Sorry guys it has been way too long since my last
update.
Since my last update I have done summer training and
back to snow training in Landgraaf and in Austria. And I have been very busy
with my studies and also I have been ill, much more then I realized at the time…
On September 20 I had done gym training in the morning
and I felt fine training went very well nothing to be worried about. I went to
a couple of lectures in the afternoon and I started to ache a bit, sore
muscles? When I got home I felt a bit tired and my back hurted.
Well long story short in 5 hours I went from normal to
seriously ill.
I was admitted to the hospital that night with a high
fever and a very sore back.
It turned out I had an acute urinary tract infection
which has spread to my kidneys in just hours. I stayed in the hospita,l got
antibiotics and started to feel better quick.
Five days later I went to Austria with the team, well
needless to say skiing didn’t go well, I pushed for it and I really shouldn’t
have… I got some more antibiotics and the some more because this was one
stubborn infection, just like me honestly.
Well I much needed rest and so I did I took the full 6
weeks of rest that was needed to get rid of the stupid bug.
I missed out on all the other training weeks in
Austria but I did start some light gym training with my physical therapist. It
was a long road and still is I’m not fit yet but getting stronger and back on
ski’s.
Yesterday I arrived in Landgraaf, because it is that
time of the year again, the season opening races in Landgraaf, the first IPCAS
race of the season. I have trained today and things are getting better I feel
good on my ski’s again, so ready to race? Maybe we will see.
There are a lot of athletes racing, 120 from 25
countries all over the world, from Korea to Rusland and Canada to Australia I
even heard South Africa, and off course lots of European athletes.
New this year is that there are para-snowboard cross
races as well, to race in the afternoon.
On another note I got re-classified today, as
explained earlier classification is used to make this a fair race with athletes
with all kinds of impairments. There are different groups (classes) with a similar
impairment all those classes have a factor which is used to calculate the
times. So we can race against each other.
I’m now in LW3 and I’m really happy about that this is
a much more fair class for me.
Tomorrow we have another day of training and racing
starts Thursday.
Some pictures J
GS in Hintertux September-October 2012
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With Tina Maze in Hintertux
With a new helmet and goggles ready for the races ;)
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