Meyrick Jones Racing: Home from Ottawa

"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.

Monday, September 22, 2008

Home from Ottawa - Mission Accomplished!

I got back from Ottawa this evening.

Made it back just in time to catch the tail end of Mattias' soccer practice. Then we came home for a piece of cake to celebrate Sacha's birthday. There's no place like home...

I will write something meaningful about the trip in the coming days, but for now all I can say is that it was one of the most interesting, rewarding and exciting weekends of my life. I have so much to write that I need to give it another day to settle in my mind before I begin to record my thoughts.

I ended up running the half marathon not the 5km - due to unexpected and overly-exciting circumstances.... there's the cliffhanger to lure you all in for the next post!