No Longer a Rookie
I'm back in Lake Placid at the Olympic Training Center. It feels a little strange to be back, but now that I've been here a week, it's starting to feel like my second home again. I still have to pinch myself to believe I am here getting ready for my second season with the bobsled team. Such a privilege! I'll admit I was nervous coming back to train with the girls that have been here this summer. I've been working hard, but I wasn't sure how this week would go. I came out to get in some push training before the upcoming push championships. Here's some proof of my hours in the gym this summer. That's John in the background lecturing me on form while I'm just trying to stay on the ball doing one of his crazy ab workouts. I arrived in Lake Placid on Sunday and had my first push track session Monday. It was great to be pushing a sled again, and it went better than I anticipated. I guess I expected to feel just like last year, when I came in knowing ab