< Then its off to the national training centre in Calgary for evaluation. "To see who's been doing their homework," he says. The competitive season re- sumes next fall and the Cana- dian Team will name its Olym- pic roster in January, 1994. Then, hopefully, it's off to Norway. After that, the real world beckons. Crawford will leave bobsled- ding behind, where, he believes, it will remain a cult sport largely ignored in a country of puck-chasers and ball-throw- ers. But he'll have done his part, even as a recruiter. Another Belleville athlete, Laura Empey, was introduced to the sport three years ago by Crawford and has gone on to place third overall in the recent World Cup two-man women's championships. She's also a na- tional team rower. Still, Crawford doesn't antic- ipate a lot of Canadian athletes flocking to bobsledding in the future. "There's not going to be a lot of guys coming out of the wood- work," he says. "The sport doesn't offer much financially." Call it life in the obscure lane. Todd Crawford pumping iron at the Belleville Family YMCA.