Look at the Beijing Pictures Below!!

My coach, Bob Seebohar, has been in Beijing for a week now and has been keeping me updated about what is going on over there. At the bottom of my blog, you will see two pictures of Beijing (each picture is taken from the same location). The first picture shows what you may typically see in downtown Beijing..."cloudy looking"...or to be frank, you are seeing quite a bit of pollution. The next night, Beijing experience some heavy rain and next morning....sunshine! Beijing is really trying to cut down on the pollution by closing down some factories and cutting back on the number of people driving cars during the Games. The rain also seems to help clear out some of the smog. So, hopefully, we will see more of the sunny, clear days like picture number 2 while we are experiencing the Olympics in Beijing.
I have just two days before I head over to San Jose for Team Processing. I have been told to bring an empty bay along because we will be outfitted with LOTS of cool Nike gear. Speedo was also a very generous sponsor of mine and shipped a box of Team USA clothing, bag, suits, hats...you name it!
Enjoy the weekend!
Sarah

2020 Olympians

My cousins (Adam and Tricia Williams) drove down from Denver to Colorado Springs to visit us for a night and I just so happened to get my Olympic cycling kit and swim caps for the Games. My cousins, Gaia (6) and Holden (3), did not want to take off the clothes. In fact, we took them to eat at the Olympic Training Center and they kept their swim caps on while eating! They might need those swim caps for an Olympics in the future!!!

Beijing Quickly Approaching

I have just one week before I depart for San Jose, California for team processing. At team processing, I will be getting my uniforms (opening ceremonies, podium uniforms, workout clothing). Nike is the official sponsor of the 2008 Games, so the US Team will be outfitted in Nike gear.
I did recieve some of my triathlon gear from USA Triathlon (cycling kits, speedo race suit, and our mask!!!). Each athlete will be given a mask to wear while not participating in athletic events or media events while in China. The less time your lungs are exposed to the air, the better!
Our race suits for the Olympics look great. They are blue on the front, with white down the side, and red stitching. The suit will also have red stars down the side of the suit screened, in addition to our name and country. In the Olympics, athletes are not allowed to have any personal sponsors on the suits, so the suits will look a bit different than normal ITU World Cups (not even the ITU logo).
I have been training hard and training in the heat of the day to try and acclimatize in preparation for the Beijing heat. Colorado does have the heat, but missing the humidity. Race day temperatures could reach up to near 100 degrees!! I have less than two weeks left of tough training before I begin my taper.