I'm Back !

Apparently I failed at keeping up this blog while I was in Europe - sorry! So I am back on Canadian soil and I will let you know about some of the things that went on in Europe. As I mentioned in my last blog, several other athletes from the University of Guelph joined my coach and I to the Czech Republic to compete as well. Unfortunately we were at the mercy of the weather (as usual) for the majority of the trip. In the first three weeks almost every race I ran was into an illegal positive wind, including one wind reading of +4.0! Then we had a series of heat waves bringing the temperatures up into the high 30's! We were lucky because there were meets every week for us to compete in, so at least we had a lot of opportunities to run/jump. Most weeks we would practice Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and then Thursday and Friday would be more relaxed in preparation for competition. We would train at several different tracks all around Prague depending on our needs for that day.

But of course the entire trip was not all about running! We visited all of the main attractions in Prague and even got to visit some of the countryside. The Czech is a beautiful country and I would recommend it to anyone visiting Europe. This year I visited one castle that was 900 years old and it was amazing. I was also fortunate enough to visit the Netherlands before coming back home to Canada. I have family in the Netherlands that invited me over since I was 'in the area.' While I did have to put my training on hold for over a week- it was a fantastic experience! Not only was I there for the final FIFA game (which although it had a disappointing result, I have rarely seen so much energy before an athletic event!) but I got to experience the Dutch countryside and Amsterdam for the first time in my life.

Now I am back in Canada and have just over a week to prepare for Track and Field Nationals. I am finally recovering from the time change and am no longer waking up at 4 am, which is good! After Nationals the focus will be on Provincials, which are in Sudbury this year, and then my outdoor season will be over....Just in time to start training for indoor season.

Hope everyone is having a great summer!