I got toasted off the line in the first moto…hit a guy who fell on this huge hill and laid the bike over. I kept it running and got it off the track and back on, only lost about 45 seconds.
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Gotta Get a Faster Start
November 6, 2010I Feel Confident
November 5, 2010There were three things I wanted to get done yesterday. First: Learn the track. We walked the track before it opened so we could see the lines and get an idea of what the lines would be. Then we talked about what we thought the best lines would be. By the time I started riding […]
Racing Update
November 4, 2010Last Saturday’s practice was great! We dialed in the bikes, double checked the gear, rode a few laps to make sure, and we’re traveling today. As I was putting my bike and gear on the truck to send it to California, I remembered the words of one of my coaching clients who needed to release […]
The Olympic Experience
February 22, 2010But it’s the crowd, the vibe, the energy that makes this experience Olympian. It’s restorative to the body, mind, and soul to be around so many people who know where they’re going and going there happy.
Vancouver Nails It!
February 17, 2010In Vancouver, they’re willing to stand around a little to make sure their guests don’t.
Lunch With Former NBA All Star Mark Eaton
January 27, 2010Mark played for the Utah Jazz and was the two time Defensive Player of the Year.
77.4 mph in a Bobsled at Olympic Sports Park
January 24, 2010The bobsled at the Olympic Sports Park. It’s loud, rough, and the walls are flying by, but it was way cool.
May Have Found My New Sport
January 23, 2010I just got off the bobsled in Park City…. What a hoot! We did 77 mph! Pat Brown the coach of the Jamaican Bobsled Team was our driver! I may have found my new sport! Pictures soon!
Bobsled!
January 23, 2010Make your life what you want it to be–we’ll always have to deal with fear, so we might as well face it down
Greetings From Salt Lake With Olympian Ruben Gonzalez
January 23, 2010On the way down the mountain he told me that he was having fun (rather than being fearful) for the first time in his life (he’s 47 and been luging for 26 years)!