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CBCSportsca Blogs Managing the energy is key News Sports Radio TV My Region Watch Listen Member Centre Login Sign UpCharlottetown Change City2c CloudyHockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis Blogs and Columns ParalympicsSubscribe to Blogs and Columns Managing the energy is key December 3 2009 0318 PM Posted by Matt Hallat The excitement of the Games is definitely starting to build Once the snow hit Vancouvers local mountains and Whistler earlier this fall it seemed people shifted out of their summer mode and really started to realize what is just three short months away The energy that has developed around Vancouver and Whistler is contagious and it gives me a ton of motivation going into the season It has also been amazing to watch the progress of the mens and womens alpine teams so far this year I have had the privilege of training alongside them and watching them over the past few seasons so to see them having such success early on adds more enthusiasm to what Im doing A bit of anxiety I am about a week from starting off my race season finally! It has been a long summer but a very successful one and Im very excited to get the first races underway Those races mark the true test as to how your offseason has been While I know what my times are in training and I have a good idea of where I am capable of finishing nothing counts until you leave the start gate for that first race There is always a bit of anxiety to start off with All of those factors instill an amazing amount of energy within me and my teammates and that energy will only continue to grow as we get closer to the Olympics and Paralympics this winter When I think about all the energy and the distraction from our everyday routine I really have to focus on how that might affect me when the races begin in March I heard it best about a month ago from another athlete you have to manage the energy This is not only key for the season as a whole but also the Paralympic Games themselves I remember my first race in Torino very clearly Downhill is the first event and it happens on the first Saturday the night after the opening ceremonies What some people dont know is that for downhill we actually get three training runs which happen before the official beginning of the Games So for the Wednesday Thursday and Friday training runs I would rip around the last turn make the steep descent cross the finish li...