The Games Have Started
My Olympic bike was finished being built yesterday. It looks awesome. Gabor (our team mechanic) stayed in the shop late in order to get it finished. It is already packed up and on its way to Beijing. Our bikes are flying over today to make sure that they arrive before we do. If they get lost then we will pack our backups and take those with us.
If you want to see pictures of it you will have to wait because Slowtwich is doing an article on it. It should be up very soon and I will put a link up to it.
The little send off for the triathletes at Fort Street turned out not to be so little afterwards. The bike shop was packed with the local triathlon community coming out to wish us good luck. It was a really fun night with some good snacks and some good drinks. There was a Q & A session and afterwards we signed some t-shirts that Fort Street was selling (the one above that I designed!) with the proceeds going to charity.
There was actually no watching of the Opening Ceremonies at Fort Street. It was just too packed. I was able to catch a little bit of it on my computer before I went swimming and was able to see Canada march out. I caught the highlights of it later on that day and they looked spectacular. It would have been neat to be there but there are more important things to take care of here!
We do not have a TV here in our apartment so we are only able to watch the sports live on www.cbcsports.ca/olympics. They have some good coverage on there of all the sports but it is without commentary. I would still rather watch it on CBC in HD on a big screen! Like Coach Joel does. He is lucky.
I wrote another blog for Slowtwitch.com the other day. You can check it out here.
Training is going good. I was/am getting a little sick. I think that I am on the mend today but I cannot be sure. Training has decreased which means that we are in taper mode. I should get better really soon with lots of rest.
The weather here could be better though. It has been cold and raining lots, just like fall weather. I do not think that summer has started here in Victoria, or that it will ever get going. This has been the worst summer since I moved here. WHERE IS THE SUNSHINE!?
Here are a couple pics from the Fort Street gig.
14 comments:
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
It must have been cold there in my shadow,
to never have sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine, that's your way.
You always walked a step behind.
So I was the one with all the glory,
while you were the one with all the strength.
A beautiful face without a name for so long.
A beautiful smile to hide the pain.
Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.
It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
but I've got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it.
I would be nothing without you.
Did you ever know that you're my hero?
You're everything I wish I could be.
I could fly higher than an eagle,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.
Did I ever tell you you're my hero?
You're everything, everything I wish I could be.
Oh, and I, I could fly higher than an eagle,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.
Oh, the wind beneath my wings.
You, you, you, you are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly away. You let me fly so high.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly high against the sky,
so high I almost touch the sky.
Thank you, thank you,
thank God for you, the wind beneath my wings.
Colin...just wanted to say how proud we are to know that you will represent Canada well! Give it all...be safe! s,j,c,h,j
Thanks very much for sharing your Olympic journey with us!
Looking forward to an awesome RACE!!!
Sean
Colin,
This is your moment. Enjoy that moment because you know what it took to get there. Everyone here will be cheering for you. Listen to the wind and you'll hear all of Canada screaming fo you. Have an awesome day !
Dan and Josh L
Congrats Colin to you and your team for the Silver Medal Win. That was the most exciting finish. Cheers. Greg
Congrats Team Canada!!!
Colin, awesome job today. You guys rocked out on that course. It was great to see a couple of Canadians (ontario rocks) hammering the field.
James C.
OMG Colin....what an amazing race. I can't begin to imagine how proud you must feel after such an accomplishment! To top it off, you had your family and Lisa all there to support you. Way to go Colin!
Love,
Birgit and Reimund
Phenomenal race. I hope you enjoyed your experience. Your finish was pure class! I was in tears. Enjoy the rest of your time in Beijing.
An absolutely outstanding effort! Congratulations.
Wowweee!!! Congratulations Colin!! AMAZING to watch you and your team at the freak'n OLYMPICS! :)
A girl I used to work with follows your progress as she's into triathlon. She wrote:
Colin did amazing! And I loved the way he crossed the finish line! He must be so happy with his performance. Made Canada proud!
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Congratulations!
Sg
Congratulations Colin!
What an amazing demonstration of teamwork, camaraderie and elation as you crossed the finish line. You showed the future of the sport and what a hand Canada will play in it. You did the nation proud!
Killer job dude. You had THE BEST finish of anyone!!! That was so funny/awesome!!!
Enjoy the rest of the games... and see if you can get Jordan to eat a fried scorpion at the street markets.
Congrats on a job well done :) No one could have asked for a better job from you :) On CBC they were concerned about the swim but you definitely didn't hold back :) Congrats again and I hope to see you back in 4 years :P
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