I have surgery on my right leg scheduled for June 1st at the Mayo Clinic… It will be my 3rd surgery this year, and the third year in a row to have leg surgery. I really really really hope it works this time. This week was the last week for Paula Deen’s [...]
Last week was pretty crazy (as far as hospital visits go…). So here’s a quick recap. Tuesday: down to the Mayo Clinic for the super-special-MRI test. Wedesday: back down to the Mayo to hear the results and have a consult with the vascular surgeon. In a nutshell, the super-special MRI was very helpful. They could finally [...]
So I’ve been recovering from my second thumb surgery since my last update. It seems to be going alright. They did end up fusing my thumb joint (the cartilage was just too damaged, and too much of the bone was missing for another try at repairing the joint). So now I have [...]
I was back at the mayo yesterday to have huge needles stuck into my legs a few times, and I do not have compartment syndrome. Then I was sent to a neurologist (to make sure no stone is left unturned) and I do not have anything wrong with my nerves. It is now [...]
Athletically, Tad Elliott and Torin Koos don’t have much in common. At 21, Elliott is a distance specialist, and still developing. Koos is a sprinter, and at 29, he’s in the latter half of his career. The two things they do share? Both had hopes of making the 2010-2011 U.S. Ski Team—and both were left off the roster. As part of a shift in strategy under new Head Coach Chris Grover, the team announced last...
Since my last update I have been to the famous Mayo clinic for some extensive testing. The first day I went down there all the tests showed that my pulse was ‘obliterated’ when I contracted my calf muscle. Also, from my previous MRI the doctors could see an extra ’slip’ of muscle attachment [...]
Last friday I had my cast type thing removed from my arm, and I saw my thumb for the first time in 19 days… I almonst passed out! It is pretty gruesome, but the doctor took x-rays and checked it out from the outside and likes the progress. So I had 10 [...]
A week ago i had surgery to repair my broken thumb (from a rollerski crash in October). I was in surgery for over 2.5 hours and the doc cleaned it all up, got the cartilage back in the joint, lined it back up and put a pin in it. I spent all of [...]
Last week I had an MRI on my legs… 3 hours later I was un-hooked from the IV and sent home to wait for results. By the time the doctor called 48 hours later I was hoping for an answer to my leg problems. Well… I did get an answer. [...]
here is the last few weeks in a nutshell. My legs have been giving me problems again. I am in pain while I ski, and now even when I am at rest my legs bother me. I’ve been to a handfull of different appointments last week to try and figure out what [...]
sorry about the lack of updates lately… my computer decided it was time to die and it now needs a new hard drive. So I have been computer-less for the last several days. And it looks like I will be for a little while longer also. Anyways, last weekend the super tour races [...]
I’ve been back in Minnesota since nationals. I was exausted after the week of racing up in Alaska, so it was great to come back and relax and recover at home. Now I’m chomping at the bit and ready to do some more racing! So this weekend I will be braving the freezing rain [...]
In the journey of life as a cross country ski racer, the road is not paved in gold. You will not be led down the path by smiling people who carry your 80 pound ski bag and want to rub your feet after the stroll. No, sometimes the path is more like the vast Canadian [...]
Yesterday was the first race at U.S. Nationals, the Freestyle Sprint up in Anchorage, Alaska. The race started at 10am (the sun rose at 10:12). So we piled into the van in the morning, and it felt like we were going out for a midnight drive it was so dark! But it [...]
I hope everyone had a merry xmas! I’ve been in Minnesota for the last week, and I’ve been keeping busy with family get-togethers (after 4 holiday celebrations I am done). On Christmas eve I cooked up a broiled flank steak dinner with blue cheese stuffed portobello mushrooms and a roasted beet and apple salad. [...]
his weekend was a back to back classic sprint races on the tough Canmore race course. I felt pretty good both days in the qualifying rounds… and both days I qualified in 19th place. I want to be racing faster than that, but things are heading in the right direction. So [...]
I am now in Canmore… and its amazing here! Its sunny and warm. I’m feeling better, and the skiing is spectacular! This last month on the road I have been able to use my culinary skills and be the US Ski Team’s chef. When I’m not on the ski trail working out, or in [...]
When I woke up on race day morning with a headache, somewhat sore throat, and an achey body my first thought is to ignore it. So I ignored it, and I did what I would normally do on race day morning, drink coffee, eat breakfast, and ski… I did my warm up around [...]
Today the SuperTour Bozeman sprints were held in Lindley Park! We arrived at the start at 7:45 am to start warming up for a race start at 9:00am. The wind was blowing, the temperature was dropping, and the snow was falling… but that didn’t stop us from stripping down to our bright little [...]
Today the SuperTour Bozeman sprints were held in Lindley Park! We arrived at the start at 7:45 am to start warming up for a race start at 9:00am. The wind was blowing, the temperature was dropping, and the snow was falling… but that didn’t stop us from stripping down to our bright little [...]