Archive for May, 2011
Day 5 Plattling, Germany
Well after another twelve hours sleep and a day off yesterday I am feeling back on track. I woke up and did my whole yoga practice, had two sessions on the river and went on a long walk.
The river was a lot lower today but I was out there alone for [...]
Day 4~ Plattling, Germany
Today I am exhausted.
I slept 12 hours last night and started my yoga practice this morning and couldn’t make it past my first few sun salutes.
Every muscle feels sore and tired after only 3 days here, and I thought I was fit.
Very happy to be here early and am [...]
Day 3 Plattling, Germany
Here are some of today’s training highlights:
Yesterday my first mental hurdle came to the surface. I had a good first training session in the morning. I was sticking loops, figuring out the spot and trying some new moves.
It was great to have higher water, had lots of fun paddling, and was also [...]
Lots of rain brought the river up and the hole is a lot more fun today.
I am REALLY impressed with the paddling of the women who are here, and feel like I am cramming for final exams.
Honestly, I have a lot of work to do to learn the harder tricks, and am trying to [...]
I arrived last night to Plattling, Germany.
The final chapter to my journey to the freestyle kayak world championships has begun.
It feels good to finally be here!
Today was my first training session in the hole. It is much lower than when I was here last year, and is challenging. I spent most of my [...]
One week until I leave for Germany.
I feel like transformation has happened this year.
This morning while I was writing I saw in my head the image of a butterfly coming out of its cocoon, and then coincidently saw an amazing video about the importance of pollination and butterflies were the main stars in the video. [...]
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I leave for Germany in a little more than 2 weeks!
I remember starting out on this mission over a year ago now, and it seemed like I had forever. Now I have two weeks til I will be in Plattling, Germany.
I will be there for 3 weeks before the competition, which begins 20 June.
I am [...]