March 2011
19 posts
3.26.2011
Driving school is over :( The International driving school was spectacular! The coaches were so awesome and helpful. Thursday was my first day from the top -it was absolutely terrifying but making it down was such an accomplished feeling. Those first few runs from the top weren’t so great, but Friday I had my last three trips down and they all went really well. We had an end of the week...
3.19.2011
Driving is awesome!!!! It is SO fun and such a rush it’s incredible and it’s exciting to have the front seat perspective! Megan and I are braking for each other, so she will take two runs as a driver and i’ll brake then we switch (and we alternate who goes first each day). There are 20 turns in the track, and we took two days at start four which puts your into curve 9 and...
3.8.2011
So -where am I at now?
Presently, I am in the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid surrounded by about four feet of snow. I have been breaking since last week -practicing my push, lifting and running (I missed the weight room so much!). Next Tuesday Megan Hill and I will start driving school here in Lake Placid! The first week will be the USBSF (united states bobsled and skeleton...