The day I fell flat on my face

My friend Jason has been traveling with the United States bobsled team this whole winter, working as their trainer and chiropractor. I've been stalking his blog lately, mainly because I'm searching for a sign to see if he remembers that I wanted him to pick me up an Olympic hoodie. Hmm...so far there has been no sign of him walking out of a store with a shopping bag. Oh well. I'm sure he's busy.

One of his recent posts shows a clip of an exercise he was doing with the brake(wo)man for the U.S. And immediately I wanted to try it. Never mind the fact that Jason said that it was incredibly hard, and that very few people could do it.

I was waiting at the door when Scott got home from work, telling him I needed a workout assistant. He humored me. And then I humored him, by falling flat on my face. I didn't even have time to throw out my arms to catch myself before I hit the ground. Clearly, I have no future as a bobsledder :-) I already called Carey to see if she can do it. Nothing like a little pre-Olympic competition with my friends!

To anyone else who might want to try this exercise...learn from my mistake. I really should have had a pillow ready to catch my face!

Here's a link to Emily Azevedo's blog. She's the one doing the Russian leans in the video. And speaking of the Olympics, here's a link to a raffle that Pua is holding to get to the Olympics. I know how much it takes just to get races in the United States, and I've noticed that the best support for athletes tends to come from other athletes. I plan on buying a raffle ticket to help out, and for two other reasons.

1. I want to win that RV so that I can park it in the desert in the winter.

2. I want Pua to go to the Olympics so that I can watch her on TV and brag that I used to race against her.

While we are on the subject of raffles, check back here soon. I might just be raffling my Ford Focus away for FREE. Seriously, that car is pushing me over the edge. Don't get me wrong. I like Ford cars, but my Focus is not being kind to me. I replaced the alternator right before I left for Arizona, and guess what I need to replace now? The freaking ignition. I didn't even get a chance to drive the car with the new alternator! When it comes to money, I tend to think in terms of race entry fees, and my car is sucking up a lot of them lately....