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…