After a hectic, long travel day I (and all my belongings!) made it to Bozeman. You know… super simple. Because getting anywhere from Lake Placid is… painless? Just a 2+ hour drive to Albany, a 30 minute prop plane flight to Boston… One heck of a time in Boston. (you have to change terminals? by [...]
Yesterday was a little bittersweet. I’m headed to Montana on Monday for Nationals… and although I’m super excited to go end the season out west I’m bummed that yesterday was probably my last day skiing with “my kids” for the winter. That’s right parents… I’ve emotionally adopted your children. Congratulations Lake Placid. I’m pretty sure [...]
… Oh Spring? Oh winter? Spring? Oh for pete’s sake ya big tease!!! I have no idea what season it is anymore. It changes so fast I can’t keep up! Welcome to March I guess… Even after almost a full day of rain and temperatures soaring well into the 50′s we managed to get snow [...]
I’ve been periodically going in and skiing with the students of Lake Placid Elementary School. (Yeah they get to ski in gym class how cool is that!?) It’s been fantastic. I think I relate to 8 year old really well… mostly because we share a very similar level of passion for skiing. You know. Uphills [...]
As a full time athlete it often feels like you have copious amounts of time on your hands. (and somehow… no free time at all?) You have to fill this void. You have to find creative ways to do nothing. So that ONE, your brain won’t turn to mush… and TWO, you’ll also actually get [...]
Shit happens… even if you really don’t want it to. Only days after the mishap during the World Championships Mixed Relay I got to experience my own target mishap. Thank goodness mine was in a NorAm. If having a season of domestic racing is to have a silver lining it might be that… messing up [...]
I made a quick swing through Vermont on my way back from Pennsylvania to jump into a race at National Guard Biathlon Championships in Jericho this morning. Although physically I didn’t feel that bad two plane rides and a weekend full of emotionally ridiculous family time later… mentally I was off my game. Vacant? perhaps. [...]
This winter has definitely changed my perception of what is and is not skiable. Basically… anything goes. As long as it is not entirely grass you’re probably okay. (Well… unless there is a super heavy frost, then go for it! ski on that grass. Do it! because you are ridiculously desperate and it will be a blast) [...]
(Photo by: Noel Charchuk) Well after my body realized how much fun suffering is last Saturday and Sunday I got to hang around Canmore for 5 days to train and cheer on my team mates in the last two races Wednesday and Thursday. After another interval workout in the sunshine I found myself a little [...]
Today was another baby step forward from yesterday. Yes one itty bitty baby of a step. But I nailed it! There are moments when you want to hop, skip, leap…. or run at an all out mad dash ahead. But it doesn’t work that way. There are times when you get so frustrated and angry [...]
Do you feel cheated? No? …Well you totally should! The pictures I posted earlier were actually… from last November! Oh the deception! I didn’t have my photos uploaded yet. But the guilt is gnashing at my poor little heart strings… So I’m hoping this little collection of [current] photos can act as a proper apology. [...]
Today I didn’t crush it. I did not destroy. Slay. Or triumph victoriously. Today I managed. I clung. I fought it out, and it wasn’t all that pretty. (and I’m not talking about the slobber and snot that manifested all over my face) Despite the fact that I openly acknowledged that I was here for [...]
So today was the first day of official unofficial training at the IBU Cup venue here in Canmore. For those of you who have no idea where that is… It is a little over an hour West of Calgary. Right smack in the middle of the Canadian Rockies. Can you say dream village? (that is [...]
This morning brought sunshine and another day of paintball biathlon to the Adirondack region! We headed out into the cold fueled on coffee and freshly baked banana bread. What more could one ask for? Dewy Mountain hosted us this morning, and despite the rain and limited snow fall this past week they did an incredible [...]
This morning brought sunshine and another day of paintball biathlon to the Adirondack region! We headed out into the cold fueled on coffee and freshly baked banana bread. What more could one ask for? Dewy Mountain hosted us this morning, and despite the rain and limited snow fall this past week they did an incredible [...]
So I have good news. The kind of news that makes you do back flips on the inside. …and break out into spontaneous jigs of joy on the outside. I had afforded myself enough heartbreak and disappointment with my season after North American Championships. Physically sick and emotionally exhausted I needed to change my outlook [...]
Tonight I was granted the good fortune of watching the world tour of the Banff Film Festival here in Lake Placid. 6 films. Some serious… some not so serious. (although I do think Ringo would make an excellent addition to C.A.R.C.A…) Emotional heart strings aside, all the films were packed full of awe worthy adventure [...]
So you might be wondering what I’ve been up to since not making a team to go to Europe… And well if not, you can probably stop reading this post right now. Ever since leaving Jericho an epic battle has been raging on here in Lake Placid. Corrine vs. Her Health. Want to guess who’s [...]