With today being Islander day on PEI, we were unable to schedule in a swim time that worked for the team at the TTF. So we decided to have another day of training on our own. I have a tough time getting motivated on these days. I really miss the team atmosphere that we have when we workout together at the TTF. I left my workout till tonight and I actually had a pretty good run and a good stretch after. It wasn't bad...but I just feel like I drifted backwards after today. I'm not sure how the rest of the big 4 faired out on this day....they declined to speak to the media until tommorow. For 2 of the big 4 it was family day...for Tdisckree and I it was just another day at work.
We all know what tommorow is.....It's the weekly RDT. Odds makers are having a field day with this one. Many were shocked today when they released the early numbers.
Submitted by proline:
RDT- at the Tdisc Training Facility
TDG 2-1 (They have no doubt on this one....The captain has got the taste of winning and he likes it. Tommorow may be a record breaking day if Tdiscgreggy can hold off the field and become the winningest runner in Tdisc history.)
TDK 5-1 (Tdisckree has shown lately that if he can control his bowls than he can compete with the big dogs. A well timed bathroom break may be enough for tdisckree to put a scare into Tdiscgreggy.)
TDA 7-1 (Tdiscadmiral has had trouble regaining his early season form. Odds makers (stuck with him as long as they could. He has all the tools needed to win.....this may be a great longshot to throw some cash down on.)
TDP 99-1 ( Tdiscpye has never really scared the top runners at any point in the season. Although he is improving....he stands no chance to pace with the leaders. Look for Tdiscpye to play a strong part in the over/under.)
There is no doubt about it that tommorow will be a bloggers dream. I'm buckling up and holding on...It is going to be a wild ride.
Till next time,
Tdiscpye
"Big occasions and races which have been eagerly anticipated almost to the point of dread, are where great deeds can be accomplished." - Jack Lovelock
Monday, February 9, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Tough weekend to be the author of the blog
It's been one of those weekends that been kinda messed up. We were away with hockey that made it hard to train and blog. We considered saturday as a day off...so today we decided to have a workout. My eating was terrible over the weekend and I really felt it throughout today....after church I had all you can eat chinese food....which didn't exactly feel great throughout my bike ride this evening. I was kinda low leading into the workout...i felt really tired from my 3 hour nap prior and my food addiction was really getting the best of me. I forced myself to go in to the TTF and workout. Tdisckree and I road our bikes on the indoor trainer for like 30 mins then did a legs circuit. I felt great after and it kinda gave me a boost going in a hard week ahead.
When teams win championships....they can usually pinpoint a week in the middle of the season where they really began to take off. For Tdisc this could be the week. We had a solid week last week but nothing really special. We've been in a bit of a groove lately....look for tdiscgreggy to push the big 4's envelope a little farther....in preparation for Fredericton.
For most ...tommorow it will be a holliday....for Tdisc there is no such thing as a holliday....were in the year of the triathlon...there is work to be done. Tommorow is split day....run and swim for the admiral and I....bike and swim for Tdiscgreggy and tdisckree.
till next time,
Tdiscpye
"There is nothing training cannot do. Nothing is above its reach. It can turn bad morals to good; it can destroy bad principles and recreate good ones; it can lift men to angelship." -Mark Twain
When teams win championships....they can usually pinpoint a week in the middle of the season where they really began to take off. For Tdisc this could be the week. We had a solid week last week but nothing really special. We've been in a bit of a groove lately....look for tdiscgreggy to push the big 4's envelope a little farther....in preparation for Fredericton.
For most ...tommorow it will be a holliday....for Tdisc there is no such thing as a holliday....were in the year of the triathlon...there is work to be done. Tommorow is split day....run and swim for the admiral and I....bike and swim for Tdiscgreggy and tdisckree.
till next time,
Tdiscpye
"There is nothing training cannot do. Nothing is above its reach. It can turn bad morals to good; it can destroy bad principles and recreate good ones; it can lift men to angelship." -Mark Twain
Friday, February 6, 2009
Surprisingly quiet on Friday!
