July Newsletter from Michelle Lindsay - text-only email version
Michelle Lindsay
uly 2006 Newsletter
At The Races
Brampton ITU Continental Cup (Canadian National Championships) – July 2, 2006
After a month off due to injury, I came back strong with a 9th place
finish at the ITU Brampton Continental Cup in Brampton, Ontario on
July 2. I qualified for the Under-23 World Championship team at this
race. This race was Canada's National Championship so many strong
Canadians showed up. I swam really well, coming out of the water with
girls who beat me by a minute in May, but my transition was a little
rusty and I missed the pack on the bike. Refusing to give in, I
cycled very hard on the windy course, managing to stay within catching
distance of a few of the slower runners in the group ahead. I ran the
4th fastest run time – even with only 2 weeks of running under my belt
– and set a new 10k run personal best time.
Full race report/results available on www.michellelindsay.com
Corner Brook BG World Cup – July 23, 2006
I had a pretty disappointing performance at my second World Cup of the
season in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, which is home to the toughest
course on the World Cup circuit. The weather was cold and rainy and
the water temperature was cold enough for us to wear wetsuits. I swam
pretty slow but had a great transition, where we run up a very long,
steep hill to the transition area. I tackled the extremely
challenging bike course with a small group, but we still lost a lot of
time to the bigger pack ahead. I ran pretty strong but was still out
of the top 20. I will just put this race past me and focus on what's
coming up ahead in Europe!
.:Full Race Report:. .:Results:. .:Travel Log:. .:Photos:. ---> see
www.michellelindsay.com
Salford BG World Cup – July 30, 2006
Only one week after my bad race in Corner Brook, I came to Manchester,
England ready to redeem myself. My two checked bags (one being my
bicycle!) didn't arrive on time, creating some very stressful days
leading up to the race. I was prepared to race with brand new
equipment (cycling shoes, pedals) and a borrowed generic uniform, but
thankfully my bag finally arrived 2 hours before my race started. I
had a much-improved swim, coming out with a chase group that
eventually caught the huge group ahead of us on the bike – and I rode
in a group with 40 other girls on the flat, technical course with
several roundabouts and corners. I ran pretty well, finishing with
Olympic points and ITU points and happy to have finished in the top 30
in the largest women's field in World Cup history. It was especially
fun for my parents to see their first World Cup ever.
.:Full Race Report:. .:Results:. .:Travel Log:. .:Photos:.---> see
www.michellelindsay.com
Training in Germany
Currently I am based in Kaiserslautern, Germany staying with an
American coach, Denny DePriest of T3 Coaching. I am very grateful to
have this opportunity to not only save travel time and money between
races, but to also be in a great training environment between my
European races. It's fun living in a different country for a while,
and you can read about my experiences and see photos on my travel log.
What's Next
This week I am resting up for the Tiszaujvaros BG World Cup in Hungary
on this Sunday, August 13. I am excited to be able to race on the
same course as last year and see how much I've improved! It will be
fun to have my parents there to watch too. You can tune into the live
broadcast of the race on www.triathlon.org - the women's race will be
from 10:30-12:30 local time, which is 4:30 – 6:30 am EST.
After Tiszaujvaros, I will come back to train in Germany before the
FISU World University Games in Lausanne, Switzerland on August 27. I
will get to spend time with some other collegiate triathletes and it
will be my final time racing for Virginia Tech! I will hang out in
Lausanne the rest of the week and compete in the Under-23 World
Championships on September 2. After that I will return to Germany for
a few days to race the Hamburg BG World Cup on September 10. A busy
but very exciting schedule!
Thanks for Everything
It has only recently hit me that this fall will be the first one where
I will not be heading back to school. I have come to realize how
lucky I am to be "living the dream" of temporarily avoiding the real
world and living the life of a professional athlete. I can't stress
enough how important many of you, my supporters, are in helping me
achieve my goals. Without your encouragement and sponsorship – either
through products or financial means – I wouldn't be anywhere near
where I am now. Thank you so very much!