All Downhill From Here

This is a tough one! I’m having a hard time choosing just one Winter Olympics Athlete to follow for my challenge. I’ll inevitably be watching as many of them as I can, but to choose just one to shadow? Tough.

I’m looking forward to seeing our Canadian speedskaters totally rule the track this time. Since I often do my track workouts around the very ice on which they train, I feel a special bond there, but they’re not who I’m going to shadow for my February Challenge.

I’m also inspired by Cross Country Skiers and Biathlon competitors, especially since these two come from Alberta, but they’re not my choice, either.

In view of my blog name, I decided I need to follow sport that involves a slope. Downhill skiing sounded good, but then I started looking through some other options, and though this sport scares me silly, I’m going to shadow a Skeleton athlete, Duff Gibson. Here’s a man who’s not just brave in his sport, but he’s also a firefighter (Dawn will like that), plays guitar in a band, and he’s even my age.

I’m impressed with the whole Skeleton team – who wouldn’t be awed by people who launch themselves head first on a little piece of slippery, light material down a steep, twisty track of ice! Whoa, I wonder what his life insurance guy thinks of that.

I thought I had a photo of Duff by his fire truck, but I’ve lost it now. I’ll keep looking…