The Ironteam X (it's the 10 year anniversary season) will begin with the kickoff party next Saturday! It's pretty exciting to be starting another season and soon we will be busy every weekend with team training so we apologize in advance to our friends and family if you feel a little neglected..... but this is important stuff!
As the title indicates I (that would be Nancy) will be doing double duty this season, well actually triple duty. I will be a team participant, training and fund raising. I will be a mentor, helping participants navigate the Ironteam system with support in all aspects of the training, fundraising, and general pats on the back! And I will be leading the swim training for the team.
As most of you know I have just retired from coaching the Tracy High Varsity Swim Team after 10 years. The Ironteam was missing some leadership in this area and I am very happy to be able to step in and fill the need. I love coaching and was concerned about missing it so this is great! We had a coaches clinic today and I'm very excited about the coaching staff's commitment to providing a quality program. We spent 2 1/2 hours together going over my teaching methods and it was great. We can't wait to get started!
BTW - Skip is still on the mend and did the swim drills/skills today as well. We are on our way!
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
Update on Skip
He's ok.
I have had many people ask how Skip is doing so I thought I should post an update.
His ribs still hurt but they are getting better (he is no longer afraid to sneeze). His scrapes are looking much better but his hip is still a strange variety of colors. He also has fluid under the skin on his hip which according to Chelsie is a bursa. It's nice to have an athletic trainer in the family who can help out with injury care and prevention!
I know he is feeling better because he wants to try to ride his bike tomorrow (after he gets a new helmet and straightens his handlebars of course.)
I have had many people ask how Skip is doing so I thought I should post an update.
His ribs still hurt but they are getting better (he is no longer afraid to sneeze). His scrapes are looking much better but his hip is still a strange variety of colors. He also has fluid under the skin on his hip which according to Chelsie is a bursa. It's nice to have an athletic trainer in the family who can help out with injury care and prevention!
I know he is feeling better because he wants to try to ride his bike tomorrow (after he gets a new helmet and straightens his handlebars of course.)
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Respect those rocks and wear those helmets!!
Skip and I went out for or normal Tuesday morning ride. It is a pretty easy 24 mile course to Livermore and back but Skip managed to make it complicated this week. As we were coming down Concannon, a slight downhill, cruising at about 20 mph, he started to look behind him to see if I was with him and at the same time hit a small rock.
I saw his front wheel turn suddenly to the right causing his upper body to fall to the left. He went down fast, landing on his left hip and side and rolled feet over head into the middle of the car lane. There was an SUV next to us and luckily the woman was paying close attention to us and slammed on her brakes. Skip quickly rolled to the bike lane and scooted over to the curb.
He is pretty beaten up with major bruising to his hip, ribs, and shoulder but he will be ok. The really scary thing is that he was in the bike lane, the car was in the car lane, everyone was doing what they were supposed to be doing and that little rock could have caused major injury. If she had been passing him at the time he fell, she would not have been able to avoid hitting him.
Also, his helmet is history but luckily his head is not!!! So the moral of this story is RESPECT THOSE ROCKS AND WEAR THOSE HELMETS !!!
I saw his front wheel turn suddenly to the right causing his upper body to fall to the left. He went down fast, landing on his left hip and side and rolled feet over head into the middle of the car lane. There was an SUV next to us and luckily the woman was paying close attention to us and slammed on her brakes. Skip quickly rolled to the bike lane and scooted over to the curb.
He is pretty beaten up with major bruising to his hip, ribs, and shoulder but he will be ok. The really scary thing is that he was in the bike lane, the car was in the car lane, everyone was doing what they were supposed to be doing and that little rock could have caused major injury. If she had been passing him at the time he fell, she would not have been able to avoid hitting him.
Also, his helmet is history but luckily his head is not!!! So the moral of this story is RESPECT THOSE ROCKS AND WEAR THOSE HELMETS !!!
Monday, September 3, 2007
The Journey Begins...
It all began in Penticton BC. We travelled there to support my Ironteammates in their big event. It was a very relaxing vacation because our only duty was to cheer on Sunday and the other 4 days were without a schedule... very unusual for us.
The race was great to watch and my teammates were very inspiring. Team in Training members are all just normal people that have decided to step out of their comfort zone and physically train for an event that will take all day as well as fund raise to support cancer research and patient services. Throughout the year as we support each other physically and emotionally, we become close friends. This team is composed of special people.
I say it began in Penticton when most of you know that I just completed Ironman USA in Lake Placid with Ironteam. But the reason for THIS blog began in Penticton because not only did I sign up for Ironman Canada 2008 but Skip also signed up. We will both be training and fund raising together with the Ironteam. It will be great to be training together and getting to know the new Ironteamers together. The only downfall is that I can't use the training as an excuse for him to pamper me - darn!
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