I never think about records. I focus on my race and try to get onto the podium consistently. It's hard enough to do that.

When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.

I'll get to the oval three hours beforehand and warm up for about 45 minutes off the ice. Then I'll stretch and get on the ice for 20 minutes. I'll cool down, then relax, close my eyes and think about what I need to do.

For me, I always think about keeping my upper body relaxed, my hips level, and my right side down on the turn. If I work on nailing those three things at every practice, I hope that by the time I get into a race situation I can stay completely focused on the task at hand, and the rest will happen naturally.

I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.

I guess I could take things from every place that I've been and find something familiar and wonderful about it that makes me feel like I'm at home.