Hard to keep Olympic dream down

Track and field is an all-consuming sport to compete in at a high level.

It’s one of the few sports where women can earn top money alongside the men but it’s an all-or-nothing game. Athletes have to spend so much time working on speed and power that moving focus to other sports can be tempting.

Both the summer and winter Olympics happen every four years and the winter Games offer athletes another chance at glory. The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia are fast approaching and there’s an intriguing story developing involving US track athletes and the bobsleigh.