So, for the past couple of years I've been wanting to write some blog posts about food and nutrition; what works, what doesn't work, what I eat before and after training, etc. I even have a large un-used folder with things like pictures of fresh Alaska...
A friend and avid skier from Seattle, "XC Ski Girl" asked me if I would do a guest post 1x per month on her blog, the idea being to give folks some ideas of what my training goals for the next month is, etc. Here is a link to her blog and my post...
Like everyone else, I had huge intentions of writing a huge blog post (almost a month ago now) reviewing my season, talking about the highs and lows in detail - and covering everything in between. However, in reality, I needed time to rest - both my bo...
Another mini-tour is under the belt, this time in North America. I returned to the states a little more than a week ago to finish off the season on US soil with my club team, APU Nordic Ski Center. Speaking of that team.... how's this for en...
Once again, sorry for the delay in posting. I suppose I've been busy hopping time zones, countries and racing scenes. Surprise, surprise, racing takes it out of you and add some intense travel on top of that plus the new-found 75 degree heat that...
There is certainly an art to traveling and traveling well. There are tricks to traveling in a big group such as the US Ski Team, and there are tricks to traveling by yourself. Both have their advantages as well as their challenges....
Well, I’m on a plane once again…. Based on my rough estimates, I have flown approximately 25 hours in the past week and 35 hours in the past two weeks (this is airtime alone!) This is a complete experiment and this “travel he...
I’ve started a couple of different blog posts since making the trip home from overseas but haven’t finished any of them. Whenever I would sit down to write or finish my thoughts, I was always tempted to take them in a different direction. However, ...
You may be wondering why I wasn't on the start lists and/or the results from this weekend's World Cup in Poland...... that's because, as I write this I'm sitting at my kitchen table half way across the world in Alaska. Yep. After m...
Alaskan on relay win best in US women's World Cup historyNORDIC: Alaskan helps u.s. quartet to best-ever finish at world cup.By BETH BRAGGAnchorage Daily NewsPublished: February 12th, 2012 11:39 PM Last Modified: February 12th, 2012 11:40 PMThe Am...
I know my blog has been quiet lately and I apologize for that. However, life has been quiet and simple, and dare I say, a bit boring. It's tough to train so hard all year, only to watch races from the "sidelines" although I wasn't even on the sidelines...
Well, here I am. Back in Ramsau. This time there are no Christmas trees, no big group meals. It's just me, myself & I! I'm skipping some World Cup action to get some much needed time to heal my wrist. Injuries are just one unavoidable aspect ...
One of my friends sent me an incredibly nice email, commenting on my blog and specifically, this line that I used to express my feelings about the Tour: "The pain of racing is temporary and the pain of quitting lasts forever"He had a great story ...
I MADE IT!I made it to the top of the Alpes Cermis! Yehaw! Ten years from now I can just picture myself laughing, in reflection: "Remember the time when I race the entire Tour de Ski with a broken wrist after falling on Christmas Day?!" I ca...
Oh Italy..... I am finally back in connectivity after no Internet for days. There is a theory that Internet is especially sparse in Italy due to some Mafia thing but that has yet to be confirmed. Alas, my apologies for those of you that have chec...
RUMFORD, Maine — On a comfortably cold day at Black Mountain, Jessie Diggins (Central Cross Country/USST) extended her winning streak to 11 this season—her second national title of the week at the 2012 U.S. Cross Country Championships. Dasha Gaiazova (Canadian National Ski Team/Rocky Mountain Racers) finished second, while Diggins’ teammate Caitlin Gregg (CXC) landed on the podium for the second time this week in third. Despite her dominance of the domestic circuit so far this...
I figure that a short post is better than none at all.... so here it is: The Tour de Ski started today. While I had a poor result - by far, my worst "distance race" since being in Europe, I have to happy in that I felt as if I could ski. Ye...
I figure that a short post is better than none at all.... so here it is: The Tour de Ski started today. While I had a poor result - by far, my worst "distance race" since being in Europe, I have to happy in that I felt as if I could ski. Ye...
Team USA at the "opening ceremonies/team introduction" for the Tour So.... I haven't said much on my blog yet about the Tour de Ski but here it is - starting TOMORROW! As there is no World Champs or Olympics this year, the Tour is kind of th...
Last night (and for the past 48+ hours) I watched a movie because the Internet crashed in the entire Ramsau Valley. I couldn't get much work done or respond to all my unanswered emails but it wasn't for lack of trying, that's for sure! So.....