Category: gymnastics

… from Bangladesh

On By Rick McIn gymnastics, travel1 Comment

My first day in Bangladesh was most interesting. Everything is great.

… The restoration of democracy in 1991 has been followed by relative calm and economic progress.

Bangladesh is the seventh most populous country and is among the most densely populated countries in the world with a high poverty rate. However, per-capita (inflation-adjusted) GDP has more than doubled since 1975, and the poverty rate has fallen by 20% since the early 1990s. The country is listed among the “Next Eleven” economies. Dhaka, the capital, and other urban centers have been the driving force behind this growth. …

Due to the terrible traffic, I’m moving tomorrow from the 5 Star hotel into the National Sport Training Centre residence where my gymnastics course is being hosted. I may have limited internet access there, however.

It’s the dry season. Water level is low, low, low.

my gymnastics site is down, again

On By Rick McIn blogs, gymnastics, product complaintsLeave a comment

The company that hosts GymnasticsCoaching.com is down.

That company is Bluehost.

Hundreds of thousands of sites they host. Even their own site.

… How are they going to blame it on me this time?

Canada Day, Charlottetown PEI

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I was a guest at a big house warming / Canada Day Party in beautiful Prince Edward Island.

Big barbecue. Great seafood chowder. A dozen kids on the trampoline.

July 1st, 2009
July 1st, 2009
live band
live band

I’m in Charlottetown for a Summer Gymnastics Camp.

from Parksville to Charlottetown, PEI

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Why did I have trouble waking up this morning?

Oh … RIGHT.

I just traveled 2700mi (4400km) … 4 time zones … in the past few days.

PEI

I’m here for a gymnastics camp and coaching clinic.

Rick is history at Altadore

On By Rick McIn gymnastics, hiking, travel1 Comment

Last August I went back to my old gymnastics club as interim Technical Director … for 4-8 weeks.

May 30th, 9 months later, I’m finally returning to semi-retirement.

Rick-museum

My 22nd season at Altadore Gymnastics is history.

It was a good year, overall. But my personal philosophy and life goals are incompatible with a 50hr, 6-day-a-week intense job.

I had not enough time and/or energy to do much aside from WORK all Winter. Life is too short for that.

I’m en route to Death Valley, California for hiking as this is posted. (I scheduled it to publish in the future.)

No doubt I’ll be back at Altadore in future. More history.

I’m staying on as volunteer consultant to the Board and Staff.

loving the Calgary Airport

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For a city of 1 million, Calgary truly has one of the best airports in the world.

Flying on a Wednesday I had no long line-ups at any of the usual bottlenecks.

The self-service check-in kiosk for United Airlines worked. (You need a zip code and hotel name destination to do it on your own.)

The U.S. border was friendly and efficient.

Security check brisk.

Two Tim Hortons greet you in the departure concourse.

It’s easy to find an electrical outlet for your laptop. And — best of all — there’s 2hrs free WiFi.

You still much flip through some log-in pages. But it’s easy to use your Facebook credentials to speed that process.

calgary-airport

I’m flying to Lincoln, Nebraska for the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships.