espnW Blog: Lashinda Demus
Eric Feferberg/Getty ImagesThe best part about winning an Olympic medal? Knowing that you represented your country proudly in international competition. The next best part? I'll be honest: I'm enjoying the recognition. It feels so good to know that what you do -- all the training and everything you go through behind the scenes when the TV cameras aren't around -- isn't in vain.
Courtesy of Lashinda DemusLashinda Demus, the reigning world champion in the 400-meter hurdles, is blogging about her journey to the London Games for espnW. "target="new">Click here to read her first blog.I'm not sure what the average morning looks like at your house, but at mine, the cast of characters often includes me, getting ready to go to practice; my husband, getting ready to start the day; our sleepy 4-year-old twins; and, amidst the usual chaos of barking dogs and backpacks and gym bags and breakfast dishes, a drug-tester, who shows up unannounced and demands that I produce a urine sample.
Courtesy of Lashinda DemusLashinda Demus will be blogging for espnW in the lead-up to this summer's Olympics. Check back in April for more on her journey to London.Young children don't understand world championships, Olympics, American records, or any of the statistical minutiae that track and field aficionados like to geek out on.