So, I just realized a lot of people on the team don't know me anymore, but I am going to post anyway. Today I completed my first competitive 30k classic... and all I have to say is OUCH! hahaha. It was a beautiful race day, 25 degrees and sunny, we waxed with purple (I think?) klister, then 4 layers of extra blue and a bit of purple from the top of the kick zone to the just under the toe. Some people hate klister, but those who know me, know that klister is definitely my friend (I LOVE to stick!)...the race went well (under 2 hours!) and my wax actually was there the whole time, despite the presence of several hairpin corners, haha. I have started this year to choose the longer race option because something I never realized is that the older you get, the longer the race options are! The Anchorage race series offers a 15k skate, 30k classic, and a 30k skate! yikes! Making the transition from 5-15k races has not been easy, it pretty much translates into hours and hours on skis, and in AK that also means a ton of time in the dark! Moose have a tendency to blend in, that makes for interesting training! Enough about my boring racing and training though!
The biggest excitement around here lately is Holly Brooks making the Olympics! This is especially exciting since I am lucky enough to be a part of the circuits group that she and her husband run. Go OIA! I think Holly has a really interesting story, she was never an all star in college, she never made NCAA nationals, and here she is, 5 years later, going to the Olympics. Not only that, she is a coach who is beating her athletes! She has a blog that might be of interest to someone, it is cool to read about her reaction to racing in the world cup for the first time and her Olympic prep, check it out! www.hollyskis.blogspot.com....
I hope everyone is healthy (The Gangl can flare up at any time!) and keep rocking!
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