Falling off the wagon

 "LOGIC WILL GET YOU FROM A TO B. IMAGINATION WILL TAKE YOU EVERYWHERE."

Okay so in my usual routine, I have completely fallen off the posting wagon.  It has been a month since my last post and a lot has happened. 5 NAC races and a training week in Whistler along with a lot of other exciting adventures.

NAC 3&4 came and went too quickly. It was a quick and sudden end to the trip.  I was very happy that I rented my own hotel room despite the cost because it led to the most random of adventures and I got some much needed silence after a couple weeks on the road.  The BC Bobslayers got some much needed ice house practice and we got to hang out with the other Canadians.  We had a good group of people that we were used to seeing on a daily basis so it was becoming like a second home to me.  I really do like the road life and meeting new people and not worrying about work so much.

My pilot and I crashed once in Calgary but the BC Bobslayers didn't all stay that lucky.

I even cheated on my pilot for the first time.  It was an equally rough ride and our brakes failed and it made for an adventure.

I PR'd my start time with my pilot sitting in the sled.  I definitely was starting to miss the gym at this point.

I am so thankful that I said yes to this. I keep reminding myself that I am a bobsleigh brakeman.  How cool is that?

And our time in Calgary a very beat up BC crew headed home.  The next week was spent trying to caught up on work, playing tour guide all while trying to get to Whistler to watch the world cup.

The second week home was international training week, my pilot decided not to slide and I was sadden by this.  I definitely understood her body needed a break but I felt I was missing out on training.

I managed to convince Anna who was riding with Berit to let me kick her out of the sled and I got my first 4 runs down Whistler from Ladies start on the Thursday.  I begged some more and managed to get her to not slide the Saturday I got my first 2 runs from the top of Whistler.

What a rush! 3 of 4 tracks in North America I have pushed from the top on.

This brings me to this past week.  My pilot and I were the only ones from BC going to Calgary for the next 3 races, so we convoyed with the Americans.

What an adventure! They lost their trailer and it was Canadians to the rescue.

In all the ways that this trip wasn't as exciting as last time, it was different. It was emotional, It was thrilling, and basically it was everything I wanted my life to be.

I realized that I am no longer the person I was before I started this adventure.  I truly value my life but I am realizing that I valued the wrong people before.  I cannot rewrite my story but I am move forward.

Calgary round 2 was exciting because we were more a part of the Canadian team, we got to keep our sled in the garage and got support from everyone.

Did I mention I get to go really fast down a hill! Yup, that is right!

Officially we never crashed in Calgary the second time around and my pilot and I both pushed.  It was a huge improvement and it was like PR city all over the place! Again again again!!!

I even got to Brake in a 4 man bobsled. 4 times over!

It's hard being home but I cannot wait for the future.

Did I mention it's hard being home.



Official slide count: 57 (16 at school, 6 Whistler runs,17 training race runs, 4 4man runs and 14 race runs)
26 at Park City, 25 at Calgary, and 6 at Whistler