First Runs of the Season

After some prodding from a friend I realized that we haven't updated our blog in about a month! That's kind of sad!

I guess the biggest update would have to be that this past Friday (the 14th) was our first day of training this season! I know, it was a bit delayed but there was good reasoning behind it.

Friday turned out a little crazy since I had to work all day and then as I was driving up to the track I realized that I had forgotten the sled's scabbards in my garage! And then, on top of that, they moved the session from 7:30 to 6:30! Man, I had to hurry. I guess its a good thing I'm used to driving fast....on the ice I mean, Officer!

As soon as I got to Bobstart is was GO GO GO! We got the sled out, put the runners on, got it on the ice, got our gear on, and were off for the first run all in about twenty minutes! It was crazy! The good thing was that I didn't even have time to be nervous. And Matt, the athlete who was pushing for me on Friday, was awesome. The guy is a great pusher, a great teammate, and an all around good guy. Although, I'm still not sure about his helmet stickers!

Despite the rush, it was a good night. The air was crisp and clear and we had a blast. We want to work on our pushes and get our timing down, but we did ok for it being our first time pushing together. Our downtimes, however, were actually not too bad. Our fastest of the night was 51.82 seconds. Olympic Times is about 49 seconds or so, but in reality I'm really happy with our times. And its only going to get faster!

It really was a good experience for me, almost therapeutic after the crazy summer I've had! Again, Matt was so pumped and very positive about the whole thing. He's the kind of athlete that I like to be around. Serious when he needs to be, but still positive and outgoing.

On a side note, this little experience also allowed me to try out my new bobsled shoes ($500, ugh)! I can't say that I noticed a HUGE difference in the push, but they sure do feel great on the feet so I'm definitely glad I got them. However, I have realized that I can never give a girl a hard time for buying expensive shoes again since mine were so up there! I'll try to get a picture of them up.

Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and we'll see you on the other side of the holiday break! Slide fast!