Up and Running...

Welcome to my newly designed site.  It's been cold in Anchorage for the last week or so, and I've spent some of my inside time working on this website.  As you can see I began working on this early this past fall, but lost steam.  So one of my New Year's resolutions is to keep you updated on a regular basis without the hassle of long, infrequent emails.

I'm preparing for US Nationals.  This year (and next) they're being held at Kincaid Park here in Anchorage, just a fifteen minute drive from where I live.  I'm feeling pretty spoiled to be skiing on my home courses and sleeping in my own bed at night.  I can't feel too pampered though, because Alaska is showing everyone how cold it can be up here in the middle of winter!  We're only managing to ski once a day because noon is just about the only time it is sort of warm enough to ski.  Yesterday that was -10F and today it was a balmy -6F!  It has to be warmer than -4F to hold races (according to the International Ski Federation rules), so my fingers are crossed for a warming trend.  

So the 2009 US National Championships begin in just two days.  Here's the schedule:

January 3rd, classic sprint

January 5th, 10km freestyle women, 15km freestyle men

January 7th, 5km classic, 10km classic men

January 8th, freestyle team sprint

*I will be racing on the 5th, 7th, and 8th and will skip the classic sprint to focus on the distance races, which are my strength.

Until then I'm testing skis, getting lots of sleep, and baking bread and cookies to bring to my coaches. 

Tune in soon for updates!