Have been spending the week hanging out at my parents and at Jenns parents, nothing new or exciting happening right now. Spending lots of wasted time on Facebook, but who doesn’t. Sorry Mr. Knight, I’ll make sure next week is more exciting for you, haha. I did start going to the gym here in Airdrie this week though, gotta loose the gut and lately I have been feeling like there’s a bit more ‘pop’ to my step.
Last week I was down in Airdrie for the UCI race. It took me 2 hours to walk from my car to the gate of the track, as I was catching up with a lot of people. Finally made it to the track to watch a round of the Elite riders go at it. I heard that the tunnel was taken out of the track and it didn’t set in until I saw it myself. I dont understand why after 17 years, multiple UCI rounds, Canadian Champs and no one ever getting hurt on it, why is it now unsafe? Come on! Really! Sounds like people are power tripping again.
For those of you who dont know the story of the tunnel then here it is. About 18 years ago we use to get a ton of flooding in the middle of the track, which always kept the first straight wet. At the same time CP Rail was re-doing the Rail Road ties (big wooden blocks) and throwing the old ones in the creek next to the track to be picked up at a later date. So my dad would walk thru the creek, put one of these ties on his shoulder and walked back thru the creek over to the track.
You have to keep in mind that these things are about 300pds each and most of them were water-logged from being in the creek. My dad actually got a hernia and ripped a hole in his abdominal wall in the process. Instead of stopping, he took a belt and wrapped it tight around his stomach to keep everything ‘on the inside’ from falling out. He did this up until he was done the job weeks later cuz he wanted to collect all the ties before the CP Rail came and got them. About 200 Rail Road ties later, 3 hernia operations, 100’s of hours of labour, Airdrie had a tunnel jump to help with the flow of water! So now you know why I’m a little upset that it’s gone. And for the record, no one ever fell off the side and hurt themselves. Can’t say the same about a lot of things that go on in BMX that are allowed!
This weekend I will be in Red Deer doing a Camp that will be open to everyone. The camp will run from 10am to 4pm both Saturday and Sunday and it looks like the weather is going to be great! Finally! So if you are around this weekend and you want to get some training you cant find anywhere else then I will see you in Red Deer.
Checkout this SICK video from Copenhagen! video it’s a facebook link.
Well I’m back in Canada hanging out at my parent’s house, which is a lot warmer then when I was here last month, thank god!
The Europe trip was an overall success but it also ended up on a bad note with Kurt having to get his wrist operated on and two pins put in to immobilize it. I feel pretty gutted about it, its seems that half of the HP team is not physically at %100 right now, so I hope that the team can heal up and recover for the next few months of training leading up to Australia. We have a real strong team in New Zealand and once everyone starts clicking and feeling good we will start to post more and more results.
A big thank you goes out to Ryan Hollows, who as you know is my right hand man/mechanic for our team. I think Ryan always does more than what he should and is a great guy to have around; I know road trips would not be as good or as fun without him. I hope you and your girl have an awesome time on your holiday buddy.
Marc had a real good weekend of riding, even with his bummed shoulder. He would have made the stacked main in Copenhagen if it weren’t for his foot coming unclipped down the first straight. All in all, I think he is mentally good to go now and ready for the next few months. In a couple of weeks Marc will be flying up here to Canada to hangout with me for a while, doing some 1-on-1 training while I am in North America.
He is also going to help me out with the Summer Camp I am having here in Airdrie on June 5,6,7. Other trainers as you know will be Bubba Harris, Mike Day, Nick Goertzen and Jimmy Brown. It’s going to be a great camp with lots of talented trainers and some fun stuff planned for the weekend. There are still a few spots open so check out the flyer on Airdrie BMX and get yourself registered, you don’t want to be that parent who didn’t let your kid hangout with the best in BMX.☺
While I am here in Canada I will be doing a series of camps, starting next week in Red Deer Alberta. These camps will be open to all so check the Events tab to see where I will be over the next month. I am going to make sure I keep doing camps over here in Canada each year but since I am only here 4 weeks at a time, I don’t have too many booked.
This weekend I will be at the UCI race here in Airdrie just hanging out and catching up with my fellow Canadians. Make sure you find me if you are around.
May 23, 2009 to May 24, 2009
Camp will run from 10 am to 4 pm both days. The cost of the camp will be $110 per rider. Lunch will not be included.
This camp is open to all riders of all ages and any skill levels and will be focusing on getting your kids ready for the next level. I will push each rider to there next ability and make sure they have fun doing it.
Trainers will include:
-Ken Cools - New Zealand National Team Head Coach, Olympic Coach, 15 years experience at the top level, AA pro, Past Canadian National Champion, Coach to 2 rainbow jerseys, Trainer to 40+ UCI World Championship amateur titles
More trainers will be posted.
The last few days have been wet yet fun. Since the rain has been coming down all week, we have been unable to get in any track practices. However, the team has gotten their daily training in by way of gym or sprints but I hope that next week we can get in a few more track practices when we get to Denmark.
Since we have had a lot of down time this week we have been making the most of it and are doing the tourist thing. When we picked up Jenn at the airport we headed down to San Marco Square in Venice. What a gorgeous city! If you don’t know much about Venice, it’s the city that floats on the water. No roads so the only way to get around is by boat and it’s not the cheapest of places either, but you have to experience it while you are here. It was a blast.
Yesterday we drove to the city of Verona, the hometown of Romeo and Juliet. Originally we went there to get in some track practice but like all other tracks, it was soaking wet! So we headed down to the city center to check out the sites. Some really cool stuff, again, if you’re into old architecture and art.
We checked out the balcony of Romeo and Juliet and took some photos and also Juliet’s statue, which if you rub her left boob gives you good luck. There is a wall dedicated to writing something about you and your loved one, so I had to tag it up with a KC+JC. There was a really cool, laid back feel to the city and so far one of my favorite places I have been on this trip. Finished the trip off with some Sushi which was a real let down, kind of weird having a Japanese person speak Italian to you!
Today the sun has been out and it’s gorgeous outside, just in time for the weekends racing. We are off to the track here in a little bit to get in today’s much wanted practice. Here are some photos of the last two days.
Here is a photo of the team (and Jenn) wearing there New Era hats thanks to Drew Van Iderstine. Drew has been hooking me up for a few years now- I appreciate it buddy. All the guys are buzzing with their new lids.
Venice, Italy.
Parking in front of the Hard Rock!
More Venice..
Juliets Statue
Me and my Ju
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May 30, 2009 to May 31, 2009
Saturday:
1pm – 5pm we do a Novice/Beginner Camp focusing on our beginners.
5pm – 9pm we do an Expert Camp – expert riders only.
Sunday:
10am - 4pm will be for everyone!
This camp will be split into 2 session on Saturday so that I can give more indepth instructions to the expert riders and also to have a bit more fun with the beginner/novice kids. On Sunday we will be bringing them together to have a full day of riding.
Trainers will include:
-Ken Cools - New Zealand National Team Head Coach, Olympic Coach, 15 years experience at the top level, AA pro, Past Canadian National Champion, Coach to 2 rainbow jerseys, Trainer to 40+ UCI World Championship amateur titles
More trainers will be posted as dates draws nearer.
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