A couple of weeks ago, my sports psychologist and I had a long talk about motivation. With the race season approaching quickly, November can often be a stressful month. The fun of the training season is mostly over but the excitement of race season hasn’t fully started yet– so on the tough days, I sometimes … More Motivation
I’m sitting at Beamers in Canmore right now, taking advantage of my rest day to catch up on homework and emails. The past few days have been quite busy because we just had our first on-snow races on Frozen Thunder (the man-made snow track set up at the Canmore Nordic Centre). But before that, I … More Mammoth Magic
Around Canmore, the larches are turning colour and the temperature is dropping. This past week we were surprised with snow and although there wasn’t enough to ski, it got me excited for winter! The past month has been quite a change of pace training-wise. The RMR crew and I have gone from a big volume … More The Myth of the Athlete Bod
Summer training is in full swing and I’m nearing the end of my biggest volume block so far. I often find August to be one of the harder training months of the year– big hours mixed with the toll of the last three months means my body is hovering around the threshold of what it … More Summer Training with a Healthy Dose of Curiosity
Spring is over, which means training is getting more ski-specific while intensity and strength are getting harder. I was up at the Haig glacier last week which was a ton of fun, and there’s also an NST/Alignment camp going on right now in Canmore. It’s been awesome to get to see so many of my … More Whistler, Haig & Keeping my Immune System Happy
The first month of training is over! I’m sitting at Communitea Cafe in Canmore, enjoying an afternoon off and feeling that typical mixture of tiredness, sore muscles, and best of all, satisfaction from a good bout of training. I’m also happy to report that I’ve been relatively injury-free this spring! Aside from avoiding any long … More Penticton Camp & Pushing Limits vs. Recovery
Happy cross-country skier New Year! I’ve been training for about two weeks now, and it feels AMAZING to be back at it. This time last year I was on crutches, so I’d forgotten how much fun spring training is. To add to my excitement, I also got the news that I’ve been nominated to the … More Skier New Year
Another race season is over! After having cut last season short due to injury, racing the full winter this year felt pretty amazing. The season finished off with Canadian Nationals in Thunder Bay, ON and a city sprint in China. Despite the often cold weather, Thunder Bay is one of my favourite places in Canada … More Season Wrap-Up: Nationals & China
After a great euro trip, I’m back in Canada– and it’s so nice to be home. I spent a just over 6 weeks in Europe, my longest trip to date (although really not long at all compared to my friends and teammates who spend all winter racing overseas). I love traveling and racing in new … More The Euro Racing Experience
Hallo/Bonjour from Europe! I’ve been away from Canada for almost a month now, U23 Championships are now over, and we’ve just finished our first week of B Tour racing in central Europe. After leaving Canada mid-January, I headed with the rest of the World Junior/U23 Team to Praz-de-Lys, France for a high-altitude training camp. Unfortunately, … More U23 World Championships
