Yesterday was the last day of our great week long training camp in Jasper. If you were wondering what we got up to, well the answer is a little bit of everything.Leading up to the camp we had two solid weeks of running, biking and roller skiing in and around Canmore. Highlights from those two …
Camp #1- SKIING and some other stuff
Last week was our first training camp of the new season, the team headed off to Vernon for a great 7 days of training. We skied a total of six days up at the Sovereign Lake trails. I had only ever been to Sovereign Lakes for the December NorAms, so I wasn't exactly sure what …
New season, new sponsors, welcome Skookum Asphalt Ltd.
I am back in Canmore to kick off another season. My 2013/2014 season began last Monday upon my return to beautiful Canmore. I was greeted by warm weather and sunshine, a perfect combination to get back into the training mode.This past week the team did a great run/hike up Ha Ling and I did my …
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Snow to Surf and some other things (Turtles!!!!!!)
Aloha!Some turtles taking a napHello everyone! Thanks for taking the time to check up on my blog! I wanted to share some pictures from my time in Whistler downhill skiing and my trip to Oahu Hawaii. I was able to get in some quality rest and recovery, a couple of runs, hikes and some other …
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Nationals
I am a little late on this post but the Internet at my hostel in Hawaii wasn’t the best, so here is the scoop on my last races of the season, the Haywood Ski Nationals in Whistler!When it comes to Whistler everyone always talks about rain, rain, rain however I am yet to experience it. …
West, East, West…
As I was skiing through the snow covered trees that frame the trails around Lake Louise this morning, I was thinking about how crazy it is that yesterday it was plus ten and raining and today I am back in a winter wonderland. This train of thought led me to another, which was our early …
The Ups and Downs of Racing
It has been three weeks now since I raced my first world cup weekend. Racing in the Alberta World Cup in Canmore was an amazing experience, my nerves got the better of me in the first race but I was able to harness them somewhat for the second and third race. My favourite race of …
10 days until my first World Cup race! What a great weekend.
This past weekend were the first races of the season, which also happened to be the World Cup Trials for the Quebec and Canmore World Cups. Saturday was the sprint qualification and I had my best open women’s sprint result ever. Qualifying 6th (5th Canadian) I was able to maintain that position through the heats …
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It’s Winter! Excited about snow
If there is one thing everyone who knows me would say about me, it is that I love winter, so now that it has arrived I am as happy as can be. It has been a month now since I first skied; October 11th was the day this year. I put on my skis after …
A Whirlwind September
Last night as the snow was falling and turning the autumnal landscape into a sheet of white, I thought to myself, it is time to write another blog post. I think it is safe to say summer is now officially over, even if yesterday’s snowfall will be gone by this evening. It is amazing how …
