Just thought I’d share an amazing quote by Pete Vordenburg from dinner last night: “This wine has such delicate flavor!   ….sorta like getting punched in the face by the kool-aid man”. (this was said of a wine bought at the farmer’s market and labeled with sharpie on a piece of…

I’m still in Sun Valley, Idaho, training with the US Ski Team and the Sun Valley Olympic Development Team…and it’s been awesome! There’s been a lot of tough time trials and interval sessions, and some really sweet distance workouts. But so far, my favorite was a 3 hour 15 min…

So…I fall a lot. I fall often, and at inconvenient times. Like the first day of the USST camp in Sun Valley. On the warm up before a speed workout. When I hit the gravel, all thoughts of trying to make a good impression went straight out the window. On…

Good grief. This is gorgeous. WHY doesn’t Minnesota have mountains???? I’ve been on a TON of camping trips, but never one above treeline in the mountains as the edge of a crystal blue lake! Right now, I’m visiting Tad Elliott in Durango, CO, and I think it is absolutely beautiful…