So I’m on the bus towards Guelph stuck behind two huge trucks on the Quebec team bus. They’ve somehow managed to turn this into a one lane slow highway. Anyways, having a good time with all the runners from Quebec, it’s a good mix of runners from Montreal and other parts of Quebec, old friends from McGill Olympic and newer friends like my friends from Concordia.

I’m excited for what could be my last trip to Guelph and my cross-country nationals, it’s pretty awesome that I’ve gone for 3 years in a row, 2nd out of 3 years I’m on the Quebec team. Last year I didn’t make it since I was hurt and recovering from injuries during XC season, but I still beat most of the Quebec team during the race. Only difference of being on the team and not is a Quebec jersey, and I got one of those already in 2008, the 2010 one is a bonus.

I’ve been thinking about my future running, I’ve been doing everything well the last month and keeping up with my training and actually doing faster intervals with fast people. It’s been going well but I need to see the transition that I’ll have to make once I’m a full-time physio and not a student who can miss days whenever.

I don’t know what to predict for tomorrow. I made a prediciton of 33:45 or better for John, my best time there was last year at 32:59 with the rib fracture. This year I’m healthy and I’ve run 32:22 so I should be able to run at least 32:30 if the course isn’t too bad. I’m going for a top 40 finish, that’s the true goal. I just need to stick with the pack and keep my cool the first two laps, then break out 3rd and 4th lap as people are dying. If I do that I can surely finish well.

Alright more later, I’ll write something about my web designer status and projects later on this week. I’ll have all the free time in the world since I’m not running so I’ll have time to keep you guys updated. Btw I hope you guys enjoy the WordPress -> Facebook blog integration, that way everyone on Facebook can stay updated without even visiting StevenMcElligott.com

-Steve