The last few days I have been sleeping really well. I don't know what it is about where I am staying but Craig and Mical also sleep for like 10 hrs a night and say they don't wake up at all. It's nice though and it's quiet which is probably the reason why.

The weather here in Aurora has been really warm. plus 30 and sunny and it's quite the opposite of the usual trips out east where back in Victoria or the west it will be sunny and warm and we will be wearing full rain gear and shivering at the start lines. It's a nice change!

Last weekends Canada Cup was a tough battle. I finished 13th and had to fight it out with a bunch of other guys for that position. I was feeling pretty good but not 100% and I guess that is the difference between being top five or on the podium and being 13th (it was like a 2min gap after 1hr 40min of racing for me to be on the podium).

This Sunday I have another race at Hardwood Hills near Barrie Ontario and it should be a hot one that is also really fast! I am looking forward to it!

Canada Cup #1

Today was the Baie St Paul Canada Cup. Leading up to the race I have been feeling good and I am riding well so I was confident I could do well.

Then Friday night I woke up at midnight with my ear super painful and it felt like it was going to explode. I tried popping my ears and it didn't help and after lying in bed for 3 hrs in tons of pain I got up and drove to the hospital to see if they could give me any painkillers since I never packed any ibuprofen on this trip. The nurse was able to help me and also told me to come back in the morning when a doctor would be working to have it checked out.

I went back Saturday saw the doctor and she said my eustachion tubes were plugged most likely from allergies and I had a lot of swelling and pressure build up. She also gave me a prescription for antibiotics since it was infected.

It was my first time ever taking antibiotics but I am sure they are helping.

Today's race I had a call up in the second row which I was fine with and from the gun I rode aggressively and was able to move up and was in the front group for the first couple of laps. I then had a two lap battle with Kris Sneddon for 4th place until I was able to gap him with 2 laps to go and maintain my gap of 6 seconds for the rest of the race. On the final lap Benjamin Sontag caught me about halfway through the climb and I wasn't able to go with him.

I ended up finishing 5th 10 seconds behind Ben and 6 seconds in front of Sneddon. and just under 3min behind Max.

A good start to the bigger races.

Next weekend is Canada Cup Tremblant and the goal is to be top 3

BC Cup #1

Craig and I Waiting for the awards

BC Cup #1 took place yesterday in Gibsons BC. The course was fun to ride and in great shape with a new bridge added over one of the huge mudholes on the descent which made it even more fun to ride!

I had a good race and I am riding well right now. Off the start I lead with Kris Sneddon then taking the lead for the descent and me following him. Unfortunately I had a front flat and I had to stop to fix it and lost a whole bunch of positions. The good thing is that I was able to work my way back up through the field to second place, although I was never able to catch Kris. He is riding really well right now as well!

This Thursday I leave for the first Canada Cup out in Quebec and hopefully the racing goes well there too!