, a little shout out to Martina who won overall at Cultus on Sunday. Her artistic skills are the ones on display above. Vividly realistic in its depiction of my long, lean torso and proof of that she is a genetic freak with two biceps on each arm. Nice work and thanks for the motivational art.
Recent Tweets
- New blog posting, Quick Updates - http://robeakin.com/dm
- After 2 months of race focus, had forgotten the exhaustion of long bike rides. Two 3 hour rides this weekend. Hope I'm ready for the Fondo.
- Just ate a 900 calorie salad. Can you even call it a salad anymore when it's equivalent to one and a half Big Macs?
- Holy crap. Bettman is such a douche he thinks he can renegotiate the CBA when it suits him. - http://t.co/t9bUgRD
- Pumped about getting on the ice for the first time in years tomorrow. Too long since I played a sport where you have to wear a jock. #odd?
Calendar
Leading Edge
- My first triathlon. Vancouver Tri Sprint September 6, 2010 September 6, 2010Results are not up yet, though I know that Martina won Olympic, and Teresa and Bronwyn were first and second respectively in Olympic 50-55 Age Group. I will post full results as soon as they are available. So, what to write for this mornings race report? It has been strange to contemplate doing this race. […]
Martina Wan
- S4 Week 47 – GO IM’ers! August 29, 2010Just want to say best of luck and congrats to all the amazing people doing Ironman this weekend!! You guys are amazing in taking on this feat … and maybe one day I will be there : ) […]
Engineered Athletes
- You can learn more from failure than success… August 23, 2010You can learn more from failure than success. In failure you’re forced to find out what part did not work. But in success you can believe everything you did was great, when in fact some parts may not have worked at all. Failure forces you to face reality. Fred Brooks I was reading an article […]
Tri Thinking Pink
- Post Game Show September 5, 2010Some final analysis to wrap up my IMC report. As before, you can follow these links to see the previous parts if you haven't read them yet: the Pre-Game Report, the Swim & T1 Report, the Bike Report, and the T2 & Run Report.I've had a week to reflect on the race now and have come to many conclusions. I'll start with the immediate after […]
Alive With Sport
- Getting outdoors August 9, 2010I seem to be immune to the triathlon bug this year. You know the bug – the one hits for weeks or even months after you sign up for some race that scares the pants off you. Not that I’m cured, I do forsee that this bug will hit again in the future. It’s just […]
Tri’n Fool
- Calgary Pre-Race Report August 27, 2010Last year the pre-race logistics were a pain. Staying out of town, and with one car between my Mum and I made it even messier this year. I needed to register and pick up my race package at the Westin downtown then truck all the way out to Ghost Lake (about 90 km out of Calgary) to drop off my bike and my T2 bag, then head all the way back to the hotel.I was […]