The week has pretty well cruised by for most of Tdisc. We've been quite consistent all week with no major meltdown's. Are we becoming triathletes? I think so...it's just like getting up and going to work everyday...it's like second nature now to pack the night before...set the alarm for 6....get up and head to the TTF for a consistent workout. Today I felt great again...we did some sprints for about 20-30 minutes than went for a half an hour swim. Tdisc was caught off guard a bit after the workout when we got chirped about our swimwear. They were basically telling us that our clam diggers had a lot of drag. We appreciate there suggestions and will probably order some tights in the near future. In a side note The admiral scoffed at the idea.
Speaking of the admiral he sent the author of the blog a statement today. After getting roasted for a week straight he had this to say. "I have been listening a lot to Ocean 100 lately and it has inspired me to take on a new approach to life. I want to feel fine in 09. For that reason, I have tried to live more in Johns shoes rather then let the admiral attack. It was stressful, it was intense and it was destructive to those around me. Instead of showing people my rage and intensity, I have decided to step back and simply go with the flow. You will not be seeing the admiral for a little bit because all admirals need their rest. I will work hard and I will be relentless in every workout but I will not lose it. Tdiscgreggy has been a great leader and support system here at home. His laid back attitude has helped me with my rage..thanks Greggy. "
In the words of Admiral David Farragutâ??Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!â??
"John"
Today John did show up...It was a tremendous surprise. After the sprints while in the swimming changing rooms the admiral paid us a surprise visit. Tdisckree said to John "I read the article in the paper about kids missing to much school and I agree with it....we need to make some days up." That is when the admiral arrived..."I like my time off....we shouldn't have to make up time it's like we went to school." He then proceeded to smash the lockers with his kit bag.
I'm actually struggling to blog tonight....I'm in a hotel in moncton with the admiral on the bed behind me....the lights are all on....I have no green tea...and the room is to cold to have my shirt off.
Tdisc has a travel day tommorow and then back at it on Sunday. The next blog will be posted on Sunday night at 8:00. Enjoy the weekend.
Till next time,
Tdiscpye
"If you can't win, make the fellow ahead of you break the record" ~ Anonymous
Speaking of the admiral he sent the author of the blog a statement today. After getting roasted for a week straight he had this to say. "I have been listening a lot to Ocean 100 lately and it has inspired me to take on a new approach to life. I want to feel fine in 09. For that reason, I have tried to live more in Johns shoes rather then let the admiral attack. It was stressful, it was intense and it was destructive to those around me. Instead of showing people my rage and intensity, I have decided to step back and simply go with the flow. You will not be seeing the admiral for a little bit because all admirals need their rest. I will work hard and I will be relentless in every workout but I will not lose it. Tdiscgreggy has been a great leader and support system here at home. His laid back attitude has helped me with my rage..thanks Greggy. "
In the words of Admiral David Farragutâ??Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!â??
"John"
Today John did show up...It was a tremendous surprise. After the sprints while in the swimming changing rooms the admiral paid us a surprise visit. Tdisckree said to John "I read the article in the paper about kids missing to much school and I agree with it....we need to make some days up." That is when the admiral arrived..."I like my time off....we shouldn't have to make up time it's like we went to school." He then proceeded to smash the lockers with his kit bag.
I'm actually struggling to blog tonight....I'm in a hotel in moncton with the admiral on the bed behind me....the lights are all on....I have no green tea...and the room is to cold to have my shirt off.
Tdisc has a travel day tommorow and then back at it on Sunday. The next blog will be posted on Sunday night at 8:00. Enjoy the weekend.
Till next time,
Tdiscpye
"If you can't win, make the fellow ahead of you break the record" ~ Anonymous
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Team Comes to aid of fallen Leader
I really don't know what to say today. It was one of those days where I had a good workout but I just seemed to have like an empty feeling inside all day. I can't really put my finger on it at the moment.
Thursday spin is one of my better days...I always get a good sweat on and feel good about my improvement in the training. The day started off a little weird...as I arrived at the TTF there were people running back and forth from building to building. Then I ran into Captain Tdisgreggy and the admiral and they notified me about what was going on. The fire alarms were going off and everyone had to evacuate the building. In a report by UPEI later on in the day they confirmed that the fire alarm had been pulled by someone. Was it a sabotage on Tdisc? By pulling the fire alarm was the person trying to delay our workout knowing our leader can't cope with change? Were not exactly sure why but Tdisc training went on.
