Alright. So. After what has shaped up to be an interesting and unpredictable pre-season, along with a week of fastidious packing, I am ready to leave for Germany this week for my second tour on the Europa Cup circuit.

Closer ...

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This summer BC Athlete Voice sent out an email inviting high performance BC athletes to write good luck notes to the provincial athletes headed to the Canada Summer Games. In return, they would send us a free t-shirt. I, of course, ignored the request for HIGH PERFORMANCE athletes to respond, and sent in my well wishes anyways, hoping they would mistake me for, well, someone important, and send me the t-shirt.

This past Saturday I went to a wicked sport conference, called the Athlete Advance, put on by CSC Pacific at the new (and, if I don't say so myself, one of the world's most freakin' amazing buildings ... EVA' ... ) Richmond Olympic Oval. The conference was designed for B.C. athletes who are treading somewhere in the waters between development and national elite. So ... like ... me.

We last left off with our protagonist arriving in Whistler after a 1,125km, 19-hour drive through apocalyptic weather, only to find herself 1,125 km away from her preferred geographical location, and 24 hours to get there. Driving was not on the list of preferred travel methods.