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» Ottawa, ON
Sorry for the lack of posts lately.. I’ve been busy and I’ve started working with Tyler Brown (one of my first coaches and current MSM Ski Team K2 coach) on redoing my website. I like the general appearance now but updating things is a pain in the butt. So Tyler is helping me transfer everything over to an easier and better system, while also revamping the look of the site. I think it will turn out very nice!
Well my vacation is almost over and its time to start the dryland part of the season. I’ve gotten into the gym a few times in the past week and boy is it hitting me hard! The first few workouts of the year are always tough. Other than the gym I’ve rekindled my love of tennis. I got a wicked new racquet from Head and played a few times while Mari was in town, and played with the Alex and Phil Mach for a 2.5 hour monster session today. It was great and I learned a lot but my hand is simply destroyed with blisters!
At the end of last week I also had the chance to attend both the OSZ and MSM Ski Team Banquets, which were fun. Both banquets recognized the up and coming talent in the region which is always good to see! I was very flattered to be presented with a special award at the OSZ Banquet. Once again I was amazed by the support of the people in the region, and I want to thank every one of you.
As far as my schedule is concerned I leave for physical testing in Calgary on Thursday evening. I’m staying out there for 3 weeks after that to be near the ACA trainers in order to get as strong as I possibly can for the tough season ahead.
Malcolm Carmichael, a Banff based photographer, sent over a couple wicked shots the other day from National Championships in Nakiska:
Sorry for the lack of posts lately.. I’ve been busy and I’ve started working with Tyler Brown (one of my first coaches and current MSM Ski Team K2 coach) on redoing my website. I like the general appearance now but updating things is a pain in the butt. So Tyler is helping me transfer everything over to an easier and better system, while also revamping the look of the site. I think it will turn out very nice!
Well my vacation is almost over and its time to start the dryland part of the season. I’ve gotten into the gym a few times in the past week and boy is it hitting me hard! The first few workouts of the year are always tough. Other than the gym I’ve rekindled my love of tennis. I got a wicked new racquet from Head and played a few times while Mari was in town, and played with the Alex and Phil Mach for a 2.5 hour monster session today. It was great and I learned a lot but my hand is simply destroyed with blisters!
At the end of last week I also had the chance to attend both the OSZ and MSM Ski Team Banquets, which were fun. Both banquets recognized the up and coming talent in the region which is always good to see! I was very flattered to be presented with a special award at the OSZ Banquet. Once again I was amazed by the support of the people in the region, and I want to thank every one of you.
As far as my schedule is concerned I leave for physical testing in Calgary on Thursday evening. I’m staying out there for 3 weeks after that to be near the ACA trainers in order to get as strong as I possibly can for the tough season ahead.
Malcolm Carmichael, a Banff based photographer, sent over a couple wicked shots the other day from National Championships in Nakiska:
Super G
Downhill
Downtime (Continued)
» Ottawa, ON
I’ve been having a lot of fun since I last posted. Lots of time off, spending time with Mari, hanging out with friends, and attending some cool events.
The first ‘event’ I went to was the WWF CN Tower climb. I got involved as a result of another organization I’m involved with (Canadian Athletes Now), and since I was going to be in Toronto at the time I said, “Why not?” It ended up being a heck of a workout and took me 13:59 to make it up the 1776 steps to the top. My heart rate didn’t go under 200 for about 13 of those minutes!
The next day I had a meeting with Eric Sprott and the rest of the Sprott Private Wealth group. The meeting was great and I got to meet the people who are involved in my sponsorship, which was also very cool. While there I was invited to the Sprott Gold Medal Celebration event a few days later, so I changed my plans and stayed in Toronto a few more days. The event was in collaboration with CAN Fund, and I was very glad I stayed for it. I met several Olympic medal winners from Vancouver and even got to hold a Gold medal. I’ve never seen a medal as cool, or as heavy as that! I also met Jane Roos, the founder of the CAN Fund. She has such a positive outlook on sport and funding, it was neat to talk to her. Each Olympian had a chance to speak, which was probably the coolest part about the event. Hearing each speech brought me right back to Whistler during the Games and made me realize how important my goals are to me and made me want to achieve them more than ever before.
You can check out some video from the event and interviews with the Olympians and Eric here
I’ve been having a lot of fun since I last posted. Lots of time off, spending time with Mari, hanging out with friends, and attending some cool events.
The first ‘event’ I went to was the WWF CN Tower climb. I got involved as a result of another organization I’m involved with (Canadian Athletes Now), and since I was going to be in Toronto at the time I said, “Why not?” It ended up being a heck of a workout and took me 13:59 to make it up the 1776 steps to the top. My heart rate didn’t go under 200 for about 13 of those minutes!
