Training Log Archive: coach ld

Found out late last night that a colleague from our sister elementary school took his life yesterday. Brett Everett, great guy, worked with him every spring and fall to help with the public school xc running and track and field meets. His brother and sister-in-law work at my school, he was Kynyn's phys.ed. teacher at James Bolton P.S. Always positive, polite, pleasant, patient, calm, kind, organized and professional. Kids loved him, he loved the kids. Last time I spoke with him in April, when I asked how things were going he said "Living the dream, teaching phys.ed. to great kids. Doesn't get better than that." How does someone go from "living the dream" to the nightmare of depression, so dark that suicide becomes the only option?
Tough to have a good day with that news. Didn't even try.
Just cried with my co-workers and students.

C • Terrible News 3

circuit x 3 classes

Core strength/flexibility circuit x 3 classes

Jogged to school and home and got out at lunch time for a really nice run in Bolton Camp, about 6+ kms. It was a sparkling day - such a bright blue sky and probably 10 degrees. Lovely :)

Spent the morning on an urban adventure riding the subway and streetcar , escalators and elevators, with Tman to get to a neurology app't. at Toronto Western.
Felling poorly, fighting a chest cold? Did some of my nordic practice, some hill bounding but not much.

First ski team practice of this season. Wow. Never started this late before. Great group out today. We did a very interrupted run through Bolton Camp.
- Easy 1 km jog down the trail into the camp, with 2 rounds of "Camouflage"
- Quick dynamic stretch
- a good game of "Man Hunt"
- short jog into camp field
- 1 foot- eyes-closed balance activities
- steady run up the loooong hill to where the school used to be
- set of jumping jacks, push ups, piggy back squats
- accordian run back down into the valley, more "camouflage"
- final partner stretch
Fun :)

New circuit:
2 min. jog
2 min. dynamic stretches
30s run/30s push ups
30s run/ 30s. v-sit
30s run/30s chest raises
30s run/30s side plank x 2
30s run/ 30s lateral line touches
30s run/30s mt. climbers
1 min. steady run
1 min. easy jog, skip, slide
21/2 min. static stretches

There was snow overnight - but not here :(
It was a bright, clean clear blue sky this morning in Bolton. Cars coming from Palgrave and Orangeville sure had snow on them though. Since Goose was up in Temagami canoeing (the regular thing people do in late November) I had to push Tman in the baby jogger if I wanted to get out this morning. It was work but really a beautiful morning.

Date with Shawn T. tonight for the fit test:
1 min. each
switch kicks - 145
squat jacks - 66
knee-ups - 140
tuck jumps - 63
globe jumps - 13 sets
burpees - 32
push up jacks - 46
plank knee-to-elbow - 124

Sweat fest, and later felt nauseated. Needed the kick in the butt.

More Novembery than it's been. Grey and damp, then drizzly.
Feeling better today. Did a pole run up the trail, repeated a couple of hills, tried not to wipe out on the slick clay muck.

Had a short window this afternoon and had hoped to do the new road in Albion Hills again but it was still icy and slushy in places! So I just checked out the school neighbourhood streets so I'll know where to go with my team next week.