Finn Dodgson's Blog

So here we are, already through the first month of training. It was great to get right back into things with the testing camp at the beginning of May, which despite being tough, was a really good time and a big success. In the past few weeks, I had fun doing a little track season which involved running the 3000m at a few school meets. Had a few intense workouts with my buddies on the local running team (go Huskies !) which left my legs feeling destroyed. Also, I managed to get a new personal best which was my main goal. Running the 3km test (stolen from Kieran, who I believe got it from Ron) This time of year brings a lot of excitement with the good weather and all the plans being made for camps and training in the summer. Not to mention that the school year is almost over (almost there!). I'll be going to a few camps this summer which I am very psyched for. Things have been going well and I'm quite pleased with the fact I won't have any races in the next while, leavin...

So, that is it: first nationals and the whole season all wrapped up, and what a great time it has been. I was (of course) a bit nervous leading up to the races, but I managed to keep my cool fairly well, especially with all the good wishes from family and friends (with cards, messages, etc.) and with all my awesome teammates around me. I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, and in the end things turned out really well. What a great team  As an overall experience, it was a great time. I got to share a room with Alec, hang out with everybody (including those from other clubs), and best of all have some great races as well as watching everyone else have some great races as well. It was clearly visible that everybody was going out there and giving absolutely 100%, down to the last drop, which is what racing is all about. Speaking of racing here's a little synopsis of the races: First was the team sprint. I felt like it was a great way to get warmed up and ready for the races...