Final Thoughts

My Olympic experience has concluded. While I hope it was not the only one I am lucky enough to have, it was certainly one that I will always remember! I am left with extreme gratitude for the generous and patient attitudes that I encountered from everyone there. I am fortunate to have had access to a side of the Olympic process that very few are privy to and I will have a lifelong fondness for each and everyone of the athletes I was privileged to care for during my stay.

GO USA!!!!

In The News

Click here to view the Danbury NewsTimes article from 7/14/09. No, I am not a PT!

8 Wks. post op ACL reconstruction

Barry Nobles check out website for more crazy video!

Some athletes I expect to see in Vancouver and London

Petco Park

AT&T Center

My time here is winding down. Have been spending quite a bit of time off site with the Men's Junior National Team, as they prepare to leave for the World Championships in India. Most of these young men are going into their Soph. and Jr. seasons in college. AND they are giants, but super great kids to work with! I am posting from the AT&T center which is filled with computers, TV's and computer games (and lot's of headphones), ping pong (I have smoked everyone I've played), pool, and foosball. We are hoping to catch a Padres game tomorrow and hit Coranado beach on Sunday...to be continued.

USA Volleyball

BMX world camp has arrived,they leave for Australia soon. Women's jr.
Volleyball has left for Mexico. Men's jr. Volleyball just arrived and
will leave for India in 2 weeks! That's pretty much how we roll around
here...they come and they go!

Bobsledder tries the kayak!

I was able to spend time with the archers at their world class
facility. I was given a bow and a lesson,but not a spot on the team!
Spent the next afternoon with track and the jumpers,including the
current world champ. They are quite stunning to watch up close!

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Tora Harris- USA National High Jump Champion

Archery

Yesterday was spent on the water with the Olympic Sprint Kayak program. These are NOT your LL Bean kayaks! In fact there is a standing bet at the boat house...if any of the other athletes can sit upright on one of these kayaks for 1 minute, they get $100! The average time before dumping clumsily into the water is 10 sec. And NO, I did not attempt.

Olympic Kayak

The starting hill

BMX

As you can see by the photo's I have arrived at Chula Vista safe and sound. I have just wrapped up my second day and am enjoying time in the ATT Athlete Connections Center which is an extravagant game/ computer room! Worked with alot of athletes today including Bobsledders (yes, that's right), kayakers, archers and BMX bikers. In addition, today I got to be outside (in the fabulous CA sunshine) and cover a BMX practice. WOW!!! Words cannot begin to describe the craziness that is BMX...so I'll get some pics up soon. They let me climb up to the top of the start hill...which in itself is not for the faint of heart!!

View from my balcony

Someone could have warned me!