Monday, January 18, 2016
06:30 Wake up and get ready
for school. Last year I would’ve been at
the pool already for an hour but my awesome new coach Kyla Coates doesn’t
believe in morning swim practices for developing athletes in high school! I cried tears of joy when she told me this!
07:15 Have a balanced
breakfast of fresh fruit, PB, and toast.
I am a vegan so no eggs or dairy for me.
08:00 Out the door for
another day of grade 11 at Vincent Massey HS.
Dad stops on the way at Starbucks for his morning coffee and I get a soy
hot chocolate – it’s really cold this morning so I’m making no apologies!
11:30 Lunch – or when
non-triathletes eat lunch anyhow. My
metabolism is such that I never really stop eating for very long. I am always taking in some small nutrition in
every class. In the caf at school, I
mostly dance!
15:06 School is over for the
day and I’ve got a run workout before dry-land training and swim practice
tonight. The temp is up and the snow is
falling. It’s a gorgeous Canadian winter
day. Running in the quiet snow is
magical. I love it.
16:00 Run over and now I’m
taking in some Infinit to refuel between workouts. I find that my body responds really well to
my custom blend during the afternoons when I do most of my workouts. I’ve got an hour to hit the books for exams
next week before I leave for the pool.
17:30 At the Windsor Aquatic
Centre – an amazing new 77 m pool here in Windsor with moving bulkheads and
dive towers. I’m really lucky to train
in such a great facility. My swim coach
Cord Kitson puts us through 60 minutes of dry-land training and then we are in
the water today for a 60 min swim session.
This winter I am really working on my swim efficiency in the water and
Cord’s coaching is really starting to pay off.
I am only 5’ tall and getting efficient in the water, reducing my stroke
count, and generating some power in a small frame isn’t easy but today I
totally nail my target of 15 SPL (strokes / length) on my pace time of 1:25. I’m really excited with my progress this year
and hitting 15 SPL for the first in our main set is a great reward for all the
hours in the water.
20:00 Home from the pool and
time for some more fuel. I drink my
Recovery formula right after practice on the drive home. Tonight dinner is vegan shepard’s pie – one
of my favourite’s. Sorry fam, but those
leftovers are mine!
21:00 Another hour or so of
studying to do before it’s lights out at 22:30.
Kyla has a tough bike workout for me tomorrow and I will be back in the
pool for another 90 minutes after school as well. Every day is just another small step towards
my goals and I couldn’t get to where I want to go without Infinit.
