Competing, Tweeting & Ode to Mom - Athlete Blog Watch

The road to the Games is a long one and no one knows that better than the athletes themselves. On their personal blogs, they share the thrill of victory, the agony of their feet and the day to day living, training and perseverance that go into being a top athlete.

Here are a few of the Canadian athlete blog posts that inspired us this week:

Alpine skier Dustin Cook tweets! He's also put together a handy list of the other members of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team on Twitter. Keep up to date with your favourite CAST athletes and other notable racers - it's a great resource for CAST fans.

Dustin's teammate on the Canadian Alpine Ski Team, Emily Brydon, is getting ready to compete in her third Games. In her post Olympics - 3 Times a Charm, she talks about her previous Games experiences and how she feels that Vancouver 2010 will be the best Games yet: 

For some, this event has little meaning outside the unjustifiable spending of money but for many this is a chance to show the World what Canada is all about.  The value of the Olympics Games transcends the medals and the shows.  Instead, it breaks down limiting barriers between people, cultures and countries; it is the biggest unifying event in the world in my eyes. I am so proud to be Canadian and I think that Canadians should be proud too. By being given a chance to represent my country doing something that I absolutely love to do, is an opportunity beyond words and I hope that I can do it with honour, humility, success and passion.

And last but not least, cross-country skier and Olympic gold medallist Chandra Crawford did a little ode to her mom Louise on her blog awhile back, complete with awesome photos!

Born in Nordegg, Alberta and raised in Edmonton, Louise hooked up with Glen in Banff in the 70s and had Canmore's first hair salon, Hair Spinners. I grew up amidst magazines and hair clippings when we weren't adventuring in the mountains. Louise does a lot of awesome work for Fast and Female as the Volunteer Coordinator and lives the Empowerment Through Sport mission herself with a capacious love of cross-country skiing.

We'll be highlighting Canadian athlete blog posts every week, so stay tuned!