Yesterday's race was extremely close. I placed 3rd, I was behind by 1 one-hundredth of a second.
It was a rough day, my runs weren't too great, but third is great so I don't want to be bummed. I'm excited to leave for Park City, I'm looking forward to spending some time on a different track for the next 2 weeks. And it is very pretty in Utah, everyone should come sometime!!
I leave for the airport at 2am tonight, so I'm planning on being like Kaitlin and staying up the whole time, since it will really only be midnight in Utah. I'll sleep on the ride to the airport and the flight.
Thanks for everyones' support, I appreciate it all. Keep thinking big things for the next 2 weeks. The next races are November 9th and 10th!!
Hope everyone has a great week!
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
RACE #1
The first race is over, and I am a little relieved. I must admit I was really nervous, but I'm doing better today the nerves are going away!
I placed 2nd!!! It was an intense race!! I'm on my way to world cup! As long as I keep up the good work and do my best everything should turn out okay!
Race #2 is today and I am really looking forward to it. just going to stay calm and have fun! I leave for Park City, Utah on Sunday and begin sliding on Monday out there. The races are the 9th and 10 of October! We will know after that what team I've made!
Thats all I have for now I have to go and work on my sled but I will let you all know how I did in todays race as well!!
I placed 2nd!!! It was an intense race!! I'm on my way to world cup! As long as I keep up the good work and do my best everything should turn out okay!
Race #2 is today and I am really looking forward to it. just going to stay calm and have fun! I leave for Park City, Utah on Sunday and begin sliding on Monday out there. The races are the 9th and 10 of October! We will know after that what team I've made!
Thats all I have for now I have to go and work on my sled but I will let you all know how I did in todays race as well!!
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
NEW PICTURES
I just added all of my pictures from sliding over the past 2 years! The good ones anyway! I'll put a few up from summer training tomorrow!! I'm sleeping in so after that most likely! Hope you like them!!
Monday, October 8, 2007
Lake Placid
I finally have a few moments away from everything where I can update everyone about what I have been doing. I've been so busy with school, work, training, and internship and now we've started sliding!
Sliding started on the 1st of October, the first day is always crazy it feels so fast but really the track was about 10 seconds slow. The next day was about 25 seconds slow and we had to push our sleds to cross the finish line! It was a race to see who could run the fastest! It has been raining for the past 4 days or so, we have only slid one more time and now it is canceled until further notice because it is going to rain for the next 7. At least I'll have time to catch up on school work and sleep.
Its great being back in Lake Placid the leaves are changing and it smells so great outside! Its getting a little cooler, it would be better without the rain. What can you do I suppose. My roommates are Katie another skeleton athlete and Julie a bobsled pusher. They are awesome, we have a great time together, but stay up a little late sometimes. We are a little crammed for space but it makes it a little homier.
School is going well and I'm looking for a 4 yr school to go to in the spring. I'm looking at SUNY Empire State College and doing it online and studying Business Management. I'm excited.
Well its getting late, and sliding is canceled in the morning and I am so excited to sleep in because I only have to workout and go to work. I'll keep this updated more often, I just have to use my time more efficiently. If anyone is good at that, I would love to take lessons. Just let me know!!
Goodnight Everyone!!
Sliding started on the 1st of October, the first day is always crazy it feels so fast but really the track was about 10 seconds slow. The next day was about 25 seconds slow and we had to push our sleds to cross the finish line! It was a race to see who could run the fastest! It has been raining for the past 4 days or so, we have only slid one more time and now it is canceled until further notice because it is going to rain for the next 7. At least I'll have time to catch up on school work and sleep.
Its great being back in Lake Placid the leaves are changing and it smells so great outside! Its getting a little cooler, it would be better without the rain. What can you do I suppose. My roommates are Katie another skeleton athlete and Julie a bobsled pusher. They are awesome, we have a great time together, but stay up a little late sometimes. We are a little crammed for space but it makes it a little homier.
School is going well and I'm looking for a 4 yr school to go to in the spring. I'm looking at SUNY Empire State College and doing it online and studying Business Management. I'm excited.
Well its getting late, and sliding is canceled in the morning and I am so excited to sleep in because I only have to workout and go to work. I'll keep this updated more often, I just have to use my time more efficiently. If anyone is good at that, I would love to take lessons. Just let me know!!
Goodnight Everyone!!
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Excited for Disney!
Well I've had an extremely fun week so far. I went to two Padres games, a day game against the Phillies and a night game against the Diamondbacks. They lost both games but it was okay. Baseball games here are a lot of fun, the park isn't too big so the seats are always good.
