Isn't It An Awesome Feeling...

...when something you thought was crap turned out not to be. Let me explain.

So, now that training is over (more on that in a second) tomorrow begins the period of teams' training periods. We don't know when exactly they'll be on the track, or how many of them there will be, but now is the time to really get some writing done...well, anything more than our Flash Quote Reports and Press Conference Reports. So, pretty much from Day 1, Amy and Ernst and Krystyna have been pressing us to come up with story ideas: different angles to cover that would make interesting stories to put into the system.

So, on a whim, I tried to come up with an idea. In doing our research, I found a lot of track cyclists with road track experience, including some of the favorites in all the sport. So, I want to do a story about how they benefit from doing both. And, apparently, it's a good idea. I was expecting it to be a sort of empty gesture that, even thought it was bad, it at least showed some effort and forethought; but, it turns out to maybe be a viable story.

Soooo, training was pretty non-eventful. We went out to the BMX venue and, thankfully, even though it was humid, the smog was covering the sun, so it was about a billion times better than it could have been. The deal with BMX will be that we'll have to call in our quotes to people back at the main ONS office at the velodrome, since the walk between the two is about 10 minutes or so. We practiced that today, which was helpful for everyone. Then, they threw out a mock rain delay at the venue so they could practice putting the tarp out onto the track.

It made me long for the Cubs grounds crew. It was just really inefficient and felt kinda like a waste of time. The rest of the day was pretty normal. Mixed zones, press conferences, lunch (It was one of the worst days for lunch. Didn't sit well with me AT ALL!) and then some milling around, at which point I came up with my story idea, and then back here to the dorm. Oh, and we also learned the ICMS (Something Content Management System) which is how we'll input all of our reports.

Overall, a pretty good day. Back to begin training for the cyclists tomorrow.