Meyrick Jones Racing: Leg in the shop...

"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, March 13, 2008

Leg in the shop...

This is a follow-up post to the one a few days ago about some exciting changes in the works for my leg... no, not a tattoo on my right leg....

On Tuesday I UPSed my leg and my ski boot down to Michael at RGP so that he could measure the angles I was using and the lengths of various parts in order to fabricate my KASL (Kick-ass ski leg) using the new "uncut" Mod III.

I pondered the wisdom behind this a bit since the timing is so close to Nationals - (No skiing for a few days in the run-up / should I use the new equipment in the race anyway after only a few tests???)

Ultimately, I decided to send it down and go for it... the skating should improve so dramatically that I couldn't resist. Also, if it needs further tweaking I can just use the old set-up and all I will have lost is a few days of training.

It still feels a bit nerve-wracking to have no leg right now.... I want to ski with Team DHL tonight but won't be able to. Those training sessions are so key... Nothing to be done about it though - I made my decision and will have to let the chips fall where they may.

On a less pressing but more awkward note:

I am attending and helping to put on the Triathlon BC Cocktail Party and Fundraiser this evening. It should be a lot of fun though I will be woefully underdressed - my choices were: Pants with my running leg (looks really stupid) or shorts with my running leg (looks pretty normal (at least for me) but not at a cocktail party).... Oh well, I am going with the shorts and a shirt and tie with sweater - if I had a cap I could be a schoolboy look-alike or Angus from AC/DC...