午安 (wǔān) Good afternoon,
Hopefully, everyone is having a great weekend and getting a chance to have a little fun. My training in Colorado continues to go well as I prepare for USA Push Championships September 1-6. This is the first big test of the season for me and I am ready to ROCK!! This off-season has been extremely long I have been waiting to mix it up a little and put steel to ice. I feel that hint of chill in the air and that means it about GO TIME (Jerry Sinfeld refference) LET THE SNOW FALL AND THE ICE FREEZE HARD AND FAST THE KID IS COMING!!!! I joke about it but seriously I am licking my chops right now IMMORTAL is here!
On another note I trust that everyone has had a chance to walk some of the Summer Olympic games. They have been really fun and sad to watch at times, but hey not all Olympic stories can have a happy ending. But one story I did think that was pretty great was a story about 21 year old Henery Cejudo who won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 55kg weight class. You have to read the story http://www.nbcolympics.com/wrestling/news/newsid=233761.html#cejudo+slides+into+golden+role it is great!
Also, I have been thoroughly impressed and inspired by watching some of the Paralympic athlete's here train as they get ready to go over to Beijing for the Paralympic Games http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/. Some of these athletes are missing anywhere from one to four limbs and they are in the weight room, the gym, the track, and in the swimming pool working just as hard if not harder then non-paralympic athletes! They are getting it done BIG TIME!!
Just a random Jesse note; the weather out here in Colorado Springs is a little crazy at times to say the least. It could be sunny and not a cloud in the sky and all of a sudden you look up and its starting to rain. I know we are close to the military base and I am starting to think the clouds around here have stolen some stealth cloaking technology cause no one ever sees these bad boys coming! However, I still can not help to laugh a little when I see people going to layout at the pool and about five minutes into it you see them running to their rooms.....because someone forgot to check the weather forecast! No no let's not point fingers, I am not the only one who has ever laughed at someones slight misfortune..lol its the small things that make us laugh in life. And to everyone's life a little rain shall fall not sure who said it first but they could have been watching someone run out of the rain when they came up with it......Yeah...think about it. lol
I almost forgot their is a link on the my website www.jessebeckom3.com that will tell you all the info you need to know about Vancouver 2010 just click on the link that is on my page and it will take you there!
Take care and God Bless
Jesse
Monday, August 25, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Training In Colorado!
July 14, 2008
Good Evening Everyone,
As I have said before I send out these e-mails to update you all on how things are going with my travels, training, and life. My e-mails includes the highs and lows of what is going on in my world, the majority of the time things are going pretty good but sometimes there is a little bit of bad mixed in as well.
I arrived in Colorado last week on July 3rd in order to train at the Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs. On the Fourth of July I went sailing for the first time with my team mate Katie, her mom, and some of her friends. Katie's mother use to race sail boats for a club out in Colorado and she shared her knowledge with us. I learned about tacking, jibing, how to adjust the reef on the boat and etc.
The atmosphere here at the OTC is great!!! It is a campus style set up dedicated strictly to Olympic Sports! I am entrenched in the Olympic spirit everywhere I turn, you can not escape the positive vibe that exists here and I am loving every minute of it! Each sport has its own area or building dedicated for that specific discipline to train in.
Their are two weight rooms here, one weight room is designed specifically for the heavy Olympic weight lifters and another that all of the other athletes use. Both weight rooms have mounted video cameras and screens called "The Olympic Eye On Performance" that are used to record to us while we are training. The Olympic Eye cameras are set for a 30-45 second delay which allows a coach to critique our performance as it occurs, thereby making it easier for us to make needed adjustments.
Also, throughout the different buildings you have quotes from past and present Olympians which truly help to inspire, and keeps you focused on the goal and reason we are here! There is so much I can talk about but that would make for a really long e-mail, that is why I have posted pictures under the "Media" section under "Colorado Pictures" on my web page http://www.jessebeckom3.com/ so please have a look.
On the other side, this past Friday I received some truly tragic news. I found out that one of my younger cousin's who was a good man, a friend, and a person that I love (Robert White age 26) was shot and killed while he was sitting in a car, in a residential neighborhood back home in Chicago. Bobby had come back home to Chicago and was hanging out with a friend who he should have cut off a long time ago. He was unaware that this friend had gotten into an argument with a guy earlier that week, that same guy saw my cousin Bobby and his friend sitting in a car, and came after my cousin's friend and in the process shot and killed my cousin. The police know who the shooter is and hopefully they find him soon. It hurts more than I can express in words and I wish I could have done anything to stop it from happening but there is nothing I can do. I ask that all you pray for Robert's Grand Parents,Parents, his brother, his son, and the rest of my family.
