WOW! I am so psyched and proud of our team’s efforts today. And by team, I mean the WHOLE team – all the girls and guys trained extremely hard and smart all summer, and the coaches and wax techs nailed it today in changing conditions! Kikkan busted out a 3rd,…

Happy Turkey Day everybody! Here’s a link to a video the US Women’s Cross Country Team just made: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udBnwhK9Iv0&feature=youtu.be This is the first year I’ve been out of the US on Thanksgiving, and I realized how extremely thankful I am for skype and other forms of staying connected so I can…

Well, we made it to Munio, Finland! And the trails here are awesome, with tons of snow and even more daylight than I thought there’d be (you can see the sun on a clear day from 11:30 – 3:00). There’s a ton of international skiers here: Finland, Russia, Japan, Spain,…

Last night the Chilkoot Cafe fundraiser was the most touching and well-done send-off party I could have ever hoped for. We had many guests from the Stillwater Area, but many traveled from much farther away; Duluth, Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Boston (the longest distance traveled for sure), were all represented! Some…