It is today... I'm getting on a plane! Race weekend has finally arrived. Missed training on Monday because work demands, and you do what you need to do. We had our final training on Tuesday - just few rounds of drills, and it was a really good session. Is the team ready? As ready as we'll ever be. I went to the gym on Wednesday after work; the same full body workout but light weights. There were a lot of people, either doing super heavy or super sets. It's not intimidating, it's just scary when the space is small, and I'm standing that close and it just (BANG) when they drop weight on the machine. But people are friendly - and I was just vibing through. I'll share updates & videos from the race 🙏

We talked about: - a lot of strength training strategies - taste buds changing - choosing compound or isolation exercises - creatine cycling? - low fat diets - how to get more protein - free weights vs machines Thanks for joining and living through the toddler-tantrum stress with me! ♥️

How to survive peak season at work: caffeine, sugar, and some amount of sarcasm. The hard part is usually not the work itself, it's the people you need to deal with at work. But with all that stress and tension, I went for my workouts anyway. Special mobility class on Friday - the coach got us to very consciously engage the right muscles for the exercises. Proprioception is so interesting - when you lock in, it's so fascinating to learn what your body can do. Saturday felt so busy: breakfast with a friend and then I had an appointment with my chiropractor: with the new weekly workout balance, my fitness has gotten better, so I'm good for maintenance every 2 months now. Gotta give thanks to Coach Darren for the blueprint 🙏 I went to my first visit to the gym; felt like a baby learning to walk on her first adventure - just a quick, light workout to get used to being in the space. Gotta get used to having the mindset that no one in the gym cares about you as long as you're not getting crushed under the weights 😅 Today, for some reason, I was feeling enthusiastic(?): morning at the barre, afternoon at dragon boat - now I'm tired, sore, and sleepy af. D-6 to race day. Last training on the water will be on Tuesday, but I'll keep to light-weights on Wednesday and mobility on Thursday just for maintenance. Wherever you are, I hope you're taking care. Sending all the positive vibes, and warmest bear hugs, and love.

Do you ever find yourself thinking you could go for a large bowl of your favourite chips ? Lately I’ve found myself thinking that more often. I never actually do it but I will have 1 or 2 chips sometime. I was being good and not buying any chips for a whole 2 weeks but last weekend I ended up buying 3 large bag from Costco. My son grabs large bowls of them and goes through a bag in a couple of days. Seeing him enjoy it makes me want some even more. What do you do when you can’t stop thinking about a food?

Update: DB training has been good. Skipped Sunday's training because the exhaustion from travelling got to me and I KO-ed with a light fever. Y'all who can do long road trips, big respect. Tues & Thurs sessions were good - showed up, performed: we're holding strong. D-8 to race day. PSA: never skip mobility. The stretching is magic. New things: I found these protein shakes at the store the other day - got a few flavours to try. Let's see how this goes. I signed up at my local gym - 24h access and super convenient locations for me. I've got quite a strength journey coming soon 🙏