The next day I had a meeting with Eric Sprott and the rest of the Sprott Private Wealth group. The meeting was great and I got to meet the people who are involved in my sponsorship, which was also very cool. While there I was invited to the Sprott Gold Medal Celebration event a few days later, so I changed my plans and stayed in Toronto a few more days. The event was in collaboration with CAN Fund, and I was very glad I stayed for it. I met several Olympic medal winners from Vancouver and even got to hold a Gold medal. I’ve never seen a medal as cool, or as heavy as that! I also met Jane Roos, the founder of the CAN Fund. She has such a positive outlook on sport and funding, it was neat to talk to her. Each Olympian had a chance to speak, which was probably the coolest part about the event. Hearing each speech brought me right back to Whistler during the Games and made me realize how important my goals are to me and made me want to achieve them more than ever before.
You can check out some video from the event and interviews with the Olympians and Eric here
View of part of the Sprott/CAN Fund event
Everyone was given a t-shirt they could get signed by the Olympians
After Toronto I stopped off in Ottawa for about 4 hours before moving on to Montreal to watch the parade of Olympic Athletes down Ste Catherines. The turnout for the parade was unreal (tens of thousands of people) and it was so cool to see that Olympic pride is still alive and well!
I have just over a week before I head out to Calgary for physical testing and the first dryland block of the season. I’m looking forward to working out again and getting strong for next season! Until then I’ll be at home biking, playing tennis and some light work outs in preparation for the heavy summer ahead.
Downtime
Apr 14, 2010 05:41 PM Filed in: Personal
» Ottawa, ON
Having some down time for the past two weeks has been awesome. I truly needed this break from skiing, and from any sort of schedule or serious obligations. To be honest I haven’t done much at all over the two weeks. A little shopping, a lot of relaxing, and not much else!
I’m heading to Toronto tomorrow to meet with my sponsor Eric Sprott. If you’ve been reading my blog you know Eric recently made a monumental donation to the CAN Fund. For more info check out: www.sprottgoldpledge.com. After that I’ll spend a few more days in Toronto visiting my Godfather and hanging out with friends. After that its back home and time to start moving again. Nothing too intense, I’ll just get back into playing sports and being active. Tennis, biking (road & mountain) trampolining... All the fun stuff!
Having some down time for the past two weeks has been awesome. I truly needed this break from skiing, and from any sort of schedule or serious obligations. To be honest I haven’t done much at all over the two weeks. A little shopping, a lot of relaxing, and not much else!
I’m heading to Toronto tomorrow to meet with my sponsor Eric Sprott. If you’ve been reading my blog you know Eric recently made a monumental donation to the CAN Fund. For more info check out: www.sprottgoldpledge.com. After that I’ll spend a few more days in Toronto visiting my Godfather and hanging out with friends. After that its back home and time to start moving again. Nothing too intense, I’ll just get back into playing sports and being active. Tennis, biking (road & mountain) trampolining... All the fun stuff!
End of Another Season
» Morin-Heights, QC
Another season bites the dust. As usual I’m a little sad there is no more skiing for a little while, but I really need some time off.
The Spring Series were a good time as usual. The weather was incredibly hot, above 20 degrees all week. Because of that, an uncountable number of bags of salt were laid down onto the track to make it runnable. I wanted to end the season with some confidence in GS, which worked well because I won both GS races. It wasn’t a cakewalk because there were a bunch of good american guys there, so it felt good. I DNFed the first slalom, but ended up 5th in the second one which I was decently pleased with. After that last race it really just felt good to finally be finished because my body had had enough!
Mari and I both ended up winning the Super Series Overall as well!
Another season bites the dust. As usual I’m a little sad there is no more skiing for a little while, but I really need some time off.
The Spring Series were a good time as usual. The weather was incredibly hot, above 20 degrees all week. Because of that, an uncountable number of bags of salt were laid down onto the track to make it runnable. I wanted to end the season with some confidence in GS, which worked well because I won both GS races. It wasn’t a cakewalk because there were a bunch of good american guys there, so it felt good. I DNFed the first slalom, but ended up 5th in the second one which I was decently pleased with. After that last race it really just felt good to finally be finished because my body had had enough!
Mari and I both ended up winning the Super Series Overall as well!
Along with Julian Sheiner winning the J1 title, and Chris Steinke in 3rd for J1s.
As for now I’m in relax-mode for a few weeks, before starting the engines back up a few weeks before going out to Calgary at the beginning of May. I’ll be laying off the blogging for a little bit while I’m relaxing as well, so no updates for a bit.
I want to say a big thank you to everyone who has been following me throughout the year. Your messages, comments, and support mean a lot to me and make the long tough days more bearable!
Cheers