We all hopped on the bikes with a full back row and front row. Tdisct (w) put us through a great hill workout. Halfway through the workout is when tdisc showed everyone in the gym that we were strong. Our team leader was pedaling away when tdisct (w) told the group to go up 3 gears. The admiral replied "I can't...I won't be able to move my legs." That is when the team in a supporting role started encouraging him...."Come on admiral...Come on admiral...up another one admiral". With the captain on his right shoulder Tdiscadmiral made it through. We finished strong then proceeded to the track for a run. The admiral declined....some say due to work circumstances others say he's still hurt.
When we got to the track...people were very receptive to us like usual. They gave us one lane and they all split the other one. We then T'd up a whole sports team....then ripped off a couple k and had a great stretch. Although I did notice the man who always says "good morning gents" was missing. I'm still holding out hope for the day he says "good morning Tdisc". Team shirts would solve that problem.
When I think of great teams a few teams come to mind right away....such as the bulls dynasty and Us Poastal Service/team discovery. Those two teams were unbeatable in there sports. There is three reasons why they were so succesful. one...they had a great coach...two....they had a great supporting cast....three...they had a great leader. ie. michael Jordan, and Lance Armstrong. You might ask why am I talking about this....well Tdisc is a team that sets goals not limits. If one day we want to become an international powerhouse than we need to copy these other great teams. We have a great coach...and our supporting cast may eventually become the best there is.....Team leader ? Were just not sure. We pegged the admiral as the leader right at the start but like one member said today "he may not be able to settle himself down and mentally just not be able to cope with being the frontrunner." His performance so far can be summed up by a sign posted at the TTF earlier this week. It read...."Tdiscadmiral we brought u here to win....please do something."
I know what yas are thinking...."man you guys are hard on the admiral." You know what...yas are probably right. As we've seen in the last few days he is 100% human. Maybe we expect to much out of him. But yas got to see where were coming from...i'm going to give yas an illustration. In this illustration pretend Tdiscadmiral is sidney crosby and the nhl is triathlon training. Ok....sid is 2nd in scoring with 70 points.....there's two ways to look at it. one...thinking what's wrong with sid...he should be doing better than that....two....jeez 70 points ....that's good he's right up there with a lot of good players. A safe way to look at it would be the 2nd one. I like first one personally....like sid....Tdiscadmiral is a phenom in his sport. Anything but the best is dissappointing. It just eats me up inside to see a physical Specimen like the admiral being just average. Why we push the admiral so much is because with Tdisc all hope lies in the Admiral. We can only hope for things to change...he's does live with team mediator Tdisct(w) and the team Captain Tdiscgreggy. By giving the Captain to Tdiscgreggy it straightened him out...should we try giving the assistant captain to Tdiscadmiral? Or should we like the tour de france....let someone lead for most of the race then hand it over to the big leader late?
Some people have asked...."So like how does Tdiscpye go about blogging." Ok....first of all I get home and prepare a green tea....and crank up the heat. I then usually change into more comfortable clothing...usually no shirt. I go over to the computer shutting off all the lights on the way. I open up the blog...and my email where I recieve all the interviews and comments from the day. I then take 5 minutes to sit back and think about what all happened. I then sit forward take a sip of green tea...and proceed to blog. While blogging I speak out loud reading and going back and going through it. Why do I sit in the dark u might ask? It allows me to get in character. One quote I love when it comes to blogging is.....“Breathe. Know that the Internet has no eraser.”
Be sure to vote on the new poll....it will soon be time to buy uniforms. Swim and sprints tommorow....should be good for a team that is now in cruise control.
