There comes a time in every athlete's life when they decide
to start a blog. I've come to learn it's as inevitable as shaving your legs or
peeing in your wetsuit (other kinds of athletes do these things too right?). I
was skeptical at first, about the blog I mean, but I now see it as a great
opportunity to share stories, experiences, lessons and expertise with
like-minded individuals. My first post will be a short one but it will set the
scene for who I am and where I'm coming from.
The following is a disclosure of my life in a few bullet
points:
- I was born in the (unofficial) baseball diamond capital of
Ontario, a small village just outside of Kingston known as Inverary. It is said
that there are enough baseball diamonds within the village to field its entire
population. Although this fact is irrelevant, and for that matter completely
made up, the point is it's small. Small enough that I have a single running
route, and naturally know which houses own dogs the entire way.
- I attended LaSalle high school in the east end of Kingston,
which is where I saw my first bit of athletic success with a trip to OFSAA XC
in grade 10.
That's me on
the right with bowl hair cut, which was cool back then (it wasn't)
- The next stage of my life took place just a short trip
down the 401 to the city of Guelph (or Kingston 2 as I call it), where I
attended the University of Guelph. This is where I met my soon to be coach Mark
Linseman and teamLPC owner James Loaring in 2012. I have been a member of LPC
ever since and am fortunate enough to be on the Hurdle Project team for elite
and up-and-coming triathletes.
- I have since returned to Kingston to complete my Master's
in Clinical Exercise Physiology at Queen's University. I do my running with the
varsity team which has helped more than I could have imagined. Most recently, I
am one of the lucky few to be named to the Multisport Canada Recharge with Milk
Ambassador Team. As a result, this summer I will be competing in various
Recharge with Milk Triathlon Series races for the coveted series prizes. My
upcoming races can be found on my LPC Hurdle Project page (linked above).
Simply enough, my goals for this blog are to present what I
have learned through my time as a triathlete with the hope of providing helpful
and relevant advice to fellow endurance athletes of all levels. I will do my
best to make the posts informative, entertaining and most importantly relatable.
