After an incredible weekend last weekend I hit the ground running on Monday and was all set up for another extraordinary week when BANG it all came crashing down and I took refuge between the bed sheets. I came down with a nasty cold, flu, other weird stuff combo that included violent coughing fits and a dehydration scare. The latter was a first for me, I drink a lot of water, but walking 45 minutes in icy winds (missed the bus, too down and out to ride straight) to deliver a lab and then heading to the clinic, waiting an hour and half and then seeing a doctor, all without a drop of water and while being ill....its not a great plan of action and I almost paid for it in the worst way. When you are sick don't pull silly stunts like that.
Anyways, after a week of resting up I am good to go, almost. No hard training yet, but tomorrow I should be good for a round in the weight room and a roller spin. I am happy to report that as of yesterday Norway was rocking the medal count with 7! 4 million people, open face sandwiches and a true love of sport. Maybe sport Canada needs to take a look around before coming up with their "development strategies". I am mainly referring to cycling, they just busted out a new master plan that is about as sound as using wonderbread to filter your coffee. Its a good one for the kids in some ways, but ends up at the national team once they dump you out of Junior, with national team cuts, a program that is blowing money left and right, an extremely narrow focus and number of riders gaining acceptance, a faulty recruitment strategy, ill timed national championships, all they are really doing is creating somewhat of a development monopoly for themselves, discouraging excellence for the longterm and ultimately creating 100% reliance on a system we already know doesn't work the was it should. We need change, bigger change, we need people to take risks, I guess that is why Harper is the masses man. It frustrates me, I am living this first hand, my season planning has stopped up because of a big descision I have to make with direct connections to what I just talked about. I must be feeling better I can rant again! Good sign indeed.
Stay tuned on p-productions for more culinary delights, we are heading to the fruits of the sea next!
Also Victoria is less than a week away, I will have live updates on the progress and pics to make sure all you prairie dwellers are thoroughly jealous.
2 comments:
Interesting, the Aussies have been very successful indeed. I am referring to the recently released athlete development model from the CCA, was not aware of any other plans in cycling.
Canada is the Mr. Magoo of international, long-term athlete development. I thoroughly enjoyed Dr. Stephen Norris' lecture back in the fall. The CCA could learn a lot from him, if only they'd listen.
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