1st Day of Sliding 2009!

Ok, I'm SO sorry I haven't written in a while. I have a few entries that are in the works from when I first got up here to Lake Placid... I'll try to post them later this week.

Today was our first day on the ice! YAY... so much fun! It has been raining all week and there doesn't seem to be relief in the forecast. The moisture in the air causes the ice to get frosty so the track is a little slow right now. For the first few days... I have no problem with slow ice to get use to the track again :) Even at the slower speeds, I was surprised how fast the curves seemed to come at me. I've definitely been off my sled for 6 months.

The first day is always my favorite because there's no pressure. You're only job is to get comfortable on your sled again and have fun. I would say the morale in the start house was pretty relaxed. I'm sure as the races get closer people will get more up tight but today was full of laughs, nerves and "OMGs". haha. We only had one spill today that I know of. He's ok... just a little ice burn on lower half (ouch). It happens to the best of us.

I'm exhausted and need to get a good night sleep... I'll be sure to keep up with my journal now that the season has started. Everything happens really quick this year. We only have 9 days of training until our Team Trials races!