I arrived yesterday in Budapest, flying from Calgary. It's rainy here, but quite hot. The only team mate here is Mathea Stevens from Ottawa. Two other girls were to come, but one is injured and the other is at a riding camp in the USA. We have three coaches though, haha. John and Denis, as per the norm. Mathea's fencing coach from home, Paul Ap Simon, is also here. He is the women's foil team coach in Canada I believe as well. He came to get a better idea what Mathea is up against and to apply that to her training at home.
Mathea is competing now. She hasn't had a super day. I believe she is in 26th position now and needs to move to the top 18 in the combined event to make the final. She can do it.
We were really lucky to get massages from Jeremy Kozubeck last night. He is a therapist with the Canadian Speed Skating team and he happened to be in Budapest and contacted us to see if he could help. Last year, he also met up with me here for a massage. Really good guy, super knowledgable.
I had a nice jog late last night, in the rain. Today I had a fencing lesson, and a light swim workout. Everything feels quite good. Our hotel is near the venue which is helpful. We opted to rent a car rather than stay at the competition hotel like most nations. From here, we can take care of our transport and food. It's actually less expensive as well.
I feel pretty good and hope to bring consistency to tomorrow's semi-final. I will keep you posted. Thanks for following. Josh.
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