Well im back in Lake Placid. My cross country journey with Annie was a success. Im finding every year that its really important to take your time. The damage that is done to the body when driving that distance in 3-4 days is too much. The first day I was back in the Lake Placid, the fall air set in, crisp, clean and biting with an unmistakable smell. I stopped in at the bobsled track and there are numerous improvements which will undoubtedly make the sliding facility even better. There is a new finish house for the timing systems along with new roofs over the start area. All of these improvements will help us have better and fairer races less affected by mother natures curve balls. 

On a training note things are going very well. With the help of my teammate Jon Daly I have really started to make some progress with my start. The momentum from Calgary seems to be moving forward and should result in some great results this fall when I Peak for team trials. The season is coming so fast....We start to slide October 5th, potentially earlier....tick tock tick tock.