Spring Update

I hope you are all enjoying spring and some warmer weather!

I thought I would send out an update since the last two months have been pretty exciting with a wedding and final preparations for 2010.

Spring Training Camps:

Since my last blog our team spent 2 weeks training on the Olympics track in Whistler and one week training in Nakiska. Both camps were excellent and a lot of good work was done.

In whistler we had a good chunk of time on the DH track and, for Whistler, the weather was extremely cooperative. Although we only got one run from top to bottom, it was excellent to have that kind of volume in sections of the course. I don’t want to give much away about the track, but it’ll be exciting to watch come February 2010!

Our camp in Nakiska had a very different focus from Whistler. This camp was all about volume and hard work. Our coaches got creative with rollers, exercises (including downhill skiing on Cross Country equipment), jumps, and courses. This made for a fun and effective working environment. I really believe a lot was accomplishes in this short but intense camp. We also lucked out with amazing weather that gave us winter conditions in April! Although this was great for training I can’t say we were too excited about the freezing toes and fighting off blizzards….I know many of us we’re more than ready to hit the beach!

With how much volume we were doing, you can imagine we were hitting a lot of gates. With my wedding coming up I got extremely creative with padding, I didn’t want to be black and blue to accent my white dress! I had nearly 4 layers of padding on my arms which, other than looking like the Michelin man, worked great and may even be something I’ll continue doing. When I couldn’t feel the gates I was even more aggressive.

Wedding:

Once the camps finally came to an end, I was able to fully devote my energy and excitement to getting married! My long time boyfriend David Ford and I tied the knot on April 25th in an intimate wedding on BC’s Sunshine Coast. It was a weekend affair with close family and friends. David and I aren’t sure what we did to deserve such amazing karma but the weather and weekend was perfection. I couldn’t have dreamt of a better ceremony and setting, everything about it felt ‘right’.

Since the wedding David and I enjoyed time at home as newlyweds. It was nice to feel like we got into a normal type of rhythm. It’s amazing how long it takes me to realize I can do laundry as often as I want; and that I have access to all my clothes; and I can just go to the fridge to eat whatever I want! After so many months on the road just settling into normal life felt great.

Back In the Swing of Things

However, the bliss of normal life at home was far too short as always. I’m now in Calgary for a ten day fitness camp. We’re starting the block with fitness testing at the University followed by a week of a rather intense schedule. 2010 HERE WE COME!!!!!

Till next time,
Kelly