The start of the season is so close I can now feel it in my bones! Part of that may be the chill that I haven’t felt since last winter. This, I’m sure, is due to the fact that I just flew back to Calgary a few days ago to push in the ice house before we fly to Whistler this Saturday, and it’s full-on snowing outside! People often comment how I must love the cold because I’m in a winter sport. Well, let me just say, I was NOT thinking about the temperature when I decided to take on the challenge of bobsleigh.
I am a very warm-hearted, but cold person. And by cold I mean chilled. After living in Trinidad for a few years, I couldn’t believe the words that came out of my mouth when I asked someone at an outdoor function if they had brought a sweater I could borrow! Well, to justify my request, the temperature HAD dropped to only 29o Celsius!
My sister is not the only one who has jokingly said (unsympathetically, of course) that maybe I need to put some fat on my bones! Now, I am not a skinny/thin person. I am not a size small. I am certainly not tiny! I am a very muscular 5’10” and 166 lb healthy athlete. However, I am currently dealing with an issue that I never thought I would have to face. It’s an issue that I’m hesitant to bring up, for fear of being hated by all the women in the world who struggle with their weight… I have been officially told by a doctor who specializes in elite athletes that I need to try to put on some body fat!
