Category: sports
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 […]
Anyone out there happen to have a lot of extra medical supplies on their hands? Because we are in desperate need of them! As it turns out, playing 8-12 hours of hockey per day is pretty hard on your body. And thus, we are going through medical supplies at an alarming rate! Our volunteers are approaching stores […]
It seems like everything here in LG4CF Land is the opposite of how things operate in the usual world. Usually when one is planning out their meals, they want things that are lower in Calories, low in simple sugars and low in salt. But here, I’m trying desperately to find foods with lots of Calories, plenty of […]
I’ve played 17 hours of hockey since 8 am on Friday and I’m now in a 4 hour break between my sessions. Most of our breaks are 8 hours but twice during the 10 days we get just 4 hours and these breaks are dreaded because it’s really not much time between 4 hour sessions […]