Learning How to Fall
When I first moved to Calgary, Alberta in July 2009 I found myself constantly looking up. Looking up at the skyscrapers. Looking up at the ski jump tower . Looking up at the mountains. It was as if I was looking at everything for the very first time. Shiny and brand new – life was […]
A Sharp Mental Edge
Alex Karras, professional athlete and actor has been quoted to have once said, “Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.” And after having completed the first 6 weeks of my 2012/13 dry land training, I have to agree. This is not to say that my muscles aren’t growing, and that I can’t […]
Full Speed Ahead
New personalized training book “Have you heard the word on the street? I’m a certified cupist,” Leah, my athletic therapist says as I start to get onto her massage table. “Oh?” I say, entirely clueless. I watch as she pulls out a box containing small plastic cups, a rubber hose type deal, and […]
My Racing Thoughts
What speeds by you when you want it to slow down and seems to only take its sweet time when you can barely stand the wait? Life. And in my life, when things come apart, things start coming together. The 2011/12 Canadian Selection Races came and went with such incredible force that I can barely […]
My Watch Tower
“Never doubt your program,” he said, once I had finally finished my rant. He is right. But, I too was right. I was right to say what I needed to say. After all, I have never done well holding in my fears and insecurities through all this …. Then again, no one claimed the life of a transitioned […]