Meyrick Jones Racing: First Races Approach

"wise guys" quote:

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

- Theodore Roosevelt, speech titled "Citizen in a Republic" delivered at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910

Everything you need is already inside.

- Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike, legendary coach, and father of the running movement.

Sunday, December 23, 2007

First Races Approach

Got the race Schedule dialed-in....

My Nordic Racing debut will take place in the Callaghan Valley at the BC Cup, 2 races - one a sprint (1200m - Classic) and one a 5k Skate:

January 19-20

I will then take off to Mt. Washington for a Para-Nordic Training Camp (Jan 22-25) and race again at the Coast Cup on the weekend:

January 26-27

In total this stretch will involve skiing 8 out of 9 days and racing 4 times. How sweet is that? Monthly race goal (mentioned a few posts ago) is looking a bit too easy all of a sudden!

Legacy of a Warrior update: Yesterday marked Duster's last day.... he will be missed around IF. The workout was killer (I should have written it down to post here...) We rocked it and finished our Warrior Training (strength phase) on a powerful note. Now we will get SERIOUS about aerobic conditioning and sport specific strength and stability etc. Maybe not as fun but a good challenge all the same.

Duster and I on the way to Machu Picchu