7 Days and counting!!

I leave one week from today!! Getting excited but a lot to do to get ready to go!

I sent a box of "stuff" to Whistler last week - nervous about the 50 lb limit on Air Canada - thought I would have way more gear then 50 lbs! I need 2 ski suits and 2 sets of rain gear, insulator jacket, crampons, head lamp (for early mornings and late at night working on the hill), extra gloves, plus all the stuff I need for 3 weeks. We do get a uniform but it is only a shell and you need to layer underneath it. Whistler weather in February can be almost anything - from really cold to rain and foggy! Hopefully for the Olympics it will be around -5C and sunny the entire time!!

I have been working hard to prepare for this adventure - have been working out with Rich Childs at the Step Up Gym in Chelsea since the beginning of November. I knew that I would have to be in good physical shape to endure the long days of physical labour that being on course crew will involve. He did a fantastic job of getting me into shape! Thanks Rich!

This week will be all about packing and organizing things for my family so that everything runs smoothly while I am away. Stephen and I are taking Jillian to Le Relais outside Quebec City for a race on the weekend - we leave on Thursday and will return on Sunday night. I leave at 5:25 pm Monday, Feb 8th. I really need everthing to be ready before I go on Thursday.

I will update this blog a couple of times before I go and hope to post as frequently as possible during my Olympic Adventure. Thanks for following along with me and sharing in my adventure!