Top Secret Training Facility

You may wonder "How does she do it?"
I'm referring of course to Ann-Marie's ability to bust out the top three finishes in every race she enters, winning the Calgary marathon, mountaineering, picking plums etc etc...
Well today I snuck into her training 'facility' and had a glimpse into the world of a champion.

Welcome to the Velodrome

Let's have a tour...

Check it, digital audio player holding (presumably) inspirational training music, maybe inspirational chanting or possibly inspirational speeches

Let's have another look at that sick inspirational audio visual center:

Here's a look at the pinnacle of indoor velodrome training technology:

• What we have here is a selection of 5 speeds providing an almost infinite adjustment for any training regime

• A sweet 'Tacx' wind trainer

• Awesome tan coloured tires. Awesome!
  

• Sweet white-coloured cable housing!

• And let's not forget the cutting sheet to catch all that burnin' rubber yo!

Let's go in for a closer look:

Sick!

And not least of all is the inspiring coach shouting directions from his coaches chair, passionately involved to the point that he froths at the mouth and pees his pants! We all need a coach like this!

"How is lookin' at me making you stronger??? Drop and give me 50!!!"

Bedtime Maneuvers

Tobin has recently learned that procrastination leads to later bed times.
Here are some of his strategies, most of which we go through each night:

"I need a bath, I'm hot"

"I'm thirsty"

"I want mom/dad to talk about my day"

"Where are my horses/cars/books?"

"I have to pee"

And then as we leave the room:

"Daaad, uhmmm... Talk about my day again?"

Just a nice picture.

Yeah! Mountaineering!

Thanks to Mandy, for getting Nicholas and Me up Cheops mountain!

summer fun

Some pictures from the summer so far.

1, 2, 3 JUMP!

"fishing"

4x4'ing

Nick looking a little suspicious in this one

Triathloning: A mountaineering substitute?

Some how, in the 35 degree heat, I managed to pull off second place in the Olympic distance triathlon in Salmon Arm. I missed the last morning breastfeed with Nicolas before the start of the race...which made me sprint for the finish!

It was great to have Cohen, Kirsten, Pappa Paul, Nana D., Tobin and Ryan cheering me on!!