a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/SVrPb1CvPaI/AAAAAAAAAds/RUdebxxhHLo/s1600-h/IMG_0104.JPG”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 200px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/SVrPb1CvPaI/AAAAAAAAAds/RUdebxxhHLo/s200/IMG_0104.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285765189674679714″ border=”0″ //aOur National Championship (short distance) is being held at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska this year. Today’s high was 0 degrees… and I mean Fahrenheit! The picture to the left is a tuft of my hair that was sticking out of my hat – anything exposed, froze.br /br /Being out in such cold temperatures, especially while during activity, can be dangerous to your lungs. Anyone who has worked exceptionally hard while breathing cold air has finished the day with something resembling a smokers cough. In order to avoid permanent damage (asthma, etc.) we are all wearing breathing masks. They are hot.br /br /div style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/SVrPI6vqMfI/AAAAAAAAAdM/um24oY_KVFs/s1600-h/IMG_0103.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 134px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/SVrPI6vqMfI/AAAAAAAAAdM/um24oY_KVFs/s400/IMG_0103.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285764864787755506″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-style: italic;”span style=”font-size:85%;”Nicole, donning frosted eyelashesbr /br //span/spandiv style=”text-align: left;”span style=”font-size:85%;”span style=”font-size:100%;”The masks are a product of Sweden, called Airtrim (
