I feel like a walking textbook - feels damn good

I just got out of Sports Medicine Exam. It was "intense" to say the least- and now I am exhausted. It was a really good performance. Though all the writing during the last 2 weeks caused some symptoms of Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Tendinitis. And guess, now I know how to treat it... Thanks to Sports Med..
For now I need a coffee and breakfast and then go for a hammering swim and run. One more exam to go on Saturday and that's it for now. Sort of sad to leave Advanced Exercise Physiology behind. The knowledge I gained throughout this semester is worth a million. I will miss it. What happens in the body is a mere wonder and is beyond imagination and thus my advise is to trust it, treasure it and respect it. I have gained a real interest in how the brain coordinates all processes and might look into doing research in this field. The body's integrity and internal communication is sort of comparable to how the universe is interacting and unless one does not know about it, it is hard to explain how fantastic it is. One might stand at night in a light polluted city, looking up into the sky and only seeing some random points in the sky, "So what is special about that" that person most likely will think. But once you know which stars and planets and galaxies these are and how unbelievable they interact and once you have seen a true sky without light pollution and once you are getting to know more how insane the universe is, you will find yourself looking up into the sky shaking your head and wondering "How can that be - This is sort of freaky.." I found myself head shaking during many lectures, being stunned what newest research findings have shown. I am so blessed to attend this university, world leader in this field.
Anyways-
I will post some of the material I've learned in Exercise Physiology and Sports Med soon.

Update

It is 2 weeks until the final theory exams. My i-pod experienced a clean up and most music has been replaced with lecture recordings from Exercise Physiology and Sports-medicine, which I am listening to during the easier training sessions. Listening to lectures while running is the nicest. I have to say I love Exercise Physiology. Blows my mind.

Great stuff. Exams done. Well done. Expert in ECG stress test. If you ever suffer from a 'broken heart', come see me. I'll run an ECG on you no prob's

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http://www.medmovies.com/mmdatabase/MediaPlayer.aspx?ClientID=13

Gold Coast Sprint - Luke H. Memorial

I am pleased to see that I again had the fastest bike split despite having a crash at the last U-turn just 200m prior to the dismount that brought me upon the lead. The skin rash and hip hurt for the run and I was not able to close the gap to A. Gentle and ended up with 2nd. It was a good race and I experimented with a different supplementation strategy during the bike split and it turned out to be beneficial for the cramping issues I have experienced during the run in previous races. Overall I am happy with my result and am pleased to see that I can be very competitive to the younger Olympic hopefuls who are supported by Australian Institute of Sports and the like. I wanted to thank Rocket Science Sports for their support and excellent triathlon suit. It literally saved my butt (or more specifically an exposed butt cheek) for the rest of the race- it was not even torn after I went down on the bike. However I need new skin on my lower leg and a new rear race tire.
Thank you also to Dr.Mike McMahon for his support, Rudy Project, Gary Land, Somerville Pool (100% sponsor)

Sydney World Champs - USM events report

10 April 2011
Sydney’s David Clark and Germany’s Marion Summerer both celebrated victory at the inaugural Dextro Energy Triathlon Sydney age group race in perfect conditions earlier today.

The event marked the first ever Olympic distance triathlon where competitors had the unique opportunity to swim 1500m in Farm Cove, alongside the Sydney Opera House , cycle 40km on an inner city course that took them over the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge three times and run 10km through the city and alongside the picturesque Royal Botanic Gardens.


In the women’s field, Germany’s Marion Summerer dominated in the cycle leg after coming out of the water behind Sydney’s Lisa Marangon and held on in the run to cross the line in first position.

“I feel like I had a good race, I haven’t raced in a while so I was pretty relaxed and calm, I had no expectations which is usually the best. I was just concentrating on finishing,” said Summerer.

“It was just amazing, I am just stoked right now and thank you very much for the organisation of the event, it was a special race,” she finished.

The Dextro Energy Triathlon Sydney event is the third and final race in Triathlon Australia 2011 National Triathlon Championship Series, which will take some to this year’s World Championships in Budapest later in the year.

In addition to the open category, 2200 age-group competitors took to the impressive harbour-side course ahead of the elite showcase later this afternoon.

RESULTS

Open Female

Marion Summerer Germany - 02:08:31
Lisa Marangon Vaucluse, NSW - 02:09:35
Matlida Raynolds Surry Hills, NSW - 02:09:56
Kym Jaenke Sinnamon Park, QLD - 02:11:02
Natalie Dellow Mooloolaba, QLD - 02:13:09

Reassurance

Reassurance and feedback is probably one of the most powerful influences a coach can give to an athlete. The last few days I have very much missed this source of input; have missed my former coach.
Marion, take a chill pill and stay keen on reaching beyond what's known as possible.