Day 2 of Lake Placid Training camp

The morning started out as a daze. I had woken up a few times and not known where I was. It was probably from all the nervousness of the day before or my lovely roommate who kept eating throughout the night all the food I stocked in the fridge. Needless to say I was up and ready to find the cafeteria and grab a quick bite before I headed to the gym.

The routine was something I was used to. I did some Olympic Squats (it’s different than normal squat and much harder to do) lots of running drills and some clean lifts. This is all the routine stuff you have to do off the ice in order to perfect the art of Skeleton. I decided to train with a guy because the Amazon girls were very intimidating and I knew that he could push me further to just make the team. After of 3 hours of training, I headed to lunch where I had A LOT of fruit to pick from. If you know me well enough I love my fruits and could not live without them.

After some quick safety meetings and paper work to fill out, we were off to slide. The sheer thrill of having them hand you a sled along with the awesome tunnel of ice was very exhilarating. I was ready to see what all the fuss was about and find out if I really could hang with the big kids. For safety reason they made us walk the track so we can see first-hand where we were sliding. This will also help when I am planning the best route to take when I am flying down the track at 60 miles an hour.

That night was my new awakening. The first slide was not pretty but I had such a rush that I had to do it again. My second run I felt like a pro. After all was said and done I had the fast time in the group. This was including all the guys. I couldn’t help having a smile on my face that night as I went to bed. I found my new passion.