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 … Continue reading 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 … Continue reading 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 … Continue reading 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 … Continue reading 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 … Continue reading 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 … Continue reading 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 … Continue reading 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 … Continue reading 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, … Continue reading U23 World Championships

At last, the long-anticipated Olympic and U23 World Championship Trials races are over. Right now, I’m sitting by the window seat at the Stewart-Jones house in Chelsea, Quebec, relaxing and catching up on some much-needed rest after the whirlwind of racing. Trials finished two days ago, so without further ado, here is the good news … Continue reading Olympic Trials & Giving it Everything