It is great to be back in Hayward, WI. I have spent the better parts of the last two months traveling, racing, training, and relaxing in Ontario, Alaska, and Hawaii. My first afternoon at the 'Club' we went on a hike. It felt really strange that the...
span style="font-size:85%;"There is a great group of cross country skiers who stuck around after the week of racing in Fairbanks. 11 of us went out to enjoy a beautiful day on Turnagain Pass. Including fello...
span style="font-size:85%;"Alaska is my favorite place to be in the spring. The snow is great, my fitness is near it's peak, my schedule is open to play, and it is light until 10:00pm. We have been trying to ...
Many skiers take some time off in April to relax and recover in preparation for the next season. This is a very important part of the training year. Professional cross country skiing requires year round training and a lot of focus. It ...
span style="font-size:85%;"The final week of racing was a big one up in Fairbanks, AK. The races were held at night and the men always competed after the ladies so I don't have many pictures. The week started poorly. ...
span style="font-size:85%;"Final week of the ski season this week. It is nice to be back to full on winter. Anne and Owen family organized home stays for the entire CXC team which is really nice. I am staying ...
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span style="font-size:85%;"The first day of racing at College Regionals was one of my worst races in five years. I felt like I was all over the place, working hard and skiing slow. Although I only had one week to recover from the Birke I had felt recov...
span style="font-size:85%;"It is great having the family here for the Birke, but really I don't get to see them much during or even right before the race. On sunday we woke up and went for a family ski on th...
span style="font-size:85%;"The kids at the LCO Boys and Girls Club have a 'Where in The World is Brian?' Wall to follow my racing and travels. My winter schedule at the Club although planned is rather sporadic ...
span style="font-size:85%;"The Birke was great this year. It was a full house of skiers stapling energy gels to bibs and getting everything ready for the big race. Mom, Dad, Chad, Alieta and Hons flew out for the ...
span style="font-size:85%;"Bryan Cook and I won the Freestyle Team Sprint at the Madison SuperTour. The SuperTour is the national race circuit that I follow around the country. I have had several second and third place finishes, but thi...
The ‘Skiers’ came to class at the Hayward Primary School on Monday. Kristina, Heather, Katie and I presented a short skit of the Birkebeiner Story, brought in our ski equipment for show and tell, taught the crowd a few skiing cheers and shared our ...
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