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Last night brought the 5th annual fall send-off dinner hosted by the Chilkoot Cafe in Stillwater. It was so wonderful to see so many fans of cross country skiing and incredible supporters in the community! The staff at Chilkoot has been so generous in creating delicious dinners for fans of…

Training camp is usually a series of very small wins. Every day is another chance to take a tiny step closer to what we’re trying to accomplish with all this grueling training. Getting better at cross country ski racing is really, really hard, folks. Often times progress is not clear-cut,…

I am quickly learning that whenever the awesome people in my life invite me to do something with them, the answer should always be “yes, please”! The “yes” is because adventures are too awesome to ever turn down, and the “please” is because I have nice parents who raised me…

Fall in Vermont! It’s a beautiful time of year to be out hitting the pavement and going for long runs through the woods. It reminds me so much of home, when the leaves turn and our driveway turns into a brilliant multicolored tunnel. As a human furnace that is chronically…

“What’s that thing you do, again? How do you train for it? What do you actually DO all day?” These are all pretty common questions for professional Cross Country Skiers. Please, allow me to elaborate on the answers with a typical day in the life of an athlete training at…

In recent years I’ve become acutely aware of this strange phenomenon where it’s not cool to admit that you are trying your best at something, and really, really care about the outcome. I’ve seen people sabotage themselves, just so that at the end of a workout or race they can have…

Oh man, where do I even start? So many adventures have happened in the last 3 weeks, so I’ll let the photos do most of the talking. If a picture tells a thousand words, you’re going to have a novel on your hands very soon. But if I can get…

We traveled across the ocean, trained in a new place, raced in the hot sun and reconnected with our World Cup friends. Without a doubt, the trip to Norway was worth the travel and for me it was exciting as well as motivating. Everyone on our team had different reasons…

As usual, my thoughts have run away from me again. Here’s a stream of consciousness approach to what I’m thinking of our camp in Norway so far: 1. Time change really sucks. I feel like I’m either sleepwalking through breakfast, or I’m just a little bit drunk. Hmmm. Definitely sleepwalking….

As we’re roller skiing on the roads near Aure, Norway, we hear a car approaching from behind and move far over to the right side of the road. The driver slows to pass us, giving us a large amount of space, a friendly wave, and a look that says “you’re…