The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have just recently concluded and now we are at the 500 day mark before the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games.
Our team has been heavily training during the course of the summer, and it’s paying off. We’ve shaved off a few extra tenths of a second from our start times. We are anxiously anticipating what that will amount to on the ice. And, the season is just a few short weeks from getting started.
Prior to the weekend, I told you all to go out and have a great weekend. Well, I was hoping for the same. Little did I know what I was in for.
Following a bobsled camping trip Friday night (and after a quick photo shoot at the Bonneville Salt Flats), we returned home to put everything away — including the bobsled. Everything was going swimmingly until we began getting the sled out of the truck. (Keep in mind, that sled weighs a lot!)
As Jeremy and I were getting it out of the truck, I was struck with a sharp pain that surged my back. Yeah… it hurt. But, instead of resting (as I should have been) I helped finish the job with Jeremy and got the sled put away.
Fast forward to today… I went to the Doc and found out that I pulled four ribs out of place. Basically sprained them. He put me back together and sent me on my way. He told me to ease off the heavy lifting for the next couple of weeks.
I don’t think this is going to keep me out of the bobsled season, but I was sure nervous.
So, I’ve recently been on a video kick. Found a couple great ones that I liked, and I wanted to share another.
This epitomizes what men like to do for fun.
(Warning: Mothers, if you don’t want you sons to get any ideas, now would be the time to turn the computer off and walk away. We’ll return to our regularly scheduled broadcast at a later date.)
I filled up my car this morning, and it cost less than $40! I wonder if it will ever go down to $25 to fill my car again. Maybe not. But, it was a good way to start the day off regardless.
Here’s a sampling of what we do during the summer time.
If you look at the beginning of the video, from left to right, it’s me, Lane, Brad and Jeremy. I suppose I could do some explaining about what goes on up at the track, but I know that you’ve already gone to the video by now.
The next time you think something is impossible, think of this video. It’s amazing what a little ingenuity, perseverance, and will power can accomplish.
