tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27496248093059924952011-04-21T23:05:34.533-04:00Blake Harveynoreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2749624809305992495.post-40861445580278992182009-02-01T01:36:00.002-05:002009-02-01T02:14:17.065-05:00

Last day of races... mixed with joy and sadness at being almost done with it all.Not to mention that it would be a long long day.First up at noon were the 2k and 3k Time Trials. Ugh. I think just about every rider that came back from the TT dropped to the mattresses in total exhaustion, coughing up a lung or two. Absolutely disgusting effort. The cold dry air did quite the number on a few of

Blake Harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2749624809305992495.post-35290476642991607112009-02-01T01:16:00.004-05:002009-02-01T02:15:57.521-05:00

And we're off to the races!!Here's what happened on Friday...How exciting: first off, the Elite sprint tournament. I went head's up against Karine (from QC) and lost. I had never even practiced the whole "cat-and-mouse" thing, so I'm just really happy to have had the chance to try it out. Can't wait until next time :DThen we did 500m races, chariot-style, i.e. three people together on the

Blake Harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2749624809305992495.post-16931597830050759012009-01-30T09:45:00.003-05:002009-01-30T10:30:06.248-05:00

Second and last day of training, before Winter Nationals.Now that everyone had a taste of the track and got their "travel legs" out, the real training was to begin. "Russell, somebody gonna get a hurt on!" We started on the paceline, and would drop to the blue on the whistle, sprint for 100m and then get back on the blue. After a bunch of that, the next drill was full out sprints on the whistle

Blake Harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2749624809305992495.post-48633184404620441482009-01-29T09:32:00.002-05:002009-01-29T12:30:11.329-05:00

Alrighty then! First day done ... three more to go!Yesterday an introductory day: we got to meet Richard Wooles (National Track Team coach) and we got to get a feel for the track. For a bunch of us, it had been the first time since Nationals in Burnaby last August. And for many, it was their first time on the London track - which is comparatively very small (138m) and very inclined (17-52 deg).

Blake Harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2749624809305992495.post-45780513633028964632009-01-23T23:10:00.004-05:002009-01-23T23:17:44.505-05:00

I found some videos from the 2008 Track Nationals in Burnaby BC!Time to analyze some old footage...U17 Men's Points Race Junior Women's Scratch Race Elite Women's Scratch Race

Blake Harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2749624809305992495.post-88154998259017368632009-01-19T21:28:00.016-05:002009-01-19T23:05:38.843-05:00

Next week begins Track Camp #4, culminating in Winter Track Nationals, at the Forest City Velodrome in London Ontario. I'm so very excited that we will be on our "home" track: the FCV track is a rush like no other, being very short at 138m and very inclined at 52degrees. I sure miss feeling the Gs in the corners :DAs a prelude to this exciting event, I am posting pictures from the previous

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