Tuesday November 16, 2010

Curve 10 - "Shady" - biggest curve on the Lake Placid Track


Phew!

Feelin' pritty beat today.

The energy needed to write an exciting blog post is really just not in me.

We're really upping our game this week. Woke up, sore from yesterday's workout, and headed to the push track at 9am. Spent 45 minutes and 3 good pushes at the track, and then headed over to the ice track... but today was not just another day - we went from the...

TOP!!!! YEAH!! I had around 80 runs from the top of the mountain last year, and so to be back at the top again is a great feeling.

Yet, starting at the top not only means top speeds, but it also means you must fully warm-up because you push and mount the sled before the 'ride.' It's a bit more exhausting than just starting from curve 4. After three runs, we drove back to the OTC, grabbed a quick lunch, and then headed back to the track at 3:00, for another 3 sprinting runs from the top.

Mike & I headed to the cafeteria straight from the track to grab some grub around 6:45, and by 7:30 our entire crew had met in the gymnasium to do a balance & core-based workout with Kash, a volunteer coach from Chicago. A lot of planks, med balls, dumbbells, and balance disks... I'm going to be a bit sore tomorrow from the workout, and we meet with Kash at 9am tomorrow for a more 'intense' workout, we're told.

Though i'm tired, I really do love the feeling of all this hard work. I finish the day, like right now, satisfied with my effort. There's always more to do, and things to improve on, but the steps I'm taking right now are headed in the right direction. Patience, commitment, & hard work. That's what I need, and that's what I'm striving to do.