There are many wars going on in our world and some of the biggest ones are here in our own country. Growing up in Chicago I have seen numerous friends shot and or killed and it still continues in many cities across America. The senseless violence in our streets needs to come to an end! We as individuals need to do more to counteract the violence and hate that exists in our society. We need to set better examples that show that this lack of respect for life and other crimes are not acceptable! There are more of us in this country who are doing good and helping others for us to be held hostage by those who feed of fear and intimidation. We can change our world through small and large examples and it is essential that we do!
God Bless you all!
Jesse
Good Evening Everyone,
As I have said before I send out these e-mails to update you all on how things are going with my travels, training, and life. My e-mails includes the highs and lows of what is going on in my world, the majority of the time things are going pretty good but sometimes there is a little bit of bad mixed in as well.
I arrived in Colorado last week on July 3rd in order to train at the Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs. On the Fourth of July I went sailing for the first time with my team mate Katie, her mom, and some of her friends. Katie's mother use to race sail boats for a club out in Colorado and she shared her knowledge with us. I learned about tacking, jibing, how to adjust the reef on the boat and etc.
The atmosphere here at the OTC is great!!! It is a campus style set up dedicated strictly to Olympic Sports! I am entrenched in the Olympic spirit everywhere I turn, you can not escape the positive vibe that exists here and I am loving every minute of it! Each sport has its own area or building dedicated for that specific discipline to train in.
Their are two weight rooms here, one weight room is designed specifically for the heavy Olympic weight lifters and another that all of the other athletes use. Both weight rooms have mounted video cameras and screens called "The Olympic Eye On Performance" that are used to record to us while we are training. The Olympic Eye cameras are set for a 30-45 second delay which allows a coach to critique our performance as it occurs, thereby making it easier for us to make needed adjustments.
Also, throughout the different buildings you have quotes from past and present Olympians which truly help to inspire, and keeps you focused on the goal and reason we are here! There is so much I can talk about but that would make for a really long e-mail, that is why I have posted pictures under the "Media" section under "Colorado Pictures" on my web page http://www.jessebeckom3.com/ so please have a look.
On the other side, this past Friday I received some truly tragic news. I found out that one of my younger cousin's who was a good man, a friend, and a person that I love (Robert White age 26) was shot and killed while he was sitting in a car, in a residential neighborhood back home in Chicago. Bobby had come back home to Chicago and was hanging out with a friend who he should have cut off a long time ago. He was unaware that this friend had gotten into an argument with a guy earlier that week, that same guy saw my cousin Bobby and his friend sitting in a car, and came after my cousin's friend and in the process shot and killed my cousin. The police know who the shooter is and hopefully they find him soon. It hurts more than I can express in words and I wish I could have done anything to stop it from happening but there is nothing I can do. I ask that all you pray for Robert's Grand Parents,Parents, his brother, his son, and the rest of my family.
There are many wars going on in our world and some of the biggest ones are here in our own country. Growing up in Chicago I have seen numerous friends shot and or killed and it still continues in many cities across America. The senseless violence in our streets needs to come to an end! We as individuals need to do more to counteract the violence and hate that exists in our society. We need to set better examples that show that this lack of respect for life and other crimes are not acceptable! There are more of us in this country who are doing good and helping others for us to be held hostage by those who feed of fear and intimidation. We can change our world through small and large examples and it is essential that we do!
God Bless you all!
Jesse
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Summer Push Training Park City, Utah June 2008
June 23, 2008
Hellllloooooooooooooooo Everyone!
I just got back from 10 days of push training at the push track out in Park City, Utah, where I stayed with one of my team mates and his girlfriend.
The push track allows me to practice my pushing and loading techniques in the summer. The push track is about 200 meters of laid railroad or grooved track, where we are able to place a modified two-man or four-man bobsled that have been fitted with wheels to run along these tracks.It was great to get out there and train with some of the guys! We went to the push track twice a day for about two hours of practice, for the week we had at least 100 trips down the push track, uhmm yeah... my legs are a little bit tired.
