Go athletes go!

It used to be said that it was always time to have a drink as the sun was over the yardarm somewhere. Similarly, just because as age-groupers we are, in the main getting our base miles in on the trainer (remember a base mile is 60% longer than a base kilometre), it doesn't mean someone, somewhere, is racing.

Meggie Soehl will be skiing cross-country for Team Nova Scotia at the Canada Winter .games. She was profiled recently in the Herald alomg with the rest if the team, where we learned that this will be her third Canada Games; two winter and one summer, making her our very own Clara Hughes! Her sister, Marie Soehl, will be there too in cross country ski as will Liam McInerney and Lydia McInerney. Cross Country ski is a week two sport out at Ski Martock, so if you're in the vicinity, go along and give them a cheer. Additonally, Cole MacDonnell is in .biathlon, which we recently heard described as "all the fun of cycling, with firearms". Biathlon (note, not bi-ath-alon. Just sayin') is a week one sport we think, so if you're around, check the schedule and go gice him a shout. Just remember to stand behind him when he stops skiing!

We mustn't forget TNS behind the scenes at the Winter Games; Mark "Cookie Monster" Campbell is one of the big-dogs (venue leader) at one of the skiing venues and TNS ED Sarah "Hopalong" Wood is keeping them straight at the Oval.

Meanwhile, in the pool, pretty much the rest of the 2009 Canada Games squad was fighting it out at the AUS swim championships; Emily Wood, Brad Piggott, Macgregor Grant and Parker Vaughan as well as Matt Piggott. Em, Matt and Brad all made their times and will be heading to Nationals in Calgary in a coup,e of weeks.

Good luck to all as they race againat the the best in the country

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