Till next time,
Tdiscpye
"A leader is a dealer in hope." -Napoleon Bonaparte
Thursday spin is one of my better days...I always get a good sweat on and feel good about my improvement in the training. The day started off a little weird...as I arrived at the TTF there were people running back and forth from building to building. Then I ran into Captain Tdisgreggy and the admiral and they notified me about what was going on. The fire alarms were going off and everyone had to evacuate the building. In a report by UPEI later on in the day they confirmed that the fire alarm had been pulled by someone. Was it a sabotage on Tdisc? By pulling the fire alarm was the person trying to delay our workout knowing our leader can't cope with change? Were not exactly sure why but Tdisc training went on.
We all hopped on the bikes with a full back row and front row. Tdisct (w) put us through a great hill workout. Halfway through the workout is when tdisc showed everyone in the gym that we were strong. Our team leader was pedaling away when tdisct (w) told the group to go up 3 gears. The admiral replied "I can't...I won't be able to move my legs." That is when the team in a supporting role started encouraging him...."Come on admiral...Come on admiral...up another one admiral". With the captain on his right shoulder Tdiscadmiral made it through. We finished strong then proceeded to the track for a run. The admiral declined....some say due to work circumstances others say he's still hurt.
When we got to the track...people were very receptive to us like usual. They gave us one lane and they all split the other one. We then T'd up a whole sports team....then ripped off a couple k and had a great stretch. Although I did notice the man who always says "good morning gents" was missing. I'm still holding out hope for the day he says "good morning Tdisc". Team shirts would solve that problem.
When I think of great teams a few teams come to mind right away....such as the bulls dynasty and Us Poastal Service/team discovery. Those two teams were unbeatable in there sports. There is three reasons why they were so succesful. one...they had a great coach...two....they had a great supporting cast....three...they had a great leader. ie. michael Jordan, and Lance Armstrong. You might ask why am I talking about this....well Tdisc is a team that sets goals not limits. If one day we want to become an international powerhouse than we need to copy these other great teams. We have a great coach...and our supporting cast may eventually become the best there is.....Team leader ? Were just not sure. We pegged the admiral as the leader right at the start but like one member said today "he may not be able to settle himself down and mentally just not be able to cope with being the frontrunner." His performance so far can be summed up by a sign posted at the TTF earlier this week. It read...."Tdiscadmiral we brought u here to win....please do something."
I know what yas are thinking...."man you guys are hard on the admiral." You know what...yas are probably right. As we've seen in the last few days he is 100% human. Maybe we expect to much out of him. But yas got to see where were coming from...i'm going to give yas an illustration. In this illustration pretend Tdiscadmiral is sidney crosby and the nhl is triathlon training. Ok....sid is 2nd in scoring with 70 points.....there's two ways to look at it. one...thinking what's wrong with sid...he should be doing better than that....two....jeez 70 points ....that's good he's right up there with a lot of good players. A safe way to look at it would be the 2nd one. I like first one personally....like sid....Tdiscadmiral is a phenom in his sport. Anything but the best is dissappointing. It just eats me up inside to see a physical Specimen like the admiral being just average. Why we push the admiral so much is because with Tdisc all hope lies in the Admiral. We can only hope for things to change...he's does live with team mediator Tdisct(w) and the team Captain Tdiscgreggy. By giving the Captain to Tdiscgreggy it straightened him out...should we try giving the assistant captain to Tdiscadmiral? Or should we like the tour de france....let someone lead for most of the race then hand it over to the big leader late?
Some people have asked...."So like how does Tdiscpye go about blogging." Ok....first of all I get home and prepare a green tea....and crank up the heat. I then usually change into more comfortable clothing...usually no shirt. I go over to the computer shutting off all the lights on the way. I open up the blog...and my email where I recieve all the interviews and comments from the day. I then take 5 minutes to sit back and think about what all happened. I then sit forward take a sip of green tea...and proceed to blog. While blogging I speak out loud reading and going back and going through it. Why do I sit in the dark u might ask? It allows me to get in character. One quote I love when it comes to blogging is.....“Breathe. Know that the Internet has no eraser.”
Be sure to vote on the new poll....it will soon be time to buy uniforms. Swim and sprints tommorow....should be good for a team that is now in cruise control.
Till next time,
Tdiscpye
"A leader is a dealer in hope." -Napoleon Bonaparte
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