After having a break and taking some time after World Championships to make new racing plans I will begin to slowly bring you up to speed on what I am doing now. I will start with a brief rundown of how the Vancouver World Championships went. I had prepared for this very well, this included a reconisence trip ten days …

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And for the hip hop crowd! I like the DJ Champion at the end.

Who said the Violin wasn’t cool. These are wicked!

Yesterday I made the long trip over from Victoria to Vancouver (no planes, trains and …. just a car ride and a boat) nice to not have to put the bike in a box for once. I came over on the 11am ferry so arrived at the hotel by 1:30 which was right at the race site where TriCanada nicely …

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Here is a photo from my first day of speed work on the track. What a great way to start, 3×800 then 6×400 in the poring rain! Oh well, it was cold but I still ran well all by myself, well, I had three coaches there!

I have had my head down training and focusing on my final prep for World Championships and Olympic Qualification for four weeks now, and the Hay is in the barn. All the work is done and I am just absorbing it and resting. I have a few tune up and sharpening workouts in the next couple of days and that …

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After arriving Tuesday midday into Richards Bay I was so exhausted that I managed to have a full nights sleep even with the stomach ache and diarreah. I hoped I would awake feeling better and the food poisoning having passed. I did feel a little better Wednesday morning and was able to have small meals throughout the day. I also …

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I am in S Africa now after a very long hard trip. It took a horrible turn for the worse after we spent the day in Hong Kong with friends Dad. We had fun seeing Hong Kong (Lauren Kyle and I) but i got really tired by the end and then started to feel an upset stomach coming on. Once …

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Well, after consulting and being treated by the Medical team at home: Doctor, Steve Keeler; Orthopedic Surgeon, Charles Nelson (who consulted a plastic surgeon); Chiro, Rob Hasegawa; Massage Kim Ward and Gibson Brown and having a CT Scan two days after arriving it was still clear I had a fractured scaphoid and torn intercostals in my chest. However, Charles and …

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The second attempt at my first world cup of the season went a little better then the first…I made it to the finish:-)  However, after a week of trying to get my wounds and such healed, I wasn’t sure how the race fitness was going to be.  With not being able to train properly and having already taken a week …

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