Saturday we went to the Del Mar Racetrack to bet on the horses. I won $12 for the first two races, then got all excited and bet all the money again and lost. It was a great day though. Really hot, but worth going. Its always fun to get out of the training center and do something new.
I am leaving for Disney World in the morning for a family vacation. I can't wait to go, I haven't been there in a while. It will be great to be somewhere different. I hear its been raining a lot there it will be nice to see rain and maybe one thunderstorm, not a lot though. Just a day since it still hasn't rained here.
I'm all packed and ready to go. My flight leaves early in the morning, so I'm going to relax. I'll write all about the fun with Mickey and Minnie when I get back! Take care and goodnight.
Saturday we went to the Del Mar Racetrack to bet on the horses. I won $12 for the first two races, then got all excited and bet all the money again and lost. It was a great day though. Really hot, but worth going. Its always fun to get out of the training center and do something new.
I am leaving for Disney World in the morning for a family vacation. I can't wait to go, I haven't been there in a while. It will be great to be somewhere different. I hear its been raining a lot there it will be nice to see rain and maybe one thunderstorm, not a lot though. Just a day since it still hasn't rained here.
I'm all packed and ready to go. My flight leaves early in the morning, so I'm going to relax. I'll write all about the fun with Mickey and Minnie when I get back! Take care and goodnight.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Summer Outings!!
Hello Again! Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying your summer! I know I am!
Last Tuesday a few of the athletes from the training center (mainly my skeleton teammates) went to Balboa Park to watch a local Veledrome cycling race! It was really awesome to see them ride up the wall, you almost don't think its possible! The bikes have no gears and no brakes, and once they stop pedaling the wheels stop and they basically fall over. Good thing everyone kept pedaling when we were watching. Its a great local event though, and Balboa Park looks like a lot of fun, and huge too. So Kate and I will have to go there when she comes out!
Lately I've been giving tours, and hopefully starting my fall semester early. That would be a huge help for when the season comes around. Other than that training is still going great. I am so excited for the week off and joining the family for a vacation in Disney! Its the best place ever! Tomorrow after training we are taking a team trip to the Del Mar race track to spend the day watching the horse races and betting for some people. Not me though my luck I'd go home with no money!
Two of the roommates have gone to Vegas for the weekend so I have my room to myself, just Keslie, Courtney and me to hang out! We went out to PF Changs for dinner because it was Greg's and Keslie's birthday. It was fun we stuffed ourselves because the food hasn't been good here for the past week or so. Still no rain since I've been out here but it just started getting seriously hot! The past week and a half have been extremely humid and much hotter than normal. Everyone says August and September are the hot months of the year and rain comes in October.
I really love it here though, and training is great as I already said. I'm doing so well! But I can't wait at the same time to get back to Lake Placid and see the mountains and hear the thunderstorms again! The lake is calling my name! So is the GAP Outlet though I actually miss working there, its so much fun!
Its time for bed though, lifting in the morning and then the sun and racetrack all day tomorrow! I'll write all about it when I return! Hope everyone has a wonderful night!!
Annie
Last Tuesday a few of the athletes from the training center (mainly my skeleton teammates) went to Balboa Park to watch a local Veledrome cycling race! It was really awesome to see them ride up the wall, you almost don't think its possible! The bikes have no gears and no brakes, and once they stop pedaling the wheels stop and they basically fall over. Good thing everyone kept pedaling when we were watching. Its a great local event though, and Balboa Park looks like a lot of fun, and huge too. So Kate and I will have to go there when she comes out!
Lately I've been giving tours, and hopefully starting my fall semester early. That would be a huge help for when the season comes around. Other than that training is still going great. I am so excited for the week off and joining the family for a vacation in Disney! Its the best place ever! Tomorrow after training we are taking a team trip to the Del Mar race track to spend the day watching the horse races and betting for some people. Not me though my luck I'd go home with no money!
Two of the roommates have gone to Vegas for the weekend so I have my room to myself, just Keslie, Courtney and me to hang out! We went out to PF Changs for dinner because it was Greg's and Keslie's birthday. It was fun we stuffed ourselves because the food hasn't been good here for the past week or so. Still no rain since I've been out here but it just started getting seriously hot! The past week and a half have been extremely humid and much hotter than normal. Everyone says August and September are the hot months of the year and rain comes in October.
I really love it here though, and training is great as I already said. I'm doing so well! But I can't wait at the same time to get back to Lake Placid and see the mountains and hear the thunderstorms again! The lake is calling my name! So is the GAP Outlet though I actually miss working there, its so much fun!
