2012Well, I guess there has been some stuff going on in the last couple of months that I haven't talked about. Since my fathers death, I quickly went back to training and paddling....it has helped keep my mind focused, but now this up coming weekend is my first time trial with my women's Outrigger Canoe Team. These ladies haven't seen me paddle in over a year because of all my surgeries last year. Needless to say, my muscles are a lot bigger then before, and I'm hoping all my hard work will pay off this year. March 20th, is my very first OC-1 5 mile race. I'm excited, but nervous too.The most interesting thing that has happened is my involvement with talking to the coach of the Olympic K-1, K-4 women and men's team. I figure I will see if I have enough time to learn the type of boat that is in the Olympics. I have gone out twice in the last week on "Surf Ski". It's a canoe/kayak type of boat that has no ama, like my outrigger canoe, so balance comes into play a lot. If I was able to take the next two years to ONLY train, I guarantee you I would be able to make it into the Olympics....but we will see how that works out. I will be one of the faces of a product that is starting here in California called "Homemade Harvey". It's a great nutritional snack for everyone, but for athletes....well it's awesome. So, soon we will do some marketing pictures that will show up in Whole Food stores where they sale the product! Pretty cool....cuz you see, I'm old, in shape and going after the Olympics....that makes for a motivating story...oh yeah, and I had 3 major surgeries last year..oh and broke my back at age 19...so wow, I'm lucky now! :) I hope this year will continue to move in a positive direction....I don't have a lot of it planned out, I'm flying by the seat of my pants! So, keep the warm thoughts coming! Hugs to you all! Kathleen |
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