"LIFE IS DIFFICULT"
Life is exciting! Life will throw anything at you and do what it pleases and truly that is half of the fun.
The return to the real world has been a hard transition. I have struggled to get back into the routine and to get back to working real hours.
I forced myself into the gym 3 times this week while getting my work done so I feel like I am making progress.
I did not work out this morning and I am struggling with that decision.
There is a big part of me that wants to hit the gym at 4 this afternoon before heading to Whistler to get everything done.
I am really trying to be a fitter kid but the fat kid in me is struggling to stay gone.
That's right I had 2 appies last night along with dessert.
Just say yes and trust the path you are setting for yourself.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Refresh
"THE ROAD TO SUCCESS AND THE ROAD TO FAILURE ARE ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME."
So in my renewed (how many times have I said this before) attempts to be accountable to myself I will be attempting to write something everyday to keep me focused on my goals and where I am headed.
My 10 week goals are to get as strong and as fast as possible while reducing my weight and my body fat.
I want to PR my snatch, squat, bench press and power clean multiple times within the 10 weeks. I also want to weight 75 kg or 165lbs or less.
Here is to my goals and my dreams.
I want to go to Lake Placid.
I want to have a 6 pack (let's be honest, a flat stomach)
I want to be better than the day before and continue upward and onward.
The future is bright I am so glad I got some new sunglasses.
So in my renewed (how many times have I said this before) attempts to be accountable to myself I will be attempting to write something everyday to keep me focused on my goals and where I am headed.
My 10 week goals are to get as strong and as fast as possible while reducing my weight and my body fat.
I want to PR my snatch, squat, bench press and power clean multiple times within the 10 weeks. I also want to weight 75 kg or 165lbs or less.
Here is to my goals and my dreams.
I want to go to Lake Placid.
I want to have a 6 pack (let's be honest, a flat stomach)
I want to be better than the day before and continue upward and onward.
The future is bright I am so glad I got some new sunglasses.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Falling off the wagon
"LOGIC WILL GET YOU FROM A TO B. IMAGINATION WILL TAKE YOU EVERYWHERE."
Okay so in my usual routine, I have completely fallen off the posting wagon. It has been a month since my last post and a lot has happened. 5 NAC races and a training week in Whistler along with a lot of other exciting adventures.
NAC 3&4 came and went too quickly. It was a quick and sudden end to the trip. I was very happy that I rented my own hotel room despite the cost because it led to the most random of adventures and I got some much needed silence after a couple weeks on the road. The BC Bobslayers got some much needed ice house practice and we got to hang out with the other Canadians. We had a good group of people that we were used to seeing on a daily basis so it was becoming like a second home to me. I really do like the road life and meeting new people and not worrying about work so much.
My pilot and I crashed once in Calgary but the BC Bobslayers didn't all stay that lucky.
I even cheated on my pilot for the first time. It was an equally rough ride and our brakes failed and it made for an adventure.
I PR'd my start time with my pilot sitting in the sled. I definitely was starting to miss the gym at this point.
I am so thankful that I said yes to this. I keep reminding myself that I am a bobsleigh brakeman. How cool is that?
And our time in Calgary a very beat up BC crew headed home. The next week was spent trying to caught up on work, playing tour guide all while trying to get to Whistler to watch the world cup.
The second week home was international training week, my pilot decided not to slide and I was sadden by this. I definitely understood her body needed a break but I felt I was missing out on training.
I managed to convince Anna who was riding with Berit to let me kick her out of the sled and I got my first 4 runs down Whistler from Ladies start on the Thursday. I begged some more and managed to get her to not slide the Saturday I got my first 2 runs from the top of Whistler.
What a rush! 3 of 4 tracks in North America I have pushed from the top on.
This brings me to this past week. My pilot and I were the only ones from BC going to Calgary for the next 3 races, so we convoyed with the Americans.
What an adventure! They lost their trailer and it was Canadians to the rescue.
In all the ways that this trip wasn't as exciting as last time, it was different. It was emotional, It was thrilling, and basically it was everything I wanted my life to be.
I realized that I am no longer the person I was before I started this adventure. I truly value my life but I am realizing that I valued the wrong people before. I cannot rewrite my story but I am move forward.
Calgary round 2 was exciting because we were more a part of the Canadian team, we got to keep our sled in the garage and got support from everyone.