I worked on my pushing technique/angles from all sides (left side, back, and right side) of the sled. Practicing from the sides of the sled helps me prepare for when I am racing four man. I work on my initial hit and my side load which can be tricky at time. Because, when loading from the side its a full out sprint and then a crossover step to get into the sled. For example, when loading from the left side, after the initial push off the block while running full speed my left legs crosses over my right foot onto the bunk of the sled while simultaneously reaching my right hand across and grabbing a hold of the right side of the sled as I proceed to hope in the sled. When loading from the right side of the sled its the right foot that crosses over and the left had that reaches over. Now if you are unlucky.....which has happened to many a athlete you could miss the bunk fall on your face and do the walk of shame up the ice (I have never had to do that one), or you could slip and fall upside down ( ok I admit this happened once or twice but it was at practice and in the Ice House. lol) into the sled or backwards neither one will result in a fast down time! Or one of the greatest ones I have seen is when your foot hits the bunk of the sled you fall, and one of your team mates grabs a hold of you drags you into the sled. But since everyone else has already gotten in you become their seat cushion cause that's the only way you fit in! lol Once again this has never happened to me, but I saw it and it was funny as all get out! especially cause they made it down safe.
Loading from the back of the sled is a lot easier but you could still take a wrong step and find yourself being dragged down the ice. AND NO THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE.....come on people give me a break here I am a trained professional!!! I load in MY SLEEP LOL. I like a NINJA with it! It's like when someone screams "LOAD" and I'm like yall gonna get in already cause I loaded 10 minutes ago and I was wondering if I was racing by myself! One time I beat the driver in and had to scoot back, at the bottom he looked at me like I was wrong....I know right, I told him he needs to hurry up and get in cause we got a race to win and we do not have time to wait for him to get in all the time! LOL
Take care and God Bless!
Jesse
Hellllloooooooooooooooo Everyone!
I just got back from 10 days of push training at the push track out in Park City, Utah, where I stayed with one of my team mates and his girlfriend.
The push track allows me to practice my pushing and loading techniques in the summer. The push track is about 200 meters of laid railroad or grooved track, where we are able to place a modified two-man or four-man bobsled that have been fitted with wheels to run along these tracks.It was great to get out there and train with some of the guys! We went to the push track twice a day for about two hours of practice, for the week we had at least 100 trips down the push track, uhmm yeah... my legs are a little bit tired.
I worked on my pushing technique/angles from all sides (left side, back, and right side) of the sled. Practicing from the sides of the sled helps me prepare for when I am racing four man. I work on my initial hit and my side load which can be tricky at time. Because, when loading from the side its a full out sprint and then a crossover step to get into the sled. For example, when loading from the left side, after the initial push off the block while running full speed my left legs crosses over my right foot onto the bunk of the sled while simultaneously reaching my right hand across and grabbing a hold of the right side of the sled as I proceed to hope in the sled. When loading from the right side of the sled its the right foot that crosses over and the left had that reaches over. Now if you are unlucky.....which has happened to many a athlete you could miss the bunk fall on your face and do the walk of shame up the ice (I have never had to do that one), or you could slip and fall upside down ( ok I admit this happened once or twice but it was at practice and in the Ice House. lol) into the sled or backwards neither one will result in a fast down time! Or one of the greatest ones I have seen is when your foot hits the bunk of the sled you fall, and one of your team mates grabs a hold of you drags you into the sled. But since everyone else has already gotten in you become their seat cushion cause that's the only way you fit in! lol Once again this has never happened to me, but I saw it and it was funny as all get out! especially cause they made it down safe.
Loading from the back of the sled is a lot easier but you could still take a wrong step and find yourself being dragged down the ice. AND NO THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE.....come on people give me a break here I am a trained professional!!! I load in MY SLEEP LOL. I like a NINJA with it! It's like when someone screams "LOAD" and I'm like yall gonna get in already cause I loaded 10 minutes ago and I was wondering if I was racing by myself! One time I beat the driver in and had to scoot back, at the bottom he looked at me like I was wrong....I know right, I told him he needs to hurry up and get in cause we got a race to win and we do not have time to wait for him to get in all the time! LOL
Take care and God Bless!
Jesse
Monday, June 23, 2008
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