Put aside the fact that I always dislike going away from my
family for extended period of time, this last business trip was not like the
others. Just like most of them I had to
face adversities but mostly had good time and was surrounded by great people
that helped me greatly.
So where to start? What
about D-1, the day before my report time to Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Borden I
raced a Half Marathon, at the Winterman of Ottawa. The course was winding, it was very wind and
cold, but I managed to do my Personal Best (PB) by more than 2 minutes which is
pretty inseam since I was wearing so much cloths and my intent was not to beat
my time, it was a training race in an effort to build confidence and momentum
for the start of the season. I didn’t
expect anything, I just wanted to enjoy the run, nothing more, but I return
home with excitement. What a great way
to start the season, right?
After the race, my wife and I had to go get our beautiful
daughter then drive home to Kingston, following to that I had to drive to CFB
Borden and get my room. The drive was
long but enjoyable. Had good music, and
there wasn’t traffic. Once I got there
my Sister In Law was there to help me out finding my building and unloading all
me stuff. Thank you Kimberly Stewart.
I had to change my training schedule a little in order to
keep good friendship with the roommate who didn’t really appreciate my getting
up at 4:00AM to go for a run, or to prep for a swim with mobility
exercises. But ultimately it was ok, I
had to sleep in (till 5:00AM) instead.
It not much you say, but after 3 weeks away, it’s a pretty big deal.
Few days into this trip, my sister in law was graduating
from culinary school, although I missed the grad parade, I still managed to enjoy
a great lunch after. The fun part was
that my wife, kid and her parents were there too. My course staff had knowledge of them being
in town so they let me go with them and return whenever we were done, which was
great.
When I arrived in Borden, I had a bothering issue with my
Achilles tendon which was making me worry a little bit. I had some symptoms resembling to Achilles
Tendonitis, but thanks to my friend Georgette Mink, who happen to be the
fastest CF Runner and an awesome Physiotherapist on that base. She help me by giving me multiple exercises
and drills to do to prevent it from getting worst. At this point, even if I still work on it, I
barely feel anything anymore. Thank you
very much Georgette.
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With great friends |
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Greatest time at Ann Green Yoga studio |
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Collingwood Swim Team |
About the course I was one.
Without going into details, it was refreshing to actually learn things
for once, most of the course I have taken in the last 4 years were more to see
if I could use that knowledge, but this course I actually learn things and feel
like I wanna know more and hope to get on the follow-on courses. Thanks to the school staff.
The drive back was good and fast, following the traffic, I
made it back in a little less than 3 hours which is pretty good and I was
reunited with my family in early afternoon.