Thank-you to everyone who supported me throughout this last 4 year journey that has taken me from a Silver medal to the bottom and back. I am so proud to have represented Canada at my 3rd Olympics. Of course I am disappointed by my result, but being here for Canada makes up for any of my own personal feelings. I had never before been so prepared for a race. I was ready, my equipment was exactly what I wanted, my push was starting to peak perfectly, mentally I was prepared, and then I got injured. The real disappointment for me is that I did not get to show my true potential on the track because of the injury. My injury combined with a lot of the results I have seen from other athletes (Lyndon’s crash, Melissa’s failings, athletes missing the podium by a fraction of a fraction of a second) has really reminded me of the old saying “you had better enjoy the trip because the destination might not be what you expected”. I enjoyed every minute. Thank-you Canada for everything, I hope I represented you all well.
I did have an MRI yesterday to determine the extent of my injury and it was positive in that nothing is torn. That in itself was a bit of a surprise as the pain is so intense, but as the imaging showed I have damaged the attachment point where the stomach muscles connect to the pelvis. Evidently the nerves also all come through this area and this explains why the pain radiates throughout the hip flexor, pelvis, and groin areas. So, the good news is that I will not need an operation to repair the damage, but they say it is a 3-4 month healing process. Good thing I have a bit of time to recover before Ultimate season!

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