Did I mention I get to go really fast down a hill! Yup, that is right!
Officially we never crashed in Calgary the second time around and my pilot and I both pushed. It was a huge improvement and it was like PR city all over the place! Again again again!!!
I even got to Brake in a 4 man bobsled. 4 times over!
It's hard being home but I cannot wait for the future.
Did I mention it's hard being home.
Official slide count: 57 (16 at school, 6 Whistler runs,17 training race runs, 4 4man runs and 14 race runs)
26 at Park City, 25 at Calgary, and 6 at Whistler
Okay so in my usual routine, I have completely fallen off the posting wagon. It has been a month since my last post and a lot has happened. 5 NAC races and a training week in Whistler along with a lot of other exciting adventures.
NAC 3&4 came and went too quickly. It was a quick and sudden end to the trip. I was very happy that I rented my own hotel room despite the cost because it led to the most random of adventures and I got some much needed silence after a couple weeks on the road. The BC Bobslayers got some much needed ice house practice and we got to hang out with the other Canadians. We had a good group of people that we were used to seeing on a daily basis so it was becoming like a second home to me. I really do like the road life and meeting new people and not worrying about work so much.
My pilot and I crashed once in Calgary but the BC Bobslayers didn't all stay that lucky.
I even cheated on my pilot for the first time. It was an equally rough ride and our brakes failed and it made for an adventure.
I PR'd my start time with my pilot sitting in the sled. I definitely was starting to miss the gym at this point.
I am so thankful that I said yes to this. I keep reminding myself that I am a bobsleigh brakeman. How cool is that?
And our time in Calgary a very beat up BC crew headed home. The next week was spent trying to caught up on work, playing tour guide all while trying to get to Whistler to watch the world cup.
The second week home was international training week, my pilot decided not to slide and I was sadden by this. I definitely understood her body needed a break but I felt I was missing out on training.
I managed to convince Anna who was riding with Berit to let me kick her out of the sled and I got my first 4 runs down Whistler from Ladies start on the Thursday. I begged some more and managed to get her to not slide the Saturday I got my first 2 runs from the top of Whistler.
What a rush! 3 of 4 tracks in North America I have pushed from the top on.
This brings me to this past week. My pilot and I were the only ones from BC going to Calgary for the next 3 races, so we convoyed with the Americans.
What an adventure! They lost their trailer and it was Canadians to the rescue.
In all the ways that this trip wasn't as exciting as last time, it was different. It was emotional, It was thrilling, and basically it was everything I wanted my life to be.
I realized that I am no longer the person I was before I started this adventure. I truly value my life but I am realizing that I valued the wrong people before. I cannot rewrite my story but I am move forward.
Calgary round 2 was exciting because we were more a part of the Canadian team, we got to keep our sled in the garage and got support from everyone.
Did I mention I get to go really fast down a hill! Yup, that is right!
Officially we never crashed in Calgary the second time around and my pilot and I both pushed. It was a huge improvement and it was like PR city all over the place! Again again again!!!
I even got to Brake in a 4 man bobsled. 4 times over!
It's hard being home but I cannot wait for the future.
Did I mention it's hard being home.
Official slide count: 57 (16 at school, 6 Whistler runs,17 training race runs, 4 4man runs and 14 race runs)
26 at Park City, 25 at Calgary, and 6 at Whistler
Balance
"FULL EFFORT, FULL VICTORY"
I am at a loss at how to express how I am feeling and since I am the only one who I am writing for I am going to attempt to work through my thoughts out loud over the internet.
I am participating in a sport that results come down to hundredths of a second. A sport that combines speed and strength. A sport that is only participated in by a select few athletes from a variety of different sport. Typically a sport that is on people's bucket lists.
Currently I am not 100% what I can bring to this sport, my strength is entry level here and really the only thing I can think of is my heart and my ability to take a beating and hop in the sled for the next run.
I am at a loss at how to express how I am feeling and since I am the only one who I am writing for I am going to attempt to work through my thoughts out loud over the internet.
I am participating in a sport that results come down to hundredths of a second. A sport that combines speed and strength. A sport that is only participated in by a select few athletes from a variety of different sport. Typically a sport that is on people's bucket lists.
Currently I am not 100% what I can bring to this sport, my strength is entry level here and really the only thing I can think of is my heart and my ability to take a beating and hop in the sled for the next run.
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