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Speed Skater Gym Workout Day 1

I took the day off from on ice training and instead went to the gym to get in a speed skater workout. My on ice training sessions are going great but my legs are starting to fatigue so with less…

Teaching Others How to Skate

I had another great training day on ice! But something I observed today is that a lot of people don’t know how to teach their kids how to skate – either for lack of skill or lack of teaching ability.…

Jennie’s First Ice Training Session

This was the first on-ice training session for Jennie, after having just returned from vacation. She caught on quickly and got quite a few catches for both MTA and TRC. Jill has continued to improve each training session and today…

Glendon School Booked for Pink Shirt Day 2017

I’m excited to announce that I will be speaking at Glendon School on Feb 22 for Pink Shirt Day 2017! A K-12 school, Glendon celebrated their 100th anniversary in 2015 and they are located NW of Edmonton. This will be…

Mild Weather Makes for Untrainable Ice

Unfortunately for us, Calgary is in the middle of a Chinook which means warm temperatures for the next 2 weeks that could cause the ice at Bowness Lagoon to be soft to the point of being unskatable. This is really…

Frisbee Training on Soft Ice

Jill and I got out for some on ice training but unfortunately it was so warm out that the ice was really soft and was full of ruts. We got to work on a lot of technical elements of our…

Meeting Some New Fans

While training today, I met some new fans. They were super curious about why I was throwing, skating and catching my own throw! It was fun to tell them all about my record attempts and I even gave them their…

Putting Things Into Perspective

Today was a tough training day because my mind was heavy with thoughts about my friend. However, the weather was beautiful and I knew that getting out in the fresh air, throwing and catching and getting some exercise would do…

Cold Weather on Ice Training

We’re just getting out of a cold snap so today was my first day on ice training in 6 days and even today was a bit too chilly for my likes. But with one month until the event, every throw…