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Ski Season

The racing season started in December with the Houghton JNQ. It was a tough first day as it was sprints (not my strong suit necessarily) and I was quite sick. Driving and spending the night in the hotel didn’t do me any favors either but it could have gone worse and I learned from it which is good. I had a fairly good qualifier and got into the heats. I did not race well in the heats but I for sure learned some things about sprinting and getting back into racing. The second day, racing a mass start classic 10k, I had a solid race which was a nice end to the weekend, especially because of the day before. It was a difficult race but gave me a very good idea of where I was after the summer and fall training. Both days were insightful as to what I needed to do and how I needed to train going into the next large training block and then US nationals. After Houghton, I trained at home for eight days and then went to a ski camp with the Orono Nordic Ski Team (thanks Adam and Omar for telling m...
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Training

Skiing and running have taught me many things. They have contributed so much to my life that it is very difficult to imagine it without them. Over the years, I have discovered that training can either be exciting and rewarding or difficult and physically draining. Of course, no one wants to experience the latter but it is a part of figuring out what you need as an athlete. I have very distinct memories from eighth and ninth grade and some very difficult skis and experiences. I didn’t enjoy it nearly as much as I do now and I have found that a lot of this is because of how my training and physical ability have changed. Since ninth grade, there are five things I have distinctly changed about my lifestyle and training: 1) I gave up another sport (gymnastics) to dedicate more time and energy to skiing and also to improve, BUT through this, I lost much of the strength conditioning I was doing so I have learned that I must go in mornings and work it into my schedule. 2) I have wo...
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