Well the past couple of weeks have been rather uneventful since the race. I have been doing a fair bit of babysitting, plant sitting, house sitting, and overall general sitting. I feel so lazy!! It is time to get back to it. Summer days seem to stretch out for so long when there is not a full day of training ahead - but I have really been craving the training sessions that I do get!
Anyways, it has been semi rainy with some suprisingly sunny days...I have been doing alot of cooking with my spare time and I guarantee that no one can make recipes that compare to my muffins, bread, or energy bars!
I just wanted to congratulate the Junior Worlds team that was selected recently, I was disappointed to not be a part of it but I wish them all the best of luck.
READY to start the work needed to prepare for Canada Games!
NO MORE SITTING!
Swimmin.Bikin.Runnin.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
A couple Gatineau Pics
Found a couple of pictures from the race in Lac Leamy that I am not overly embarrassed to post!!
Exiting the swim...eyes closed!
On the bike - with a little smile.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
The Race...LacLeamy
I was called fifth and received a decent starting position...Far Right! The wind was blowing and I was hugging my towel and jacket around me, praying it wouldn't start to pour again!!
The start was okay - I had no room at all to dolphin dive and got kicked in the face, what a wonderful beginning! I had to stand back up and shove my goggles back on my face, and then boogy after the pack. The swim felt okay, I just concentrated on breathing and staying relaxed. Getting out of the water was fun, the mats were quite slippy thanks to the rain...sprinting all out to try to make up some ground...
I had a nice suprise once I jumped on my bike and went to put on my shoes. My BIG toenail came off and was hanging on by a small piece. This made biking rather enjoyable. I had a new friend in my shoe that was bumping and sliding along as I rode. He was quite a painful friend to have indeed.
By the end of the bike I was more than ready to run. I knew that the front pack had quite a lead and that if I wanted to make up time I would have to do it - FAST. Once again, my little friend joined me as I tried to shove my feet into my racing flats. He did not seem to want to seperate completely from my toe and just kept holding on.
I felt great on the run, nice and smooth...just a bit of panic...I saw the other girls running by in the other direction and just gave it what I had. I ended up with the faster run split by almost a minute (I think) not bad! I was disappointed with where I finished, my swim definitely requires more work. It was amazing motivation to see that I only needed to be a couple seconds faster in the water and I would have been with the huge lead pack. Time to keep on truckin'! :)
Man where is summer??? WE NEED SOME SUN !
Jo
The start was okay - I had no room at all to dolphin dive and got kicked in the face, what a wonderful beginning! I had to stand back up and shove my goggles back on my face, and then boogy after the pack. The swim felt okay, I just concentrated on breathing and staying relaxed. Getting out of the water was fun, the mats were quite slippy thanks to the rain...sprinting all out to try to make up some ground...
I had a nice suprise once I jumped on my bike and went to put on my shoes. My BIG toenail came off and was hanging on by a small piece. This made biking rather enjoyable. I had a new friend in my shoe that was bumping and sliding along as I rode. He was quite a painful friend to have indeed.
By the end of the bike I was more than ready to run. I knew that the front pack had quite a lead and that if I wanted to make up time I would have to do it - FAST. Once again, my little friend joined me as I tried to shove my feet into my racing flats. He did not seem to want to seperate completely from my toe and just kept holding on.
I felt great on the run, nice and smooth...just a bit of panic...I saw the other girls running by in the other direction and just gave it what I had. I ended up with the faster run split by almost a minute (I think) not bad! I was disappointed with where I finished, my swim definitely requires more work. It was amazing motivation to see that I only needed to be a couple seconds faster in the water and I would have been with the huge lead pack. Time to keep on truckin'! :)
Man where is summer??? WE NEED SOME SUN !
Jo
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Junior Nationals
Well well.
