If you haven't heard who
Kate O'Brien is we recommend you read up on her and keep an eye out for her
this coming Olympic year. A former bobsled athlete recently turned
track-cyclist, O'Brien is making a push for an Olympic spot and it all started
with an awesome performance at the World Cup 2 weeks ago. Kate's on the blog
today to recap her most recent competition.
I think the ticket
for us this time was to really keep our heads in what WE wanted to accomplish,
rather than worrying about uncontrollable things like how the other teams would
go. There is still more work to do (there always is!) but I think I speak for
both of us when I say that we are really excited for what's to come. We still
have a lot of improving that we can do, which is a great thing as it means that
with more training (and a bit of luck ;)) we can be among those coveted top
four by the end of this season. Tonight I felt such gratefulness, not at the
result (though I was grateful for that!), but for the fact that we were put in
the position to have to fight. After our disappointing continental
championships, we really had to rally our bodies and our minds. We were put in
a position of fight or flight and thanks to some great people supporting us we
have been able to fight. In all honesty, I don't know that we would have
finished where we did today were it not for the fire that was lit inside of us.
We were able to aim higher than just "beat who we need to beat", and
move into "let's try to be the best we can be".

At the moment, we
have been given a few days off before getting back to training in Milton pre-
Christmas. I am staying in New Zealand a bit longer and will return to Milton
on Thursday. Then back to it on Friday with a double day- whew! I feel really
hungry for the next chapter- stay tuned!"
Stay hungry Kate - we are
so excited to keep you fuelled and hydrated on your Road to Rio!