Salutations!

I have not disappeared, fallen off the face of the earth or been hiding under a rock… Nope! I have been training hard, working my butt off and enjoying a wicked Canmore summer in the Rockies! Since my last update, we have had 3 training camps, a testing week and some easy weeks. The first training camp since I updated everyone was a 4 day trip to Kaslo. I took the opportunity to get a little time in on the motorcycle and road by bike from Canmore, meeting the team and all the gear in Kaslo. The camp was focused around a 216km road ride known as the Silver Triangle. The ride began in Kaslo, and headed up over a pass to New Denver, then south to Nelson, and then back up to Kaslo.

It was a pretty amazing ride, taking just under 7 hrs to complete. The rest of the camp was spent roller skiing, (heading from Kaslo up over the pass to New Denver is one of the best double pole roads I have ever skied!) eating and sleeping. This camp was also the first time the whole team had been together this year, so we celebrated by having one of our by-annual AWCA baseball games. Overall it was a great camp; good training, fun atmosphere, neat town.

The next few weeks were filled with regular training around Canmore. I was lucky enough again this year to house sit for the Lavoie – Jones family. That also meant taking care of their amazing dog Skoki. Skoki became my training partner for the month, accompanying me on long runs, hikes and the odd mountain bike. Below are some pictures of a hike Emma and I did the Skoki and Max (Emma’s dog) in Canmore. We headed up Ha Ling peak, and once we reached the saddle, went right and went to the top of Miners Peak. As you can see by the pictures below, it was another sweet day in Canmore!