Going to be efficient with some updates about the last two weeks and what’s ahead: Nationals in Kelowna went well. Going in I wanted to be top 15 and thought with a great performance could possibly hit the top 10. Ended up 15th in what turned out to be a very competitive race. Last weekend …
Category Archive: Random Thoughts
Sep
06
May
23
Be A Man
All set to go for the North Shore Sprint tomorrow. Good bunch of solid pace workouts this weekend have me feeling like I’m finally ready to race. So big expectations for myself but it’s time I put that kind of pressure on myself. On that subject, I think this song may become my mantra…
Aug
26
Proudest Monkey
A race report for Kelowna is coming. Still trying to collect my thoughts on the race and the jury is still out on whether my foot injury is a stress fracture or not. Until then a song I love about growing up and taking chances. Swing in this tree Oh I am bounce around …
Jun
24
Visualization
What running should look like.
Nov
05
Ramblings…Again
OK, I need to throw my two cents in on this “historic” moment. I don’t want to repeat that which has been said by pundit after analyst after historian. So I’ll try to keep it personal and simple. Yesterday brought to light two things for me. One, I understand the power of democracy better today. …
Oct
14
Ramblings
Thought I had posted this a week or so ago…ooops… It’s the off season so there is less to talk about when it comes to training and racing (although there will still be some racing and plenty of training) and more musings about general goings-on. Today’s ramblings: Camping and VIFF Camping Got to spend three …
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 …
Jun
02
The Mental Game
Cresting the hill on Davie, on my way to work this morning, I was greeted by a strange sight. Instead of having a clear view past Denman of beautiful English Bay, all I saw was white at the bottom of the hill. It took a second to figure out what was going on but when …
May
05
5 Weeks…
Lots to say since I haven’t written much lately so I’m going to be efficient… 5 weeks until World Championships (June 7). Nerves haven’t really kicked in yet but the realization that most of the work is done and it’s just a matter of seeing what I can do now has set in. Bought a new …
Apr
18
Rested = Good
After the sluggish start to the week, the recovery from last week is starting to show itself. Wednesday morning was some bike/run pieces at the track but it was the Wednesday night bike that . Felt great climbing the Spanish Banks hill and even managed to set a PB on my second run up (4:19, …