As I have mentioned in my previous blogs, fall can be a tough time in Anchorage. Rain and cold dampen my motivation to train and my patience for snow wears thin. Fortunately, the fall US ski team camp in Park City, Utah, the perfect place to avoid two weeks of

Finding a balance between school and sport is a struggle for most athletes, including myself. Rather than discussing my training like normal, this blog describes my recent problems and solutions for my own struggle to find balance. Over the last couple of years my consistent driving force was ski racing

With August rains and teammates leaving for college, the end of summer is already here. I said in my last blog that I would be writing more frequently, but somehow its already been a couple months. The good news is I have been busy for all the right reasons. Since

It's been a while! The last two months have been filled with a variety of activities and plenty of down time to absorb the race season and refocus for next year. One of the reasons there was such a long break in between blogs was because I was

My original plan for after junior worlds was heading to Northern Italy for OPA cup finals. However, after looking through the logistics of the trip it seemed like the ratio of effort to benefit was too high and I decided to instead head to Minneapolis for Junior Nationals. Since it

We started our time in Norway with five days in Hafjell, a world renowned venue for Nordic skiing. Hafjell lacks competition trails and we were the only nation there allowing us to adjust to the time change in a stress free environment. My pictures do not do the scenery justice

Since US nationals I have been laying low and keeping things simple. After a big week of stressful racing like nationals its nice to spend some time at home where I can focus on training and recovery. This semester I decided to not take any classes for school knowing how

Better late than never, right? The last two races of Nationals ended up being rather poor results, leaving me without the motivation to write about them. No one enjoys hearing about bad things so I will keep this brief. The third race of Nationals was a 15 kilometer individual start

This year U.S. nationals are being hosted at Soldier Hollow, Utah. Unfortunately for me this venue is at 5,500 feet of altitude. For someone like me who trains at sea level year round this is less than ideal. Nationals is only my third competition at altitude making me

This race season began with my first trip to Period One Super Tours which were held in Duluth, Minnesota and Cable, Wisconsin. Super Tour is North America's highest level of racing and therefore a great place to test the fitness and get a peek at what is ahead

Over the years I have gained a small following of people, mostly former coaches and distant family members that are interested in my life. As I have progressed as a skier and made steps to making this my career they like updates and insight into what being a cross country