My Turn

I regularly check (once a day, sometimes twice in the same night) Simon Whitfield and Kirsten Sweetland's blogs for updates on their training and/or life happenings. I get super excited when there are new posts, which made me realize that I should post ALOT more.

So the most exciting news I have is that I'm moving back up to Firebag, one of Suncor's operations in the Fort McMurray area. I move up February 24th, leaving me 12 days to see everyone. It's really not that bad. Sure the days are 12 hours long for 7 days in a row, but the weekends are also 7 days long. I'll be able to live like a 'professional athlete' and focus on training for a solid 7 days and then focus on flexibility, core and weights for the 7 days on site.

The other bit of news is that I've decided to use Ironman Calgary 70.3 as a fundraiser for the Alberta Cancer Foundation. It started earlier this year when I entered for a lottery spot in the London (England) Marathon. I wasn't accepted, but I was already set to use the marathon as a fundraiser since 99.9999999% of runners run for charities (Run fat boy run).
I knew that the Suncor Energy Foundation would grant up to $5000 to match employees fundraising efforts, but the funds had to be raised by a TEAM of employees. After forming a team of 9 employees, I realized that OTHER companies might match as well.
To cut the story short, the goal is to raise $70 300 (70.3 thousand dollars) for the Alberta Cancer Foundation!

More info can be found at:
www.CalgaryTris.com
which will be up by next week.