Meyrick Jones Racing: Pieces of a Puzzle

"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.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Pieces of a Puzzle

I have results back from a fact-finding flurry of e-mails I sent out a few days ago...

COACH: Tony Chin
CLUB: Nordic Racers

I am all set-up. Tony sounds like just the man to take me through the "bambi on ice" stage... (which I hope will be brief!) He even has experience and qualifications as a coach for disabled athletes. Whether he has worked with an amputee before I don't know but his coaching resume is impressive.

I will be on the snow for the first time this Saturday. Should be interesting and possibly entertaining for anyone at Cypress around noon.