Home again after a great camp in Beijing. It was nice to get on the course for a couple of weeks and not have to worry about volume accumulation. The course has changed a little bit since the pre Olympic race in august and will likely stay in flux until June some time. I was amazed at how very little changes to the configuration of the obstacles really changed the flow dynamics. With the river being so challenging it is difficult to get used to a certain section and then have it changed from the morning to afternoon workout. Hopefully things wont change too often out there.
My legs are finally starting to recover from the riding in Beijing. Foreigners are not able to easily rent cars so we were left with either paying through the nose for a shuttle to the course or riding a bike back and forth a few times a day. With a bike costing only around 20 Euro's the choice was clear. We encountered some bewildered locals as we rode by every day.
It was strange to be the lone Canadian at the camp in Beijing, and while it would have been nice to have team support there I think the work that Eoin and I did with Jim Jayes was extremely productive.
Now it is back to the grind stone, lots of volume in the gym and on the different energy systems on both white water and on flat water. Hopefully the weather will hold here until travel starts again in December to Charlotte and OZ in January and February.
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Great to have you posting again. I stumbled on your blog right after your last competition and have been checking regularly for updates. Will be watching as you prepare for 2008.
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