It’s been a while and I don’t think I ever wrote this definitively but it was a stress fracture in my left foot that had me hobbling after Kelowna. Turned out that it was bad enough that it probably would have shown up on an x-ray (hence the nasty swelling and bruising after the race). …
Category Archive: Updates
Oct
04
Sep
13
The Great Outdoors
Took the grade 8′s on their outdoor ed trip last week. Spent 3 days in Garibaldi Park and did some fairly serious hiking, doing nearly 1000 m of elevation gain up to 1400 m on the first day alone. It was a good time even though the kids had worn us out by Friday. Pictures …
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 …
Jul
27
Podium Mixup and Focus
Sometimes things just don’t go as you would expect. With two days and two races this weekend I though I knew what to expect. Saturday morning was the Kits Challenge, a 1.5 km open water swim. Sunday morning was the Deva Warp Speed Time Trial, a 20 km bike time trial. I would finish 2nd …
Jul
13
This Isn’t A Math Test
Sometimes you just have to admit when you’re wrong. This is one of those times. I claimed (actually more like swore) to many people that Lance didn’t have a chance of winning the Tour de France. However, it seems as though I forgot that sports isn’t a math test. So it may not add up. …
Jul
03
Morning Coffee
So it’s summer holidays. Time for some relaxation, enjoying the weather, and a greater focus on training. Unfortunately my body seemed to be waiting until school was over to give out on me. Been fighting a nasty cold since the weekend and am just now starting to get near 100%. That’s meant taking it a …
May
01
Lesson Learned
Sometimes you have to learn things the hard way. You can read and be told things but sometimes it only really sinks in when you experience it first hand. The lesson: improper micro structures (weekly schedules) can be killer. With travelling to Kamloops tomorrow and then a race Sunday before driving all the way back, I knew …
Mar
16
Spring Break
So it’s finally Spring Break and that means two weeks off. From work at least. It terms of training it means two weeks of a little extra volume. The first week will see some extra time in the pool and then lots of time on the bike in the second week. Unfortunately, the weather does …
Feb
11
Balding for Dollars
As you may or may not know, I’m not one to do runs or bike rides to raise money for causes because I simply end up turning them into races and embarrassing myself. So I’ve finally found my event. With the Balding for Dollars event at my school (Mulgrave) next week I’ve volunteered to …
Feb
10
Training Update
Day #2. Post #2. Still on track. Training has been rolling along well lately. The past couple of months I’ve been focusing on my swimming and seeing some dividends. At the end of two long (12.5 and 14 hours) weeks of training I managed to PB both my 100 m (1:16) and 600 m (9:15) …