Tuesday, November 17, 2009

How do I get to prague?

well, it ain't going to be easy.
today, i ran 3 miles to the bike store, picked up my bike, went to the gym, did core, bosu squats (2x20 fast), 2x15 single leg fast, 2x8 single leg sitting onto a bench and up, 2x10 chinups with 90 seconds rest. dinner and beer.

sunday, rest
saturday, 2.5 hours classic ski drills, basically going round and round. groin hurt horribly the next day.
friday: 1.5 hours, hike up, ski down.
thursday: play a game of sharks and minnows, run 1 mile, high knees, butt kicks, power skips, hurdle jumps, long jumps, side jumps, more hops.
wenesday: hike 1.5 hours and ski down
tuesday, see thursday.
monday, rest.
sunday: rest. end of a 4 day rest cycle
saturday: intterupt rest cycle to run 3 mile warmup with 3rd in state boys.

what's it going to take to go to prague.
well, first, a team.
2nd, get near or above the rim again. i think plyos one day a week, and weights 2 days a week until march, then plyos 2 days a week, plus track workouts. tons of nordic skiing for fitness, and throw. a lot to do to catch a ride on a team to play a couple points here and there in the open division.

but, the bottom line is...
the blog is back.
and so am I.
not the last ride, but one more ride.

6 comments:

parinella said...

Well, it looks like Delta has a flight that only takes 22 hours with two connections for a mere $1554. If you don't mind taking an additional 16 hours each way, you can cut $200 off but you have to fly the Polish national airline. Or maybe you can fly through Vienna and hike, or possibly just go directly to Paris and take the overnight train.

National Lampoon: Luke's European Vacation. Starring Vince Vaughn as Luke Smith. I hear the best scene is where he stops at a Tyrolean Gasthaus, shares some schnapps with the proprietor, then almost has to marry the proprietor's daughter Brunhilda before having to flee down the hills.

Anonymous said...

the only foreseen problem with the polish airline is having to fly with chickens. but i've heard they feed you, as a caveat.

a. chris

Luke said...

jim, or the scene that follows after, where he realizes he's forgotten his wallet.

Pepper said...

If you already know your spot is secured on the team going to Prague, it might be good to claim your ticket already.

From my own experience I know that if you do happen to be injured and want to transfer your ticket to a substitute, you can do it at a minor cost (about $75,- or so).

Anyway, I live in Europe so I am lucky with Worlds being in Prague. Yet I know how annoying it is having to scrape together so much money only to go to a tournament (even if it's Worlds)...

Good luck on the whole fitness routine and finding a team. Hope to see you in Prague!

dar. said...

was lookin' for your email and thought i still had it. i fully trusted the interwebs to not lose it and i believe they have. i'll not be sending an email requesting they (the interweb 'them') find it for me...i'll deal with them via certified mail probably arriving sometime around the next screening of The Postman II, more than likley a hybrid between the Postamn and Waterworld, where mail gets delivered to undersea communities and whatnot. james cameron should probably direct it...anyway...

didn't have the email so i thought i'd hit ya up here. headin' to Dublin wednesday and i was thinkin' i'd buy you're brother a drink or two. should i buy the second drink, i'll tell him it's from you.

what would you like to buy him?

dar.

dar. said...

right....you can email me at just.sayins.all@gmail.com