This weekend I had the privilege to participate in the Haney to Harrison 100km Relay event. This race started in Haney and made its way through the back roads and Indian reservations all the way to Harrison Hot Springs. The race consisted of 8 stages, ranging from 7km to 15km distances. The team all met at the West Vancouver gym at 5am, to get to the start by 6:45am. We were very fortunate to have MJ drive his ‘European VW 7 seater Van’ so that the team could all be together throughout the race. The race was split into 5 waves, so we started at 6:45am, the fourth wave to go. During the whole race while each individual was running their specific leg, the rest of us would hop into the ‘European Sensation’ Van to follow and cheer the runner. We had about an hour to kill while our teammate were running, so we would make mandatory stops for Starbucks and Tim Horton’s, take photos and give fuel and water to our teammate when needed.
The best part about this race was that it was a team effort. You are individually out there running on your own but you are constantly thinking, ‘I can’t let my team down”. The faster you run, the better the team result would be overall. Having the support van drive up behind you and cheer you on was a huge motivation for you to run faster. This sort of team atmosphere is completely different from that of a team sport. Team sports you are all playing together at the same time but during the H2H you have the responsibility to perform on your stage to not let the team down. This relates to our work environment as well. Yes, we are all training a customer individually but how we deliver our session and follow the systems that are set in place, help towards making our company and our product the best. Everyday, together we work at creating and providing a unique and different experience for our customer so that we can have the reputation of being the best in the industry.
Haney to Harrison put that in perspective for me. Everyone ran their best on his or her specific stage, the atmosphere and team spirit was amazing, and the memories created on this trip were awesome. Thanks to Chelsea, Rob, Josip, Shauna, Justine, MJ and Ashley for making this day happen, from the ‘European sensation’ Van, the run stages, the victory of winning the corporate mixed division and the celebration afterwards, you all played a huge part in making this event unbelievable!
WEST VAN - H2H Champions!
The best part about this race was that it was a team effort. You are individually out there running on your own but you are constantly thinking, ‘I can’t let my team down”. The faster you run, the better the team result would be overall. Having the support van drive up behind you and cheer you on was a huge motivation for you to run faster. This sort of team atmosphere is completely different from that of a team sport. Team sports you are all playing together at the same time but during the H2H you have the responsibility to perform on your stage to not let the team down. This relates to our work environment as well. Yes, we are all training a customer individually but how we deliver our session and follow the systems that are set in place, help towards making our company and our product the best. Everyday, together we work at creating and providing a unique and different experience for our customer so that we can have the reputation of being the best in the industry.
Haney to Harrison put that in perspective for me. Everyone ran their best on his or her specific stage, the atmosphere and team spirit was amazing, and the memories created on this trip were awesome. Thanks to Chelsea, Rob, Josip, Shauna, Justine, MJ and Ashley for making this day happen, from the ‘European sensation’ Van, the run stages, the victory of winning the corporate mixed division and the celebration afterwards, you all played a huge part in making this event unbelievable!
WEST VAN - H2H Champions!
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