Where Did Summer Go?
How is it already September?! This off-season has flown by. I've been in Dallas and working full time since April and training at Performance Vault since early May. The last week of July, I headed to a week long push camp in Lake Placid, NY. Other than that, I've been putting in the hours at the office and the gym, and now my pre-season bobsled events have begun. I am looking at the calendar and seeing my life in weeks instead of months, which means summer is over. I skip fall and go directly to winter. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. This happens every year, just like summer break did when I was in school. The beginning of the off-season is great. No training. Just rest and recovery from beating my body up for the past 6 months of the season. We don't report back until October, so the next 6 months seem like they stretch on forever. About 2 weeks in, I start getting antsy. I'm ready to get back in the gym and start prepping for next season, but thankfully I h