Speed Dating a Skier

I apologize for the mid-season radio silence but I have some exciting news to share...my blog is now being featured on Cross Country Skier Magazine!!! Check out their site for my most recent blog posts and weekly musings on everything from racing and training to the real life challenges of peeing in a onesie ski suit. I will no longer be posting here as I am in the process of re-doing my website but will be posting regularly to the new blog, Life on the Tracks over at www.crosscountryskier.com.

For now a quick update...think of this as the speed-dating version of blogging with 12 things in 12 minutes to cover the last 12 weeks (!!!) of racing.

1. 9,200+ Push-Ups!

I owe a huge THANK YOU to everyone who supported the November Project Fundraiser. With your help I was able to surpass my goal of 5,000 push-ups and now have over 9,000 push-ups in my future along with a funded ski season. I could not do what I do without your support and cannot tell you how much I appreciate the many individuals and organizations who help make this dream possible to pursue. Also my arms are going to be huge by the springtime when I finally finish these things. Pictures to come...

2. Turned 27 years old

Birthday ski with Natalie, my little sis!

3. Earned 6 podiums in 9 races

Podium after a type II fun skate race

Sprint podium in West Yellowstone, MT

I had an awesome start to my season this year in West Yellowstone, Montana and managed to land on the podium in 6 of my first 9 races. After two back to back weekends racing in Montana, I traveled to SilverStar Canada for combined SuperTour/NorAm races and suffered through a painful 10km for one of my best ever skate races. Andy joined me the next weekend for a Canadian 3-race mini-tour in Rossland, B.C. before heading back to Bozeman for Christmas!