60 days on the road may seem like a long time but the time is flying by. This is my favorite time of year when all the hardwork of summer finally has a chance to show itself in the races.
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This year’s new Salomon skis arrived stone ground and ready to go thanks to Nordic Ultratune. My coach Jason and the guys at Salomon picked some really good skis for me this year. In my first skate race on the new Salomon Soft Ground ski I had one of my best sprint qualifiers ever finishing just 3 seconds out of the lead.
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Life on the road is even sweeter this year because I have my wife along. We were engaged just 1 year ago after the first races of the season. Do you celebrate your engagement anniversary? As my friend Ardis says, “Celebrate early and often”
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The man to beat this year is my ITA teamate Sylvan Ellefson (On top of the podium in the 10k Skate and today’s 15k Classic). I still have some time to make up but I was very happy to climb on to the podium for the first time this year in the 10k Skate, 15 seconds off of the win.
Tomorrow we leave Montana for the long drive up to Canada and Silver Star Mountain Resort.
