Status

Biking: good
Swimming: improving ever so slowly
Running: some days
Injuries: hopefully slowly diminishing
Health: not Sick!!!
School: not much
Chiro: more than school
Physio/massage/acupuncture: plenty
Rest: should cut down on appointments
Mental/Emotional status: verging on bipolar
Goals: plenty
Ability to achieve Goals: possible

Result: one hell of a lot of work before summer. Just gotta keep ma chin up


Here's a Great Picture, taken during Sooke Triathlon last year:

lattes, beads and physio

Today I had coffee in the morning before school. Then after class we stopped at Penn runners and I was bonking (not truly "bonking" as in bonking during a 3 hour ride, but bonking as in really badly needing food), so I stopped to get food in the coffee shop across the road. The soy chai latte was calling my name incessantly, so I bought one, but unfortunately they made me a soy latte (mostly coffee) instead. Apparently I can only take so much coffee in one day, because I feel like I am on speed (not that I would know what speed feels like). I can't stay still!!!! I can't even think still!

I am currently getting behind in school because of my excessive physio/massage/acupuncture/chiro/orthotics appointments. I have been falling apart lately. I think it is because I took time off during my collarbone injury, and now that I am back training full time, by body isn't adapting fast enough. It'll adapt soon though because I am forcing it to! (oh and I'll catch up on school soon enough- i'm a quick reader)

Yesterday I was cleaning out my room, and I found all of my jewelry that I have made over the years. Lately, whenever Kyla and I go to our cabin (so once a year...) we have been renting tables at Bavin glassworks, and making beads. We then make bracelets out of said beads. I have decided that I am going to rent a table at an art fair/market on a sunday some day, and hopefully make some money to support some of my many physio/massage/acupuncture/chiro appointments.

i can't wait to be fast! I just can't wait!! aaarrrrggg I just want to be fast again. soon my friend. soon.

Here are some pictures of the jewelry and of Kyla making beads.

Month in Review

It's been a long time since my last post- so here is the brief overview. I finished exams and a solid week of training before heading home for Christmas on the 17th! Home was great, Christmas was great and everything was great. The only thing that would have made it better would have been a bit more time in Windermere/Panorama, but you can't have it all. On the 26th we returned to Vic for training camp!

Training camp started off on Sunday with a 60 minute run starting before the sun was up, followed immediately with a 6 k swim and then a 2 hour break before a 2 hour bike ride. None of the practices were too intense, but going from one-a-day easy workouts on my own to three workouts killed me! The next week continued along those lines except with added intensity. Before Christmas I had only been doing about 4 k of swimming a practice due to the collarbone thing, so swimming 6+ k a day was hard, and I am definitely one of the slowest swimmers of the gang. I know I am improving even though it can be pretty discouraging. I struggled with glute/hamstring/IT band/knee pain on the runs by the end, so I am hoping to get in some good treatment soon so that I can do all of the workouts this week. The hardest workout of the camp was 6x harder than hamish loop at Beacon hill desc 1-3, 4-6. I only ended up doing 5 of the repeats because coach must have noticed my lack of body functioning. The other hard workout was the last swim of the camp, which for me was 7 kilometers, but for everyone else was 10k. Everyone worked hard, and the atmosphere was very positive- good camp.

Anyways, camp made me feel a lot stronger, and I can't wait for Spring training camp! It is coming up fast. (Not as fast as Hawaii is for the senior squad, seeing as some of them leave today! Lucky...)

Yesterday was my Birthday. Austin, Kyla and I went and saw Avatar! I loved it! Definitely worth seeing! And then we went out for dinner with the team at Milestones on the water. Thank you ALi for being the best friend ever and organizing it! And thanks everyone for coming- hope everyone had fun.

Today was the first day of classes. I haven't bought my books yet.... I even forgot to bring a pen! Funny what a month off does to you.

That's my life in review- Later

Oh to be a Leader

I took EPHE 252 this semester. It was a course on Leadership. I spent about 5 days writing our final report. I am fairly certain she isn't even going to read it, because it is too long.

Today me and Austin did our long run. I was mad at him the whole time because he was always about a foot ahead of me. He was mad a me the whole time because I kept surging or else running behind him. We didn't talk the whole time. It was definitely a long run. (don't worry Austin, I forgive you ;)

I coached today. We played Penguin for ten minutes. Ten minutes of me saying words that sound like penguin, and then them jumping in when I said it. In out, in out, in out, for ten minutes!! Sure was fun!


Now, being serious. Charlie Brown Christmas music is the best.

hohoho

superalex

one more week of school

ONE MORE WEEK OF SCHOOL!! That deserved caplocks. I still have exams after that, and I think they are going to require some madstudying, but all I can think of is ONE MORE WEEK OF SCHOOL!! yessssssss....

On a different note, I am almost a real triathlete again. I Ran Tuesday, Thursday, Friday this week, biked Wednesday and Today (saturday), and half swam in there as well.Oh ya, and weights twice and yoga once! I say half swam because even though now I can swim with both arms, it sometimes starts to hurt my collarbone, so I revert to one arm. I am doing stretchcords with both arms though, so I think I'll be able to swim properly soon.

I did my first real run workout with the team yesterday. It consisted of 20 minutes warm up, 10 min fartlek, 15 min ss, 10 min tempo and then cool down. I felt like my legs were going to fall off by the end. My hamstrings were completely locked up! It was fun though.

Anyways, that's my update. Can't wait till Christmas break!
Peace

TODAY

Today I went to weights at 8:30. ( I may have been there at 8:34... I have trouble being exactly on time). Then I biked for 75 minutes at PISE on the trainer until my butt couldn't take it anymore. Then I went home, ate, danced, and went to Swimming!
Today I swam ( one armed) for the entire practice! I did 2500 m one arm!! I am the fastest right armed swimmer ever! Or so I like to think.
Then I went straight to accupunture. It was more painful than usual today, but it sure helped. Then I ate some dinner and headed out to meet my dance team. We practiced on our dance for two hours! It is awesome. I think it has a lot of shock factor for what is supposed to me mostly a cultural dance (don't tell the rest of the class!). I'll try to post it after we perform of Friday. (for anyone who doesn't know- I am in EPHE 109 for Kinese, and it is a dance class, in case you were wondering)
Then I came home, and now I am sending out some sponsorship letters so that hopefully some kind soul/company out there will decided to help me out!

That is what I did today. It is more activity than I have done since I flew over my handle bars a month ago.

Later!

Thetis Lake Pics

Our Thetis Lake Relay teams did awesome! Our Men's A team came first, our Men's B team placed 2nd and our Women's team did really good- I don't know the exact position, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was first for Women. All four guys on the A team ran their 5k's under 15:45! Crazy! Here are some pics