Part 1
At the Masters in Augusta, today is "Moving Day", the day when the pro golfers try to best position themselves for the final round tomorrow.
It is the same here at the Masters, only not nearly as long an ordeal.... During this evening's last training session (5 to 7 pm), I expect that there may be sliders making minor tweaks to their sleds and sliding techniques in anticipation of tomorrow's race. I will be amongst those making adjustments to my sliding paths.
Earlier this morning, I headed out the track, to observe the "Fantasy Luge Camp" participants while they slid from the lowest entry on the track. I watched the four on most their runs, from various points of view on the track. I did this because I wanted to see the lines that the sled naturally tries to take (as they are instructed to steer minimally), as that is the optimum path for maintaining speed. Besides watching, I ended up talking with three of the four sliders at the end of their sliding session. They reminded me of the unabashed, unbridled passion of sliding for the first time. They came in from NYC, Pensacola and Tampa, Florida just to slide. Talk about the passion. BTW, you couldn't wipe the smiles off their faces. Been there; Done that; Got the "Badge of Honor" on my forearm to prove it. It was absolutely contagious!!
I'll be tapping into their passion, and trying to harness it into my runs later this evening.
I'm all smiles!!! Thanks Toots!!!
Later tonight Part 2 - After the training session and Master's Dinner.
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