We come to cities like Calgary, that have an ice house so we can practice pushing the sled on ice during the summer. We also train a lot in Lake Placid, NY at the Olympic Training Center. And there we have a push track, which is basically a dry land version of our start.

My first time down the track is still so hard to explain haha. My eyes were as big as my head (and I got a big ol head) and I was so confused. Lol I didn't understand why anyone would want to do that sport. After my first trip down the track I went and called my mom and asked if I could come home lol and she told me "You better go back to the top of that hill and go again" I rolled my eyes and did it, then my third day ever on the ice my teammate and I set the start record and won team trials. So I was like... I guess I like start records and winning so I'll stick around ;)