This is me!

This is me, taken last season.

Off to Calgary

On the move again. I’m writing this from my flight to Calgary. Iain and I left Lake Placid at 5 this morning which got me to the airport in Montreal in plenty of time. Last night, Peter, Iain and I went to the Dutch Bobsledders house as it was one of the guys birthday. The team travels around with a chef who put on a wonderful 5 course meal which was just amazing.

Yesterday’s sliding went really well again for me and I came away with yet another personal best down time. I’ve improved now by about a second on the Lake Placid track which is a huge amount in skeleton terms.

At the airport this morning, I thought I was going to have trouble with my 3 items of luggage but a smile to the right person and then quick mention that I was an Olympic athlete travelling with sporting equipment, got me on with no troubles! Paying excess baggage fees is one thing that is definitely not in the budget.

I arrive in Calgary at 11:15am so will have the whole afternoon to hopefully slide if my coach lets me after travelling, and then settle into Calgary for the next 12 days.

My sled

Doing some work on my sled.
























My beautiful sled.

My favourite hoodie

In the starthouse at the Lake Placid track, wearing my all-time favourite hoodie.

It looks like I haven't quite got passed the stage of just thinking about going to get warmed up for training!

In Action

At World Championship in Calgary at the end of last season.

Season starts in Lake Placid, New York

Finally! I have a blog! Now everyone can keep up to date with what's going on in my season, and once I work out how to put pics on here as well, you will be able to SEE what's happening too. I'm in Lake Placid, New York at the moment, doing some pre-season training on the ice here. The track has been kind enough to grant Lou (teammate), Peter (a dutch slider) and I access for the last 3 weeks. The sliding has been fantastic and we couldn't have asked for a better start to the season. I already have multiple personal bests on the track and am looking forward to alot more when we return to Lake Placid for the World Cup in November.

I have to make a special mention to David Scott and his snow.co.nz team for the incredible support they have given me. They are funding my season and allowing me to focus on my dream of qualifying for the Winter Olympics in Feb 2006. Thanks so much Dave!!

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