Its time for bed though, lifting in the morning and then the sun and racetrack all day tomorrow! I'll write all about it when I return! Hope everyone has a wonderful night!!
Annie
Monday, July 16, 2007
Summer Training
Thanks for coming to read my first blog post. I'll do my best to update it whenever I do something fun!
For anyone who doesn't know, I am training in Chula Vista, CA for the summer. Southern California if definitely the place to be! The weather is great - nights are a little chilly but other than that, its never really too hot! It hasn't rained here at all, and I got here at the end of May! It's a good thing though, you never have an excuse not to train!
Summer training doesn't require snow or cold weather. I do sprint work on the track and Olympic lifts 5 or 6 days a week. I run anywhere from 10-150 meters. Most of the time its about 40-60m. I am currently in the power phase of my workouts, meaning shorter distance, but more repetition. For weight lifting it's the same thing, the lifts are lighter now, but I end up having to do about 5 sets of 5 for each lift. I train every morning at 9:30 and I am normally finished around 12 or 1PM.
For fun I seem to go wherever anyone with a car is going. The beach is great; I've gone to Coronado, Pacific and Ocean beach. We had a team dinner the other night, and it was great. We ordered fish tacos (yes, I know it doesn't sound too good) and then we sat on the beach and ate as the sun went down. Fish tacos come either grilled or fried with a bunch of different types of fish, I had mine grilled, and they are so good. I was a little skeptical at first but they are a must try for anyone coming out to CA! I've yet to actually swim though, there's a lot of seaweed, but at least the water isn't too cold! Since there is no pool at the training center athletes can get a pool key for one of the local community pools. They're nice during the week because there aren't too many people around. I give tours of the OTC as my job here, so if you have any questions about the training center I'm the girl to ask! I give them 2 or 3 times a week for about 2 hours. It's not a bad deal at all.
I have 4 roommates. 2 Skeleton girls Courtney and Keslie, and 2 Bobsled girls Jamia and Emily. Jamia and Emily are the 2 who I share my bedroom with, Keslie and Courtney are our suit mates. Its not too bad with the 5 of us though, we have a common room with a tv and a nice balcony with a table and chairs outside. 2 bathrooms - which is a huge plus!
Thats all I have for now, but I will post some good daily activities in the next few days! If I missed anything write a comment and I'll be happy to answer!!
Thanks for reading!!
For anyone who doesn't know, I am training in Chula Vista, CA for the summer. Southern California if definitely the place to be! The weather is great - nights are a little chilly but other than that, its never really too hot! It hasn't rained here at all, and I got here at the end of May! It's a good thing though, you never have an excuse not to train!
Summer training doesn't require snow or cold weather. I do sprint work on the track and Olympic lifts 5 or 6 days a week. I run anywhere from 10-150 meters. Most of the time its about 40-60m. I am currently in the power phase of my workouts, meaning shorter distance, but more repetition. For weight lifting it's the same thing, the lifts are lighter now, but I end up having to do about 5 sets of 5 for each lift. I train every morning at 9:30 and I am normally finished around 12 or 1PM.
For fun I seem to go wherever anyone with a car is going. The beach is great; I've gone to Coronado, Pacific and Ocean beach. We had a team dinner the other night, and it was great. We ordered fish tacos (yes, I know it doesn't sound too good) and then we sat on the beach and ate as the sun went down. Fish tacos come either grilled or fried with a bunch of different types of fish, I had mine grilled, and they are so good. I was a little skeptical at first but they are a must try for anyone coming out to CA! I've yet to actually swim though, there's a lot of seaweed, but at least the water isn't too cold! Since there is no pool at the training center athletes can get a pool key for one of the local community pools. They're nice during the week because there aren't too many people around. I give tours of the OTC as my job here, so if you have any questions about the training center I'm the girl to ask! I give them 2 or 3 times a week for about 2 hours. It's not a bad deal at all.
I have 4 roommates. 2 Skeleton girls Courtney and Keslie, and 2 Bobsled girls Jamia and Emily. Jamia and Emily are the 2 who I share my bedroom with, Keslie and Courtney are our suit mates. Its not too bad with the 5 of us though, we have a common room with a tv and a nice balcony with a table and chairs outside. 2 bathrooms - which is a huge plus!
Thats all I have for now, but I will post some good daily activities in the next few days! If I missed anything write a comment and I'll be happy to answer!!
Thanks for reading!!
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