Closing the Gap

Since arriving in Lake Placid I’ve closed the gap on my fellow development athletes considerably. The only people who are beating me right now are those who have considerably more practice time than me. I have between 10 and 20 days less practice time than everyone else because I came out a week later than everyone else and couldn’t / didn’t come to a week long optional practice camp in January. I’ve gradually been picking up time on everyone as the days go by and by our races this weekend I’m hoping to place near the front of the pack. We have 6 races (2 each on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). The results of these races will determine who is able to return to back next year without having to pay. This is a pretty big deal as it costs $50 / day to stay and eat at the Olympic Training Center.