We arrived in Gotenburg Sweden yesterday after the competition in Karlstadt. Jumping with some of my high jump heroes was awesome. I had a number of problems that did not allow me to perform at the best of my abilities (flu and knee issues) but the experience was great! I have some […]

After spending our afternoon in Stockholm, we arrived in Karlstadt… very much like Alberta, smells the same, looks the same.. with a hint more humidity. Anyway, Stephan Holm, Thornbold, Kluft (female hep) to name a few of the world class athletes here! This is my first Grand Prix meet, which I found out […]

Well, I must say I felt much better than I did at nationals in a technically way…but the bouncy bounce that I could not control… took a small hiatus after the ten hours of flying, and a five hour drive in a tiny car with five people on the way to the meet… talk about […]

Checkin’ in from the land of 23.56 hours of sunlight. Seriously… we are that far north.
Lapinlahti, Finland… a 5 hour drive north of Helsinki in a region called Savo.
… in the middle of nowhere we find the northern most Outdoor Mondo Track in the world.. and all the best gear to go with […]

I want to thank everyone for their energy this season, their well wishes, their love, and their belief in me. It truly penetrated deeper than I could ever explain to you. I want to let you all know where we stand at this point. The Olympics are still in the running, this […]

The competition just wrapped up! I have never in my life felt as good as I did today. It was an amazing feeling and it really gave me confidence in the program Linda Blade and the team had put together. However, it was also a giant learning experience…at the wrong time. […]

After all the drama of Europe, I think its time for some good luck! I just got a pair of shoes in the mail today, so the hunt is over. It is crazy, my wife and I talked to every sports store on earth…not an exaggeration… every track and field distributer on […]