Right now I’m sitting in the Book Peddler, off West Yellowstone’s main street. I love book stores. And I get another couple of days to enjoy it, since CXC will be here till December 1st, when we move on to Bozeman for the next Supertour races. The last race of the…

OUCH! I felt like I took a blowtorch to my lungs today. Today’s 10km skate (15km for the guys…sorry dudes…) was really hard. It was snowing on and off all morning, but the tough course with a lot of gradual climbs and no really good recovery spots in altitude was an…

Whew! Got that over with! The first races of the season are always such a nerve-wracking ordeal for me. I was shaking so hard this morning that I could barely braid my hair! And I had to lie down in the middle of breakfast because I was worried it would…

So, earlier in the fall while I was in Park City, I promised myself that the sprint time trial there would be the last time trial I’d do for the 2011-12 season. Turns out I lied to myself! I really don’t like getting nervous before races, so for me, time…