Hot and humid hills.....

You know when you are sweating from your nostrils.....its thickly humid out there.....welcome to Ottawa summer dryland training.
Started up on the famous hills a couple of weeks ago and am now trying to do them twice a week on Weds and Sats. My good friend Joel also joins me and endures the torture along side me......although the pic shows us after the workout....trust me, we forced the smiles......heh heh. All the stay-down-low training I was doing since my knees got fixed have really given me more power.....I feel it in the hills. I just hope I can stay disciplined in form while skating even under extreme fatigue during many laps.....when you get tired, the first thing to go is form.....
The other pic is a bunch of guys I work with....it was taken at our annual team BBQ. It's fun to get together out of the work space and frame of mind and just chill.....also the wives get to see everybody and really believe that we have jobs....heh heh. The kids cuts loose, the adults chill, and then we all have something to talk about on Monday!! I am gonna miss all those freaks at work......
I am actively looking for a place in Calgary now and have made some contacts.....there is a lot out there for rent but it just has to feel right too. I understand that shared accomodations will be quite the experience.....like a blast from the past but I am not sure if I wanna share a place with 3 students. It would be great to rent a place where the owner is rarely home so that way we both have our own space. Anyways, I will be heading out to Calgary soon to check up on a few places.
I am looking forward to my next skate......believe it or not, my first race will be in early August....the Summer Classic......not sure what kind of 'skating shape' I will be in but I'm doing it anyways.
Well, until the next pic.

Peace.