Donnie there are only 28 velodromes in the USA & only 1 is indoor & that's at the Stubb Hub center 30 miles south of us where she has been training weekly (her school let her off early all year at noon on thurs to train) there's also an outdoor velodrome 7 miles away from our place so she trains 4 days a week on the Track & 2 days on road "recovery" rides while hitting the weights 2 to 3 times a week.. Interesting thing is every 5 to 7 weeks she takes a whole week off, nothing, no weights, no bike at all. Coach says it makes her faster & admitting I don't know diddly squat (which is extremely difficult) there's no way I can argue with his resume. Check out Keirin crashes on youtube that's her favorite race, it's a dangerous sport so we lie to my DW all the time
Having played 3000 slow pitch games some fast pitch ladies get frustrated until they play coed where the women win it & the men lose the game
Actually I got $30 to $60 a game & all the beer I could drink back in the early '80's playing outside of Houston. All I remember is I always passed Kenny Stablers bar Snakebite on my way there
Hard to believe just 1 year ago DD had dismissed over a doz great academic DIII's (after her performance at Pennsbury) & was back & forth with what I believed was a great fit in the Patriot League while trying to decide who to play for at PGF. I knew when she told the coach as she was vying for a spot to play SS @ Premier goodbye (with 1 game left) her reason was "it's not fun" despite him saying she was the front runner (he didn't let her or the other girl hit) that she'd had a fundamental change. I didn't care we had a team from New Jersey in Platinum & she had a respected (well for academics NOT softball) D1 locked down
Now at fresh out of HS @ 17 1/2 (12/30 Bday) & she's competing against Rio Olympians after less than 2 years n the sport. The top riders are kicking her butt big time as that 3/4 of a second is an eternity when medals are decided by hundredths of a second but the experience for her development is priceless. Plus she's beaten an Argentinian & Guatemalan National Team members as well as knocked off a several Elite Americans. She's living a dream she created for herself.
Track Sprinters peak in their mid to late 20's. The New Zealand & Dutch riders are all 26, 27 & beasts
"It's not giving up if you discover you've been chasing the wrong destiny" -Morley LA street artist who posted this on Melrose Avenue in Jan '14