Day 4:
Today was a nighttime classic. That means training in the day, then lunch, then tuning then a race beginning at 4 and going through the dark. Let's just say this course was Howelson Hill on steroids! It was super steep and Jack's way of describing it is: "Imagine an ice-cube". It was bad. But we all survived, many of us slid, slipped, skidded and hiked but we made it through! I ended up in 16th so all in all it was a good day!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
EUROPE (part 3)
Day 3:
TRAVEL DAY! It may sound boring but it was an amazing day! We drove from Thyon, switzerland, through Les Alps, through Charmonix to Meribel, France. The drive was spectacularly beautiful. With great music as our soundtrack we traveled over mountains, on tiny windy roads through small European towns It was a blast! We stopped inside the French border for a bite to eat at a surprisingly fabulous petite restaurante then continued on. We got to Meribel and we are all getting ready for our night classic tomorrow night! Will keep you posted on results!
TRAVEL DAY! It may sound boring but it was an amazing day! We drove from Thyon, switzerland, through Les Alps, through Charmonix to Meribel, France. The drive was spectacularly beautiful. With great music as our soundtrack we traveled over mountains, on tiny windy roads through small European towns It was a blast! We stopped inside the French border for a bite to eat at a surprisingly fabulous petite restaurante then continued on. We got to Meribel and we are all getting ready for our night classic tomorrow night! Will keep you posted on results!
EUROPE (part 2)
Day deux:
So today was a classic...for those of you who do not know Telemark racing all you need to know is that classics are long and HARD! Add to that a recovering illness and you have a recipe for disaster! The first part of the course was great, however, after a bit my breathing got worse and I thought about giving up. Giving up would have made me feel way worse so I decided to continue. With every ounce of energy I made it down the rest of the course (collecting many penalties on the way :( ) and through the skate (MUCH thanks to Cory and my other wonderful teammates and competitors for cheering me on and getting me through the skate!) It was hard but I did it and in the end I actually felt better! Travel day tomorrow to France! A bien tot!
So today was a classic...for those of you who do not know Telemark racing all you need to know is that classics are long and HARD! Add to that a recovering illness and you have a recipe for disaster! The first part of the course was great, however, after a bit my breathing got worse and I thought about giving up. Giving up would have made me feel way worse so I decided to continue. With every ounce of energy I made it down the rest of the course (collecting many penalties on the way :( ) and through the skate (MUCH thanks to Cory and my other wonderful teammates and competitors for cheering me on and getting me through the skate!) It was hard but I did it and in the end I actually felt better! Travel day tomorrow to France! A bien tot!
EUROPE! (1)
Sorry it's a bit late but...:
Day ONE of racing! Thyon, Switzerland
Day ONE of racing! Thyon, Switzerland
After a long flight from Denver to London, a missed flight to Geneva and missing skis we finally made it to Switzerland. We rented a car and drove to Thyon (yes, we did get a bit lost). Today was the first day of racing and the first run went very well, however, being sick, the second run caused me some difficulty in breathing so i didn't do as well. I ended up in 18th out of 22 which, for my first ever World Cup, isn't too bad! Tomorrow is a classic which promises to be pretty tough! Hopefully I will be able to breathe and push through it!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Europe
EUROPE IN 5 DAYS! Training is at its peak and I'm super ready for world cup! Skiing against the best in the world in Switzerland and France is a dream come true, it's finally happening! It's my first world cup so I'm by far not expecting a podium but I will try my hardest for the best results I can possibly get! I'll post everyday with results and details! :)
Monday, January 17, 2011
Training
So I've been super busy training, with 2 weeks left until World Cup I've been really intensifying it. We train 6 days a week for anywhere from 2-5 hours. Tuesday through Friday we train gates, skate ski, jump train, and weight train from 1-3 or 4. Saturday and Sunday we run gates, free ski and or skin from 8:30 or 9-1 or 2. So that is my crazy schedule! World Cup in 2 weeks, I will keep you posted!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
What I'm up to...
So this ski season has started and I'm getting ready to go to Switzerland in about a month! Last week I had my first race of the season and it went really well, I came in 3rd, a great start to what I hope will be a great season! Training has been going non-stop, we have practice everyday (except for Mondays) for at least 2 hours. I'm getting ready for Europe and getting ready for way more intense competition! Give me feedback and comments please!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Welcome
Welcome to my blog! I've never really done this before but here I go! I just moved back to Steamboat Springs, Colorado for my third winter of living here for half of the year. For the other half of the year I live in Atlanta, Georgia. I am 15 years old and I am on the United States Telemark Ski Team. This year will be the first year I am able to compete in the World Cup abroad. In February I will compete in Switzerland and France and then I will go to the Junior and normal world championships in Norway. So stay tuned and I will keep posting! Welcome to my blog and give me feedback!
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