Thank God for Aloe Vera

Paddleing this morning sucked. Yeserday we went to the beach and being the smart guy I am, I managed to put sunscreen all over me except on my back. As I sit by the pool with a pound of Aloe Vera on, I reflect on the morning session and try to forget the amount of pain I went through putting on my paddleing top and lifejacket. Oh man was it ever painful! The beach yesterday was a great day! In the morning we hit the gym, then went for a long slow distance paddle then went to the beach. It was a great day! Paul and Ben rented surf boards, I grabbed a boogie board and was in the water for 3 hours straight and when i came onto the shore I realized that my back felt like a shake and baked chicken. Crispy. On a more positive note, we found a nice restaraunt and had some pizza then returned to our humble cottages and fell asleep. It was a good sleep but a bit painful. Because we all got so much sun and not enough shade, the entire group had a bit of struggle paddleing today. We managed to pull through though! I love this place to much. I am definatley going to live here before I die.

Hoping Canada isn't sucking to much!!

Aj

Finally

I made it! Australia is a great place! Boat, paddles, luggage, and me all arrived safely. It was a long journey but when it was accomplished it was well worth the time. The first two days the weather wasnt great but its plus 30 and sunny today! I had two great sessions yesterday, I was hearing things from Mike I had not heard ever. It was the first time that I felt that I had actually accomplished something with hard work. I feel faster, and stronger then I ever have before. The course is great, conveyor belt kicks ass, and I am with the coolest people in Canada. Its a great group, everyone is getting a long and its never a dull moment. The training slots are a little crazy. Yesterday during our evening session there was a total of 27 boats on the water. The most I had ever paddled with was 6-10 and the 27 boats was a small number. I was paddeling with Momenti, Walshe, Ford, and Lafai. Four of the worlds top paddlers. It was a little intimidating, but I was able to pull through and paddle extremely well. So far, so good! Hope Canada is not treating anyone to badly!!!!

Catch yeah later.

Aj

Australia!

Its time for Australia! Man am I ever pumped. For all of those just tuneing in on the blog, I'll throw a couple ovies on here and there and add new posts. Make sure to check everyday because i might put a movie on or some pictures! So amke sure to keep in touch! You can make a blogger account to add comments! If you are confused on how to do so just ask my mom cause she has one. I hope you all enjoy my writing! You can also add my skype! Adrian Cole. I don't twitter and I am not going to be on facebook.

Peace out Napoleon

Aj

2010

Hey everyone,

Well its 2010 and with a new decade comes new resolutions, dreams, goals, and of course new memories. Consequently the gym has been crazy busy! This happened the previous year as well. Silly new years resolutions, but of course everyone eventually forgets about that "I'm going to get fit this year and nothing is going to stop me." Although I do believe in supporting anyone no matter what, c'mon people. Getting fit is honestly not that difficult. Go to the gym every morning before work, and go for a jog! Then afterwards don't stuff your face with the local Tim Hortons or with a bowl of your favourite sugar blasted cereal. Also, just because Mcdonalds says their salads are healthy, doesn't mean they are. Any sort of calorie that is above 450 is not a good one. I know, this seems like a difficult way to live, but going grocery shopping and making yourself a healthy meal feels just as good as standing on the podium. Make a new years resolution like, "I'm going to eat healthier this year" or set a certain weight and lose it. Don't let yourself forget about this either! I can't be to rough to these people because I'm only just getting into a good habit of not eating out, and making healthier meals. Furthermore, if I'm and adolescent 17 year old living on his own, a 30 year "grown up" should be able to find some time to hit the wieght room, or running trails.

On to a more positive note!

I have my next max weights test this weekend and I am feeling pretty good about it. Well the weather is warming up and we have been doing some flatwater training! This is just getting me even more excited for my trip to down under!

Well I gotta go make fun of my friends who are writing a diploma right now!

Catch you later

Aj

If anyone reads this and feels offended, I am sorry, but as it is a blog I feel I have the right to speak my mind.... :)

Have a good one.

November November.

Hey everyone. I have decided that once a month updates shall have to do. A lot has happened since you last heard from me though. I got my new boat! (Thanks to TECK for the sponsorship!) I have paddled it twice, but with my luck of course we are pretty much done paddleing until febuary. I will post pictures when the weather clears up and i can get some good shots of the boat. I have gone snowbaording a few times already which is pretty awesome. The goal was to do more of that and i have already done twice as much riding as i did last year....Don't worry though, kayaking is still the priority!

School is chuggin along and keepin me outta trouble. Thats all I have to say about that though..

The cats are doin well, but still get into shananigans as normal cats do.

I have a camp coming again! But its a winter camp loaded with cross country skiing and lots of running! I'm not looking forward to it as much as Australia though! Im just gonna think, one ridiculously cold camp then a really really long and hot one! Whoop! I can't quite express how excited I am for it. During my stay in Australia will be going to the roots and meeting/seeing some family! I haven't seen some of them for years so its pretty exciting.

Everything is going along as it should and I hope it stays that way as it should!

Your's Truly

Aj

Video

Sorry about the bad quality but I am getting all footage from my laptop camera so you will have to be patient until i save some money for a camera!

Gettin Back to it

Well it has almost been a full year since I last left a post. This time I am going to for real keep it up. But instead of doing a whole bunch of typing i might just post videos instead and keep you guys up to date.