Rob Eakin Triathlete

Olympic Break – Day 6

Training
6.5 km recovery run
LETC spin with 2 x 5 min tempo and 12 min build

Olympic Highlights
Where to start? Seeing Stephen Colbert tape the Colbert Report in the morning. Going to the Finland vs. Belarus hockey game with Dad and somehow sitting right beside an old friend (good to see you Indy). A generally beautiful day in Vancouver.

Olympic Break – Day 5

Training
14 km run with 35 min in Zone 2
27 km bike with 15 min tempo

Olympic Highlight
Men's hockey getting underway and then watching the Ignite the Dream fire and light show at Robson Square. Still can't believe how crazy it is on Robson at night.

Olympic Break – Day 3

Training
2.5 km technique swim

Olympic Highlight
Watching Kristina Groves win bronze at Heineken House amongst the Dutch speed skating fans and then Alexandre Bilodeau breaking the curse.

Olympic Break – Day 2

Training
1 hour hill run (ouch)
32 km bike with 20 min and drills

Olympic Highlight
Obviously Jen Heil winning silver but also seeing Wilco at LiveCity Yaletown

Olympic Break – Day 1

Training
4.1 km swim
7 km recovery run with 4 20 s accelerations and drills

Olympic Highlight
Opening ceremonies obviously but specifically the slam poem "We Are More" by Shane Koyczan.

Define Canada
You might say the home of the Rocket
Or The Great One
Who inspired little No. 9s and little No. 99s
But we're more than just hockey and fishing lines
Off of the rocky coast of the Maritimes
And some say what defines us
Is something as simple as 'please' and 'thank you'
And as for 'your welcome,' well, we say that, too
But we are more than genteel or civilized
We are an idea in the process of being realized
We are young, we are cultures strung together then woven into a tapestry
And the design is what makes us more than the sum totals of our history
We are an experiment going right for a change
With influences that range from A to Zed
And yes, we say 'Zed' instead of 'Zee'
We are the brightness of Chinatown and the laughter of Little Italy
We dream so big that there are those would call our ambition an industry
We reforest what we clear
Because we believe in generations beyond our own
Knowing now that so many of us
Have grown past what we used to be
We can stand here today
Filled with all the hope people have
When they say things like 'someday'
Because we are more
Than a laundry list of things to do and places to see
More than hills to ski
Or countryside ponds to skate
We are the abandoned hesitation of all those who can't wait
We are first-rate greasy spoon diners and healthy living cafes
A country that is all the ways you choose to live
A nation that can give you variety
Because we are choices
We are millions upon millions of voices
Shouting, keep exploring
We are more
We are the surprise the world has in store for you, it's true
Canada is the 'what' in 'what's new'
So don't let your luggage define your travels
Each life unravels differently
And experiences are what make up
The colours of our tapestry
We are the true North
Strong and free
And what's more
Is that we didn't just say it
We made it be