rest well with "releaf"

back in california.
our last match in hong kong v. australia was less than desirable. we left hong kong 2-1. i can't say i'm happy with the last game's performance, but i certainly learned a lot through that game and in watching the final. i/we have some work to do. it was great to see, in person, where we need to get our game to. england v. australia was a great match and inspired me to be better.

chula vista. the first day back was a blur..and sunday for the second time.
on day 2 we had morning assessments of our bodies and afternoon massages. the hour was a blessing! i did a bit of yoga with kelly and jill in the kitchen (corpse pose on a cold kitchen floor is not recommended) after dinner and realized i was more tight than i thought.
today we did a bicycle recovery with our trainer-it was nice to feel my legs moving without a lot of impact. we played horse on the basketball court (and added a rugby ball) afterwards which loosened up our smile muscles : ) we had our body fat analyzed and i was able to speak with the nutritionist about some goals. we'll chat more next week about how to obtain our specific goals, but for now i have some things to move forward with in terms of eating habits. i was lucky enough to be called in to take someone's hour massage this afternoon. unfortunately, the guy doing the massage was a beast and worked my lower body like never before. i left with sore calves and memories of painful pressure points being prodded. i went to the pool afterwards to help loosen things up a bit. heated pools are glorious.

we watched bridesmaids tonight and waited for lunde to arrive back at the house-yay to a full house again! : )


the rest of the week is more biking, pool, and recovery sessions. we'll do some rugby skills and jog around a bit, maybe hit the gym. it's nice to actively recover, but i'm looking forward to upping the work to get ready for the next tournament.

bring it london!