1. So many sports to watch: and I get to watch diving!
2. The human body at its MAX = Amazing.
3. 'G' rated television ALL day
4. The No-names beating Stars
5. The tears upon winning an Olympic medal
6. Broken Records
7. Olympic ring tattoos
8. Learning the background stories on athletes (like Clara Hughes!)
9. Picking up freestyle tips from the swimmers (loving the slow motion)
10. Our Canadian woman weightlifter is a beautiful woman!
Oh yeah, AND I have a great excuse to wear my Team Canada jacket :)
I am
officially registered to race elite in Kelowna ITU Continental Cup and Buffalo
ITU Continental Cup! I just need some
help getting there! So come to the Bison
BBQ August 14, or email me at triactionjackson@gmail.com
to ask about how you can help!
*CORRECTION* Wednesday, August 29, 7:30pm – Check out Lloydminster area
local news for ‘Around the Area’ to get the run-around on Vermilion’s triathlon
group!
Tuesday,
August 14, 11:00-2:00 – Bison BBQ Fundraiser at The Edge (near Co-op grocery in
Vermilion)
Bison burger or smokie
and support Project New Zealand by sending me to Worlds!
Bake Sale - grab some goodies from
the homemade bake sale and auction
KIDSbring your bike and test
your skills in our bike obstacle course!
Additionally, sign up for a
pledge sheet to help me with various triathlon items
Yes, oops is right for hiking another Rocky Mountain peak the week before a race! But…but…it was only a 4 hour round trip
hike! I am still not sure why I was so
sore and could barely walk 3 days later!
Am I not used to walking up steep inclines? Or was it the running down
the mountain that did it?
Ha'Ling Peak (2296 ft)
Anyway, I
won’t complain too much about it because I was able to finish the race (I didn’t
think I would get any farther than the swim) and I actually placed quite well.
The ITU was
a great practice to get ready for elite racing.
Our swim was wetsuit prohibited, I practiced my transitions and ran barefoot
in my shoes (without getting any blisters!).
The hardest part was the bike portion where I had no ‘umph’ in my legs
for the hill (which are usually my favourite) and it was my aerobic training
that got me through the run on a base pace...or was it the AMAZING fans that were there cheering??? My husband being my #1 fan and media man :)
Thanks to out AIA teammates who cheered and had a cold freezee waiting for me at the finish!!! ALSO thanks to Amber and Matt, Leah and dog, & Katie and Carrie for coming!! Yay!!!
Looking
forward to training hard for the next 38 days leading up to Kelowna – August 19th!
Keep A Lookout For:
- Local TV
Interview of me! (They found me on THIS
blog!)
- Fundraiser
event in Vermilion August 4th AND WATCH THE LONDON 2012 WOMEN’S
OLYMPIC RACE
Final time 2:18:17.9 20-24 Age Group Winner and 5th Female Overall
How do you spell it?
You know, those delicious-colorful-pipes-of-frozen-sugar-water?
Well, our sign said ‘Freezes’ and kids still came for a
refreshing treat.
Here in Vermilion I connected with the man who first
introduced me to triathlons and found out that he has a crew of 14 or more kids
that he has been preparing to race at a kids triathlon in a nearby city. Right away I asked if I could help. On a Thursday before the race, we met the
kids at the pool to run through transitions – the heart and soul of triathlon
racing. It was great, the parents set up
bike racks and the kids excitedly arranged their gear. I was given quite the introduction which
excited everyone that a small town girl is competing on the world stage in
triathlon!
After practice, I made sure everyone got a box of
raisins. It is wonderful: teaching kids
about race nutrition AND they like you better!
Alex and I got there early Saturday morning of June 2nd
to roll out mats and body mark the competitors.
Ian set up the tent.
Then we cheered the kids on from 7&under to Adult to Special
Olympic racers. I confess, I cheered a
little bit louder for our Vermilion kids :)
After the race, our tent was the favorite stop for all the
competitors: It was a HOT day! And I was so blessed that the Vermilion gang
asked me to sign their t-shirts – and I haven’t even been to Worlds yet!
Well, I entered
a cycling race this last weekend. I
mean, why not? I need the practice
racing in a pack and drafting. ABA
(Alberta Bicycling Association) was holding their provincial championships at
Pigeon Lake near Edmonton so I signed up and raced 3 days later.
The Women’s
Cat 3/4/5 was a 63K race fairly flat, kind of rolly.
The ladies
were great.
They really were
lovely.
It was a safe race all around
ZERO crashes! Praise God! (It’s because
my mom was there praying the whole time!)
It was a fairly easy paced race I kept in the back for the first half then
in good position changing leads for the second half. No one broke from the group at all.
1000m to go
I’m leading in the head wind…
200m to go…
Okay, so I am
going…
Up
the hill and cross the line.
First
:)
That's the finish line
Anyway, I
have the BEST support team EVER!
1. PhoenixVelo for the speedy SCOTT FOIL that makes cycling feel like flying
2. Athletes inAction who helped sign me up and made me wear sweet threads
3. My cheer
team! Momma and Papa Farkash, the Husband, and my brother-in-law
If you want to donate to the trip for a taxable receipt click HERE which will take you to aiatriathlon.ca. Then make sure to write a comment or note for "Action Jackson - New Zealand" :) or Alison Jackson
I will be doing some morefundraising for AIAand also some personal
fundraisingto help me get to the World Championships in top competing
condition! Next to trip and competition costs I have a few items on my
wishlist which include:
oCycling shoes women’s size 10 (because I have
size nine & they are crunching my feet!) ($200-300)
oRace saddle for my new SCOTT bike ($200)
oRunning shoes (because I destroy a pair every
couple of months) ($75-150)
oStubby draft-legal areo bars (200)
oA Bike Box! (I've got to get my bike to New
Zealand safe and sound and in one beautiful piece) (300-500)
oBike computer (perhaps a Garmin Edge 400, but maybe
I’m dreaming) (350)
Also, I will need acertified ITU elite triathlon race suitfor the elite
races I hope to do this summer and I am looking for sponsors who want to put
their logo on the suit (even if you don’t have a business but you want your
name on it under ‘Powered By:’). Suggested donations are $100 for a small logo $175 for a medium logo 250 for a large logo.
Or, if you want to sponsor a race (send me to a race) this is my tentative race plan for 2012 (very
dependent on funding to get to elite races and continental cups):
June 16Monroe, WA age group draft legal sprint
race (for practice)
July 8 Edmonton’s Hawrelak Park Triathlon Olympic Age
Group Nationals
August 19 Kelowna ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup
(Elite Race)
September 15 Buffalo ITU Triathlon Pan American
Cup (Elite Race)
October 22 Barfoot&Thompson World Triathlon
Grand Final Auckland
