Category: Longest Game for CF
I can’t believe that the game ended just yesterday! When I was driving away from the rink yesterday, all I could think was, “Did I just dream that?” It was a truly surreal experience and if I didn’t have the blisters to prove otherwise, I would really be wondering! I’m still pretty exhausted, even though […]
This morning at 11:05 am, 39 of my closest friends and I made ourselves a part of Canadian history. At that moment, we completed a 243 hour and 5 minute game of hockey – the longest ever in the history of the world! We are the “unofficial” world record holders for the moment – we […]
So, we’ve been playing hockey for nine days straight now. Personally, I’ve played 81 hours of hockey so far. EIGHTY-ONE, y’all ((And people on Team Red have played even more than that, as they’ve had more injuries (and thus the remaining players have had to pick up more of the time to cover for the […]
I can’t get over the amount of media that this hockey game is getting! There was a tonne of media here the first day – “OMG, these women are going to play hockey for 10 days straight!” and there have been other stories along the way, like “OMG, these women desperately need medical supplies” and “Holy crap, […]
There are some things that I’ve learned in hockey (and other sports) that have been emphasized as real truths over these last 9 day, including: Playing with players who are better than you makes you a better player. Practising makes you better – and I’m certainly putting in the time these days, given that I’ve […]
So my schedule got changed a bit ‘cuz a woman on my team had to sit out a few sessions due to a severe migraine. So, instead of playing today (Saturday) from 4 am to 8 am and 4 pm to 8 pm, I played 12 am to 4 am and 12 pm to 4 […]
Can’t blog ‘cuz EIGHT of my friends came to visit me tonight! So awesome! Have to go get ready to get back on the ice. Can’t wait til 4:00 am when I get to sleep again!
To give you a sense of life here in Longest Game of Hockey for Cystic Fibrosis land, here’s what my day looked like yesterday (i.e., Day 6): 12 am – Get off the ice from my 8 pm to midnight shift. Take off all my hockey gear, making sure to hang it up so it […]
Today’s blog posting will be brief ‘cuz I’m writing it on my phone since I’m in bed and there’s no wifi here in RV World ((That’s what we call the fenced in area of the parking lot of Burnaby 8 Rinks that contains our RVs and is the only place outside of the building that […]
So, have I ever mentioned how awesome my friend Sarah is? She’s pledged to donate $0.01 for every goal the white team scores and $1 for every goal that *I* score! And then my friend Jody pledged to match her! That’s $2 to Cystic Fibrosis research for every goal I score in this game! I’d […]