This past weekend I competed in the Junior Elite Nationals in Lac Leamy along with about 40 other girls from around Canada. It was a miserable weather - we haven't had one nice race in the Junior Series yet!! It was pouring all morning, nice heavy rain with some lighter breaks but overall wetness. I had some fun hiding out in the outhouse and our team tent...procrastinating my warmup until the rain seemed to let up a bit.
Finally, I dragged my soggy butt on to my bike for a spin with my good friend Jade which turned out okay, the legs felt great and light. We ended up biking along a boardwalk and the wood was quite slippery, as we transitioned back from wood to pavement Jade fell and slid along the ground...her second wipeout right before a race!!
We tunred around and headed back, Jade was alright with no injuries. Slipping my feet into nice wet shoes, I did a short warmup, jumped into my wetsuit and into the water. It was a non wetsuit swim, but I have had problems staying warm before a race so I kept my wetsuit on until we were called forward.
This past weekend I competed in the Junior Elite Nationals in Lac Leamy along with about 40 other girls from around Canada. It was a miserable weather - we haven't had one nice race in the Junior Series yet!! It was pouring all morning, nice heavy rain with some lighter breaks but overall wetness. I had some fun hiding out in the outhouse and our team tent...procrastinating my warmup until the rain seemed to let up a bit.
Finally, I dragged my soggy butt on to my bike for a spin with my good friend Jade which turned out okay, the legs felt great and light. We ended up biking along a boardwalk and the wood was quite slippery, as we transitioned back from wood to pavement Jade fell and slid along the ground...her second wipeout right before a race!!
We tunred around and headed back, Jade was alright with no injuries. Slipping my feet into nice wet shoes, I did a short warmup, jumped into my wetsuit and into the water. It was a non wetsuit swim, but I have had problems staying warm before a race so I kept my wetsuit on until we were called forward.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Day Two
I made it!!
The second day of having a blog... how exciting.
Not up to too much today, it has been rainy and depressing since the moment I woke up this morning. Nothing exciting to report here in Ottawa.
I have been listening tentatively to the weather reports for Nationals in LacLeamy on Staurday...so far it looks like we will have a cloudy and rainy competition day (yay my favorite?)
The course it fairly technical at some points and I am positive that some rain would make it truly interesting.
Off to watch Canada's Next Top Model and let my brain rot for a little while :)
jo
The second day of having a blog... how exciting.
Not up to too much today, it has been rainy and depressing since the moment I woke up this morning. Nothing exciting to report here in Ottawa.
I have been listening tentatively to the weather reports for Nationals in LacLeamy on Staurday...so far it looks like we will have a cloudy and rainy competition day (yay my favorite?)
The course it fairly technical at some points and I am positive that some rain would make it truly interesting.
Off to watch Canada's Next Top Model and let my brain rot for a little while :)
jo
Monday, July 6, 2009
Welcome to the blogging world...
WELL
After reading the blogs of many others and deciding that it may be a fun chance to get myself out there and consume my free time...I started a blog.
No promises, this may work out well or I may decide to shut things down in a couple weeks (or hours) but I might as well give a try.
First of all - this feels kind of strange for a couple of reasons
1. I do not know if anyone will read my wonderful messages
2. I have an unmatched talent for rambling
3. I do not want to inherit any friendly stalkers
4. My cat is digging his claws into my leg as I type
5. I don't know what else to write
Anyways, I am going to play around with the blog a bit and explore...hopefully find myself some fans.
After reading the blogs of many others and deciding that it may be a fun chance to get myself out there and consume my free time...I started a blog.
No promises, this may work out well or I may decide to shut things down in a couple weeks (or hours) but I might as well give a try.
First of all - this feels kind of strange for a couple of reasons
1. I do not know if anyone will read my wonderful messages
2. I have an unmatched talent for rambling
3. I do not want to inherit any friendly stalkers
4. My cat is digging his claws into my leg as I type
5. I don't know what else to write
Anyways, I am going to play around with the blog a bit and explore...hopefully find myself some fans.
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